Chopper



Chopper (バタバタ) is a badnik created by Dr. Robotnik in the game, Sonic the Hedgehog. This badnik is not very menacing, but some players can accidentally run into it when they are not aware of it (which is very rare, because they are easy to notice). It is shaped like a fish, but mechanical. Near a bridge, it will keep jumping up trying to hit the player. In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Chopper was replaced by an extremely similar badnik called Masher.

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First seen jumping out at Sonic from under the bridges of Green Hill Zone, this deadly Piranha robot is back and still hungry!

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
In Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive, Chopper appears in the Green Hill Zone. It will simply keep jumping from under a bridge trying to hit the player. It is very easy to destroy, and nearly impossible to get hit by one.

Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
In Sonic the Hedgehog for the Master System and Game Gear, Chopper has a different appearance. It will occasionally be under a bridge or by a waterfall with a bottomless pit. In Jungle Zone, there is only one of these that is actually menacing.

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Chopper made an appearance in the 1993 cartoon series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. In the episode "The Last Resort", Scratch and Grounder release three Choppers to go after Sonic while he is water skiing. Sonic ends up tying his rope to the Choppers and he water skis behind them.

Sonic the Comic
Chopper also made appearances in the British publication Sonic the Comic, as a member of Doctor Robotnik's badnik army.

Sonic Adventure
See: E-28 Mecha Fish Choppers appear again in this game in an upgraded form named E-28 Mecha Fish, it is one of the fish that Big can catch and is also in one of Sonic's missions.

Sonic Adventure 2
Chopper appears in the unlockable Green Hill Zone stage. Instead of jumping up and down like in the original game, he jumps over the bridges in an arching motion.

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Chopper makes an appearance in two of the three Seaside Hill race courses as an obstacle.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Chopper returned as an enemy in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I.

Sonic Colors
In the galactic Adventure game, Sonic Colors for the Nintendo DS and Wii, Sonic fights his way through an aquatic based zone called Aquarium Park. Throughout the six acts of this zone, schools of Choppers along with very large Choppers infest the many waters that Sonic encounters.

Sonic Generations
Chopper reappears in Sonic Generations as an enemy. In Green Hill Zone, a Mega Chopper destroys the grind rails in a cave in an attempt to catch and destroy Modern Sonic. The Mega Chopper reappears in Seaside Hill; if the player attempts to abuse the hydroplaning effects of the Sonic Boost and leave the level's boundaries, the Mega Chopper eats Sonic.

Related Badniks and Upgrades

 * Masher
 * Mega Chopper
 * Jawz
 * Jaws
 * E-28 Mecha Fish

Trivia

 * Chopper's Japanese name, Bata-bata, is the Japanese word for a clattering noise. This name fits it very well as it makes makes clattering noises when it snaps it jaws shut.
 * In Sonic Labyrinth, a robot named Kapupu is similar to Chopper and Masher.
 * In Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) a nameless enemy in the Crystal Egg Zone has a resemblance to Chopper.
 * Chopper appears in Sonic and the Black Knight in winning Fan Art.
 * the Mega Chopper from Sonic Generations resembels a cat fish
 * In Sonic CD, the Chopper is replaced by the Taga-taga. Strangly, Taga-taga only act like Choppers in the Bad Future on Palmtree Panic.