Blaster

Blaster,called Pon-pon in the Japanese manual,is a badnik from Sonic & Knuckles found trundling around in Flying Battery Zone.

They appear to be based off of a Hercules beetle,and fire small projectiles at the player from their horn-like cannon,which harmlessly bounce off any shield type.

A simple jump is enough to permanently dispatch them.They resemle the Blastoids found in Hydrocity Zone and behave in the same manner.