Guardian (Sonic & Knuckles)

Stone Guardian
Stone Guardian is a robotic rock-like Sub-boss that appears in the Sandopolis Zone in Sonic & Knuckles. When the Pyramid rises at the end of Act 1, he appears out of the door and prepares to battle.

Attack Pattern
Stone Guardian will simply try to jump on the player, but is quite slow. It can either be hit from behind into the sandpit, or can just be lured into it.

Trivia

 * Stone Guardian slightly resembles the Egg Golem from Sonic Adventure 2.
 * This Sub-boss is somewhat similar to other self-defeating Bosses in Sonic & Knuckles, such as the Flying Battery Zone Bosses.