Heavy Rider


 * You may be looking for Eggrobo.

The Heavy Rider (ヘビーライダー) is an antagonist that appears in Sonic Mania. She is an enhanced version of the Eggrobo created by Dr. Eggman who serves as a member of the Hard-Boiled Heavies.

Appearance
The Heavy Rider has a similar design to an Eggrobo, but she is modeled after a knight attire much like her leader, the Heavy King, and utilizes a purple color scheme. She has a almost completely purple body with grey spikes on her chest and a head piece sticking upwards much like Heavy King. Her lower knee areas also has spikes on all four sides. Her Motobug companion, Jimmy, is exactly the same in design to a normal Motobug aside from the swirly eyes and somewhat bigger build.

Personality
Heavy Rider is said to be a thrill-seeking robot who loves to pull off daring stunts. She is very courageous and audacious as a result. She is also implied to have a very playful attitude as confetti and kids yelling "YAY!" in unison are heard whenever Sonic or Tails are hit by her.

Overview
In the gameplay of Sonic Mania, the Heavy Rider serves as a boss in Lava Reef Zone Act 2 if the player has selected Sonic or Tails.

Trivia

 * Oddly enough, the Heavy Rider's spiked flail is designed like the spiked balls seen in Marble Garden Zone and Lava Reef Zone in-game while in official art, the flail has a more plain design.
 * The Motobug's name, Jimmy, is a possible homage to, a former member of Sonic Retro (where the developers of Sonic Mania got their start), known for making a ROM hack of Sonic the Hedgehog where a Motobug is the playable character.