Nezu

"Nezu - A mecha rat (mecha nezumi) that sets a bomb once it spots Tails."

- Description from Japanese manual of Tails Adventure

Nezu (ネズ), also referred to as nezumi, are enemies that appear in Tails Adventure. They are small rat mechas used by the Battle Kukku Empire. Nezus are found in caverns and placing tiny bombs in their target's routes.

Appearance
Nezu is small robotic rat with emerald green and grey colored round core body. It has four mechanic legs with midnight blue boots. It has antenna-looking ears, small pointy tail and face with light bulb eyes and nose.

Powers and abilities
Nezus have endless supply of tiny bombs, which they do place on the route These rat mechas are also small enough to fit on narrow tunnels to hide or block it.

Overview
Nezus in Tails Adventure are recurring enemies featured in Volcanic Tunnel, Cavern Island and Polly Mountain 2. They are silently standing still, though they start moving once the player manages to get on its way. They do not start moving if Tails manages to fly over it. As they are moving towards the player, they will stop and place tiny-sized bomb to the pathway and retreat back to their silent position. They are also found on narrow tunnels, which only Remote Robot is able to access in.

The player can destroy them once by using any type of combat weapons including any type of Bomb. They can be also easily to defeated by flying over it and dropping Bombs above or from far distance, as they don't start moving towards the player, if he/she is not close enough.

Trivia

 * The word "Nezumi" is in fact Japanese for mouse, despite the Nezu being referred to based on the rat in the Japanese manual.