Needlenose

Needlenose, also known as Mosqui (モスキー) or Kameka (カメカ), is a mosquito-type Badnik created by Doctor Eggman. It made its first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog CD and became a recurring Badnik earlier on in the series.

Appearance
Needlenose, as it is based on a mosquito, is one of smaller Badnik creations that Doctor Eggman has ever created. In their usual build, Needlenoses have a red, cone-shaped body, which has yellow line and possibly engine at its back since fire comes out there. Their sharp proboscis are sometimes dented in their debut, although it was consistently straightened in subsequent appearances. It has two eyes placed between its cone body and its spiky weapon, and has white, circular wings behind its eyes.

Powers and abilities
Needlenose attempts to fly down at high speeds and puncture you. They can be easily dodged, and can be destroyed in the air or when they're stuck in the ground after attempting to player. In the Bad Futures of Sonic the Hedgehog CD, their flight speed and reaction time are much slower due to age in the Bad Future.

Sonic the Hedgehog CD
In their debut in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Mosquis behave little differently depending on the timeline of Palmtree Panic. In the present timeline and past, they act normally and try to dive-bomb player, although they remain stuck in the ground until they are off the screen. When they are seen broken down due to age in the bad future or sometimes in the present, these Badniks look weaker as their flight speed and reaction time are slower and their noses are bent. Like other Badniks in this game, Mosquis used flowers of Little Planet as their power source. They are also seen in the animated clip that plays during the credits.

Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
Redesigned Mosquis, called Kamekas, make another appearance at Sunset Park Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble. Their color palette in the game's illustration is more gray. Sometimes as the player is jumping straight to the Kameka in midair, it will make hurt the player but also destroys the Badnik itself.

Like other Badniks in the game, Kameka doesn't have any power source. Despite all these facts, Kameka acts the same way as their Sonic the Hedgehog CD counterparts.

Knuckles' Chaotix
These Badniks made another appearance in Knuckles' Chaotix, now known as Needlenose in English but once again called Kameka in the Japanese localization. In the game's cinematic intro, four Needlenoses fly above the Newtrogic High Zone while Metal Sonic comes there and flies down (as Needlenoses start to follow him) to route away from city and flies directly facing the camera. Needlenoses also appear as regular enemy in Speed Slider and act as their counterparts do in Sonic the Hedgehog CD. In the game, the Needlenose's power source is small Dark Ring.

Sonic the Comic
Needlenose makes small appearances many times during the Sonic the Comic and because of different story artists, Needlenose's appearance is often different (although it sometimes retains its video game appearance). Needlenose makes its appearances in the following issues:


 * Sonic the Comic Issue 12 - Hidden Danger!
 * Sonic the Comic Issue 131 - Shady Characters
 * Sonic the Comic Issue 250 - The Battle For Mobius
 * Sonic the Comic Issue 251 - Monsters on the Miracle Planet
 * Sonic the Comic Issue 258 - Sky Chase

Needlenose later made to the alteration in story The Seven Badniks which begins in Sonic the Comic #59.

Trivia

 * This enemy is notable for being one of the recurring Badniks of the classic era; it appears in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble and Knuckles' Chaotix.
 * It is also notable for getting a different moniker in each of its original appearances, even though it looks and behaves virtually identically every time.
 * This Badnik does have a different power source (if nothing at all) in all three games that it had appeared.
 * Unlike other Badniks in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, if the player doesn't destroy Mosqui and go off the screen, it doesn't appear in same place where it is located to come back.
 * The Needlenose is very similar to the Pikmin 3 enemy Scornet.