Turtle

The Turtle is non-anthropomorphic that first appeared in Sonic Adventure 2. It is simply an usual turtle that can be used to transport through the water or surfaces of water.

Description
Turtle is exactly the same as in the real world, but they are more bigger than the turtles in real life. Turtle main existance is to help the reach locations that are in the water or to reach locations that are far away in the surfaces of water.

Sonic Adventure 2
In Sonic Adventure 2, they are useful for transport through water. They are usually surrounded by robots that makes the player needs to destroy robots first and then jump to it's Shell in press the action button to transport with it and then the jump button to seperate from it. They are found exclusively in Dry Lagoon.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the player must use it transport through the surfaces of water to reach the needed location and they can be used automatically by just jumping on their shell without pressing any button. In some cases the player will not see any turtles on water and therefore the player has to hit a fruit in a sprig to cause the turtle to appear and eat the fruit to use the turtle. The player can also interrupts them by using a Homing Attack on their head. They are found exclusively in Tropical Jungle.