Beetle Bot


 * For the vehicle in the Archie Comics, see Beetle 'Bot.

The Beetle Bot is a character that appears in the Sonic Boom franchise. It is a mass-produced, beetle-based Badnik model created by Dr. Eggman, and one of the doctor's newest classes of robotic foot soldiers.

Appearance
Based on the male Japanese rhinoceros beetle, the Beetle Bots have oval-shaped figures, their head and body being nearly indistinguishable. On their heads they have red head armor, a gray jaw, and grey and black gun-like protrusions on their "mouth". They also have a long black horn shaped like the letter "Y" with yellow tips, cyan eyes with slit-like pupils, and two cyan forehead lights. They also possess a black abdomen and a pair of cyan cybernetic wings, both of which are covered by a pair of red elytra with white tops and cyan outlines on the ends. Finally, they have six black legs attached to grey joints on their body, each one having red armor on the lower half and two yellow claws. Their front legs in particular have thicker armor and a cyan outline.

Season two
Multiple Beetle Bots were used by Eggman to assist the hypnotized villagers with the construction of the Super Slumber Satellite. Later, when Orbot became an independent villain, he took some Beetle Bot with him to attack City Hall, but these units were stopped by Team Sonic.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
In Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, the Beetle Bot made a cameo appearance amongst the sneak peaks at the concept artworks for the second season of Sonic Boom. Its concept artwork can be unlocked with one hundred Ragnium shards in Sonic's Shack.

Personality
Said to be bigger, meaner, and more dangerous than the classic Badniks, the Beetle Bots are silent, single-minded, ruthless in battle, and unquestioningly dedicated to their leader's orders.

Powers and abilities
As per their design, the Beetle Bots can achieve flight with their wings. In battle, they can charge up their horns to fire electrical beams and generate force-fields which can withstand the force of even Knuckles' punches. The Beetle Bots can also be fitted with tethers carrying an attraction ray for picking up objects.

Weakness
Despite their updated design, the Beetle Bots are very fragile, just like the classic Badnik. Also, their force-fields can only block frontal attacks, meaning their rears are still open to attack.

Trivia

 * The Beetle Bots were first revealed in the concept art featured in Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice.
 * The Beetle Bots were the first new Badniks revealed in the concept art from Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice to appear in the Sonic Boom television series.
 * The Beetle Bot Bots were the first new Badniks introduced in season two of Sonic Boom to not engage in battle during their debut episode.
 * The Beetle Bots are the only Badniks made by Eggman with defensive abilities.