Gachapandora

The Gashapandora is a vehicle that appears in Sonic Mania. It is a combat machine created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance
The Gachapandora is a large red and yellow vehicle. It has two see-through connecting tubes from the back to the front of it. It also has a gray crank in the center and a small dispenser underneath.

Features and traits
The Gashapandora can store eight "prizes". These little capsules can be dispensed by turning the gray crank on the machine clockwise. The Gachapandora is also capable of levitation.

History
The Gachapandora was used by Dr. Eggman to battle the miniaturized Sonic, Tails and Knuckles when they infiltrated the Metallic Madness Zone. However, Eggman was defeated and hastily ran away.

Battle
The Gachapandora is the second boss of Metallic Madness Zone and the twenty-second overall boss of Sonic Mania. It is fought with Sonic, Tails or Knuckles at the end of Metallic Madness Zone Act 2.

Boss guide
Before the player enters into the room, they are forcibly shrunken by a Size Beam. After entering, the beginning of the battle is marked when the Gachapandora comes floating down from above. The Gachapandora will not attack the player and simply float around the room. The player has to twist the Gachapandora's crank to dispense a capsule that can contain either one of three "prizes": After all the capsules have been dispensed, the player must turn the crank once more to destroy the Gachapandora's tubes. This forces Eggman to ascend into the air. The player must have destroyed all of Eggman's "prizes" before he enters his final phase. With the Gachapandora's tube containers now broken, Eggman uses the short-circuiting wires to send down small energy blasts at the player. The player must dodge these and when the Gachapandora comes close enough, they have to turn the crank one last time to dispense Eggman. Powerless, Eggman will run out of the room while the Gachapandora explodes and falls down a pit, ending the battle.
 * A miniature version of the Egg Mobile-D, which will quickly drive to either ends of the screen. They must be hit three times to be destroyed.
 * A miniature version of the Marble Zone boss. The mech will fly to either ends of the screen and shoot out fireballs every four seconds. The fireballs will create temporary fires to the ground. They must be hit three times to be destroyed.
 * A miniature robot that looks similar in appearance to Amy Rose. This robot will home in on the player if they get near to it and grab onto them when they are close enough. After doing so, they self-destruct. The robots cannot be defeated by a Spin Jump as they jump at the same time the player does and bounces them back. A single Spin Dash is enough to destroy them.

Trivia

 * The Gachapandora is based upon Gashapon, small capsules that can be dispensed from vending machines.
 * The "prizes" that Eggman dispenses are based on Egg Mobile-D, the Marble Zone boss and Amy Rose.
 * Interestingly, the Amy Rose robot mimics the animations the character performed in Sonic the Hedgehog CD.