Armored train

For the vehicle in the Archie Comics, see Bullet Train.

Armored train
An armored train, from Sonic Heroes.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic Heroes
Game appearances	Sonic Heroes Shadow Generations
Appearances in other media	Archie Comics
Statistics and overview
User(s)	Eggman Empire
Purpose	Transportation Obscuring paths
Description	A red and black armored train.

The armored train is an obstacle that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a fortified train used by the Eggman Empire that roam Rail Canyon and Bullet Station.

Appearance

The armored train appear as a large, long metallic freight train that is mostly colored black and red. It also has grey/black eyes on either end of the train and several horns spawning on either side of the locomotive.

Overview

Sonic Heroes

In Sonic Heroes. Armored trains constantly roam the tracks in Rail Canyon and Bullet Station as obstacles. Unlike Rhinoliners from the same stages, armored trains do not have weapons and will not actively try to harm the players. However, they can cause damage if they collide with the characters or if the player touches the flames on top of them. They are also much larger than Rhinoliners (traveling on two-three rails rather than one) and they are indestructible.

Shadow Generations

In Shadow Generations, armored trains are featured once again as recurring obstacles in Rail Canyon. While touching an armored train will damage the player, certain armored trains will instantly defeat Shadow the Hedgehog upon contact. There is a train that takes up all the rails and will try to ram the player in Act 1. Some of the trains have a bar of rotating spikes on the front.

In other media

Books and comics

Archie Comics

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the armored trains are referred to as Bullet Trains. In this media, they are transportation vehicles used by the Eggman Empire. One was used to transport Professors Charles the Hedgehog and Dillon Pickle, and their research to the Rail Canyon Zone, but the scholars were saved by the Freedom Fighters.

Trivia

• In Super Hard Mode of Rail Canyon, one armored train can strangely ride over a gap without rails, though this may be intentional to increase the difficulty.
• Various characters speculate that the armored trains are carrying important cargo, though this is never confirmed.

References

Sonic Heroes

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Shadow Generations

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