Beat Monster

The Beat Monster,^[2] also known as the Tailgator,^[3] is a vehicle that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is Vector the Crocodile's personal sports car that is styled after Vector's own appearance.

Description

The default car features a front grill resembling crocodile fangs and a pair of large speakers on its rear,^[4] has three red spikes on its back, and is decorated with gold, similar to Vector's own attire.

Like other cars in Team Sonic Racing, its appearance can be customized with different paint jobs, performance parts and decals. Its horn can also be changed.

Overview

In Team Sonic Racing, Vector makes his car racing debut with the Beat Monster as the leader of the newly formed Team Vector to join Dodon Pa's racing competition in order to win the large prize money.^[5]^[6]

Trivia

Team Sonic Racing - The Tailgator — An ad in Wisp Circuit, showing an earlier version of the Beat Monster.

Advertisements found on various tracks in Team Sonic Racing illustrate earlier concepts of the Beat Monster, with notable differences such as the car lacking its lower set of teeth, the spikes on the back of the car being white instead of red, the auto paint having different tones of green and is named "The Tailgator."
- Tailgator is a wordplay on "tailgating", which commonly describes the behavior of driving dangerously close behind someone, not leaving them any space, and "alligator".
- The advertisements also state that the Beat Monster is "from Donpa Motors".

Gallery

Concept artwork

Artwork

References

↑ Sonic Official - Season 3 Episode 3. YouTube. Sonic the Hedgehog Official Youtube (2 May 2019). Retrieved on 2 May 2019.
↑ Team Sonic Racing official website (Japanese). Characters. Sega. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved on 1 February 2019.
↑ Media:Team_Sonic_Racing_-_The_Tailgator.png
↑ 4gamer preview of Team Sonic Racing. Twitter (12 September 2018). Retrieved on 21 October 2018.
↑ Sumo Digital on Twitter. Twitter (16 August 2018). Retrieved on 29 August 2018.
↑ Brian (22 August 2018). Team Sonic Racing reveals first Story Mode details, new character Dodonpa. Nintendoeverything.com. Retrieved on 29 August 2018.

Team Sonic Racing

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Playable characters	Team Sonic	Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles
	Team Rose	Amy \| Chao (Dark Chao, Hero Chao, Neutral Chao, Omochao) \| Big
	Team Vector	Blaze \| Silver \| Vector
	Team Dark	Shadow \| Rouge \| Omega
	Team Eggman	Metal Sonic \| Dr. Eggman \| Zavok \| Eggpawn \| Death Egg Robot sentinel
Non-playable characters		Boo \| Boom Boo \| Crabmeat \| Cubot \| Dodon Pa \| Egg Squid \| Froggy \| King Boom Boo \| Mother Wisp \| Orbot \| Orca
Wisps		Black \| Blue \| Crimson \| Cyan \| Ivory \| Jade \| Magenta \| Orange \| Pink \| Gray \| Red \| Violet \| White \| Yellow
Tracks	Planet Wisp	Wisp Circuit \| Mother's Canyon \| Doctor's Mine
	Seaside Hill	Ocean View \| Lost Palace \| Whale Lagoon
	Glacierland	Ice Mountain \| Frozen Junkyard \| Hidden Volcano
	Casino Park	Roulette Road \| Bingo Party \| Pinball Highway
	Sandopolis	Sand Road \| Boo's House \| Clockwork Pyramid
	Rooftop Run	Market Street \| Sky Road \| Haunted Castle
	Final Fortress	Turbine Loop \| Dark Arsenal \| Thunder Deck
Moves/Techniques		Item Box Transfer \| Radial Burst \| Rival Takedown \| Skim Boost \| Slingshot \| Team Ultimate
Color Powers		Black Bomb \| Blue Cube \| Crimson Eagle \| Cyan Laser \| Gray Quake \| Ivory Lightning \| Jade Ghost \| Magenta Rhythm \| Orange Rocket \| Pink Spikes \| Red Burst \| Violet Void \| Yellow Drill
Objects		Item Box (Invincibility) \| Ring \| Star Post
Vehicles		Beat Monster \| Chao Pod \| Cross Dozer \| Dark Reaper \| Egg Booster \| Formula M \| Frog Cruiser \| Land Breaker \| Lightron \| Lip Spyder \| Pink Cabriolet \| Road Dragoon \| Royal Chariot \| Speed Star \| Whirlwind Sport
Music	Songs	Green Light Ride
Music	Albums	Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack - Maximum Overdrive
Other		Death Egg Robot sentinel \| Egg Squid \| Orca \| Power-Type \| Sonic Racing \| Speed-Type \| Spring \| Team Sonic Racing Overdrive (Dangerous Distractions, Eyes on the Prize, The Complete Race) \| Technique-Type \| Ultimate Meter \| Team Sonic Racing One-shot \| Team Sonic Racing Plus Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition one-shot \| Wide spring

[Sonic_Official_S3E3-0] Sonic Official - Season 3 Episode 3. YouTube. Sonic the Hedgehog Official Youtube (2 May 2019). Retrieved on 2 May 2019.

[name-1] Team Sonic Racing official website (Japanese). Characters. Sega. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved on 1 February 2019.

[2] Media:Team_Sonic_Racing_-_The_Tailgator.png

[ref4gamer-3] 4gamer preview of Team Sonic Racing. Twitter (12 September 2018). Retrieved on 21 October 2018.

[ref1-4] Sumo Digital on Twitter. Twitter (16 August 2018). Retrieved on 29 August 2018.

[FamitsuTranslation-5] Brian (22 August 2018). Team Sonic Racing reveals first Story Mode details, new character Dodonpa. Nintendoeverything.com. Retrieved on 29 August 2018.

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