Blastoid (Carnival Night Zone)

For the Badnik that appears in Hydrocity Zone, see Blastoid (Hydrocity Zone).

Blastoid^[1] (スパークル^[2], Supākuru^?, lit. "Sparkle") is an enemy that appears in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It is a grenade-shaped Badnik model created by Dr. Robotnik.

Appearance

The Blastoids are very small Badniks resembling grenades. They have a silver body with a pair of wide eyes, footstools, and an antenna that creates a spark line between it and the Blastoids' upper point.

Overview

The Blastoids are only found in Carnival Night Zone, where they usually appear in small groups within open corridors, and can hang from the ceilings as well as standing stationery on the floor. After a set amount of time, the Sparkles will shoot from one side of the tunnel to the other, emitting two electrical charges as it does so in a forty-five degree angle.

The player has to carefully when crossing the Blastoids. As long as they are not travelling or emitting sparks, the Sparkles can be defeated by being jumped on, or by using the Spin Dash.

Trivia

• In a Sonic The Comic Q Zone which covered Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the Blastoid is referred to as "Blaster".^[3] This is actually the name of a separate Badnik that was mistakenly left in the original manual after its zone was moved to Sonic & Knuckles relatively late in development.

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