Bloominator

Bloominator
A Bloominator, from Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Game appearances	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic 3 & Knuckles Sonic Jam (Game.com) Sonic Mania Plus
Appearances in other media	Ladybird Sonic Adventures
Biographical overview
Creator	Dr. Eggman
Species	Robot
Physical description
Color scheme	Red, gray
Alignment and character traits
Alignment	Evil
Affiliation(s)	Eggman Empire Badniks
Powers and abilities
Skills	Mine projection

An oversized mine launcher.

— Description, Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia

The Bloominator (チューリッポン, Chūrippon^?, lit. "Tullipon") is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, flower-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance

Bloominators resemble large tulip flowers. They have a large red and closed "bud" with small spikes around its surface and a gray "stalk" connected directly below to a "bulb" which is covered by four gray and spiked armor plates.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

In Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the lock-on game Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Bloominators appear as enemies in Angel Island Zone. In gameplay, they are completely immobile. When the player gets near close to one though, it will spit out small mines from its bud, two at a time, to damage the player. These mines are launched at seemingly random angles.

The Bloominators' mines can be deflected by any kind of shield in the game. One way to defeat these Badniks is to roll directly into them with the Spin Attack, despite their bulbs being protected by spikes. With good timing, the Bloominators can also be defeated by using the Spin Jump on them during the intervals where they shoot mines.

Sonic Mania Plus

In Sonic Mania Plus' Encore Mode, Bloominators are enemies found in Angel Island Zone. In gameplay, they behave exactly the same like in their original appearance. Upon their destruction, they will release an Animal and award the player with 100 points.

Relationships

Friends/allies

• Eggman Empire
  • Badniks
  • Dr. Eggman (creator)

Enemies

• Knuckles the Echidna
• Miles "Tails" Prower
• Sonic the Hedgehog

Other game appearances

Sonic Jam (Game.com)

In Sonic Jam for the Game.com, the Bloominators appear in Angel Island Zone

Powers and abilities

With their buds, Bloominators are able to fire mine-like projectiles.

Trivia

• "Pon" terminal on the Badnik's Japanese name is onomatopoeia for a popping noise.
• Obstacles similar to the Bloominator appeared in Sonic 3D Blast. Like Bloominator, they spew spike balls from their cannons in a 360° radius around it. They are indestructible and each one usually has a different firing pattern.
  • The Killer Plants in Shadow the Hedgehog are similar to Bloominators as well (In terms of projectile firing).

Gallery

Screenshots

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

References

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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