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Based on tortoises, Gustav Turtles are large Badniks with a heavy coyote brown turtle shell and a huge gray cannon on their back. In addition, the Gustav Turtles also have pink cheeks and tired-looking eyes, as well as walking on four legs and having a small tail on their rear.
In the Wii U/PC version of Sonic Lost World, a single Gustav Turtle appears on a small planetoid in Sky RoadZone 1. Surrounding this planetoid are two looping Clouds, the lowest of which the player lands on. When spotting the player, the Gustav Turtle starts firing missiles into the sky, which then drop down and get stuck on the upper cloud ring for a couple of seconds before exploding into flaming lines. Before one of the missiles explodes, the player must use the Cloud to bounce Sonic into it, causing the missile to fly back at the Gustav Turtle. Hit the Gustav Turtle a total of three times to defeat it and make the Spring leading away from this section appear on the Cloud ring. Upon the destruction of the Gustav Turtle, it will release five Animals.
In the Nintendo 3DS version of the game, Gustav Turtles are more common and are found in Tropical Coast Zone Extra and Silent Forest Zone 1, 2, and Extra, where they appear on their own alongside smaller Badniks. In gameplay, they remain stationary until the player's arrival, upon which they will begin slowly moving towards the player while firing cannonballs at them. Gustav Turtles are some of the tougher enemies in the game, but it is sometimes mandatory to defeat them to open Cases, which are needed to proceed within the Zones.
In battle in the Nintendo 3DS version, the player has to target the Gustav Turtles' heads by using either the Homing Attack or Somersault to stun them for a few seconds before proceeding to use a fully charged Focused Homing Attack on them. After this, the Gustav Turtles will hide inside their shells for a few seconds before creating a short-ranged shockwave with a short jump. Repeating this strategy three times will cause the Gustav Turtle to be destroyed. Alternatively, the Gustav Turtles can be taken down with two hits from the Gray Quake and only one hit from the Ivory Lightning. Upon a Gustav Turtle's destruction, it will release three Animals.
Powers and abilities[]
As their size suggests, the Gustav Turtles are quite powerful Badniks that are capable of firing either powerful missiles or cannonballs at their foes, as well as being able to create small shockwaves on the ground by making short jumps. The Gustav Turtles are also quite durable as well, with Sonic's basicattacks only merely stunning them and being able to tank several Focused Homing Attacks and several of their own missiles being fired back at them before being completely destroyed.
Trivia[]
Like many new enemies in the different versions of Sonic Lost World, the Gustav Turtle's name has not been listed in any official source. Instead, it is referred to as "gustav turtle" in the game's source code.
The name is likely a reference to the Schwerer Gustav, a German railway gun developed during World War II.
