- For other uses, see Hey Ho (disambiguation).
Hey Ho[1] (ヘイ・ホウ[2] Hei Hō?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a lumberjack-based Badnik created by Dr. Robotnik, who used it during the second part of the Angel Island incident.
Appearance[]
Hey Ho is a robot that resembles the upper body of a human body. It has thrusters instead of legs and possesses black, sliver, and golden armor. It has round shoulders, white glove-like hands with four fingers, thin wrists, golden wrist and shoulder cuffs with studs on them, and two cylinders on its back as a jetpack. Lastly, Hey Ho's head itself is shaped like a dark cylinder with brown eyes.
History[]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles[]
In Sonic & Knuckles, and the lock-on game Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Hey Ho attacked Sonic and Tails while the duo was in Mushroom Hill. However, the robot was defeated by the heroes.
Later, a re-built Hey Ho would attack Knuckles in Mushroom Hill. Like before though, it was destroyed again by the echidna.
Relationships[]
Friends/allies[]
- Dr. Starline
- Eggman Empire
- Dr. Eggman (creator)
Enemies[]
Other game appearances[]
Sonic Jam (Game.com)[]
In Sonic Jam for the Game.com, Hey Ho is featured as the first boss in the "Sonic & Knuckles" section. The boss is much easier than it was in Sonic & Knuckles, as there is only one tree to the right, and Hey Ho itself is very slow, chopping at a rate of about one time every thirty seconds. In addition, the boss was placed lower (due to the Game.com's small screen), making it possible to attack it by simply jumping into it.
Personality[]
Hey Ho is a ruthless and cold machine who is not afraid to take cheap shots at its opponent, such as when they tried to attack Surge while her back was turned.[3]
Powers and abilities[]
Thanks to its design, Hey Ho is capable of flight. It is also handy with an axe.[3]
Equipment[]
Hey Ho wields a golden axe that works as its main weapon. With it, it can cut down trees.
Battle[]
| Sonic & Knuckles Hey Ho |
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| << Previous boss | — | Sonic 3 & Knuckles Hey Ho (Sonic/Tails) |
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| << Previous boss | — | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Hey Ho (Knuckles) |
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Hey Ho is the boss of Mushroom Hill Zone Act 1 in Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, as well as the first boss overall in the former. In Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, it is the fourteenth boss overall in Sonic and Tails' stories[note 2] and the thirteenth boss in Knuckles' story. In Sonic & Knuckles, it is fought by Sonic or Knuckles, while in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, it can also be fought by Tails either alone or as Sonic's partner. In Sonic Origins Plus, it can also be fought with Amy.
Boss guide[]
Hey Ho will fly over to the rightmost tree of the screen and will use an axe to chop it down, sending the resulting chunks of wood flying horizontally to the left. If fighting it as Sonic and/or Tails, it gets its axe jammed in the bottom piece of the tree it was chopping and struggles to pull it free, only to go flying backwards to the left side of the screen once it comes loose. It will then recover and fly off to another tree and repeat its attack pattern once more.
If fighting Hey Ho as Knuckles, it has a more difficult attack pattern. The wood chunks knocked by Hey Ho's axe may also bounce along the ground a few times instead of flying horizontally. After reaching the ground, Hey Ho will fire its head alongside the bottom piece of the tree, which flies off to target Knuckles' location before returning to Hey Ho's body. It will then travel in an arc path in attempt to hit Knuckles once more before moving on to the next tree to repeat its attack pattern.
The player can land a Spin Jump to hit the boss though touching the fire exhausting from Hey Ho will damage the player unless they have a Flame Shield.
Trivia[]
- In Sonic Origins, Hey Ho does not turn until it starts chopping, the animation for which now includes a sprite that was unused in the original game.
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Version | Length | Music Track | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Boss 1" | Sega | Sonic & Knuckles/Sonic 3 & Knuckles | 1:05 | ||
| Sonic & Knuckles Collection | "FM Synthesizer" | 1:22 | |||
| "General MIDI" | 1:24 | ||||
In other media[]
Books and comics[]
Archie Comics[]
Hey Ho, from Sonic & Knuckles.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Hey Ho appeared on Angel Island during Dr. Robotnik's invasion of the island, but was destroyed by Sonic the Hedgehog. It was later rebuilt and used by Archimedes to test Knuckles the Echidna.
IDW Publishing[]
Hey Ho, from Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #1.
When Dr. Starline had to test Surge and Kit, he had Hey Ho go up against the pair on a test course. During the test, Hey Ho tried to take a swipe at Surge while her back was turned, but it got immobilized by Kit's hydro-coil tails, thus allowing Surge to notice it and take it out.[3]
Trivia[]
- The first part of Hey Ho's description in the Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia uses paraphrased lyrics from "The Lumberjack Song" from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Notes[]
- ↑ In Sonic Origins, Big Arms is the previous boss instead.
- ↑ In Sonic Origins, it is the fifthteenth boss instead.
References[]
- ↑ Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 54. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Bosses: Act 1 - Hey Ho. It's a lumberjack, and that's okay. It chops down trees, lobbing the logs at you."
- ↑ (in Japanese) ソニックメガコレクション最強攻略ガイド. Shogakukan. 1 March 2003. p. 152. ISBN 978-4091060907.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #1, story one
| Playable characters | Sonic · Tails · Knuckles | |
| Non-playable characters | Eggman · Fire Breath | |
| Zones | Emerald Hill Zone · Angel Island Zone · Mushroom Hill Zone · Special Stages | |
| Enemies | Bloominator · Butterdroid · Buzzer · Catakiller, Jr. · Coconuts · Dragonfly · Madmole · Masher · Mushmeanie · Monkey Dude · RhinoBot | |
| Bosses | Egg Poison · Egg Hammer · Egg Drillster · Egg Scorcher Mk. III · Hey Ho · Egg Scrambler · Gapsule | |
| Moves/techniques | Crouch · Propeller Flying · Spin Attack · Spin Jump · Spin Dash | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Bottomless pit · Goal Plate · Mushroom · Star Post · Spikes · Spring · Vine | |
| Items | Giant Ring · Item Box (Power Sneakers, Super Ring) · Ring · Sphere | |
| Other | Angel Island · Corkscrew · Shuttle loop · Tunnel | |