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The Marvelous Queen^[1] (マーベラスクイーン^[2], Māberasu Kuīn^?) is a vehicle that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is Fang the Sniper's airbike and way of transportation. He uses it frequently because he lacks the speed to get out of trouble by his own means.

Description

The Marvelous Queen has moderately strong armor and a blue-and-yellow colored hull.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble

Fang's airbike, originally unnamed, first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble, when Fang used it as boss vehicle. When the player has passed through labyrinthine platforming section or collected enough amount of Rings from the sky with Tornado, the timer will stop and the player will face Fang with his airbike as mini bosses in the end of each Special Stage.

Like Dr. Robotnik's Egg Mobile, the airbike comes with a variety of attachments that Fang uses against Sonic or Tails to protect the Chaos Emerald located to the fair right. When the player has destroyed the attachment, Fang escapes to return in the next Special Stage. He seem to have more than one airbike, since all of them explode into nothingness upon Fang's defeat.

Emerald	Description	Image
1st (Blue Emerald)	None. Fang jumps on a switch and laughs, only to get himself burned seconds later by flames coming from underneath him, much to his embarrassment. He then clumsily leaves the arena.
2nd (Red Emerald)	The airbike is properly introduced with a spring attached underneath it. Fang pilots it as it bounces around the arena. To defeat it, the player has to hit it sixteen times.
3rd (Yellow Emerald)	Having no attachments this time around, Fang simply dashes left and right across the arena on the airbike to swooping into the player. The player can beat this boss with three hits.
4th (White Emerald)	Fang launches a homing missile from underneath the airbike and then hovers around in the middle of the arena. The missile will fly around the room. The player can hit Fang numerous times, although the missile will eventually home in on the airbike and defeat Fang.
5th (Orange Emerald)	The airbike has a drill attachment, while Fang keeps hovering above the player. The airbike will eventually drop to the ground, for then to hover up again and repeat the pattern. It is at this point the player can attack Fang. On the fourth strike, the airbike gets stuck in the ground, allowing the player to keep bopping on Fang until he and the airbike are buried in the ground.

Sonic Drift 2

In Sonic Drift 2, the Marvelous Queen returned as Fang the Sniper's personal race car that he uses in the game's racing competitions. In this game, it has a different design compared to the ones it had in Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble.

In gameplay, the Marvelous Queen has high acceleration and speed, but low handling. Its low handling means that it has a hard time getting through tight corners. As its special ability, the Marvelous Queen lets Fang deploy "Oil Balls"^[1] onto the track that causes any racer who touches them to spin out of control for a few moments. Using this ability however, costs two Rings.

Image	Driver	Vehicle	Special Ability	Attributes
Image	Driver	Vehicle	Special Ability	Acceleration	Speed	Handling
	Fang the Sniper	Marvelous Queen	Fang's a slick one. He chucks Oil Balls onto the track that, when hit, causes cars to spin out of control.	High	High	Low

In other media

Archie Comics

Main articles: Marvelous Queen (Archie) and Marvelous Queen (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)

Marvelous Queen Post-SGW — The Marvelous Queen in the Archie Comics.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Marvelous Queen originally only barely resembled its game counterpart, although they came to look much more like each other after the continuity was rebooted. In this media, the Marvelous Queen is Nack the Weasel previous hover-bike and a vehicle often employed by both Nack and his team, the Hooligans.

Trivia

The Marvelous Queen is the earliest example of an airbike in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, possible serving as inspiration for Extreme Gear.
The Marvelous Queen is first named in the manual for Sonic Drift 2, as in the Japanese Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble manual, Fang's airbike is written as "flying bike" (飛ぶバイク, tobubike^?). In the Japanese Sonic Drift 2 manual, it is instead called an "aerobike" (エアロバイク, "aerobike"^?).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sonic Drift 2 (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, pg. 8.
↑ Sonic Drift 2 (Sega Game Gear) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 39.

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[SDrift2US-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sonic Drift 2 (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, pg. 8.

[2] Sonic Drift 2 (Sega Game Gear) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 39.

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 {{Infobox item
 |title       = Marvelous Queen
-|image       = [[File:Knack 3.png|220px]]
+|image       = Knack 3.png
 |caption     = Fang next to the Marvelous Queen
 |1st_app     = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''
 |other_apps  = ''[[Sonic Drift 2]]''
+|media_apps  = [[Archie Comics]]
 |user        = [[Fang the Sniper]]
-|use         = Transport
+|use         =
+*Racing
+*Transportation
 |description = A speedy airbike with many gadgets.
 }}
-The {{nihongo|'''Marvelous Queen'''|マーベラスクイーン|Māberasukuīn}} is [[Fang the Sniper]]'s airbike and way of transportation. He uses it frequently because he lacks the speed to get out of trouble by his own means. It has moderately strong armor and a blue-and-yellow coloured hull.
+The {{nihongo|'''Marvelous Queen'''<ref name="SDrift2US">''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'' ([[Sega Game Gear]]) United States instruction booklet, pg. 8.</ref>|マーベラスクイーン<ref>''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'' ([[Sega Game Gear]]) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 39.</ref>|Māberasu Kuīn}} is a vehicle that appears in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]. It is [[Fang the Sniper]]'s airbike and way of transportation. He uses it frequently because he lacks the speed to get out of trouble by his own means.
+==Description==
+The Marvelous Queen has moderately strong armor and a blue-and-yellow colored hull.
 ==Game appearances==
-===''Sonic Triple Trouble''===
+===''Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble''===
-The Marvelous Queen's first appearance was in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]'', when Fang used it as boss vehicle. When the player has passed through labyrinthine platforming section or collected enough amount of rings from the sky with [[Tornado]], the timer will stop and the player will face Fang with his Marvelous Queen in the end of each [[Special Stage (Sonic Triple Trouble)|Special Stage]].
+Fang's airbike, originally unnamed, first appeared in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]'', when Fang used it as boss vehicle. When the player has passed through labyrinthine platforming section or collected enough amount of [[Ring]]s from the sky with [[Tornado]], the timer will stop and the player will face Fang with his airbike as mini bosses in the end of each [[Special Stage (Sonic Triple Trouble)|Special Stage]].
-Like [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]]'s [[Egg Mobile]], it came with a variety of attachments that Nack used against [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] or [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] to protect the [[Chaos Emerald]], that is located far right at the altar. When the player has destroyed attachment, Fang usually is seen running away and returns in next Special Stage. He seem to have more than one Marvelous Queen, since all of them got destroyed on explosions, leaving nothing after that.
+Like [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]]'s [[Egg Mobile]], the airbike comes with a variety of attachments that Fang uses against [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] or [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] to protect the [[Chaos Emerald]] located to the fair right. When the player has destroyed the attachment, Fang escapes to return in the next Special Stage. He seem to have more than one airbike, since all of them explode into nothingness upon Fang's defeat.
+{{-}}
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 |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
+! Emerald
-! Special Stage
 ! Description
+! Image
 |-
-|First (Blue Emerald)
+|1st (Blue Emerald)
-|None. Nack jumps on a switch, laughs, then comically burns himself. He promptly flees.
+|None. Fang jumps on a [[switch]] and laughs, only to get himself burned seconds later by flames coming from underneath him, much to his embarrassment. He then clumsily leaves the arena.
+|[[File:Fang laughing in Sonic Triple Trouble.gif]]
 |-
-|Second (Red Emerald)
+|2nd (Red Emerald)
-|The Marvelous Queen airbike is introduced. A giant spring appears underneath it, making it jump around.
+|The airbike is properly introduced with a spring attached underneath it. Fang pilots it as it bounces around the arena. To defeat it, the player has to hit it sixteen times.
+|[[File:STTSpecialStageNack.png]]
 |-
-|Third (Yellow Emerald)
+|3rd (Yellow Emerald)
-|The airbike has no attachments, but it dashes off from one side to another, swooping at the player.
+|Having no attachments this time around, Fang simply dashes left and right across the arena on the airbike to swooping into the player. The player can beat this boss with three hits.
+|[[File:Weasel on the way.png]]
 |-
-|Fourth (White Emerald)
+|4th (White Emerald)
-|The airbike now has missile capabilities, which flies from left to right while Nack laughs. However, the missile will home in on him once he is defeated.
+|Fang launches a homing missile from underneath the airbike and then hovers around in the middle of the arena. The missile will fly around the room. The player can hit Fang numerous times, although the missile will eventually home in on the airbike and defeat Fang.
+|[[File:So sniper wow.png]]
 |-
-|Fifth (Orange Emerald)
+|5th (Orange Emerald)
-|The airbike has a drill, hovering above Sonic and attacking with it. The third time, he will get stuck, allowing the player to jump on top of Nack and bury him.
+|The airbike has a drill attachment, while Fang keeps hovering above the player. The airbike will eventually drop to the ground, for then to hover up again and repeat the pattern. It is at this point the player can attack Fang. On the fourth strike, the airbike gets stuck in the ground, allowing the player to keep bopping on Fang until he and the airbike are buried in the ground.
+|[[File:Flying drilling weasel.png]]
 |}
 ===''Sonic Drift 2''===
-Fang also uses the Marvelous Queen as his racing vehicle in ''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'', albeit with a slightly different design. It has good speed and acceleration, but poor handling.
+In ''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'', the Marvelous Queen returned as [[Fang the Sniper]]'s personal race car that he uses in the game's racing competitions. In this game, it has a different design compared to the ones it had in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''.
+In gameplay, the Marvelous Queen has high acceleration and speed, but low handling. Its low handling means that it has a hard time getting through tight corners. As its special ability, the Marvelous Queen lets Fang deploy "Oil Balls"<ref name="SDrift2US"/> onto the track that causes any racer who touches them to spin out of control for a few moments. Using this ability however, costs two [[Ring]]s.
-{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
+{| class="wikitable"
+! rowspan="2"|Image
+! rowspan="2"|Driver
+! rowspan="2"|Vehicle
+! rowspan="2"|Special Ability
+! colspan="3"|Attributes
 |-
+! Acceleration
-!Driver
+! Speed
-!Vehicles
+! Handling
-!Special Power
-!Picture
 |-
+|[[File:Knack 3.png|100px]]
 |[[Fang the Sniper]]
 |Marvelous Queen
-|The ability to toss '''Oil Balls''' onto the track, which cause any racers that drive over them to slip, lose control, and eventually spin out.
+|Fang's a slick one. He chucks Oil Balls onto the track that, when hit, causes cars to spin out of control.
+|High
-|[[File:Knack 3.png|180px]]
+|High
+|Low
 |}
+==In other media==
-==Appearance in Other Media==
 ===Archie Comics===
+{{Main|Marvelous Queen (Archie)|Marvelous Queen (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)}}
-[[Nack the Weasel (Archie)|Nack]] has been seen riding the Marvelous Queen many times in his schemes. When he knocked out [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] in [[Knothole]], he drove his airbike to [[Robotropolis]] to hand over to [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Archie)|Dr. Robotnik]]. When Sonic was de-roboticized and sought Nack out, Nack attempted to knock him out with a gas. However, when he was escaping the [[Bottom of the Barrel Bar 'n' Grill]], on his airbike, Sonic had sneaked into a compartment of the bike, knocked Nack out, and reprogrammed it to crash and detonate one of the facilities in Robotropolis. ([[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog|StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 39|#39]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 40|#40]], [[Archie Sonic & Knuckles: Mecha Madness Special|SMM]])
+[[File:Marvelous_Queen_Post-SGW.png|thumb|140px|The Marvelous Queen in the [[Archie Comics]].]]
+In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[Archie Comics]], the Marvelous Queen originally only barely resembled its game counterpart, although they came to look much more like each other after the continuity was rebooted. In this media, the Marvelous Queen is [[Nack the Weasel (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Nack the Weasel]] previous hover-bike and a vehicle often employed by both Nack and his team, the [[Hooligans]].
-Later, when Nack was free from Knothole, he and his goons captured [[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally Acorn]] and sped off on his airbike. When Sonic and [[Mina Mongoose]] arrived at an old mansion to locate Sally, Nack got away after attempting to shoot Sally when she was found , but Mina ran into the bullet to save Sally's life. ([[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog|StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 122|#122]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 123|#123]])
-Upon the formation of Team Hooligan with [[Bean the Dynamite (Archie)|Bean the Dynamite]] and [[Bark the Polarbear (Archie)|Bark the Polarbear]], they decided to seek out a [[Sol Emerald (Archie)|Sol Emerald]] that [[Blaze the Cat (Archie)|Blaze the Cat]], the rest Team Rose and Team Dark were searching for. They traveled by using the Marvelous Queen, and temporarily escaped with the Sol Emerald on the bike. The [[Babylon Rogues]], however, managed to catch up to them along with Team Dark and Team Rose, which emitted a four-way brawl. Eventually, Team Dark decided to form a truce with Team Rose and eventually, Team Hooligan and the Rogues gave up. Team Hooligan presumably left on Nack's airbike. ([[Archie Sonic Universe|SU]]: [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 22|#22]], [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 23|#23]], [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 24|24]])
-In the new continuity that followed the [[Super Genesis Wave]], Nack continued to employ the Marvelous Queen, taking his fellow Hooligans in search of Chaos Emeralds for Dr. Eggman. In addition to confronting the Chaotix with the craft, Nack was also forced to deal with the monstrous [[Dark Gaia Titan]]. The bike was equipped with a Chaos Emerald tracker, which Espio later sabotaged to lead the Hooligans off on a wild goose chase. ([[Archie Sonic Universe|SU]]: [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 64|#64]], [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 65|#65]], [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 66|66]])
 ==Trivia==
 *The Marvelous Queen is the earliest example of an airbike in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, possible serving as inspiration for [[Extreme Gear]].
-*The Marvelous Queen is first named in the manual for ''Sonic Drift 2''.
+*The Marvelous Queen is first named in the manual for ''Sonic Drift 2'', as in the Japanese ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]'' manual, Fang's airbike is written as {{nihongo|"flying bike"|飛ぶバイク|tobubike}}. In the Japanese ''Sonic Drift 2'' manual, it is instead called an {{nihongo|"aerobike"|エアロバイク}}.
-*In the Japanese ''Sonic & Tails 2'' manual, his airbike is written as {{nihongo|"flying bike"|飛ぶバイク|tobubike}}. In the Japanese ''Sonic Drift 2'' manual, it is instead called an {{nihongo|aerobike|エアロバイク}}.
+==References==
-{{-}}
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Triple Trouble info}}
 {{Drift 2 info}}
 [[Category:Vehicles]]
 [[Category:Sonic Drift 2]]
-[[Category:Archie Comics objects]]
+[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]

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