Mushmeanie

Mushmeanie^[1] (ヒドゥン^[2], Hidun^?, lit. "Hidden") is a recurring enemy in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced Badnik model created by Dr. Eggman that hops around with a mushroom helmet.

Appearance

Taking the appearance of a mushrooms, the Mushmeanies are robots consisting of a purple head with two eyes and a grey springier on the bottom. They also wear an orange mushroom cap with yellow spots as protection. Originally, Mushmeanie had black eyes, but they were later re-dyed cyan in Sonic Generations and Sonic Lost World.

Game appearances

Sonic & Knuckles

Mushmeanies first appeared in Sonic & Knuckles and its add-on continuation, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles. The player encounters them only in Mushroom Hill Zone, where they hop around as tricky obstacles that will damage a reckless player upon touch. The Mushmeanies must be hit twice with the Spin Jump or Spin Attack to be defeated, as the first hit only removes their mushroom cap. It is only after their cap is gone that they can be destroyed.

Sonic Generations

In the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations, Mushmeanies appear in Mushroom Hill. In Act 1 of Mushroom Hill, they have orange caps, and in Act 2, they have blue caps.

In gameplay, they retain their original attack patterns and means of protecting themselves. However, they are more determined in pursuing their target, namely by continuing to follow the player over an extensive distance, even if they lose their caps. When no one is nearby them, they remain stationary, lurking below their caps. When Sonic gets in their range though, they will pop out from their hideout and bounce toward him.

Mushmeanies are defeated in the same way a in their debut, but in Modern Sonic's case they can be boosted into, instantly destroying them regardless of their caps.

Sonic Lost World

In the Wii U/PC version of Sonic Lost World, the Mushmeanies returned as enemies. During the game, the Mushmeanies, along with the other Badniks, got hijacked by the Deadly Six. They are found in Silent Forest Zone 1, 2 and Sky Road Zone ?, where they retain their attack patterns and means of protection from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles. However, in this game, the player can only remove the Mushmeanies' cap with the Flying Kick.

Powers and abilities

Mushmeanies possess springs that let them bounce around, and are equipped with mushroom cap-shaped helmets that can block an otherwise fatal hit once.

Trivia

In Mushroom Hill Zone Act 2 in Sonic & Knuckles, the Mushmeanies' mushroom cap changes color depending on the Zone's seasonal change.
The head part of the Mushmeanie's model closely resembles the Orbinaut's.
Mushmeanies have never been appeared in Fleetway's Sonic the Comic series. However, in Sonic Holiday Special 1996, the Mushmeanie was featured on a pin-up, along with EggRobo, Sonic and other Mushroom Hill Zone Badniks.

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References

↑ Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Genesis) United States instruction manual pg. 19.
↑ Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction manual pg. 31.

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Characters		Sonic (Super Sonic, Hyper Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles, Hyper Knuckles) \| Dr. Robotnik \| Mecha Sonic (Mecha Sonic's Super State) \| Animals (Flicky (Flicky's Super State), Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Rocky)
Badniks		Batbot \| Blaster \| Blastoid (Carnival Night Zone) \| Blastoid (Hydrocity Zone) \| Bloominator \| Bubbles \| Bugernaut \| Butterdroid \| Catakiller, Jr. \| Chainspike \| Clamer \| Cluckoid \| Corkey \| Dragonfly \| EggRobo \| Fireworm \| Flybot767 \| Hyudoro \| Iwamodoki \| Jawz \| Madmole \| Mantis \| Mega Chopper \| Monkey Dude \| Mushmeanie \| Orbinaut \| Penguinator \| Pointdexter \| RhinoBot \| Ribot \| Rock'n \| Sandworm \| Skorp \| Snale Blaster \| Spikebonker \| Spiker \| Star Pointer \| Technosqueek \| Toxomister \| Turbo Spiker
Zones	Sonic 3	Angel Island Zone \| Hydrocity Zone \| Marble Garden Zone \| Carnival Night Zone \| IceCap Zone \| Launch Base Zone \| Special Stages \| Bonus Stages
	Sonic & Knuckles	Mushroom Hill Zone \| Flying Battery Zone \| Sandopolis Zone \| Lava Reef Zone \| Hidden Palace Zone \| Sky Sanctuary Zone \| Death Egg Zone \| The Doomsday Zone \| Special Stages \| Bonus Stages
	Competition	Azure Lake Zone \| Balloon Park Zone \| Chrome Gadget Zone \| Desert Palace Zone \| Endless Mine Zone
Bosses	Sub-bosses	Doctor Robotnik’s Flame Craft \| Doctor Robotnik’s Whirlpool Machine \| Tunnelbot \| Self D-Struct Machine \| Iceball \| Swing’m Spikez \| Hei Hou \| Gapsule \| Barrier Eggman \| Guardian \| Heat Arms \| Egg Mobile-H \| Flying Eggman \| Red Eye \| Death Ball
Bosses	Zone bosses	Doctor Robotnik’s Flame Craft \| Doctor Robotnik's Waterspout and Depth Charge Machine \| Doctor Robotnik’s Jet Drill Pod \| Doctor Robotnik's Energy Ship \| Doctor Robotnik’s Freeze-O-Matic \| Ball Shooter \| Beam Rocket \| Big Arm \| Jet Mobile \| Hang Mobile \| Egg Golem \| Hot Mobile \| Knuckles \| Mecha Sonic \| Mecha Sonic's Super State \| Great Eggman Robo \| The Doomsday Zone
Moves/Techniques		Bound Jump \| Double Jump \| Fireball Spin Dash \| Glide \| Gliding Knuckles Attack \| Hyper Flash \| Insta-Shield \| Propeller Flying \| Spin Jump \| Spin Dash \| Spin Attack \| Wall Climb
Items		Air Bubble \| Balloon \| Banana \| Bomb \| Booster \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Change \| Chaos Emerald \| Cloud \| Continue \| Fan \| Jump Stand \| Monitor (Water Shield, Flame Shield, Invincibility, Lightning Shield, Super Ring, Super Shoes, Extra Life, S, Eggman) \| Movable box \| Mushroom \| Pulley \| Ring \| Signpost \| Self-Propelled Bomb \| Slow-Down Shoes \| Snowboard \| Sphere \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spinning Top \| Star Post (Star Circle) \| Super Emerald \| Switch \| Transport \| Vine \| Zip Line
Other		Angel Island \| Barrel \| Blue Knuckles \| Conveyor Belt \| Corkscrew loop \| Crusher \| Debug Mode \| Fireball Cannon \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Freeze \| Giant spear \| Goal \| Gravity Control Switch \| Gumball \| High-speed elevator \| High-speed warp tube \| Icicle \| Iron ball \| Jewel Radar \| Perfect Bonus \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pole Elevator \| Relief \| Reverse \| Ring Shooter \| Rock Drill \| Seesaw \| Shuttle loop \| Slot machine \| Snowblower \| Sonic & Knuckles • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 \| Strange Relief \| Time Attack \| Tornado \| Warp Point \| Winding Tunnel \| Wonderman

Sonic Generations

Playable characters		Modern Sonic (Modern Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic)
Non-playable characters		Dr. Eggman \| Time Eater \| Tails \| Classic Tails \| Amy \| Knuckles \| Shadow \| Cream \| Cheese \| Silver \| Blaze \| Omochao \| Team Chaotix (Espio, Vector, Charmy) \| Orbot \| Cubot \| Animals (Flicky, Picky, Pecky, Cucky)
Wisps		Cyan** \| Orange* \| Pink* \| Red**
Stages	Console/PC*	Green Hill \| Chemical Plant \| Sky Sanctuary \| Speed Highway \| City Escape \| Seaside Hill \| Crisis City \| Rooftop Run \| Planet Wisp \| Casino Night
Stages	Nintendo 3DS**	Green Hill \| Casino Night \| Mushroom Hill \| Emerald Coast \| Radical Highway \| Water Palace \| Tropical Resort
Challenge Acts*		Doppelganger Race! \| The Buzz Bombers' Revenge! \| Knuckles: Horde of Enemies \| Swingset Circus \| High Speed Challenge \| Look Out Below! \| Tails: Way Past Fast \| Jump Rush \| 300% Boost Gauge Challenge \| Tails: Toxic Skies \| Which Switch is Which? \| Aqua Shield Challenge \| Invincibility Challenge \| One Ring Challenge \| Amy: Taking the Leap Together! \| Grappling with Grabbers \| Underwater Ring Machine \| Eggrobo Rush \| Aerial Paradise \| Ring Time Challenge \| Amy: Topsy Turvy \| Knuckles: Buried Treasure \| 200% Boost Gauge Challenge \| Balloon Bonanza \| High-Speed Hijinks (Modern) \| Cream: Chao Hunt \| Hot Pursuit (Classic) \| High Speed Challenge 2 \| Resisting Arrest \| Overdrift \| Hot Pursuit (Modern) \| Drill Baby Drill \| Espio: Master of Camouflage \| Lord of the Board \| Thunder Shield Challenge \| Rouge: The Bombardier \| Rite of Spring \| Cream: Helping Hand \| Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Modern) \| Topsy-Turvy \| High-Speed Hijinks 2 \| Rescue the Animals! \| Espio: Way of the Ninja \| High-Speed Hijinks (Classic) \| Underwater Challenge \| Rouge: The Temptress \| Trick Island \| Surf, Sea, and Sand \| Terror From the Deep \| Goal Post Juggle \| Vector: Through the Storm \| Flame Shield Challenge \| Ring Time Challenge 2 \| Power Stomp Challenge \| Switcheroo \| Blaze: Piercing the Flames \| Four-way Cannon Cavalcade \| High-Rise Balloon Climb \| Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Classic) \| Charmy: Don't Bug Me! \| One Ring Challenge 2 \| Barrel Ring Bonus \| Rooftop Rail Grind \| Endless Boost \| Vector: Pick Up the Beat \| With Your Powers Combined \| Goal Post Juggle 2 \| Chase After Blaze \| Rescue the Animals 2! \| Cart Challenge \| Charmy: High in the Sky \| Action Master \| Orange Rocket, Blast Off!
Enemies		Aero-Cannon* \| Butterdroid** \| Buzz Bomber \| Buzzer \| Chopper \| Cop Speeder* \| Crabmeat \| Crawl \| Dragonfly \| Flapper** \| Egg Chaser* \| Egg Diver** \| Egg Fighter* \| Egg Fighter: Sword* \| Egg Launcher (H)* \| Egg Launcher (H+V)* \| Egg Launcher (V)* \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pawn (spear) \| Eggrobo* \| Giant Chopper* \| Gold Beetle** \| Grabber* \| Gun Beetle* \| Gun Hunter \| Iblis's Minions (Iblis Biter, Iblis Taker, Iblis Worm)* \| Kiki \| Klagen \| Madmole \| Mono Beetle \| Moto Bug \| Mushmeanie \| Newtron \| Rhinotank** \| Sandworm* \| Spinner \| Spiny* \| Sprinkler* \| Sweeper** \| Thunder Spinner
Bosses	Console/PC*	Metal Sonic \| Death Egg Robot \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Perfect Chaos \| Silver the Hedgehog \| Egg Dragoon \| Time Eater
Bosses	Nintendo 3DS**	Metal Sonic \| Big Arm \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Biolizard \| Silver the Hedgehog \| Egg Emperor \| Time Eater
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Air Boost \| Bound Jump* \| Crouch \| Double Jump* \| Drift* \| Freestyle Tricks* \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Hop \| Jump Dash \| Kick boost \| Lightspeed Dash* \| Mid-Air Dash* \| Quick Step* \| Boost \| Slide \| Skydiving* \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Super Sonic Boost \| Super Sonic Missile \| Super Sonic Spinning \| Wall Jump
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Chaos Spear \| Drill Attack* \| Fire Beam* \| Heart Effect* \| Ice Wave* \| Meteor Smash* \| Ninja Arts: Camouflage* \| Propeller Flying* \| Psychic Knife \| Restraint Trap \| Ring Spark Field \| Sun Burst \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack \| Warping arm attack \| Whirlwind*
Color Powers		Cyan Laser** \| Orange Rocket* \| Pink Spikes* \| Red Burst**
Skills*		Aqua Shield \| Flame Shield \| Thunder Shield \| Twin Spin Attack \| Invincible Start \| Shield \| Power Sneakers \| Long Spin Dash \| Treasure Scanner \| Homing Attack \| Hercules Muscles \| Breath Holder \| Boardmaster \| Ring Time \| Blast Off \| Speed Up \| Direct Jump \| Power Stomp \| Quick Slide \| Acceleration \| Smasher Bonus \| Ring Energy Bonus \| Boost Gauge Up \| Serial Homing \| Auto-Gauge \| Gauge Rebooter \| Trick Mastery \| Endless Boost \| Power Brake \| Sure-Footed \| Safety Net \| Last Chance \| 10-Second Rings \| Athleticism \| Time Break \| Super Sonic \| Sega Genesis Controller
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon \| Barrel \| Big Balloon \| Bomb \| Bonus Bell* \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Cannon \| Cart \| Cloud* \| Conveyor Belt** \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Dimensional Bomb \| Explosion Trap \| Fan \| Flipper \| Four-way Cannon* \| Gear Platform \| Gondola* \| GUN Military Truck* \| Hanging Bell* \| Heart bomb* \| Helicopter* \| High-speed warp tube \| Horizontal Bar \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel (plate) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Kao \| Laser field \| Meteorite \| Movable box \| Mushroom \| Pole Elevator \| Prism \| Propeller \| Propeller Spring \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Rocket \| Route Signal* \| Seed Propeller** \| Seesaw \| Slot machine \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Spike Trap \| Spinning Top \| Spinning Platform \| Spotlight \| Switch \| Trap Spring \| Wall Jump Block \| Warp Point \| Wide spring \| Zip Line
Objects		Air Bubble \| Boss Gate \| Boss Gate Key* \| Buoy \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Container (Case, Spike Block, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Crank \| Energy Core \| Goal Ring \| Information Pod* \| Item Box (1-Up, Aqua Shield, Flame Shield, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Skateboard, Super Ring, Thunder Shield) \| Medal \| Mega Mack* \| Musical note* \| Red Star Ring* \| Ring \| Snowboard \| Sphere \| Star Post \| Stomping Shoes \| Time Bonus \| Wisp Capsule
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Tails) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow) \| Quinton Flynn (Silver) \| Laura Bailey (Omochao, Blaze) \| Karen Strassman (Rouge) \| Michelle Ruff (Cream) \| Keith Silverstein (Vector) \| Troy Baker (Espio) \| Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Charmy)
Japanese voice actors		Junichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman) \| Ryo Hirohashi (Tails (Modern)) \| Takuto Yoshinaga (Tails (Classic)) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Koji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yuuki Masuda (Espio) \| Youko Teppozuka (Charmy) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao)
Music	Songs	Back 2 Back \| Escape from the City* \| Vengeance is Mine** \| You're My Hero
Music	Albums	Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack \| Sonic Generations: 20 Years of Sonic Music \| History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack Blue Edition \| History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack White Edition
Other		Sonic's birthday \| Boost Gauge \| Chao in Space \| Collection Room \| Combo* \| Corkscrew loop \| Death Egg Robot* \| Egg Dragoon* \| Egg Gun \| Egg Mobile \| Egg Spear \| Havok* \| Health Gauge** \| Lair of the Time Eater \| Miles Electric \| Orca \| Perfect Bonus \| Rank \| Skill Shop* \| Sonic Generations (manga) \| Sonic Generations of Skate \| Statue Room* \| Time Attack \| Tornado-1 \| Totem Pole \| White Space \| Winding Tunnel \| Wisp Gauge** Console/PC version only *Nintendo 3DS version only

Sonic Lost World

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Virtual Hedgehog*
Non-playable characters		Tails \| Dr. Eggman \| Orbot \| Cubot \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Deadly Six (Zavok, Zazz, Zomom, Master Zik, Zeena, Zor) \| Yacker* \| Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky) \| Omochao* \| NiGHTS* \| Yoshi^
Wisps		White* \| Cyan \| Yellow \| Indigo \| Crimson* \| Magenta* \| Green* \| Black^ \| Red* \| Ivory \| Gray
Levels	Worlds	Windy Hill \| Desert Ruins \| Tropical Coast \| Frozen Factory \| Silent Forest \| Sky Road \| Lava Mountain \| Hidden World* \| Special Stage**
Levels	Misc.	Nightmare Zone* \| Yoshi's Island Zone^ \| The Legend of Zelda Zone^ \| Circus^
Enemies	Badniks	Antlion \| Antlion Mother* \| Anton* \| Aquis* \| Balkiry \| Ball Hog* \| Batbrain \| BFB \| Blowfish Transporter \| Blaster* \| Bomb* \| Burrobot* \| Buzz Bomber \| Caterkiller \| Chopper* \| Clucker \| Cluckoid* \| Coconuts* \| Crabmeat* \| Crawl \| Crawlton \| Dragonfly* \| Dung Beetle* \| Egg Pawn \| Galaga Bee* \| Gohla \| Grabber \| Gustav Turtle \| Jaws \| Laser Grabber* \| Madmole* \| Manbou* \| Manta* \| Moto Bug \| Mushmeanie* \| Nebula* \| Newtron \| Octus* \| Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) \| Pata-Bata* \| Penguinator \| Sandworm \| Slicer \| Snale Blaster* \| Spiker* \| Spikes* \| Sprinkler* \| Spinner** \| Tarantula* \| Thunder Spinner** \| Tonber* \| Turtloids* \| Utsubo*
Enemies	Other	Baku Baku* \| Boo* \| Boom Boo* \| Cactus Ball \| Sandworm \| Sheep* \| Surprise Crocodile* \| Yeti*
Bosses		Zazz \| Zomom \| Master Zik \| Zeena \| Zor \| Zavok \| Deadly Six \| Eggrobo
Moves/ Techniques	General	Bound Jump \| Charged Dash \| Dash \| Double Jump \| Duck** \| Focused Homing Attack \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Sky Dive \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump
Moves/ Techniques	Parkour	Flying Kick* \| Somersault Kick \| Wall Climb \| Wall Jump** \| Wall Run \| Vault Dash*
Color Powers		Black Bomb* \| Crimson Eagle* \| Cyan Laser \| Gray Quake** \| Green Hover* \| Indigo Asteroid \| Ivory Lightning** \| Magenta Rhythm* \| Red Burst** \| Yellow Drill
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon* \| Bingo \| Bumper \| Cannon* \| Cloud \| Coconut* \| Conveyor Belt* \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Fan \| Flipper \| Flower Cannon \| Flywheel** \| Grind Rail \| High-speed warp tube* \| Hint Ring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel** \| Metal nut* \| Minecart \| Musical note \| Planetoid Spring* \| Prism \| Rainbow Ring** \| Seesaw \| Slot machine* \| Snowball \| Snowblower \| Spring \| Spring Catapult* \| Truffle Cannon* \| Underground Pipe** \| Windmill*
Objects	General	5 Ring Bonus \| Air Bubble \| Apple \| Asteroid Ring \| Billiard Ball \| Bound bell* \| Cage \| Capsule \| Case** \| Casino Token* \| Chaos Emerald \| Floating Item Box* \| Item Box (1-Up, Aqua Shield, Big 50 Ring, Flame Shield, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Shield, Super Ring, Thunder Shield, Warp) \| Number Ring* \| Orb** \| Red Star Ring \| Ring
	RC Vehicles	Helicopter \| Fighter Jet \| Stealth Jet \| Hovercraft \| Balloon \| UFO \| Omochao
	Material**	Green Material \| Yellow Material \| Blue Material \| White Material \| Iron Material \| Black Material \| Red Material \| Bronze Material \| Silver Material \| Gold Material
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Tails) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles, Zavok) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Orbot, Master Zik) \| Wally Wingert (Cubot) \| Liam O'Brien (Zazz) \| Patrick Seitz (Zomom) \| Stephanie Sheh (Zeena) \| Sam Riegel (Zor)
Japanese voice actors		Junichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman) \| Ryo Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot) \| Wataru Takagi (Cubot) \| Jōji Nakata (Zavok) \| Yutaka Aoyama (Zazz) \| Yumi Tōma (Zeena) \| Mugihito (Master Zik) \| Chafūrin (Zomom) \| Yūki Tai (Zor)
Music		Sonic Lost World Bonus Soundtrack (Special Selection) \| Sonic Lost World: Wonder World EP \| Without Boundaries: Sonic Lost World Original Soundtrack
Other		Auto Running* \| Bonus Point* \| Cacophonic Conch \| Egg Mobile \| Extractor \| Freeze \| Havok \| Health Gauge \| Lost Hex \| Miles Electric \| Mission \| Moon Mech \| Rank \| Roboticization \| Snowball Sonic* \| Sonic the Hedgehog Halloween Conic Fest 2013 \| Tails' Lab** \| Time Attack* \| Tornado \| Totem Pole \| Wisp Away* \| Wisp Gauge \| Zeti "" Wii U and PC versions only "*" Nintendo 3DS version only "^" Wii U version only.

[1] Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Genesis) United States instruction manual pg. 19.

[2] Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction manual pg. 31.

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