Orbinaut[1] (ポーラ[2] Pōra?, lit. "Pola"), also known as Orbitnaut,[3] is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, sea urchin-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman and a variant of the Badnik sub-series with the same name.
Appearance[]
As a part of the Orbinaut series of Badniks, this Orbinaut variant has a gray metallic sphere for a body with a pair of eyes on it and four spiked balls orbiting it. It resembles the Star Pointer, but it lacks the yellow line surrounding the middle of its body, and has gray spiked balls instead.
Overview[]
Sonic getting hit by Orbinaut.
The Orbinauts make their only appearance in in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the lock-on game Sonic 3 & Knuckles, where they appear exclusively in Launch Base Zone. Like Uni Unis from the original Sonic the Hedgehog, they keep their spiked balls around them for defense. However, Orbinauts will only move if the player is pressing left or right on 
. Their spiked balls also orbit them faster than any other Orbinaut variant, except for the Tubinaut.
Orbinauts are tricky to defeat, as the player can only defeat them without getting harmed by having Invincibility, doing a precise hit between its spiked balls with Spin Jump, performing a well-timed Insta-Shield as Sonic (or a well-timed Jumping Hammer Attack as Amy Rose, in the Sonic Origins Plus version only), or during the brief time of invulnerability the player gets after taking damage. Upon destruction, the Orbinauts will release an Animal and award the player with 100 points.
Trivia[]
- The Orbinaut's Japanese name, Pola, is derived from pora, meaning "look!".
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References[]
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Genesis) North American instruction manual pg. 23.
- ↑ Japanese titled enemies of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 listed on the GHZ.
- ↑ Hill, Simon (June 1994). "Launch Base". The Official Sonic 3 Play Guide. Titan Books. p. 81. ISBN 1-85286-567-9. "Orbitnaut: Not to be messed with! These spiky sentries guard the Power Ups strewn across the act."
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