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It drifts along, surprising you with sprouting spikes.


— Description, Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia

The Pointdexter[1] (ポイントデクスター[2] Pointodekusutā?), later known in Japan as Puff (パフ[3] Pafu?), is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, pufferfish-based Badnik model created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance[]

Based on the pufferfish, Pointdexters have gray bodies with spikes all around, a blue face and occiput with yellow borders.

Game appearances[]

Sonic 3 & Knuckles[]

Pointdexter-spr

In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and the lock-on game Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Pointdexters appear in the underwater sections of Hydrocity Zone.

In gameplay, they swim around slowly, periodically drawing out and retracting their spikes. However, they make no effort to attack the player. Pointdexters can easily be destroyed with a Spin Jump when their spikes are retracted, but they will damage the player when their spikes are out. They can also be hard to notice, if the player quickly falls down underwater.

Sonic Rivals 2[]

In Sonic Rivals 2, the Pointedexters appear on a card that can be collected by getting a high score from Sunset Forest Zone's Boss Act.

Sonic Mania[]

Pointdexter Mania

In Sonic Mania, and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus, the Pointdexters appear as enemies. In terms of design, they are unchanged from their debut game. In these games, they only appear in the underwater sections of Hydrocity Zone.

In gameplay, the Pointdexters behave just like in their debut game: they swim around slowly while periodically protruding spikes. Also, upon destroying a Pointdexter, it will release an Animal.

Powers and abilities[]

The Pointdexters are adapt swimmers and can protrude metal spikes from their bodies, the latter of which makes a direct attack on them very painful.

In other media[]

Sonic the Comic[]

Main article: Pointdexter (Sonic the Comic)

Pointdexters have also appeared in several issues of the British publication Sonic the Comic, after Dr. Robotnik's discovery of the Floating Island. In this continuity, they are able to float through the air. In their first appearance in the comic, a Pointdexter appeared in Marble Garden Zone.

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Artwork[]

Sprites[]

Screenshots[]

References[]

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Genesis) North American instruction booklet, pg. 22.
  2. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 37.
  3. (in Japanese) ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ3 公式ガイドブック. Shogakukan. 1 July 1994. p. 11. ISBN 978-4091024794.


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