R-1/A Flying Dog

The Flying Dog

Overview

Game

Sonic Adventure 2

Level

Security Hall

Other appearances

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

Sonic Rivals (collectible card)

Description

A large mechanical VTOL multipurpose fighter

Boss order
Previous boss	Next boss
Tails	Sonic

The R-1/A Flying Dog is a boss that appears in the level Security Hall from Sonic Adventure 2. It is a G.U.N. robot controlled by a soldier.

Description

Features and abilities

The Flying Dog can fly smoothly in the air and at speeds surpassing those of both the B-3x Hot Shot and F-6t Big Foot. It can also fire a homing laser or attack with machine guns like its other variants, but at a faster rate.

Specifications

General Characteristics

Combat weight: 89.800 lbs.
Dimensions
- Full length: 11.9 ft.
- Width: 15.8 ft.
- Height: 11.4 ft.
- Wingspan: 38 ft.
Power Plant: Seven GUN F-series turbofan engines / Two GUN RX-01 turbofan engines with afterburners

Speed: 160 mph

Thrust: R1-B/C. 10.000 pounds each engine.

Cooling (?): 32.000 H(?)

Range: 2.400 miles.

Armament

One 200mmm Long-Range Beam Cannon
One M-32A1 22mm Gatling gun
Two four AIM-120C Advanced Medium-Range air-to-surface Missiles
External stations can carry up 10 conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods.

Crew: R1-A: One. R1-B/C: Two.

History

R-1/A Flying Dog is fought after playing Security Hall, where it traps Rouge the Bat on Prison Island. Why it attacked Rouge despite being a GUN agent herself is not explained.

Battle

Boss guide

To defeat it, Rouge must use the cages around her by climbing up them, then jump off them and fly into the mech and hit it in the cockpit by using either the Screw Kick or by just gliding. After doing this multiple times it will be defeated.

Video

Sonic Adventure 2- R-1A Flying Dog -1080 HD-

In other media

Sonic X

Main article: Flying Dog (Sonic X)

In the anime series Sonic X, the Flying Dog appeared during the Sonic Adventure 2 adaptation saga. In this media, they were constructed after the Perfect Chaos incident to combat Dr. Eggman's forces.

Quotes

"This is Flying Dog to Headquarters. Intruder found in the Security Hall. Preparing to attack."

—The Flying Dog, Sonic Adventure 2

"This is Flying Dog to Headquarters. We've taken Heavy damage! Close the Security Hall!"

—The Flying Dog, Sonic Adventure 2

"It's just not possible... this flying dog can't be destroyed..."

—The Flying Dog, Sonic Adventure 2

Trivia

Based on the text pre-battle, the R-1/A Flying Dog had at least two variants, both of which accommodated two pilots instead of one.

Gallery

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G.U.N. Robots

Beetle Series	Bomb Beetle \| Bomb Wing \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Beetle \| Gun Wing \| Mono Beetle \| Rocket Beetle \| Spark Beetle \| Spring Beetle
Big Foot Series	B-3x Hot Shot \| Big Foot Type A \| Big Foot Type B \| F-6t Big Foot \| R-1/A Flying Dog
Hawk Series	Bomb Hawk \| Gum Hawk \| Gun Hawk \| Laser Hawk \| Sky Hawk
Hornet Series	Hornet-3 \| Hornet-6 \| Hornet-9 \| Laser Hornet \| Phoenix
Hunter Series	Gun Hunter \| Laser Hunter \| Shield Hunter
Rhino Series	Rhino Cannon \| Rhino Jet \| Rhino Metal \| Rhino Spike \| Rhino Spring
Trooper Series	GUN Trooper \| Giga Trooper
Misc.	Ark Missile Turret

Sonic Adventure 2

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy* \| Shadow (Super Shadow) \| Rouge \| Eggman \| Big^ \| Tikal \| Chaos* \| Dark Chao Walker* \| Chao Walker* \| Metal Sonic*
Non-playable characters		Chao (Dark Chao, Hero Chao, Chaos Chao) \| Gerald \| Maria \| President \| Secretary \| Sigma-Alpha 2 \| Researcher \| Animals (Bat, Bear, Boar, Cheetah, Condor, Dragon, Gorilla, Half Fish, Parrot, Peacock, Penguin, Phoenix, Rabbit, Raccoon, Seal, Sea Otter, Sheep, Skeleton Dog, Skunk, Tiger, Unicorn)
Stages	Hero	City Escape \| Wild Canyon \| Prison Lane \| Metal Harbor \| Green Forest \| Pumpkin Hill \| Mission Street \| Aquatic Mine \| Route 101 \| Hidden Base \| Pyramid Cave \| Death Chamber \| Eternal Engine \| Meteor Herd \| Crazy Gadget \| Final Rush
	Dark	Iron Gate \| Dry Lagoon \| Sand Ocean \| Radical Highway \| Egg Quarters \| Lost Colony \| Weapons Bed \| Security Hall \| White Jungle \| Route 280 \| Sky Rail \| Mad Space \| Cosmic Wall \| Final Chase
	Misc.	Cannon's Core \| Green Hill
	2P Stages	Downtown Race \| Grind Race \| Planet Quest \| Pool Quest \| Deck Race \| Pyramid Race
Enemies	G.U.N.	Blue Eagle \| Bomb Beetle \| Bomb Wing \| Gold Beetle \| Gum Hawk \| Gun Beetle \| Gun Hawk \| Gun Hunter \| Gun Wing \| Hornet-3 \| Hornet-6 \| Hornet-9 \| Laser Hawk \| Laser Hornet \| Laser Hunter \| Mono Beetle \| Phoenix \| Rhino Cannon \| Rhino Jet \| Rhino Metal \| Rhino Spike \| Shield Hunter \| Sky Hawk \| Spark Beetle \| Spring Beetle
	Badniks	Buzz Bomber \| Chopper \| E-1000 \| Gola \| Unidus \| Kiki
	Misc	Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1, Artificial Chaos P-100, Cell, Float Type, Guard Type) \| Boo \| Boom Boo
Bosses		B-3x Hot Shot \| Biolizard \| Dr. Eggman \| Egg Golem \| F-6t Big Foot \| Finalhazard \| King Boom Boo \| Knuckles \| R-1/A Flying Dog \| Rouge \| Shadow \| Sonic \| Tails
Moves/Techniques		Amy Flash* \| Black Shield* \| Black Wave* \| Booming Missile* \| Bounce Attack \| Captive Light* \| Chaos Bind* \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Impact* \| Chaos Screw* \| Chaos Spear \| Chaos Strike* \| Charm Ray* \| Crazy Rush* \| Crouch \| Dark Finish* \| Dark Omochao* \| Dig \| Drill Claw \| Drill Drive \| Fire Somersault \| Glide \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Hammer Punch* \| Heaven's Justice* \| Hell Bomber* \| Hip Drop* \| Hover \| Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Kick/Kick Attack \| Knuckle Spin* \| Laser Missile* \| Light Attack \| Light Speed Dash \| Lock-on \| Lock-On Missile \| Magic Hands \| Omochao \| Pick \| Power Flash* \| Power Laser* \| Propeller Punch \| Punch (Eggwalker) \| Punch/Punch Attack \| Rocket Launcher \| Rumble Launcher* \| Screw Kick \| Somersault \| Sonic Wind* \| Speed Up* \| Spin Jump \| Spin Dash \| Spiral Upper \| Storming Heart* \| Super Sonic Boost \| Swim \| Thunder Arrow* \| Time Stop* \| Volkan Cannon \| Wrath of Gaia* \| Zap Laser*
Gimmicks and obstacles		Ancient Ruin \| Ball Switch \| Bungie Vine \| Dash Panel \| Dynamite \| Egg Beetle \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Grind Rail \| GUN Military Truck \| High-speed warp tube \| Hint Box \| Hourglass \| Iron ball \| Jump Plate \| Laser field \| Missile \| Pipe \| Propeller Spring \| Pulley \| Rocket \| Safe \| Spikes \| Spinning drum \| Swing Bar \| Time Stop Switch \| Turtle \| Warp Hole \| Warp Wall \| Weight \| Wide spring
Objects	General	Balloon \| Chao Egg \| Chao Key \| Chaos Emerald \| Chaos Drive \| Container (Cage, Chao Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Emblem \| Emerald Shard \| Goal Ring \| Item Box (5 Rings, 10 Rings, 20 Rings, Bomb, Extra Life, Health, High-Speed Shoes, Invincibility, Magnetic Barrier, Shield) \| Key Stone (Gate Key) \| Meteorite \| Outfit \| Point Marker \| Ring \| Snowboard
Objects	Level Up Items	Air Necklace \| Air Shoes \| Ancient Light \| Bazooka \| Booster \| Bounce Bracelet \| Flame Ring \| Hammer Gloves \| Iron Boots \| Jet Engine \| Large Cannon \| Laser Blaster \| Light Speed Shoes \| Magic Gloves \| Mystic Melody \| Pick Nails \| Protective Armor \| Shovel Claw \| Sunglasses \| Treasure Scope
English voice actors		Ryan Drummond (Sonic) \| Connor Bringas (Tails) \| Scott Dreier (Knuckles/GUN Soldiers) \| Jennifer Douillard (Amy Rose) \| David Humphrey (Shadow the Hedgehog) \| Lani Minella (Rouge/Omochao) \| Deem Bristow (Doctor Eggman) \| Moriah Angeline (Maria Robotnik) \| Marc Biagi (Gerald/GUN Soldiers) \| Steve Broadie (President) \| Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) \| Jon St. John (Big) \| Elara Distler (Tikal) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kazuki Hayashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Yuri Shiratori (Maria) \| Kinryū Arimoto (President) \| Shun Yashiro (Big) \| Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao)
Music	Songs	A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup \| Believe In Myself \| Deeper \| Dive into the Mellow \| E.G.G.M.A.N. \| Escape from the City \| Fly in the Freedom \| For True Story \| It Doesn't Matter \| Kick the Rock! \| Live and Learn \| My Sweet Passion \| Rhythm And Balance \| Space Trip Steps \| Supporting Me \| The Supernatural \| Throw It All Away \| Unknown from M.E. \| Vengeance is Mine
Music	Albums	Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track \| Sonic Adventure 2 Vocal Collection: Cuts Unleashed \| Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack \| Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Sampler \| Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition \| Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era
Other		Angel Island \| Auto Running \| Black Market \| Central City \| Chao Adventure^ \| Chao Adventure 2^ \| Chao Garden (Dark, Hero, Neutral) \| Chao in Space \| Chao Kindergarten \| Chao Machine \| Chao Stadium \| Chao Transporter^ \| Chao World \| Corkscrew loop \| Cyclone \| Eclipse Cannon \| Eggman Bombom \| Eggwalker \| Emerald Radar \| Fake Emerald \| Gerald Robotnik's diary \| Health Gauge \| Hi-Speed Shoes \| Kart Race \| Prison Island \| Project Shadow \| Rank \| Shuttle loop \| Space Colony ARK \| Station Square \| Teleporter \| Totem Pole \| Winding Tunnel Appears or is playable only in the 2P mode ^ Dreamcast version of Sonic Adventure 2* only

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Description

Features and abilities

Specifications

History

Battle

Boss guide

Video

In other media

Sonic X

Quotes

Trivia

Gallery