R-1/A Flying Dog

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	Tails
Next boss	Sonic

This is Flying Dog to Headquarters. Intruder found in the Security Hall. Preparing to attack.
— The Flying Dog, Sonic Adventure 2

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

The Flying Dog's Eyecatch in 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. 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

Models

Model of Flying Dog

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Screenshots

Gallery
Rouge facing the Flying Dog. The Flying Dog firing missiles. Flying Dog defeated. Add a photo to this gallery

G.U.N. Robots

Bomb Beetle	Bomb Wing	Gold Beetle
Gun Beetle	Gun Wing	Mono Beetle
Rocket Beetle	Spark Beetle	Spring Beetle

B-3x Hot Shot	Big Foot Type A	Big Foot Type B
F-6t Big Foot	R-1/A Flying Dog

Bomb Hawk	Gun Hawk
Laser Hawk	Sky Hawk

Hornet-3	Hornet-6	Hornet-9
Laser Hornet	Phoenix

Gun Hunter

Laser Hunter

Shield Hunter

Rhino Cannon	Rhino Jet	Rhino Metal
Rhino Spike	Rhino Spring

GUN Trooper

Giga Trooper

Ark Missile Turret

Sonic Adventure 2

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