Roller Mk. II

The Roller Mk. II^[1]^[2]^{[note 1]} is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, armadillo-based Badnik model created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance

The Roller Mk. II model is a red and black incarnation of a armadillo-based Badnik. It also has yellow V-shaped ears and cartoonish eyes with black pupils.

Overview

In Sonic Mania, and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus, the Roller Mk. IIs appear exclusively in Mirage Saloon Zone Act 1 (Knuckles' version only) and 2. Like the original Rollers, they will, in gameplay, curl into a ball and attempt to attack the player. Unlike the original Roller, hitting a Roller Mk. II in ball form by either jumping or rolling will not hurt the player. Instead, the Roller Mk. II will bounce off the player and uncurl. Also, unlike the original, this Badnik will actively pursue the player rather than roll forward continuously, turning around if the player goes past them.

In order to defeat these Badniks, the player must use a Spin Attack to bounce into them and make them uncurl, then quickly destroy them with any attack before they curl up again. Upon their destruction, they release an Animal.

Trivia

This Badnik's red and yellow color scheme, as well as the animal species it is based on, give it a resemblance to Mighty the Armadillo. This is further emphasized in the Badnik's description in Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia.^[1]
The sound effects used by the Roller Mk. IIs when they jump and curl up are the same as those heard in Sonic the Hedgehog CD and Knuckles' Chaotix.

Gallery

Concept artwork

Notes

↑ While not listed in any instruction manuals, the internal files in the PC release of Sonic Mania refers to this enemy as "RollerMKII".

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). "Sonic Mania". Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 254. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Roller Mk. II - A mighty familiar recolor of Roller"
↑ Live Sonic Mania Developer Playthrough. Stealth (20 August 2017). Retrieved on 22 August 2017.

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Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles) \| Mighty* (Super Mighty) \| Ray (Super Ray*)
Non-playable characters		Cluckoid \| Dr. Eggman \| Egg-Robo \| Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy Gunner, Heavy King, Heavy Magician, Heavy Rider, Heavy Shinobi) \| Jimmy \| Metal Sonic (Giga Metal) \| Phantom Heavies (Phantom Gunner, Phantom King, Phantom Magician, Phantom Rider, Phantom Shinobi) \| Rock Drill \| Animals (Becky, Cucky, Flicky, Locky, Micky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky, Tocky, Wocky)
Zones		Angel Island Zone* \| Green Hill Zone \| Chemical Plant Zone \| Studiopolis Zone \| Flying Battery Zone \| Press Garden Zone \| Stardust Speedway Zone \| Hydrocity Zone \| Mirage Saloon Zone \| Oil Ocean Zone \| Lava Reef Zone \| Metallic Madness Zone \| Titanic Monarch Zone \| Egg Reverie Zone \| Special Stage \| Bonus Stage \| Pinball Stage*
Enemies		Aquis \| Armadiloid \| Asteron \| Ball Hog \| Batbrain \| Blaster \| Blastoid \| Bloominator* \| Bugernator \| Bumpalo \| Buzz Bomber \| Cactula \| Canister \| Caterkiller Jr. \| Chopper \| Clucker \| Crabmeat \| Dango \| Dragonfly \| Fireworm \| Flasher Mk. II \| Gohla \| Grabber \| Hotaru \| IceBomba \| Iwamodoki \| Jawz \| Jellygnite \| Juggle Saw \| Kabasira \| Kanabun \| Madmole \| Matryoshka-Bom \| Mecha-Bu \| Mega Chopper \| Mic Drop \| Monkey Dude* \| Motobug \| Newtron \| Octus \| Poh-Bee \| Pointdexter \| Rattlekiller \| Rexon \| RhinoBot* \| Roller Mk. II \| Scarab \| Sentry Bug \| Shutterbug \| Silver Sonic \| Spiny \| Splats \| Sweep \| Technosqueek \| Toxomister \| Tubinaut \| Turbo Spiker \| Turbo Turtle \| Vultron \| Woodrow
Bosses	Mini-bosses	DD Wrecker \| Amoeba Droid \| Heavy Gunner \| Big Squeeze \| Shiversaw \| Hotaru Hi-Watt \| Dive Eggman \| Uber Caterkiller \| Meter Droid \| Drillerdroid \| Egg Pistons mk.II \| Crimson Eye
Bosses	Zone bosses	Death Egg Robot \| Mean Bean Machine \| Weather Globe \| Spider Mobile \| Heavy Shinobi \| Metal Sonic \| Laundro-Mobile \| Heavy Magician \| Mega Octus \| Heavy Rider \| Heavy King \| Gachapandora \| Phantom Egg \| Phantom King and Klepto Mobile
Moves/Techniques		Air Glide* \| Bounce Jump \| Climb \| Crouch \| Double Jump \| Drop Dash \| Fireball Spin Dash \| Glide \| Hammer Drop* \| Insta-Shield \| Propeller Flying \| Ring Spark Field \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Peel Out \| Swim \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Beanstalk \| Bomb \| Bumper \| Bungee Rope \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dropping platform \| Electrical conduit \| Fan \| Fireball Cannon \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Glove on a stick \| Goal Plate \| Hang Glider \| High-speed warp tube \| Ice Spring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pulley \| Ruby Mist \| Seesaw \| Sinking pool \| Shrink ray \| Snowblower \| Spikes \| Spring \| Star Post \| Switch \| Transport \| Vine \| Zipline
Items		Air Bubble \| Chaos Emerald \| Giant Ring \| Giant spear \| Item Box (1-UP, Blue Shield, Bubble Shield, Character, Hyper Ring, Eggman Mark, Fire Shield, Invincible, Lightning Shield, Player Swap, Power Sneakers, Random, S, Super Ring) \| Little Planet flowers \| Master Emerald \| Metal Sonic Projector \| Medallion \| Ring \| Robot transporter \| Schrodinger's Capsule \| Sphere \| Star Circle \| Time Warp sign \| UFO \| Warp Point
Music		Sonic Mania (vinyl album) \| Sonic Mania Original Soundtrack (Selected Edition) \| Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack
Other		Angel Island \| Auto Running \| Continue \| Corkscrew \| Death Egg Robot \| Debug Mode \| Egg Mobile \| Freeze \| Game Over \| Klepto Mobile \| Level Select \| Little Planet \| Loop \| Mega Mack \| Phantom Ruby \| Perfect Bonus \| Popgun \| Sonic Mania Adventures ("Sonic Returns", "Sonic and Tails", "& Knuckles", "Mighty and Ray", "Metal Mayhem", "From: A. Rose", "The Complete Mini-Series") \| S pipe \| Time Attack \| Time Over \| Time Warp \| Tornado \| Water Appears in Sonic Mania Plus* only

[3] While not listed in any instruction manuals, the internal files in the PC release of Sonic Mania refers to this enemy as "RollerMKII".

[ESI-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). "Sonic Mania". Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 254. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Roller Mk. II - A mighty familiar recolor of Roller"

[2] Live Sonic Mania Developer Playthrough. Stealth (20 August 2017). Retrieved on 22 August 2017.

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Appearance

Overview

Trivia

Gallery

Concept artwork

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Notes

References

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