The Snowman[note 1] is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, snowman-based Badnik model created by Dr. Robotnik.
Appearance[]
The Snowmen are snowman-based Badniks. They each have a white body, stylized as two snowballs. They each also have two black eyes, a pointy orange nose, a mouth and black buttons like those of the stereotypical snowman. In addition, they wear a green and brown scarf and a green hat with a cannon protruding from the front of the latter.
Overview[]
In Sonic 3D Blast, Snowmen are encountered exclusively as enemies in Diamond Dust Zone. In gameplay, they are one of their Zone's more dangerous opponents. They move around erratically every now and then, but will occasionally stop up to fire several snowballs around themselves in a semicircle.
These Badniks can be destroyed with a tactically-placed Spin Attack, Spin Dash, or Spin Jump, but since they mainly appear on icy surfaces, it can be difficult to attack them. Upon their destruction, they release their respective power source, a blue Flicky, which can be picked up by Sonic. Unlike other Flickies in the game however, these ones are frozen in blocks of ice, which can be quite convenient; it keeps the Flickies from wandering off the moment they are set free. To free them, the player must attack their ice-encased bodies.
Powers and abilities[]
The Snowmen are quipped with cannons that can fire dangerous snowballs.
Notes[]
- ↑ This Badnik was given no official name upon or after the release of Sonic 3D Blast. However, its name was revealed in the Debug Mode for the unofficial Sonic 3D Blast: Director's Cut video game developed by Jon Burton, the lead programmer of the Genesis version of Sonic 3D Blast. When asked about its validity, Burton confirmed that this Badnik's name was used in the original game.