Spark Beetle

Spark Beetle
A Spark Beetle in Sonic Adventure 2.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic Adventure 2
Game appearances	Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic Adventure 2 (2012)
Biographical overview
Species	Robot
Physical description
Color scheme	Blue, white, red, yellow, black
Eyes	Red
Alignment and character traits
Alignment	Good
Affiliation(s)	Guardian Units of Nations Beetle Series
Powers and abilities
Skills	Flight Electromagnetic shield

I must stay clear of those robots, because they release an electrical discharge.

— Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog

The Spark Beetle (スパークビートル, Supāku Bītoru^?) is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a robot deployed by the Guardian Units of Nations and is a part of the Beetle Series.

Appearance

The Spark Beetle itself looks just like a Mono Beetle from its respective game, except that it can be seen equipped with an spherical electromagnetic field.

Game appearances

Sonic Adventure 2

The Spark Beetle first appeared in Sonic Adventure 2, and later in its enhanced port Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. The Spark Beetle does not attack the player directly, but instead waits for the player to come close, then shocks them with its electromagnetic field. Trying to directly attack the robot while the shield is up will result in the player sustaining damage, thus protecting from physical damage. The field itself, however, shifts between being turned on and off in an interval lasting a couple of seconds, leaving itself open and vulnerable when the shield switches off.

The Spark Beetles have some basic movements in both games; they will remain in one place while their shield is activated, and move slowly towards the player when the shield is deactivated.

The Spark Beetle's shield is shown to be somewhat ineffective, as the player can use Tails' Cyclone and Dr. Eggman's Eggwalker to outflank it. Regardless of whether or not the shield is up, simply using Lock-On Missiles and/or firing the Volkan Cannon at a Spark Beetle will destroy it. The shield also proves ineffective against Sonic and Shadow's Light Speed Attacks and Sonic's Magic Hands, both of which will cut right through the shield and destroy the robot inside. It awards the player 100 points when destroyed.

The Spark Beetle appears in the following stages:

Character	Stage
	Normal mode	Hard mode
Sonic	City Escape Crazy Gadget	Crazy Gadget
Shadow	Radical Highway White Jungle
Eggman	Cosmic Wall
Rouge	Security Hall

Shadow the Hedgehog

The Spark Beetles later returned in Shadow the Hedgehog, where they were deployed by GUN to fight in the war on their side. In this game, a Spark Beetle's shield can protect it from gunfire as well as regular attacks. Additionally, the shields are now electrical rings instead of the spherically shaped shields seen in Sonic Adventure 2.

Gallery

A Spark Beetle in White Jungle, from the 2012 remaster of Sonic Adventure 2

References

Guardian Units of Nations robots

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Beetle Series · Hawk Series · Hornet Series · Hunter Series · Rhino Series

• Beetle Series
• Hawk Series
• Hornet Series
• Hunter Series
• Rhino Series
• Trooper Series
• Big Foot Series

Bomb Beetle

Bomb Wing

Gold Beetle

Gun Beetle

Gun Wing

Mono Beetle

Rocket Beetle

Spark Beetle

Spring Beetle

Bomb Hawk

Gun Hawk

Gum Hawk

Laser Hawk

Sky Hawk

Hornet-3

Hornet-6

Hornet-9

Laser Hornet

Phoenix

Gun Hunter

Laser Hunter

Shield Hunter

Rhino Cannon

Rhino Cannon (Sonic Rush)

Rhino Jet

Rhino Metal

Rhino Spike

GUN Trooper

Giga Trooper

B-3x Hot Shot

Big Foot Type A

Big Foot Type B

F-6t Big Foot

R-1/A Flying Dog

Sonic Adventure 2

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