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Spikebonker[1] (ガーディ[2] Gādi?, lit. "Guardy") is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, cone-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance[]

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Resembling cones, the Spikebonkers have an orange top cap with a black cylinder section below. Placed below their orange cap on their black underside are also two glaring eyes. On their bottom, they have a grey drill as well. They also carry an engine pack on their back and have a mace ball orbiting their lower section.

Overview[]

Not the ball

Sonic getting hit by Spikebonker's mace.

In Sonic & Knuckles and the lock-on game Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Spikebonkers appear only in both Acts of Death Egg Zone. In gameplay, they hover slowly from side-to-side with their mace orbiting their lower body. When the player approaches, the Spikebonkers attack by sending their mace flying towards them. However, the mace has a limited range and will return to the Spikebonker like a boomerang. The Spikebonkers will repeat this pattern until they are destroyed or the player gets far enough away. Spikebonkers are slow, and are thus easily destroyed with a Spin Jump and other related attacks. However, the player must be aware of the mace orbiting them, and the Spikebonker must not be facing them.

In other media[]

Sonic the Comic[]

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Spikebonkers in the Sonic the Comic. Art by Richard Elson.

In the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions, the Spikebonkers served as the Death Egg II's security system. Sonic battled them when he infiltrated the Death Egg.

Trivia[]

  • Spikebonkers appear in the Death Egg hub world in LEGO Dimensions.
  • The Spikebonker's Japanese name, Guardy, is a corruption of the katakana of ガチン (gachin), meaning "with a bang."

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References[]

  1. Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Genesis) United States instruction manual pg. 20.
  2. Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction manual pg. 32.

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