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For the Badnik with the same name in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, see Tentou.

The Tentou[1] (テントー[2] Tentō?) is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, ladybug-based Badnik model created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance[]

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Tentous are Badniks based on ladybugs. They each possess a red back with three large black spots, a black head with cartoonish black eyes, orange mandibles, two orange antenna with blue tips, and six short blue legs.

Overview[]

Tentou (Sonic Advance)

Sonic runs under a Tentou, from Sonic Advance.

In Sonic Advance, the Tentous appear as enemies, where they are only encountered in Secret Base Zone.

In gameplay, these robots fly left and right near the ceiling, occasionally pausing to fire energy balls from their wings. The Tentous are somewhat hard to avoid, especially when they come in large numbers. Once these Badniks fly however, the player has the chance to attack them with an offensive aerial maneuver, such as the Spin Jump. Also, upon their destruction, they will release an Animal.

Powers and abilities[]

Like actual ladybugs, the Tentous are capable of both flight and wallkcrawling. They can also fire energy balls from their wings.

In other media[]

Books and comics[]

IDW Publishing[]

Sonic Advance Tentou IDW

A Tentou, from Sonic the Hedgehog #65.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, several Tentous and other Badniks helped defended the Egg Base Delta against Knuckles, Vector, Espio, and Charmy when they broke into the city and began attacking them (due to the heroes thinking that Dr. Eggman and his Badniks were the ones who stole their relic). However, once Dr. Eggman informs Knuckles and the Chaotix that he had nothing to do with stealing their relic, the heroes would then stop attacking the Tentous and other Badniks before proceeding to leave Egg Base Delta.[3]

Trivia[]

  • "Tentou" is short for "tentoumushi" (テントウムシ?), which is the Japanese word for "ladybird".
  • The Tentous share the exact same name as another ladybug-based Badnik which appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, though it is unconfirmed weather or not they are related to them.

References[]

  1. Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). "Sonic Advance". Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Tentou - A ladybug bot that flutters around the ceiling before taking its shot."
  2. (in Japanese) ソニックアドバンス必勝パーフェクトガイド Aspect. February 8 2002. p. 29. ISBN 978-4757209480.
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog #65, "Relic Robbing Rumble, Part 1"

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