Even harmless Dark Bats can grow wild after absorbing too much of Dark Gaia's sinister energy. This strain of bat releases a high-voltage blast periodically. Time your contact carefully, or you'll get a nasty zap!
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— Description, Sonic Unleashed[1]
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The Thunder Bat (サンダーフロート, Sandā Furōto?, lit. "Thunder Float") is a type of Dark Gaia's Minions that appear in Sonic Unleashed. They are mutated Dark Bats that can generate electrical surges to shock their opponents and can as well be used by the player to cross gabs. They only appear during the game's nighttime stages.
Description
Appearance
The Thunder Bats look much like Dark Bats and Dark Bat Snipers. They have mostly egg-shaped, paris green bodies with cyan eyes and markings. They have small horns on top of their body, and their lower body mostly consists of a large lower jaw with a horn-like growth at each jaw joint and two "antennae" in front. They also have a small, thin tail extending from their back with a tip that has thunderbolt-like appendages.
Behavior
Unlike the harmless Dark Bats, the Thunder Bats are quite wild and aggressive as a result of absorbing an overdose of Dark Gaia's energies, and will fight as the frontline soldiers amongst their kind.
Powers and Abilities
The Thunder Bats are able to move around by teleporting into an area in a puff of purple smoke. As a Dark Gaia minion, the Thunder Bats can possess people by latching onto the deepest, darkest part of the heart, and generate despair, negative emotions or even erratic behavior that are completely opposite to the person's personality.
The Thunder Bats are able to levitate and move through mid-air, albeit at a rather slow rate. However, they are capable of carrying a great deal of weight while flying, such as Sonic the Werehog, without straying from their path.
As their unique trait, the Thunder Bats possesses limited electrokinetic powers, allowing them to create and control electricity to a certain extend. With this ability, the Thunder Bats can either release a high-voltage electrical field from their bodies that can briefly stunt durable beings such as Sonic the Werehog, or shoot harmful bullets of electricity from the tip of their tails over long distances.
Attack Patterns
On both versions of Sonic Unleashed, the Thunder Bats can attack the player with electrical surges when the player makes physical contact with them.
On the PS2/Wii version the Thunder Bats can additionally attack the player with bullets of electricity. When preparing these electrical bullets, the Thunder Bats' tails will glow before shooting them. These electrical bullets, however, can only travel in straight lines and are therefore easy to avoid on the ground.
Overview
The Thunder Bats and the rest of Dark Gaia's Minions were created when Dark Gaia broke into several thousands of fragments in the opening of Sonic Unleashed after awakening prematurely, with fragments becoming Dark Gaia's Minions and the Thunder Bats afterwards. Specifically, a Thunder Bat is created when a Dark Bat absorbs too much of Dark Gaia's energy and mutates into a Thunder Bat. The first appear in Arid Sands Night Act II: Scorched Rock on the PS2/Wii version and Savannah Citadel Night Act 1 on the PS3/Xbox 360 version.
In gameplay, the Thunder Bats periodically discharge electricity. Whenever the player touches them while they are discharging or gets hit by their attack on the PS2/Wii version of Sonic Unleashed, the player takes damage is and is left immobile for a few moments.
Like the Dark Bats, the Thunder Bats are some of the most fragile members of Dark Gaia's Minions, as they have little health and can be killed with one-to-two hits.
Like the Dark Bats, the Thunder Bats can serve as a method for Sonic the Werehog to travel over bottomless pits or large gaps. By grabbing onto a Thunder Bat, Sonic can use it to pull himself over large gabs. However, the Thunder Bats can be quite dangerous to use in these situations if not timed correctly, since they can shock Sonic and cause him to lose his grip, which in most cases can cost the player a life.
In the case where they are needed for transport, killing a Thunder Bat will only cause another one to instantly appear and take its place at the exact same position. This is a game mechanic that prevents the player from unintentionally halting his/her progress throughout the stages.
Upon the reconstruction of Dark Gaia by Dr. Eggman, all of the Thunder Bats along with the other Dark Gaia minions were returned to the beast, who was later defeated and sealed within the planet's core.
Trivia
- The Thunder Bats can be used for transportation in Jungle Joyride Night Act III: Deep Jungle on the PS2/Wii version.
Gallery
Gallery |
The Thunder Bat's profile on the PS3/Xbox30 version of Sonic Unleashed
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References
Playable characters |
Sonic (Super Sonic, Werehog) · Gaia Colossus
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Non-playable characters |
Apotos |
Alexis · Anastasia · Eric · Gregorios · Hot Dog Vendor · Ice Cream Vendor · Lambros · Lucas · Milos · Sandra
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Spagonia |
Aida · Barbara · Ciccio · David · Denise · Dora · Elio · Federica · Franco · Gigi · Hot Dog Vendor · Ippolita · Irma · Josef · Lilli · Lucia · Marcantonio · Mauro · Natalia · Otto · Professor Pickle · Professor Pickle's Assistant · Raimondo
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Mazuri
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Ana · Essie · Gwek · Hog Dog Vendor · Kofi · Kwami · Kwod · Yawa · Yaya
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Chun-nan |
Chun · Hot Dog Vendor · Hualin · Jinlin · Lin · Shuifon · Wang · Yilin · Zonshen
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Holoska |
Hot Dog Vendor · Jari-Pekka · Jari-Thure · Marketa · Sarianna · Ursule
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Shamar |
Ara · Dimah · Ehsan · Erhan · Hizir · Hot Dog Vendor · Iman · Labib · Latif · Layla · Mufid · Musaid · Raniya · Sa'id · Sadiq · Safi · Samia · Sammar · Shadi · Utba · Yasmine
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Empire City |
Boss · Brenda · Charles · Def Big · Elizabeth · Hot Dog Vendor · Li'l Kate · Louie Montaine · Robert
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Adabat |
Hot Dog Vendor · Jamal · Kaeo · Nagi · Rudi · Teanchai
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Eggmanland |
EF-DC1998 · EF-MD1991 · EF-XB2006 · Hot Dog Vendor
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Misc. |
Amy · Chip · Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia) · Dr. Eggman · Tails · SA-55 · Su · Uh · Wentos
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Town Stages |
Apotos · Mazuri · Spagonia · Chun-nan · Holoska · Shamar · Empire City · Adabat · Eggmanland
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Action Stages |
Windmill Isle · Savannah Citadel · Rooftop Run · Dragon Road · Cool Edge · Arid Sands · Skyscraper Scamper · Jungle Joyride · Eggmanland · Tornado Defense
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Enemies |
Badniks |
Aero-Cannon · Aero-Chaser · Egg Blizzard · Egg Burst · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Knight (Electric shield, Spring shield) · Egg Fighter: Shield (Electric shield, Spring shield) · Egg Fighter: Sword · Egg Flame · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Shackle · Egg Shooter · Egg Typhoon · Gold Aero-Cannon · Interceptor · Little Fighter · Mole Cannon · Spinner · Thunder Ball · Thunder Spinner
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Dark Gaia's Minions |
Big Mother · Cure Master · Dark Bat · Dark Bat Sniper · Dark Eel · Dark Fright · Deep Nightmare · Evil Flower · Fire Master · Fright Master · Killer Bee · Lightning Master · Little Rex · Nightmare · Power Master · Red Fright · Red Killer Bee · Red Rex · Thunder Bat · Titan
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Bosses |
Egg Beetle · Egg Cauldron · Egg Devil Ray · Egg Dragoon · Egg Lancer · Dark Gaia · Dark Gaia Phoenix · Dark Guardian · Dark Moray · Perfect Dark Gaia
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Moves/ techniques |
Sonic |
Air Boost · Cartwheel · Crouch · Foot Sweep · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Jump Dash · Lightspeed Dash · Slide · Skydiving · Sonic Boost · Sonic Drift · Spin Jump · Stomp · Quick Step · Wall Jump
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Werehog |
Attack · Dash · Double Jump · Grab · Guard · Unleashed Mode · Wall Shuffle
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Misc.
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Boost · Drill Attack · Super Sonic Boost · Turbo Boost
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Skills |
Straight attacks |
Donkey Kick Combo · Double Axle Combo · Double Kick Combo · Feral Were-Hammer · Knuckle Sandwich Combo · Sho-Hog-Ken · Unleashed Knuckle Sandwich · Vertical Were-Hammer · Were-Hammer · Werewheel Rush
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Hook attacks |
Earthshaker · Egg Scrambler · Feral Wild Whirl · Rolling Kick Combo · Sho-Claw-Ken · Ultimate Wild Combo · Unleashed Wild Combo · Wereclap · Wild Whirl · Wild Whirl Were-Hammer
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Aerial attacks
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Aerial Claw Slash · Aerial Claw Slash and Spin · Aerial Piledriver · Crescent Moon Strike · Diving Bodypress · Flying Double-Punch · Flying Double-Punch Crush · Hurricane Combo · Shooting Star Combo · Typhoon Combo
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Special attacks |
Comet Punch · Missile Punch · Spinning Needle Attack · Tricky Tornado Uppercut · Triple Wild Claw · Were-Claw Charge · Were-Cyclone · Were-Rush · Were-Tornado · Wild Werewhip
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Gimmicks and obstacles |
Balloon · Blue spring · Bobsled · Bomb · Buoy · Check Point · Conveyor Belt · Crane Lift · Crank · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Door · Egg Spring · Fountain · Grind Rail · Hanging vine · Hint Ring · Horizontal Bar · Hourglass · Icicle · Iron ball · Jump Selector · Laser field · Lever · Movable box · Moving Crate · Rainbow Ring · Ramp · Snowblower · Spike Trap · Spikes · Spring · Spring Pole · Switch · Thorn Spring · Trick Jump Panel · Wide spring · Zip Line
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Items |
General |
1-Up · Art Book · Audio System · Blue Tea · Bookshelf · Boss Gate · Chaos Orb · Container (Explosive crate, Steel Container, Wooden Container) · Crystal Ball · Dark Gaia Force · Edible item (Apple, Banana, Canned Juice, Chai, Chili dog, Donut, Sundae Supreme) · Gaia Gate · Gaia Key · Goal Ring · Gift · Gramophone · Green Tea · Key Stone · Lovely Ring · Maiden Statue · Old Necklace · Pick-Me-Up · Pretty Bouquet · Power Shield · Record · Red Tea · Ring · Shield Charge · Souvenir · Super Ring · Sun/Moon Medal · Super Claw · Super Ring · Turquoise Tea · TV · Videotape · Violet Tea · White Tea · Yellow Tea
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Level Up Items |
Air Boost Shoes · Light Speed Dash Shoes · Stomping Shoes · Wall Jump Shoes
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Voice actors |
English |
Jason Griffith (Sonic, Werehog, Pickle's Assistant) · Amy Palant (Tails) · Lisa Ortiz (Amy) · Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor, Pickle) · Anthony Salerno (Chip) · Mike Pollock (Eggman, Zonshen) · Christopher Collet (SA-55)
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Japanese |
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) · Tomokazu Seki (Werehog) · Chikao Otsuka (Eggman) · Chō (Pickle) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) · Taeko Kawata (Amy) · Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip)
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Music |
Songs |
"Endless Possibility" · "Dear My Friend"
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Albums |
Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
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Other |
Auto Running · Boost Gauge · Boost Gauge · Chao · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Energy Cannon · Chun-nan's Treasure · Collection Room · Combo · Critical Attack · Don Fachio · Dr. Eggman's chair · Earth · Egg Dragoon · Egg Fleet · Egg Mobile · Entrance Stage · Exorcisms · Experience Point · Freeze · Gaia Manuscripts · Gaia Temple · Gaia Temple guardian · Hallowmoon · Health Gauge · Ibanga · Lah · Miles Electric · Mission · Real-Time Interaction · Ring Energy Gauge · Shield Gauge · Shop (Counter of Dreams 2, Eggshop, Flying Fish Beach Shop, Golden Trading Company, Josef's, Surfside Seagull Sundries, Traveling Salesman Wentos, Treeshade, Ursule's Trading Post, Wang's Emporium) · Shuttle loop · Sonic: Night of the Werehog · Sonic World Adventure (manga) · Spagonia University · SPD · Tornado-1 · Rank · Time of awakening · Unleashed Gauge
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