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{{Infobox character
 
{{Infobox character
 
|title = Turtloids
 
|title = Turtloids
|image = [[File:Turtloids-Sonic-Lost-World.png|242px]]
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|image = Turtloids-Sonic-Lost-World.png
 
|caption = Turtloids in ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''.
 
|caption = Turtloids in ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''.
 
|first = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
|first = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
|games =
 
|games =
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
*''[[Sonic Rivals]]'' {{Cameo}}
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*''[[Sonic Rivals]]'' {{C|collectible card}}
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' {{C|[[Wii U]] version}}
 
*''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' {{C|[[Wii U]] version}}
 
|media = *''[[Sonic the Comic]]''
 
|media = *''[[Sonic the Comic]]''
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Comic Series)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (comic series)]]
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*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (comic series)]]
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie]]''
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie]]''
 
|nickname =
 
|nickname =
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*Cyan
 
*Cyan
 
|creator = [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]]
 
|creator = [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]]
|affiliation = [[Eggman Empire]]
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|affiliation = *[[Eggman Empire]]
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**[[Badnik]]
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*[[Deadly Six]] {{C|formerly}}
 
|alignment = Evil
 
|alignment = Evil
|skills = *Flight
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|skills =
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*Flight
*Firing projectiles
 
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*Energy ball projection
 
}}
 
}}
{{Quote left|A Turtle type Badnik last seen in "[[Sky Chase Zone|SKY CHASE ZONE]]" in "[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Sonic 2]]". It serves as a guardian of Metal Sonic's weapon unit "[[Metal Carrier]].|Profile, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'' website}}
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{{Quote left|A Turtle type Badnik last seen in "[[Sky Chase Zone|SKY CHASE ZONE]]" in "[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Sonic 2]]". It serves as a guardian of Metal Sonic's weapon unit "[[Metal Carrier]]".|Profile, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'' website}}
{{Nihongo|'''Turtloids'''|ドースン|Dawson<ref>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' ([[Sega Mega Drive]]) Japanese instruction manual pg. 52.</ref>}} are reoccurring enemies in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]. They are turtle-based [[Badnik]]s created by [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] and function as two separate Badniks: one bigger one, that is able to hover and shoot small projectiles from its mouth, and the smaller one, which rides the bigger one. They are always seen in pairs.
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{{Nihongo|'''Turtloids'''<ref>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' ([[Sega Mega Drive]]) United States instruction booklet, p. 16.</ref>|ドースン<ref>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' ([[Sega Mega Drive]]) Japanese instruction manual p. 52.</ref>|Dawson}} are enemies in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]. They are turtle-based [[Badnik]]s created by [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] and function as two separate Badniks: one large unit that is able to hover and a small unit which rides the bigger one. They are always seen in pairs.
   
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
Turtloids consist of two robots: one large and one small. They are based on turtles, hence its name. The larger, tired-looking robot flies by means of a grey jet engine on its backside. It also has a grey metallic head with a turtle nose and front legs. It also got a large, green shell with two small arrow sticker on both sides and a yellow underbelly. The smaller turtle robot stands on its back, apparently piloting it while hanging onto the pole set on the larger one's shell. These smaller variations are largely similar to the big ones, with exception of being able to stand on two back feet and having more enthusiastic expressions.
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Turtloids consist of two robots: one large and one small. They are based on turtles, hence their name. The larger, tired-looking robots possess two gray jet engines on their backside instead of hindlegs. They also have a gray metallic head with a turtle nose and front legs. They also got a large, green shell with two small arrow sticker on both sides and a yellow underbelly. The smaller turtle robots stand on the larger ones' back, apparently piloting them while hanging onto the pole set on the larger ones' shell. These smaller variants are very similar to the big ones, with exception of being able to stand on two back feet and having more enthusiastic expressions.
   
Turtloids ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]'' are more detailed. Here, they have a more turtle-looking design and slightly larger jet engines. The top of the larger [[Badnik]]s have a straighter platform for smaller ones to hang on. In ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'', they are chubbier and the smaller Badniks have yellow pacifiers in their mouths.
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Turtloids in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]'' are more detailed. Here, they have a more turtle-looking design and slightly larger jet engines. The top of the larger [[Badnik]]s have a straighter platform for smaller ones to hang on. In ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'', they are chubbier and the smaller Badniks have yellow pacifiers in their mouths.
 
==Powers and abilities==
 
Larger Turtloids are able to fly by using their hind legs as rocket engines. They hover in place and wait for [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] to approach. If the player is directly in front of it, the larger robot will shoot fireballs at them from its mouth. This attack seems to be controlled by the smaller robot. If the smaller turtle is destroyed, the indestructible larger one floats helplessly in the air, no longer posing any threat.
 
   
 
==Game appearances==
 
==Game appearances==
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[[File:Turtloid sprite.png|left]]
 
[[File:Turtloid sprite.png|left]]
 
[[File:Turtloid.png|thumb|190px|Turtloids in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.]]
 
[[File:Turtloid.png|thumb|190px|Turtloids in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.]]
First appearing in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', Turtloids are sent to as an air strike in [[Sky Chase Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)|Sky Chase Zone]]. These larger Badniks move slowly forward in the air and shoot small sparkling projectiles once from their mouth that move slightly faster in the linear way. The smaller Badniks do nothing but control the larger one they ride.
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First appearing in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', Turtloids are sent to as an air strike in [[Sky Chase Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)|Sky Chase Zone]]. In gameplay, the larger Badniks move slowly forward through midair and will shoot one small sparkling projectile at the playable characters directly in front of them upon spotting them. These projectiles move slightly faster than the Turtloids. The smaller Badniks do nothing but control the larger ones they ride.
   
The larger Badniks cannot be destroyed, but it becomes harmless once its rider is gone. After the small one is destroyed, the player can hop onto the larger one's shell as a platform from the [[Tornado]].
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The larger Badniks cannot be destroyed, but they will float harmlessly through the air once their riders are gone. After the small one is destroyed, the player can also hop onto the larger one's shell as a platform from the [[Tornado]].
   
 
===''Sonic Rivals''===
 
===''Sonic Rivals''===
Turtloids make a small appearance as a collectible card in [[Sonic Rivals]].
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Turtloids make a small appearance as a collectible card in ''[[Sonic Rivals]]''.
   
 
===''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II''===
 
===''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II''===
Turtloids make a return appearance in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'', where they are featured at [[Sky Fortress Zone]] 1 and 2. These Badniks have the same attack pattern as in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', but come in a new, upgraded design. They are guarding the [[Metal Carrier]] ridden by [[Metal Sonic]] in the first act. In the second act, they float by Sky Fortress Zone. The player can used the [[Homing Attack]] to hit the smaller Badniks easily and stepping above on the bigger one, making it wobble.
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Turtloids make a return appearance in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'', where they are featured at [[Sky Fortress Zone]] 1 and 2. These Badniks have the same attack pattern as in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', but come in a new, upgraded design. They are guarding the [[Metal Carrier]] ridden by [[Metal Sonic]] in the first Act. In the second Act, they float by Sky Fortress Zone. The player can used the [[Homing Attack]] to hit the smaller Badniks easily and stepping above on the bigger ones, making them wobble.
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In this game, the [[Tornado]] cannot pass through the bigger turtles, and at a certain point in the Act, Sonic is required to step across them to get from one side to the other.
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===''Sonic Lost World''===
 
===''Sonic Lost World''===
In [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'', Turtloids appear regularly in [[Tropical Coast]] [[Zone]] ?, [[Sky Road (Sonic Lost World)|Sky Road]] Zone 3 and [[Hidden World]] Zone 2. During the game's storyline, the Badniks, the Turtloids included, got hijacked by the [[Deadly Six]]. In the game, their attack pattern is relatively the same as in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''. In Hidden World Zone 2, Turtloids do not have smaller Badniks riding on them, as the larger Badniks function as hovering obstacles that cannot be defeated.
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In the [[Wii U]]/[[PC]] version of ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'', Turtloids appear regularly in [[Tropical Coast]] [[Zone]] ?, [[Sky Road (Sonic Lost World)|Sky Road]] Zone 3 and [[Hidden World]] Zone 2. During the game's storyline, the Badniks, the Turtloids included, got hijacked by the [[Deadly Six]]. In the game, their attack pattern is relatively the same as in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''. In Hidden World Zone 2, Turtloids do not have smaller Badniks riding on them, as the larger Badniks function as hovering obstacles that cannot be defeated.
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==Powers and abilities==
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Larger Turtloids are able to fly by using their hind legs as rocket engines and can shoot energy balls from their mouths. Their offensive capabilities seem to be controlled by the smaller Turtloids. If the smaller turtle is destroyed, the larger one is rendered completely harmless.
   
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
 
*[[Dorigame]]
 
*[[Dorigame]]
 
*[[Cameron]]
 
*[[Cameron]]
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*[[Armadiloid]]
   
 
==In other media==
 
==In other media==
 
=== ''Sonic the Comic'' ===
 
=== ''Sonic the Comic'' ===
{{Separate|Turtloids (Sonic the Comic)}}
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{{Main|Turtloids (Sonic the Comic)}}
Turtloids have made only appearance in the original run of [[Fleetway]]'s ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' [[Sonic the Comic Issue 20|issue 20]]' story "Hill Top Terror", where they are standard flying units in [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Sonic the Comic)|Dr. Robotnik]]'s Badnik army and are being sent after [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Comic)|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Comic)|Tails]] above [[Hill Top Zone]] at the beginning of story. Despite the air strike, all Turtloid Badniks got easily destroyed. In the comic, larger Badniks are seen to shoot laser waves from their mouth rather than projectiles.
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Turtloids made only one appearance in the original run of [[Fleetway]]'s ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' [[Sonic the Comic Issue 20|issue 20]]' story "Hill Top Terror", where they are standard flying units in [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Sonic the Comic)|Dr. Robotnik]]'s Badnik army.
   
 
===Archie Comics===
 
===Archie Comics===
{{Separate|Turtloids (Archie)}}
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{{Main|Turtloids (Archie)|Turtloids (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)}}
[[File:Archie_Turtloids.jpg|thumb|Turtloids in [[Archie Comics]].]]
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[[File:Turtloid289.jpg|thumb|200px|Turtloids in the [[Archie Comics]].]]
Turtloids make small appearance in [[Archie Comics|Archie]]'s ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Comic Series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 241|#241]] and [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 242|#242]]. Instead of small Turtloid Badniks, [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Doctor Eggman]] sends bigger Turtloid Badniks to serve as flying mounts for [[Egg SWAT (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg SWAT]]s for air strike against [[Team Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Team Fighters]]. Team Fighters destroyed easily Egg Swats and Turtloid Badniks by [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]]'s Tornado, while [[Amy Rose (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Amy Rose]] utilized one larger Turtloid Badnik to use it against Egg Swats as well.
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Turtloids make small appearance in [[Archie Comics|Archie]]'s ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 241|#241]] and [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 242|#242]]. Instead of small Turtloid Badniks, [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Doctor Eggman]] sends the bigger Turtloid Badniks to serve as flying mounts for [[Egg SWAT (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg SWATs]] for an air strike against [[Team Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Team Fighters]].
   
 
===''Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie''===
 
===''Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie''===
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Turtloid.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
Turtloid.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
Turtloids-Murica.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
Card 074 (Sonic Rivals).png|''[[Sonic Rivals]]''
 
Card 074 (Sonic Rivals).png|''[[Sonic Rivals]]''
 
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 09 Turtleoid.png|''[[Sonic Tweet]]''
 
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 09 Turtleoid.png|''[[Sonic Tweet]]''
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Smaller badnik's confusing expression.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
Smaller badnik's confusing expression.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
Wow, badniks are actually doing something.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
 
Wow, badniks are actually doing something.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
Turtloid.jpg|''[[Sonic the Comic]]''
 
Archie_Turtloids.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)]]''
 
 
Give me that disc.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie]]''
 
Give me that disc.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie]]''
 
D46kslapxñsu2.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
 
D46kslapxñsu2.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
{{Gallery end}}
 
{{Gallery end}}
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==See also==
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*[[Armadiloid]]
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Sonic 2 info}}
 
{{Sonic 2 info}}
{{Episode II info}}
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{{Sonic 4 Episode II info}}
 
{{Lost World info}}
 
{{Lost World info}}
 
[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 enemies]]
 
[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 enemies]]

Revision as of 21:17, 16 September 2018

A Turtle type Badnik last seen in "SKY CHASE ZONE" in "Sonic 2". It serves as a guardian of Metal Sonic's weapon unit "Metal Carrier".


— Profile, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II website

Turtloids[1] (ドースン[2] Dawson?) are enemies in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are turtle-based Badniks created by Dr. Eggman and function as two separate Badniks: one large unit that is able to hover and a small unit which rides the bigger one. They are always seen in pairs.

Appearance

Turtloids consist of two robots: one large and one small. They are based on turtles, hence their name. The larger, tired-looking robots possess two gray jet engines on their backside instead of hindlegs. They also have a gray metallic head with a turtle nose and front legs. They also got a large, green shell with two small arrow sticker on both sides and a yellow underbelly. The smaller turtle robots stand on the larger ones' back, apparently piloting them while hanging onto the pole set on the larger ones' shell. These smaller variants are very similar to the big ones, with exception of being able to stand on two back feet and having more enthusiastic expressions.

Turtloids in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 are more detailed. Here, they have a more turtle-looking design and slightly larger jet engines. The top of the larger Badniks have a straighter platform for smaller ones to hang on. In Sonic Lost World, they are chubbier and the smaller Badniks have yellow pacifiers in their mouths.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Turtloid sprite
Turtloid

Turtloids in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

First appearing in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Turtloids are sent to as an air strike in Sky Chase Zone. In gameplay, the larger Badniks move slowly forward through midair and will shoot one small sparkling projectile at the playable characters directly in front of them upon spotting them. These projectiles move slightly faster than the Turtloids. The smaller Badniks do nothing but control the larger ones they ride.

The larger Badniks cannot be destroyed, but they will float harmlessly through the air once their riders are gone. After the small one is destroyed, the player can also hop onto the larger one's shell as a platform from the Tornado.

Sonic Rivals

Turtloids make a small appearance as a collectible card in Sonic Rivals.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II

Turtloids make a return appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, where they are featured at Sky Fortress Zone 1 and 2. These Badniks have the same attack pattern as in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but come in a new, upgraded design. They are guarding the Metal Carrier ridden by Metal Sonic in the first Act. In the second Act, they float by Sky Fortress Zone. The player can used the Homing Attack to hit the smaller Badniks easily and stepping above on the bigger ones, making them wobble.

In this game, the Tornado cannot pass through the bigger turtles, and at a certain point in the Act, Sonic is required to step across them to get from one side to the other.

Sonic Lost World

In the Wii U/PC version of Sonic Lost World, Turtloids appear regularly in Tropical Coast Zone ?, Sky Road Zone 3 and Hidden World Zone 2. During the game's storyline, the Badniks, the Turtloids included, got hijacked by the Deadly Six. In the game, their attack pattern is relatively the same as in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. In Hidden World Zone 2, Turtloids do not have smaller Badniks riding on them, as the larger Badniks function as hovering obstacles that cannot be defeated.

Powers and abilities

Larger Turtloids are able to fly by using their hind legs as rocket engines and can shoot energy balls from their mouths. Their offensive capabilities seem to be controlled by the smaller Turtloids. If the smaller turtle is destroyed, the larger one is rendered completely harmless.

Variants

In other media

Sonic the Comic

Turtloids made only one appearance in the original run of Fleetway's Sonic the Comic issue 20' story "Hill Top Terror", where they are standard flying units in Dr. Robotnik's Badnik army.

Archie Comics

Turtloid289

Turtloids in the Archie Comics.

Turtloids make small appearance in Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog #241 and #242. Instead of small Turtloid Badniks, Doctor Eggman sends the bigger Turtloid Badniks to serve as flying mounts for Egg SWATs for an air strike against Team Fighters.

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie

Similar looking, small turtle Badnik has be seen in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, as one of two missiles of Robotnik's purple Egg Mobile. While the rabbit missile manages to be success to hit Tornado, while Robotnik thinks the turtle missile being design failure due being slow moving in the air. In the ending of movie, it is still seen hovering in the air, while Robotnik gloats about creatin a new, stronger Hyper Metal Sonic with his CD copy including Sonic's copied abilities. Suddenly the turtle robot appears and catches the CD, exploded with it right in front of Robotnik's face.

Trivia

TailsSkypatrolRailCanyon

Dorigame in Tails' Skypatrol.

Gallery

Artwork

Gallery

Screenshots

Gallery

See also

References

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive) United States instruction booklet, p. 16.
  2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction manual p. 52.

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