The Wood Buttarundorf[1] (ウッド゠ブッタルンドルフ[2] Uddo Buttarundorufu?) is an antagonist that appears in Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a large tree snake-based Badnik created and dispatched by Dr. Eggman to deal with Sonic and Tails.
Apperance[]
The Wood Buttarundorf appears to be some sort of jauntily-colored robotic tree snake-based Badnik with a segmented spherical body reminiscent of Gigalopolis Zone's Master Robot, the Bead Worm Boss, from Sonic Chaos.
History[]
Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble[]
In Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble, the Wood Buttarundorf emerged from the canopy of the trees when Sonic and Tails arrived at its hiding place in the Meta Junglira Zone. Upon seeing the heroes, the Wood Buttarundorf began attacking them. Although it was ultimately defeated by the heroes, the Wood Buttarundorf did not go down peacefully, as it would dismember itself upon its defeat and have its detonating body parts rain down on Sonic and Tails in order to take them down. However, even that was not enough to stop the heroes.
Powers and abilities[]
Similarly to the Caterkiller Badnik, the Wood Buttarundorf has the ability to separate its body segments upon their defeat. Should it reside high above its enemy when that happens, it will turn its bodyparts into deadly projectiles.
Battle[]
The Wood Buttarundorf is the third boss in Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble. The player fights it at the end of Meta Junglira Zone Act 3.
Boss guide[]
When the player reaches to the boss arena of Meta Junglira Zone Act 3, the Wood Buttarundorf is seen hiding above the trees before eventually coming out to fight. The automaton swings back and forth from the canopy, putting up very little resistance against the Spin Attack and Spin Dash. The player has to pay attention to how the Wood Buttarundorf swings its head back and forth, and focus their efforts on hitting its head. Every time the Wood Buttarundorf is hit, it will retract itself into the canopy, then restart its swinging pattern.
After thirteen hits, the Wood Buttarundorf gets destroyed. However, all its segmented body parts will start burning and fall down from the trees at high speed, which the player has to avoid using nimble dodging. Because of how fast the pieces fall, it is very easy for the player to get hit, so they must pay attention to the top of the screen and keep moving. After the Wood Buttarundorf's fifteen segments have fallen, the battle is truly over.
The playable character will then run into a wide area, where Knuckles once again arrives on the cliff above and activates the switch to set the whole place on fire. The eruption of the fire is so great that Sonic or Tails are sent flying to Robotnik Winter Zone.
Trivia[]
- The Wood Buttarundorf can prove to be a difficult boss for the player if they do not possess Rings. However, if the player goes to the left pathway of Meta Junglira Zone Act 3 and enters the small wooden tunnel, they can find a Super Ring monitor from the small room, which can prove helpful during the boss fight.
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic - Triple Trouble - Boss Theme | Yayoi F | 1:12 |
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References[]
- ↑ Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Boss: Wood Buttarundorf. It swings from the branches, and upon defeati it rains its burning remains down on you!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble (Sega Game Gear) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 32.