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Banper mini

Banper is a Badnik which was set to appear in the scrapped Zones for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, namely Rock Zone and Sand Shower Zone.

Description[]

Its design is small with two bumpers on its sides. If these bumpers were touched, they would send Sonic flying in the opposite direction.

In other media[]

Books and comics[]

IDW Publishing[]

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A Banper, from Sonic the Hedgehog #51.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, when Metal Sonic used his V. Maximum Overdrive Attack to damage Sonic, Tails, and Belle's stolen escape aircraft, a Banper was among the Badniks blown away by the ship's crash landing. [1]

Trivia[]

  • There is a similar Badnik to Bamper called Crawl.
  • The name "Banper" is actually a mis-translation of the word "bumper."
  • Only concept art of this scrapped Badnik has been found, depicting it has never been used in any prototype versions of the game.
  • Banpers are similar in the defenses of the Spiker, as both Badniks can be used as a spring, if the player bounces on top of the defending Badnik.
  • If Banper had debuted in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, it would have been the first official Badnik to imprison two Animal Friends at the same time (see concept art below).

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog #51, "Escaping the Empire"

Main article (Knuckles in Sonic 2) · Staff · Manuals · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery · Pre-releases (Nick Arcade, Simon Wai) · Re-releases (2006, Dash!, Crash!, 2013, 3D, Sega Ages)
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