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An oversized mine launcher.


— Description, Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia

The Bloominator[1] (チューリッポン[2] Chūrippon?, lit. "Tullipon") is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, flower-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance[]

Bloominators resemble large tulip flowers. They have a large red and closed "bud" with small spikes around its surface and a gray "stalk" connected directly below to a "bulb" which is covered by four gray and spiked armor plates.

Game appearances[]

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles[]

STH3-Bloominator

In Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the lock-on game Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Bloominators appear as enemies in Angel Island Zone. In gameplay, they are completely immobile. When the player gets near close to one though, it will spit out small mines from its bud, two at a time, to damage the player. These mines are launched at seemingly random angles.

The Bloominators' mines can be deflected by any kind of shield in the game. One way to defeat these Badniks is to roll directly into them with the Spin Attack, despite their bulbs being protected by spikes. With good timing, the Bloominators can also be defeated by using the Spin Jump on them during the intervals where they shoot mines.

Sonic Mania Plus[]

BloominatorManiaPlus

In Sonic Mania Plus' Encore Mode, Bloominators are enemies found in Angel Island Zone. In gameplay, they behave exactly the same like in their original appearance. Upon their destruction, they will release an Animal and award the player with 100 points.

Other game appearances[]

Sonic Jam (Game.com)[]

In Sonic Jam for the Game.com, the Bloominators appear in Angel Island Zone

Powers and abilities[]

With their buds, Bloominators are able to fire mine-like projectiles.

Trivia[]

  • "Pon" terminal on the Badnik's Japanese name is onomatopoeia for a popping noise.
  • Obstacles similar to the Bloominator appeared in Sonic 3D Blast. Like Bloominator, they spew spike balls from their cannons in a 360° radius around it. They are indestructible and each one usually has a different firing pattern.

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Screenshots[]

References[]

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Genesis) North American instruction booklet, pg. 22.
  2. (in Japanese) ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ3 公式ガイドブック. Shogakukan. 1 July 1994. p. 11. ISBN 978-4091024794.



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