Chop Chop
Chop Chop in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Game appearances	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Appearances in other media	Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook 1992 Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Biographical overview
Creator	Dr. Robotnik
Also known as	Piranha
Physical description
Species	Badnik
Color scheme	Blue, yellow, grey.
Eyes	Simple grey bolts. Alt. small sharp eyes with black pupils.
Alignment and character traits
Alignment	Evil
Skills, abilities and powers
Skills	Charges toward the target on underwater at a high speed.

Chop Chops (Piranha (ピラーナ, Piranha^?) in Japan) are a piranha-type badniks created by Dr. Robotnik, that made first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. It is badnik that hover underwater sections at high speed while moving his sharp teeth on mouth. Chops Chops can be difficult badniks to dodge.

Contents 1 Game Appearances 1.1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1.2 Sonic Pocket Adventure 1.3 Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II 1.3.1 Sonic 4 Website info 2 Description 2.1 Physical Appearance 2.2 Abilities 3 Appearances in Other Media 3.1 Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook 1992 3.2 Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Gallery 4.1 Artwork 4.2 Screenshots 5 Trivia

Game AppearancesEdit

Sonic the Hedgehog 2Edit

Chop Chops first appear in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, as drifting aimlessly in the waters of the Aquatic Ruin Zone. Once they spot the player, they jet off at high speeds and charge in the players direction with their jaws mashing. These robots can also catch the player unawares by charging backwards too.

With water physics slowing down movement as it is, their fairly fast charge can be hard to avoid, it's best to avoid the waters altogether. However if Chop Chop attacks to the player, it can be destroyed by doing Spin Jump or Spin Attack on right time.

Sonic Pocket AdventureEdit

Chop Chops make their second appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure. These badniks are seen at Aquatic Relix Zone, which contains similar badniks and gimmicks. Chop Chops are seen in underwater sections and have their same attack pattern from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode IIEdit

Chop Chop makes their reappearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II. The badnik looks similar to the one in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, though it has a smoother appearance and its eyes are open. Despite that, the attack pattern is almost same, except now it can now turn back and attack behind of the player. It appears in Sylvania Castle Zone and the third act of White Park Zone, being one of few enemies in the game that appear more than one zone.

Sonic 4 Website infoEdit

A Piranha inspired robot which was last seen in "Aquatic Ruin Zone" in "Sonic 2". It lurks underwater hunting for its next victim. Once they spot Sonic and his friends, nothing will stop their rapid approach and attempt to crush them with its powerful jaw.

DescriptionEdit

Physical AppearanceEdit

Chop Chops are similar to Choppers and Mashers, however it does have many alterations on its design. The majority of the upper mechanical body is colored blue while lower body is yellow. Chop Chops have only single dorsal- and anal fin, which are yellow and grey coloring. Each side of badnik's lower body has a grey motor that keeps badnik moving. The mouth of Chop Chop has sharp teeth that badnik keeps chopping during the charge. Each side of mouth's corner has grey bolt, which may indicate an eye.

The appearance of Chop Chop in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II is slightly different, as the anal fin is replaced with two yellow and white pelvic fins and motors are seen to have turbines as well. Both bolts have sharp eye while the yellow, lower jaw is larger than before.

AbilitiesEdit

Chop Chops are dangerous badniks on underwater sections. As it sees its target, it starts charging into it at high speed, as being underwater makes the victim's maneuvers harder. Chop Chops also move in pairs and sometimes these badniks lurk at places, where they can not be easy to notice. In Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, these badniks are able to turn back and keep attacking on its victim.

Appearances in Other MediaEdit

Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook 1992Edit

The large variation of Chop Chop has been appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook 1992' story "Big Trouble", which has been created by Robotnik. Sonic and Tails encounter large badnik underwater of Aquatic Ruin Zone, as they swim fast and leaving it behind easily.

Robotnik tries to smash them by using his Eggmobile with a hammer extension, as Sonic keeps swimming with rings being around. However, Robotnik doesn't notice that the Eggmmobile is moving into a large Chop Chop that is starting to open its mouth. Following a collision, Chop Chop and Eggmobile gets destroyed while Robotnik flies to the pillar.

Adventures of Sonic the HedgehogEdit

A small number of Chop Chops appear in the pilot episode of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. The Chop Chops, some Mashers and an Octus that chase Sonic as he tries to stop Doctor Robotnik's attempts to drain a lake. The Mashers, Chop Chops and Octus are all defeated when they become entangled in seaweed that whips up behind Sonic as he swims past at high speed.

This footage is reused in the episode "Untouchable Sonic", on a TV being watched by Scratch and Grounder.

GalleryEdit

ArtworkEdit

ScreenshotsEdit

Trivia Edit

• The Mega Chopper from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is similar to Chop Chop, only being much smaller.