The Masher (ガブッチョ Gabucco?) is a recurring enemy in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced fish-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman that attacks by jumping up and down around bridges.
Appearance
Mashers are successors of the Choppers and are heavily based on them. They have red metallic bodies with orange underbellies, stretching pelvic fins on each side, a white and orange dorsal fin and a white caudal fin. Like Choppers, their mouths are filled with serrated teeth and have big eyes with black dots for pupils and two metallic screws at their jaw joints.
Game appearances
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mashers made their first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, where they are found jumping up and down the waterfalls in Emerald Hill Zone. Much like the Chopper, Mashers can only hit the player when the playable characters run into them when crossing the bridges. Otherwise, the Mashers can easily be defeated with the Spin Jump, Spin Attack or Spin Dash.
Sonic Blast
In Sonic Blast, an unnamed Badnik that looks identical to the Masher can be found jumping up and down at the waterfalls in Green Hill Zone in Sonic Blast. Unlike the Mashers from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, however, these Badniks do not have Animals inside of them.
Sonic Pocket Adventure
In Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure, Mashers are featured in Neo South Island Zone. Having a red and white color scheme in this game, the Mashers have almost the same pattern as in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and even contain Animals.
Powers and abilities
Like Choppers, the Mashers' only attack is jumping from waterfalls in front of their target on the bridges while they keep waving their mouths. Usually smaller waterfalls have one Masher and bigger ones have two Mashers jumping on it.
In other media
Sonic the Comic
A Masher in Sonic the Comic.
In the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions, the Mashers are a part of Dr. Robotnik's Badnik army. A single Masher encountered Tails in the Aquatic Ruin Zone, but he escaped before it could finish him off.
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Mashers in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
In the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series, Mashers appeared briefly in the episode "Untouchable Sonic" where they and other Badniks chased after Sonic underwater only to be caught in some seaweed.
Trivia
- The Mashers resemble the Chopper from the original Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).
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| Playable characters | Sonic · Knuckles | |
| Non-playable characters | Eggman | |
| Zones | Green Hill Zone · Yellow Desert Zone · Red Volcano Zone · Blue Marine Zone · Silver Castle Zone · Special Stages | |
| Enemies | Aquis · Batbot · Buzzer · Coconuts · Crabmeat · Egg Pogo · Egg Saucer · Egg Sentry · Gohla · Masher · Octopus · Rexon · Sandoom | |
| Bosses | Green Hill Zone boss · Yellow Desert Zone boss · Red Volcano Zone boss · Blue Marine Zone boss · Silver Castle Zone boss · Final boss | |
| Moves/techniques | Climb · Crouch · Glide · Double Jump · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Bumper · Dash Panel · Goal Plate · High-speed warp tube · Quicksand · Spikes · Spring · Switch · Transport · Sewer Warp | |
| Items | Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Emerald Shard · Giant Ring · Ring · Item Box (1-Up, Eggman Mark, Invincible, Marker, Power Sneakers, Random, Shield, Super Ring) | |
| Other | Continue · Life · Loop · Round Select · South Island · Water | |