Metal-o-Turtle[1] (ドカブトン[2] Dokabuton?) is an enemy that appears in Sonic Chaos. It is a mass-produced, beetle-type Badnik model created by Dr. Robotnik.
Appearance
Despite their western name, Metal-o-Turtles are based on Kabutomushis (commonly known as "Japanese rhinoceros beetles"). They have blue armor, yellow pincers with red claws, and a large cephalic horn on their heads. They move around with pair of tracked wheels underneath their bodies.
Overview
The player only encounters the Metal-o-Turtles in Gigalopolis Zone. In gameplay, all they do is move back and forth. They do not have any proactive offense other than having the player somehow collide with them and inflict damage.
The player can easily defeat the Metal-o-Turtles using a Spin Jump or Spin Attack. Like every Badnik in Master System/Game Gear games, they do not have Animals as energy sources.
Trivia
- Metal-o-Turtles closely resemble the Mecha-Bu from Sonic the Hedgehog CD. Both are based on Japanese rhinoceros beetles.
- Despite the fact that they appear to be a beetles rather than turtles, "Metal-o-Turtles" most likely refers to these robots in the Gigapolis Zone description in the English Game Gear manual, since the only other Badnik that appears in that zone is this game's equivalent of Buzz Bombers.
- In the Sonic X episode "Countdown to Chaos", G.U.N. has a tank shaped as a beetle which look a lot like the Metal-o-Turtles.
References
- ↑ Sonic Chaos (Game Gear) United States instruction manual, pg. 13.
- ↑ Sonic Chaos (Game Gear) Japanese instruction manual, pg. 28.
| Playable characters | Sonic · Tails | |
| Non-playable characters | Eggman · Flicky | |
| Zones | Turquoise Hill Zone · Gigalopolis Zone · Sleeping Egg Zone · Mecha Green Hill Zone · Aqua Planet Zone · Electric Egg Zone · Special Stages | |
| Enemies | Boing-o-Bot · Bomblin · Buzz Bomber · Coconut-Bot · Frogger · Mecha Hiyoko · Metal-o-Turtle · Veg-o-Bot | |
| Bosses | Lady Bug Boss · Bead Worm Boss · Bouncy Boss Robot · Tree Crawler Boss · Sphere-o-Bot Boss · Laser Walker | |
| Moves/techniques | Crouch · Propeller Flying · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Super Peel Out | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Dash Panel · Goal Plate · High-speed warp tube · Spikes · Spring · Switch | |
| Items | Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Continue · Giant Ring · Item Box (1-Up, Invincible, Super Ring, Pogo Spring, Power Sneakers, Rocket Shoes, Time Stop) · Ring | |
| Other | Corkscrew · Life · Loop · Master Robots · North Cave · South Island · Water | |