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Skweel is a character that appears in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series. He is a bounty hunter Badnik created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik.
Appearance[]
Skweel is a pink-colored robot that has a pig's face. He has two black wheels instead of legs and lacks arms.
In Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Skweel's appearance is mostly the same, except that he is purple in color and has blue wheels.
History[]
TV series[]
Past[]
In the recent past, Dr. Robotnik gathered many of his old bounty hunter Badniks, including Skweel. The doctor told them that he wanted them to catch Sonic, and if they did, he would give them one billion Mobiums. Immediately afterward, all the Badniks headed out in an attempt to catch the hedgehog when he revealed himself. Along the way, Dragon Breath told them to split into different groups to catch Sonic. Skweel went with Dynamight and Frankly. There, Sonic (disguised as a ringmaster) got Skweel and his cohorts to enter a circus tent that concealed a cliff, leaving Skweel to walk off the cliff and plummet into the ground below.[1]
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine[]
In the 16-bit version and 8-bit version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Dr. Robotnik assembled many of his old bounty hunter Badniks, including Skweel, and told them to kidnap the beans that inhabited Beanville so he could turn them into robot slaves using his Mean Bean-Steaming Machine. Later, Skweel was the sixth Badnik the player battled and defeated.
Personality[]
Skweel is an unintelligent robot, who can easily be tricked and defeated by his enemies. He seems to be a very serious and grumpy robot. However, when he thinks that he is winning, he will start to dance in a mocking way.
In contrast to his stupid nature though, Skweel is a very violent robot, who carries out his leader's orders without question. As a bounty hunter, he also loves money, and will do whatever he can in order to earn tons of Mobiums.[1]
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Battle[]
Skweel is the sixth boss in the 16-bit version and 8-bit version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
Boss guide[]
Like with the other bosses, the battle against Skweel takes place in two "dungeons" on each side, the left one being from the player and the right one from Skweel.[2] To defeat Skweel, the player has to fill his dungeon to the point where he is unable to drop any more beans. This can be done by dropping Refugee Beans into his dungeon, though Skweel himself can fill his own dungeon by accident.
During the battle, compared to previous bosses, Skweel can be very aggressive and somewhat hard to defeat. He will aim to remove as many beans as possible over performing combos. Large combos are recommended, otherwise Skweel will quickly recover from non-lethal amounts of Refugee Beans.
The player loses when their dungeon is full of beans. After that, they are sent to a Continue screen and given the option to play again. If they win, however, the game will lead to the next boss, Dynamight.
Trivia[]
- In this battle, Skweel has the same AI as Panotty from Puyo Puyo, the game on which Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is based.
- Out of all the bosses fought in Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Skweel has the most headshot sprites with a total of eleven.
Music[]
Passwords[]
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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (16-bit) | (Easy) |
(Normal) |
(Hard) |
(Hardest) |
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit) |
Trivia[]
- Skweel's name is a portmanteau of "squeal" (a noise produced by a pig) and "wheel".
- He might have also been an inspiration for Fullboar, who is also a swine and runs on wheels.
Gallery[]
Sprites[]
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Screenshots[]
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shelly, Bruce; Shelly, Reed (19 October 1993). "Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad". Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Season 1. Episode 1.
- ↑ Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, pg. 6.
Non-playable characters | Big Bean · Refugee bean · Has Bean | |
Bosses | Arms · Frankly · Humpty · Coconuts · Davy Sprocket · Skweel · Dynamight · Grounder · Spike · Sir Ffuzzy-Logik · Dragon Breath · Scratch · Dr. Robotnik | |
Other | Bean · Beanville · Continue · Dr. Robotnik's Fortress · Mean Bean-Steaming Machine · Mobius · Sound Test |