Bosses (SA2BD)

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[edit] Hot Shot

Hot Shot is a large G.U.N. machine armed with laser cannons and rocket launchers. Its only weak point is its cockpit. As it hovers around the arena firing laser shots at you, run away from it, but run toward it as it turns around. When it lands after turning around a few times, it will unleash a blizzard of missiles. Either wait for them to clear and Homing Attack the cockpit, or Homing Attack the cockpit before it can fire them. Once airborne again, it will charge a laser cannon, preparing to fire out energy blasts. Jump on the crates and Homing Attack it as it charges up to damage it further. Hitting it in this way a few times will defeat it. It's also possible, if more dangerous, to attack it while it's flying by jumping on the crates.

[edit] Tails [ First Encounter ]

Tails will run around on the aircraft carrier, occasionally charging toward you as he fires his machine gun. He can also launch slow homing energy balls, which inflict slightly more damage than his machine gun. Rapidly press the B Button to fire as many machine gun shots of your own and the occasional energy ball, and maybe the boxing glove if you are close enough, and after a few hits Tails will be defeated. If you run low on Health, collect any nearby Rings - but be aware that Tails can do this, too.

[edit] Flying Dog

A few minutes from being destroyed in an explosion, Rouge has to fight a legless version of Hot Shot. It will take more to defeat this machine, since Rouge is physically weaker than Shadow. She can climb onto the grating at the sides of the arena to glide into the cockpit of the Flying Dog. It will fly around firing lasers, charging up and launching energy balls. Glide into its cockpit a few times (preferably when it stops to charge its most powerful laser cannon) and it will be destroyed - as Rouge comes to realise that she soon will be...

[edit] Sonic The Hedgehog [ First Encounter ]

Defeating Sonic requires good positioning. The basic idea is to wait until Sonic has used a Homing Attack, then get behind him as he rests and hit him in the back with your own Homing Attack. It might be easier to roll if it's available. This can be quite difficult to accomplish, but the battle should be relatively easy with some practice.

[edit] Egg Golem

The Egg Golem will attempt to crush you with its fists. Each fist slam will knock the platforms which it strikes down. After enough hits, a platform will fall away into the quicksand below. If you land there yourself, you're finished, so avoid landing in it. The Golem can also spin around with its hands to hit you, and later in the battle it can slam its fists and head down onto the platforms. To defeat it, repeatedly fire shots and targeted laser blasts at its chest. After enough hits, it will reveal a device inside its body - target the three components of this device and destroy them. Do this with the other two devices to defeat the Egg Golem.

[edit] Knuckles

Knuckles is a tricky boss that gets much harder if you don't defeat him quickly. Generally, he runs across the arena using punches and drill drives. If you don't defeat him quickly, the arena floor opens. It's impossible to fall, but it does mean you're forced upward. Knuckles climbs the walls trying to use a drill drive attack. If you give him a chance, he employs Thunder Arrows. Knuckles likes using several consecutively. Attacking Knuckles can be done however you like. Drill drives work if you can get above him.

[edit] Tails [ Second Encounter ]

Perhaps the worst thing about this battle is that Tails' special attacks are random. Laser Missile involves a barrage of energy balls followed by another. He also has a rocket launching attack. His third attack is a wide laser - if you're hit twice in one ray, you're usually done. His standard attacks are more powerful than last time, so be careful. Also, the capsules can blow up if you hit them, so avoid.

[edit] Sonic The Hedgehog [ Second Encounter ]

A simple final battle, is this one. Sonic will be dashing along a series of platforms which will fall away if Shadow steps on them. If you ever turn around, Sonic will turn around too, so the platform you are on will start falling quickly and there is a very good chance you will die. Chase after him and attack him with the Homing Attack. After a couple of hits, he will become more difficult to hit. The strategy is this: run slowly to put some distance between yourself and Sonic, and when he targets you with his Sonic Wind, jump over it, run up to him and Homing Attack him. A total of five hits will defeat him.

Major portions of this page were written by: Chad