Buzz Bomber: Difference between revisions

|first_appearance=''[[mh:sega:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' ([[mh:sega:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]]) (1991, overall)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2013, ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-related media)

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' (2019, ''Mario''-related media)

'''Buzz Bombers''' are a wasp-based [[Badnik]] model from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise. They made their first overall appearance in ''[[mh:sega:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' for the [[mh:sega:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], and made their first ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-related appearance in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.

In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', the Buzz Bombers (referred to as '''Buzzers''') appear in the [[Action & Answers Tour]]. They namely appear in the "Midair Formation & Answer" event as midair objects to keep an eye on. As the player plays out the [[Ski Jumping Large Hill]] event, they have to take notice of the midair formations the Buzz Bombers and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s progressively assume in midair as the player's character makes their way down from the large hill. The longer the player stays in midair, the closer the Buzz Bombers and Paratroopas will get to completing their formation. After the player has landed, they must then identify the formation the Buzz Bombers and Paratroopas were trying to assume out from four answer options. If answered correctly, the player's character earns 10 [[point]]s, including any other contestant who gave the correct answer themselves.

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===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''===

[[File:BuzzBomberM&S6.png|thumb|250px|left|Buzz Bombers during the Tokyo Sky Flight mini-game in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'']]

In the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', the Buzz Bombers appear as enemies in the [[Tokyo Sky Flight]] mini-game. Here, their sprites are reused from the original ''[[mh:sega:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', although upscaled for the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s dimensions.

Two variants appear during Tokyo Sky Flight: first, there are the standard blue Buzz Bombers that fly towards the player from one side of the screen and gradually fire at the playable characters before then flying away, there are the yellow Buzz Bombers that only fly a short distance away from the right side of the screen before quickly retreating. As the player progresses through the mini-game however, the Buzz Bombers will appear from more random directions and attack more relentlessly; the blue Buzz Bombers, for example, will gradually go from appearing from the right side of the screen and not attacking at all to appearing from both sides of the screen and firing rapid shots at the playable characters in quick succession. Regardless of their behavior, the Buzz Bombers are easily destroyed with one gunshot from the [[Tornado (vehicle)|Tornado]].

Some Buzz Bombers come equipped with [[Bumper (Sonic the Hedgehog franchise)|Bumper]] shields that can protect them from the Tornado's gunshots. However, they can be knocked away with the Tornado's shockwave attack. Also, upon destroying a Buzz Bomber, the player receives [[point]]s; blue Buzz Bombers grant 100 points each while yellow Buzz Bombers grant 500 points each.

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