Aero-Cannon

The Aero-Cannon^[1] (エアキャノン^[2], Ea Kyanon^?, lit. "Air Cannon") is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, cannon-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman which works as a hovering gun turret.

Appearance

The Aero-Cannons are relatively small Badniks. They have an orb-shaped torso with two small semicircles on the bottom of it that function as feet, and a hemisphere attached on each side of their torso. Their head is a thick bar running along the top surface of their torso, and they have two eyes and a small straight field of yellow light running across their face, resembling teeth. Sticking out from the chest and slightly from their back, they have a long, single-barreled cannon. They are steel blue, yellow and silver in color, and have pale yellow eyes.

Game appearances

Sonic Unleashed

The Aero-Cannons appeared for the first time in both the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version and Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed. They can only be encountered in the daytime stages of the game. In gameplay, they attack the player by shooting fast and precise energy blasts at them. When the player uses the Homing Attack on the Aero-Cannons, caution is advised since there is a good chance they can hit Sonic with their shots before he can hit them.

Sonic Generations

In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations, Aero-Cannons from somewhere across spacetime appear as enemies. In this game, they can only be encountered in both Acts of Rooftop Run. In gameplay, their attack patterns are the same as they were in Sonic Unleashed.

Personality

The Aero-Cannons are very hostile machines who will open fire on anything that moves into range.^[1]

Powers and abilities

The Aero-Cannons can levitate in mid-air on their own. Thanks to their built-in cannon, the Aero-Cannons can fire highly powerful energy blasts at their opponents. However, the recoil from their shots is so strong that they are sent reeling back when after firing, leaving them vulnerable.

Variants

Gold Aero-Cannon

Main article: Gold Aero-Cannon

The Gold Aero-Cannon is a gold-colored variant of the Aero-Cannon which serves as an upgraded model of it. Compared to their predecessor, they can fire shots faster, and possess the additional abilities of teleportation and missile projection. They only appear in both versions of Sonic Unleashed.

Gallery

Concept artwork

Sonic Unleashed

Models

Sonic Generations (console/PC)

References