Drone (Badnik)

The Drone, also known as the Egg Drone^[1] is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series produced by Paramount Pictures and its spin-offs. It is a mass-produced Badnik created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik.

Appearance

Each Drone resembles a metallic white egg with a red eye on the front and collapsible flaps around its body. It also has four black curves painted around its eye.

History

Film series

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

TV shows

Knuckles

A Drone was shown being brutally disassembled by The Buyer.^[2]

Shorts

Sonic Drone Home

Game appearances

Sonic Dash

In Sonic Dash, for a temporary promotion of the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 films, the Drones from the film would appear as the standard enemies in Golden Bay Zone and Emerald City. In gameplay, they only float in stationary positions without attacking, often appearing in rows to cover all three lanes in the Zone, or lined up one after another on a single lane. Drones can only damage the playable character if the latter runs into them without attacking. Regardless, the player can easily destroy Drones by hitting them with a Spin Attack or Dash Boost. Alternatively, the player can avoid them by either jumping over them or switching lanes. As the player starts to run faster, dodging or destroying Drones might become harder.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

In Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, in promotion of the Sonic the Hedgehog film, the Drones from the film would appear as the standard enemies in Golden Bay Zone. In gameplay, they only float in stationary positions without attacking. Drone can only damage the playable character if the latter runs into them without attacking. Regardless, the player can easily destroy Drones by hitting them with a Slide, Spin Jump, or a Projectile-based Item Box power-up in some cases. When destroyed, the player will be awarded five Rings.

List of known Drones

• Unit

Relationships

Friends/allies

• Agent Stone
• Badniks
• Dr. Ivo Robotnik
  • Emerald Eggman
• Gerald Robotnik

Neutral

• The Buyer

Enemies

• Maddie Wachowski
• Team Sonic
  • Knuckles the Echidna
  • Miles "Tails" Prower
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
• Tom Wachowski

Trivia

• The Drones appear to have a capacity for feelings, as evidenced by one beeping in fear before screaming in pain as it was cut apart by the Buyer. Unit, a Drone, also further proves that Drones have sentience, as he says himself that he was programmed by Dr. Ivo Robotnik to think for himself.
• The average Drone's battery lasts for one billion years.^[3]

References