'Meleon') appear in Under Ground Zone, Sky High Zone and Green Hills Zone. In Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit), the Newtrons ( メレオン, Mereon ?, lit. Regardless, destroying one rewards the player with 100 points.Ī Meleon, from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit). However, these Newtrons do not have Animals inside of them. The only time they can be destroyed, is with a Spin Jump while they are visible. The player encounters them in Jungle Zone, but nevertheless have the same attack patterns as their 16-bit counterparts. In the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), only the green variations of Newtrons appear as enemies. When successfully destroyed though, they release an Animal and reward the player with 100 points. On some occasions though, the player is unable to destroy green Newtrons depending on their placement in the Zone. The blue variety is easier to deal with as it can be attacked, unlike most of its green counterparts.īoth of these badniks can be destroyed with the Spin Jump as they starts to appear on the wall. Blue: After becoming visible, these Badniks drops from the wall and morphs into a rocket, which chases the playable character in a fixed horizontal line without returning to their wall to turn invisible again.Once vanished, these Newtrons cannot be destroyed, even if the player attacks the area where they are hiding. After becoming visible, they will spit a ball of energy at the player before turning invisible again. Green: These Badniks never move from their wall.Their behavior from there depends on their colors: In gameplay, the Newtrons cling to the side of cliffs and remain invisible until the playable character approaches them. In the 16-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), the Newtrons ( メレオン, Mereon ?) they come in two varieties, both of which appear in Green Hill Zone. Newtrons in Sonic Lost World are slightly smaller than previous models and have cyan eyes with yellow sclera. In Sonic Generations though, they are more mechanical and both varieties has cyan eyes. Newtrons in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I are smoother and have detailed limbs. The green variation has yellow eyes, while the blue variation has red eyes.

Newtrons come in two color varieties: green and blue. They also have yellow eyes with small pupils and a brown and sharp parietal crest.

One of these fingers are backwards so the Newtrons can get an extra grip. They have a head, a stripy tail and four white feet with three fingers.

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