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Combi Confiner

From Sonic Retro

Eggman flees as Knuckles finds Espio's pod
The Combi-Confiner in Newtrogic High Zone

The Combi ConfinerMedia:Chaotix 32X US manual.pdf[1], also known as the Combi CatcherMedia:Chaotix 32X US manual.pdf[2] (コンビキャッチャー)Media:Chaotix 32X JP manual.pdf[3], is a diabolical machine developed by Dr. Eggman, and deployed by the mad scientist in Newtrogic High Zone during Chaotix. The device appears capable of placing its unfortunate captives in a state of suspended animation, which (according to the US manual) can only be negated using Ring Power.Media:Chaotix 32X US manual.pdf[1]

Overview

Knuckles first comes across the Combi Confiner at the very start of the game, in the dawn section of Isolated Island. The echidna stumbles upon Eggman as he tinkers with the controls of a mechanical pod containing a frozen Espio the Chameleon. The Doctor bolts when Knuckles approaches, and is bourne away by Metal Sonic. After freeing the chameleon from his imprisonment, Knuckles and Espio continue on towards Newtrogic High.

Here lies the Combi Confiner proper; functioning as part prison, part claw-grab game, Eggman's machine holds the anthropomorphic members of Chaotix (along with multiple copies of the robots Heavy and Bomb) in-between standard stages. The player must pick out a chosen partner using the grab-claw within the time limit; the selected character is then deposited in a pod to be thawed out of stasis.

The fate of the Combi Confiner after the battle against Metal Sonic Kai at the end of Chaotix is unknown; Eggman does not seem to have reused the stasis technology in any of his subsequent schemes. However, a similar capsule is used to contain Mighty and Ray at the beginning of Encore Mode in Sonic Mania Plus.

References

Items in the Sonic the Hedgehog Game Series
Collectibles   Ring | Special Ring | Rich Ring | Heal Ring | Red Star Ring | Number Ring | Silver Moon Ring | Sonic Medal | Sun Medal | Moon Medal | Sun Tablet | Moon Tablet | Planet Tablet | Secret Item | Red Orbs | Blue Orbs | Green Orbs | Emblem | Chaos Drives | Special Stage Key | Material | Portal Gear | Memory Token | Vault Key | Red Seed of Power | Blue Seed of Defense | Dream Orb
Power-ups   Shield (Water, Lightning, Fire, Gold, Magnetic) | Invincibility | Power Sneakers | Rocket Shoes | Propeller Shoes | Hyper Heli-Tails | Eggman Mark | Super Ring | Combine Ring | Forcejewel | Power Core | Light Cores | Special Combination
Level Objects   Item Box | Dark Energy Key | Spring | Spikes | Checkpoint | Time Warp Plate | Signpost | Goal Ring | Hidden Treasure Ring | Giant Ring | Dash Ring | Rainbow Ring | Capsule | Button | Door | Bumper | Speed Booster | Crane Lift | Air bubbles | Chao container | Item Panel
Powerful Items   Chaos Emeralds | Super Emeralds | Master Emerald | Time Stones | Chaos Rings | Precioustone | Sol Emeralds | Jeweled Scepter | World Rings | Excalibur | Phantom Ruby | Reverie | Dream Core
Weapons   Piko Piko Hammer | Chaos Energy Cannon | Caliburn | Wispon
Devices   Remote Robot | Combi Confiner | Mother Computer | Nega's Camera | Arks of the Cosmos | Miles Electric
Other   Chili Dog | Fortune Cards | Speed Down Boots | Chao Egg | Scepter of Darkness | Cacophonic Conch