View source for Homing Missile

{{MoveBob
| image=SA2 homingmissile (neutral).png
| debut=Sonic R
| debutyear=1997
| user=[[Dr. Eggman]]
| user2=[[Eggrobo]]
| user3=[[E-102 Gamma]]
| user4=[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]
| user5=[[Chao Walker]]
| user6=[[Dark Chao Walker]]
| user7=[[Big the Cat]]
| type=Attack
}}
The '''{{PAGENAME}}'''{{fileref|Sonic R Sega Saturn US Manual.pdf|page=21}}, also known as the '''Homing Missile Launch'''{{fileref|SonicAdventure DC US manual.pdf|page=29}} and '''Lock-on Missile'''{{fileref|SonicAdventure2 DC US manual.pdf|page=11}} (ロックオンミサイル発射{{fileref|SonicAdventure2 DC JP manual.pdf|page=11}}), and '''Homing Bakudan''' (ホーミング爆弾{{fileref|SonicR Sat JP manual.pdf|page=27}}) and '''Gun Hassha''' (ガン発射{{fileref|SonicAdventureInternational-JP-DC-Manual.pdf|page=29}}) in Japan, is an attacking move used throughout the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series.

==Overview==
The Homing Missile is essentially a projectile attack fired using certain weaponry, such as a gun or a mounted cannon. As a move, the player can fire one or multiple Homing Missiles at distant targets. As its name suggests, a missile will home in on a targeted character or enemy and pursue them until it makes contact, either causing damage or destroying the target entirely.

==Game appearances==
===''[[Sonic R]]''===
The first use of Homing Missiles as an attack in the ''Sonic'' series is in ''Sonic R'', where they can be used by [[Dr. Eggman]] and [[Eggrobo]] when they have collected at least 10 [[Ring]]s. When a Homing Missile is ready to be deployed, a green target will appear over any rival in front, at which point the player can press the Jump button ({{A}}/{{C}}/{{Y}} in the [[Saturn]] version) to fire the Homing Missile. The missile will slow down the rival considerably if it hits, and also make them lose their [[Shield]] if they have one. Once fired, the Homing Missile has a cooldown period before the player can fire another one.

===''[[Sonic Adventure]]''===
In ''Sonic Adventure'', Homing Missiles are fired by the '''Homing Missile Launch'''{{fileref|SonicAdventure DC US manual.pdf|page=29}}, one of [[E-102 Gamma]]'s main attacks. After locking on to targets using his [[Laser Gun]], the player must release {{B}} to fire Homing Missiles from Gamma's machine gun at the targets, which move very fast and quickly to take out all locked-on enemies. The Homing Missiles can be upgraded with the [[Laser Blaster]], changing the missiles' colour to light blue and increasing their blast radius.

===''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''===
In ''Sonic Adventure 2'' and its re-releases, the attack is referred to as both the '''Lock-on Missile'''{{fileref|SonicAdventure2 DC US manual.pdf|page=11}} and '''Homing Missile'''{{intref|Omochao|quote=Hold the B button down to Lock-on! Release it to fire a Homing Missile.}}, and is one of the standard weapons available to all of the mech-shooting characters. Its use is the same as with Gamma in ''Sonic Adventure'' in that the player must hold {{B}} to [[lock-on]] to enemies, then release {{B}} before the lock-on laser vanishes to fire Homing Missiles from the mech's rear-mounted cannon at the targets. The Homing Missiles can be upgraded with the [[Laser Blaster]], changing the missiles' colour and increasing their blast radius.

In the [[Tails VS Dr. Eggman|boss battles]] between [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] and Eggman, Homing Missiles move considerably slower so both characters are given a chance to avoid them. In the 2P Battle mode, Homing Missiles have less accuracy; in addition, the [[Laser Missile]] special attack fires many Homing Missiles simultaneously.

==References==
<references/>