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Orbinaut

Games: Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit), Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS), Sonic Lost World
Affiliation: [[Eggman Empire, Deadly Six]][[Category:Eggman Empire, Deadly Six enemies]]

Orbinaut is a recurring enemy robot (Badnik) in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Modelled after sea urchins, Orbinauts have spherical bodies surrounded by four rotating spike balls.

There are three varieties of Orbinaut, each of which has its own name in the Japanese releases. The first type, named Uni Uni (ウニウニ) in Japan, is always surrounded by its spike balls. The second type, named Unidus (ウニダス) in Japan, fires its spike balls when approached. The third type, named Pola (ポーラ) in Japan, is similar to Uni Uni, but moves and spins its spike balls in short bursts and changes direction to follow the player.

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-[[Image:Orbinaut.png|thumb|right|200px|]]
+{{EnemyBob
-[[Image:Orbinaut2.png|thumb|right|200px|Two types of orbinaut from ''[[Sonic 1]]''.]]
+| image=Orbinaut2.png
-'''Orbinaut''' is a [[badnik]] that appears in more than one game. It's a hovering sphere surrounded by four spiked balls which rotate slowly and are used for both attack and defence, and is apparently based on a sea urchin (the Japanese word for sea urchin is "uni"). A redesigned Orbinaut appears in the 3D games, where it is called [[E-32 Unidus]]. Also there is a badnik similar to Orbinaut in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' called [[Sol]].
+| game=Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
+| game2=Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
+| game3=Sonic the Hedgehog 3
+| game4=Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
+| game5=Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS)
+| game6=Sonic Lost World
+| affiliation=Eggman Empire, [[Deadly Six]]
+}}
+'''Orbinaut''' is a recurring enemy robot ([[Badnik]]) in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. Modelled after sea urchins, Orbinauts have spherical bodies surrounded by four rotating spike balls.
-==Sonic the Hedgehog==
+There are three varieties of Orbinaut, each of which has its own name in the Japanese releases. The first type, named '''Uni Uni''' (ウニウニ) in Japan, is always surrounded by its spike balls. The second type, named '''Unidus''' (ウニダス) in Japan, fires its spike balls when approached. The third type, named '''Pola''' (ポーラ) in Japan, is similar to Uni Uni, but moves and spins its spike balls in short bursts and changes direction to follow the player.
-In the Mega Drive version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', there are two types of orbinaut. The first appears in [[Labyrinth Zone]], and is referred to as "Unidus" (ウニダス) in the Japanese manual. "Unidus" is red in colour and launches its spikeballs along a horizontal line when Sonic approaches. The second type is found in [[Star Light Zone]], and is known as "Uni-uni" (ウニウニ) in the Japanese manual. It is green in colour and doesn't launch its spikeballs, making it less threatening but harder to destroy. An orange "Uni-uni" also appears in the 8-bit version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' in [[Sky Base Zone]].
+In English language releases the Unidus variety has gone by four names: Orbinaut, Spiky Spinner, Unidus and Spike Spinner.
-If you run away from the Unidus after it throws the first spike ball until it leaves from the screen, when you back to Unidus, all the other spike balls will disappear.
+==Game appearances==
+===Orbinaut (Uni Uni)===
+====Enemy====
+*[[Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Sonic the Hedgehog 16-bit)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
+*[[Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Sonic the Hedgehog 8-bit)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
+*[[Orbinaut (Sonic the Hedgehog 4)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
+*[[Orbinaut (Sonic Colours)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS)]]''
+*[[Orbinaut (Sonic Lost World)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
+*[[Orbinaut (Sonic Lost World 3DS)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)]]''
+===Orbinaut (Unidus)===
+====Enemy====
+*[[Orbinaut (Unidus, Sonic the Hedgehog 16-bit)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
+*[[Orbinaut (Unidus, Sonic the Hedgehog 8-bit)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
+*[[Spiky Spinner]], in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
+*[[Unidus]], in ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
+*[[Spike Spinner]], in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
+*[[Unidus (Sonic Lost World)|Unidus]], in ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
+*[[Unidus (Sonic Lost World 3DS)|Unidus]], in ''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)]]''
+====Other appearances====
+*[[Sonic Rivals 2]]: [[Sonic Rivals 2/Card collection|Card Collection]] 76.
+===Orbinaut (Pola)===
+====Enemy====
+*[[Orbinaut (Sonic the Hedgehog 3)|Orbinaut]], in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
+==Related enemies==
+===Enemies===
+*[[Sol]]
+*[[Star Pointer]]
+*[[Flamer]]
+*[[Tubinaut]]
+===Bosses===
+*[[Big Icedus]]
+==Gallery==
+===Orbinaut (Uni Uni)===
+====Artwork====
 <gallery>
-File:OrbinautSLZ.png|Uni-uni in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
+File:Orbinaut2.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
-File:OrbinautLZ.png|Unidus in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
+File:Sonic1 GG Orbinaut Art.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
-File:Orbinaut in 8bit LZ.png|Unidus in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
+File:S4 Orbinaut Sprite.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
-File:OrbinautSkyBaseZone.png|Uni-uni in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
-File:S4 Orbinaut Sprite.png|Orbinaut in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]''
 </gallery>
-===Technical Information===
+====Screenshots====
-{| class="prettytable"
+<gallery widths="320" heights="240">
-!Game
+File:OrbinautSLZ.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
-!Object ID #
+File:OrbinautSkyBaseZone.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]'' (Master System)
-!Code offset
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]'' (Game Gear)
-!Mappings offset
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
-!Compressed art offset
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS)]]''
-!Subparameters
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
-|-
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)]]''
-|[[SCHG:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]
+</gallery>
-|$60
-|$11CCE
-|$11EEC
-|$389EE ([[Nemesis Format]], 31 blocks)
-|$00 - Attacking type<br>$02 - Nonattacking type
-|-
-|[[SCHG:Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]
-|$35
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|}
-==Sonic the Hedgehog 3==
+===Orbinaut (Unidus)===
+====Artwork====
+<gallery>
+Orbinaut.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
+</gallery>
-[[Image:Orbinaut in LBZ.png|thumb|right|180px|An Orbinaut in ''Launch Base Zone''.]]
+====Screenshots====
+<gallery widths="320" heights="240">
+File:OrbinautLZ.png|Unidus in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
+File:Orbinaut in 8bit LZ.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]'' (Master System)
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]'' (Game Gear)
+File:Sa unidus.png|''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
+File:Sa2 unidus.png|''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
+File:Sonic4llz.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
+Notavailable.svg|''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)]]''
+</gallery>
-A third Orbinaut appears in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Launch Base Zone]] and is referenced as Pola (ポーラ) in the Japanese manual. This version is silver-grey and spins faster when Sonic is moving, but doesn't launch its spikeballs. It is similar to Uni-Uni in this regard. Orbinauts can now be quickly defeated with Sonic's new ability, the [[Insta-Shield]]
+===Orbinaut (Pola)===
+====Artwork====
+<gallery>
+File:Sonic 3 Orbinaut.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
+</gallery>
-A similar enemy in [[IceCap Zone]], [[Star Pointer]], does launch its spikeballs, like Unidus, so both types of Orbinaut are covered in Sonic 3. Said spikeballs will be destroyed if they touch a [[Lightning Shield]].
+====Screenshots====
+<gallery widths="320" heights="240">
-==Sonic Adventure==
+File:Orbinaut in LBZ.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
+</gallery>
-The fourth Orbinaut model, known as [[Unidus]], appears in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''. This version is most close in design with the Orbinaut appearing in ''[[Sonic 3]]''. It attacks in two ways, either throwing their spike balls at its enemy or by sending them in arcs for a wide radius attack.
-==Sonic Adventure 2==
+==In other media==
+===''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic]]''===
-The ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' model, again known as Unidus, is almost identical to the one in ''Sonic Adventure'', the main difference being that it will not throw its spikes.
+===[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (Archie comics)]]===
-==Sonic the Hedgehog 4==
+===''[[Sonic the Comic]]''===
-Both types from the first Sonic game return in [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]. The Unidus behaves and looks the same as it does in the original game. The Uni-Uni, however, can expand its circle of spikeballs, making it easier to attack.
+==References==
+<references/>
-==Sonic Colours==
+{{S1MDOmni|2|collapse}}
-The badnik returns in Sonic Colours.
+{{S3Omni|2|collapse}}
-<br clear="all">
+{{S4E1Omni|2|collapse}}
-{{S1MDOmni|2}}
+{{ColoursDSOmni|2|collapse}}
-{{Sonic3&KOmni|2}}
+{{SLWOmni|2|collapse}}
-{{SAOmni|2}}
-{{SA2Omni|4}}
-{{S4Omni|3}}
-{{ColoursOmni|2}}
-{{ColoursDSOmni|2}}
-{{SLWOmni}}
-[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog enemies]]
-[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 enemies]]
-[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog 4 enemies]]
-[[Category:Sonic Colours enemies]]
-[[Category:Sonic Colours (DS) enemies]]

Difference between revisions of "Orbinaut"

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Contents

Game appearances

Orbinaut (Uni Uni)

Enemy

Orbinaut (Unidus)

Enemy

Other appearances

Orbinaut (Pola)

Enemy

Related enemies

Enemies

Bosses

Gallery

Orbinaut (Uni Uni)

Artwork

Screenshots

Orbinaut (Unidus)

Artwork

Screenshots

Orbinaut (Pola)

Artwork

Screenshots

In other media

Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic

Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)

Sonic the Comic

References