Taraban
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) |
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| Taraban |
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| Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) |
| Affiliation: Eggman Empire |
| Hits to defeat: 1 |
Taraban (タラバン[1]) is a variety of Badnik created by Dr. Eggman, encountered by Sonic in the 8-bit versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Overview
Painted half red and half blue, Taraban models primarily crab-walk back and forth, damaging Sonic if he bumps into them. They can operate underwater, and have an energy-ball attack, firing damaging projectiles from their pincers. Tarabans are easily dispatched by a Spin Attack. This Badnik can be found in Under Ground Zone, Aqua Lake Zone, and Scrambled Egg Zone.
Like other robots in 8-bit Sonic games, no animal friends pop out of Tarabans when they are destroyed. Whether these Badniks canonically don't contain organic batteries, or the escaping critters simply weren't shown due to programming limitations, is not known.
Taraban is very similar to the Crabmeat Badnik found in both the 16-bit and 8-bit versions of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game. Its two-toned colouring is likely inspired by the split-colour lobster, a rare type of lobster with differently coloured halves that display both male and female traits.
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