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'''Heavy Magician''' is a boss encountered in [[Sonic Mania]]. She's one of the members of [[Hard-Boiled Heavies]]. The player has a first contact with her at the beginning of [[Mirage Saloon Zone]] Act 1 where she knocks Knuckles off the plane and later on in the same act in the introduction of the mini-boss, which she turns a common Caterkiller into a giant.
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The '''Heavy Magician''' (ヘビーマジシャン){{fileref|SonicMania consoles JP manual.pdf|page=4}} is one of the [[Hard Boiled Heavies]] and the eighth major boss fought in ''[[Sonic Mania]]'', encountered in [[Mirage Saloon Zone]]. She first appears at the start of Act 1 where she knocks [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] off the [[Tornado]] into his own version of Act 1, and reappears at the end to use her magic to create the [[Uber Caterkiller]] mini-boss. She is finally fought at the end of Act 2, where she uses her magic to transform and battle the player directly.
  
Her fight itself, however, only occurs in Act 2, where she uses as strategy the illusions of the obscure Team Hooligan, composed of [[Bark the Polar Bear]], [[Bean the Dynamite]] and [[Fang the Sniper]], each with a different pattern for attacks. When transformed into Bark, the Heavy Magician uses shivers that knock down debris on top of the player; When it is turned into Bean, it uses bombs; and when transformed into Fang he shoots the features stopper bullets and jump style.
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==Strategy==
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After the player drops into the arena, the Heavy Magician appears from inside the her magic box at the top of the screen and tips her hat to the player, before retreating inside to perform her magical transformation. After rumbling for a few seconds, the box will fall to the ground and split open, revealing the Heavy Magician transformed into one of the characters present on the "WANTED" posters seen throughout the Zone, each of whom has a different attack pattern. She will always transform in the following order:
  
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*[[Fang the Sniper]] - in this form, the Heavy Magician bounces around on her tail and shoots corks from her pop-gun.
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*[[Bean the Dynamite]] - in this form, the Heavy Magician throws bombs at the player.
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*[[Bark the Polar Bear]] - in this form, the Heavy Magician slams the ground repeatedly, sending debris crashing down on top of the player.
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The player can break her illusion by hitting her with a [[Spin Attack]], after which she reverts to her normal form and remains stunned for a few seconds. She can then be damaged by attacking again while in her true form. After the first hit, she will resume the same illusion - a second hit will cause her to retreat to her magic box and transform into the next character in sequence.
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After eight hits, the Heavy Magician will be defeated and retreat from the arena. The player can then proceed to the [[Capsule]] and finish the Zone.
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==Gallery==
 
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FangTheSniper SonicMania.png|Fang illusion
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Bean the Dynamite SonicMania.png|Bean illusion
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Heavy Magician (boss)
Game: Sonic Mania
Level: Mirage Saloon Zone
Hits to defeat: 8

The Heavy Magician (ヘビーマジシャン)Media:SonicMania consoles JP manual.pdf[1] is one of the Hard Boiled Heavies and the eighth major boss fought in Sonic Mania, encountered in Mirage Saloon Zone. She first appears at the start of Act 1 where she knocks Knuckles off the Tornado into his own version of Act 1, and reappears at the end to use her magic to create the Uber Caterkiller mini-boss. She is finally fought at the end of Act 2, where she uses her magic to transform and battle the player directly.

Strategy

After the player drops into the arena, the Heavy Magician appears from inside the her magic box at the top of the screen and tips her hat to the player, before retreating inside to perform her magical transformation. After rumbling for a few seconds, the box will fall to the ground and split open, revealing the Heavy Magician transformed into one of the characters present on the "WANTED" posters seen throughout the Zone, each of whom has a different attack pattern. She will always transform in the following order:

  • Fang the Sniper - in this form, the Heavy Magician bounces around on her tail and shoots corks from her pop-gun.
  • Bean the Dynamite - in this form, the Heavy Magician throws bombs at the player.
  • Bark the Polar Bear - in this form, the Heavy Magician slams the ground repeatedly, sending debris crashing down on top of the player.

The player can break her illusion by hitting her with a Spin Attack, after which she reverts to her normal form and remains stunned for a few seconds. She can then be damaged by attacking again while in her true form. After the first hit, she will resume the same illusion - a second hit will cause her to retreat to her magic box and transform into the next character in sequence.

After eight hits, the Heavy Magician will be defeated and retreat from the arena. The player can then proceed to the Capsule and finish the Zone.

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