So, the topic is this, Sonic the Hedgehog's favorite Super Badniks, robots that are more stronger than the regular Badniks, without the imprisoned animals being their power source, all are Dr. Robotnik's(concurrently called Eggman) creations, served as the sub-bosses, & at times, regular bosses in 2D Classic Sonic games.
Those are what I call them.
Well, my spin on that is they've debuted in Sonic 2, the 8-bit game, & even though they were different in their debut, rather than having Robotnik being the end of Zone boss, they did provide interest in having Sonic more opponents to defeat. They really were amazing to see.
Ever since that time, later Super Badniks appeared, though they were absent in such a long time until Sonic Mania. Their comeback in that game is what made longtime fans that wanted them back happy, & will likely guarantee more new Super Badniks in more 2D Classic Sonic games post-Sonic Mania.
Don't think a Modern Sonic equivalent to Super Badniks appeared in the Sonic Advance Trilogy, but, I had somehow imagined them in my mind.
Nevertheless, the question to ask you is this, which Super Badnik is your favorite in a Sonic game, the 2D games? There is the list to look at & consider about the Super Badniks the Sonic games have so far.
Reminder, many names are official, others are alternates to some U.S. names to those that apparently have no true names from the Japanese guides yet to be translated.
Antlion Mecha (or, Mecha Arijigoku) (Sonic 2, 8-bit)
Goose Mecha (or Gachou Mecha)
Sea Lion Mecha (or Mecha Ashika)
Sumo Boar Mecha (or Mecha Buta)
Razor-Boar Mecha (or Inobuta Mecha)
Great Bane Motora Gold
Hopping Egg Vulcan
Kamado MAX (Sonic Chaos)
Techno Catertower (the alternate, more fitting name to the U.S. suggested name to the boss, Dangerous Ball Tower)
Gachou Mecha Mk.II (Gachou means Goose in Japanese language.)
Tart Turtle (Sonic Triple Trouble)
Marve-Shupopolous-Gou
Wooden Buttarundorf (don't ask me how I type those words, but they're official names)
Giga Thomas Pen
Fire Breath
Big Shaker
Gakin (A.K.A., Tunnelbot)
Bowling Spin
Big Icedus
Twin Hammer (Sonic 3, Part One)
Hey Ho (Sonic 3, Part Two)
Gapsule
Heat Arms
Red Eye
Death Ball
Mecha Gorilla (Sonic Labyrinth. I know, it's really isometric instead of 2D, & it's not well-favored among others, but, that game did have Super Badniks)
Kani Pearl (Kani meaning Crab in Japanese)
Needle Man (Not to be highly mistaken for a particular Robot Master named Needle Man in Mega Man 3. Really.)
Smiley Bomb (Likely a Super Badnik made in Robotnik's face, piloted remotely by him. Call it a hunch.)
DD Wrecker (Sonic Mania)
Amoeba Droid
Big Squeeze
Shiver Saw
Hotaru Hi-Watt
Uber Caterkiller
Meter Droid
Driller Droid
Crimson Eye
This list is long, & yes, there are so many, I know, but that's the Super Badnik line's history, presently.
So, the question is this, if you could pick any Super Badnik from the list & name it your favorite, or make a top 5 or 10 list of said Super Badniks in any 2D Classic Sonic game, what would it be? That's something to pass the time.
Well, decide away, but, please keep this post on-topic.