Hoppers are the most common variety of Beetleworx. As their name implies, they hop around Wasteland on patrol. Hoppers are one-legged machines that have buzz-saws implanted on their heads for combat. Their toon armor is usually modeled after various birds from Disney media.
Variants[]
In Epic Mickey[]
- Seagulls in Mickeyjunk Mountain, modeled after the seagulls from The Simple Things, notable for being the last of the Mickey Mouse theatrical cartoon series
- Futuristic machinery in Tomorrow City that are based on parts from the old Disney Parks Tomorrowland signs for the torso, and the Astral Orbiter ride for the head
- Vultures in both Pirates of the Wasteland and the Lonesome Manor, modeled after one of the vultures from The Jungle Book
- Toy Soldiers were planned for the Clock Tower arena, based on the toy soldiers from It's a Small World, but were scrapped.
In Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two[]
- An owl in Bog Easy based on either Friend Owl from Bambi or the owl from The Old Mill
- Toy Soldiers (that were scrapped from Epic Mickey) in the Train Tunnels Clocktower diorama modeled again after It's a Small World
- Horned Devils in the Floatyard modeled after the inhabitants of the Inferno Room from Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
- An unidentified blue bird design was found in the prototype banks and the end credits of Epic Mickey 2 but was scrapped from the game.
Strategies[]
Hoppers will peck at Mickey with their buzz-saws if he gets too close, knocking him back but dealing no damage. Paint is of little use against them - it can only slow them down a bit. In order to defeat Hoppers, they must be thinned to melt away their shell, which exposes them to be damaged by Mickey's Spin Move. While exposed, however, its attacks deal 1 pip of damage instead of knockback. They also attack much faster, making them deceptively dangerous. After a few attacks, the Hopper will retreat to recover its Paint shell. An alternative way to defeat them is to use the spin move to knock them off a cliff or into Thinner while their shell is on.
Trivia[]
- In the files, Hoppers are called "AnimatronicFodder", similar to Seers who are called "BlotlingFodder". This is because they're the weakest enemies of their respective categories.
- Using a spin move to hurl a Hopper into a Gremlin Cage will break it.
- Hoppers are the only Beetleworx type to appear on Mickeyjunk Mountain, despite it housing one of the main Beetleworx factories.
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