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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. They are first seen in the Piles in Mickeyjunk Mountain in the first game and the first sublevel of the OsTown Underground in the sequel.
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 Buzzie, 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. It bears a slight resemblance to Br'er Roadrunner from the Splash Mountain attraction found at Tokyo Disneyland and formerly Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. It would likely have been used in Disney Gulch or Fort Wasteland.
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. Although it's possible that Oswald dismantled a majority of them.
- A common mistake by casual players is that the Mickeyjunk Mountain variants are based of Scuttle from The Little Mermaid, but in actuality are based off those from The Simple Things.
- The hoppers reusing their Pirates of the Wasteland designs in Lonesome Manor may be a reference to the vultures from Snow White.
Gallery[]
Hoppers Gallery
A collection of images relating to Hoppers