Doctor Robotnik won’t stop returning for more, making this our fifth encounter with him inSonic Superstars, with no end in sight. Being the only boss battle of the Sand Sanctuary Stage, you can expect a doozie of a fight you can’t solve by using your Avatar Chaos Emerald Ability this time.
With five phases, Doctor Robotnik came prepared, offering one of the most challenging encounters in the game, forcing you to play his way or die trying literally anything else. Nevertheless, this fight can be a piece of cake if you have the proper strategies!
Sonic Superstars: How To Beat Doctor Robotnik In Sand Sanctuary
Despite being a staggeringfive-phased boss fight,takingDoctor Robotnikdown in theSand Sanctuary Stageisn’t terribly complex once you get into the rhythm of the encounter and learn the trick to delivering the finishing blow.
However, there are still many things to watch for during the encounter, as one wrong move could send you back to the checkpoint. This isone of the more involved encounters in Sonic Superstars,so it’s understandable if this is the one tripping you up!
Phase One: Launching Platforms
Robotnik’s first round of attacks involves himlaunching a volley of Stone Platformsat you, forcing you tomove out of the wayto avoid getting smacked or squashed by them. You cansee where they will land by their trajectory and shadow.For thefirst volleyof Stone Platforms, justmove to the far left endof the arena to avoid them!
Phase One: Sand Creatures
Immediately after the Stone Platforms land, Robotnik willsend two enemies underneath the sandthat willeventually pop out onto the ground where you are.One will be aDrill Mole,the other aBlue Mole.
The trick here is tojump underneath the Blue Mole as it pops out of the sand,causing you to hit it mid-air,sending it back toward Robotnik and dealing substantial damageto him on impact. While doing that here is recommended, you won’t be required to do this until much later, so you’re able to leave it for now if it’s a bit too hectic.
Blue Moles travel through the sand at a much faster speed than the Drill Moles, so keep that in mind when attempting to track them so you can position yourself underneath them when they pop out!
Phase One: Attack!
Following the sand-dwelling enemies,Robotnik will drill undergroundbeforereemerging from underneath the sand where you are.TheStone Platforms will begin shakingwhere he’s about to pop out,which will be the far left side in this scenario.
Move to the right side of the arenaandwait for Robotnik to emerge.Once he does,jump onto the top of his machine to deal even more damageto him, causing him to shift into the second phase!
Phase Two: Launching Platforms
Oursecond phase is more of the same,except withslightly different patterns.He begins bylaunching Stone Tabletstoward you again. Simplymove to the stage’s right side to avoidtheir incoming barrage.
Phase Two: Sand Creatures
From there, he willsend two more enemies through the sandat you. This will behandled the exact same wayas before. Remember thatyou can hit the Blue Mole from underneath and launch it back toward Robotnikfor extra damage, but itisn’t requiredyet!
Phase Two: Attack!
After that,Robotnik will burrow underneath the sandagain beforepopping up on the far right sideof the arena.Head to the left end, wait for him to emerge,thenrun and jump onto the top of his machine to deal damage,sending him into the third phase!
Phase Three: Launching Platforms
Phase three is exactly the sameas the previous twoin terms of sequences,but thepatterns of the Stone Platforms, sand enemies, and where he emergeswill all beslightly altered.Nonetheless, the first round of attacks here is theStone Platforms. Run to the left side of the arena to avoid taking damagehere!
Phase Three: Sand Creatures
After that, he willsend even more enemies through the sandtoward you. However, there will bethree of them this timerather than two. TheBlue Molewillshoot out of the ground above where the missing tile is to the right,so be sure tostand near that tile if you want to hit it back!
Phase Three: Attack!
Remain on the right side of the arenaandwait for Robotnik to emerge from the ground.You will have toquickly hop through the sand and then jump on top of his machine to deal damage,so be sure not to waste too much time here!
Phase Four: Launching Platforms
Phase four is where things start getting a bit more different, but it will stillfollow the identical sequencesas before. However, theStone Platform section is slightly more involved.
For this round of Stone Platforms,stand on the singular one remaining on the far right endand wait for him tobegin volleying the otherstoward you.As soon as the first one lands, quickly jump on top of it and remain there until the others fallto avoid taking damage!
Phase Four: Sand Creatures
Next up is, you guessed it, theenemies Robotnik sends scurrying through the sandtoward you. Just as last time, there will bethree enemies,two being Drill Moles and the other a Blue Mole. TheBlue Mole will emerge from the open sand pit to the right,so stay around that area if you want to knock it back to him for extra damage!
Phase Four: Attack!
From there, Robotnik willemerge from the left side of the arena,meaning you musthop in place on the right side to avoid sinkinginto the sand and dying. When he appears,jump through the sand toward himandleap onto the top of his machine to deal damage!
Phase Five: Launching Platforms
Ourfifth and final phaseis here, at last,following a similar pattern as the restbefore it, except with one massive difference. We will get to that a bit later, but first, let’s go over how to get around these Stone Platforms.
As you may see, when hebegins volleying Stone Platformsat you, there willonly be sand where you are,meaning you musthop in place until one of those Platforms lands to avoid sinking.As soon as thefirst Stone Platform lands,hop toward it and onto it,thencontinue jumping from Platform to Platform,dodging the onslaught until it ends!
Phase Five: Sand Creatures
Following that, as you could have guessed, is the part whereRobotnik sends enemies underneath the sandtoward you. This time, however, there will be four enemies.Two Drill Molesandtwo Blue Moles.
Thetwo Blue Moles will be on the far leftStone Platforms, so hang out in that area toknock them back at Robitnik to deal substantial damageto him!
Phase Five: Return To Sender!
One massive difference in this phase compared to the others isRobotnik won’t emerge from the sand, allowing you to jump onto his machine.Theonly way you can damage himthis time around is via theBlue Mole.
This is crucial to know as you will bestuck in an endless loopof Stone Platforms > Sand Enemies > Fake Out and repeatuntil you knock enough Blue Moles backto destroy him (about two).
Phase Five: Fake Out
‘Fake Out’ is just what we deemedRobotnik’s devious maneuver,where heviolently rises through the sand where you are instead of popping outof it, enabling you to jump on top of his machine for free damage. Since thisreplaces the previous method,youmust use the Blue Moles to deal the finishing blowson him!
