Sonic’s second Game Gear adventure features a surprisingly sweet moment during Under Ground Zone Act 3. As Sonic speeds through the stage he runs straight off a mine track and plummets towards a pool of lava, only to be saved by Robotnik at the last moment. This isn’t a moment of altruism, however: Robotnik wants to be the cause of Sonic’s death, so he dumps him by one of the franchise’s toughest bosses.