Hedgeshock the Erinaceroid

Hedgeshock the Erinaceroid
In-Game Information
HP:	64
Attack Damage:	3 (contact) 3 (Rolling Spike) 4 (Spark Balls) 3 (Rolling Dash) 2 (contact, New Rattraps) 2 (Plug Shot)
Weakness:	Ice
Main Stage:	Mysterious Lab
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	Tesrat the Hedgeroid
Script:	テスラット・ザ・ヘッジロイド
Rōmaji:	Tesuratto za Hejjiroido
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX Advent
Japanese VA:	Kokoro Kikuchi
English VA:	Lynn Harris

"Hey, hey, that's as far as you go! Nobody gets past this point! I'm just following Mr. Albert's orders."

—Hedgeshock, Mega Man ZX Advent

Hedgeshock the Erinaceroid, known in Japan as Tesrat the Hedgeroid (テスラット・ザ・ヘッジロイド, Tesuratto za Hejjiroido), is a Pseudoroid from the Mega Man ZX Advent series based on a hedgehog. She is stationed as a guardian of the Mysterious Lab.

Characteristics

Hedgeshock's body is based on a hedgehog. She has a small body with details in brown and orange, as well as cyan lights. She has a number of metallic spikes on her head and back, while her arms and feet have the appearance of electric plugs. Her head is slightly large to fit the electromagnetic shields to her brain. She was originally designed to serve as an emergency power supply at key installations. She is equipped with a powerful electric-generating coil and her hands and feet have the shape of sockets. By reducing her size, she can squeeze into small places.

Hedgeshock's language circuit is given more performance than necessary and is used for the consumption of surplus energy. This gives her a hyperactive personality, so she tends to talk very quickly, making puns involving electricity. Despite this, she takes her job very seriously and is completely loyal to "Mr. Albert", considering his orders absolute.

History

Hedgeshock was ordered by Master Albert to stand guard in the Mysterious Lab. She protects the room with the capsule that once contained "DAN-000", but she is confronted and defeated by the Mega Man Model A, who copies her DNA with the A-Trans. She is revived in a new body for the final battle in Ouroboros, but she is again defeated.

Strategy

Boss Battle

Hedgeshock runs around constantly in a room with several platforms. Aside from rolling and using electric attacks, she can occasionally flood the room with water or summon New Rattraps to aid her in battle.

Attack	Description	Notes
Rolling Spike	Hedgeshock curls up her body and rolls around the room with her spikes out.
Plug Shot	Hedgeshock fires a few electric bullets from her hand.
Spark Ball	Hedgeshock clams her hands together and fires sparks in all directions.	She can do it in the ground and in the air.
New Rattrap (New SO9)	Hedgeshock calls upon a number of New Rattraps that occupy the room for a few seconds before exploding.

Medal Awards

Defeating Hedgeshock under specific conditions will award the player with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Collecting all 24 medals in the game will unlock Model a.

• Gold - Defeat Hedgeshock using only the regular Humanoid/Reploid form (cannot switch to any other form, even to dodge).
• Silver - Finish Hedgeshock by knocking one of the New Rattraps into her.
• Bronze - Defeat Hedgeshock with Chronoforce (A-Trans).

A-Trans

When playing as Hedgeshock with Biometal Model A, the only abilities that Grey and Ashe lack are based on her battle arena: summoning a New Rattrap and filling part of the room with water. The player can still use her spark attacks and rolling dash (both with extended spines and without) to damage enemies.

Image	Attack	Input	Description
	Rolling Spike	L	Hedgeshock rolls forwards with her spines extended.
	Rolling Dash	L with ↓	Hedgeshock rolls forwards without her spines, letting her enter small tunnels.
	Plug Shot	Y	Hedgeshock shoots a small electric shot.
	Spark Ball (Up)	Hold Y and release	Hedgeshock emits five electric shots in an arc above herself.
	Spark Ball (Down)	Hold Y and release (midair)	Hedgeshock emits five electric shots in an arc below herself.
	Spark Ball (Ladder)	Hold Y and release (on ladder)	Hedgeshock emits two electric shots above and below herself.

Dialogue

In-Battle Quotes

Action	Japanese	Romaji	English
Rolling Dash	行くのよっ！	Iku no yo!	Here!
Rolling Spike	行っちゃうのよーっ！	Icchau no yo!	Here goes!
Summoning water	どーよ！	Doyo!	Here goes!
Spark Ball	ビリビリなのよ！	Biribirina no yo! (Japanese onomatopoeia for electric shock)	Aaaha!
Plug Shot	えいえいっ！	Ei ei!	Hey hey!
Summoning robotic rats	来るのよ！	Kuru no yo!	Come on!
Stunned with weakness or defeated	あぁぁぁ！	Aaa!	Ouch!

Gallery

Hedgeshock with the other Pseudoroids.

Hedgeshock in the manga.

Etymology

• Hedgeshock's name is a portmanteau of the "hedgehog" and "shock", referring to her animal motif and electroshock abilities. The subtitle Erinaceroid refers to the "Erinaceidae" family of the "Erinaceomorpha" order, which contains the subfamily "Erinaceinae" to which hedgehogs belong.
• Her Japanese name, Tesrat the Hedgeroid, is a portmanteau of the famous electrical engineer Nikola Tesla and the rat, a rodent distantly related to hedgehogs.

Trivia

• Hedgeshock and Queenbee are the only female Pseudoroids in Mega Man ZX Advent.
• Hedgeshock is the only Pseudoroid that requires the player to use their regular Humanoid/Reploid form to win a medal.
• In the "Prometheus & Pandora's Gossip Hell" on the Rockman ZX Advent Blog, Hedgeshock won first place in the Pseudoroid popularity poll.