Like in the previous game, if the player is grabbed, they can break free before the Grabber self-destructs. In gameplay, Grabbers are able to crawl along the ground as well as hanging from the ceiling. Though they received an updated design in this title, they retain the same attack patterns from the previous game. In this game, they are encountered in the Chemical Plant, and are located in the hall sections of the Stage.
In the console/ PC version of Sonic Generations, Grabbers appeared again as enemies. Also, upon a Grabber's destruction, it releases an Animal. It is best to attack Grabbers from the side with the Spin Jump rather from down below, because the player may risk being captured by them. Alternatively, if Tails is with Sonic, he can try to destroy the Grabber before it explodes. One way to escape a Grabber's hold is by pressing left and right repeatedly on. Upon getting a hold of the player, the Grabber starts flashing for few seconds before self-detonating, destroying both itself and its Animal, and dealing further damage to the player.
Once a playable character gets below a Grabber, it drops down and grabs him, causing damage. In gameplay, Grabbers glide along the ceilings, waiting for the player to come. They are located in the hall sections of the Zone, where one or two of these Badniks hang from ceilings. In this game, the player encounters them in Chemical Plant Zone. This time around, this Badnik is referred to as Grabber ( グラバー, Gurabā ?). The first appearance of this Badnik was in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit), where it served as an enemy. Game appearances Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) In Sonic Lost World, Grabbers returned to their original design, except with cyan irises and additional, smaller eyes. The wheel on their backs were also removed. In addition to appearing larger, they were given black limbs and cyan eyes with black pupils and two smaller eyes above each of them. In Sonic Generations, Grabbers were redesigned. They possess as well eight long, mechanical limbs, four on each side, on the bottom of their bodies. They also have a round black head with two black eyes and white mandibles. On their backs is also a wheel which they use to move on ceilings. Their main body has yellow and black stripes that flash red and black as they are about to self-destruct.