EGG-HVC-001
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EGG-HVC-D01 is a bipedal mech built by Robotnik in Sonic CD; what (if anything) the mech's odd name is supposed to stand for is unknown. This is the game's first boss, appearing in the Future (Bad or Good) of Palmtree Panic Act 3. As with most bosses in Sonic CD, he takes fewer than the standard 8 hits to defeat; in this first level, only 3 are required.
This mecha has two large arms with bumpers on the end. A hit will take off one of the arms, and after both are off he's completely open to the final attack. It's best to hit him when he's charging up to attack; or, if you don't mind sacrificing your cache of rings, simply throw yourself into the mech's spiked feet, and then wallop Robotnik's pod while you're flickering. Thirdly, you could simply go to the exact right of the stage (before Robotnik appears), so you can easily hit him from behind, beating him in less than 5 seconds.
Note that in the Good Future, the EGG-HVC-D01 has a different colour-scheme; pink and steel-blue instead of red and dull grey. A preview screenshot in Electronic Gaming Monthly, August 1993 reveals that EGG-HVC-D01 once had pincers instead of bumpers on the end of its arms.
