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For the boss fought in Labyrinth Zone, see Egg Mobile (Sonic the Hedgehog 16-bit boss).

Egg Mobile

First seen: [[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]] (1991)
Users: Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega, Eggrobo, Mecha Sonic, Neo Metal Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower
Created by: Dr. Eggman

The Egg Mobile (エッグモービル), alternatively spelled as the Eggmobile and also referred to as Eggman's MobileMedia:Sonic2 MD JP manual.pdf^[1], the Eggman Mobile (エッグマンモービルMedia:SonicDrift GG JP manual.pdf^[2]) the Egg-O-MaticMedia:SonicBibleDraft2 Document.pdf^[3] and occasionally the Eggpod, is the principal conveyance of Dr. Eggman. With its distinctive yellow and black hazard stripes adorning the sides, and an obsidian hemispherical underside suitable to carry the egg-shaped genius, Dr. Eggman has been piloting the machine since his introduction in the original Sega Mega Drive game Sonic the Hedgehog.

Though built for the exclusive use of Dr. Eggman, there have been brief moments when someone else has been seen piloting the craft, most notably in the games Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles where Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Mecha Sonic, and an Eggrobo all get a turn inside the doctor's personal ship. Neo Metal Sonic has used the craft while disguised as Eggman during Sonic Heroes, and Eggman Nega has used an Egg Mobile of his own throughout the Sonic Rush and Sonic Rivals series.

Boss encounters

The original Eggmobile in its rarely-seen landed state.

Dr. Eggman standing next to the Egg Mobile used in Sonic R.

Though the base model is designed primarily for transportation, the Egg Mobile is also compatible with a variety of attachments that Dr. Eggman has created in an attempt to foil Sonic the Hedgehog from putting an end to his latest plan. With each game, the Egg Mobile has been slightly redesigned to coincide with Eggman's latest ideas. In the first game, the attachments were simple concepts that connected to the bottom of the ship, meant to swing or stab at the hedgehog. In Sonic the Hedgehog 2 these extensions of the pod grew more complicated, becoming almost the entire ship. However, with each defeat, the parts that were fastened to the craft would come exploding off, Dr. Eggman quickly vacating the premises. By Sonic the Hedgehog 3, simply adding elements to the Egg Mobile for each battle had grown obsolete, the mobile redesigned to be a smaller craft so that it could easily dock in and out of whatever boss machine Eggman had come up with. This new design not only allowed far more complicated ways to try and stop Sonic, but also transformed the Egg Mobile into a reliable escape pod, providing it the ability to quickly detach itself and flee to allow the pilot to live and fight another day.

Though variations on the end-level encounters have happened, more often than not the template set in the early games have remained. This set up was even poked fun at in the final Eggman-encounter in the game Sonic Unleashed when Sonic, at that moment trapped in his "Sonic the Werehog" form, tore apart the Egg Dragoon boss, ripping Dr. Eggman and his Egg Mobile out of the machine and tossing it into the distance.

One common accessory the Egg Mobile has had through its many interpretations is a claw of some kind on the bottom of the craft, with the ability to pick up and carry a variety of items. The most famous example of this would be from the Hidden Palace Zone encounter in Sonic & Knuckles, where Eggman snatched the Master Emerald from its sacred altar, electrocuting Knuckles the Echidna in the process (though only enough to stun him momentarily). The same claw would pick up Knuckles in his version of the Sky Sanctuary Zone. Most curious is the one occasion in which Dr. Eggman himself grabbed Sonic in the Under Ground Zone from the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Saving Sonic from certain death in an inescapable lava pit, instead the doctor carried Sonic over to the boss from that level, perhaps only hoping to defeat Sonic by his own hand, and unhappy if a natural force were to do the honors for him.

Also of note is that, while nearly every time the Egg Mobile is shown it is floating on its own power, its first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 shows it descending into the Drill Eggman vehicle of the Emerald Hill Zone using a propeller, an item that does not return for the remainder of the game.

Gallery

The Egg Mobile in action

The original Egg Wrecker in Sonic the Hedgehog.
The Egg Mobile with no attachments in Labyrinth Zone. From Sonic the Hedgehog.
The "Water Eggman" attachment. From Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
The Beam Rocket in Launch Base Zone. From Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
The Egg Golem from Sonic & Knuckles.
The no-frills Green Hill Zone boss from the 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog.
Dr. Eggman saving Sonic in Under Ground Zone. From the 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
The Diamond Dust Zone boss. From Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island.
The Egg Press from Sonic Advance.
Sonic the Hedgehog riding inside the Egg Mobile.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) concept art

The redesigned Eggmobile in Sonic '06.
Cockpit detail.

Sonic Unleashed (Dreamcast cameo)

A Sega Dreamcast is hidden underneath Dr. Eggman's Eggmobile seat in Sonic Unleashed.
Alternate angle.

References

[:File:Sonic2_MD_JP_manual.pdf_p45-1] File:Sonic2 MD JP manual.pdf, page 45

[:File:SonicDrift_GG_JP_manual.pdf_p29-2] File:SonicDrift GG JP manual.pdf, page 29

[:File:SonicBibleDraft2_Document.pdf_p13-3] File:SonicBibleDraft2 Document.pdf, page 13

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-[[Image:Eggman_ship.png|180px|thumb|The Eggpod, from Sonic 2]]
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-[[Image:Snzboss.png|180px|thumb|Eggpod attached to the larger [[Egg Golem (S&K)|boss machine]] in [[Sandopolis Zone|Sandopolis]].]]
+| image=Eggman_ship.png
-[[File:EggomaticJoyride.PNG|180px|thumb|Sonic takes a joyride in [[Launch Base Zone]].]]
+| name=Egg Mobile
+| debut=[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]
+| debutyear=1991
+| user=[[Dr. Eggman]]
+| user2=[[Eggman Nega]]
+| user3=[[Eggrobo]]
+| user4=[[Mecha Sonic (Sonic & Knuckles boss)|Mecha Sonic]]
+| user5=[[Neo Metal Sonic]]
+| user6=[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]
+| user7=[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]
+| creator=[[Dr. Eggman]]
+}}
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (エッグモービル), alternatively spelled as the '''Eggmobile''' and also referred to as '''Eggman's Mobile'''{{fileref|Sonic2 MD JP manual.pdf|page=45}}, the '''Eggman Mobile''' (エッグマンモービル{{fileref|SonicDrift GG JP manual.pdf|page=29}}) the '''Egg-O-Matic'''{{fileref|SonicBibleDraft2 Document.pdf|page=13}} and occasionally the '''Eggpod''', is the principal conveyance of Dr. Eggman. With its distinctive yellow and black hazard stripes adorning the sides, and an obsidian hemispherical underside suitable to carry the egg-shaped genius, [[Dr. Eggman]] has been piloting the machine since his introduction in the original [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive]] game ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
-The '''Eggpod''', also known as the '''''Eggmobile''''' or '''''Egg-O-Matic''''' (particularly in the ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' continuity), is the principal conveyance of [[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]]. With its distinctive yellow/black hazard stripes and obsidian hemispherical underside, the Eggman had been seen flying his signature vehicle all the way from the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]'', with the machine still appearing in later titles like ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''. In ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', both [[Mecha Sonic]] and [[Eggrobo]] are shown to be capable of piloting the Eggpod in combat, and during Act 2 of ''[[Sonic 3]]'s'' [[Launch Base Zone]], [[Sonic]] or [[Tails]] expropriate an Eggpod for themselves after the [[Launch Base Zone bosses|first of several bosses]].
+Though built for the exclusive use of Dr. Eggman, there have been brief moments when someone else has been seen piloting the craft, most notably in the games ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' where [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower]], [[Mecha Sonic]], and an [[Eggrobo]] all get a turn inside the doctor's personal ship. [[Neo Metal Sonic]] has used the craft while disguised as Eggman during ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', and [[Eggman Nega]] has used an Egg Mobile of his own throughout the ''[[Sonic Rush|Sonic]] [[Sonic Rush Adventure|Rush]]'' and ''[[Sonic Rivals|Sonic]] [[Sonic Rivals 2|Rivals]]'' series.
-==Boss fights==
+==Boss encounters==
+[[File:S1concept-FinalEggman.png|190px|thumb|The original Eggmobile in its rarely-seen landed state.]]
+[[File:SonicR-Eggman.jpg|190px|thumb|Dr. Eggman standing next to the Egg Mobile used in ''[[Sonic R]]''.]]
+Though the base model is designed primarily for transportation, the Egg Mobile is also compatible with a variety of attachments that Dr. Eggman has created in an attempt to foil Sonic the Hedgehog from putting an end to his latest plan. With each game, the Egg Mobile has been slightly redesigned to coincide with Eggman's latest ideas. In the first game, the attachments were simple concepts that connected to the bottom of the ship, meant to swing or stab at the hedgehog. In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' these extensions of the pod grew more complicated, becoming almost the entire ship. However, with each defeat, the parts that were fastened to the craft would come exploding off, Dr. Eggman quickly vacating the premises. By ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', simply adding elements to the Egg Mobile for each battle had grown obsolete, the mobile redesigned to be a smaller craft so that it could easily dock in and out of whatever boss machine Eggman had come up with. This new design not only allowed far more complicated ways to try and stop Sonic, but also transformed the Egg Mobile into a reliable escape pod, providing it the ability to quickly detach itself and flee to allow the pilot to live and fight another day.
-In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]'', the boss of [[Green Hill Zone (8-bit)|Green Hill Zone]] is an unadorned Eggpod, with which Robotnik attempts to kill Sonic simply by ramming into him. Bosses in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)]]'' typically saw the basic Eggpod sporting some sort of menacing attachment, like the iconic [[Robotnik (Green Hill Zone Boss)|ball-and-chain]]. In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', the boss machines are larger and more intricate (like the [[Graviton Mobile]]), with the Eggpod functioning as a sort of cockpit (and detachable escape pod, for when [[Sonic]] inevitably defeats the Doctor). This dock-on adaptation is exploited by [[Sonic the Werehog]] in brilliant, cinematic fashion during ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'s'' [[Egg Dragoon]] boss fight, where Sonic tears the Eggpod out of its moorings as a method of finally defeating the boss.
+Though variations on the end-level encounters have happened, more often than not the template set in the early games have remained. This set up was even poked fun at in the final Eggman-encounter in the game ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' when Sonic, at that moment trapped in his "[[Sonic the Werehog]]" form, tore apart the [[Egg Dragoon]] boss, ripping Dr. Eggman and his Egg Mobile out of the machine and tossing it into the distance.
-It's not all boss fights, of course. Eggman also uses the Egg-O-Matic to carry things (like the [[Master Emerald]] in ''Sonic & Knuckles''). It's also been used to grab Sonic (depositing him at the [[Doodlebug Mecha]]), Tails (kidnapped in the opening sequence of ''[[Sonic 2 (8-bit)]]''), and later Knuckles (in [[Sky Sanctuary Zone]], with disasterous results for the pilot [[Eggrobo]]).
+One common accessory the Egg Mobile has had through its many interpretations is a claw of some kind on the bottom of the craft, with the ability to pick up and carry a variety of items. The most famous example of this would be from the [[Hidden Palace Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)|Hidden Palace Zone]] encounter in ''Sonic & Knuckles'', where Eggman snatched the [[Master Emerald]] from its sacred altar, electrocuting [[Knuckles the Echidna]] in the process (though only enough to stun him momentarily). The same claw would pick up Knuckles in his version of the [[Sky Sanctuary Zone]]. Most curious is the one occasion in which Dr. Eggman himself grabbed Sonic in the [[Under Ground Zone]] from the 8-bit version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. Saving Sonic from certain death in an inescapable lava pit, instead the doctor carried Sonic over to the boss from that level, perhaps only hoping to defeat Sonic by his own hand, and unhappy if a natural force were to do the honors for him.
-==Trivia==
+Also of note is that, while nearly every time the Egg Mobile is shown it is floating on its own power, its first appearance in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' shows it descending into the [[Drill Eggman]] vehicle of the [[Emerald Hill Zone]] using a propeller, an item that does not return for the remainder of the game.
-*Paying close attention to ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'s'' cutscenes reveals that Eggman keeps a [[Sega Dreamcast]] under the Eggpod's chair.
-*Despite being repeatedly shown as perfectly capable of hovering under its own power, the Eggpod uses helicopter rotor blades to make its entrance (and exit) during the [[Drill Eggman]] boss.
 ==Gallery==
-===Eggmobile in action===
+===The Egg Mobile in action===
 <gallery>
-File:8bit ghz boss.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
+File:Ghzboss.png|The original [[Egg Wrecker]] in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
-File:Laboss.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''
+File:Laboss.png|The [[Egg Mobile (Sonic the Hedgehog 16-bit boss)|Egg Mobile]] with no attachments in [[Labyrinth Zone]]. From ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
-File:Cpz boss.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)]]''
+File:Cpz boss.png|The "[[Water Eggman]]" attachment. From ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.
-File:Drift Marble.png|''[[Sonic Drift]]''
+File:LB Boss 2.PNG|The [[Launch Base Zone bosses#Beam Rocket|Beam Rocket]] in [[Launch Base Zone]]. From ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.
+Image:Snzboss.png|The [[Egg Golem]] from ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''.
+File:8bit ghz boss.png|The no-frills [[Green Hill Zone boss (8-bit)|Green Hill Zone boss]] from the 8-bit ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
+File:S2 SMS Eggmobile Save.png|Dr. Eggman saving Sonic in [[Under Ground Zone]]. From the 8-bit ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.
+File:S3dddboss.png|The [[Diamond Dust Zone boss]]. From ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]].
+File:Sonic Advance boss ep.png|The [[Egg Press]] from ''[[Sonic Advance]].
+File:EggomaticJoyride.PNG|Sonic the Hedgehog riding inside the Egg Mobile.
 </gallery>
-===Sonic '06 concept art===
-<gallery perrow="5">
+===[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]] concept art===
+<gallery>
 Image:06 Eggmobile.jpg|The redesigned Eggmobile in ''Sonic '06''.
-Image:06 Eggmobile2.jpg|Another composite ''06'' view
+Image:06 Eggmobile2.jpg|
-Image:06_Eggmobile_02.jpg|''06'' from the front
+Image:06_Eggmobile_02.jpg|
-Image:06_Eggmobile_04.jpg|''06'' behind
+Image:06_Eggmobile_04.jpg|
-Image:06_Eggmobile_03.jpg|''06'' Cockpit detail
+Image:06_Eggmobile_03.jpg|Cockpit detail.
 </gallery>
-===Unleashed Dreamcast cameo===
+===''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' ([[Dreamcast]] cameo)===
 <gallery>
-File:Sonic Unleashed Dreamcast cameo 1.png|''Unleashed'' with Dreamcast
+File:Sonic Unleashed Dreamcast cameo 1.png|A [[sega:Sega Dreamcast|Sega Dreamcast]] is hidden underneath Dr. Eggman's Eggmobile seat in ''Sonic Unleashed''.
-File:Sonic Unleashed Dreamcast cameo 2.jpg|''Unleashed'' Dreamcast again
+File:Sonic Unleashed Dreamcast cameo 2.jpg|Alternate angle.
 </gallery>
-[[Category:Items]]
+==See also==
-[[Category:Vehicles]]
+*[[Egg Typhoon (Sonic Drift)|Egg Typhoon]] - The Egg Mobile craft Dr. Eggman uses in the game ''[[Sonic Drift]]'' and its [[Sonic Drift 2|numbered sequel]].
+*[[Egg Walker (Sonic Adventure 2)]] - The Egg Mobile-esque craft that uses legs to move around.
+*[[Egg Monster]] - Eggman turned his Egg Mobile into a Monster Truck to flatten the competition. His All-Star Move even un-docks him from his wheels.
+*[[Egg Booster]] - Another Egg Mobile modified into a racing vehicle.
+==References==
+<references/>