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| game4=Sonic Colours
| game5=Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS)
| game6=Sonic Generations
| game7=Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)
| game8=Sonic Lost World
| game9=Sonic Runners
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'''Egg Pawns''' are perhaps the most quantitatively numerous [[Eggman robot]] ever mass-produced. The ubiquitous workforce of the [[Eggman Empire]] for games from ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' to ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', Egg Pawns take design inspiration from the humanoid [[E-100 Series]] of ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and the [[Eggrobo]]s of ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. As is [[Dr. Robotnik's Giant Mech|often]] [[Kyodai Eggman Robo|the]] [[The Doomsday Zone Boss|case]] with [[Dr. Eggman]]'s creations, the robots play into the fat scientist's ego-trip by populating his dominion with machines built in his own image.

==Overview==

Egg Pawns are typically red/orange in colour, with short, metallic limbs and a permanent toothy grin built into their faces. Unlike early [[Badnik]]s, the Pawns do not have weapons built into their chassis, instead having to arm themselves with spears or guns or bazookas to engage in combat - a feature which becomes important to gameplay in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', where dropped munitions can be used by the player. Contrary to the cold, robotic implacability of such Eggman creations as [[Metal Sonic]] or [[Chaos Gamma]], Egg Pawns are usually portrayed as skittish and cowardly, with whole armies of them fleeing from large threats (like [[Metal Madness]] in ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'').

===Different models===

In [[Casino Park]] and [[Bingo Highway]] in ''Sonic Heroes'', Eggman had seemingly redesigned some Egg Pawns to fit his [[:Category:Levels with a carnival/casino theme|casino theme]]; the [[Casino Pawn]]. The robots came in croupier, butler, neon-mohawk, and (oddly) bunny-suit flavours. These casino designs appeared as collectible cards in ''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'', except for the butler model.
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File:93 - Egg Pawn (Casino version) Card.png
File:115 - Egg Pawn Card.png</gallery>

In the 3D games where they feature (''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' and ''[[Sonic Forces]]''), Egg Pawns lack any explicitly specified power source, but in ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' [[animals]] pop out when they are defeated.

Just as the Pawns superseded earlier models like the [[Eggrobo]], they have in turn been intermittantly succeeded in Eggman's schemes as the Fat Man's science marches on. In ''[[Sonic '06]]'', Robotnik's model of choice shifted to the more combat-orientated [[Egg Gunner]] (itself apparently based on the [[E-2000]]), while in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', [[Egg Fighter]]s became the generic template for an Eggman mech.

==Personalized Pawns==
Egg Pawns return as the primary enemies in ''[[Sonic Colors]]'', albeit personalized more by matching the level themes with level-specific clothes and weapons:

[[File:Coloursds greeter.png]]<br>
'''Greeter Egg Pawns''' - These Egg Pawns dawn welcome signs which they use to hit Sonic with if he gets too close. They appear in [[Tropical Resort]].
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[[File:Coloursds chef.png]]<br>
'''Chef Egg Pawns''' - These Egg Pawns have a chef's hat and a wooden spoon to strike the blue blur. They reside in [[Sweet Mountain]].
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[[File:Coloursds parade.png]]<br>
'''Parade Egg Pawns''' - These Egg Pawns are in conductor outfits with a trumpet to blast Sonic with. They are in the [[Starlight Carnival]].
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[[File:Coloursds construct.png]]<br>
'''Construction Egg Pawns''' - These Pawns have construction helmets and pick axes to swing at Sonic. They work on [[Planet Wisp]], and they return for the [[Planet Wisp (Sonic Generations)|same stage]] in ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' with the same attack pattern.
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[[File:Coloursds samurai.png]]<br>
'''Samurai Egg Pawns''' - These pawns have full on samurai gear, complete with a katana to slice Sonic. They live in [[Aquarium Park]].
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[[File:Coloursds ogre.png]]<br>
'''Ogre Egg Pawns''' - These Egg Pawns are built for battle with armor and a accompanying mace to hurt Sonic. They survive in the [[Asteroid Coaster]].

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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File:En pwn.png|''Sonic Heroes''
File:Egg_Pawn_Shadow_the_Hedgehog.png|''Shadow the Hedgehog''
File:Egg_Pawn_Colors.png|''Sonic Colours''
</gallery>

===Renders===
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Egg_Pawn_Generations.png|''Sonic Generations''
File:Egg_Pawn_Lost_World.png|''Sonic Lost World''
</gallery>

===Models===
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Orange Egg Pawn.png|''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
Red Egg Pawn.png|''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
Blue Egg Pawn.png|''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
Green Egg Pawn.png|''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
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File:Egg_Pawn_Army_in_Sonic_Heroes.jpg|''Sonic Heroes''
File:Egg Pawn-Mad Matrix.png|''Shadow the Hedgehog''
File:Egg_Pawns_in_Sonic_Simulator.jpg|''Sonic Colours''
File:Egg_Pawn_Construction_in_Planet_Wisp_Generations.png|''Sonic Generations'' (HD)
File:Welcome_Egg_Pawn_in_Tropical_Resort_Modern.png|''Sonic Generations'' (3DS)
File:Egg_Pawn_in_Silent_Forest.png|''Sonic Lost World''
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