The Death Egg Robot[1] (デスエッグロボ,Desu Eggu Robo?), also known as the Death Egg (デスエッグ[2],Desu Eggu?), Robot Eggman[3] (ロボ・エッグマン[3],Robo Egguman?, lit. "Robo Eggman"), and the Eggman Mech,[4] is an object that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a giant battle mech built by Dr. Eggman in his own image which he has used on numerous occasions to battle Sonic the Hedgehog and his allies.
The first depiction of the original Death Egg Robot model showed it as a humanoid mech whose head and torso came together in an indistinguishable egg shape. Its head and torso bore a great resemblance to Dr. Eggman during his younger days, right down to his mustache and attire, but with a metallic gray scalp and a small antenna on the sides of its head. It also had yellow shoulders with red arrow marks on them, along with red and yellow arms with three spikes for fingers, a gray jetpack on the back, and thighs made of two gray spheres each. It also had large and armored red feet with kneecaps.
The Death Egg Robot that appeared during the first part of the Death Egg mk.IIincident was similar to the first model's initial depiction. Possessing a round torso with a dome-shaped head that come together in an egg-like shape, it had a red upper torso, a black lower chassis, and a gray head with a peach face resembling Eggman's, compete with scope-like eyes, a long and pointy red nose, and brown face plating for a mustache. It also had two pairs of antennae bolted to the sides of its head, yellow shoulders with black covering and a white Eggman Empire symbol, gray arms with rotary red wrists that had yellow and black hazard stripes on the front, and four blades for fingers. It also had a gray jet pack on its back, a spherical gray joint for a thigh each, and bulky red lower legs with wide red feet.
Abilities and traits
The first Death Egg Robot model was a massive powerhouse, but was incredibly slow. Its thick chassis made it highly resilient to attacks and it possessed a jetpack that made it capable of flight. It could also fire its hands as projectiles and guide them back to its arms to reattach them and deploy small bombs.
During the first part of the Death Egg mk.IIincident, the Death Egg Robot had all the original model's abilities and more. In addition to being significantly faster and more durable than the original, this mech could generate an electrical field around itself that made it invulnerable. It could also fire lasers and energy blasts.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and its various ports and remasters, after being chased deep into his Death Egg by Sonic the Hedgehog after the hedgehog's victory over Mecha Sonic, Dr. Eggman entered the Death Egg Robot and took his stand against Sonic. After a heated battle, Sonic defeated the doctor and his mech, and the Death Egg began to explode.[5]
In Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, Dr. Eggman used an updated version of the Death Egg Robot to battle Sonic the Hedgehog after the hero had chased him to his E.G.G. Station. Although this Death Egg Robot proved a more formidable foe than last time, Sonic still managed to defeat Eggman and this mech suit, causing the entire E.G.G. Station to explode.
In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations, Sonic went back in time, where he would up fighting Dr. Eggman and the Death Egg Robot onboard the Death Egg during the time of the West Side Islandincident. History would repeat itself though, with Sonic triumphing over the Death Egg Robot. It was then that the Time Eater showed up and kidnapped Dr. Eggman from the Death Egg Robot's remains.
After the Time Eater was neutralized, the Death Egg Robot most likely had its original fate restored.
The Death Egg Robot also makes a cameo in posters in Speed Highway and City Escape, which promote a film named "Chao in Space: The Search for Tikal".
In Sonic Mania, the Death Egg Robot was used by Dr. Eggman to ambush Sonic, Tails and Knuckles in Green Hill. Despite this, the heroes were able to triumph over the Death Egg Robot, which fell into a hole upon its defeat, where Eggman was reunited with his Hard Boiled Heavies. Using the Death Egg Robot's still-functional arm, Eggman claimed the Phantom Ruby the HBH had found.
In Sonic Mania Plus, the Death Egg Robot was repaired and used by Dr. Eggman to ambush Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty and Ray in Green Hill some time after the first Phantom Ruby incident. History would repeat itself however, with the Death Egg Robot losing to the group of heroes and falling into a hole upon its defeat. On the bottom of the hole, Eggman found the Phantom Ruby in the Hard Boiled Heavies' possession. Eggman subsequently took the ruby using the Death Egg Robot's still-functional arm.
The Giant Eggman Robo is a giant mech that heavily resembles the Death Egg Robot, but is itself derived from the standard EggroboBadnik. It first appeared in Sonic & Knuckles.
The Death Egg Robot is a mass-produced, self-operational variant of the mech of the same name, except that it is much larger and has a black and white color scheme. It first appeared in Sonic Forces.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog manga published by Shogakukan, the Death Egg Robot (referred to as only the Death Egg) was a mech that Dr. Eggman once used to battle Sonic onboard his Death Egg station. However, it was destroyed by the hedgehog. The doctor later tried using a rebuilt version of it against his nemesis, but forgot to add legs to it, causing the hero to easily destroy and vandalize it.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog film series produced by Paramount Pictures, Dr.Robotnik creates a massive mech using the Master Emerald powers. Giant Eggman Robot appears to take inspiration from Eggman's other mechs from the game series, such as the Giant Eggman Robo for its larger size, lasers, and the fact that it is powered by the Master Emerald. It possesses a red, grey, yellow and black color scheme, as well as red arrow marks on shoulders. It is energized by Master Emerald, and emergency generator to accelerate power if it's main power source gone. Giant Eggman Robot can be piloted by Robotnik himself, or someone else via control panel in a room which is located in nose to perform attack moves such as 'Stache Smasher, and launching missiles.
Merchandise
A plastic figure of the Death Egg Robot (referred to as the Giant Eggman Robot) in its Sonic the Hedgehog 2 design was released by Jakks Pacific on 23 June 2021. A Lego version of the robot in its Sonic Generations design was released on August 2023.
The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 version of the Death Egg Robot bears a strong resemblance to the ATM-09-ST Scopedog from the 1983 mecha anime Armored Trooper VOTOMS.
The Death Egg Robot appears as a boss in the Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack of Lego Dimensions. During the boss fight in said game, Sonic comments on how Eggman is using it for the fourth time.
In its debut appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the eye windows on the Death Egg Robot are colored black, due to the fact that Dr. Eggman's usual blue glasses are also colored black (though can be argued for visible empty black eyes instead of glasses which the western cover on the game depicts him with empty black eyes instead of glasses) during gameplay of the same game. Later appearances of the Death Egg Robot feature blue eyes, so as to match the correct color of Eggman's glasses.
