Egg Mobile

The Egg Mobile (also known as the "Egg-O-Matic") is a one-person, multi-purpose hovercraft used by Dr. Ivo Robotnik as a personal means of transportation and attack craft. The Egg Mobile can be fitted with a wide array of weapons and also serves as the cockpit for larger machines, as well as an escape pod when they are inevitably defeated by Sonic the Hedgehog and/or his allies.

Uses
The Egg Mobile was originally used by Dr. Ivo Robotnik as a means of transportation and to attack Sonic and the Knothole Freedom Fighters, fitted with a wide variety of weapons including lasers, wrecking balls, flame throwers, and even a cannon designed to fire mega muck. During Operation: EndGame, a SWATbot patrol attacked a transport carrying Sonic and other prisoners to the Devil's Gulag, some of the SWATbots piloting Egg Mobiles. This is the only time the Egg Mobile was shown having a non-biological pilot. Dr. Eggman also piloted an Eggmobile as he lead his Shadowbots in an attack on Angel Island to steal the Master Emerald to revive Chaos. As time went on, the Egg Mobile fell into disuse, though has recently made a reappearance, with a heavily overhauled design. They were also being used by the Iron Queen and Snively Robotnik during their incursion into New Mobotropolis and later on when the two led the massed forces of the Iron Dominion in persuit of Dr. Eggman following his escape from the Eggdome (wherein it was called a "flying pod" by the two). (StH: #48, #79, #203, #204, #205, OSM: #0)

Design and Abilities
As mentioned earlier, the Egg Mobile is a hovercraft designed to carry a single person. It has a highly modular design, able to utilize a vast array of weapon attachments. It has taken several forms, but its' general appearance is a spherical design with an overall bare metal paint scheme with black on the bottom third of the craft (sometimes with a lateral band of black and yellow hazard stripes) with a single headlight on the front (which can sometimes be adapted into a laser emitter). The craft can also act as a command module for larger machines, such as Dr. Eggman's Egg Phoenix. When these craft are inevitably defeated, the Egg Mobile then serves as an escape pod, allowing the pilot to eject mostly unharmed from the ill-fated larger machine. (StH: #198)

Background Information

 * The Egg Mobile is based on the craft piloted by Dr. Robotnik in the original Sonic video games, and was frequently seen in the early issues of the comic. As Robotnik began to become less directly involved in the battle against Sonic and the Freedom Fighters towards his demise during Operation: EndGame the Egg Mobile started to appear less and less, until it all but dissapeared entirely, though has started to reappear in issues leading up to and following the establishment of New Mobotropolis.
 * While originally piloted by Dr. Robotnik, the Egg Mobile has had several other pilots including Dr. Eggman, Snively Robotnik, the Iron Queen, and Lien-Da and other members of the Dark Egg Legion.
 * An alternate version of Dr. Eggman has also used an Egg Mobile.