Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5495117-20130925213053/@comment-679780-20130928165743

My guess the reason why Dr. Eggman doesn't simply "shoot" Sonic with a gun is because he is too fast. Which is why he invest so much time and technology into his badniks and "Boss" machines so that he can distrzct Sonic long enough, to kill him, even if it's just a brief few seconds, that's all he needs.