Eggman Army


 * For the group also referred to as the "Eggman Army", see Dark Egg Legion. For the similarly named group, see Egg Army.

The Eggman Army (エッグマン軍) is a group that appears in Sonic Forces. It was an armed fighting forces under the leadership of Infinite that served the Eggman Empire and played a major role in Dr. Eggman's global conquest efforts during the War to Take Back the Planet, with its soldiers consisting of numerous robots and replicas of some of Sonic the Hedgehog's mightiest rivals and foes. It was also the first organized army to work under the Eggman Empire.

After Eggman discovered and harnessed the Phantom Ruby, the Eggman Army was able to expand the Eggman Empire to its largest size to date, encompassing over 99% of the entire globe at its peak. After that however, the army began to get pushed back by the Resistance. Ultimately, the Eggman Army was rendered defunct after the source of its replicas was destroyed.

Past
The Eggman Army has been around for an unknown period of time; when it was founded is unknown, although all it consisted of was Badniks back then.

Following his discovery of the Phantom Ruby. Eggman had a run-in with the Jackal Squad. During the following battle with the group, Eggman discovered he could create armies of replicas with the Ruby. After then subjugating the Jackal Squad, Eggman took a liking to the leader of the group and offered to make him the leader of the Eggman Army. Wishing to change this mundane world, the leader took Eggman's offer.

Having witnessed the Phantom Ruby's power, Eggman proceeded to test the gem, and, after several experiments, managed to create a finalized Phantom Ruby prototype. This gem got incorporated the leader of the Jackal Squad, who sought greater strength after being defeated by Shadow the Hedgehog. This granted Infinite (as the Jackal Squad leader called himself from then on) the power to create a limitless amount of replicas ready to serve Eggman. Eggman thus had Infinite create replicas of Shadow the Hedgehog, Zavok, Metal Sonic and Chaos, whom he incorporated into the Eggman Army as key members.

Sonic Forces
In Sonic Forces, the Eggman Army made its first move by attacking the City with its robot infantry. When Sonic arrived to stop the invasion however, Dr. Eggman unveiled his replicas of Shadow, Zavok, Metal Sonic and Chaos. Knowing nothing of the replicas, the public believed them to be the genuine articles. With the aid of Infinite, the replicas defeated Sonic, who got captured by Infinite and imprisoned onboard the Death Egg. With Sonic removed from the battlefield and the support of Infinite, the Eggman Army quickly spread its influence and took over, with the replicas doing the conquest. Within six months, all but a few isolated areas were under their control, effectively giving the Eggman Empire dominion over more than 99% of the world.

With the world under their control, the Eggman Army's factions got stationed across the globe, aiming to establish footholds in regions and stomp out the remaining opposition. During their six months reign however, the Eggman Army got opposed by the Resistance, a rag-tag army formed by Sonic's friends to continue the fight for freedom. However, the Resistance was unable to halt the Eggman Army's progress. Worse yet, the Eggman Army had the world's population terrifed, leaving very few willing to take up the fight against the Eggman Empire.

Eventually, the Eggman Army encountered trouble at Spaceport when the Resistance came there and kept both them and Infinite occupied while their soldiers stole a shuttle to rescue Sonic with. Meanwhile, the Eggman Army's Chaos replica would attack Tails in the City, all while the Eggman Army laid siege to the area. However, Chaos retreated after Classic Sonic appeared from another dimension and protected Tails. The two heroes then tore through the Eggman Army in the City on their way out.

The majority of the Eggman Army onboard the Death Eggman later got held back by an invasion from the Resistance coming to break out Sonic. While the Avatar searched for Sonic, the Eggman Army's Zavok replica tried to take Sonic to his scheduled execution. However, Sonic managed to break free thanks to a power outage and defeat the Zavok replica. The robots of the Eggman Army tried afterward to stop Sonic from escaping the Death Egg, only to fail when Sonic linked up with the Avatar and escaped in a shuttle. After that, the Eggman Army robots tried to stop Sonic and the Avatar from destroying Arsenal Pyramid, a factory supplying the Eggman Army with munition for their war efforts, but failed.

Shortly thereafter, the Eggman Army attacked the local Resistance squads in Mystic Jungle; using the Eggman Fleet, the army scattered bombs all over the jungle, setting the Resistance back. Meanwhile, Infinite would come to the jungle to gather the missing Phantom Ruby prototypes. While there, he had a brief scuffle with Sonic and Silver, whom him let live in the belief that they were not worth bothering with. Tails and Classic Sonic soon after got through Green Hill's Eggman Army while looking for Eggman. Later, Infinite had a meeting with Eggman to discuss current events and the plan that would wipe out the Resistance, unaware that Tails and Classic Sonic were listening in on them. At the same time, the Eggman Army would break into the City. Thanks to the Avatar however, the Eggman Army was forced into retreat by the Resistance. The Eggman Army subsequently experienced further setbacks when they lost dominion over Mystic Jungle, which got reclaimed by the Resistance after the Avatar, Tails and Classic Sonic took care of the robot armies there. Some time after, the Egg Army attacked the City again this time with an army of Death Egg Robot sentinels and the Shadow replica. Coming to the City's rescue, Sonic confronted the Shadow replica while the Resistance kept the Death Egg Robot sentinels in check. It was then that the real Shadow showed up and took out his replica, ensuring the city's safety, and informing the Resistance of the Eggman Army's replicas.

Eventually, the Eggman Army became undermanned at Eggman's headquarters in Metropolis, presumably from staging somewhere else as a part of Eggman's endgame. which the Resistance used to launch an full-scale attack on Metropolis. Although the Resistance's attack started out strong, the Eggman Army gained the upper hand when Infinite used his powers to sent the Resistance troops into disarray. In the end, the Eggman Army when the Resistance was forced to retreats. In the aftermath, Infinite had a brief confrontation with the Avatar when they came across him, although he let them live so they could swelter in fear from knowing that Eggman's endgame was coming.

Soon after, the Eggman Army's Chemical Plant got infiltrated by Classic Sonic and Tails, whom managed to steal some important data. In the meantime, a supped-up Metal Sonic replica would surface in the City, along with Death Egg Robot sentinels. However, Sonic and the Avatar were able to stop them, which made the Eggman Army lose their dominion over the City. The Eggman Army soon after went to deal the Avatar, who were causing a ruckus in Guardian Rock, only to fail in their task and allowing the Resistance to reclaim Green Hill. To make matters worse, it turned out the Avatar was but a distraction: while the Eggman Army was busy with the Avatar, Sonic had made it through the remainder of Eggman's forces in Network Terminal and shut down the Death Egg's weapons systems down from the main computer; this was all part of the Resistance's plan to destroy the power source for Infinite's Phantom Ruby onboard the Death Egg. Though the Eggman Army managed to keep the Death Egg going, they could not stop Classic Sonic from destroying the Death Egg. With the Death Egg's destruction, the Eggman Army was left only with the backup power source beneath the Eggman Empire Fortress to power Infinite's Phantom Ruby.

The Eggman Army in Metropolis soon after faced another attack from the Resistance, who sought to capture Eggman. During attack, Infinite banished Sonic and the Avatar to Null Space, only for the two of them return to Metropolis soon after. In the meantime, the Eggman Army got pushed back from Metropolis after the Resistance forces gained the upper hand. Now left with dominion over only the Eggman Empire Fortress, the Eggman Army made their stance against the Resistance when they attacked on the day of the execution of Eggman's endgame. There, hundreds of replicas of Shadow, Zavok, Chaos and Metal Sonic faced the Resistance's ground troops (only to get pushed back) while the Eggman Fleet engaged the Resistance's fleet in the sky. Eventually, Infinite put Eggman's endgame into effect by creating a virtual sun over the planet to drop on the Resistance with. However, the sun was undone by the Avatar in spite of the Eggman Army's efforts, leaving the remainder of the army to face the Resistance on their own.

As the Eggman Army started to get the advantage, Infinite got defeated for good by Sonic and the Avatar. Despite this, the Eggman Army continued onward, right up until the Phantom Ruby's backup power source got taken out by the Resistance. Having anticipated this however, Eggman incorporated the original Phantom Ruby into his Death Egg Robot, allowing him to bolster the Eggman Army by create thousands of replicas for it. However, the Death Egg Robot and the Phantom Ruby soon got destroyed by Sonic, Classic Sonic and the Avatar, resulting in the Eggman Army losing all of its replicas, essentially rendering the army defunct and allowing the Resistance to reclaim the world from the Eggman Empire.

Weapons and technology

 * Aircraft: The Eggman Army has a substantial fleet:
 * Eggman Fleet
 * Robots: The Eggman Army commands early unlimited hordes of robots developed and designed by Dr. Eggman. These include
 * Badniks: The Eggman Empire's brand of mass-produced robot forces. They serve as the Eggman Army's primary foot soldiers. The Badniks utilized by the Eggman Army are designed for militaristic combat, with most of them being old models redesigned to be better suited for all-out warfare. The majority of them consist of Egg Pawns. Other models include Aero-Chasere, Buzz Bombers, Choppers, Egg Tanks, Egg Walkers, Motobug, Nebula, Sandworms and Valkeens.
 * Metal Sonic: A highly advanced, ultra-performance Badnik made to resemble the greatest enemy of the Eggman Empire: Sonic the Hedgehog. This Badnik was created by Dr. Eggman to surpass Sonic in both speed and abilities. Although the real model is not utilized by the Eggman Army, the army had an unlimited numbers of Metal Sonic replicas that were created by the power of the Phantom Ruby. These replicas served as one of the main soldiers of the Eggman Army.
 * Death Egg Robot sentinel
 * Phantom Ruby:
 * Piloted mecha: The Eggman Army has a couple of machine units that can operate independently or with a pilot. These include:
 * Death Egg Robot: The signature mech used by Dr. Eggman. This version of the mech incorporates the original Phantom Ruby, thereby allowing it to harness the full extend of its powers, and an independent power supply for said gem, making the Phantom Ruby an "invulnerable ruby". It can also push the Phantom Ruby beyond its limits and is impervious to regular tools.
 * Egg Dragoon