Egg Launcher (H)


 * For other uses of the term "Egg Launcher," please see Egg Launcher (disambiguation).

"These units fire horizontal missiles straight ahead at oncoming targets. The missile's homing feature makes them tough to dodge, but a well-timed Stomp or Sonic Boost can send them flying."

- Description, Sonic Unleashed

The Egg Launcher (H) is an enemy that appears in Sonic Unleashed and the console/PC version of Sonic Generations. It is a model of Eggman's robots which can fire up to two large homing missiles horizontally at their opponents.

Sonic Unleashed
The Egg Launcher (H)s made their first appearance in both the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 version and PlayStation 2/Nintendo Wii version of Sonic Unleashed. They can only be encountered in the daytime Action Stages/Stages of the game.

In gameplay, the Egg Launcher (H)s attack the player by shooting their missiles directly at Sonic. Once launched, their missiles will lock onto Sonic (which is signified by a green targeting appearing over Sonic on the PS3/Xbox 360 version) and start tracking him over limited distances, even after the Egg Launcher (H) who fired them is destroyed, until they either hit him or he gets out of range. After the Egg Launcher (H)s have fired their two missiles, they cannot launch any more, leaving them to stand still in their location. However, they can still attack the player up close by spinning in their place.

Sonic Generations
The Egg Launcher (H)s reappeared in the console/PC version of Sonic Generations. In this game, they can only be encountered in Rooftop Run. In gameplay, their attack patterns and the mechanics behind them are the same as they were in Sonic Unleashed. When discovering Sonic, they will spin in their place before shooting their missile shortly after.

Physical Appearance
The Egg Launcher (H)s are humanoid robots with a torso in the shape of a prolate spheroid lying down and have a small and flat head with a single eye on top of it. On each side of their body, they have a rolling join with a bar attached, which bends perpendicularly near the attachment to the body, and have a large and bulky homing missile attached to the end of the of the bar. On the bottom of their torso they have a vertical bar connected to it with a pair of legs with flat feet attached to the sides. They are all colored vermilion, peach-orange, and have cyan eyes.

Powers and Abilities
The Egg Launcher (H)s are able to fire up to two large and destructive missiles with homing features from their arms which will home onto their target until they either hit their target or the target get out of their range (rendering them useless). However, they cannot reload the missiles they have launched on their own.

Trivia

 * The "H" standing inside the brackets in the Egg Launcher (H)'s name stand for "horizontal", which is a reference to how they fire their missiles horizontally.
 * The torso of the Egg Launcher (H) bears resemblance to a missile, a weapon in which Egg Launcher (H) robots use for combat.