Death Egg Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)



The Death Egg is the penultimate level in the game Sonic & Knuckles.

The Death Egg is sent crashing into the top of the Lava Reef Zone in the events of Sonic & Knuckles (or in the second half of Sonic 3 & Knuckles for those playing it locked on). In a last ditch-effort to fix the Death Egg, Robotnik hatches a scheme to steal the Master Emerald from Knuckles. He does so, and Knuckles sees Sonic and Tails as the bad guys and the scientist as the good guy, but realizes that Sonic and Tails are the real good guys once Eggman steals the Master Emerald right from Knuckles. The three of them set off to catch Robotnik, and Sonic and Tails leap onto the now-rising Death Egg from a tall pillar in the Sky Sanctuary. Sonic battles his way through a horrendous zone, full of rocket launchers, electrical hazards, and some very mean badniks. Instead of a single mini-boss, as in the rest of the game, Sonic has to face two. Firstly Red Eye, then after act two, the Death Ball, controlled by the doctor himself, who stands out of harm's way, controlling his latest contraption with a control board of sorts. After this, Robotnik flees, leading Sonic into Act 3.

Great Eggman Robo
Sonic then faces off against a giant mech named Great Eggman Robo. This giant robot looks like an EggRobo for the most part, except for its staggering size; its eye is as big as Sonic! The Robo attempts to squish Sonic with its 3-fingered hands, of which each finger can be destroyed with 3 hits. After destroying the robot's hands, the mech stomps after Sonic, shooting flames from its nose. A quick bop on its nose tempts Robotnik to open the robot's large chest, where the Master Emerald can be seen. This huge compartment also contains a weapon powered by the emerald; a sort of magnifying glass, which uses the emeralds power to shoot a laser beam at Sonic. Although dangerous, this cannon is the only weak point on the entire robot. Sonic destroys it, and the gargantuan robot falls for good. The scientist flees the scene in his Eggmobile with the Master Emerald, but is quickly stopped by a few hits from Sonic.

Destruction of the Death Egg (Doomsday Zone)
If, over the course of the game, Sonic obtains all the Chaos Emeralds, he then transforms into Super Sonic and has the final showdown with Robotnik in outer space, against a blue ship known as the Egg Missile. Super Sonic destroys the mech by making it hit itself with its own missiles while dodging the hazardous asteroids that are scattered through the battle. Sonic continues to chase the doctor through space, who is now in the Egg Bomber, an Egg Robo similar to the Giant Mech from Sonic 2. After it's destroyed, Sonic pulls the Master Emerald back to the planet, drops it safely on Angel Island, and restores peace and harmony. The Death Egg was destroyed in the final fight against Robotnik. But he will return again with the Death Egg in a few more games.

Enemies

 * Spike Bonker
 * Chain Spike