Egg Fighter: Shield (Spring shield)

"Powerful springs loaded into these Egg Fighter's shields bounce any and all frontal attacks back."

- Description, Sonic Unleashed

The Egg Fighter: Shield, also known as Egg Fighter (Spring), is an enemy that appears in both the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2/Wii version of Sonic Unleashed. It is a model of Dr. Eggman's robots and a variant of the Egg Fighter: Shield. As their name implies, the Egg Fighter: Shields wield large shields that they use to protect themselves by repelling foes with the Spring on their shields.

Overview
The Egg Fighter: Shields are a very rare type of enemy in Sonic Unleashed, and can only be found in very few of the daytime Action Stages/Stages.

In gameplay, the shields that the Egg Fighter: Shields wield allow them to repel the player. Whenever the player touches these enemies' shields, either by walking/running into them (even during a Sonic Boost) or when targeting the Egg Fighter: Shields with an Homing Attack, the player will be send flying back a great distance in the opposite direction while leaving the Egg Fighter: Shield unharmed. This can prove very dangerous to the player, especially if the shield can send the player into a bottomless pit.

To bypass the Egg Figher: Shields' shield, the player must either attack the Egg Figther: Shields from the rear or any other angle where they do not protect themselves with their shield, or attack them with Slide. Additionally, the Egg Fighter: Shields can also be attacked up front if the player strikes them before they can put up their shields.

Physical Appearances
The Egg Fighter: Shields are identical to the standard Egg Fighter model. They have a torso in the shape of a little more than a hemisphere, with four flashlights arranged in a rectangle on their front and a flat rounded head on top of it. They also have relatively shot legs, with flat feet and circular ankles, and arms that extend almost down to the ground with four-fingered hands. They are all colored steel blue and silver, and have purple eyes.

Powers and Abilities
As an Egg Fighter model, the Egg Fighter: Shields possess above average physical strength, enough to let them move barrels at least three times their own size and easily carry large shields.

Weapons
Each of the Egg Fighter: Shields carry a single large shield. These shields are mostly in the shape of a kite shield and are primarily colored yellow. They have a "T" shaped steel blue plating on the front surface, a steel blue-colored lower edge and silver-colored sides, and grey spikes on their two upper corners. Each of their shields also comes equipped with a powerful Spring on the front which allows the Egg Fighter: Shields to bounce back any frontal attacks.

Attack Patterns
Unlike the other Egg Pawn models, the Egg Fighter: Shields never attack the player, making them completely harmless.