Egg Beetle


 * This article is about the first boss in Sonic Unleashed. You may be looking for the Egg Beetle Security System found within the Egg Quarters in Sonic Adventure 2.

The Egg Beetle, piloted by Dr. Eggman, is the first boss of Sonic Unleashed, fought in daytime in Mazuri as Sonic the Hedgehog. Despite its name, it looks more arachnid than beetle.

Xbox 360/PS3
It starts by firing missiles, mines, and snapping with flamed claws. Sonic must boost his way until he gets enough distance that the Egg Beetle rears back to snap. Boost again to smack the beetle backward, and if your Ring Energy is filled enough, you can ram into the Egg Beetle for a total of 3 hits before it gets back in position. Pretty much, if you have enough Ring Energy, you can almost continuously boost through the stage. If you're not quick enough, though, the screen will occasionally shift to a 2D perspective and it will use the same attacks, but you will have less room to dodge.

Wii/PS2
He attacks by releasing explosive boxes that roll over once, sometimes moving directly into Sonic's path. When he uses his bite attack, he takes down his shield. Boost into the cockpit or Homing Attack it to damage it; and if you have enough boosts, you can hit him multiple times. When he shifts to a 2D perspective, it'll shoot three missiles. Watch the order in which the missile engines ignite, then jump at the right time. Then the Egg Beetle will try to crush you with flaming claws. If it takes enough damage, it bites twice instead of once. Hit it with a Homing Attack when his shield is down.

Encounter
Eggman is in the Eggmobile in Mazuri, threatening the townspeople to reveal the location of the Gaia Temple, when Sonic stops him. Eggman, defeated, flies away. Sonic chases after him and gets his attention. Eggman then growls, gets into the Egg Beetle, and the fight has begun.

Version Differences

 * The Wii/PS2 version is significantly harder and/or more time consuming compared to the 360/PS3 version as you can only attack Eggman at predetermined times when Eggman approaches﻿ you, he uses more traps before he attacks and more variety in attack. In the 360/PS3 version you can attack Eggman freely if you can reach him to attack.
 * This is the first and only time in the 360/PS3 version that Eggman controls the Daytime Boss, the rest of the Daytime bosses are controlled by what sounds to be Orbot and the Little Fighter robots seen in a few Night stages. The Wii/PS2 version features Eggman in every daytime Bosses.