Egg Carrier (Sonic X)

The Egg Carrier (エッグキャリア) is a vessel that appears in the anime series Sonic X and its comic series published by Archie Comics. It was a large multifunctional flying fortress created by Dr. Eggman which served as the doctor's fortress during his operations with Chaos. The Egg Carrier was crewed by Eggman and various robots. The original vessel was destroyed after a mighty battle.

Features and abilities
Described as an all-purpose aerial fortress, the Egg Carrier is equipped with an assortment of weaponry, including a large front-mounted laser cannon, a medium-sized laser cannon dubbed the "Eggman Cannon", numerous laser turrets and missile launchers. In addition, it can operate underwater, like a submarine. It is also possible for it to change formation from a cruise form to a high-movement battle form which grants it an even wider arsenal.

Specifications

 * Length: 789 m
 * Weight: 655.281 t

Chaos Saga
The Egg Carrier was created by Dr. Eggman and launched six months after the Egg Fort II was destroyed to find Chaos Emeralds to feed Chaos. When the Egg Carrier picked up Eggman and Chaos 4, Sonic and Tails tried giving chase in the X Tornado, but it shot the jetplane down above Station Square amidst a battle, during which Lily fled the Egg Carrier.

From the Egg Carrier, Eggman sent the E-100 Series to locate Froggy who was essential to Chaos' evolution. Meanwhile, ZERO brought back Lily, along with Amy, and put them in the brink. When the Egg Carrier picked up the E-100 units however, Chris and Big snuck onboard. Since only E-102 Gamma had brought the frog, Eggman trashed the other E-100 units and sent Gamma for Lily. However, Amy and Lily convinced Gamma to free them. Meanwhile, the Egg Carrier was attacked by Sonic, Tails and Knuckles in the X Tornado, evading its defenses.

Onboard the Egg Carrier, Sonic and Tails located Amy, although Eggman got Lily's Chaos Emerald, while Knuckles looked for Master Emerald shards. As Gamma and Sonic then engaged in battle, Amy convinced Sonic to leave Gamma be. Still, their fight damaged the Egg Carrier enough for it to lose altitude. In the meantime, Chris and Big freed Froggy, but then met Eggman on the deck who took Froggy and used it to turn Chaos into Chaos 6. After Sonic and Knuckles beat Chaos, almost everyone fled the Egg Carrier as it crashed in Station Square's harbor. Amy, Lily and Gamma later returned to the Egg Carrier's remains; Amy sought Lily's family while Gamma sought to deactivate the E-100 units. While Amy stopped ZERO, Gamma completed its mission at the cost of itself, reuniting Lily with its family who had been powering the robots. A second Egg Carrier was later deployed against Perfect Chaos, but was easily destroyed.

Homebound Saga
The remains of the Egg Carrier was later salvaged by Dr. Eggman and used to created the Grand Egg Imperial as he returned to Sonic's world. However, that vessel was destroyed by Super Sonic.

Archie Comics
In the Sonic X comic series, the Egg Carrier 2 was rebuilt by Eggman and was used many more times.