Egg Shooter

"Custom cannons mounted on these Egg Fighters' arms snipe at Sonic as he races past. A special upgrade allows them to keep on fighting, even after their body is destroyed."

- Description, Sonic Unleashed

The Egg Shooter is an enemy that appears in the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 version of Sonic Unleashed. It is a model of Dr. Eggman's robots and a variant of the Egg Fighter. As their name implies, the Egg Shooters are equipped to shoot bullets from their wrists.

Physical Appearance
Physically, the Egg Shooters are nearly 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 extends almost down to the ground. Instead of hands, however, they have singled-barreled guns on their wrists. Also, unlike the regular Egg Fighters, the Egg Shooters are primarily colored slate gray with brown wrists and shoulders, and red eyes.

Power and Abilities
The Egg Shooters possesses singled-barreled and reloadable Gatling guns on their wrists, allowing them to fire highly powerful shots over a wide range at a rapid rate. They also have a special upgrade that allows them to keep on fighting, even after their body is destroyed.

Attack Patterns
The Egg Shooters only method of attack is their Gatling Guns. Once they see Sonic, the Egg Shooters will do a body-flip and start shooting for a couple of seconds before stopping to reload, though they can only shoot in straight lines. During the daytime Action Stages, the player can avoid the Egg Shooters' shots by moving around, crouching or sliding, and during the nighttime Action Stages, the player can easily guard against the Egg Shooters' shots without it depleting the Shield Gauge significantly.

Trivia

 * The Egg Shooters are seen with four-fingered hands in their artwork, but are not seen with hands in the game.