The Crystal Egg Zone boss is an optional boss battle in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit). The mechanical arena is the seventh and final Master Robot, operated by Dr. Eggman in a last effort to eradicate Sonic.
History[]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)[]
After Sonic had managed to track Dr. Eggman down, he would battle the doctor inside the Crystal Egg Zone's final contraption. In the end, Sonic amanged to defeat the doctor, resulting in the latter running from him and teleporting away with a nearby device. Though Sonic was upset that Eggman managed to escape, he was soon reunited with Tails, who got teleported to the location in the doctor's place, freed from Eggman's imprisonment.
Battle[]
Boss guide[]
The battle takes place inside a lightning chamber, which Dr. Eggman makes extra-fatal by throwing gyrating, flower-shaped energy bolts into the mix. However, the boss actually is not that difficult if Sonic stays inside the transport chutes until the chamber clears, at which point he can leap out, attack Eggman and dive back in to safety before the attacks renew themselves.
Music[]
| System | Name | Artist(s) | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master System | Masafumi Ogata, Naofumi Hataya, Tomonori Sawada | File:Sonic2BossMasterSystem.ogg | 1:40 | |
| Game Gear | Masafumi Ogata, Naofumi Hataya, Tomonori Sawada | File:Sonic2BossGameGear.ogg | 2:03 |
In other media[]
Books and comics[]
Archie Comic[]
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics, the Crystal Egg Zone boss is referred to as the Egg Storm Chamber. In this media, it was the location where Dr. Eggman held Tails captive.
Trivia[]
- This is the first instance of a final boss in the Sonic the Hedgehog series that can only be fought if certain requirements are met.
| Playable characters | Sonic | |
| Non-playable characters | Tails · Eggman · Animals (Flicky, Ricky, Pocky, Rocky, Pecky, Cucky, Picky) | |
| Zones | Under Ground Zone · Sky High Zone · Aqua Lake Zone · Green Hills Zone · Gimmick Mountain Zone · Scrambled Egg Zone · Crystal Egg Zone | |
| Enemies | Bomb · Buton · Burrowbot · Flying Chopper · Game-game · Newtron · New Motora · Taraban · Zaririn | |
| Bosses | Pit Master · Hiyoko Master · Balance Master · Dohyo Master · Charge Master · Mecha Sonic · Crystal Egg Zone boss | |
| Moves/techniques | Crouch · Spin Attack · Spin Jump | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Capsule · Goal Plate · Flywheel · Hang Glider · High-speed warp tube · Minecart · Spring | |
| Items | Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Super Ring) · Ring | |
| Other | Life · Loop · Master Robots · South Island · Teleporter · Water | |