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The Egg-Cerberus is based on a giant canine. Having four legs with an antenna on the back of its neck, the Egg-Cerberus is mostly colored black with a maroon mark in the manner of the collar around the neck, maroon circulars on its shoulders, and all over the thighs. It has red eyes and silver claws.
Other Appearances[]
In Sonic Rivals 2, the Egg-Cerberus appears on a collectible card:
Image
Card Number
Card
Challenge
Unlocked
112
Egg Cerberus
Get an S Ranking in Zone 4 Act 2
N/A
History[]
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)[]
In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), after Sonic and Tails were able to find and rescue Princess Elise, who had been kidnapped by Dr. Eggman, the doctor showed up and fought the heroes by unleashing the Egg-Cerberus upon them. However, Sonic was able to defeat the robot.
At another point, when Shadow and Rouge were about to depart from Eggman's base in White Acropolis, the pair was confronted by various robots, including the Egg-Cerberus. Regardless, Shadow managed to defeat the Egg-Cerberus.
Powers and abilities[]
The Egg Cerberus is very fast for his size, capable of running at speeds nearing Sonic's. The Egg Cerberus can jump very high and can impact the ground with enough force to create shockwaves over a wide area. His antenna on his head can be used to receive orders from Eggman.[1]
The battle occurs within a large round arena, in which there is a lot of room for the player to avoid the majority of the Egg-Ceberus' attacks. The Egg-Ceberus will primarily charge around the arena, but will eventually slow down to a complete stop between intervals, leaving himself vulnerable. To attack the Egg-Ceberus, the player must jump onto his tail (although the player can perform the Homing Attack towards it since the tail functions as a Grind Rail) which they will grind along to reach the antenna on his head.[1]
Here, the Egg-Ceberus will begin charging again, but this time the player is able to control him. To damage him, the player will need to steer him so that he smashes himself against the arena wall.[2] However if the player assumed control of the Egg-Ceberus while he is already too close to the wall, he will not be damaged if the player simply steers towards the wall as the Egg-Ceberus will simply run along the circumference of the wall. Instead, the player should aim for a wall on the other end of the arena. If the Egg-Ceberus is charging into a wall while his remaining health is at half of its max health gauge or less, he will turn away from the wall which can potentially shake the player off. If this occurs, the player must use the Homing Attack to grab back onto the antenna. Depending on the gameplay mode, the Egg-Ceberus can turn away up to three times. If the player takes too long to damage the Egg-Ceberus, he will eventually shake them of his antenna. Each hit takes a quarter of his max health gauge. If the player smashes the Egg-Ceberus against a statue he will take half of his max health gauge.
Once the Egg-Ceberus' remaining health reaches to half of its max health gauge, the Egg-Cerberus adds in another attack; he will leap out of the arena onto a circular ledge (the camera will pan from a lower angle so the player will always have vision over the Egg-Ceberus). After a few moments, he will jump high into the air and emit a shockwave upon landing. To avoid this, the player should note the shadow of the Egg-Ceberus as an indicator of where he will land, and that the shockwave can be avoided by simply jumping.
Shadow[]
The battle is nearly identical to Sonic's version, with the only difference being that there are no special objects on the arena wall for the Egg-Ceberus to smash himself into for double the damage. Enemies such as the Egg Gunner are also present.
Trivia[]
During Sonic's battle, the Egg-Cerberus is referred to as Dr. Eggman's "pet"[3] and in during Shadow's battle, it is referred to as his "guard dog".[4]
In Sonic's battle, there is a rare glitch where if the player attempts to use the Homing Attack to reach the Egg-Cerberus' tail from certain low angles while the Egg-Cerberus is moving, he will miss the tail and instead fly out of bounds, causing him to lose a life.
The Egg-Cerberus is named after a dog in Greek mythology, Cerberus, who was a three-headed, fire-breathing, demonic dog who guarded the entrance to Hades' Underworld. However, the Egg-Cerberus has only one head, unlike the Cerberus in mythology.
References[]
↑ 1.01.11.2Sonic Team, Blindlight (14 November 2006) Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox 360. Sega. Area/Level: Egg-Cerberus (Dusty Desert). "Tails: He receives his orders from Eggman via the antenna on his back. You can get on the tail when it comes down, and then reach that antenna. Grab the antenna using the Homing Attack! Then you should be able to control him!"
↑Sonic Team, Blindlight (14 November 2006) Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox 360 Area/Level: Egg Cerberus (Dusty Desert). "Tails: Once you grab the antenna, you should be able to control him, Sonic! Slam him into a wall!"
↑Sonic Team, Blindlight (14 November 2006) Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox 360 Area/Level: Egg Cerberus (Dusty Desert). "Sonic: This is your pet, huh? Okay, Eggman, I'll play with him."
↑Sonic Team, Blindlight (14 November 2006) Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox 360 Area/Level: Egg Cerberus (White Acropolis). "Shadow: The Doctor's guard dog... Still, I need to get though here."