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This group exists primarily or exclusively within the Post-Super Genesis Wave continuity.
Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.
For the version of this group from before the Super Genesis Wave, see Dark Egg Legion. For the similarly named group, see Eggman Army.

The Egg Army is a group that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It is the main armed fighting forces of the Eggman Empire, with its rank-and-file consisting of the Egg Soldiers. The various Egg Army factions are overseen by an Egg Boss and are stationed across the globe, aiming to establish footholds in nations and eventually overtake them. The primary method of recruitment is Cyberization, although the army also utilizes the Badnik Horde to achieve its goals.

History[]

Past[]

The Egg Army units started to appear shortly after the events of the first Genesis Wave.[1] In time, they would establish themselves as prominent enemies to the local residents and Freedom Fighters.

Countdown to Chaos[]

Some time after crash-landing in the Efrika Plains in the wreckage of the Egg-Wily Machine X, Dr. Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot was greeted by Axel the Water Buffalo and the Efrika Egg Army. Due to retaining his memories of the old reality from before the Super Genesis Wave and not yet receiving his memories of the new one, Eggman did not initially recognize his subordinates, but quickly adapted. After resting and having his Egg Mobile repaired by the Efrika unit, he proceeded to the unit base in Avalon only to find it under attack by G.U.N. forces deployed from a carrier. Modifying his Egg Mobile into a walker mech, he promptly destroyed the carrier and seized one of its fighter planes to continue his journey, thus freeing Lord Hood's chapter from harassment.[2][3]

While Eggman made his way north, the Metropolis Egg Army was forced to deal with the intrusion of Sonic and Tails infiltrate Metropolis Zone in search of their missing companion Bunnie and a shield generator intended for their new Sky Patrol base. Unaware of these events, Eggman rendezvoused with the Artika Egg Army under Tundra the Walrus, who provided him with a transport back to the Death Egg Mark 2.[4]

Shattered World Crisis[]

Like the other denizens of Sonic's World, the Egg Army was caught up in the Shattered World Crisis, which left them initially unable to assist Eggman in a plot to kidnap Professor Pickle and obtain the Gaia Manuscripts he had been researching.[5] Succeeding despite this setback, Eggman subsequently put at least one unit-the Efrika one-on high alert, based on his suspicion that the ancient structure they had repurposed as a base was in fact one of the Gaia Temples.[6]

Two Egg Bosses were later alerted to a break-in at an Eggman Empire installation in Crystal Cave, and discovered that a Chaos Emerald had been stolen from there by the Freedom Fighters. This fact was reported to Egg Army forces in Soumerca, who laid a trap using a Chaos Emerald they themselves had recovered.[7] Three of the Freedom Fighters and their allies Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel fell into the trap, but it was broken by Sonic the Hedgehog's transformation into Sonic the Werehog.[8][9] The Soumerca Egg Army laid a second trap with another Chaos Emerald, while also launching an attack against the Werehog. Eggman was disappointed by the failure of his subordinates, but surprised to learn that his forces had actually managed to seize additional territory in the midst of the crisis.[10][11] The chapter under Cassia the Pronghorn and Clove the Pronghorn was then tasked with guarding the only Chaos Emerald Eggman's forces had managed to secure,[7] while other units were deployed to hunt down the Guardian of the Gaia Keys.

Uniforms[]

Egg Soldiers wear uniforms that tend to be modeled after Dr. Eggman's wardrobe, albeit in different colors. Different colors appear to be associated with different Army factions, and each faction soldier also sport helmets-emblazoned with the Eggman Empire logo-that tend to either accommodate cranial features of their wearers or conform to a trait of their Egg Boss, such as the Cobra-hooded helmets worn by Lord Hood's soldiers. For the most part, Egg Bosses have attire that further distinguishes them from their underlings, though in some cases-such as the Foreman of Metropolis Zone-the Egg Bosses are virtually identical in attire to their underlings.

Trivia[]

  • As a new version of the Dark Egg Legion, many of the Egg Army's units reflect the Legion chapters from the old continuity in terms of location and membership. However, given various changes made in the altered reality, the following discrepancies occur:
    • The Efrika division of Eggman's forces is led by Axel in the new reality as opposed to Diesel in the old; additionally, the unit is made up of mixed Mobian races while the Legion chapter was comprised solely of Bear Pack and Nasty Hyenas members. This is most likely due to the Bear Pack having been created by Ken Penders.
      • The Mercia and Eurish Legions have apparently been combined, as the Eurish Egg Army operates in the same region but is made up of Mobians under Mordred Hood as opposed to brainwashed humans under Regina Ferrum.
    • Whereas the Northern Tundra Dark Egg Legion consisted of Akhlut and his Orcas, the Artika Egg Army appears to be made up of mixed races and led by Tundra; Akhlut's chapter was relocated to the Northern Oceans.
    • While neither New Megaopolis or Albion is known to have existed in the altered reality, the all-Echidna New Megaopolis/Albion Legion chapter appears to have been replaced with the mixed races of the Metropolis Zone Egg Army.
  • The Soumerca Legion has been replaced by the Soumerca Egg Army, led by Thunderbolt as opposed to Drago Wolf and Razorklaw. Like the Efrika division, this group is now made up of assorted Mobians as opposed to Felidae and Wolf Pack outcasts/conscripts. The most likely reason for these changes is that the Felidae and those members of the Wolf Pack exclusive to the Archie comics were created by Ken Penders.
  • The Metropolis Egg Army is the only unofficial Egg Army as they were only assembled in Metropolis Zone to use the resources there for Dr. Eggman's commissioned shield generator.[12]
  • The Egg Army, excluding the unofficial Metropolis Egg Army, come in twelve units, which makes a dozen. This is a play on the fact that a dozen is a standard container for eggs which is a reference to Dr. Eggman's name.

Gallery[]

Concept artwork[]

List of Egg Armies[]

Gallery

References[]

  1. BumbleKast - Episode 33 - Q&A Season Finale. YouTube. BumbleKing Videos (26 December 2016). Retrieved on 26 December 2016.
  2. Sonic the Hedgehog #253 - "Countdown to Chaos - Part One: The Builder"
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog #254 - "Countdown to Chaos - Part Two: The Soldier"
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog #255 - "Countdown to Chaos - Part Three: The Rabbot"
  5. Sonic the Hedgehog #257 - "Damage Control"
  6. Sonic the Hedgehog #257, "After the Credits"
  7. 7.0 7.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #263, "Consequences"
  8. Sonic the Hedgehog #264, "Control Part One: Breaking Point"
  9. Sonic the Hedgehog #265, "Control Part Two: Unleashed!"
  10. Sonic the Hedgehog #266, "Ambushed! Part One"
  11. Sonic the Hedgehog #267, "Ambushed! Part Two"
  12. BumbleKast - Episode 33 - Q&A Season Finale. YouTube. BumbleKing Videos (26 December 2016). Retrieved on 26 December 2016.

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