Egg Saucer
The Egg Saucer is the machine boss of Sky Canyon in Sonic Advance 2. It is controlled by Dr. Eggman.
Appearance
Egg Saucer is a giant wheel with three stations on it. The top one is where an Egg Mobile is at; the one on the left is where a laser is located; and the one on the right is a giant hand. The Egg Mobile and the laser is blue and orange and the hand is mostly gray with some blue and orange dots on it.
Battle
The machine will stay to the right of the stage and has three platforms: the cockpit (for Dr. Eggman or Knuckles the Echidna when playing as Sonic), a laser, and a huge hand. The laser is optional and takes three hits to destroy, it will also fire a laser with deadly aim. Next is the hand which is a great threat. Sometimes it will swing down, trying to chop the character, or it will do an open-hand slap, which results in an instant death. After the slap, the hand will stay open for a while, touching it will also result in an instant death. The cockpit has no real defense except for the laser and hand, but it can be hard to hit since it has to be hit in the very top. If hit from the bottom, the character will sustain damage.
Sonic the Hedgehog
When reaching this boss as Sonic the Hedgehog, the boss turns out to be Knuckles the Echidna. After destroying the machine, Knuckles, angered, runs after Sonic with oil all over him. It was then revealed that Eggman tricked Knuckles again and Sonic runs off to continue his adventure. Knuckles then swears revenge on Eggman for tricking him and Knuckles is then playable. If Sonic goes back through the stage, the boss will be Eggman instead of Knuckles.
Gallery
Trivia
- According to the Prima Strategy Guide for Sonic Advance 2, the Egg Saucer was the most expensive weapon in Eggman's R&D expenses, which also resulted after its destruction in the next two Eggman machines being flops.
- It also appears in Super Scribblenauts remake in the Dream mode only.
- It reappears in the XX stage, but only takes three hits to defeat.
- This is one of the few bosses (not including the 7th, penultimate, and final boss) to have its own theme.