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The Flying Pod[1] is a vehicle that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics.
Description[]
Appearance[]
The Flying Pod greatly resembles the Egg Mobile, but has a more oval-shaped appearance. It also has not displayed the diverse range of combat capabilities seen by the Egg Mobile.
Features and traits[]
Like the Egg Mobile, the Flying Pods are single-seat levitating vehicles capable of allowing the user to fly at high speeds or to float in place. Unlike the Egg Mobile, however, they are mass-produced by Eggman to be used by his underlings, and don’t have the same degree of tools available.
History[]
The Flying Pods were created sometime after the Dark Legion were forced to join the Eggman Empire as a means of regaining the cybernetics they lost due to Enerjak. They essentially acted as a replacement to the Saucers the Dark Legion had previously used.[2]
When the Dark Legion was integrated into the Dark Egg Legion’s New Megaopolis branch, they were issued out to various troopers and field leaders with a heavily overhauled design and most of them stored in the troop barracks of the Eggdome for easy deployment.
When the Iron Queen took over the Eggman Empire following Eggman’s fall into insanity, she and Snively regularly used Flying Pods during their invasion of New Mobotropolis.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #205, "On the Run Part 1: All the Eggs in One Basket"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #189, "A Mold New Moebius Part 1: Unwelcome Guests!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #203, "Heavy is the Head Part 1: Surprise Visit"