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The Eggdome, also spelled as the Egg Dome, is a location that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It was a huge egg-shaped dome in New Megaopolis made for emergencies and was formerly the main base for Dr. Eggman and the Dark Egg Legion after Enerjak destroyed most of the city. It later saw use by Snively Robotnik and the Iron Queen during the Iron Dominion Takeover, before eventually being retaken by Eggman. It is perfectly suited for housing about a hundred soldiers and also has all the necessary equipment for Eggman to build and test his machines.

The Eggdome was later revealed to actually be the Death Egg Mark 2, which had been merely disguised as a bunker during construction.

History[]

Destruction of New Megaopolis[]

After Enerjak's destruction of New Megaopolis and all his Badnik forces, Eggman was forced to retreat into the Eggdome for cover, but left a short while later in response to Lien-Da who contacted him for an alliance to replace his troops in return for him restoring their cybernetics. Eggman agreed, but Lien-Da was not made Grandmaster as she hoped. That position had already been filled by Dimitri as he proposed an alliance to Eggman first, therefore, winning the rank. Eggman also made sure they didn't rebel against him by placing bombs in the cybernetics he provided them with.[1][2][3]

Eggman's headquarters[]

When Sonic the Hedgehog and the Chaotix were attempting to destroy Eggman's communications tower, the D.E.L. had to rush out of the Eggdome and into the field of battle under the command of Lien-Da and later Dimitri. They lost and the tower was destroyed, stopping Eggman from contacting half the continent, just as Dimitri hoped.[4][5]

Eggman later created a new robot in the Eggdome, a a new Metal Sonic that he could control and even speak through, to take down Sonic and the Freedom Fighters at Freedom HQ, only to find that it had been taken over by King Scourge the Hedgehog and his Suppression Squad. Scourge told him that he should leave, but Eggman decided to take out his wrath on Scourge instead. During the battle, Sonic arrived and it turned into a three way fight, and soon a two way fight when Metal Scourge arrived and Sonic and Scourge formed a temporary truce. Meanwhile, Dimitri confronted Eggman about why he had not yet made a new army of robots so the Dark Legion would no longer have to work with him and they could return to their lives, but Eggman said that he wanted to use the Echidnas until there were none left and that if Dimitri had any more complaints, he could discuss it with the bombs placed in the D.E.L.'s cybernetics. Later back at Freedom HQ, Metal Sonic and Metal Scourge were destroyed by Sonic, Scourge and the Suppression Squad that was reluctantly used by Scourge.[3][6]

While Eggman was building one of his next battle machines, the Egg Tarantula, he ordered Snively Robotnik to go away as he was doing nothing but sitting around thinking and not assisting him. After being humiliated by Lien-Da and a Dark Legionnaire, Snively decided to perform a routine maintenance check on the Sub-Bosses as communications were still possible in the Eggdome even after the Chaotix's assault via Eggnet, which allowed Snively to come into contact with a Sub-Boss known as Regina F, who he became romantically attached to and started planning a rebellion with.[7]

Eggman and Snively then set about work on another Metal Sonic; this time equipped with a SXSU-401 engine that was capable of teleporting through zones instead of the typical STH-25 model. But before Eggman could give it its orders, Metal Sonic teleported away to Sonic's location in Moebius where he was fighting Scourge, causing the doctor to go into a fit of rage. Said Metal Sonic was later destroyed by the combined efforts of Shadow the Hedgehog, Blaze the Cat, and Marine the Raccoon.[8][9]

Use in the Battle Against Sonic[]

While Snively was talking to Regina, Eggman ordered him to assist him in testing his latest machine, accidentally calling him by his birth name of Colin in the process due to his rapidly decreasing hold on reality. Snively quickly made jokes about his next invention being something ludicrous like a minnow or rabbit, but he was soon shut up when he that his "uncle" had created a pyrotechnic killing machine called the Egg Phoenix.[10]

The Egg Phoenix was soon put to use when the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix made an assault outside the Eggdome against the Dark Legion. Eggman piloted the Egg Phoenix and almost killed the D.E.L. when trying to fry the Freedom Fighters. Dimitri openly protested to this while talking to Snively in the Eggdome who was watching the battle. He then told Snively that he knew about Regina and his plans and said he'd turn him in to Eggman if he didn't see to it that the Dark Legion was kept safe, but Snively convinced Dimitri to keep his mouth shut by saying that they could both benefit from his and Regina's plan. Soon after, the Egg Phoenix was destroyed and Eggman ordered Snively and Dimitri to round up the Dark Legion for tomorrow's final battle.[11]

Eggdome Invasion[]

The day after the Egg Phoenix's destruction, Dr. Eggman saw to the rooftop launch of his last E-100 series robot, E-123 Omega, on a mission to destroy his old rouge unit, E-102 Gamma (Omega was successful, but ended up rebelling against Eggman in Gamma's stead). Meanwhile, the D.E.L. attempted to defend the Eggdome against the Freedom Fighters' and Chaotix's assault with Lien-Da as acting field leader, ordering them to build a barricade with a hole big enough to let Sonic in, while secretly preparing to put Snively's plan into action. The D.E.L. came through with the anticipated and wanted results; failure. Lien-Da then ordered the Dark Egg legion to move on to phase two of the plan; retreat in order to let Sonic through for him to go up against Eggman. Sonic made it through alone, due to Eggman preparing a trap with the barricade the D.E.L. built that was perfect for Sonic's spin dash. The D.E.L. saluted Sonic as he rushed passed them to fight Eggman and were then ordered to make sure that the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix were kept at bay until Sonic was sealed in with Eggman in his Egg Tarantula.[12][13]

Sonic managed to defeat Eggman, however, and Eggman lost his mind. Snively then came in and explained to Sonic and Princess Sally Acorn that he had drove Eggman into insanity by constantly defeating him, despite Eggman's great genius. Snively then told them to return home and celebrate. Once Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters had left, Snively had Eggman imprisoned in a straight jacket and padded cell, while he made his way to the landing bay to greet his sweetheart, the Iron Queen, and her forces who had arrived via dirigible.[14]

Iron Dominion takeover[]

During the Iron Dominion Takeover, the Eggdome served as the base of operations for the Iron Dominion, with a throne room being hastily erected for the Iron King and queen. However, it was not long before Conquering Storm reported that Sonic and Monkey Khan were attempting an assault on it, which ultimately proved to be unsuccessful due to the mass of Dark Egg Legionnaires and Yagyu Clan members defending the base, with Monkey Khan escaping on his cloud, along with Sonic. The Iron Queen soon launched a counterattack on New Mobotropolis. which, although failed to defeat the Freedom Fighters, caused enough destruction for the Iron Queen to consider it a win and return to the Eggdome.[15][16][17][18]

During one of his mad ramblings, an insane Dr. Eggman blurted out the cell-block override voice code, opening the door to his cell. Hearing it unlock, Snively came to investigate, only to be shoved aside by the mad doctor, who soon took off, stating he had to destroy Sonic. Terrified, Snively fled, reporting Eggman's escape to the rest of the dominion. Unfortunately, he accidentally ran into the Iron King, who already disliked Snively, and was quick to accuse him of freeing Eggman. However, their arguing was cut short by a large crash which signaled Eggman's escape from the Eggdome in the Egg-Tortoise.[19]

While organizing an attack to stop Eggman, the Iron Queen was interrupted by Conquering Storm, who informed her of Espio the Chameleon's failure to acquire the Master Emerald, to which she replied that they would have to worry about it later, as the hunt for Eggman took precedence. She then told Dimitri that he would be in command of the Eggdome in her absence, who in turn passed the command to Lien-Da, who headed off to her bunk in annoyance.[19]

While in her bunk, Lien-da began thinking about how she was always stuck as Kommisar of the Dark Egg Legion, and would stay that way as long as Dimitri was the reigning Grandmaster. Resolving to take her birthright by force, she headed towards the lab, where Dimitri had summoned her.[20]

The Iron Queen soon returned from her search, which had been thwarted by New Mobotropols's force field. Furious, she told Snively that unless he found some way past it, he would never be allowed in her room again.[21]

In the lab, Dimitri explained to Lien-da that after research, he found out that this electronic chips the Iron Dominion supplied them with would not only make them immune to the detonation signal, but would also make them vulnerable to her control, with him only able to modify one chip to resist it. Lien-da questioned whether they might be able to modify it further to use against the dominion and control the other legionnaires, to which Dimitri stated he would never do that to his people. Displeased with his response, Lien-da overloaded his circuits, hid him in a crate, installed the command chip, and presented herself to the Iron Queen as the new grandmaster by stating that Dimitri had fled the Eggdome.[22]

The Iron King later left the Eggdome in an attempt to destroy the energy converter and shield surrounding Robotropolis. Although he managed to destroy Fort Acorn, Sonic and Monkey Khan tricked him into smashing the power converter's empty shell, while the real power converter had been rebuilt underground by Nicole. Returning to the Eggdome, he was met with the Iron Queen's fury at his inability to destroy the true power siphon. As soon as she left, he explained to Snively about her rise to power, and how she united the four houses into the Iron Dominion. As he blamed Snively for his recent humiliation, he stated that he must find a way to destroy New Mobotropolis's force field, not knowing that Snively already had a plan to get past it.[23][24]

Having finalized his plan, Snively entered the Iron Queen's room and explained to her that due to New Mobotropolis being comprised of Nanites controlled by Nicole, the entire city was prone to her Magitek powers. Launching a second attack on New Mobotropolis, the Iron Queen took control of Nicole, easily allowing the city to be taken over as the new base of operations for Iron Dominion. Due to this change, the Eggdome was soon abandoned, and remained so up until the Iron Dominion's defeat.[25][26]

Retaken by Eggman[]

Following the fall of the Iron Dominion, Eggman and Snively returned to the Eggdome, and set to work secretly transforming it into the Death Egg Mark 2. Sonic and Tails would come to investigate the Eggdome multiple times in search of Eggman, unbeknownst to them that Eggman and Snively were secretly watching their every move through the surveillance cameras. On one such search, Sonic and Tails searched several hallways, while down in the lower decks, Snively expressed concern to Eggman that they might be discovered, to which he denied, stating that the signal would be impossible to trace. After questioning him on the status of Lien-da's repairs, Eggman told Snively to return to his work. Although Sonic and Tails failed to find Eggman during their search, they did manage to find and liberate Dimitri from the crate Lien-da trapped him in, and bring him back to New Mobotropolis's science center.[27]

Sonic alone later returned to the Eggdome, convinced that Eggman was hiding somewhere inside it. Again, Eggman secretly monitored him, believing himself to be hidden well enough that he would pose no threat to his plans. As Sonic approached the entrance point he used during the Invasion of the Eggdome, he began thinking about Eggman's latest defeat, and the effects of the following Iron Dominion takeover. However, his thoughts were cut short by the arrival of the Krudzu Hybrid Hydra, who had survived the nuclear assault on Robotropolis, and wanted revenge on Sonic. Interested in its arrival, Eggman asked Snively for information regarding it, who explained how deadly it was. Although the Krudzu almost managed to destroy Sonic, it was ironically defeated by a small robotic hummingbird created by Dr. Eggman himself, who believed that only he had the right to destroy Sonic, and did not intend to destroy him just yet. Oblivious to Eggman's involvement and exhausted from the fight, Sonic left the Eggdome, believing he was still hiding in there somewhere.[28]

Convinced Snively was still making attempts to contact the Iron Queen, Dr. Eggman brought him to the Egg Network Room for interrogation. Although Snively firmly denied the claim, Eggman had taped all the conversations broadcasted from the room, and replayed one of them where Snively specifically asked Conquering Storm for the whereabouts of the Iron Queen. Furious, Eggman ordered him to say his romance with the iron Queen was over, which he reluctantly stated, despite not actually meaning it.[29]

Her repairs finally finished, Lien-da awoke to Dr. Eggman informing her of the new upgrades to her cybernetics, and how he had to install a new bomb in them, considering the last one exploded. Lien-da asks why he didn't just let her die, as he pushed her species to the brink of extinction and robbed the Dark Legion of all dignity, to which he replied that it was part of the "game" he played with his Grandmasters, as he knew they all hated him, but would wait until the time was right to betray him, and serve him to the fullest until then.[30]

In an abandoned base outside the Eggdome, Dr. Eggman contacted Snively, ordering him to meet him at the newly created Zone Portal in ten minutes. Lien-da soon reported, stating that the hull was completely repaired, and if his mission to collect the blue Chaos Emerald from the Special Zone succeeded they would be ready to launch the Death Egg Mark II at any moment, to which Eggman replied that it most definitely would.[31]

As both arrived outside the Zone Portal in their Egg Mobiles, Eggman and Snively entered the Special Zone, and were immediately confronted by Feist, who created a challenge for them, stating that whoever reached the end of the course first would gain the Chaos Emerald. Both agreed to the challenge, and the race began. Although Snively had an early lead, his Egg mobile was shot down by Eggman's, who claimed the Chaos Emerald. Feist however, stated he was only allowed to bring one back, Snively or the Emerald. Although he chose the Emerald without a second thought, after leaving the Special Zone he remotely teleported Snively back, as he stated no one gets to deny him anything. He then closed the portal and told Snively it was time to get working.[32]

Launch[]

Having acquired the Chaos Emerald needed to power it, Eggman inserted it into the Eggdome, charging all the systems by 5% in the first few seconds. He then headed off towards the command deck, ordering for the launch preparations to be imitated. Arriving at the command deck, he ordered for the 10-second Launch countdown for the Death Egg Mark 2 to be started, despite Snively's warnings that "Phase one" was not fully charged. At four seconds on the countdown, the Eggdome's ocular shutters opened, nasal sensory array deployed, and ventral engines were activated. Finally at the end of the countdown, the former Eggdome blasted into the sky, revealing itself to the world as the Death Egg Mark 2.[33]

Areas[]

  • Communications Room: Basically just a room with many computers and monitors that allows Eggman to stay in contact with the rest of Mobius, although Snively is the only one that uses it in order to stay in contact with Regina.
  • Dark Egg Legion's Barracks: The D.E.L.'s barracks is basically a large room filled with bunk beds for sleeping arrangements and also stores their hover pods that were supplied by Eggman.
  • Detention Center: The detention center is used to hold dangerous and unstable prisoners. It once held Dr. Eggman himself in a padded room while in a straight jacket after his mental break-down.
  • Egg Network Room: Similar to the Communications Room, the Egg Network Room allows Eggman to keep watch on all his Sub-Bosses around the world via the Egg Network, but he has recently let them go unchecked and Snively found it impossible to reach them, with the exception of Regina in the Dragon Kingdom.
  • Lab: Eggman's personal laboratory with all the necessary equipment for Eggman to build and test his machines. Eggman created the third and fourth Metal Sonic, Metal Scourge, the Egg Phoenix, and the Egg Tarantula in the Eggdome's lab, sometimes with the help of Snively.
  • Landing Bay: The landing bay is a hidden landing platform on top of the Eggdome. The only way to get in via aircraft, is for someone to retract the two top halves of the Eggdome that hide it.
  • Monitor Room: An area of the Eggdome that oversees the outer section of the dome with monitors allowing people to see outside. This room was used by Dimitri and Snively to watch the battle between the Freedom Fighters and the Egg Phoenix and where they forged their alliance.
  • Snively's Room: This room is Snively's living quarters, complete with personal computer, a small bed, closet and shower.
  • Storage Room: A large room filled with crates and boxes all with the Eggman logo. E-123 Omega was kept in this room at some point and later reawakened to hunt down Gamma.
  • Surveillance Room: The Surveillance Room is part of the Eggdome's security and is used to monitor all the areas inside the Eggdome.
  • Zone Portal: An artificial gateway to the Special Zone, which Eggman used to acquire the blue Chaos Emerald.

Gallery[]

Gallery

References[]

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog #183, "Desperate Times"
  2. Sonic the Hedgehog #184, "Anything"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #192, "Metal and Mettle Part 2"
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog #189, "Bold New Moebius Part One: Unwelcome Guests"
  5. Sonic the Hedgehog #190, "Bold New Moebius Part Two: Duality"
  6. Sonic the Hedgehog #191, "Metal and Mettle Part 1"
  7. Sonic the Hedgehog #194, "Sleepless in New Megaopolis"
  8. Sonic the Hedgehog #195, "Hedgehog Havoc! Part 1"
  9. Sonic Universe #1, "Living Weapons"
  10. Sonic the Hedgehog #197, "Consequences"
  11. Sonic the Hedgehog #198, "Egg Phoenix Down"
  12. Sonic Universe #3, "Old Soldiers"
  13. Sonic the Hedgehog #199, "Knocking on Eggman's Door"
  14. Sonic the Hedgehog #200, "Turnabout is Fair Play"
  15. Sonic the Hedgehog #201, "Change in Management"
  16. Sonic the Hedgehog #202, "Dangerous Territory"
  17. Sonic the Hedgehog #203, "Heavy is the Head Part One: Surprise Visit"
  18. Sonic the Hedgehog #204, "Heavy is the Head Part Two: Iron Khan"
  19. 19.0 19.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #205, "On the Run Part One: All Eggs in One Basket"
  20. Sonic the Hedgehog #205, "Birthright Part One"
  21. Sonic the Hedgehog #206, "On the Run Part Two: Troubles by the Dozen"
  22. Sonic the Hedgehog #206, "Birthright Part Two"
  23. Sonic the Hedgehog #207, "Blackout"
  24. Sonic the Hedgehog #207, "The Iron Queen"
  25. Sonic the Hedgehog #208, "Iron Dominion Part One"
  26. Sonic the Hedgehog #211, "Home Invasion Part 2: Security Measures"
  27. Sonic the Hedgehog #212, "The Roads we Take"
  28. Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2010, "Hide Seek and Destroy"
  29. Sonic the Hedgehog #218, "Hindsight"
  30. Sonic the Hedgehog #220, "From the Inside Out"
  31. Sonic the Hedgehog #223, "Chaos and the Crown Part One: The Right To Rule"
  32. Sonic the Hedgehog #223, "Special Zone House Call"
  33. Sonic the Hedgehog #224, "Chaos and the Crown Part Two: Total Authority"

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