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The Moon Mech[1] (エッグムーン[2] Eggu Mūn?, lit. "Egg Moon") is an object that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mech resembling the Moon which is used by Zazz during his various battles.

Description[]

Appearance[]

The Moon Mech is a spherical yellow mech that has a diameter slightly longer than Zazz's full height. It closely resembles the Moon, with rimmed and round openings in its surface resembling craters. It also has a face which includes two blue eyes with black sclera and a serrated mouth with a blue glow within. This face is capable of expressing emotions.

Features and abilities[]

On its own, the Moon Mech can float fast enough to keep up with Sonic the Hedgehog and shoot projectiles shaped like yellow five-pointed stars. It is also rather dense and/or durable, being able to create small tremors when impacting the ground. Since it has no interface, Zazz seemingly controls the Moon Mech with his innate ability to manipulate magnetic fields.

Game appearances[]

Sonic Lost World[]

The Moon Mech first appeared in the Wii U version, PC version and Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Lost World as Zazz's primary mech vehicle. Although not confirmed, it was presumably provided by Dr. Eggman to aid him with the defeat of Sonic the Hedgehog.

The Moon Mech appears during the boss battles with Zazz. In the Wii U version, the Moon Mech first appears in Windy Hill Zone 2 where it shows up as the moon in the background before being summoned by Zazz for the boss battle. Here, Zazz will ride the Moon Mech in arches while shooting projectiles before pausing. In Windy Hill Zone 4, Zazz will run around with the Moon Mech while shooting its projectiles or throw it at Sonic, before reaching the end of the Zone where Zazz uses it as a bouncing wrecking ball or to roll over Sonic.

In the Nintendo 3DS version, the Moon Mech first appears along with Zazz at three different points in Windy Hill Zone 3. In these encounters, Zazz either sends the Moon Mech bouncing at Sonic, tries to roll him over with it, or throws it directly at him. While the Moon Mech can be avoided, it moves increasingly faster for each encounter. For the Windy Hill Boss, Zazz will chase Sonic down on the Moon Mech before trying to land it on him, eventually making it spew projectiles upon impact. Alternatively, Zazz will use it to roll over Sonic while standing on top of it.

Other game appearances[]

Sonic Dash[]

In Sonic Dash, the Moon Mech returns as Zazz's vehicle for the boss battles against him. In gameplay, Zazz constantly rides the Moon Mech while having it shoot projectiles at the player from both the front and the rear until the player concludes the boss segment.

Sonic Runners[]

In Sonic Runners, the Moon Mech returned as an RC Vehicle and an S Rare Power Type buddy which gives the player a chance of landing an additional attack on bosses.

During the "Zazz Raid Event", Zazz uses the Moon Mech for his boss battles. In gameplay, Zazz idly rides the Moon Mech as it moves towards the player while its projectiles come flying at the player from behind. The Moon Mech changes appearance in accordance with the type of boss battle as Zazz powers it up with Power Rings: Normal-type battles feature the regular Moon Mech, Rare-type battles feature a silver Moon Mech with purple eyes, and Super Rare-type battles feature a golden Moon Mech with red eyes. Also during the event, Omochao uses a broken Moon Mech Zazz left behind to demonstrate the restorative powers of Power Rings on machines.

In other media[]

Books and comics[]

IDW Publishing[]

ZazzandtheMoonMech

Zazz using the Moon Mech, from Sonic the Hedgehog #25.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, the Moon Mech is a machine used by Zazz. Not only can it fly, but it can also fire deadly star-shaped missiles that can destroy entire buildings.

All or Nothing[]

MoonMechProjectiles

Zazz using the Moon Mech's projectiles, from Sonic the Hedgehog #28.

After taking over the Faceship, Zazz flew the Moon Mech to Riverside, where he took control of the local Zombot hordes and began ravaging the city in search of survivors to infect the Metal Virus with.[3] Eventually though, Zazz began to get bored flying around with the Moon Mech since the Zombots he made attack each other quickly recovered from their injuries and the survivors he hunted down would become infected too quickly. Meanwhile, an invisible Espio managed to climb onboard the Moon Mech and attempted to take the Chaos Emerald on Zazz's chest. However, he was caught by Zazz and thrown into a crowd of Zombots.[4] Zazz soon after proceeded to fire the Moon Mech's projectiles at Espio, destroying the building where Espio was hiding. Espio, however, escaped the shots and had a short fight with Zazz on the Moon Mech, during which he took the Chaos Emerald from him and escaped.[5]

Out of the Blue[]

After the Metal Virus was eradicated, Zazz pursued the people of Riverside on his Moon Mech, but he soon decided to retreat and find Zavok to receive new orders from him.[6]

Zeti Hunt![]

After being driven out of town, Zazz hid the Moon Mech away near Riverside. Following Zavok's arrival, Zazz would use the Moon Mech during his attack on Riverside and then later Vista View.

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References[]

  1. Dimps (18 October 2013). Sonic Lost World. Nintendo 3DS. Sega. Area/level: Windy Hill Boss. "Hint Ring: Zazz is on his Moon Mech. Attack it to knock him down. He is vulnerable to attacks while on the ground."
  2. 『ソニック ロストワールド』 六鬼衆「ザズ」紹介ムービー (Japanese). YouTube. Sega (26 September 2013). Retrieved on 8 January 2022. "『ソニック ロストワールド』に登場する最狂最悪の敵「六鬼衆」の特攻担当戦闘員「ザズ」。六鬼衆の中でも戦闘が大好きな戦闘狂。月型兵器「エッグムーン」を使ってソニックに襲い掛かる。"
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog #25, "A Sudden Shift"
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog #26, "All or Nothing, Part 1"
  5. Sonic the Hedgehog #28, "All or Nothing, Part 3"
  6. Sonic the Hedgehog #30, "Cured"

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