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The {{nihongo|'''Death Egg'''|デスエッグ|Desu Eggu}} is an object that appears in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]. It is a massive orbital fortress and space station, constructed by [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]], and the first and most famous of his space stations. Described as "the doctor's great fortress",<ref>{{Cite manual |game=Sonic & Knuckles |system=Sega Mega Drive |region=Japanese |page=36}}</ref> the Death Egg is a vast, powerful stronghold that hosts some of the villain's deadliest creations of all time. The Death Egg has as well served as Eggman's ultimate weapon, and key component in his various quests for world dominance.

The Death Egg's first incarnation surfaced during the "[[Death Egg saga]]" when Dr. Eggman tried to obtain the [[Chaos Emerald]]s and even the [[Master Emerald]] to [[Chaos Emerald energy|fuel]] his infamous space station.<ref name="StH4Info"/> Despite his plans, the space station was brought down multiple times by the efforts of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]. However, the Death Egg proved to be robust, surviving both a fall from space and a failed launch before eventually making it back into orbit. Although the original battle station was ultimately destroyed at the end of the [[Angel Island]] [[Sonic 3 & Knuckles|incident]], several new versions and successors of the Death Egg have appeared over time, mainly because the people "fear giant spheres".<ref name="Predictable">{{Cite game |dev=[[Sega]] |date=31 March 2023 |fullgame=[[The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog]] |system=Steam |pub=[[Sega]] |level=Dining Car |quote='''[[Doctor Eggman|Eggman]]''': The infrastructure in your towns just wasn't cutting it. If I were to build Eggmanland, these problems would need sorting out! So, I courageously got involved! I converted some cargo trains into passenger trains for the sake of the public... It's just more useful for future schemes. / '''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]''': Let me guess... another death egg,{{sic}} Doctor Predictable? / '''[[Doctor Eggman|Eggman]]''': The people fear giant spheres! It's science!}}</ref>

==Description==
===Appearance===
[[File:DEATHEGG-spr.png|left|thumb|The original Death Egg's exterior, as seen in ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]''.]]
The original Death Egg is a spherical gray space station that resembles the face of [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]], with concave eye-sockets, a sharp nose, and a mustache rendered in kilometers of vacuum-hardened plasma-steel. The northern hemisphere of the station also has markings resembling Eggman's mouth, although it has varied between depicted as a smile or a frown. Along the equatorial trench, is a row of cyan-colored, hangar entrances, and on the southern hemisphere is a series of yellow-orange holes that can be assumed to be boosters or exhaust ports with more hanger entrances between each booster.

The Death Egg's exact dimensions are not known, although it is easily gargantuan; its mass and size are enough to destroy mountains, flatten forests, and even push [[Angel Island]] into the sea,<ref name="JStH3">{{Cite manual |game=Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |system=Sega Mega Drive |region=Japanese |pages=4-6}}</ref> and its face alone can cover up the vent on the volcano in [[Lava Reef]]. It also possesses a few booster engines, as seen during the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3|first part]] of the [[Angel Island]] [[Sonic 3 & Knuckles|incident]].

The Death Egg that appeared during the [[Emerl]] [[Sonic Battle|incident]] looked slightly different from the original model. Its exterior was shaped more like a flying saucer (akin to the [[Space Colony ARK]]) and had red lights around its surface.

One thing that the Death Eggs all have in common is that their dimensions are easily gargantuan; the original model can easily cover up almost half of [[Scrapnik Island]].<ref name="SI1">[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island'' #1]], story one</ref>[[File:Old Death Egg IDW.png|thumb|left|190x190px|The original Death Egg on [[Scrapnik Island]], from [[Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island'' #1]].]]
===Features and abilities===
The Death Egg is the largest airship ever created by [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]], and comes with weaponry and features to match. It is said to be the scientist's "ultimate weapon",<ref name="StH4Info"/><ref name="JStH2"/> suggesting it packs significant military power and destructive capabilities. It is designed to run off the [[Chaos Emerald energy|energy]] of either the [[Chaos Emerald]]s or the [[Master Emerald]].<ref name="StH4Info">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com:80/us/html/ep1-story.html|title=Sonic The Hedgehog 4|publisher=[[Sega]]|accessdate=27 October 2017|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130512061439/http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com:80/us/html/ep1-story.html|archivedate=12 May 2013}}</ref> However, it has been proven that it can run off other power sources as well.

In terms of armament, the Death Egg has numerous weapons systems installed, both for outward and inward defenses. Described as heavily fortified,<ref>[[Sonic Team]] (7 November 2017). ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. [[Nintendo Switch]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: World Map. "'''[[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]]''': Simply? Last time I checked the Death Egg is a heavily fortified... well, Death Egg."</ref> its hull is covered in laser turrets<ref>[[Sonic Team]] (7 November 2017). ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. [[Nintendo Switch]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Egg Gate]].</ref> and its insides are filled with weaponry and traps, such as electrical currents,<ref name="S&K">[[Sega Technical Institute]] (18 October 1994). ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. [[Sega Mega Drive]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Death Egg Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)|Death Egg Zone]].</ref> rocket launchers<ref name="S&K"/> and laser cannons.<ref>[[Sonic Team]] (7 November 2017). ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. [[Nintendo Switch]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Death Egg (Sonic Forces)|Death Egg]].</ref> Its eyes can also fire lasers hot enough to activate dormant volcanoes.<ref name="S&K Lava Reef"/> Its most powerful weapon, however, is the [[Final Egg Blaster]], a weapon of mass destruction capable of destroying entire clusters of stars.

Besides weaponry, the Death Egg has an advanced indoor security system ready to bring everyone onboard on high alert as soon as it detects an intruder.<ref>[[Sonic Team]] (7 November 2017). ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. [[Nintendo Switch]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Prison Hall]].</ref> In addition, it has an emergency auxiliary power supply for its defense systems.<ref>[[Sonic Team]] (7 November 2017). ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. [[Nintendo Switch]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Death Egg (Sonic Forces)|Death Egg]]. "'''[[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]]''': Hey, the defense system's still up! I thought we shut it down. / '''[[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]''': They probably switched over to auxiliary power."</ref> It also carries a substantial force of Eggman's various [[Badnik]] infantry onboard.

The original Death Egg model, currently found on Scrapnik Island, looks the same as the standard model. However, years of negligence have severaly decayed and damaged it, with moisture and moss all over it. It also has a good chunk of it ripped apart, with the left eye being completely missing, and with its core, which is off-centered, being visible from above. Similarly, almost half of the craft is entirely buried. Inside this Death Egg, a multitude of [[Badnik|Badniks]] known as the "[[Scrapnik]]s" can be found. Despite the deterioration though, the ship still stores many of Eggman's original creations, such as multiple [[Capsule|Prison Eggs]] and the original [[Egg Carrier]], also heavily damaged.<ref name="SI1" />

The old Death Egg has a climate function, which allows it to change the climate at will. However, it does not work properly, presumably due to the ship being in ruins, despite [[E-117 Sigma]]'s efforts to repair it.<ref name="SI1" />

==History==
===Death Egg saga===
====''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''====
{{See also|Death Egg Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)}}
In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', where it first appeared, [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] found [[West Side Island]] where the [[Chaos Emerald]]s rested.<ref name="JStH2">''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' ([[Sega Mega Drive]]) Japanese instruction booklet, pgs. 4-8.</ref> Plotting to use the seven magical gems to power his Death Egg and then conquer the world, he first went about turning the island's [[Animals]] into [[Badnik]]s in an effort to create more workers to finish his new plans for the project.<ref name="StH4Info" /><ref name="JStH2" /> However, the doctor's plans were foiled when [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and his new sidekick [[Miles "Tails" Prower]] got the Emeralds first.

[[File:I do remember too that, how hard this final boss was.png|thumb|225px|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] fighting the [[Death Egg Robot]] onboard the Death Egg, from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.]]
Eventually, Sonic and Tails went for an assault on the Death Egg itself.<ref name="StH4Info"/> Hitching a ride into space on the [[space rocket]] when Dr. Eggman made his escape from the [[Wing Fortress Zone|Wing Fortress]], the hedgehog made his way inside the space station where he fought [[Mecha Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)|Mecha Sonic]] and then the mad scientist himself in the [[Death Egg Robot]]. After a heated battle, the hero defeated his nemesis one-on-one, and the Death Egg suddenly began to explode.<ref name="StH4Info"/> Sonic escaped by hurling himself out of an airlock into space. He was soon after saved from his fall by Tails,<ref name="StH4Info"/> who came to his rescue in the [[Tornado]] after seeing the Death Egg exploding in the sky.

====''Sonic 3 & Knuckles''====
=====''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''=====
[[File:Sonic_Origins_Death_Egg_falls.png|thumb|left|225px|The Death Egg re-entering the [[earth]]'s atmosphere, from ''[[Sonic Origins]]''.]]
In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'', following the [[West Side Island]] [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|incident]], it turned out the Death Egg had survived its own explosion. Eventually falling from orbit,<ref name="JStH3"/> the space station crash-landed in a lake on the floating [[Angel Island]] like a giant fireball;<ref name="Sonic 3 JP">''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' ([[Sega Mega Drive]]) Japanese instruction booklet, pgs. 34-36.</ref> its impact destroying the island's mountains and forests, and forced the floating island itself crashing into the sea.<ref name="StH4Info"/><ref name="JStH3"/> Having escaped the Death Egg's crash, [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] set out to rebuild it while plotting to harness the [[Master Emerald|large source of energy]] on the island for his operations.<ref name="JStH3"/> He soon after encountered [[Knuckles the Echidna]], the guardian of Angel Island and the [[Master Emerald]]. Having seen the Death Egg, the echidna believed it to be the egg of a legendary dragon inscribed on the Master Emerald's altar that was rumored to bring about the end of the world.<ref name="Sonic 3 JP"/>

Scheming to use Knuckles as his bodyguard for when [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] inevitably came to destroy the Death Egg, Dr. Eggman claimed he had come to study the stronghold and warned him that the heroes were on their way to steal the Master Emerald.<ref name="StH4Info"/><ref name="Sonic 3 JP"/> Believing the villain's lie, the echidna kept the duo occupied when they arrived. Meanwhile, Eggman would repair the Death Egg by constructing a [[Launch Base Zone|Launch Base]] around the crash site and prepping it for launch.

By the time Sonic and Tails had caught up to Dr. Eggman, the scientist attempted to re-launch the Death Egg. Using massive rockets, it was able to achieve lift-off. However, the heroes managed to jump onto the bottom of the spacecraft's hull when it took off. There, Eggman returned to defeat Sonic through [[Egg Rocket (boss)|excessive]] [[Big Arms|force]], which proved to be his own undoing. By the time Eggman was defeated, the battle had taken its toll on the Death Egg during a critical point of its launch, and the Death Egg plummeted back to Angel Island again.<ref name="StH4Info"/>

=====''Sonic & Knuckles''=====
{{See also|Death Egg Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)}}
In ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', after its failed launch from the Launch Base on Angel Island, the Death Egg crashed back onto a volcano on the island, over [[Lava Reef]].<ref name="S&KManual">''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' ([[Sega Mega Drive]]) Japanese instruction booklet, pgs. 12-13.</ref> Having not given up yet, [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] began rebuilding the Death Egg once again. Meanwhile, [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]], who had escaped the crash, set out with [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] to destroy the infamous space station once and for all.<ref name="S&K"/> When they later made their way through Lava Reef, the nearly repaired Death Egg used its massive eye lasers to reawaken the volcano, all in an effort to slow down the heroes.<ref name="S&K Lava Reef">[[Sonic Team]] (18 October 1994). ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. [[Sega Mega Drive]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Lava Reef Zone]].</ref>

[[File:Giant floating egg in the sky.png|thumb|225px|right|The Death Egg releasing [[Eggrobo]]s at the [[Sky Sanctuary]], from ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''.]]
In a last ditch-effort to fix the Death Egg, Dr. Eggman stole the [[Master Emerald]] from [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], making the echidna realize at last that the doctor was the actual villain and that Sonic and Tails were trying to help all along. With the Master Emerald's [[Chaos Emerald energy|power]], the space station was able to take off. While Sonic and Tails followed the Death Egg through the [[Sky Sanctuary]] as it rose into space, the spacecraft released numerous [[Eggrobo]]s to attack them. Eventually though, the heroes managed to leap onto the rising Death Egg from a tall pillar that crumbled beneath them.<ref name="S&K Sky Sanctuary">[[Sonic Team]] (18 October 1994). ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. [[Sega Mega Drive]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Sky Sanctuary Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)|Sky Sanctuary Zone]].</ref>

Inside the Death Egg, Sonic and Tails navigated a [[Death Egg Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)|horrendous Zone]] full of rocket launchers, electrical hazards, and [[Badnik]]s. Along the way, they also had to destroy two of Dr. Eggman's elite creations. The first was the [[Red Eye]], followed by the [[Death Ball]], the latter controlled by the scientist himself from a safe distance.<ref name="S&K"/> At the end, Sonic and Tails faced off against their nemesis in his [[Giant Eggman Robo]], a massive mech powered by the Master Emerald. Despite the overwhelming odds stacked against them, the duo defeated the machine, thereby causing a chain reaction that made the space station ultimately fall apart to smithereens. As Dr. Eggman escaped into space with the massive jewel in a [[Final Weapon]] in a last-ditch retreat, Sonic transformed into [[Super Sonic]]/[[Hyper Sonic]] and chased after him into [[The Doomsday Zone]] while the Death Egg was completely destroyed at last.

===''Sonic Drift 2''===
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In ''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'', the Death Egg was the final race course of the Grand Prix, where the heroes had a race against [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] and the villains against [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]].

===''Sonic Mania''===
In ''[[Sonic Mania]]'', and its expansion ''[[Sonic Mania Plus]]'', the Death Egg makes a cameo as the icon of [[Egg Reverie Zone]] in the [[Level Select]]. The icon itself is the same one as the one for [[Death Egg Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)|Death Egg Zone]] in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.

===''Sonic Battle''===
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[[File:Death_Egg_battle.png|thumb|right|225px|The Death Egg in the sky, from ''[[Sonic Battle]]''.]]
In ''[[Sonic Battle]]'', after his plans to retake [[Emerl]] had been foiled by [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and his friends, [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] rebuilt the Death Egg and equipped his old space station with the [[Final Egg Blaster]]. With this powerful weapon, the doctor proclaimed that he was ready to take over the world using the power of his creation. His true plan, however, was to lure Emerl to the Death Egg; knowing that the robot's programing would make him [[Link|swear loyalty]] to those that demonstrated great power, the scientist planned to show his Final Egg Blaster to him and take control of him.

[[File:Mapdeathegg.png|thumb|left|225px|The Death Egg's main control room, from ''[[Sonic Battle]]''.]]
When Emerl came to the Death Egg to stop Dr. Eggman, the two engaged in a battle that ended with the latter begging for mercy upon his defeat. When the heroic robot prepared to leave, however, the villain used the Final Egg Blaster to destroy some stars. While Emerl did react to the demonstration as Eggman had intended, the huge display of power caused him to go haywire. Knocking out Eggman, Emerl took control of the Death Egg and prepared to fire the Final Egg Blaster at [[earth]]. Sonic soon arrived onboard the space station to stop the robot with the [[Master Emerald]], but when Emerl smashed the giant gem, the hedgehog was left with no choice but to destroy him, who vanished upon his defeat.

What happened the Death Egg afterward is unknown, although it was most likely destroyed once again.

===''Sonic Generations''===
[[File:Songendeath egg.PNG|thumb|225px|right|The Death Egg in [[Sky Sanctuary (Sonic Generations)|Sky Sanctuary]], from the console/[[PC]] version of ''[[Sonic Generations]]''.]]
In the console/[[PC]] version of ''[[Sonic Generations]]'', an [[Sky Sanctuary (Sonic Generations)|incarnation]] of the [[Sky Sanctuary]] from somewhere across spacetime got trapped in [[White Space]] as a result of the [[Time Eater]]'s time traveling. As it so happened though, this location got taken from the timeframe of the [[Angel Island]] [[Sonic & Knuckles|incident]], meaning it held within it its version of the Death Egg during the time of its second re-launch. As such, when Modern and Classic [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] made their respective trips through Sky Sanctuary, the space station would release its horde of [[Eggrobo]]s on the hedgehogs, although with little success.

After the Time Eater was neutralized, this version of the Death Egg was seemingly returned to its rightful place.

===''Sonic Forces''===
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[[File:SF STEAM MANUAL EN LRv5-1.png|thumb|225px|left|The Death Egg, from ''[[Sonic Forces]]''.]]
In ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', the Death Egg was rebuilt by Dr. Eggman once more. For his subsequent agendas, however, the Death Egg did not act out its original purpose as a superweapon, but was instead a huge prison facility, mostly for civilians and members of the [[Resistance]] who stood against him and refused to surrender to the Eggman Empire. It also acted as the primary power source for the [[Eggman Empire]]'s newest weapon: the [[Phantom Ruby]].<ref>[[Sonic Team]] (7 November 2017). ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. [[Nintendo Switch]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: World Map. "'''[[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]''': I got it, Sonic! I figured out a way to stop Eggman's Phantom Ruby! / '''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]''': Great work, Tails! / '''[[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]''': Based on these readings, the Phantom Ruby requires an incredible amount of energy, which only the Death Egg can provide. We simply stop the energy transfer, and boom, the Phantom Ruby is practically useless."</ref>

Following Sonic's defeat at the hands of Eggman's new henchman, [[Infinite]], Sonic got imprisoned on-board the Death Egg. There, he was kept for the next six months while the Eggman Empire conquered most of the world. Over the months, civilians and other captured members of the [[Resistance]] got put in the Death Egg as well. While most of the Death Egg's prisoners were seemingly executed,<ref>[[Sonic Team]] (7 November 2017). ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. [[Nintendo Switch]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: Death Egg: Prison Hall. "'''[[Vector the Crocodile|Vector]]''': Looks like this place was used up until recently. / '''[[Espio the Chameleon|Espio]]''': It appears that many of our brethren were held here. / '''[[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]]''': That's one other thing Eggman will answer for."</ref> Sonic was kept alive so Eggman could have him see his empire upon its completion, before banishing him into space to ensure his friends would surrender to Eggman.

Upon hearing that Eggman had moved Sonic's banishment ahead of schedule after learning they were planning a rescue attempt, the Resistance wasted no time and invaded the Death Egg. Once on-board, the [[Avatar]] ended up on the best route to the internment facility where Sonic was, whereas the other Resistance members got caught up in fighting the enemies stationed on-board the Death Egg. When a [[Zavok]] [[Phantom Copy]] then arrived to banish Sonic, the ruckus caused by the Avatar allowed Sonic to escape his confines and defeat the Zavok Phantom Copy and the [[Death Queen]]. Searching then the Death Egg for way back home, Sonic ended up in the shuttle bay where he saved the Avatar from some [[Egg Pawn]]s that had cornered them. After that, the two of them returned to [[earth]] in a shuttle.

When the Resistance sought to stop Eggman's Phantom Ruby, the group planned to destroy the Death Egg after Tails learned of how it powered the aforementioned Ruby. By distracting Eggman's forces, Sonic was able to hack into the Death Egg using the [[Chemical Plant]] computer and shut its weapon systems down, thereby giving [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Classic Sonic]] the opportunity to sneak onboard the Death Egg. Although the Death Egg got its weapon systems back online by switching to auxiliary power, Classic Sonic still managed to cause enough of a ruckus to make the Death Egg explode. However, it was later revealed that Eggman had secretly constructed a backup generator underneath [[Metropolis]], having anticipated that the Resistance forces would try to target the Death Egg.

===''Sonic Frontiers''===
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[[File:Death Egg (Sonic Froniters; 1-2).png|thumb|225px|right|The Death Egg in [[1-2]], from ''[[Sonic Frontiers]]''.]]
A digital recreation of Death Egg based on [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]'s memories makes an appearance in ''[[Sonic Frontiers]]'' as part of the background for [[Sky Sanctuary]]-inspired [[Cyber Space]] stages.

===''The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog''===
In ''[[The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] made a disgraceful scheme to transform the [[Mirage Express]] into a passenger train to host [[Amy Rose]]'s [[Amy's birthday|birthday]]. His plan was to trap Amy and her friends in the train and take them to his base, where he would dispose of them for good to build a new [[Death Egg]] and [[Eggmanland]] unopposed.<ref name="Predictable" /> However, his plot was ultimately thwarted when the heroes joined forces to stop the Mirage Express.

==Other game appearances==
===''Sega Superstars'' series===
====''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing''====
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In ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', there is a track called "Egg Hangar" that is a DLC course based on the Death Egg. The character Ristar also makes a cameo appearance here.

====''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed''====
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[[File:Death_Egg_SRT.png|thumb|left|The Death Egg, from ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''.]]
The Death Egg can be seen in the background of [[Sanctuary Falls]] in ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'', which takes place in the [[Sky Sanctuary (Sonic Generations)|Sky Sanctuary Zone]]. It look similar to how it appeared in ''[[Sonic Generations]]''. The game also includes the Egg Hangar DLC track.

===''Sonic Runners''===
[[File:Sonic Runners Death Egg.png|thumb|150px|The Death Egg, from ''[[Sonic Runners]]''.]]
The Death Egg appears as a companion in ''[[Sonic Runners]]''. It was available during Sonic's 24th Birthday celebration. It was classified as a power-type, and its bonuses as a companion include having a 75% increase of birthday cakes in the stage, as well as a 25% chance of continuing after being defeated.

===''Sonic Runners Adventure''===
In ''[[Sonic Runners Adventure]]'', the Death Egg was rebuilt again. This model would loom over the [[Sky Sanctuary]] for the duration of [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]]'s operations in said area. What happened to Death Egg after that is unknown, although it was most likely destroyed once more.

===''Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack (LEGO Dimensions)''===
The [[Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack (LEGO Dimensions)|Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack]] in LEGO Dimensions features a Death Egg area within the level and adventure world.

==Points of interest==
'''[[West Side Island]]''' '''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|incident]]:'''
*[[Death Egg Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)|Death Egg]]

'''[[Angel Island]]''' [[Sonic 3 & Knuckles|'''incident''']]''':'''
*[[Death Egg Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)|Death Egg]]

'''Second [[Chaos GP]] [[Sonic Drift 2|incident]]:'''
*[[Death Egg (Sonic Drift 2)|Death Egg]] 

'''[[Gizoid (group)|Gizoid]] [[Sonic Battle|incident]]:'''
*[[Death Egg (Sonic Battle)|Death Egg]]

'''''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]/[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'':'''
*[[Egg Hangar]]
'''[[War to Take Back the Planet]]:'''
*[[Death Egg (Sonic Forces)|Death Egg]] 
*[[Egg Gate]]
*[[Laser Cannon 1]]
*[[Plasma Cannon 2]] 
*[[Prison Hall]]

==Variants==
Although they are not named "Death Egg," several of Dr. Eggman's other orbital facilities are clearly designed along the same lines as the original station:

===Dead Line ===
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[[File:DeadLine.png|thumb|left|The Dead Line, from ''[[Sonic Rush]]''.]]
The '''Dead Line''' was another Death Egg-based space station. This one however, lacked the Death Egg's spherical shape and had more features that made it more closely resemble Dr. Eggman's head. It also had a football-shaped piece with spikes in place of a mustache.

===Death Egg II===
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[[File:STF DeathEggII.png|thumb|The Death Egg II, from ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''.]]
The '''Death Egg II''' was the direct successor to the original Death Egg that was destroyed during the [[Angel Island]] [[Sonic 3 & Knuckles|incident]]. This variant was a lot more elaborate, having the classic Death Egg's space station and several smaller planet-like stations connected to it. However, the central sphere seemed to have an [[Eggrobo]] face rather than Eggman's actual face. It also indeed possessed enough Eggrobo hordes onboard to conquer the world. 

When the Death Egg II was unveiled, Sonic and his friends held a tournament to see who got to destroy it. The winner of that tournament eventually flew up to the Death Egg II and managed to destroy it after triumphing over [[Metal Sonic]] and Eggman.

===Death Egg mk.II===
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[[File:Death egg mk II ep II.png|thumb|left|225px|The Death Egg Mk. II, from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''.]]
The '''Death Egg mk.II''' was another successor to the original Death Egg that was destroyed during the [[Angel Island]] [[Sonic 3 & Knuckles|incident]]. Designed to use [[Little Planet]] as a power source, the Death Egg mk.II was basically a Death Egg built around Little Planet. In terms of design, it was nearly identical to the original Death Egg, but with giant windows around its entire lower hemisphere, through which Little Planet could be seen.

The Death Egg mk.II was constructed following [[Metal Sonic]]'s [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II|return]] to [[earth]]. Due to the heroic efforts of Sonic and Tails however, the Death Egg mk.II. was shut down after a climatic battle with Dr. Eggman, leaving it to be dragged into space by Little Planet's natural orbit. The Death Egg mk.II's ultimate fate remains unknown.

=== E.G.G. Station===
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[[File:EGG_Station_ikona.png|thumb|right|The E.G.G. Station, from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''.]]
The '''E.G.G. Station''' was a space station vastly different from the Death Egg in many ways. It mainly resembled an unfinished flying saucer on the outside, but looked closely like the original Death Egg on the inside.

During Eggman's [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I|uprising against Sonic]], the doctor would escape to the E.G.G. Station, only for Sonic to follow him there and destroy the space station during his subsequent fight with Eggman.

===Cosmic Angel===
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===Egg Utopia===
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[[File:EggUtopiaSprite.png|left|thumb|The Egg Utopia, from ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]''.]]
The '''Egg Utopia''' was a large Death Egg-like satellite. It was spherical and had both eyes and a nose like the Death Egg. However, its eyes were red and had spikes instead of a mustache. This space station fell out of orbit and crashed into the planet after [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and his friends triumphed over the station's [[Super Eggrobo Z]].

===Silver Castle===
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[[File:The_Silver_Castle_falls.png|thumb|150px|right|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] watching the Silver Castle fall into the ocean, from ''[[Sonic Blast]]''.]]
The '''Silver Castle''' was an extravagant silver-colored fortress created in the likeness of the Death Egg. This fortress was destroyed by the combined efforts of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna]].

===Egg Fortress===
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==In other media==
=== Books and comics===
====Archie Comics====
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[[File:SQM1-DeathEgg.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Death Egg, from [[Archie Sonic Quest Issue 1|''Sonic Quest'' #1]].]]
In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[Archie Comics]], the Death Egg has a three-issue story, fittingly titled the "Death Egg Saga". Later, long after Robotnik was destroyed, [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]] went into hiding for the several issues of the comic book series, but it was revealed that he was working on the [[Death Egg Mark 2|latest Death Egg]] in issue 224. This Death Egg continued to serve as his mobile base up until the [[Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide]] crossover event, while the [[Post-Super Genesis Wave World]] that resulted featured a Death Egg identical to this one.

====''Sonic the Comic''====
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[[File:STC45-DeathEgg.jpg|thumb|200px|The Death Egg, from [[Sonic the Comic Issue 45|''Sonic the Comic'' #45]]. Art by [[Richard Elson]].]]
In the ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' series published by [[Fleetway Editions]], the Death Egg remained mostly true to the game portrayal, apart from specifying the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Sonic 2]]'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3|Sonic 3]]'' space-stations as separate entities. Also, the Death Egg's impact did not cause the [[Floating Island (Sonic the Comic)|Floating Island]] to splashdown into the sea.

The first Death Egg was created by [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Sonic the Comic)|Dr. Robotnik]] after his first major defeat, but it was abandoned when [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Comic)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] stopped him again. It later fell into the ocean (thanks to Sonic) when its orbit began to decay. Robotnik later created the "Death Egg II" which crashed on the [[Floating Island (Sonic the Comic)|Floating Island]] and had to undergo repairs. Although Robotnik managed to relaunch the Death Egg II, it was brought down for good by Sonic and [[Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Comic)|Knuckles]].

==Trivia==
[[File:Black blank eyes.png|thumb|225px|An Eggman-esque space station in a Japanese ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' commercial.]]
*The Death Egg is clearly inspired by the [[starwars:DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station|Death Star]], the [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Galactic Empire]]'s colossal moon-sized planet-destroying battle station from the original ''[[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' movie trilogy (specifically ''[[starwars:Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|A New Hope]]'' and ''[[starwars:Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|Return of the Jedi]]'') and overall franchise. Unlike the Death Egg, the two larger and better-equipped Death Stars had more colossal amounts of weaponry, as well as huge swarms of [[starwars:TIE line|TIE Fighters]], [[starwars:Star Destroyer|star destroyers]], [[starwars:Stormtrooper|stormtroopers]] and other military personnel patrolling it, a [[starwars:Deflector shield|deflector shield]], [[starwars:Garbage masher 3263827|garbage mashers]], a [[starwars:Detention Level|cell bay]] or two, and finally, a single [[starwars:Superlaser|superlaser]] capable of completely obliterating an entire planet. The Death Egg's "eyes" and rough round surface are a spoof of the Death Star's physical appearance.
**The Death Egg Mark II, likewise, is a reference to the [[starwars:DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station|second Death Star]] in ''Return of the Jedi'', down to it being constructed in close proximity to a [[starwars:Endor|forested planet]] (in this case, [[Little Planet]]), was much larger than its predecessor and possessing a [[starwars:Death Star's shield generator|generator]] around one part of the ship that was implied to be not completed yet.
**Owing to its basis, the scene depicting the Death Egg's destruction in ''Sonic Forces'' was modeled after the Death Star's destruction in ''A New Hope'', particularly the [[starwars:The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition|Special Edition]].
*One of the two Japanese commercials with traditional animation for the first ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' game, featured Sonic flying a space shuttle and directly firing to the Eggman-looking space station which a couple of seconds later explodes. It is possible that this space station could be later used as a basis of the Death Egg for ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. The same commercial can be viewed in ''[[Sonic Jam]]''.
*In the standalone version of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'', the Death Egg is seen exploding during the game's ending sequence. However, in ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'', it is simply seen falling before it transitions to [[Mushroom Hill Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)|Mushroom Hill Zone]].
[[File:SSS SONIC11.png|thumb|right|200px|3D artwork of Death Egg for ''[[Harmony]]'' magazine.]]  
*3D artwork of the Death Egg appears on the front cover of the May–June 1994 issue of ''[[Harmony]]''.
*When Knuckles attacked Sonic in [[Lava Reef Zone]], the next act shows Sonic on a platform with the Death Egg clearly shown in the background where its eyes light up and the whole area inside the volcano becomes covered in a white flash. When everything becomes visible again the whole volcano is shown to be mildly active again, with pieces of the Zone becoming fragile and floating among the magma and effectively making the Boss fight with Eggman more difficult.
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*The Death Egg is seen in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' from the outside only once, as it is illustrated at the emblem which was featured at the level select.
*When Dr. Eggman uses his All-Star Move in ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'', he gets surrounded by a red force field that resembles the Death Egg.
*The Death Egg appears in ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' as part of both the "Sonic Dimensions" level and the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Adventure World. In Sonic Dimensions, the [[Death Egg Robot]] and a giant [[Chaos 0]] are fought there. In the Adventure World, an opening in its "mouth" can be flown into, which will transport the player to a side-scrolling area modeled after its ''Sonic & Knuckles'' incarnation, along with the gravity switches from [[Crazy Gadget]].
*In the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2013)|2013 remaster]] of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', collecting all seven Chaos Emeralds will show the Death Egg on a collision course with [[Angel Island]] (clearly intended to foreshadow ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles'').
*The Death Egg does not appear in ''[[Sonic Mania]]'', however the icon used to represent the Death Egg Zone from the stage select menu in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' is used to represent the [[Egg Reverie Zone]] in the secret stage select menu for ''Sonic Mania''. Additionally, the [[DD Wrecker]]'s satellites resemble a miniature version of the Death Egg.
*Unlike most strongholds of Dr. Eggman where they get completely destroyed in the end of one game, the original Death Egg, thanks to its robust design, have survived more than one encounter with Sonic. It survived ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' by crashing into Angel Island, a second time in the end of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'', before ultimately getting destroyed in the end of ''Sonic & Knuckles'', meaning the space fortress lasted as many as ''three'' games (technically two, as ''Sonic 3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'' are separate halves of ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'').
*Despite Knuckles' story in ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' strongly implied in-game to take place after Sonic/Tails', the Death Egg can still be seen in the background of Lava Reef Zone Act 1. However, it no longer becomes visible in Act 2 and the [[Hidden Palace Zone|Hidden Palace]] Zones.

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