I'm sorry for doing this but we won't change our decision, if you want to build any of the canon egg pawn variants you can tell us and we will make a sheet for it.
The Blastoid,[1] later known in Japan as Ponter (ポンター[2], Pontā?), is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, bunker-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman. Resembling miniature versions of an artillery bunker, Blastoids are small blue and yellow robots with...
Egg Pawns can be separated by category like Egg Pawn [Workers] for building and mining, and Egg Pawn [Infiltrators] to search for objects, people and general infiltration.
It allow to be separated but not specific enough we need to build a Egg Pawn for mining, one Egg Pawn for construction and so on.
The Blastoid,[1] later known in Japan as Ponter (ポンター[2], Pontā?), is an enemy that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a mass-produced, bunker-based Badnik created by Dr. Eggman. Resembling miniature versions of an artillery bunker, Blastoids are small blue and yellow robots with...
Patrol: basically bonus against infiltrations from other factions. Any badnik not assigned to an action is on patrol/ready to respond in case of an attack
Scouting: exploring a new area or looking for something.
Construction/building are literally the same thing here, we just used DIF terms but it's the same, but Shepard or boohoo might correct me on this later and will fix it.
Infiltrating; putting forces/agents in another territory that isn't green hills and letting you have eyes on what's happening there. Will allow for more actions in the area infiltrated.
Spying, what follows infiltrations, allows well, spying other factions and learn what they are doing that I'd hidden from the public eye.
Might chnage it later, but for now would say yes for the conch but not confirmed for sonic or Maria, at least, cause logically it only applies for physical searches and the like, You guys don't know were both of them are, you know, even if *barely* where the conch is, so its just a matter of send baniks to help Starline with the conch not the case with the other 2.
Patrol: basically bonus against infiltrations from other factions. Any badnik not assigned to an action is on patrol/ready to respond in case of an attack
Scouting: exploring a new area or looking for something.
Construction/building are literally the same thing here, we just used DIF terms but it's the same, but Shepard or boohoo might correct me on this later and will fix it.
Infiltrating; putting forces/agents in another territory that isn't green hills and letting you have eyes on what's happening there. Will allow for more actions in the area infiltrated.
Spying, what follows infiltrations, allows well, spying other factions and learn what they are doing that I'd hidden from the public eye.
Yeah Moto bugs sound alright to me. Even if it doesn't count for hunting down Sonic And Maria that +10 for the Conch search is amazing. And while it's not the best fighter for it's price a +8 isn't to shabby.
Yeah Moto bugs sound alright to me. Even if it doesn't count for hunting down Sonic And Maria that +10 for the Conch search is amazing. And while it's not the best fighter for it's price a +8 isn't to shabby.
I am kinda on the edge about using Wisps this time around.
Not that they aren't a great power source and the nega wisp armor is cool.
But giving people the possibility of using nega-wisps may be a bad idea.
On the other hand if the black arms made their knock off wisps boy I am fully willing to nab those things and subject them to every kind of science to get their powers.
I am kinda on the edge about using Wisps this time around.
Not that they aren't a great power source and the nega wisp armor is cool.
But giving people the possibility of using nega-wisps may be a bad idea.
On the other hand if the black arms made their knock off wisps boy I am fully willing to nab those things and subject them to every kind of science to get their powers.
It was just a example not that we will use them(I will refuse this little guys be used as power source on principle btw). Like thanks to the crossover setting there a ton of things that can boost the badniks. Like ragnite can toughen our badniks as a example and Moon Stone from Sky of Arcadia to fuel our badniks.
Also Egg Pawns may no longer give any bonus to other tasks but they still can be assigned to them. Deploy them alongside a EggRobo will activate it's trait without a Hero Unit assigned, like searching for Sonic or Maria.
On the other hand if the black arms made their knock off wisps boy I am fully willing to nab those things and subject them to every kind of science to get their powers.
May not be easy as you think since the guy is also based on Shadow DNA and is considerate the Ultimate Alien. Expect something like Sonic and Shadow power levels.
Wrote a chunk of this at work and the rest while tired, so it's not polished. Please excuse the generic placeholder title as I haven't a single good replacement in mind.
This idea really got away from me. Anyways. Tired. Have this.
Edit: Fixed a few details.
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Vyse hissed through his teeth as he crouched down behind several crates, arm hanging uselessly at his side. He could barely move it through the blinding agony, scorched from where a beam had struck him, and although a quick Sacri could mostly heal it, he didn't have the energy to call upon the moons.
Heavy metallic stomps marched in his direction. He tensed, then slowed his breathing and kept still. His cutlass was a comfortable weight in his unmarred hand as he waited.
Clang, clang, clang. They were getting closer.
Clang, clang, clang. Closer. He braced himself. To fight or run he wasn't sure.
Clang, clanG, CLANG, CLANG, CLAng, clang, clang…
…They were gone. Vyse breathed out a sigh of relief. He was safe for the moment, but the reprieve wouldn't last. The machines had chased him this far through this labyrinth of steel and choking smog, though they weren't the only ones stalking him.
Vyse wanted to groan. He and Aika had managed to do some recon for the local rebellion and escape the Empire's army, only to run headfirst into the other Empire. Every route to the more peaceful areas of this strange new land were cut off, either by the militia or machines, leaving two Blue Rogues in the middle of two very dangerous sides in an escalating war.
Hopefully Aika had made it out. Between the Imperial Alliance's forces and the demons, they'd been separated soon after crossing the invisible boundary between territories. He could only guess where she'd gone after the bombs went off.
As bad as the situation was though, there were upsides. Vyse only had his offhand injured, so he could still fight, even if he could only be half as effective. His leg only slightly ached from dodging the huge, lumbering machines. And it was still dark out. He still had time to use the perplexingly moonless night to his advantage.
Vyse peeked over the crates. No machines. No monsters. He gripped his cutlass and moved.
He had to get out of this mechanized nightmare. Find Aika. Get back to Fina and Drachma. Then get to a port and bargain for passage back to Sailor's Isle. And from there, it was smooth sailing to Pirate's Isle. Home.
That was the broad plan at least. A few bumps were keeping them grounded for the time being. Such as the lack of a port with airships. Or a reliable map. The Gallian forces had less of a clue as to which direction Valua was in as they did about the surrounding areas. A problem for certain, but not a permanent one.
Vyse paused as a spotlight swung by, cutting through the shadows. A rough, echoing voice called for reinforcements to the east. Maniacal laughter rose and faded. The shadows drew together again, and he stepped across the path.
He'd never been one for stealth or up close recon, but as one of the few with experience in getting out of impossible places, he and Aika had been asked to find out more about their enemy's movements.
The good news was that they had some pretty good intel. It could even make a difference, however small, if acted upon.
All Vyse had to do was return with Aika and report on it.
Machines marched down roads and stood around in groups. Spotlights blocked paths and shadows made new ones. White hot pain lanced up Vyse's arm. He grit his teeth with a grunt, and kept going.
It would heal. He'd need some rest first, but it would heal.
Carefully, Vyse made his winding way back towards the outer edges of the city. His throbbing arm both distracted him and kept his mind on the present. There was no "what if"s bouncing around his head. Only the certainty that he would find Aika – whatever it took to do that – and they would both take the scenic path to the resistance's headquarters.
"There you are!" Vyse started, then jerked his head up.
There! At the edge of a rooftop. The tall silhouette leapt down, with a couple of flying…robots? Right, robots. Flying robots with lights on them followed the silhouette down, shining a spotlight on the both of them. Vyse winced at the sudden flood of harsh light, blinking rapidly to get his sight back.
The purple demon stood before him. Its long tongue hung between jagged teeth. "You're makin' it real tough to bring ya in alive."
Vyse gripped his cutlass firmly. Slight tremors ran down his other arm. "Sorry to disappoint," he replied, fighting to keep his voice even, "but I'm not planning on staying."
"I'm not askin'." The demon growled with a glare. "Now get over here!" It quickly lunged forward, claws outstretched. Vyse flung himself to the side, narrowly avoiding being gored as blinding pain shot up his arm. Before his vision cleared, the demon whipped around. Vyse raised his cutlass, catching one claw. It slid down, hissing, before the demon swung his other claw around.
Vyse twisted to avoid the attack, a scream tearing free as the burns on his injured arm stretched. The demon grinned, even as he flipped the blade to catch its extended arm. His cutlass barely gained purchase before the demon hopped away, tongue lolling.
Damn it! He couldn't fight like this. One of his blades sat uselessly in its sheath, and he could barely even avoid getting hit. The demon was too fast to hope to outlast it, never mind outrunning it, and constantly dodging would eventually leave him open.
There was only one option left to him. Vyse raised his singular cutlass and spread his feet in the fighting stance his dad had drilled into him.
The demon cackled. "Finally! You've got some guts, one eye! Let's see what they look like!"
Then it moved.
All at once, a terrible realization overcame Vyse as he desperately parried and blocked blurring blows with his blade.
The monster had been toying with him.
Claws raked his good arm. A foot was planted in his stomach. A single stomp left cracks in a dent in the ground. A score across his back was joined by his front less than a second later.
His bad arm shrieked at him. Blood streamed from burns and new gashes. And yet, he had no choice but to keep trying. Running wasn't an option. Fighting was worse, as the demon steadily tore away at him. It gave no reprieve, even as it taunted and cackled.
Distantly, absurdly, Vyse remembered his dad's old fighting lessons. Standing underneath the clear blue sky, wooden blades in his hands as he and Aika sparred. He remembered his old man sitting them down and explaining why air pirates fought in pairs or trios. He remembered the stories. The lessons. Why no pirate fought alone
"They have your back, and they have yours," his dad had said.
And here Vyse was, under blotted skies and down an arm. Not a soul to his back, and an enemy to his front that made the executioner in Valua look tame.
"Wow, that's a lot of blood!" The demon laughed. "You can live without all that, right?"
Was… Was he going to die here? The very thought made his mind numb. He… He couldn't die here! If he was going to die, it would be in the skies or by the side of crew and family. Not here, alone and grounded in an unknown land. He refused to lie down and let this be his grave! He would not leave his loved ones to grieve and wonder what happened to him. He refused!
Vyse was a Blue Rogue. Freedom and courage sang in his veins in a song as old as time. So long as he drew breath, he would never stop.
"Still standin', huh?" The demon turned its head sideways. Its tongue swung to and fro like a pendulum. "Man, you humans are tough. No wonder Zavok's havin' such a hard time with 'em if they're all like you!"
Vyse grunted. His eye stung as blood dripped into it. He breathed in raggedly. "I would have thought," he rasped, "you'd be fighting on the front lines. Not wasting your time here with me."
The demon nodded. "It sucks, yeah, but orders are orders." It rushed forward –
Vyse raised his blade –
"Vyse!!"
The wind whispered –
SMACK!
"Yowch!" The demon spun around, eyes roving the street and the skies. "What hit me?!"
"Moons! Give! Me! Strength!"
Relief sunk into Vyse's chest as the ground immediately lit up at his feet. Concentric circles outlined in a green haze of magic sprung up, with himself at the very center. Countless green spheres swirled around his head like fireflies, then converged on him in a burst of light.
Every ache and shooting pain that wracked his body vanished. Gashes filled in, cuts were wiped away. The trembling in his limbs stopped and the terrible burns faded back to smooth skin.
Sacres. Thank the moons for Aika.
The demon was glaring at him again, tongue flickering like mad. "Hey! No fair cheating!"
"Vyse!" His best friend quickly made her way down from the rooftops, leaping down to ledges and sliding down rails all the way to the ground. She smoothly landed next to him, boomerang at the ready. "I finally found you!" She spared a smile for him, then her eyes fell upon the demon, and she gripped both ends of her boomerang.
"Hmm. I was supposed to bring in just one of you," it said, a grin lifting the corners of its mouth unnaturally. "I guess one of you has to go!"
"The only one who's leaving is you!" Aika shouted. She started spinning her weapon, the entirety of it quickly turning a bright yellow as she expertly sped up its rotation. "Back off! Alpha Storm!" Fiery energy exploded from her, rings of fire smashing into the monster and the two robots hovering above it, sending them all flying down the street in a tangle of limbs and molten steel.
When the energy eventually died out, the street plunged into darkness. "Shoot…" Aika groped around his arm until she grabbed his wrist. "This way," she whispered, and she pulled him away while the demon was still howling and spitting in rage.
As the clanging and crashing of a furious demon's tantrum rang out behind them, Vyse and Aika kept quiet in their retreat.
Which was really the best course of action at this point. In the middle of enemy territory during a war, with no backup, was no place to fight such a brutal monster.
"Where are we going?" Vyse whispered.
"Out of here!" Aika whispered back. Even with the screaming so far behind them, they weren't taking the chance that the demon would find them again. "I found the way leading out of this place. We just have to avoid the main fight and we're free!"
Vyse smirked. "Maybe you should be the captain."
She scoffed. "No way! I'm supposed to be the first mate, remember?" He could hear the smile in her voice, too. "I only take over when you steer us into a stone reef."
"One time…" Vyse sighed good-naturedly, a small smile tagging at his lips as he followed after. When his eyes grew used to the dark again, Aika let go and almost-wordlessly led them to the outskirts. The constant explosions and shouts made identifying the nearby conflict easy. Actually getting around it, however…
"Freeze, rebel scum!"
Proved utterly fruitless.
Let me just say, balancing Vyse's sheer optimism and refusal to be your average angst machine was a challenge paired up with the circumstances above. I think the closest he ever comes to such a thing in canon is around when The Silver Eclipse happens in Nasr and Vyse and co. decide to pull a repeat of their last stunt in Valua. ~With Style~
so, I've been looking around at various stuff lately, and I got reminded that the Dark Rings are a thing, artificial rings that Eggman created during Knuckles Chaotix, he used them to power his badniks and unlike normal rings they disintegrated when the badnik was destroyed. Eggman also made a giant dark ring that gave Metal Sonic what I think might be his first giant transformation, Metal Sonic Kai. it's not as impressive as Metal Overlord though, in fact given how old it is Neo Metal might be stronger than it, and I don't think he can change back without the ring being removed so it might be better to use it to power a mech instead. and this is something from the games/idw timeline so it was created by this Eggman.
I'm just not sure if ring research would lead to us remaking them or if that would be a blueprints action.
Probably a bit of both, we would need to remember we Made those in the past, alongside getting a sample similar enough to the chaos rings to probably even make one.
Probably a bit of both, we would need to remember we Made those in the past, alongside getting a sample similar enough to the chaos rings to probably even make one.
I kinda doubt the chaos rings will be necessary to make more dark rings, eggman studied the chaos rings to make them but there was never anything saying they were necessary to make them. additionally by the time the game starts I'm not even sure eggman has the chaos rings anymore, they're just found in the special zones and if you reach the end of the game without all 6 he straight up destroys all the ones you have.
if it is strictly necessary to get the chaos rings though, the originals were created when Angel Island fell the first time so maybe investigating the other locations it's crashed at? if those even came over to this world with us.
edit: actually hilariously, Eggman theorized that the chaos rings could be used to teleport the Master Emerald to your location, I'd love to see Knuckles reaction to it just teleporting away with no explanation.
so, I've been looking around at various stuff lately, and I got reminded that the Dark Rings are a thing, artificial rings that Eggman created during Knuckles Chaotix, he used them to power his badniks and unlike normal rings they disintegrated when the badnik was destroyed. Eggman also made a giant dark ring that gave Metal Sonic what I think might be his first giant transformation, Metal Sonic Kai. it's not as impressive as Metal Overlord though, in fact given how old it is Neo Metal might be stronger than it, and I don't think he can change back without the ring being removed so it might be better to use it to power a mech instead. and this is something from the games/idw timeline so it was created by this Eggman.
I'm just not sure if ring research would lead to us remaking them or if that would be a blueprints action.
Right now Eggman only see Ring as a power source and nothing more, we will probably have to research them to unlock these options. Draw Up Plans is the specific weapons of war Eggman built in the past.
Anyway here's a omake:
Arms Race
G.U.N. Research Report
Subject: Wispons
Prepared by: G.U.N. Advanced Research Division
Classification: Internal Use Only
The Wispon, a groundbreaking innovation designed to harness the natural abilities of Wisps, represents a potential paradigm shift in weaponry. These weapons offer versatility and unmatched energy output, capable of adapting to a wide variety of combat situations. However, while the Restoration enjoys widespread cooperation from Wisps, G.U.N. has faced difficulties in replicating their success, this discrepancy arises from a significant trust deficit between Wisps and humanity, largely attributable to Dr. Eggman's past actions.
Wisps harbor deep-seated mistrust toward humans due to their experiences with Dr. Eggman, who enslaved their species and drain their energy to power his machinery and leave a lasting trauma behind. This mistrust has made it challenging for G.U.N. to build the necessary rapport to secure their voluntary cooperation.
Unlike humans, mobians have cultivated strong relationships with the Wisps. Sonic's liberation of their homeworld and his efforts to dismantle Eggman's operations have left a lasting impression. Consequently, Wisps are far more willing to collaborate with mobians, explaining the Restoration's ability to deploy Wispons effectively on a larger scale.
This limitation significantly hampers our ability to integrate Wispons into broader tactical frameworks.
Technologies do exist that could theoretically force Wisps to power Wispon against their will however Commander Tower ban research on this area on moral and ethical grounds while such practices also undermine G.U.N. core mission.
Still While Wispons remain impractical for large-scale military deployment within G.U.N., they still hold promise in specialized operations but it will take a long time for Wisps to start trusting humanity to Wispons become a fixture in our arsenal.
G.U.N. Research Report
Subject: Eggman Weapons
Prepared by: G.U.N. Advanced Research Division
Classification: Internal Use Only
Dr. Eggman's energy weapons, such as the Egg Gun, represent a pinnacle of weaponized technology. These devices exhibit unparalleled efficiency and destructive power, utilizing energy-based ammunition with little need for conventional resources. However, their eccentric internal designs, complex systems, and reliance on technologies understood only by Dr. Eggman himself present significant obstacles to reverse engineering.
The Egg Gun stands out as a modular energy weapon, adaptable for various purposes such as infantry combat, vehicle-mounted systems, and automated turrets. Their advantage include: no reliance on traditional ballistics ammunition instead the weapons utilize highly efficient plasma or energy bursts and a compact energy stored, employing miniaturized energy cells surpassing currently available conventional battery technologies by a wide margin.
The primary challenges in reverse engineering Eggman's weapons are rooted in the unique nature of his designs: many components are integrated into closed systems with no clear access points, making them difficult to disassemble without damaging critical mechanisms; Certain alloys and energy components used in these weapons do not match known materials, suggesting Eggman either fabricates them in his factories or sources them from undisclosed locations; The energy systems appear to incorporate principles of quantum mechanics, plasma physics, and other advanced sciences, far beyond current theories and these systems are so sophisticated that only partial understanding has been achieved without additional insights into Eggman's theories.
Despite these challenges progress has been made in understanding and adapting Eggman's energy weapons. Research teams have successfully replicated basic plasma discharge systems, though at reduced efficiency compared to Eggman's originals and earlier prototype of Egg Guns are under development, though power output remains inconsistent. The most significant progress has been adapting the modular design principles have been extracted from certain weapon systems, allowing G.U.N. to adapt some features into existing military hardware.
While full replication of Eggman's energy weapons remains a distant goal, steady progress is being made. With continued research and determination, these technologies may one day bolster G.U.N.'s arsenal.
G.U.N. Research Report
Subject: Black Arms weapons
Prepared by: G.U.N. Advanced Research Division
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
During the first Black Arms Invasion GUN was unable to secure the alien weaponry before their destruction however several footage have show former Agent Shadow using some of the invaders own weapons against them and now with their revival coupled with their strange reluctance in launching a full scale assault as they done in the first time, opportunities appear once again to study them.
Progress to understand Black Arms weapons have meet a significant problems mostly due to the fact that even their weapons are alive as the unfortunate volunteer find out when it come alive and try to kill him. The volunteer survive but has lost his hand in the process.
As far we are aware Black Arms weapons are in reality larva of the aliens themselves but lack intelligence with only basic animal instincts in place and their bullets are "spits" of this creatures. How former Agent Shadow was able to wield them remains a mystery but perhaps due to his nature in having Black Arms DNA allow the creatures to recognize as one of his own.
The recommendation however is to any operative to never use a Black Arms weapons in the field as they will likely be attacked by them and if not able to capture them to dispose of them or leave them alone.
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Here since Eggman have late start GUN should by now have finished studying the basic of some weaponry's.
Yeah the Wisps are wary of humans thanks to Dr. Eggman and can't help but lump them in all the same category. I mean just put on they place: they never see a human before Eggman and he subject them to untold cruelty and harvet them for they energy and here comes another alien, a mobian, and rescue them of they torment. Unfair sure but Wisps have been traumatized by Eggman and will taken a long time for them to trust human in the same degree as mobians.
Black Arms recent return make study of they technology feasable but difficult to replicate since most of them are alive.
Eggman weapons however are a different case GUN has years to study them and ample samples to test so progress is much successful there but the doctor advanced and eccentric designs make full replication difficult but they acquire a understanding enough to create some small upgrades on they current hardware.
Right now Eggman only see Ring as a power source and nothing more, we will probably have to research them to unlock these options. Draw Up Plans is the specific weapons of war Eggman built in the past.
that's really not an argument against any of what I've said. the Dark Rings are just power sources at the end of the day, albiet really good ones. and I already said we'd have to research them.
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