The Egg Ball No.2^[1] (エッグボールNo.2^[2], Eggubōru No.2^?) is the boss of Sunset Hill in Sonic Advance 3.

Appearance[]

As the name implies, Egg Ball No.2 is a giant sphere piloted by Dr. Eggman. It is mostly gray with some black and yellow stripes on each of the sides. Both the Egg Mobile and Gemerl are located by each other on an arc of the ball.

Battle[]

Eggman rolls around left and right on the floors, walls and ceiling in an enclosed arena similar to the Egg Claw in an attempt to flatten the player. While the pattern is seemingly erratic, a temporary platform can be activated by a Switch in the center of the arena, allowing the player to dodge Eggman or reach his cockpit no matter where he is (interestingly enough, Eggman can also activate this platform if he rolls over the corresponding switch). As the boss accumulates damage, it will roll faster and faster, making it more difficult to avoid and precisely attack.

After eight hits (six on Easy mode), the machine will explode and Eggman will fly away with a damaged Gemerl, thus allowing the player to advance to Ocean Base.

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Sonic Prime[]

The Egg Ball No.2 makes a small cameo appearance in Sonic Prime. In the episode "No Escape", Sonic has a flashback to his and Tails' encounter with Gemerl and Dr. Eggman, the latter who is piloting the Egg Ball No.2, in Sunset Hill. After the two sides fight, the Egg Ball No.2 is destroyed by the heroes and Gemerl and Eggman are defeated.

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