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The Egg Dealer is a large mecha built and piloted by Dr. Eggman, that appears as a boss in Shadow the Hedgehog.

Description[]

The Egg Dealer is a pumpkin-shaped, ground-based mecha that runs on four wheeled legs. On the machine's body (which is decorated with Eggman's face) are three tumblers with large buttons beneath them, akin to a casino slot machine. When the three reels stop on a matching image, the image displayed determines the type of attack that the machine will perform. The Egg Dealer possesses enough mobility to keep itself ahead of Shadow. Its main trait is its slot reels which can generate weapons for the Egg Dealer to attack with, including explosives, rocket missiles, summoning Egg Pawns, and using unusual functions such as providing Shadow with Rings or Dark Gauge energy.

Ironically, the luck-based nature of the Egg Dealer and the availability of functions that even benefit its opponents as well as its user both, allow the Egg Dealer to turn its arsenal against itself, bringing forth its own destruction.

Boss Battles[]

The Egg Dealer is fought after completing the Hero mission of Black Comet, either mission of Lava Shelter, or the Dark mission of Cosmic Fall. The guides for each battle are, respectively, Knuckles, Omega, and Vector.

The Egg Dealer is fought on a square border platform and a small square platform in the middle with a bottomless pit in between. The connections between the main platform and the middle square platform varies depending on the Stage: the Black Comet's version requires the player to use the Homing Attack on groups of Black Wings, Lava Shelter's version requires the player to use the floating red platforms, and Cosmic Fall's version simply has ramps between them.

The player must first chase down the Egg Dealer and use the Homing Attack on the buttons below the reels to stop them, while also damaging the Egg Dealer in the process. If the player takes too long to damage the Egg Dealer, the doctor will move while facing away from the player; eventually, the Egg Dealer will slip, stopping one of the slot reels before resuming the previous attack. The outcome of the reels as well as the character that stopped the third reel determine the attack and its nature the Egg Dealer will use:

  • Three missiles - Uses Missile Fever, in which the Egg Dealer launches a volley of six missiles that target Shadow if launched by Eggman and vice-versa. The attack is also always used at the start of the battle. If the player is on their last life, Eggman will start the battle by accidentally launching it on himself.
  • Three bombs - Uses Bomb Fever, in which the Egg Dealer drops explosive red spheres. If Eggman executes the attack, the Egg Dealer continues moving around the arena while dropping the explosives. If Shadow executes the attack, the Egg Dealer trips while dropping the explosives underneath it, blowing itself up.
  • Three Egg Pawns - Uses Pawn Fever, in which the Egg Dealer summons a random number of Egg Pawns wielding spears. Egg Pawn reels can only occur with Eggman.
  • Three Shadows - Uses Shadow Fever, which maximizes Shadow's Dark Gauge. Shadow icons can only occur with Shadow.
  • Three Rings - Uses Ring Fever, which causes a massive amount of Rings to appear in the middle of the stage. Ring icons can only occur with Shadow.
  • No matching icons - Drops three boxes in the middle of the stage, containing an Egg Gun, an Egg Spear, or an Egg Bazooka.
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