The Stop Sign of Damocles
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That's no moon...that's the subject of our new episode! In celebration of Revenge of the 5th, the gang takes a look at one of the most memorable recurring locations in the Sonic franchise, the Death Egg! While rooted in popular culture, this fully operational battle station has been a focus of many of the most iconic Sonic stories in games and comics. And we're going to take a long look back at its legacy, including its many imitations, the robots Eggman has used to defend it, and our lingering fears that it will one day doom us all. Help us, Sonic the Hedgehog. You're our only hope. (0:00:00) Intro/Main Topic: The Death Egg(0:13:15) Sonic 2(0:18:25) Sonic 3(0:21:10) Sonic & Knuckles(0:28:37) Sonic Battle(0:29:48) Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing(0:32:00) Sonic Generations(0:35:00) Sonic Forces(0:37:14) Lego Dimensions(0:38:23) The Death Egg in comics(0:51:39) Other Death Egg-likes(1:04:47) Final thoughts: Is it more than just a Death Star ripoff?(1:15:19) Outro Amie Waters on Twitter Sonic The Hedgehog (Animated) Japanese Commercial With apologies to STCTP for parroting their recurring jokes
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