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Ah yes, the two genders

With Eggman gloating evilly after a long day of conquest on his own turf (with Metal Sonic joining him in his evil slow walk xD), all seems well for the bad guys, though Walter Naugus has escaped and hid himself in a bizarre, hidden palace. Looks like Wally’s gonna get his crystalline magicks sooner than we thought.

The first half of this issue contains a lot of Egg Bosses v. Witchcarters, Badniks and crystal wizards and it’s a little bit of a chaotic show, but it’s rather fitting for the end of these bad guys all duking it out. It helps that we get more Egg Boss interactions out of it and it’s drawn by an artist who defines his fight scenes with a lot of detail. Watch and learn, Worlds Unite!

Wendy Naugus is all but forgiven for all the trouble she and Wally put Eggman and the gang through and is even made a glorified Egg Boss under his employ. None of the others are really happy about it though, as in the end, the fact remains that they came all the way here just to get the doctor a new henchman. Walter Naugus also straight up fled after everyone was distracted, making this climax just a little bit more long-winded...

Eggman was ready and willing to kill Naugus at point-blank range while he stared him down!

Right outta the gate, we see the fight the previous issue built towards! Eggman’s got a little trick up his sleeve and that’s in the form of this “Hard-Light Armor“ to combat the Trolls’ crystal magic. I love how it's coloured and its translucent effect on the cover is superb, though kinda sad its reveal gets completely spoiled, especially if one had seen the preview covers before this issue came out.

I’ll get into it now seeing as I’ve already come this far. xD The hologram armour is rather unexpected and doesn’t fit the doctor’s usual style of clunky “Egg-suffix“ mechas, but I guess he did install it at the last minute. As off-putting as it might be, I can appreciate the colour contrast and the power levels heightened after he activates it, even if it can only last for a few minutes.

More foreshadowing for the immediate future in the mainline comics! Looks like Axel’s ready for the next part of the Sonic Unleashed adaptation, yessir. I always appreciate his chillaxing moments with the rest of his squad.