The Ark and The Egg...

[Quacker Duk]

The Space Colony Ark -- The first Bernouli space station in orbit around the earth.

The Death Egg -- Eggman's ill-fated attempt at creating a gigantic battle station.

What is the relationship, and what is the difference? Discuss.
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When I was a lad, I thought the Death Egg was essentially the Death Star. A fortress the size of small moon, with a giant death laser. However, we never actually see a laser on it -- Until Sonic Battle, which took place after Eggman studied the Eclipse Cannon.

In SA2, we saw the Ark. It had the Eclipse Cannon, which could destroy the moon if they wanted it too. Using deductive reasoning, the Ark really seems to put the Death Egg to shame.

You see, the Ark is clearly smaller then the moon. It was only the size of a small asteroid. Yet, with the emeralds on board, it threatened to wipe out all life if it crashed onto the earth. The Death Egg actually did crash, repeatedly, and yet, it did no real damage. It put a hole in Angel Island, but that's it.

So OK, perhaps the Death Egg is just a troop transport. If that's true, what's the difference between that and Flying Battery, Sky Fortress and the Egg Carriers I&II?

Maybe there wasn't anything special about the Death Egg after all? Everyone seemed awfully impressed with the Egg Carrier, and that was just a big plane. Seems they wouldn't be that surprised if they had already toppled the Frigen Death Egg.

[Master Silver]

"Ill-fated attempt"? No. Eggman came really close to reaching his goal in S3&K. Had Sonic minded his own business, Eggman would have taken over earth.

The Death Egg didn't do any damage when it crashed is because the Emeralds didn't amplify its strength. Had they when it did, earth would have been screwed.

But then again, there's so many inconsistencies with the Emeralds and what they do it doesn't surprise me.

[Mephiles' Servent.]

...I dunno about the death egg..but,the egg carrier...was just...LAME! (To me..)

[Kron the Chronicler]

Well... You also have to think about from where these objects were falling, physics and stuff... But then I again I may be completely wrong considering I can't remember most of the old games considering I haven't played them in a month... (I have uber bad memory). Then again you have to remember who made the ark and who made the egg. Robotnik (egghead) and his grandfather. They say great minds think alike, why not twisted minds too? Maybe Eggman was attempting something like the ark. I mean he did make the death egg like twice, right? I don't know but it seems like they are alike in many ways for it to be just coincidence.