Editing Egg Pawn

{{image|more=yes|Screenshots featuring Egg Pawns in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' for Wii and Nintendo DS}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:M&S Egg Pawn.png|150px]]<br>An Egg Pawn in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|first_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Heroes|Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Wii]]) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic X Shadow Generations|Sonic X Shadow Generations]]'' (2024, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|variant_of=[[Eggrobo]] (Pawn series)
|variants=[[Egg Flapper]]<br>[[Egg Hammer]]
}}
'''Egg Pawns''' are a crossover species from the ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' franchise and one of [[Dr. Eggman]]'s many creations. Egg Pawns in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] appear only in the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series, most commonly as obstacles in [[Dream Event]]s, but later installments use Egg Pawns as extra team members in certain [[event]]s that require larger team sizes.  

==History==
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''===
[[File:Dream Shooting.png|thumb|Egg Pawns in [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]]]
Egg Pawns first appear in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''. In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|version]], Egg Pawns appear in [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii)|Dream Race]], where a pair of them appear as obstacles on the track moving at a slow speed. When the player collides with them, the Egg Pawns will explode and cause the character to be temporarily stunned lose speed, though the Egg Pawns will shortly respawn. 

In the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|version]], regular Egg Pawns appear as targets in [[Dream Shooting]], as well as a variety with a shield that take multiple shots to destroy. A giant Egg Pawn with a shield acts as a final boss for the event, which takes a large number of hits for the characters to defeat but awards a larger point score to the character that gets the last hit. Egg Pawns also appear as enemies for the player to hit in [[Shoot!]], and as a character to be sorted in [[Conveyor Belt (minigame)|Conveyor Belt]].

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
In ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', Egg Pawns appear as basic obstacles in both the [[Dream Alpine (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Alpine (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Alpine and [[Dream Snowboard Cross]], where they cause the player to fall over and lose speed when hit. Egg Pawns also appear in the second segment of the Sonic World version of [[Dream Figure Skating]], where the characters jump from [[Spring (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Springs]] to defeat them during the routine.

In the Nintendo DS [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|version]], Egg Pawns appear in [[Extreme Snowboarding]], serving the same purpose as in the Wii version.

===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
[[File:M&S 2012 Flapper and Egg Pawn.png|thumb|200px|left|An Egg Pawn in the Story Mode of the Nintendo 3DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]
In the Wii [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', Egg Pawns appear as an enemy in [[Dream Fencing (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games)|Dream Fencing]], where they will periodically appear and run around the stage. Characters will lose some of their health if they are hit by the Egg Pawns, however they can be defeated by a single thrust. A [[Mii]] outfit based on an Egg Pawn can also be unlocked.

In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], Egg Pawns appear in [[Handball]], where they throw the balls at the goal which the player must defend, and [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Football]], where one appears as the goalie and another appears as a defender depending on the player's performance. In the game's Story Mode, an Egg Pawn appears in the bonus episode [[Junior, Super Hero?]], where it initially appears attacking [[Omochao]] and a [[Chao]] with an [[Egg Flapper]], but is defeated by [[Bowser Jr.]] A [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of an Egg Pawn can also be obtained from the badge machine.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
Although Egg Pawns do not physically appear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', the Mii outfit based on them returns.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''===
[[File:Mario-Sonic-2016-Wii-U-15.jpg|thumb|200px|An Egg Pawn goalie in Football from the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'']]
In the [[Wii U]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'', different colors of Egg Pawns appear as a selectable set of three extra team mates for [[Rugby Sevens]] and [[Duel Rugby Sevens]], and as a selectable goalie for [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Wii U)|Football]] and [[Duel Football]]. The Egg Pawn Mii outfit also returns, but as with the other outfits in the game it must now be collected in two separate head and body parts.

In the Nintendo 3DS [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], Egg Pawns appear in [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|Football]] and [[Football Plus]] as the teammates for [[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Jet]] and [[Shadow (character)|Shadow]], although Shadow has a special armored variety, which previously appeared in ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Colors|Sonic Colors]]''. An Egg Pawn also appears as one of the goalies. An Egg Pawn also appears in [[110m Hurdles Plus]] to operate the mechanical hurdles.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''===
[[File:Tokyoeggpawn.png|thumb|left|An Egg Pawn in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'']]
Egg Pawns reappear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', serving as the goalies in [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020)|Football]] and the extra teammates in [[Rugby Sevens (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020)|Rugby Sevens]] if the team's captain is a ''Sonic'' character, where they are colored either red or blue depending on which team they are on. Egg Pawns also appear as enemies in several of the story mode minigames.
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==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
MiiCAEggPawn.png|The Egg Pawn Mii outfit from the Wii version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''
Handball 3DSLondon2012Games.png|Egg Pawns throwing balls in Handball from the Nintendo 3DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''
Football 3DSLondon2012Games.png|The Egg Pawn goalie in Football from the Nintendo 3DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''
Rio Rugby.png|Egg Pawns as teammates in Rugby Sevens from the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
FootballPlus.png|Shadow's variety of Egg Pawns as teammates in Football Plus from the Nintendo 3DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
M&S Tokyo Soccer.png|An Egg Pawn acting as a goalie in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''
</gallery>

===Sprite and Models===
<gallery>
M&S2014 Mii Costume 52.png|The Egg Pawn Mii outfit from the ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''
M&S Orange Egg Pawn.png|A model of an orange Egg Pawn from the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
M&S Red Egg Pawn.png|A model of a red Egg Pawn from the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
M&S Blue Egg Pawn.png|A model of a blue Egg Pawn from the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
M&S Green Egg Pawn.png|A model of a green Egg Pawn from the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
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==External links==
*[[sonicretro:Egg Pawn|Egg Pawn on Sonic Retro]]
*{{fandom|sonic|Egg Pawn|Egg Pawn at the Sonic Wiki Zone}}
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