Egg Pawns were robots created by Dr. Eggman to replace the decommissioned SWATbot and Shadowbot models. Created in 3236 during Sonic the Hedgehog's time in outer space, the Egg Pawns were employed in numerous operations, including the invasion of Angel Island, the takeover of Golden Hive Colony and the destruction of Knothole. When New Megaopolis was destroyed by Enerjak, the Egg Pawns were all but destroyed, with the Dark Egg Legion replacing them as the Eggman Empire's main ground troops. However, they seem to have made a return in the new universe.