The Command Ship^[1] is a vehicle that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog television series. It is a large hovercraft created by Dr. Robotnik, and is Dr. Robotnik's personal vehicle for special tasks. It differs from Robotnik's hovercraft in that it is larger and boasts superior armament and features.

Description

Appearance

The Command Ship is a large, blue-grayish hovercraft. It has several black windows on the front, a grill, and a laser cannon on each side. On the sides and back are also jet engines. The Command Ship also has a round hatch on the side through which one enters it. The internal deck of the Command Ship is quite large, having space for several pilots and control panels.

Features and abilities

Larger and more imposing than Robotnik's hovercraft, the Command Ship is capable of flight and carries a large supply of Surveillance Orbs that it can deploy. Like Robotnik's hovercraft, the Command Ship is also armed with laser cannons and possess a cloaking function that allows it to turn itself completely invisible.^[1][2]

History

TV series

Season two

Dr. Robotnik once flew his Command Ship to the Deep Canyon to wait for dragons coming to Dragon's Nest. Eventually, Robotnik managed to catch a Mother Dragon, whom he pulled onboard the Command Ship before flying back to Robotropolis. Later, Robotnik flew back to Deep Canyon in his Command Ship. This time, however, he ended up chasing Dulcy, Sonic and Sally, who were carrying a dragon's egg, through Deep Canyon. Though the Command Ship efficiently chased Dulcy through the canyon, the female dragon eventually escaped Robotnik's pursuit.^[1] Some time after, Dr. Robotnik and Snively flew to the Great Unknown in the Command Ship, with several Hover Units coming along as backup, in order to investigate some Void activity. After arriving there, the Command Ship sent out several Surveillance Orbs, which eventually detected Sonic in the area. On Robotnik's orders, the Command Ship and Hover Units attacked Sonic, who ended up in front of a portal into the Void. Planning to push Sonic into the Void, Robotnik and his forces cut off Sonic's escape route with laser fire. When Sonic ended up jumping into the portal, Robotnik ordered his forces to watch the portal and destroy anyone who tried to leave Void. Later, Robotnik's Command Ship landed so that Robotnik could sneak away from a vengeful Naugus, whom Sonic had pulled out of the Void, but failed. When Naugus decided to play "hide and seek" with Robotnik, Robotnik fled back to his Command Ship and flew back to Robotropolis.^[2]

The Command Ship later flew to Drood Henge with Dr. Robotnik onboard, where it sent out several Surveillance Orbs. After the Surveillance Orbs discovered Sonic and Tails, who seemingly excavated the second Deep Power Stone, the Command Ship took off and began tracking Sonic. When Sonic then ran away from Drood Henge and ended up near some lava geysers, the Command Ship and several Swat-Bots would surround the hedgehog. However, in response to his captivity, Sonic threw the Deep Power Stone (which was actually a replica) into a lava geyser, destroying it. He was then rescued by Dulcy. Robotnik, in turn, returned to Robotropolis onboard his Command Ship.^[3]

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