Sonic The Hedgehog

Super Sonic vs. Egg Drillster

The first Super Sonic figure LEGO ever made, wrapped around a drill that actually spins.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 76999 · 2024

Pieces590

Minifigs5

Year2024

Set number76999

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The verdict

Super Sonic in golden glory is the piece that sold me, and honestly he would have carried this set on his own.

The Egg Drillster around him turns out to be far cleverer than it looks, with a three-part drill that counter-rotates when you roll it along. It leans playset over display piece, and a couple of the little side builds feel bolted on to pad the box. If you grew up with Sonic 2 or you collect the hedgehog figures, this is an easy yes.

Best for: Sonic fans who want the golden Super Sonic figure and a play feature that actually works

The full review

What it is

I did not expect a mid-size Sonic set to win me over, but the moment I clicked the golden Super Sonic figure together I got it. This is the character's first proper appearance in LEGO form, and rather than paint an existing head gold, LEGO tooled a whole new mold for him, narrow like Sonic but with the quills swept upward. He comes with Shadow (a slightly different face from the January release), a long-legged Dr. Eggman who finally towers over Sonic the way he should, and the first physical Egg Pawn, that awkwardly cute barrel-shaped Badnik from Sonic Heroes. The star build is the Egg Drillster, a chunky buggy with a fat three-part drill up front. Roll it along and the drill spins, geared straight off the oversized wheels, and the two drill elements turn in opposite directions. It is the kind of function that makes you push the thing across the table way longer than you need to.

The catch

I will be honest about where it wobbles. At roughly $79.99 for 590 pieces, the math is not generous, and you are clearly paying a premium for that exclusive golden hedgehog rather than raw part count. The Egg Drillster itself is a sturdy, surprisingly advanced build with sideways and upside-down techniques, but some of the smaller extras in the box feel scattered, borrowing bits from various games without a strong reason to sit together. The cab pops off to become Eggman's classic hover pod, which is a nice touch, though it also means the main vehicle is doing double duty rather than being one cohesive model. This is a play set at heart, and if you were hoping for something to pose on a shelf, it is a little busy and toy-like for that.

Who it's for

So who lands well here. If you love Sonic, especially the classic era, this is a near-instant buy, because getting Super Sonic, Shadow, and Eggman in one box with a working drill is a genuinely good haul. Kids will get real mileage out of the launch feature (after about eight hits, Eggman's Egg Mobile pops up to escape) and the roll-and-drill action. If you are strictly an adult display builder chasing engineering or aesthetics, though, you may find the value thin and the model too playful, and you would be happier waiting for a sale.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself moves along at a comfortable pace, not challenging for an experienced builder but genuinely satisfying in the middle third where the Drillster body comes together. There is more real technique here than the toy-store shelf suggests, with sideways building, upside-down sections, and curved slopes shaping the chunky hull. The geared drill assembly is the highlight to construct, because you can see exactly how the wheel axle drives the counter-rotating bits, and it works cleanly once seated. It is the kind of parts-connection puzzle that teaches you something even at 590 pieces.

The headline part is that new Super Sonic head mold, exclusive to this release at launch and the reason a lot of people bought the box. The long-leg Dr. Eggman is a treat too, since he finally reads as twice Sonic's height the way the games always drew him. The first Egg Pawn figure is a little character-part win in its own right, close to the Sonic Heroes source design. Beyond the figures, the two counter-rotating drill elements are the standout molded pieces, doing a specific job you will not see recycled in many other sets. Part-count value is only okay, but a chunk of that price is buying molds you cannot get elsewhere yet.

Fun facts

01This set is Super Sonic's first ever appearance as a physical LEGO minifigure, and LEGO made a brand new head mold for him rather than recoloring Sonic or Shadow.
02The Egg Drillster vehicle design traces back to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from 1992, so it is a deep pull for classic fans.
03The drill's three parts counter-rotate purely mechanically, driven by a gear train connected to the oversized rear wheels as you push it.
04After roughly eight hits from Sonic, the detachable cab launches upward as Dr. Eggman's classic Egg Mobile hover pod to simulate his escape.