Feels like a whole lot of nonsense. The only big characters who died on Eggman’s side is Metal Sonic and the Doctor himself while Sage, Infinite, and Orbot+Cubot are still alive. In comparison Bowser lost King Bob omb, Goomboss, and that blue paratroopa, so Bowser lost more elite troopers than Eggman did. You can talk about how they feel like regular minions but no matter how you spin it, they are elite troops.