User blog comment:Ryushusupercat/What/@comment-209421-20180531045428

More than likely they were disabled, it's the obvious effect. On the other hand; it could be that the fail-safes have to be manually activated; and Eggman is not exactly known for keeping track of his soldiers when faced with a certain blue Hedgehog...

I haven't read the comics either; this is more gut feeling stuff.