Doctor Eggman

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Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is the arch-nemesis of Sonic the Hedgehog.
First appearance	Sonic the Hedgehog
Appears in (games)	Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic 2 Sonic CD Sonic 3 Sonic & Knuckles Sonic Chaos Sonic Triple Trouble Sonic Blast Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure Sonic Adventure Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic Heroes Sonic Rivals Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Sonic and the Secret Rings Sonic Rush Adventure Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Sonic Unleashed Sonic Spinball Sonic Labyrinth Sonic 3D Blast Sonic Drift Sonic Drift 2 Sonic R Sonic Shuffle Sonic Pinball Party Sonic Riders Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Sonic Battle Sega Superstars Tennis Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sonic Unleashed Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Appears in (other media)	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog SatAM Sonic Underground Sonic X Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
Creator (real-world)	Naoto Ōshima
Voice actor(s) (English)	Deem Bristow (Post-Sonic Adventure games till death) Mike Pollock (Sonic X and current games) Edwin Neal (Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie)
Voice actor(s) (Japanese)	Chikao Ōtsuka Junpei Takiguchi Masaharu Satō
Also known as	Eggman, The Doctor (Shadow in Shadow the Hedgehog), Ro-Butt-nik (Dic cartoons)
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	185cm (6ft 1in)
Weight	128kg (282lb)
Birthplace	Mega Central
Age	Unknown (46, in the Archie comics)
Hair	Red-Brown
Skin	White
Eyes	Red pupils and black sclera (although commonly wears grey-blue pince-nez sunglasses that completely cover his eyes)
Attire	Black trousers Crimson/Red jacket with four yellow buttons White gloves Dark blue pince-nez sunglasses Goggles
Family	Gerald Robotnik (grandfather) Maria Robotnik (cousin) Eggman Nega (descendant)
Alignment	Evil
Likes	Mechas and Metals, all things evil and rotten, action and adventure, taking over the world, Weaponry, Robots, Everything obeying his every command and of course, power, Eggs, Science, World Domination, Chao, Sara
Dislikes	Sonic and his friends, defeat, senseless destruction and killing, Low tolerance for betrayal, failure
Skills	Mechanics, building robots and machines of all kinds, above super genius level intellect, Bombardment, Sabotage (With Tails)
Ability type	Power (for some reason)

"Robotnik" redirects here. For other characters by this name, see Robotnik (disambiguation).

Doctor Eggman^[1] (ドクター・エッグマン, Dokutā Egguman^?), also known by his real name, Doctor Ivo Robotnik^[2] (ドクター・ロボトニック, Dokutā Robotonikku^?), is the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, a comically obese scientist with an IQ of 300, and the de facto archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Contents 1 History 2 Personality 3 Abilities 4 SegaSonic continuity (video games) 5 Naming Variations 6 Eggman's Bases 7 Relationships 7.1 Family 7.2 Allies 7.3 Neutral 7.4 Enemies 8 Other continuities 8.1 Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog 8.2 SatAM/Archie continuity 8.3 Sonic the Comic continuity 8.4 Sonic X continuity 9 Memorable Quotes 10 Gallery 11 Trivia 12 Cultural impact 12.1 In science 12.2 Merchandising 12.3 Critical reception 13 Theme Songs 14 References 15 External links

[edit] History

In childhood, the young Ivo Robotnik looked up to his grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik, and believed him to be a great man, who had done his best to help mankind and was unfairly executed. From this, the young Ivo likely viewed the government as corrupt, and in any case, decided to follow in his grandfather's footsteps to become a scientist. But somewhere along the line, he became obsessed with the idea of a world under his rule, and using his unmatched mechanical genius, began his plans. Long before the first Sonic game, Eggman met the hedgehog, and the two became instant rivals. Over the years he created several deadly creations, and, realizing the hedgehog's determination was as fierce as his own in overcoming them, gained a respect for his adversary. When he accidentally found his grandfather's diary, he was led on an adventure that would show him that his grandfather was perhaps not as innocent as he had thought. Recently, his plans have been increasingly hindered by outside forces, but this has given him chances to show his hatred of things that would threaten the entire human race, and consequently threaten his plans.

[edit] Personality

He is a short-tempered, loud and pompous evil genius who is constantly planning to take over the world. However, his plans have always failed thanks to Sonic and his allies. Despite his intelligence, Dr. Eggman is horribly immature, throwing temper tantrums when Sonic throws the proverbial wrench into his plans, and, at times, seems to overlook crucial details in his plans, such as in the opening sequence of Sonic's story in the 2006 video game when he orders his robots to fire on Sonic while he is escaping with Princess Elise, failing to realize that they could possibly injure or kill Elise if they land a direct hit on Sonic. An example of his immaturity is in the ending of Sonic Unleashed, when one of his robots begins to insult him over his constant failures and calls him a loser; Eggman screams "Oh, shut up!!", attempts to kick him only to comically fail, and then chases him through the desert

He has built immense warships, such as the Death Egg and the Egg Carrier, as well as escape units such as the Egg Mobile. In fact, his most famous machine is an Egg Mobile with a wrecking ball attached to the bottom, which appears in Green Hill Zone in the first boss level. His plans to create the ultimate utopia, the Eggman Empire, are always in full swing, and he doesn't care where to create it -- in the end, he plans for it to encompass all of Earth. His abominable laughter and maniacal declarations contrast his self-professed softer side as a romanticist, feminist, and gentleman. Despite his and Sonic's constant feud, he has secretly developed a begrudging respect for the hedgehog. Although Eggman is a villain, he helps Sonic and co. when the world is at stake, most likely because if the world is destroyed, there would be nothing left for him to conquer.

However, despite his desire for world domination, he does have a human side, and does not appreciate senseless destruction and killing. Although at times, he seems to have no problem doing so himself. As shown in Sonic CD's Bad Futures, the "Eggman Empire" is full of senseless destruction, tyranny and ruin. In Sonic Unleashed, there is a possibility that he murdered thousands when reawakening Dark Gaia by splitting Earth itself apart.

[edit] Abilities

Eggman's most well known ability is his masterminded plots and schemes which only fail due to Sonic and his friends. He is a remarkable scientist and engineer, as evidenced by the armies of robots he's created. Eggman is an incredibly skilled pilot: able to swoop missiles and lasers in his Eggmobile with skill rivaling that of Tails.^[3] Eggman has also shown some considerable physical strength.^[4] Despite his physical structure, Eggman is also very athletic; this is seen in many of the 16-bit era games, where there is almost always a point where Sonic chases him; despite his weight and Sonic's speed, he always manages to outrun his nemesis (one time he outran a speeding truck) long enough to reach his next escape vehicle or weapon. This trait of agility is carried on in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games and Sega Superstars Tennis. He also has a special sensor in his glasses that allows him to locate Chaos Emeralds. Jokingly, as an in-gameplay mechanic, it is also said that he is faster in running speed than Sonic himself as he always escapes his grasp in the Game Gear games. Although it has been proven, it is unknown whether he is still faster than Sonic, since he is almost always in his Egg Mobile.^[5] In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood he is the most handicapped character in the game, as having no out of battle abilities and only one tag move with Tails despite being useful for defeating robots during the chapter. These are the two POW moves he has:

• Bombardment (エッグボム Egg Bomb): Eggman does an odd dance to summon an artillery barrage that leaves the foe sluggish.

• Sabotage (ぶんかい Disassembly): Tails joins Eggman to quickly and aggressively dismantle a robot target.

Eggman might have superhuman strength. This is hinted in Sonic Riders, where Eggman could break stone pillars and even statues.

[edit] SegaSonic continuity (video games)

The original Dr. Ivo Robotnik appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog, with a black pants/shoes suit, a red shirt with two downward yellow triangles on it (sometimes called a collar or redesigned as part of a cape), a pair of white gloves, and of course, dark blue, clip-on-to-nose, one-way sunglasses (which he doesn't need to see with). The official continuity gives no real official origin for Robotnik, but it is known that Sonic is Robotnik's arch-enemy, always out to stop the Doc's schemes. Even so, as mentioned above, Robotnik is willing to help Sonic in certain occasions, like when Gemerl was affected by the Chaos Emeralds, or when Prof. Gerald Robotnik's Space Colony ARK was going to crash into Earth. Although Eggman has appeared mostly as the enemy, he's also been playable in games like Sonic R, Sonic Riders, and Sonic Adventure 2. Dr. Robotnik is rarely the final boss in his post-Sega Genesis appearances, often being either betrayed by his own allies or upstaged by a third party and forming temporary alliances with Sonic and the gang when his plans spiral out of control. In Sonic Unleashed, he is once again the primary antagonist, but is ultimately betrayed by Dark Gaia. This time around, he doesn't team up with Sonic's crew in order to stop him (possibly because he was sent flying away by Dark Gaia's power and Sonic and Chip were the only two fighting Dark Gaia at the moment).

[edit] Naming Variations

Although the character was known as Dr. Eggman in Japan since the original Sonic the Hedgehog, he was given the name "Ivo Robotnik" in Western countries ("Ivo" being the reverse of "ovi" which is the comibining form of "ovum" meaning simply, egg. "Ivo" is also a common male given name in some European countries). He was referred to by this name in full on page 2 of the US version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) instruction manual (as shown in the image), as well as officially licensed media (such as Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Comic). It wasn't until Sonic Adventure that Sega decided to merge the two names together; this resulted in Dr. Eggman being his universal alias, and Dr. Ivo Robotnik his real name. This was confirmed by Yuji Naka in an interview, who added that Sonic was probably the first person to use the name "Eggman", but he did so affectionately.^[6] Since Sonic Adventure, he has mostly been known in America as "Eggman", with the use of the name "Ivo Robotnik", or even just "Robotnik", becoming rare. However, it should be noted that in the English version of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood he briefly refers to himself as Dr. Robotnik, while in Sonic Adventure 2 he calls himself Eggman as does every one else (even though "Robotnik Empire" appears in the background along with "Eggman Empire" during his demonstration of the ARK's Eclipse Cannon).

[edit] Eggman's Bases

In all the games, Dr. Eggman had one or two bases. This a list of them:

• Hidden Base
• Death Egg
• Lava Shelter
• Iron Jungle
• Bullet Station
• Final Fortress
• Egg Carrier
• Cryptic Castle
• Circus Park
• Reactive Factory
• White Acropolis
• The abandoned space colony ARK (temporarily)
• Metropolis
• Star Cruiser
• Eggmanland
• Crystal Egg Zone
• Gimme Shelter
• Scrap Brain Zone
• Chrome Gadget

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Family

• Gerald Robotnik (grandfather, deceased)
• Maria Robotnik (cousin, deceased)
• Eggman Nega (decendent, counterpart from Blaze's universe)

[edit] Allies

• Egg Robo
• Mecha Knuckles
• Metal Knuckles
• Metal Sonic
• Tails Doll
• Badniks
• E-Series (All except Gamma And Omega)
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Depends on Shadow's goal)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Only when the world is at stake, otherwise, Sonic is his enemy)
• Knuckles the Echidna (When tricked)
• Eggman Nega (Sonic Rush)
• Dark Gaia (formerly)
• Bowser (rival in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games crossover series )
• Pretty much anyone who will help him take over the world or prevent others from destroying it (as he can't take over the world if it's destroyed)

[edit] Neutral

• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Rouge the Bat

[edit] Enemies

• Sonic (arch-enemy)
• Tails
• Knuckles the Echidna
• E-123 Omega
• Amy
• Cream
• Big
• Cosmo the Seedrian (Sonic X)
• Chaotix
  • Vector the Crocodile
  • Espio the Chameleon
  • Charmy Bee
  • Mighty the Armadillo
  • Ray the Flying Squirrel
• Babylon Rogues
  • Jet the Hawk
  • Storm the Albatross
  • Wave the Swallow
• Blaze
• Shadow the Hedgehog (sometimes)
• Rouge the Bat (by law)
• Eggman Nega (Sonic Rivals)
• Marine
• Shade
• Ix the Echidna
• Bark the Polarbear
• Bean the Dynamite
• Black Arms
  • Black Doom
• G.U.N. (Lawfully)
• Mario (Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS Version))
• Dark Gaia
• Metal Sonic (Sonic Heroes)

[edit] Other continuities

[edit] Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

Main article: Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)

This version of Doctor Robotnik was a dictator who desired to conquer Mobius with the help of his badnik creations, Scratch and Grounder, although he always failed.

[edit] SatAM/Archie continuity

Main articles: Robotnik Prime and Doctor Eggman (Archie)

Dr. Robotnik was an heartless, diabolical tyrant who had already conquered most of Planet Mobius. He was good-natured, up until he became power hungry. His plans of conquering Mobius was assured except for the Freedom Fighters, led by Princess Sally and Sonic the Hedgehog. Unlike in Japan's continuity, the antagonist was only known as "Dr. Robotnik", with no hint of his first name, until later in the series where it was retconned to Julian.

[edit] Sonic the Comic continuity

Main article: Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Sonic the Comic)

Ivo Robotnik was created during a laboratory accident involving the goodly scientist Ovi Kintobor, a rotten egg and the Chaos Emeralds. During the series he managed to send Sonic forward in time by six months, during which time he managed to conquer Mobius. Sonic and his friends formed a group of Freedom Fighters with the aim of overthrowing him.

[edit] Sonic X continuity

Main article: Doctor Eggman (Sonic X)

Dr. Eggman was born on Earth II, but got somehow flung into Sonic's world. By mistake, he and Sonic and co. arrive there, meeting among others Chris Thorndyke. Eventually they had to go back to their world because the alternate universes containing the planets were fusing together, and would only stop if Sonic and co. leave. In the third season his role as the main villain is taken over by the Metarex.

[edit] Memorable Quotes

"You fool, away! Before I make mincemeat out of you!"- Sonic Adventure just before Tails' last boss fight with Eggman.

"Now you know why I am the best!" - Eggman after getting an "A" rank in Sonic Adventure 2.

"The world is mine!" - Eggman after being selected in Sonic Adventure 2 multiplayer mode.

"Get a load of this" - Eggman in Sonic Adventure.

"You little..." - Eggman in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Unleashed.

"He's not going to get away with this!" Eggman in Sonic Adventure.

"You're going to pay for this!" Eggman in Sonic Advance 3.

"No way! I can't believe this!" Eggman in Sonic Adventure.

"All Systems, Full Power!" Eggman in Sonic Adventure.

"You're no match for me!" Eggman in Sonic Adventure 2 .

"It's...it's my grandfather...Gerald Robotnik." Eggman in Sonic Adventure 2 when he realizes that the Eclipse Cannon won't fire.

"You know what they say, the more the merrier!" Eggman in Shadow the Hedgehog.

"You think you can beat me?" Eggman beginning multiplayer games in Sonic Adventure 2 games and both Sonic Riders.

"HERE I COME, SONIC!!!!" Eggman during the Egg Wyvern battle, in Sonic '06

"That's right, Sonic. The great Dr. Robotnik has reformed! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Eggman in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.

"It's cute how much you hate me." - Eggman to Sonic in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

"You've wasted so much of my time" - Eggman after a victory in SEGA Superstars Tennis and after having re-captured Elise in Sonic '06.

"Get ready to be schooled!" -When attacking in Sonic Rush.

[edit] Gallery

For more images: see Eggman/Artwork

Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sonic the Hedgehog 3	Sonic the Fighters	Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle	Sonic Advance	Sonic Advance 2	Sonic Channel
Shadow the Hedgehog	Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity	Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	Sega Superstars Tennis.	Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood	Sonic Unleashed

[edit] Trivia

• His character design is based on Theodore Roosevelt's appearance.^{[citation needed]}
• In a PC World article, Eggman was voted as #15 of the top 47 "most diabolical videogame villains of all time."
• Eggman has more redesigns than any other character in the whole Sonic series.
  • On that note, Eggman's moustache seems to have gotten larger and more exxagerated throughout the games.
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) is the first time we see Eggman's eyes (blueish gray) (not counting whenever he's hit in the Sonic Advanced Series of games).^{[citation needed]}
• Eggman's Sonic Channel artwork was the base of two 3D-model poses: 1st in Super Smash Bros Brawl & again for Sonic Unleashed.
• Despite being the main villain of the series, Eggman has been playable in numerous games, making him the first playable Human in the series.
• Although Eggman does not appear in Sonic and the Black Knight, one of the collectable items in the game, the Joker Card, has his logo on it.
• Despite Eggman's frequent failures, many continuities depict him conquering the world at some point. In the SatAM continuity, for example, he had the world under control from the beginning, and Archie simply expanded on this. In the Fleetway comics, Robotnik held control over Mobius for a rather long length of time until he was finally de-throned. For a time, the comics and TV shows were the only continuities in which Eggman managed to take over the world, until Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brothehood was released.
• Dr. Eggman is a Power-Type in the Sonic Riders Games.
• An unused line of Omochao's from Sonic Adventure 2 hints at the possibility that Dr. Eggman's moustache may be fake.
• Along with his large glasses that cover his eyes, his giant mustache has made it hard for anyone to see the ears on Doctor Eggman's head (at least from a front view).
• For reasons unknown, Eggman's appearance has been significantly altered for his appearance in the various Comic-series' and cartoons and various box-arts for the game-releases outside Japan prior to Sonic Adventure (the Archie Comics now utilize the Eggman-design as seen from Sonic Adventure onwards, however, and Sonic the Comic featured a combination of both towards the end of it's run).

[edit] Cultural impact

[edit] In science

A potential macrocycle inhibitor of the gene called Sonic hedgehog was discovered by a Harvard University research team was named "Robotnikinin" after the Dr. Robotnik character. The researchers felt that after Sonic hedgehog was named after the Sega video game character, they should "adhere to the convention" in naming the inhibiting compound after the character's archenemy.^[7]

[edit] Merchandising

Over the years, Dr. Eggman has had a variety of merchandise. Going from collectable pins and plushies, to specialized notebooks and clocks.

[edit] Critical reception

The character has been well-received, going on to become one of the most well-known villains in gaming. GameDaily ranked him number one on their list of Top 25 Evil Masterminds of All Time article, stating "Out of all the evil masterminds in video games, none are more despicable, more cunning, or more menacing".^[8] IGN listed him at number nine above Mario-series villain Bowser in their "Top 10 Most Memorable Villains" article, calling him "PETA's videogame public enemy number one",^[9] and has also commented that his character is a "pretty clever riff on Teddy Roosevelt" that has added to the attraction of the series.^[10] He was featured at number three in a "Reader's Choice" edition of GameSpot's "Top Ten Video Game Villains" article, which noted a massive complaint by fans at his exclusion from the original list.^[11] Eggman was also named the 15th most diabolical video game villain of all time by PC World.^[12] Game Informer notes that in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, "Eggman's villain ego shows some amusing tarnish after constant defeat at the hands of Sonic."^[13]

[edit] Theme Songs

• "E.G.G.M.A.N." - Paul Shortino

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Doctor Eggman at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Doctor Eggman Concept: "Mobius" (REAL Character Profile)