Kintobor Computer

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This character exists primarily or exclusively within the continuity of Fleetway Editions' Sonic the Comic series. Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

The Kintobor Computer is a self-aware computer program, possessing the knowledge and personality of Doctor Ovi Kintobor (from before his transformation into Doctor Ivo Robotnik). It is frequently used by the Freedom Fighters, with whom it interacts by means of a holographic projection of Kintobor's head.

[edit] History

During the explosion of the Retro-Orbital Chaos Compressor (which caused Kintobor's transformation into Robotnik), Kintobor's brainwaves were somehow imprinted onto one of the Golden Rings of Mobius. Porker Lewis was able to use this ring to transfer the good doctor's personality into a computer system built into Kintobor's old lab.^[1]

Following Robotnik's conquest of Mobius,^[2] the Kintobor Computer became an integral part of the resistance movement. He was used to monitor Robotnik's transmissions and keep track of Robotnik's forces.^[3][4]

When Robotnik discovered their base, Kintobor was re-transferred onto a Golden Ring^[5] and taken with them when they escaped, disguised as "Bob Beaky's Travelling Circus".^[6] He was soon uploaded into a much smaller, portable computer in their caravan, but was still able to track Robotnik's transmissions as before.^[7] Despite being forced to operate in what he called a "cramped little portable", the Kintobor Computer was still state of the art.^[8]

After Robotnik's official defeat, Kintobor was uploaded into Sonic's new base in the Emerald Hill Zone and hooked into a network of computer systems so he could monitor every area of the Planet. Grimer managed to hack into the Kintobor program and turn it evil and Kintobor began an unstoppable quest to destroy Sonic, but Porker was able to install a virus protection system into the Kintobor program to make sure it would never happen again and the kindly Doctor's personality continued to live on as a light hearted machine.

[edit] References

1. ↑ Sonic the Comic #26, "Part 1: Kintobor spelled backwards is..."
2. ↑ Sonic the Comic #9, "Back to Reality"
3. ↑ Sonic the Comic #21, "Girl Trouble, Part 1"
4. ↑ Sonic the Comic #23, "Pirates of the Mystic Cave"
5. ↑ Sonic the Comic #37, "Robotnik's Revenge, Part 1"
6. ↑ Sonic the Comic #38, "Robotnik's Revenge, Part 2"
7. ↑ Sonic the Comic #43, "Badniks Bridge, Part 1"
8. ↑ Sonic the Comic #59, "The Brotherhood of Metallix, Part 1"