Roboticization

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[edit] Archie, SatAM, and Sonic Underground

In the Archie comics, SatAM and Sonic Underground continuities of Sonic the Hedgehog, the evil Dr. Robotnik uses a "roboticizer" machine to transform the anthropomorphic animals of Mobius into robotic slaves (initially called badniks, then "Robians"). In these continuities, Sonic's Uncle Chuck was roboticized, and in the Archie comics and SatAM continuities the character of Bunnie Rabbot was partially roboticized, and several other characters also underwent temporary roboticizations, either willingly as part of a plan to combat one of Robotnik's latest schemes, or unwillingly as part of a story arc.

Canonically, the Sonic series does feature roboticization, but uses robots created beforehand rather than actually changing animals to robots. There is, however, no existence of a roboticizer.

Recently, in either timeline, a roboticizer hasn't been used, in the comic continuity because of new foes, and in the games because they are powered by other means, such as Enerjak and Chaos Drive-lookin things in Sonic 2006, respectively.

[edit] Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

Roboticization takes its only step towards game canonicity in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, when Tails mentions the term in Mystic Ruins (Chapter 3). After defeating a squad of "Robodillos", the conversation is:

Amy: Was that...

Tails: That animal seemed to be... roboticized.

Cream: Oh no! Poor thing!

Knuckles: Looks like we were right about Eggman being involved.

Cream: But the animals... oh no!

Sonic: It's okay, Cream. We will find Eggman and stop him.

Tails: The signal dosn't stop here, Sonic. We have to keep following it to find the source.

Sonic: Then lets's go. Eggman will pay for this.

After defeating a second squad of mechanical armadillos, Tails salvages a box from the robot leader's head, which he says "must be what turned the animals into robots". Said box is presumably a portable roboticizer.

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