Doctor Eggman
Doctor Eggman is a male video game character who features in Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Biography
Origin
Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Japanese: ロボトニック, Hepburn: Robotonikku?) was a male human who came from a large family of brilliant scientists and geniuses. When he was a child, he never had a chance to meet his cousin, Maria, before she died in the aftermath of Project Shadow. Even then, he would somewhat bear her ill will due to everyone speaking of her when she was gone instead of giving him attention. In contrast, he deeply idolized his grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik, because of all of his achievements and accomplishments in his life. This inspired a young Ivo to become a great scientist who would help humanity like his hero did. During his career to fullfil his dream, Robotnik allegedly followed a teaching degree, apparently because he liked telling people what to do, but did not get it for unknown reasons.
At one point, Dr. Robotnik began dreaming of building his own utopic city, dubbed Robotnikland. Also, most likely during this time, his arrogance and immaturity led to him becoming deeply eager to establish power and dominance over the entire world and constantly be at the center of attention, or in other words, have the whole planet under his rule. These factors would eventually make him so obsessed with annexing all of the planet into his own Robotnik Empire that he was utterly convinced by his own twisted beliefs and lack of common sense that the results of a world conquest orchestrated by him would make it a better place and benefit all its inhabitants.
In the past, Dr. Robotnik met the heroic Sonic the Hedgehog and the two became enemies, with the villain facing his new adversary in at least one skirmish before the time of the South Island incident. While very little is known about their conflicts in this period, the doctor would have an intense, mutual hatred towards the hedgehog, who would always thwart all of his plans for world domination with seemingly little effort; and in turn considering him his sworn enemy. At a later point, Sonic also began to mock his nemesis with the nickname 'Eggman' due to his egg-shaped body; Robotnik himself would eventually get so fed up with this name that he would adopt it as his own as a sign of empowerment. However, some sources state that the two adversaries would not meet until the start of the South Island incident.
After returning to his evil ways once again, Dr. Robotnik planned to invade South Island to get the legendary Chaos Emeralds, whose power he sought to exploit to annex the entire world into his Robotnik Empire with his scientific prowess as a stepping stone to build Robotnikland.
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In the past, Eggman met Sonic and the two immediately became enemies, having fought many battles with each other, with the hedgehog inevitably prevailing in the aftermath. Some of Eggman's plots have included trying to take ownership of the Chaos Emeralds and attempting a plot involving the Death Egg. Each time however, Sonic stopped him. At one point, the doctor would attempt to conquer Flicky Island, but his schemes were thwarted. Another plot of the villain's involved the deployment of the Hard Boiled Heavies against Sonic, which also failed. While Eggman created many machines over time, his finest creation was none other than Metal Sonic. One time, Eggman personally repaired him after the robot took a beating from Sonic.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was often known by his alias which was Doctor Eggman (ドクター・エッグマン, Dokutā Egguman?).
Powers and abilities
He was noted genius-level intellect with him possessing an IQ of 300.
Though known for his intellect, he was also quite physically powerful.
Robotnik maintained an army of machines that were referred to as Eggman's robots (エッグマンのロボット Egguman no Robotto?) or Badniks.
Notes
- Doctor Eggman was created by Naoto Ohshima where he made his first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).
In other media
Television
- In Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Ivo Robotnik appeared in the setting of the 1990s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Long John Baldry.
- In Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Julian Robotnik appeared in the setting of the 1990s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Jim Cummings. This version was a warlord who sought to cover Mobius in machinery and transform its population into robotic slaves by roboticizing them. Dr. Robotnik's early life is a mystery, and it's unknown how he turned to villany in the first place, but in the past, Julian and his nephew Snively collaborated with the sorcerer Naugus, who had discovered the Void. One time, he was to send Naugus into the Void and retrieve him after an hour. Julian, however, lied to Naugus about retrieving him and ordered Snively to close the portal to the Void and prevent any attempt to recover Naugus after he had headed in there. This way, he got rid of the person he feared the most.
- In Sonic Underground, Doctor Robotnik appeared in the setting of the 1990s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Garry Chalk. This version was an evil dictator of Mobius who after conquering the world renamed Robotropolis that was under his tyrannical rule which was enforced by his army of Swatbots. The former Queen Aleena was then forced to go into hiding where to preserve the dynasty she separated her three children: Sonic, Manic, and Sonia after the Oracle of Delphius told her of a prophecy, proclaiming that one day, the queen would reunite with her children to form the Council of Four and overthrow Robotnik. Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik did his best to set up an autocratic government by appointing bounty hunters Sleet and Dingo to do his dirty work, legally turning anyone who stood against him into robots devoid of free will, and forcing the nobles into paying large amounts of money to him as tribute.
- In Sonic Prime, Doctor Eggman appeared as the primary antagonist in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by English actor Brian Drummond whilst Japanese actor Kotaro Nakamura for the first two seasons whilst Japanese actor Mitsuaki Kanuka voiced him in the third season. In the past, Dr. Eggman plotted to take over Earth on numerous occasions, using his robot army to create the Eggman Empire. Having faced Sonic and his friends numerous times, although ultimately failing each time. At some point, Eggman also discovered the location and existence of the Paradox Prism, a gemstone of unimaginable power deep within the Green Hill's bedrock. Subsequently, he formulated a plan to retrieve it to use against Sonic and his friends. After realizing the Paradox Prism would take months to dig out normally, Dr. Eggman found an alternative way to gain the gemstone. Eggman set his machine, the Eggcrusher loose on Sonic while hiding away, installing a Power Amplifier inside it. Eggman also released a horde of Badniks in order to keep Sonic's teammates Amy and Knuckles distracted so they wouldn't attack the mech. The Eggcrusher faced Sonic and eventually Tails who joined, where Eggman spoke through it, goading Sonic with insults, angering Sonic into attacking the machine. Using Sonic's speed, Eggman amplified the force of the blow to cause a large energy blast which weakened the bedrock surrounding the Paradox Prism's cavern. Immediately Eggman moved out with Orbot, Cubot, a new mech, and a horde of Badniks to retrieve the gemstone, proclaiming to his minions he would now usher in the new age of the Eggman Empire. To prevent his drilling operations at the top of the mountain being noticed, Eggman used several Caterkillers to generate a fake cloud around the mountain's peak, masking his scheme from outside view.
Films
- In Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Robotnik appeared in the setting of the 2020 live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Jim Carrey. This version was depicted as a twisted scientist who served as a consultant often hired by the United States Department of Defense. He was late contracted to hunt down Sonic after the latter caused a power outage across the Pacific Northwest. Eventually, he receives the moniker "Eggman" from Sonic after the egg-shaped designs of his robots. Robotnik uses one of Sonic's quills to power up his machines to match Sonic's speed, but is eventually defeated by Sonic. He is transported to a planet filled with mushrooms, where he shaves his head and grows out his moustache over the course of 87 days, making him further resemble his in-game appearances, as he plots his revenge against Sonic.
- In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Dr. Robotnik returned in the setting of the 2022 live-action film sequel where he was once again portrayed by actor Jim Carrey. Robotnik had spent 243 days (nearly a year) on the mushroom planet. In the events of the film, he teams up with Knuckles to destroy Sonic and locate the Master Emerald. Robotnik eventually betrays Knuckles and absorbs the Master Emerald, intending to conquer the universe with it. In Green Hills, he uses his new powers to create a giant robotic replica of himself which resembled the Death Egg robo, but was defeated after Knuckles knocked the Master Emerald out of him and Sonic uses the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic and destroy the robot. Robotnik's whereabouts and living status were unknown by the end. Although not said on screen, the full name of the character as written in the movie's novelization is listed as "Ivo Gerald Robotnik", his middle name being taken from his grandfather.
Comics
Appearances
- Sonic the Hedgehog: (1991)
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