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In the ''Sonic The Hedgehog'' Series , Doctor "Eggman" Robotnik (formerly '''Doctor Ivo Robotnik''' outside of Japan) is the arch-nemesis of '' Sonic The Hedgehog ''. He has an IQ of 300 and is comically obese, weighing in at 281.6 lbs. His age is uncertain, but it is speculated he is in his early fifties. His character designer is Naoto Ohshima . Doctor Eggman is the grandson of the brilliant scientist Professor Gerald Robotnik , and cousin of Maria Robotnik. He is an Evil Genius whose goal is to take over the world. Originally this was by imprisoning the population inside robots to serve his every whim, but now he has a tendency to build the biggest, strongest weapon he can think of, call it his most destructive weapon ever, and threaten nations with it. His plans have always failed however, due to the greatest hero in the universe '' Sonic The Hedgehog ''. PERSONALITY AND MAIN DETAILS Despite his intelligence, Eggman is terribly immature, throwing temper tantrums and breaking things when he loses. He also seems to be very egotistical; a vast number of his weapons and robots are built in his likeness, and his production logo is a crude depiction of his own face. He has designed and built several large Airship s, such as the Egg Carrier and a space station called the Death Egg. He has also designed and built countless robots, a number of which resemble either himself or his longtime rival, Sonic. It was suggested in the older ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games that he built his creations individually by hand — however, since adopting a 'quantity over quality' theme regarding his creations since ''Sonic Heroes'', it is assumed that his robot armies are built automatically or mass-produced to his own designs, leaving himself free to create larger, more impressive creations. Although Eggman's mental stability is questionable, he's quite willing to help save the world from threats greater than himself, but possibly only because he won't be able to take it over if it's destroyed. According to the ''Sonic Heroes'' booklet, he is "a Romanticist , Feminist , and self-professed gentleman" (though, as the booklet also mentions, this is usually very hard to see through his evil schemes). In appearance he is obese, possessing an egg-shaped body. Despite this, he is actually somewhat athletic — in the early Sonic games he was fast enough to elude Sonic over short distances, and in Shadow the Hedgehog he was able to run away from Knuckles who was tracing him, however these incidents may simply be his survival instinct kicking in. In the games he is portrayed with long spindly arms and legs, but in other media he has shorter, stumpier limbs. He tends to wear combinations of red, black and yellow. His instantly recognizable feature is his huge moustache, the color being either ginger or brown depending on the depiction. In most video games, the main villain is the final boss fought by the player. Eggman, by contrast, appears as the Boss of almost every Level in most of the Sonic games, in a different machine each time. CREATIONS Robotnik's Mobile As the vastness of Dr. Eggman's mechanical Empire requires Omnipresence to maintain a tight control, Eggman's Mobile (also known as the Eggmobile in the ''Sonic Adventure'' Sound Test, or the Egg-O-Matic in comics and cartoons) allows the doctor to cruise around his factories in a speedy fashion. The small hovering craft has a very distinct egg-like shape with a small circular lamp on the front, and can be fitted with a seemingly endless amount of Gadgetry . Not only does the doctor use it as his mode of transportation but also as the cockpit of even larger Doomsday devices. When these are destroyed, Eggman and his mobile will inevitably emerge unscathed from the fires. Badniks :Main article: '' Badniks '' "Badniks" was a term used to describe Robotnik's robot henchmen in early North American and European releases of the games. Egg robots The doctor's Egg-shaped robots have evolved throughout the series, first appearing in '' Sonic & Knuckles '' as the simple but numerous Egg-Bots or Egg-Robos. Soon after, Eggman followed up with more lethal incarnations that could think for themselves — the E-Series . Notable E-Series robots include E-101 Beta , E-102 Gamma , E-103 Delta , E-104 Epsilon , E-105 Zeta , E-121 Phi and E-123 Omega . In '' Sonic Heroes '', Dr. Eggman apparently scrapped the animal-powered Badnik designs and, in their place, started developing Eggman-resembling grunts simply called Eggpawns. These had no animals inside and had rather poor intelligence and stamina, but they usually attacked in groups to make up for their lack of fighting power. Eggman continues to use the Eggpawn model in '' Shadow The Hedgehog '' and '' Sonic Rush '' and may do the same in future games. See E-Series for more robots. Others Phi is a grey robot that looks remarkably like Emerl ('' Sonic Battle ''). There are 14 versions of him who all have different attacks (i.e. Phi #1 has Sonic's attacks while Phi #14 has Rouge's attacks). By the end of the game they have all been destroyed by Emerl. Guard Robos are Gray versions of '' E-102 Gamma '', that were used to help Eggman make a profit, and explode on destruction. Rouge bought one to train Emerl with. In '' Sonic Riders '', there are a new kind of robots called " E-10000 ". The two that are playable are the red " E-10000R " and the green " E-10000G ". E-10000R is said to have the same engine as Metal Sonic . Sonic robots :Main article: '' Metal Sonic '' Eggman, aside from the huge mechas and robots he builds in his likeness, also seems to enjoy trying to make robot Sonic knock-offs to pit against his rival. His first attempt was called the Roller, which was in the Spring Yard Zone of Sonic 1. They were a bit of a failure since they could only roll and Sonic can destroy them very easily. Silver Sonic (Mecha Sonic in Japan) was his second attempt and featured as the penultimate boss of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 . Silver Sonic was an improvement over the Roller, but was still a dismal failure due to the fact that it was the total opposite of the original — slow, unwieldy, big, and stupid. In Sonic And Knuckles it was later upgraded with a much sleeker and more aggressive design, and it was also faster and able to fly. This later version is often referred to as Mecha Sonic even by non-Japanese fans because he was repainted blue. It returns as the boss of the Sky Sanctuary Zone in three different occasions. Sonic thought he had defeated it in the Sky Sanctuary of Angel Island , but it later reappeared and fought Knuckles . Mecha Sonic got hold of the Master Emerald and attacked Knuckles as Super Mecha Sonic, but, not being able to absorb the Emerald into its being, needed to constantly recharge his power. Knuckles soon managed to defeat it during these recharge lapses. Eggman's most successful and persistent Sonic copy to date is Metal Sonic. He made his first appearance in Sonic CD to capture Amy Rose and race Sonic on the Stardust Speedway. Unlike the previous attempts, Metal Sonic was built with a sleek form built for speed. Metal Sonic, after his first defeat at the hands of Sonic, went on to harass the Chaotix , where he was able to turn into a huge, red, Godzilla -sized version of himself via the Chaos Rings and wreak havoc for a while, until he was defeated once again. Since then, he's been seen around participating in any kind of racing or fighting Sonic joins in, in hopes of defeating him one day. In '' Sonic Heroes '', Metal Sonic impersonates Eggman in an attempt to copy the Sonic Heroes ' DNA and finally put an end to their rivalry, once and for all. Eggman has also built robot copies of other characters, such as Metal Knuckles , the Tails Doll , and the Shadow Androids. He has even created robotic copies of himself called Egg-Robos . Eggman's explosives Eggman has used many explosives. A common example is a large bomb bearing his image, with varying power levels. Eggman is also known to use kamikaze robots, such as the Bomb badniks. One of his most compacted yet destructive explosive ever created is the Eggman BomBom, which resembles no more than a dynamite pack bearing its name and a timer, yet is powerful enough to destroy an entire island. Eggman's screen When Eggman cannot be in person and needs to communicate from a distance, he will send a two-way communication device with video screen and hovering capabilities. Eggman used this device in '' Shadow The Hedgehog '' to communicate with Shadow on various mission objectives. NOTABLE EGGMAN BASES .]] Throughout the games Dr. Eggman has had several bases to plan his evil schemes. Most of them were inevitably destroyed by Sonic and his allies, much to Eggman's dismay. In each game he has a new base up and running, filled to the brim with traps, enemies, and the Doctor himself. Death Egg (Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Sonic Battle) The Death Egg is a tribute to the Death Star , a space station in the '' Star Wars '' series, with enormous energy cannon 'eyes' and a huge metal moustache. The Death Egg made its first appearance in '' Sonic The Hedgehog 2 '' ( Sega Mega Drive / Genesis , 1992 ), where it was a space station, which by the level select screen, can be seen as moon-shaped. It was the final level of the game, containing only the final two bosses. After Sonic defeated Dr. Eggman, the Death Egg crash-landed onto the Angel Island. In '' Sonic 3 '', Eggman repaired the Death Egg and was about to launch it when Sonic arrived in the Launch Base Zone. Sonic quickly boarded the giant space station and defeated Eggman, causing the space station's destruction. In '' Sonic & Knuckles '' (or '' Sonic 3 & Knuckles ''), the event is changed; instead of being destroyed, the Death Egg falls out of the sky and lands in the volcano of Angel Island (otherwise known as the Floating Island) where Lava Reef Zone and Hidden Palace Zone were situated. In the end of the game, the Death Egg was launched again, using the power of the stolen Master Emerald . It then became a two-Act Zone playable by Sonic and/or Tails containing an Act 1 boss and three Act 2 bosses (including Tails' final boss). After defeating the final boss, the Death Egg was finally and completley destroyed. In '' Sonic Battle '', the Death Egg was going to be used to launch the Final Egg Blaster. When Eggman was defeated by Emerl, Emerl lost control and aimed the FEB at Earth, but Sonic defeated him to save the Earth... destroying Emerl in the process. Death Egg 2 (Sonic the Fighters) The Death Egg 2 appeared only in Sonic The Fighters (Sonic Championship in North America). It has a similar design to the original, but it has many rooms sticking out of the sides. Another Death Egg was in Sonic Battle as well, but it most likely wasn't the same. Metropolis (Sonic the Hedgehog 2) On Westside Island , Eggman used Metropolis to store his Wing Fortress, which he used to get away to the Death Egg after battling Sonic with a bunch of decoy Eggmans. In ''Sonic Heroes'', Team Sonic, Dark, Rose and Chaotix raid the city during Eggman's plan to sell a valuable energy source from the city and only resulted in slowing each others progress. In ''Sonic the Comic'', Metroplolis Zone was Dr. Robotnik's main base of operations. Wing Fortress (Sonic the Hedgehog 2) Eggman's flying warship. Eggman himself didn't fight Sonic here, but controlled a massive mobile ceiling laser to attempt to defeat Sonic. Flying Battery (Sonic and Knuckles) Another large flying fortress, very similar to Wing Fortress and possibly a modified version of it. Egg Carrier (Sonic Adventure) Eggman's massive airship was his main mode of transportation in Sonic Adventure, and the site of many battles in the game. It had two modes, offensive and defensive, which had to be toggled back and forth periodically to access certain areas. A second Egg Carrier was designed in case Perfect Chaos betrayed Eggman, but it was immediately destroyed. Egg Fleet/Final Fortress In Sonic Heroes Eggman constructed a large fleet of battle ships known as the Egg Fleet. From the core of this fleet he operated a flagship that is only referred to as the Final Fortress. The final fortress is a vast ship, with many weapons and lasers. Knuckles quoted "The Egg Carrier is nothing compared to this!". This is true as the final fortress is easily one of the biggests objects in the Sonic universe. In '' Shadow The Hedgehog '', Eggman uses what little ships from the fleet he has left to combat the Black Arms ' flying temple fortresses. Casino/Circus/Fun parks Quite often Eggman will use bases for his own amusement as well as for fighting Sonic, perhaps to reflect his childlike habits. Such bases often include slot machines, bumpers, pinball tables, shooting galleries and even bingo, all with various prizes. In '' Shadow The Hedgehog '' he seems more eager for Shadow to play his carnival games than to destroy the attacking G.U.N. soldiers. THE NAME GAME In various continuities, Eggman has been known by several names. In the Japanese games, he has always been known simply as "Dr. Eggman". In all the Sonic games released in America and Europe up to ''Sonic Adventure,'' however, he was known as ''Dr. Robotnik.'' In '' Sonic Adventure '', however, Sega began a process of getting the American and European gaming communities used to the Japanese name, Dr. Eggman. Initially, both names were used, and he referred to himself as Robotnik while others called him Eggman. In later games, and also in the dub of '' Sonic X '', the name Robotnik was dropped almost entirely, though it can still be found on some promotional material and in fan works or in the french dubbing of Sonic X where he is still refered as Dr Robotnik. Prior to this, both names slipped occasionally in all regions. For example, '' Sonic The Hedgehog 2 ''s' Wing Fortress and '' Sonic Drift 2 '' only had Eggman, '' Sonic Triple Trouble '' had Robotnik Winter Zone, and '' Sonic Jam '' had both names, as his profile was Robotnik and his statue next to Sonic said Eggman on it. This is similar to Princess Peach 's name in the Mario series. It is interesting to note that in Sonic Adventure 2 , in which he is always called Eggman, the words "Robotnik Empire" are seen in one of the cutscenes. However, the Japanese Katakana above these words translates to "Eggman Empire". General consensus now is that his real name is Ivo Robotnik (although the name "Ivo" is debatable) and his nickname is Eggman. This is supported by the fact that in the Japanese version of ''Sonic X'' his eyecatch profile card gives his name as: "ROBOTNIK (Dr. Eggman)" and also by the surname of his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik. Also, most airboards in the in the game '' Sonic Riders '' were built by Robotnik Corp. CONTRASTING STORIES Several Sonic continuities have emerged over the years, each presenting a different depiction of Eggman. SegaSonic The "SegaSonic" continuity, as it is known by fans, was created by Sega of Japan for the original game, and is generally thought of as the "official" storyline. This is mainly because of the belief that, since Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese creation, the Japanese storyline should be the true one. It does not have a very extensive backstory for Dr. Eggman, only that he is a mad scientist who wants to conquer Earth, and attempts to do so by enslaving the animal population in robots and trying to find the Chaos Emeralds to harness their power. Despite the fact that the newer games have introduced a few other members of Eggman's family, his backstory is still largely unknown. The versions of Dr. Eggman seen in the animated series '' Sonic X '', the Sonic OVA and the various Sonic Manga comics are, more or less, based off his SegaSonic incarnation. For more information regarding Eggman/Robotnik in other continuities, see Alternate Robotnik Incarnations . MODERN DAY .]] Following '' Sonic Adventure '', Eggman's role has often been shared by the influence of other enemies. Additionally, Eggman has often been betrayed by his own allies and has sometimes even aided Sonic once his plans have spiralled out of control. In this way, Eggman was rarely the Final Boss of the post-SA games until recently, in which games like Sonic Rush and Sonic Riders have consecutively portrayed him as the main enemy, bringing the Doctor back to his roots as the primary antagonist of the series. (Although it should be noted the plot and storyline of those games aren't quite as serious as the games where he is betrayed.)
Sega has explained that Eggman has actually become less evil and is now somewhat fond of Sonic, treating him as a rival rather than an enemy. This idea has often been expressed in '' Sonic X '' also. PLAYABLE APPEARANCES Eggman, although the villain of the series, has been playable in several Sonic games.
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VOICE ACTORS Eggman has been the primary antagonist in all of Sonic's incarnations, and throughout all of them, a number of Voice Actor s have played him:
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