Orbot

Orbot is a recurring antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Built by Dr. Eggman to serve as one of his personal aide robots, Orbot and his partner Cubot help the doctor in his evil deeds of world domination, and make sure that his plans go accordingly. Orbot is serious, intelligent, and insightful, and while he is loyal to Eggman, he doesn't like him very much. Often times he will make sarcastic remarks about Eggman, provoking the doctor.
==History==
===Sonic Colors===
Orbot first appears in Sonic Colors with Cubot. They assisted Dr. Eggman in his scheme in brainwashing the world with a mind control cannon powered by Wisps that he captured from their hone planets in Dr. Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park and harvesting their Hyper-go-on. Before the grand opening, Orbot and Cubot were assigned to capture Wisps, including one named Yacker, until Sonic the Hedgehog appeared and rescued them.
Later, Orbot and Cubot the Wisps they captured to Eggman, who sent them out to get more now that Sonic arrived. Once Eggman's Rotatatron was destroyed by the blue hedgehog, the two were ordered to clean up the remains. Neither were able to find the arm, but Orbot didn't care, unaware it had gotten stuck in the mind-control cannon. Later in Eggman's headquarters, the doctor orders Orbot to fix Cubot's voice chip to get rid of his cowboy accent, though Orbot gives him the wrong chip, giving Cubot a pirate accent instead.
When the mind-control cannon was ready to fire, Eggman tried to activate it, only for it to backfire because the Rotatatron's arm was stuck in it. Orbot slapped Cubot in the head, telling him he needed to be more attentive, which caused him to get his old voice back. When Eggman in the Nega Wisp Armor was defeated by Sonic, the mind-control cannon created a black hole, which sucked him, Orbot, and Cubot into it. Later, the two robots tried to push Eggman back to civilization in a destroyed Egg Mobile through space.
===Sonic Lost World===
Orbot reappears in Sonic Lost World, where he and Cubot assist Eggman in his new scheme to conquer the world, with the help of the Deadly Six, whom the doctor was controlling with the Cacophonic Conch. In the opening, Orbot, with Eggman and Cubot, are flying through the air in the Egg Mobile carrying a capsule of animals, with Sonic and Tails chasing them. They dropped the capsule and shot the two down, forcing them to land on the Lost Hex.
Later in his factory, Orbot was assisting Cubot in putting the animals into robots to create Badniks. Orbot was also ordered to activate Eggman's new machine, the Extractor, which was to suck away the energy of the world below the Lost Hex to use as power, though was forced to shut it off before it could destroy it. Later in Desert Ruins Zone, Orbot and Cubot were with Eggman when he used the Cacophonic Conch to punish the Deadly Six before Sonic kicked it away. Now free of the doctor's control, the Deadly Six took control of the Badniks and attacked them. Cubot's body was destroyed in the battle, and Orbot caught his detached head as it flew through the air before escaping with Sonic, Tails, and Eggman.
After learning that the Deadly Six were using Eggman's Extractor to suck more of the world's energy than was necessary, Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot begrudgingly formed an alliance with Sonic and Tails to stop them. Throughout, Orbot served as the carrier of Cubot's severed head, and eventually Eggman attached his head to Orbot's body. After Tails is captured by the Deadly Six, Orbot asks if he can be Sonic's new sidekick on account of him seeing the hedgehog as a better leader than Eggman, much to Eggman's annoyance, but was declined.
In Lava Mountain Zone, the group was attacked by the Deadly Six, causing Orbot and Cubot to fall into a lava pit. Eggman fell into the pit too, but faked his death, using a jetpack to fly out of it and save Orbot and Cubot in the process. Once the Extractor was shut down, Eggman used the energy gained to power his Eggrobo, and tried using it to take down Sonic. In the end he was defeated, and he fell back to earth when his jetpack stopped working, as Orbot and Cubot watched his descent. Later, they arrived on earth, the two robots noticing half of Eggman's mustache was gone. Orbot convinced Cubot to wait until they were separated again so he could tell Eggman himself, though he overheard the conversation and angrily shouted at them, scaring them away.
===Sonic Forces===
Orbot and Cubot make a minor appearance in Sonic Forces, where they assist the doctor once more in his plans of world domination. Cubot comments in admiration that he really meant it this time, and later assisted him in various tasks once the world was almost all under his control. He also appears in Metropolis after Sonic and the Avatar escape Null Space, trying to warn Eggman. He sees that Sonic returned when he turned to look at Cubot, and they made an escape, but not before Orbot smacked Cubot upside the head.
==Description==
===Appearance===
Orbot, as his name would suggest, is a robot designed as an orb. He has a spherical, red head and a smaller, black semisphere underneath for a lower head. His lower face can separate to reveal a blue cover representing his mouth, and he has two gray-framed, pupil-less eyes. Below his head is a small black orb that serves as his chest, and attached to it are two gray arms with red gloves on his hands. There are two more joints on his lower body that connect to his bottom, which is a black semisphere with a gray interior. Orbot can morph himself into a ball shape by merging his head with his bottom.
===Personality===
Orbot is intelligent, straightforward, and level-headed. He has an eye for efficiency, often pointing out the flaws in Dr. Eggman's schemes. He shows a bit of spiteful sarcasm at points and often states facts and opinions as he sees fit, be it voicing complaints about Eggman or asking a mournful Sonic to become his new sidekick when Tails is captured in Sonic Lost World. Because of this he comes off as insensitive and brash, but he means nothing by it, often aiming to approach things in a matter-of-factly manner or give constructive criticism.
Orbot is a devoted follower of Eggman, though not necessarily by choice. While he does take his job seriously, he has a habit of slacking off on the job, often resting on his side with his hand holding up his head whenever taking a break. He doesn't seem to like or even respect Eggman, though goes along with his creator in his antics regardless.
== Quotes ==
* Doctor Eggman! Once again his plans for world domination were thwarted once again by Sonic!
* If I want to work for someone who wants to take over the world, I would work for the one whose plans for world domination will work and not for those whose plans for world domination always fail like Doctor Eggman!
* Goodbye my robot friends! I suggest that if you need a doctor, I suggest you be a real doctor and not Doctor Eggman!
==Apparances==
==Gallery==
Sonic-Colours-Orbot.png|Cubot in Sonic Colors
Orbot & Cubot.png|Orbot and Cubot in Sonic Colors
Orbot legacy render by nibroc rock-dappzpm.png| Render by Nibroc-Rock
Orbot & Cubot Nibroc-Rock.png|Render by Nibroc-Rock
Category:Sonic Characters
Category:Robots
Category:Badniks
Category:Artificial Intelligence
Category:Minor Characters
Category:Sonic (series)