Doctor Eggman

Doctor Ivo Robotnik (ドクター・イヴォ・ロボトニック Dokutā Ivo Robotonikku), better known by the alias Doctor Eggman (ドクター・エッグマン Dokutā Egguman?), is the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a human scientist who boasts a remarkable IQ of 300 and a passion for machines. Eggman dreams of conquering the world to establish a global empire to build his utopia, Eggmanland. For all his brilliance though, his planare constantly foiled by his arch-nemesis, Sonic the Hedgehog, and his friends.
Never discouraged by his defeats, Eggman is always able to come up with a seemingly endless supply of plots to make his ambitions a reality. His ambitions and schemes ever growing, his plans have varied from using Animals to power his robots to making incredibly dangerous global threats that have involved building war machines, using doomsday devices to threaten entire nations, and relying on ancient mythological deities or eldritch abominations bent on destruction, all in the name of achieving his goals. At times, Eggman has even gone as far as to target the entire universe and hatched schemes to control spacetime itself. 
While all of these plans end in failure due to the continued efforts of Sonic and his friends, the mad doctor is somehow always able to slip away from certain death or imprisonment and escape at the last moment. Eggman's immature character and self-centered thoughts have led to evil deeds, making him the most dangerous threat to ever appear in the universe. He is a human scientist who boasts a remarkable IQ of 300 and a passion for machines. Eggman dreams of conquering the world to establish a global empire to build his utopia, Eggmanland. For all his brilliance though, his plans are constantly foiled by his arch-nemesis, Sonic the Hedgehog, and his friends.
Never discouraged by his defeats, Eggman is always able to come up with a seemingly endless supply of plots to make his ambitions a reality. His ambitions and schemes ever growing, his plans have varied from using Animals to power his robots to making incredibly dangerous global threats that have involved building war machines, using doomsday devices to threaten entire nations, and relying on ancient mythological deities or eldritch abominations bent on destruction, all in the name of achieving his goals. At times, Eggman has even gone as far as to target the entire universe and hatched schemes to control spacetime itself. 
While all of these plans end in failure due to the continued efforts of Sonic and his friends, the mad doctor is somehow always able to slip away from certain death or imprisonment and escape at the last moment. Eggman's immature character and self-centered thoughts have led to evil deeds, making him the most dangerous threat to ever appear in the universe.
== Personality ==
Described as the world's vilest person, as well as its worst screw-up, Eggman is an inmoral self-proclaimed genius scientist who only thinks about doing bad things. The doctor always aspires to conquer the world to create what he sees as a utopia, dubbed "Eggmanland". This gives him ridiculous delusions of grandeur and the psychotic belief that the world's problems will be solved if he rules it despite being far from the case. Eggman constantly uses his scientific genius and robotic expertise to create weapons and gadgets in his bid to build Eggmanland and to obtain power and attention.
Noted for being very selfish and filled with ego and greed, Eggman is extremely narcissistic and egotistical, having a tendency to plaster his persona all over his creations and bases to fuel his ego. Other times, however, he may also focus his work around other themes.Because he places so much value on aesthetics, especially his own, his design philosophy regarding his inventions often focuses on design and gimmicky more than necessary. Overflowing with self-confidence and pride, he always highlights his "scientific genius" when introducing himself, and due to his self-centered character, he hates it when others interrupt his speeches. Additionally, Eggman is not above fleeing during a battle to continue his fight against his enemies in a later moment.
Owing to his selfishness, the doctor never puts a thought on other people, even ignoring his own allies when revealing himself and giving all the credit to himself instead. Additionally, he looks down on almost anybody, referring to others as "insignificant". Further adding to his egomaniac character, Eggman is an opportunist and a disdainful person who is only interested in things that are beneficial to him, does not seek collaborations with others unless they can aid him in some way, and is perfectly willing to lie to others whenever given the benefit of the doubt to abandon them later on. He also has a complete disregard for others, even his own minions, and can be very abusive both psychologically and physically with anyone. Once, he brutally beat Emerl up in an attempt to establish a Link with him, and was much later willing to strip him of his personhood to advance his own plans. He also treated his E-100 Seriesrobots that did not succeed in their mission very harshly, referring to them as "worthless hunks of junk", and even going as far as to remodel one of them to be part of a pillar onboard the Egg Carrier and put his recorded history into a file of his named "Disappointment".
Despite his intelligence, Eggman can come across as very childlike and immature, which is what makes him so eager to conquer the world. This childish behavior makes him believe that taking over the world can be easy. Additionally, the doctor possesses a very short temper and can be angered very easily, leading to him throwing emotional and childish outbursts, screaming, and kicking stuff around when things do not go his way. The doctor also does not believe in fair play, and prefers to win games by cheating, to the point that he proudly admits it out loud; at some point during Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, the doctor secretly got rid of his opponents on a race to prevent them from winning it, and when Team Sonic ultimately won, Eggman stole their trophy and celebrated having done so in front of them.
Like Sonic, Eggman can sometimes show a great deal of attitude and cockiness, especially if he feels like he holds the upper hand. In these situations, he will mock his opponents in a variety of ways. Unlike the hedgehog however, this comes out of mean-spirited arrogance and maliciousness rather than of carefree playfulness. On a similar note, he sometimes does not refer to others by their names, instead disrespectfully addressing them with a characteristic of theirs, such as being overweight, even if he himself shares such attributes. Sometimes, Eggman can also be brash, careless, and somewhat impatient, preferring to do things his own way and ignoring others' advices.
Eggman stands out with his passion and love of robotics and machines in general. A mechanophile, he believes that machines look beautiful, and likes the fact that he is able to control them to his will. Similarly, he takes great pride in his Badniks, and refers to them as his greatest inventions. Eggman's vision of a perfect world always involves mechanizing everything on the planet, making it look "beautiful" in the process, even standing by his conviction that living in a heavily industrialized and polluted place is a better alternative to being in one with clean air. His disregard for nature is such that he has no qualms about kidnapping Animals to use them as "living batteries" for his robots.
One of Eggman's strongest points is his absolute refusal to give up, even in situations where most would accept defeat. Despite the constant defeats he has suffered over the years, he is never discouraged by them,merely referring to them as little more than setbacks.
Despite his dedication to his plans, Eggman is never actually sure how to pull them off. He can also be so overly obsessive about achieving his goals that he either overlooks important work, skips key details, or fails to take into account some important factors. As such, he can be very blind whenever he believes he has the upper hand, celebrating too early before he has completely overpowered his enemies, usually leading to his plans progressing much slower than planned; even then, the doctor refuses to listen to the consequences of the poor execution of his own planning and simply complains about his bad luck instead. In fact, Eggman has gained somewhat of a reputation for screwing up at his plans, even when he has all the chances of winning with him.
In spite of his immaturity, Eggman can be very serious and threatening. However, he shows this side very rarely, usually when extremely aggravated or during very serious situations. Under this pressure, he intimidates his opponents with death threats while barely raising his voice and keeping a straight posture. On a similar note, he was also shown to possess a rather bleak and cruel sense of humor, even joyfully narrating the dangers his interstellar amusement parkpossessed during the Wisp incident. Similarly, in his propaganda video "Come Join the Eggman Empire" during the War to Take Back the Planet, he happily said that living in an area filled with pollution is a lot better than in one with clean air, especially after a robotomy treatment that stripped its citizens of their ability to eat, sleep, and think ever again; which he claimed to be the "good life."
Eggman is also rather manipulative and cunning. Having noted himself that he is great at acting, the doctor has shown on various occasions an astonishing ability to exploit others to his advantage with ingenious lies and false surrenders. This has allowed him to align simple-minded people like Knuckles to his side, and even lure more clever individuals like Emerl and Sonic himself into his traps. Furthermore, he can show surprising foresight when he wants to; most noticeably, during the Space Colony ARK, he was able to discover that Sonic and his friends were planning to fool him by giving him a fake Chaos Emerald to undo his plans, allowing him to set up a trap for his nemeses and even make Tails confirm that this was the case.Additionally, though it is implied that he rarely learns from his mistakes, he can easily outsmart his enemies when he does so; during the War to Take Back the Planet, Eggman not only made sure to build a backup generator for the Phantom Ruby due to anticipating the possibility that the Resistance would destroy the primary one, but also left disinformation about how the Phantom Ruby was actually generating power and leaving the "generator" as a decoy.
Eggman seems to have no problem in committing senseless killing and destruction in order to carry out his plans, even going as far as to contemplate genocide and outright state that he feels pleasure in brutally murdering his enemies. Not caring about the consequences of his operations over the world's residents, he is willing to destroy virtually anything that gets in his way, from cities to continents, and even tie down or shatter entire planets, if he can gain something from doing so. Furthermore, at the climax of the Lost Hex incident, he was content with conquering what was left of the world after the Deadly Six's actions, supporting that he does not care what condition the planet is in as long as he is the one ruling it. On a similar note, it was implied that part of the reason he recruited Infinite and his Jackal Squad was due to him being genuinely impressed with the mercenary's innate desire to cause the world to become war-torn after seeing his vision via the Phantom Ruby. Described as the most vindictive individual in the world, Eggman is also willing to make deadly, last-minute attacks just to avenge his previous defeats; at the climax of the Egg Utopia incident in particular, he kidnapped Vanilla and took her with him to space as a sadistic form of retaliation following the destruction of the Egg Utopia. Furthermore, while very rarely, the doctor has no qualms about making suicide attacks for the same reasons; during the Chaos incident, he launched a missile deep into the heart of Station Square to utterly destroy it, even if that meant killing himself in the process, after his plans to use Chaos to dominate the planet failed due to interference from Sonic and his friends.
Owing to his delusions of grandiosity, Eggman, while willing to execute massive attacks for his own ambitions, refuses to let others do such destructive actions outside his direction. This was best shown when Chaos betrayed the doctor and flooded all of Station Square, an action that he had planned him to do from the very beginning regardless of the beast's betrayal against him but refused to allow his rampage to continue aimlessly. Likewise, he is also not tolerant of senseless destruction if done by a third party, especially if it interferes with his own goals of building his Eggman Empire. This was especially evident during the Black Arms incident, where Eggman considered the Black Arms to be a prime threat that could interrupt his plans. Additionally, the doctor's goal is to rule over the world, while having no intention of destroying it and may actually want to protect it from foreign threats. However, this is because he believes world conquest would be impossible if the world itself is gone.
Despite his desire for world domination, Eggman does, somehow, have a human side in his personality. While it has been stated that his character is not actually as evil as it looks and that he is not a genuinely bad person whose childish character makes him unable to distinguish between right and wrong, however, the doctor is happy to acknowledge that he and his actions are "evil". Either way though, the doctor does not appreciate senseless destruction, tormenting and killing from other individuals and forces who are beyond his control; during the Black Arms incident in particular, he was shown to be disgusted and shocked at the thought that his own grandfather would sacrifice his own people for the sake of research and aid the Black Arms. This side is often shown whenever he cooperates with Eggman Nega, whose more genocidal ways of defeating his enemies contrast his own and have even freaked him out. The doctor's more humane side was shown in full force at the end of the Space Colony ARK incident, where he had an honest and genuine conversation with Tails about how much he adored his grandfather, questioning the actions of his fallen idol and wondering if he intended to destroy him as well. His sudden changes of heart from time to time have given individuals like Sonic a hard time figuring him out, and Eggman himself has admitted that he is "a complicated guy" after he saved Tails. Most notably though, Dr. Eggman grows to love his AI creation Sage as his own daughter throughout the story of Sonic Frontiers, even reluctantly agreeing to team up with Sonic in order to defeat The End on account of her advice and bringing her back from the dead in the game's ending.
Eggman has been described as a "self-proclaimed gentleman and a romanticist ",though he has made statements that suggest otherwise.
== Powers and abilities ==
Despite what his appearance might suggest, Eggman is an immense intellectual with an IQ of 300. Having inherited his genius from a family of brilliant scientists, he possesses overwhelming scientific knowledge. Noted to be the world's greatest scientist and with an unparalleled mastery on robotic engineering, he is a brilliant inventor with unmatched technological skills. As a testament to this, some have calculated that if knowledge is interpreted as a parallel of power, Eggman's intellect alone makes him a very powerful individual.
As a testament to his expertise in robotics, Eggman has designed and engineered numerous weapons and devices that include the armies of foot soldiers known as Badniks. These range from basic Egg Pawns and animal-based robots to the more weaponized Egg Gunners and juggernaut-like Interceptors and Big Chasers. He has even created some of the most powerful robots the world has seen, such as Metal Sonic, who rivals Sonic the Hedgehog in speed and power; and the E-Series, the last of which having been called the world's strongest robot. Not only that, he has also created armadas of flying warships known collectively as the Egg Fleet that boast unmatched power throughout the universe; orbital space stations like the E.G.G. Stationand the Death Egg (the latter of which is loaded with ground-breaking weaponry); weapons of mass destruction like the Final Egg Blaster and the Chaos Energy Cannon which can destroy star clusters; inventions that can control people's minds on a global scale; and devices that let him harness the Chaos Emeralds' mystical powers to warp time and space to his will. He has even displayed skills in merging naturally existing entities with mechanical or otherwise foreign parts, suggesting some knowledge in biological and alien physiology too: he was able to successfully turn the primordial form of the Time Eater into a cyborg-like creature and merge his finalized Phantom Ruby copy with Infinite. It is also said that he is experienced at company management, having amassed huge profits through production of robot weapons and construction of related facilities.
Possessing keen vehicle intuition, Eggman has incredible skill in operating his various self-designed vehicles, from his own Egg Mobile to his various mechs and combat machines. Notably, during the Space Colony ARK incident, Eggman was able to power his way through hordes of G.U.N.'s combat robots with his Eggwalker during his invasions of the highly secure areas of Prison Island. Even Sonic has been known to be kept on his toes during his battles with Eggman in his mechs. As seen during Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, Eggman also has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in racecars like his Egg Booster. Overall, his skills as a machine pilot are rivaled only by Tails, who was able to beat him during the Space Colony ARK incident in two mech fights. He can also coordinate with his allies very well during battles, as shown during the Sol Emerald incident, where he was able to control the Egg Salamander alongside Eggman Nega; and the Time Eater incident, where he could control the Time Eater with his past self with no problem. On a similar note, even though he has not made use of them too often, Eggman has demonstrated that he is a capable Extreme Gear rider, being able to drive various types of Gear, including his own E-Rider, with great expertise.
Intellect aside, despite Eggman's body type, he is quite physically powerful and good at gymnastics, though some sources have contradicted this claim. Classified as a Power Type, he has considerable physical strength, enough to shatter a large and thick wall of iceand punch away cars and even entire trains using only his bare hands. He is also quite physically durable, being able to survive a fall down to earth from the Lost Hex and emerge from it nearly unharmed. Furthermore, despite what his huge, lumbering frame may imply, the doctor is able to sprint at immense speeds; during various incidents, he was able to run at the pace of Sonic himself for a few seconds to reach his next escape vehicle or weapon,something even the hedgehog has noted.
=== Equipment ===
Eggman has wielded a number of guns and weapons on several occasions, though he was never shown to use most of them. Early into the Lost Hex incident, he used a laser pistol that could fire shots powerful enough to tear a hole in the Tornado's wings.
Despite how simple they appear, Eggman's glasses are in fact highly advanced technological eyewear. With them, he could track the Chaos Emeralds' locations in the corners of the distorted world after they were flung there by Solaris.
Like his glasses, Eggman's jacket is equipped with several gadgets that can be activated with the press of some hidden buttons. During the first EX World Grand Prix for example, he could activate a holographic screen from his left arm. Also, with a push of the lower-right gold button on his jacket, he can extend the wings of a jetpack on his back and initiate flight.
When racing with Extreme Gear, Eggman is known to use gadgets such as comically large party poppers and mechanical boxing gloves to attack his opponents.
During the Chaos incident, the doctor briefly used a small, unseen object that allowed him to teleport himself and other desired subjects somewhere else. However, the properties of this invention remain unconfirmed.
== Weaknesses ==
Despite his amazing intellect, Eggman's impatience and arrogance tend to make him act hastily and overlook crucial details when he tries to concentrate on a greater goal. Such was the case during the Dark Gaia incident when he awoke Dark Gaia too early in order to harvest his power for the construction of Eggmanland without even considering the repercussions of awakening Dark Gaia before he had reached full maturity. His childish behavior can be considered a weak spot of his as well. He also tends to let his guard down too easily causing Sonic to attack the weak spots in his mechs.
Far from being subtle, Eggman's overconfidence sometimes makes him boast a lot, making him accidentally reveal details about his plans and give hints to his enemies as to how to defeat him, all of this without him even realizing what he is saying. He is also noted to not be very good at keeping things hidden.