Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

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 I was not expecting that... But I was expecting not to expect something, so it doesn't count.
 — Dr. Robotnik

**Dr. Ivo Gerald Robotnik**, dawning an alias as **Dr. Eggman**, is the main antagonist of Sonic The Hedgehog and its sequel.

He is a mad scientist that was first hired by the government to handle a threat, which is Sonic the Hedgehog. With his assistant Agent Stone, he hunts down Sonic, becoming enemies with both Tom and Maddie Wachowski. This has later led to a chase around the globe, from San Francisco to Egypt. Returning in Green Hills, he confronts Sonic but is defeated right after. After his defeat, Robotnik readies himself for a comeback, teaming up with Knuckles the Echidna to find the Chaos Emeralds. Unfortunately for him, Sonic and his newfound buddy Miles "Tails" Prower try to stop him at all costs.

## History

### Past

Robotnik grew up as an orphan, causing him to resent family. In school, Robotnik was punched in the face by the resident bully, giving him a black eye and humiliating him. Instead of reporting him to the principal, Robotnik achieved revenge through technological means, causing the bully to spend the next year eating through a straw.

### Government

He was eventually employed by the U.S. government and became known for his vast use of robotics. At some point in time, he allegedly helped stop several coups in the Middle East.

### Hunting Sonic

#### Being Called

When Sonic causes his power outage, the United States Department of Defense send in the doctor to navigate what caused it. When he comes at the site, he tells he's in charge, belittling Major Bennington. Robotnik then initiates a preliminary sweep of a ten mile radius using his drones.

One of them finds a footprint left by Sonic. Robotnik analyzes it and determines that it is from a creature outside all known species, becoming very excited by his discovery.

Robotnik is able to trace Sonic's energy signature to Tom Wachowski's house. Initially posing as a representative from the power company while secretly sending drones into the house, Robotnik is tricked by Tom into giving himself away. Robotnik then forces his way into the house after Sonic makes a commotion fleeing from the drones. Robotnik then finds Sonic's quill, and orders a drone to target Wachowski, threatening to kill him in five seconds if he does not reveal Sonic's location. When Sonic reveals himself, Robotnik freaks out, and Wachowski knocks him out. When Sonic and Tom flee, Robotnik berates Agent Stone for not pursuing them and instead checking on the doctor's well-being. Robotnik then orders Stone to bring the quill with them.

Later, when Tom calls the Green Hills Police Station, Robotnik and his agents are present and monitoring the call. Robotnik then takes over the call and proceeds to threaten Wachowski, only for Tom to hang up.

#### In a Bar

After interrogating a bar patron Sonic had previously injured and determining their location, Robotnik sends a tank drone to intercept them. After Sonic destroys it, Robotnik has a smaller robot eject from the wreckage and continue the pursuit. Sonic proceeds to destroy it with its own EMP mines. Then a single-wheeled robot emerges, only for Tom destroy it, angering Robotnik. A tiny helicopter drone ejects from the remains, and manages to surgically remove the top half of the truck before Sonic snaps it in half. In a last-ditch effort, the drone's eye becomes a sticky bomb and attaches itself to Sonic's glove. Sonic and Tom are able to remove the bomb, but Sonic is rendered unconscious in the explosion.

Robotnik rages at the fact that Tom and Sonic survived, but then notices a quill and discovers that it has so much energy pulsing from it. He then uses it as an energy supply for his Eggpod.

#### Chasing Sonic

Later, Robotnik, sporting a red flight suit and black goggles, intercepts Sonic, Maddie, and Tom before Sonic can teleport himself to the mushroom planet. Using Sonic's quill, Robotnik's Eggpod achieves supersonic speed, and almost prevents Sonic from getting the Wachowskis to safety. Dubbing his adversary "Eggman", Sonic leads Robotnik on a chase around the world with his rings, going through Paris, China, and Egypt, before returning to Green Hills.

Robotnik finally manages to hit Sonic with an energy blast, critically injuring him. While Robotnik gloats, Tom uses a ring to get behind the doctor and make a surprise attack. The two engage in a fistfight until Robotnik manages to throw Tom off of the Eggpod. As Robotnik prepares to kill Tom and Maddie, Sonic succumbs to his wounds. Robotnik prepares to depart with the body, but is stopped by the residents of Green Hill, headed by Tom and Maddie. Tom berates Robotnik for his heartlessness, declaring Sonic to be his friend. Hearing this, Sonic's emotions cause his power to peak, reviving him.

#### Final Showdown

Tired of running from danger, Sonic vows to protect his friends and attempts to reclaim his stolen power from the quill, but Robotnik retaliates and fires a volley of seeker missiles at the hedgehog. Using his power, Sonic attacks the Eggpod at lightspeed velocity, bombarding it with spin attacks and critically damaging it. Not wanting to leave his friends behind, Sonic instead uses a ring to banish Robotnik to the mMshroom Planet, destroying the Eggpod in the process.

#### On the Mushroom Planet

Robotnik is revealed to have survived, his head shaven and his mustache overgrown and unkempt. His sanity deteriorating, Robotnik's only companion is a stone which he names after his former underling and subjects to similar abuse. Equipped with nothing but salvaged parts from the wreckage of the Eggpod, his wrist device, and Sonic's energized quill, Robotnik declares that he'll be home by Christmas and proceeds to trek across the mushroom planet, chucking "Agent Stone" ahead of himself and laughing maniacally.

## Personality

Dr. Robotnik's genius intellect makes him somewhat of a narcissist, as he immediately declared himself to be superior to Major Bennington and later stated everyone around him is inferior and less evolved. He is so arrogant and condescending that he has told Agent Stone multiple times that "the hardest thing about being the smartest person in the world is that everyone else is stupid." He is also somewhat eccentric, as while talking to said military officer, he briefly moves stiffly and makes robotic noises as he does so. He prides himself in being prepared for any situation, and refuses to admit surprise. He also enjoys dancing wildly when he believes he is alone, and loves the lattes prepared by his lapdog, Agent Stone. Additionally, due to his intellect, he is capable of using large and complicated words to describe a simple situation. Robotnik is not one who tolerates failure, and is very quick to lose his temper when it occurs (yelling quite frequently as he does so). He also has a large chip on his shoulder about being bullied as a child, and he hates being punched in the face as it reminds him of how he used to be at the mercy of unintelligent brutes like the bully who picked on him.

Described as "pure, unbridled evil", Robotnik is willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish his goals, as evidenced by the numerous lethal drones that he sends after both Sonic and Tom Wachowski. Despite his claims of wanting to improve the world, he is happily aware that he is "evil" and thus wishes to achieve improvement the way he envisions it. For example, he put a label on his light switch that says "evil lab". He also has no qualms about the level of destruction he causes, like the damage to San Francisco, the Pyramid of Khafre, and blowing up the Great Sphinx of Giza.

Robotnik suffers from a severe inferiority complex, which stems from childhood neglect. As a result, he sees himself as an insignificant speck, and yearns for acknowledgment and recognition. He often brings up personal accomplishments in order to make himself feel superior, doing this with both Bennington and Tom. He even claims to have been a genius since he was a toddler.

An egomaniacal sociopathic misanthrope, Robotnik often voices his distaste for humanity, only displaying affection towards his machines, gently stroking and praising them. A staunch perfectionist, Robotnik views humans as inefficient beings of hubris and desire, and robots as practical and functional. Human beings bore the doctor to the state that he considers their lives sad and meaningless and therefore he has no desire for having friends. He is completely devoid of empathy, unable to understand why Tom would risk everything to help Sonic, and proudly states that he has no friends. Robotnik hates everybody, and barely tolerates Agent Stone, often subjecting him to physical and emotional abuse; however, he does compliment Stone on his lattes, albeit very aggressively. Interestingly enough, despite him openly stating that he will not miss Agent Stone, he creates a stand-in of his lackey to keep him company on the mushroom planet. He may not actually like people, but he at least needs someone to abuse. Despite this, he did praise Agent Stone on his cappuccino-making skills, albeit aggressively, so he may possess a tiny degree of compassion.

Robotnik is also incredibly sadistic, seizing any opportunity to inflict pain upon other people, and relishing every second. He also shows his sadism by happily talking about how he wants to experiment on Sonic and "see what makes him tick", and smiling as he threatens to kill Tom while interrogating him.

By the climax of the film, Robotnik's sanity has degraded to the point where he is completely obsessed with obtaining Sonic's power by any means necessary. He is even willing to place himself into a life-threatening situation, failing to realize the danger until it is too late. Near the end of the film, after spending eighty-seven days alone on the Mushroom Planet, his grip on sanity has degraded even further (despite his claims to the contrary), as he talks to a stone that he named after his former lapdog, and a few mushrooms, as if they were real people.

## Trivia

* Instead of his appearance, Robotnik's nickname of "Eggman" is a result of his Badniks that resemble eggs.
* It is stated by Jim Carrey that Robotnik will gain weight for the sequel.
* Robotnik seems to have a fondness for classical music, as he whistles "Ride of the Valkyries" when summoning a Badnik in the Wachowski residence.
* In one scene, Robotnik can be seen playing "Where Evil Grows" by The Poppy FamilyW on his personal music playlist called "Tunes of Anarchy". Other songs and playlists seen include, "Robotnik Rhythms", "Everybody Wants to Rule the WorldW", "Soulful Chamber Music of Oppression", "Nuclear Tempos of Rhapsody", "Dinner For One", "Acoustical Tempo for Tyranny", "Heavy Metal Bombing Over Babylon", "Obscure 1970's Canadian Jams", and "Crush 40".
	+ The final group is well known for producing several music tracks for the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series.
	+ This entire scene was ad-libbed by Jim Carrey: the music, the choreography, and the jokes.
* In his appearance in *Sonic Dash*, Robotnik's voice clips are the same as Dr. Eggman's. Thus he is voiced in the game by Mike Pollock instead of Jim Carrey.
* Robotnik's final scene in the first film is a possible reference to *Cast Away*, wherein the main character (portrayed by Tom Hanks) creates a companion out of a volleyball to provide him with company on a deserted island.
* It seems that Dr. Ivo Robotnik will return in his black clothing in *Sonic The Hedgehog 2*.

## References

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