Dr. Eggman

In IDW Issue 15

**Dr. Eggman** is a character who appears in *The Legend of Fox the Brave*. He is a major villain who appears in much of the series, but unlike in the various *Sonic the Hedgehog* media(where he serves as the main antagonist much of the time), he did not become the main antagonist until the *The Phantom War* arc, and later the *Looming Crisis* arc

As of *Broken Worlds*(arc), Eggman's whereabouts are currently unknown, but seeing as it is an adaptation of the IDW miniseries *Bad Guys*, it is likely he is looking into the whereabouts of Dr. Starline

## Appearance

Dr. Eggman retains his appearance from modern *Sonic the Hedgehog* media

## Personality

Dr. Eggman is the pinnacle of a mad scientist

While intelligent, he is incredibly narcissistic, cruel, short-tempered, and a very vengeful person. He is known for taking his rage out on others, especially the person who angered him

Despite all this, Eggman does have a cowardly side. When things appear to be going horribly and threatening his life, Eggman will beg for help or for someone to save/spare him

## History

Eggman's history before the series is unknown

At some point in time, Eggman had hired a Soleanna-native red fox named Torch, but the loner later escaped, leaving that life behind to start a family

When Eggman later found him to try to get him back, Torch refused, on the grounds he wanted to protect his family. In a fit of rage, Eggman orders his forces to attack the foxes, resulting in the orphaning of Torch's young son Red

Later, when Red is a teenager, Eggman coerces the young fox into working for him, with subtle threats, making him feel he had no threat

However, during Red's tenure with the Eggman Empire, Eggman made the fox his favorite punching bag whenever he was enraged

Not long after Eggman woke up Shadow the Hedgehog, Red was caught trying to escape, a stunt that Eggman punished the fox for by throwing him in a prison cell

After letting Red free, Eggman sent him to Angel Island to assist the Dingo camp he had been supporting, but Red escapes, never to be seen by the Empire again

### Dawn of the Alliance

Not long after the Storming Alliance is founded, "Eggman" began causing trouble, attacking and conquering villages and various territories around the Four Worlds

It is later revealed that this "Eggman" is actually a fake, and that the real Eggman has actually been locked away, discovered by Team Chaotix while the others confront the real threat

After this fight is over, Eggman returns to leading the Eggman Empire

### *The Phantom War*

When the Phantom War kicked into full gear, Eggman led an attack on the Storming Base, destroying it and scattering the warriors

Later, when the Resistance tried to take back Metropolis, Eggman orders Infinite to take care of the invaders, which was done with devastating efficiency. After this, Eggman was not seen by the warriors for some time

Outside the Imperial Tower, Eggman's forces confront the Resistance army and the warriors, and a huge battle ensues

Eggman breaks out a new Death Egg Robot, but that is destroyed by the combined efforts of Sonic the Hedgehog and Resistance Rookie(later Storm Fighter) Rex Storm

Some time after the battle, Eggman was found by the warriors, but had lost all memory of his old self, becoming the kindly handyman Mr. Tinker

### *Looming Crisis*

After the Phantom War, Mr. Tinker settled in well at the Base, managing to survive the crises following the Phantom War, until Dr. Starline became a threat

When a young boy named Max and his friend Bailey arrived at the Base to hide from Starline, Mr. Tinker helped them to feel comfortable, and helped Max overcome the fear and timidness his traumatic encounters with Starline had inflicted on him

When the warriors tried to hide Max and Mr. Tinker, both of them were kidnapped by Starline. After an unknown period of time, Eggman successfully regained his memories, returning to his old personality as a result

His first big plan was something called the Metal Virus. With it, he was able to basically take most of Mobius, though it quickly grew out of control when it mutated enough to resist attempts to control it(until the Zeti were brought in)

After the infection of Spiral Hill Village, Eggman was forced to flee the Faceship with Starline, as the latter had brought the Deadly Six aboard to control the infection, but they quickly turned on the doctors. With the creation of a portal, the two were able to escape to Angel Island, where they planned with the remaining Restoration members and some of the surviving warriors that were there

Eggman suggested using the Warp Topaz to get rid of the Metal Virus, and fired and tossed Starline away when the other doctor vehemently refused to allow its use. Afterward, Eggman assisted in the creation of a multi-portal tool that allowed some of the Restoration members to retrieve five of the Chaos Emeralds

He was not seen during the final battle, but afterward, when he escaped in the Restoration's ship, disappearing to parts unknown to rebuild his empire

As of the *Broken Worlds* arc, his whereabouts remain unknown

## Alternate Counterparts

### *Fall of the Worlds*

This incarnation of Dr. Eggman is largely the same as his main series counterpart. After his city is destroyed, he feels ready to just give up, but is persuaded into joining the warriors in their fight against Enerjak by Austin and Hooper

### *Reign of the Empire*

In the alternate timeline seen in the arc *Reign of the Empire*, more is known about Eggman than in *Fall of the Worlds*

This incarnation of Dr. Eggman is considerably crueler and meaner. He is described as having a "vicious temper", and frequently takes his volatile rage out on anyone in his vicinity. At one point, he grew angry enough to throw a chair at Dr. Starline, prompting the Mobian doctor to retreat to safety. He also throttled Orville while reprimanding him for his failure

It appears that this version of Eggman rules through fear and physical abuse. Eggman commonly intimidates those who aren't blindly loyal or at least follow without question or complaint. Those who refuse to be intimidated are often struck, to increasing degrees the more stubborn they are

Further, he doesn't seem to take other people's concerns into account, casually dismissing both Starline and Dimitri's concerns about the warriors and Enerjak, respectively, and getting angry when Starline pointed out that Eggman ignored Dimitri's concerns

## Abilities/Skills

It is said that Dr. Eggman boasts of an IQ of 300, and while the legitimacy of this claim is questionable, it is not without validity

Eggman has a genius-level intellect, rivaling that of Tails, and is able to design and create robots with ease. His robot design is notoriously weird, as noted by Tails in regards to rebuilding Omega

## Trivia

Despite being the main antagonist of most of the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series, Eggman currently only serves as the main antagonist of *The Legend of Fox the Brave* in two arcs to date