Orbot

**Orbot** is a robot built by Dr. Eggman and one of the Doctor's aide robots.

## History

### Serving a New Boss

After Dr. Eggman disappeared following the war between the Resistance and the Eggman Empire, Orbot welcomed Neo Metal Sonic as the new head of the Eggman Empire until further notice. (StH: #7)

At some point after Dr. Eggman disappeared, Orbot and Cubot were later discovered in Eggman's last known lab by the Chaotix, who were tracking Eggman. Although the two robots were cooperative when the Chaotix interrogated them, they knew nothing about Eggman's whereabouts. (StH: #5)

In a secret base, Orbot and Cubot met up with Neo Metal Sonic, who was currently controlling the Badnik hordes. There, Orbot revealed in his report that Sonic the Hedgehog was heading towards Rough and Tumble. (StH: #2)

Some time after, Orbot went over the preparations that Neo Metal Sonic had made for the next stage of his master plan before being ordered to signal Neo Metal Sonic's flagship. (StH: #6)

### Eggman's return

While Neo Metal Sonic was battling the Resistance on Angel Island, Dr. Starline had arranged the kidnapping of Mr. Tinker, Eggman's current persona while suffering from amnesia since his last defeat at Sonic's hands. Orbot and Cubot joined Starline at the Final Egg, assisting the doctor as he worked to restore Eggman's true personality. Mr. Tinker empathized with the robot lackeys after hearing about how poorly Eggman had treated them, making Orbot wonder whether he really wanted his old boss back.

After being defeated by the Resistance and subsequently released from captivity by Sonic, Metal Sonic arrived at the Final Egg in a damaged state. When Mr. Tinker inspected the damage, he suddenly reverted back to Eggman, which Orbot was somewhat displeased about. With his true personality restored, Dr. Eggman immediately got back to work planning to take over the world, bringing up a computer file on one of his incomplete projects: the Metal Virus. Orbot and Cubot expressed concern and dread over the idea of Eggman unleashing the virus on the world.

### The Metal Virus Crisis

When Dr. Eggman initiated his plan to spread the Metal Virus across the world, Orbot and Cubot were assigned to man the Faceship, piloting the vessel and overseeing the production of the virus. As time went on and more of the population succumbed to infection, the Zombots became unresponsive to Eggman's commands due to random mutations in the virus' code. Dr. Starline expressed concern over the Metal Virus becoming uncontrollable, but Eggman brushed him off and stated he would find a way to fix the issue later.

While Eggman was off the bridge to get lunch, Starline confided in Orbot, stating that he had been inspired by Eggman but was starting to have doubts due to the doctor's apparent inability to plan for the long-term. Orbot responded that Eggman's plans normally failed half the time due to his lack of foresight and half due to Sonic's overwhelming power. This would lead to Starline considering alternative options for managing the outbreak, resulting in him going behind the doctor's back and recruiting the Deadly Six, which ultimately resulted in the Zeti's takeover of the Faceship.

When Zavok and his pack took over the Faceship, Eggman, Starline and Metal Sonic escaped through a Warp Topaz portal. Orbot immediately greeted Zavok and offered his services to the Zeti, though this was merely a ploy to stop Zavok from outright controlling him with his electromagnetic powers. Zavok believed that Orbot and Cubot had chosen to follow him, but they were secretly working with Rouge the Bat - who had infiltrated the ship following the fall of Central City - to monitor the Zeti and sabotage the vessel.

While Dr. Eggman was working alongside Sonic and the surviving Restoration members on securing the Chaos Emeralds from each of the Zeti, Orbot, Cubot and Rouge went about sabotaging the Faceship as Zavok set course for Angel Island. As the ship arrived in the island's airspace, the machines producing the Metal Virus exploded. While Zavok was distracted, Rouge took the Chaos Emerald installed in the command chair, causing the ship to power down and crash.

As Zavok fought against the heroes on Angel Island, Orbot and Cubot evacuated from the Faceship. Making their way onto the island, the duo found the severed head of E-123 Omega and took whilst the heroes were distracted. After Zavok had been defeated and the Metal Virus was eradicated, they reconvened with Dr. Eggman as he was repairing a Restoration shuttle in order to escape while the heroes were celebrating their victory. The two robot lackeys were discovered by Gemerl, but before he could do anything with them, he was ambushed by Metal Sonic and critically damaged, giving Eggman and his cronies the chance to escape.

### Bad Guys

When Dr. Starline and his group of escaped convicts started raiding Eggman facilities, Orbot joined Dr. Eggman in assessing the damage done. When inspecting the Power Core repository, the evidence left at the scene suggested that Sonic was the one who had attacked, but Eggman didn't believe it.

Later, Orbot received a transmission that stated that Sonic was attacking a supply depot. Eggman took an Egg Hawk and a fleet of Balkiry Badniks to attack, but while en route, Orbot contacted the doctor to inform him that the transmission was false and that an Eggnet hub was under attack. Eggman and his attack force then altered course and attacked the hub, finding that Zavok had taken over the facility. The hub was bombed into rubble, but Zavok had survived and escaped. When Eggman returned to his lair, Orbot gave the doctor a run-down of the losses he had sustained, but Eggman was more concerned about who was trying to make a play against him, having ruled out Sonic and Zavok as the culprits.

### Test Run

Some time later, Orbot and Cubot were assigned to oversee a new facility where Dr. Eggman would test new Badnik designs and battle strategies. There, the two aide robots would monitor all activity in the test chambers and gather data. When Sonic, Tails and Amy Rose infiltrated the facility, they sent several Quasi-Badniks after the trio. Not long after, Tangle the Lemur and Belle the Tinkerer also entered the tower where they ambushed the duo and tied them up.

While restrained, Orbot was tricked by Tangle into revealing the location of Sonic, Tails and Amy. While embarrassed to have been made fools of, the two robots were more curious about Belle, recognizing her as mechanical but unsure of her origin. The robots conversed with each other, asking about Belle's nature and Belle asking what they did for Eggman. At that point, Eggman contacted his lackeys via their PDA device and Belle responded, at which point the truth about Belle was revealed.

After Eggman's transmission was terminated, Belle noticed that the strange gateway that Tangle had vanished through to find Sonic's group was starting to crackle. Orbot stated that the portal was malfunctioning since Tangle's tail was inside it, since she had been using her tail as a tether so she could pull herself back out of the test chamber. A feedback loop had started to build which threatened to implode the entire facility. Tangle soon emerged from the gate accompanied by Sonic, Amy and Tails, and the group made their escape, carrying Orbot and Cubot with them. They reached the Tornado and took off just before the tower imploded.

Rather than take Orbot and Cubot prisoner, the heroes decided to let the robots go. Orbot was delighted by this as their situation provided an excuse for he and Cubot to take a "sabbatical" from their service to Eggman, and so the two robo-lackeys folded into their base forms and jumped from the plane and into the ocean.

### Hero Camp

During their unscheduled vacation, Orbot and Cubot decided to open up what they called a "Hero Camp". They invited several children who were known to associate with Sonic, including Cream the Rabbit, to take part in the camp. Disguising themselves (poorly) as camp counselors, the two robots' planned to trick the kids into revealing sensitive information that Eggman could later use against Sonic and the Restoration. Their plan backfired spectacularly as the children seemed to know more about camping and survival than they did. When the dim-witted duo revealed that they didn't know what s'mores were, the children realised that they were being tricked and attacked the two, tying them up.

### Battle for the Empire

After the failure of their Hero Camp caper, Orbot and Cubot would eventually return to Dr. Eggman's side, arriving at Eggperial City just as it was coming under attack by Dr. Starline and his two new creations, Surge and Kitsunami. While monitoring the battle between the duo and the city's Badnik forces, Orbot at first believed that it was Sonic and Tails who were attacking since Starline's new minions possessed similar abilities.

    Dr. Starline would soon hack into Eggman's computers and upload a viral program that brought all Badniks around the planet under his control. Orbot and Cubot were also affected by this program and attacked Eggman. However, lacking any offensive ability, the two were easily shoved aside by their creator who then escaped through a chute beneath his chair. Starline then entered the central tower where Orbot and Cubot greeted him.

Starline's victory was not to be, however, as Dr. Eggman had escaped to a garage where several of his past mechs were being restored. He had launched the Egg Emperor and attacked the tower, causing Starline to flee. The platypus would make his own way to the garage where he would commandeer the Super Eggrobo, using it to battle against his idol. The fight between the doctors was epic, but Eggman delivered a humiliating defeat to Starline. After the battle, Eggman returned to the tower where he regained control of his forces.

## Appearance

Orbot is a diminutive robot with a round head composed of a semispherical cap with a smaller black semisphere under it for a lower face. His lower face can separate to reveal a cover, representing his mouth, and he has two grey-framed and pupil-less eyes. He has also a ball joint for a chest and red gloves for hands. His arms and back consist each of two thin bars that are joined by a ball joint. His lower body is a small semisphere with a grey inside and a ball joint connecting it to his back. Orbot has a red head cap and light blue eyes and mouth, while the rest of him is black and grey with a few red joints.

## Personality

Unlike many of Eggman's robots, Orbot is not a mindless drone. Orbot is one who looks at the bright side of things, especially for the sake of his boss when he is in a foul mood. He is also quite lazy and frequently talks back to Eggman and points out flaws in the doctor's plans and actions.

## Abilities

Orbot does not possess any abilities aside from possessing intelligence. He aids Dr. Eggman in his plans. Orbot is able to levitate and move freely through mid-air.

## Relationships

### Friends/allies

* Eggman Empire
	+ Badniks
	+ Dr. Eggman
	+ Metal Sonic
		- Neo Metal Sonic
	+ Cubot

### Enemies

* Chaotix Detective Agency
	+ Chaotix
		- Charmy Bee
		- Espio the Chameleon
		- Vector the Crocodile
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Deadly Six
	+ Zavok
	+ Zor
	+ Zomom
	+ Master Zik
	+ Zeena
	+ Zazz
* E-123 Omega
* Gemerl
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Tangle the Lemur

## Background Information

* Head writer Ian Flynn has revealed on Twitter that Orbot's measurements are the same as those of his game counterpart.
* In the games, Orbot's production number is **"SA-55"**. This designation is actually a "l33t-speak" spelling of the word "sass", alluding to Orbot's tendancy towards passive-aggressive comments.