E-123 Omega (WI04)

## E-123 Omega

Art by Meelowsh

**E-123 Omega** was a major antagonist from *What If E-102 Gamma Survived?*, having been sent to eliminate E-102 Gamma rather than guard Shadow the Hedgehog as per the original video game timeline.

## Personality

E-123 Omega was arrogant and violent to a fault, obsessed with his own strength and his goal to see all machines he deemed inferior be eliminated. He was described as having an 'industrial strength ego' and would openly mock and degrade his opponents while fighting, having no care for his surroundings or anyone who wasn't directly capable of contributing to his own wants.

## History

### Past

Omega's creation was identical to that of the original video game timeline, but rather than be left to guard the pod of Shadow the Hedgehog after his fall to Earth, he was mobilized to track down and eliminate E-102 Gamma to fulfil the promise of revenge that Doctor Eggman didn't have the time to deal with himself. To this end, he arrived on Flicky Island through unknown means, having somehow been made aware of Gamma's location.

### Gamma 3D Arc

#### Battle for Flicky Island

After arriving on Flicky Island, Omega was first discovered by Aya during an evening game of hide-and-seek with Gamma, having mistaken him for her companion. Omega quickly began to interrogate Aya on Gamma's whereabouts, threatening her and calling out her bluff of not knowing who Gamma was. During this, however, Aya was able to reach for her camera and overwhelm Omega's optics using it's flash in the dark of dusk, giving her a chance to run away. Omega gave chase and, through outmanouvered briefly, his strength and bulk allowed him to tear through the surrounding foliage and corner Aya before long.

E-102 Gamma subsequently appeared, having heard Aya's scream and come out of hiding to check on her. Omega's status as an E-Series shocked him, but Gamma at first underestimated Omega's threat level due to his small size, which enraged Omega and prompted him to engage Gamma in combat. The overwhelming power gap between the two quickly became apparent as Omega effortlessly tore through Gamma's front with a single slash, almost killing him in one strike - this prompted Gamma to command Aya to run away, and Omega chased his opponent as he tried to make distance to cover her escape. What followed was described as a 'chase crossed with an all-out gunfight', Omega charging after Gamma and raining bullets down onto him from his rotary cannons. When Gamma attempted to reason with him, Omega callously disregarded all attempts at conversation and merely outlined his rising boredom, continuing to attack without mercy.

As their fight continued, Omega eventually followed Gamma into the Flicky Island Archeologists' campsite, indiscriminately laying down fire without heed for the humans caught in the crossfire. During this assault, Professor Tomo took a bullet in the back for his grand-daughter Aya, and was seemingly paralyzed from the waist down. Gamma fled the camp quickly following this, and Omega gave chase back into the wilderness of Flicky Island.

Omega's continuous hammering of Gamma's energy shield began to show signs of success, as the emitter on Gamma's arm was starting to overload from the prolonged strain. To further illustrate the insurmountable power difference between himself and his target, Omega unleashed his 'full arsenal', opening up his front side and blanketing an eighth of the entire island with explosive ordinance. This finally caused Gamma's energy barrier to burst, sending him flying headfirst into a rock where he was left briefly inoperable - Omega caught up with him in time to see him having risen to his feet, preparing his final gambit.

As Gamma began to charge his blaster to beyond his body's limits, Omega gravely underestimated the potential power of the growing energy and became enticed by the prospect of overcoming Gamma's strongest attack. Wishing to further invalidate Gamma and earn a more satisfying victory, Omega allowed Gamma to continue charging. The All-Or-Nothing Supercharged Laser, however, proved too much for Omega's body to withstand; it permeated through his arm and erupted from inside his frame, knocking off his head and blowing it, as well as his entire body, 'to smithereens'.

## Powers and abilities

Omega possessed an immensely powerful arsenal that eclipsed everything within E-102 Gamma's capabilities bar his overcharged blaster, pouring a seemingly infinite amount of bullets from his arm-mounted rotary cannons and having enough collective firepower to bring an eighth of Flicky Island to ruin with little visible effort. Though he was small, Omega possessed incredibly dense armour plating that rendered him invulnerable to Gamma's normal Mk.II blaster fire, and was at least on par with Gamma's ground speed. His density and weight also meant that terrain proved little issue for him, as he smashed through all forms of foliage blocking his path while chasing Aya and Gamma.

## Weaknesses

Omega's optics were his only potential weakness, as they were susceptible to being overwhelmed by Aya's camera flash in the dark. When Gamma was trying to probe for weak spots on E-123's body, the eyes were the only place Omega made active effort to protect with his hand, implying that they might have been able to be damaged by Gamma's blaster.

## Relationships

### E-102 Gamma

> *"Why are we still talking when we should be fighting? Boredom increased by 40%. Annoyance rising at a commensurate rate." ~ E-123 Omega, Part 3*
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Omega reviled Gamma for being an Eggman robot built prior to himself, therefore making him 'obsolete'. His lust for combat naturally clashed with Gamma's more sensible personality, denying any attempts to be reasoned with in favour of attacking Gamma without pause. Due to their difference in power and Omega's own arrogance, he eventually underestimated the potential of Gamma, which led to his ultimate demise.

### Doctor Eggman

> *"I have no obligation to Eggman. I am E-123 Omega, and I am here for me." ~ E-123 Omega, Part 3*
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Though still operating within Doctor Eggman's orders for the time he spent active, it was stated that E-123 Omega held no true loyalty to his master, and only undertook the mission he provided him out of an overlap in desire to see Gamma killed.

## References

1. ↑ *"Undone by his own hubris, Omega has been obliterated. We won't be seeing him again in this What If?, he has been permanently put down. Rest in pieces." ~ What If E-102 Gamma Survived? Part 3*