Dr. Robotnik

### Affiliation

United States Government (formerly)* United States Department of Defense (formerly)
	+ Shadow Wolves (formerly)
* United States Armed Forces (formerly)
	+ United States Army (formerly)
* Robotnik's Crew (formerly)

## Appearances

### Movie

*Sonic the Hedgehog*
*Sonic the Hedgehog 2*

### TV Special

*Thrills & Quills: The Making of Sonic the Hedgehog 2*

### Book

*Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization*
*Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Novelization*

### Comic

*Sonic the Hedgehog: The Adventures of Sonic & Donut Lord*
*Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*

## Actors/Actresses

### Portrayed By

Jim Carrey

*"I'm going to enslave humanity and force them to service my machines. First Green Hills, then the universe, then the multiverse, then who knows?! Maybe that'll be enough. Full disclosure? You won't be there."*
―Dr. Robotnik to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Doctor **Ivo Gerald Robotnik** is a scientist and a former United States Government operative, with five Ph.D.s and an extremely high intelligence. He created a revolutionary drone technology, referred by him as Badniks, with the purpose of tracking targets and combatting enemies. In 2020, he was sent by the United States Government to investigate the Green Hills Energy Blast. As his hunt for the cause of the blackout progressed, he discovered that it was executed by an extremely powerful alien named Sonic the Hedgehog, whom he would begin to track through the Pacific Northwest in order to capture him and use his power to conquer the world. After following him to San Francisco, he was confronted by Sonic, who mocked him with the nickname **Eggman** due the shape of his badniks, and arrived to Green Hills, where Robotnik was defeated and stranded to the Mushroom Planet.

Approximately seven months later, Robotnik fulfilled his vowed return when Knuckles the Echidna arrived on the Mushroom Planet and teamed up with him to return to Earth and get revenge on Sonic. He soon had new plans to find the “source of unlimited power”, the Master Emerald, to conquer the world and defeat Sonic when it was first mentioned by Knuckles. Sonic and Tails teamed up to find the Emerald before him and thwart his plans, but Robotnik, betraying Knuckles, managed to absorb the Emerald’s power and became insane and all-powerful and began destroying Green Hills using a giant robot resembling himself, with plans to conquer the universe and further.

Knuckles teamed up with Sonic and Tails in a final showdown against Robotnik and managed to take the Emerald from him. About to finally kill Sonic, Tom, and Maddie, Sonic used the fragmented parts of the Emerald, the Chaos Emeralds, to transform into an extremely powerful being and finally defeats Robotnik by destroying the robot. In the aftermath, the Guardian Units of Nations began cleaning up the battle’s leftovers and were unable to find Robotnik’s body, presuming him dead.

## Powers and Abilities

### Former Powers

*"Chaos… is… power!"*
―Dr. Robotnik[src]
* **Master Emerald Empowerment:** After merging himself with the Master Emerald, Robotnik was granted ultimate power and could turn his thoughts into power, being able to summon a kaiju-sized Giant Eggman Robot made out of all types of machinery. However, Knuckles manages to infiltrate the robot and punch the Emerald out of Robotnik, returning him to normal.
	+ **Chaos Energy Manipulation:** His electrical chaos energy can also shock those who come in contact with it, hence Agent Stone evading the bolts when Robotnik was close.
		- **Bio-Electricity** **Generation:** With the power of the Master Emerald, Robotnik possessed control of a green Bio-Electricity that emanated from his body.
		- **Technopathy:** The Master Emerald granted him Chaos Energy, a sort of electrical charge. He could also feel electricity that runs through things and manipulate every electrical object.
			* **Techno-Telekinesis:** With his electric abilities, he could move objects simply by twiddling his fingers.
			* **Mechanical Construct:** He could form objects together into one construct.
	+ **Teleportation:** Robotnik possessed the ability of sudden travel, having used upon harnessing the emerald's might.
	+ **Aerokinesis:** To develop his Giant Eggman Robot, Robotnik had developed a tornado swarming with metallic parts he can build it with.
	+ **Levitation:** The Master Emerald has given him the power to hover above the ground.

### Abilities

*"Five PhDs, IQ off the charts, and his drone-tech is revolutionary!"*
―Commander Walters[src]
* **Genius-Level Intellect:** With an IQ of 300, Robotnik is one of the most brilliant scientists in modern time, even by government standards. He is so intelligent in fact that he was able to accurately determine Sonic's exact height, weight and entire skeletal structure based on nothing but a footprint of his and determine and harness the power of Sonic's alien biology. He was also able to analyze the exact coordinates of Tom Wachowski's truck while it was on the move, simply by deterring the quickest route to San Francisco, the speed of the vehicle, and local weather conditions.
* **Master Engineer:** Boasting five PhDs and once described as a "lab rat with teeth," Robotnik possesses intent knowledge of computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering.
* **Combatant:** He is quite formidable with hand-to-hand combat. Even as a child, he was able to severely injure his school bully, who had to eat through a straw for a year. Into his adult years, he is physically strong enough to toss an over-sized man straight through a window and completely overcome Tom Wachowski.

*"Here's the sitch: Uninhabited planet, no resources, no supplies, no apparent way home... a lesser man would die here. I'll be home by Christmas."*
―Dr. Robotnik[src]
* **Master Survivalist:** After being stranded on the Mushroom Planet, he was able to fend for himself with only a pack of salvaged scrap, his wrist device, and his intelligence.

*"Sacré bleu!"
"Excusez-moi, monsieur!"*
―Mime and Dr. Robotnik[src]
* **Multilingualism:** Robotnik can speak his native English, as well as Japanese, and French.

## Equipment

### Weapons

*"You know what I love about machines? They do what they're told, they follow their programming! They don't need time off to get drunk and put the boat in the water!"*
―Dr. Robotnik to Major Bennington[src]
* **Badniks:** Robotnik's robots and drones are his most prized possessions.
	+ **Egg-Drone:** Robotnik’s drones are armored machines that help him search, research, and attack Sonic the Hedgehog.
	+ **Dual Egg-Copter:** Robotnik's little drones that he used to investigate the Wachowski Residence.
	+ **Egg-Copter:** Robotnik's mini drones that he possess a laser beam and become a sticky bomb once the propeller is removed.
	+ **Buzz Bomber:** Robotnik's bee-shaped drones that possess a laser beam.
	+ **Giant Eggman Robot:** Thanks to the power of the Master Emerald, Robotnik formed a giant robotic version of himself to destroy Green Hills together with Agent Stone and dominate all realities. The robot was attached to him and could feel what the robot felt until Sonic the Hedgehog destroyed the robot along with Robotnik.
* **Sonic's Quill:** After Tom Wachowski found it and brought it home out of curiosity, Agent Stone took it T for further investigation on the Green Hills Energy Surge. Robotnik rather used it to apply power to his Eggpod and enlarge his chances of world domination.

### Vehicles

* **Eggpod:** Robotnik's vehicular Badnik was a prototype fueled by Sonic the Hedgehog's electrical power. Following it's destruction, Robotnik carries scraps of it.
* **Egg-Mobile:** To transport himself, Robotnik possessed an egg-shaped ship called the Egg-Mobile that had missiles and speed just like his original Eggpod.

### Other Equipment

*"It's a flight suit, designed to modulate my body temperature and reduce drag!"
"Yeah, and you still are one."*
―Dr. Robotnik and Tom Wachowski[src]
* **Dr. Robotnik's Suit:** Robotnik had a suit he wore when piloting the Eggpod. He got a new one when returning to Earth after being trapped on the Mushroom Planet with his old damaged suit on.
	+ **Robotnik Control Glove:** Robotnik owned gloves that can be utilized in many circumstances. He had an old one lost to the First Bank of Walla Walla.

## Facilities

* **Unknown School:** Robotnik attended school in his younger years. He was bullied and decided to severely use violence back at bullies via his inventions.
* **Mobile Lab:** Robotnik has a Badnik truck which he uses as base of operations for him and his crew.

## Relationships

Allies* Agent Stone - Assistant
* Agent Stone - Rock Friend
* Robotnik's Crew - Former Subordinates
* Shadow Wolves
	+ Sonic the Hedgehog - Arch-Enemy, Attempted Victim and Attempted Killer
	+ Miles "Tails" Prower - Attempted Victim
	+ Knuckles the Echidna - Former Ally and Attempted Victim
* Green Hills Sheriff's Department
	+ Tom Wachowski - Attempted Victim
	+ Wade Whipple
* Maddie Wachowski - Attempted Victim
* United States Government - Former Allies
	+ United States Armed Forces - Former Allies
		- United States Army - Former Allies
			* Major Bennington - Former Ally
	+ United States Department of Defense - Former Allies
* Guardian Units of Nations
	+ Commander Walters - Former Ally
* Unit - Creation
* Roadhouse Thug
* Crazy Carl

## Appearances

* *Sonic the Hedgehog*
	+ *Sonic the Hedgehog: The Adventures of Sonic & Donut Lord*
* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*
* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*
* *Sonic Drone Home* (mentioned)

## Trivia

* In the video game series, **Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik** is an evil mad scientist, a mastermind in both mischief and machinery, constantly holding hope to his Eggman Empire, which would dominate the world if it wasn’t for Sonic and his allies continuously halting Eggman's operations.
* In *Sonic the Hedgehog*, Sonic nicknamed Robotnik "Mr. Eggman", alluding to his egg-shaped drones. This is an obvious reference to his video game variant "Dr. Eggman".
* It is unclear as to whether or not Robotnik survived the long fall from his Giant Eggman Robot, given that he's never found by the Guardian Units of Nations. His ambiguous fate is due to Jim Carrey announcing his plans to retire from acting after *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*.
* In *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Novelization*, it is stated that Robotnik's middle name is 'Gerald'. Possibly a minor allusion to the video game character Gerald Robotnik, Ivo's grandfather and the creator of Shadow the Hedgehog.

## Behind the Scenes

* It was reported that Jim Carrey would want to wear a fat suit for his character Dr. Robotnik in the *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* film.
* Jim Carrey announced he had plans to retire. Producers Neal Moritz and Toby Ascher said that, would he go through on the decision, Carrey would not be recasted in the role of Dr. Robotnik.

## References

1. ↑ This character's name comes from the *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* novelization. While the full details of the book are not compatible with the version of the events portrayed in the movie, this character's name is considered to be the same.

## External Links

* Doctor Eggman on Wikipedia
* Doctor Eggman on Sonic News Network