Dr. Eggman

> *This article is about Dr. Eggman' appearance in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch. For other uses, see Dr. Eggman.*
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## Voice Actor

### Japanese

Chikao Ōtsuka

**Dr. Eggman** (エッグマン博士, Egguman hakase) is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch, in fact, he was one of the first 4 newcomers to be announced for the game, along side Tails, Knuckles, Shadow. He reuses voice clips by Mike Pollock in the English version, and Chikao Ōtsuka in the Japanese version.

Not much tournament play has been done, therefore Dr. Eggman doesn't currently have a tournament summary.

## **Attributes**

Dr. Eggman is a very unique super-heavyweight in the sense that, he rides in a upgraded version of his Egg Mobile, in which it has a separate hurtbox from him, making his survivability variable. He possesses a unique mechanic where the Egg Mobile takes less damage from all incoming attacks, whereas he himself takes more damage in comparison.

Dr. Eggman is classified as a heavy Zoner character, as his main goal is stage control, and utilizing his many tools and projectiles in his kit to keep the opponent out. He works best at a distance. Dr. Eggman have very long ranged attacks, thanks to the many tools and machines that he has in his disposal, and has close quarters options that are, while quite powerful, isn’t as great as his long-ranged options. His Forward and Back Air are both projectiles, but while his Forward Air is good for spacing and zoning, his Back Air is most suited for edgeguarding and ledgetrapping. His recovery is about average, as his Up Special is the Egg Press (from *Sonic Advance*), in which the Egg Mobile will deploy a large spring from underneath that will bounce him upwards. It goes at an average distance, but if you hold it for longer, you will go even higher. The spring itself even posses a spike hitbox as your about to go up, so It's a good move if the opponent is below you. His grab game is solid, too. While his grab may be slow (At Frame 12), it has great range. His Down Throw can bury opponents for a very brief moment, then launches them at an arc, allowing for good follow-ups. His Up Throw is a very potent kill throw. His Forward Throw and Back Throw does good knockback, too. Dr. Eggman is also one of, if not, the heaviest character in the game, allowing him to live longer than most characters.

Eggman, however, have some pretty bad weaknesses. Dr. Eggman struggles at close-quarter combat, as he doesn’t have the tools to deal with such pressure. Dr. Eggman has one of, if not, the largest hurtboxes in the game, making him an easy target for combo food and being put him in disadvantage, thanks to his high weight and fall speed. While Eggman have very powerful and long-ranged attacks, he does suffer from very poor frame data for the majority of his attacks. He's also not very fast on the ground, has no good OOS options, and his recovery, while not bad, is somewhat easy to exploit.

Overall, Dr. Eggman is designed to be a “Turtle” character. Dr. Eggman may be slow and large, but his zoning and trapping game are impeccable. He can overwhelm opponents at a distance with his many projectiles and set-ups, but becomes helpless once the opponents gets close to him. He wants to be at a distance at all times.

## **Moveset**

### **Air Attacks**

10% (Mid),
 Forward Air
 Back Air
 Up Air
 Down Air
12% (late)

### On-Screen Appearance

Runs to his Egg Mobile, jumps in, and starts his engine.

### Taunts

Side - Pumps his left hand out, announcing "Get a load of this!"

Up - Eggman does his signature laugh towards the camera.

Down - Deploys the Egg Walker legs, and do a pose.

### Idle Poses

* Plucks his mustache.
* Looks around on both sides of his Egg Mobile.

## Victory

### Theme

An updated remix of the "Act Clear!" theme that started in Sonic 3.

### Poses

* Eggman does his signature laugh, saying "HOOHOOHOHOHO!", then points his finger towards the camera.
* Eggmans puts his fists on his hips, while saying "You know what they say....The more, the merrier!" If he wins against Sonic, however, then he laughs, and will then say "I've got you now, Sonic!"
* Eggman steps out of the Egg Mobile, and juggles all the 7 Chaos Emeralds while he mockingly chuckles. Based on the many bad endings you get in the classic Sonic games.