Dr. Eggman

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## History

**Doctor Ivo Robotnik**, better known by the alias **Doctor Eggman** is the main antagonist of the *Sonic Adventures* series. He is an evil human scientist and the arch-nemesis of Sonic the Hedgehog. A self-proclaimed genius with several talents and a remarkable IQ of 300, the doctor constantly hatches plots to establish his Eggman Empire all across the earth and build his own utopia, Eggmanland. For all his brilliance though Sonic and his friends constantly find ways to foil his plans and keep him at bay.

Never discouraged by his defeats, Eggman is always able to come up with a seemingly endless supply of plots to make his world conquest dreams become a reality. His ambitions and schemes ever growing, his plans have varied from turning Animals into robot slaves to making incredibly dangerous global threats that have involved building war machines, using doomsday devices to threaten entire nations, and relying on ancient mythological deities or eldritch abominations bent on destruction, all in the name of achieving his goals. At times, Eggman has even gone as far as to target the entire universe and hatched schemes to control spacetime itself.

While all of these plans end in failure due to the continued efforts of Sonic and his friends, the mad doctor is somehow always able to slip away from certain death or imprisonment and escape at the last moment. Eggman's immature character and self-centered thoughts have led to evil deeds, making him the most dangerous threat to ever appear in the universe.

## Past

### *Sonic Adventures Series S1-S6*

Right after the events of a previous adventure Sonic finds a shuttle and goes to South Island Sonic. there he encounters Sonic, after their first encounter Eggman's goal was to get rid of all the anthropomorphic animals. Eggman now has a new goal which is to destroy Sonic & his friends.

### *Sonic Future*

Robotnik after some time discover the Future crystals that have the ability to change the future in your image, in the end the future contains good and bad.

### *Classic Sonic Adventures Comics*

sometime after saving the future, Robotnik decides to attempt to destroy sonic before the future truly grows into the present.

## Personality

Described as the world's vilest person, as well as its worst screw-up, Eggman is an evil, mean, self-proclaimed genius scientist who only thinks about doing bad things. Though normal people cannot understand how the world as it is right now seen in that "horizon of genius" of his, the doctor always tries to conquer it to create what he sees as a utopia, dubbed "Eggmanland". This gives him ridiculous delusions of grandeur and the psychotic belief that the world's problems will be solved if he rules it. As such, he constantly uses his scientific genius and robotic expertise to create weapons and gadgets in his bid to build Eggmanland and to obtain power and dominance. Even though his plans to do so have varied over time, they are all done with this same goal in mind: having Eggman himself in the limelight.

Noted for being very selfish and filled with ego and greed, Eggman is as well extremely narcissistic and egotistical, having a tendency to plaster his persona all over his creations and bases to fuel his ego. Other times, however, he may also focus his work on other themes. Because he places so much value on aesthetics, specially his own, his design philosophy regarding his inventions often focuses on design and gimmickry more than necessary. Overflowing with self-confidence and pride, he always highlights his "scientific genius" when introducing himself, and due to his self-centered character, he hates it when others interrupt his speeches.

Owing to his selfishness, the doctor never puts a thought on other people, even ignoring his own allies when revealing himself and giving all the credit to himself instead. Additionally, he looks down on almost anybody, referring to others as "insignificant". Further adding to his egomaniac character, Eggman is an opportunist and a disdainful person who is only interested in things that are beneficial to him, does not seek collaborations with others unless they can aid him in some way, and is perfectly willing to lie to others whenever given the benefit of the doubt to abandon them later on. He also has a complete disregard for others, even his own minions, and can be very abusive both psychologically and physically with anyone. Once, he brutally beat Emerl up in an attempt to establish a Link with him and was much later willing to strip him of his personhood to advance his own plans. On another occasion, he treated the E-100 Series robots that did not succeed in their mission very harshly, referring to them as "worthless hunks of junk", and even going as far as to remodel one of them to be part of a pillar onboard the Egg Carrier and put its recorded history into a file of his named "Disappointment".

Despite his intelligence, Eggman can come across as very childlike and immature, which is what makes him so eager to conquer the world. This childish behavior makes him believe that taking over the world can be easy. Additionally, the doctor possesses a very short temper and can be angered very easily, leading to him throwing emotional and childish outbursts, screaming, and kicking stuff around when things do not go his way. The doctor also does not believe in fair play, and prefers to win games by cheating, to the point that he proudly admits it out loud; at some point during Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, the doctor secretly got rid of his opponents on a race to prevent them from winning it, and when Team Sonic ultimately won, Eggman stole their trophy and celebrated having done so in front of them.

Like Sonic, Eggman can sometimes show a great deal of attitude and cockiness, especially if he feels like he holds the upper hand. In these situations, he will mock his opponents in a variety of ways. Unlike the hedgehog however, this comes out of mean-spirited arrogance and maliciousness rather than of carefree playfulness. On a similar note, he sometimes does not refer to others by their names, instead disrespectfully addressing them with a characteristic of theirs, such as being overweight, even if he himself shares such attributes. Sometimes, Eggman can also be brash, careless, and somewhat impatient, preferring to do things his own way and ignoring others' advice.

Eggman stands out with his passion and love of robotics and machines in general, which he lives for and puts over anything else in life. In fact, his fondness for them reaches the point that he might even have a fetish for them. He believes that machines look beautiful and likes the fact that he is able to control them to his will. Similarly, he takes great pride in his Badniks, and refers to them as his greatest inventions. Because of this, Eggman always tries to mechanize everything on the planet, making it look "beautiful" in the process, even standing by his conviction that living in a heavily industrialized and polluted place is a better alternative to being in one with clean air. His disregard for nature is such that he has no qualms about kidnapping Animals to use them as "living batteries" for his robots.

One of Eggman's strongest points is his absolute refusal to give up, even in situations where most would accept defeat. Despite the constant defeats he has suffered over the years, he is never discouraged by them and does not let them stop him, merely referring to them as little more than setbacks. Because of this, the doctor does not known when to quit, and has yet to learn his lesson.

Despite his dedication to his plans, Eggman is never actually sure how to pull them off. He can also be so overly obsessive about achieving his goals that he either overlooks important work, skips key details, or fails to take into account some important factors. As such, he can be very blind whenever he believes he has the upper hand, celebrating too early before he has completely overpowered his enemies, usually leading to his plans progressing much slower than planned; even then, the doctor refuses to listen to the consequences of the poor execution of his own planning and simply complains about his bad luck instead. In fact, Eggman has gained somewhat of a reputation for screwing up at his plans, even when he has all the chances of winning with him. Additionally, Eggman is not above fleeing during a battle to continue his fight against his enemies in a later moment.

In spite of his immaturity, Eggman can be very serious and threatening. However, he shows this side very rarely, usually when extremely aggravated or during very serious situations. Under this pressure, he intimidates his opponents with death threats while barely raising his voice and keeping a straight posture. On a similar note, he was also shown to possess a rather bleak and cruel sense of humor, even joyfully narrating the dangers his interstellar amusement park possessed during the Wisp incident. Similarly, in his propaganda video "Come Join the Eggman Empire" during the War to Take Back the Planet, he happily said that living in an area filled with pollution is a lot better than in one with clean air, especially after a robotomy treatment that stripped its citizens of their ability to eat, sleep, and think ever again, which he claimed to be the "good life."

Eggman is also rather manipulative and cunning. Having noted himself that he is great at acting, the doctor has shown on various occasions an astonishing ability to exploit others to his advantage with ingenious lies and false surrenders. This has allowed him to align simple-minded people like Knuckles to his side, and even lure more clever individuals like Emerl and Sonic himself into his traps. Furthermore, he can show surprising foresight when he wants to; most noticeably, during the Space Colony ARK, he was able to discover that Sonic and his friends were planning to fool him by giving him a fake Chaos Emerald to undo his plans, allowing him to set up a trap for his nemeses and even make Tails confirm that this was the case. Additionally, though it is implied that he rarely learns from his mistakes, he can easily outsmart his enemies when he does so; during the War to Take Back the Planet, Eggman not only made sure to build a backup generator for the Phantom Ruby due to anticipating the possibility that the Resistance would destroy the primary one, but also left disinformation about how the Phantom Ruby was actually generating power and leaving the "generator" as a decoy.

Eggman seems to have no problem in committing senseless killing and destruction in order to carry out his plans, even going as far as to contemplate genocide and outright state that he feels pleasure in brutally murdering his enemies. Not caring about the consequences of his operations over the world's residents, he is willing to destroy virtually anything that gets in his way, from cities to continents, and even tie down or shatter entire planets, if he can gain something from doing so. Furthermore, at the climax of the Lost Hex incident, he was content with conquering what was left of the world after the Deadly Six's actions, supporting that he does not care what condition the planet is in as long as he is the one ruling it. On a similar note, it was implied that part of the reason he recruited Infinite, and his Jackal Squad was due to him being genuinely impressed with the mercenary's innate desire to cause the world to become war-torn after seeing his vision via the Phantom Ruby. Described as the most vindictive individual in the world, Eggman is also willing to make deadly, last-minute attacks just to avenge his previous defeats; at the climax of the Egg Utopia incident in particular, he kidnapped Vanilla and took her with him to space as a sadistic form of retaliation following the destruction of the Egg Utopia. Furthermore, while very rarely, the doctor has no qualms about making suicide attacks for the same reasons; during the Chaos incident, he launched a missile deep into the heart of Station Square to utterly destroy it, even if that meant killing himself in the process, after his plans to use Chaos to dominate the planet failed due to interference from Sonic and his friends.

*Am I crazy or am I a genius? I've got all the technology in my hands. It's time for me to conquer the world!*
— Dr. Robotnik's calling card, *Sonic Adventure*

Owing to his delusions of grandiosity, Eggman, while willing to execute massive attacks for his own ambitions, refuses to let others do such destructive actions outside *his* direction. This was best shown when Chaos betrayed the doctor and flooded all of Station Square, an action that he had planned it to do from the very beginning regardless of the beast's betrayal against him but refused to allow its rampage to continue aimlessly. Likewise, he is also not tolerant of senseless destruction if done by a third party, especially if it interferes with his own goals of building his Eggman Empire. This was especially evident during the Black Arms incident, where Eggman considered the Black Arms to be a prime threat that could interrupt his plans. Additionally, the doctor's goal is to rule over the world, while having no intention of destroying it and may actually want to protect it from foreign threats. However, this is because he believes world conquest would be impossible if the world itself is gone.

Despite his desire for world domination, Eggman does, somehow, have a human side in his personality and does not mean any ill will. While it has been stated that his character is not actually as evil as it looks and that he is not a genuinely bad person whose childish character makes him unable to distinguish between right and wrong, however, the doctor is happy to acknowledge that he and his actions are "evil". Either way though, the doctor does not appreciate senseless destruction, tormenting and killing from other individuals and forces who are beyond his control; during the Black Arms incident in particular, he was shown to be disgusted and shocked at the thought that his own grandfather would sacrifice his own people for the sake of research and aid the Black Arms. This side is often shown whenever he cooperates with Eggman Nega, whose more genocidal ways of defeating his enemies contrast his own and have even freaked him out. The doctor's more humane side was shown in full force at the end of the Space Colony ARK incident, where he had an honest and genuine conversation with Tails about how much he adored his grandfather, questioning the actions of his fallen idol and wondering if he intended to destroy him as well. His sudden changes of heart from time to time have given individuals like Sonic a hard time figuring him out, and Eggman himself has admitted that he is "a complicated guy" after he saved Tails.

Eggman has been described as a "self-proclaimed gentleman, a romanticist and a feminist", though he has made statements that suggest otherwise.

## Powers & abilities

Despite what his appearance might suggest, Eggman is an immense intellectual with an IQ of 300 (or even more). Having inherited his genius from a family of brilliant scientists, he possesses overwhelming scientific knowledge, his most well-known ability. Noted to be the world's greatest scientist and with an unparalleled mastery on robotic engineering, he is a brilliant inventor with unmatched technological skills. Additionally, if knowledge is interpreted as a parallel of power, Eggman's intellect alone makes him a very powerful individual.

As a testament to his expertise in robotics, Eggman has designed and engineered numerous weapons and devices that include the armies of foot soldiers known as Badniks. These range from basic Egg Pawns and animal-based robots to the more weaponized Egg Gunners and juggernaut-like Interceptors and Big Chasers. He has even created some of the most powerful robots the world has seen, such as Metal Sonic, who rivals Sonic the Hedgehog in speed and power; and the E-Series, the last of which having been called the world's strongest robot. Not only that, he has also created armadas of flying warships known collectively as the Egg Fleet that boast unmatched power throughout the universe; orbital space stations like the E.G.G. Station and the Death Egg (the latter of which is loaded with ground-breaking weaponry); weapons of mass destruction like the Final Egg Blaster and the Chaos Energy Cannon which can destroy star clusters; inventions that can control people's minds on a global scale; and devices that let him harness the Chaos Emeralds' mystical powers to warp time and space to his will. He has even displayed skills in merging naturally existing entities with mechanical or otherwise foreign parts, suggesting some knowledge in biological and alien physiology too: he was able to successfully turn the primordial form of the Time Eater into a cyborg-like creature and merge his finalized Phantom Ruby copy with Infinite. It is also said that he is experienced at company management, having amassed huge profits through production of robot weapons and construction of related facilities.

Possessing keen vehicle intuition, Eggman has incredible skill in operating his various self-designed vehicles, from his own Egg Mobile to his various mechs and combat machines. Notably, during the Space Colony ARK incident, Eggman was able to power his way through hordes of G.U.N.'s combat robots with his Eggwalker during his invasions of the highly secure areas of Prison Island. Even Sonic has been known to be kept on his toes during his battles with Eggman in his mechs. As seen during Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, Eggman also has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in racecars like his Egg Booster. Overall, his skills as a machine pilot are rivaled only by Tails, who was able to beat him during the Space Colony ARK incident in two mech fights. He can also coordinate with his allies very well during battles, as shown during the Sol Emerald incident, where he was able to control the Egg Salamander alongside Eggman Nega; and the Time Eater incident, where he could control the Time Eater with his past self with no problem. On a similar note, even though he has not made use of them too often, Eggman has demonstrated that he is a capable Extreme Gear rider, being able to drive various types of Gear, including his own E-Rider, with great expertise.

Intellect aside, Eggman is also quite physically powerful and good at gymnastics, though some sources have contradicted this claim. Classified as a Power Type, he has considerable physical strength, enough to shatter a large and thick wall of ice and punch away cars and even entire trains using only his bare hands. He is also quite physically durable, being able to survive a fall down to earth from the Lost Hex and emerge from it nearly unharmed. Furthermore, despite what his huge, lumbering frame may imply, the doctor is able to sprint at immense speeds; during various incidents, he was able to run at the pace of Sonic himself for a few seconds to reach his next escape vehicle or weapon, something even the hedgehog has noted.

### Equipment

Eggman has wielded a number of guns and weapons on several occasions, though he was never shown to use most of them. Early into the Lost Hex incident, he used a laser pistol that could fire shots powerful enough to tear a hole in the Tornado's wings.

Despite how simple they appear, Eggman's glasses are in fact highly advanced technological eyewear. With them, he could track the Chaos Emeralds' locations in the corners of the distorted world after they were flung there by Solaris.

Like his glasses, Eggman's jacket is equipped with several gadgets that can be activated with the press of some hidden buttons. During the first EX World Grand Prix for example, he could activate a holographic screen from his left arm. Also, with a push of the lower-right gold button on his jacket, he can extend the wings of a jetpack on his back and initiate flight.

When racing with Extreme Gear, Eggman is known to use gadgets such as comically large party poppers and mechanical boxing gloves to attack his opponents.

During the Chaos incident, the doctor briefly used a small, unseen object that allowed him to teleport himself and other desired subjects somewhere else. However, the properties of this invention remain unconfirmed.

## Weaknesses

Despite his amazing intellect, Eggman's impatience and arrogance tend to make him act hastily and overlook crucial details when he tries to concentrate on a greater goal. Such was the case during the Dark Gaia incident when he awoke Dark Gaia too early in order to harvest its power for the construction of Eggmanland without even considering the repercussions of awakening Dark Gaia before it had reached full maturity. His childish behavior can be considered a weak spot of his as well. He also tends to let his guard down too easily causing Sonic to attacks the weak spots in his mechs.

Far from being subtle, Eggman's overconfidence sometimes makes him boast a lot, making him accidentally reveal details about his plans and give hints to his enemies as to how to defeat him, all of this without him even realizing what he is saying. He is also noted to not be very good at keeping things hidden.

## Relationships

### Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is Dr. Eggman's sworn arch-nemesis, and his eternal rival. The two met either during or before the South Island incident, with the hedgehog having crushed the doctor's plans for world conquest since then. Because of this, the one thing Eggman dislikes most is Sonic, having made it his sworn goal to destroy his nemesis with his scientific prowess. If their relationship can be described with a single word, it is hostile, but explaining it properly is surprisingly difficult. One thing is for sure, though: Sonic, who has crushed each and every one of Eggman's plans, is no longer the only thing the doctor has in mind for his plans of conquest. If he wants to conquer the world, he has concluded that he has to defeat Sonic first. However, while he does not want to go out of his way to find the hedgehog and duel him, Eggman seems to be somewhat enjoying himself while toying with Sonic when he shows up at a crucial moment in his plan.

From Eggman's point of view, Sonic can be described as an "annoying, impertinent, and hateful hedgehog" who always thwarts his great plans. Even though he has made it clear that his goal is to conquer the world, his dearest wish is actually to defeat his nemesis. As such, the doctor despises the mere sight of the hedgehog, as well as his speed, and if there is anything for him to be happy about, it is when he can attack him unilaterally. Eggman's obsession with defeating Sonic reaches such extents that, by the time of the Chaos incident, he already had nightmares of the hedgehog that filled him with dread, and his repeated defeats in the hands of his adversary may have even driven him insane later on, as seen by his maniacal celebrations whenever he thinks that he will reign victorious that have disturbed his own past counterpart. However, despite their opposing goals and rivalry, it is implied that somehow, deep down, the doctor may even have a certain fondness for his nemesis and his determination.

Sonic teases his adversary a lot, being the one who gave Dr. Robotnik the nickname "Eggman", due to his body shape being an obvious target for criticism. Conversely, it is rare that the doctor will ever taunt the hedgehog back, unless he holds the proverbial cards. On the other hand, the two are the kind of adversaries that take each other on not only in battles, but also when it comes to verbal exchanges such as insults and witty quips; when Eggman insults Sonic, the latter always has a witty retort ready, and the sarcastic banter between the two is always a highlight of every conflict between them.

*I'm sick of you getting in the way **EVERY SINGLE TIME!*** — Dr. Eggman, *Sonic Lost World* (Nintendo 3DS)

Eggman holds a complete disregard for Sonic's life, celebrating the latter's supposed death during the Space Colony ARK incident in cold blood. He expressed similar elation when learning that the hedgehog's data corruption from saving his friends and Eggman himself during the Starfall Islands incident left him trapped in half-dimensions, expressing that his only true regret towards Sonic's fate was that he could not personally finish him off before then. By the time of the War to Take Back the Planet, his hatred of the hedgehog had grown to the extent that he created an invincible weapon of destruction to deal back all the defeats his nemesis inflicted on him. Nonetheless, he does retain at least some grudging respect for his adversary, being "man enough" to recognize that a purely organic creature like him being able to reach Mach 1 is a very impressive feat in itself. He will also reluctantly aid Sonic when push comes to shove if an even greater threat emerges, though he has made it very clear he only does this out of desperation and would not wish to align himself with him otherwise, even if it ensured he could escape. Owing to this as well as his pride, he is also willing to spin the alliance in a way that allows him to make it fall under his terms, such as claiming Sonic to be inducted into the Eggman Empire.

### Miles "Tails" Prower

Miles "Tails" Prower is another one of Eggman's worst enemies. The two first met during the West Side Island incident, where the fox aided Sonic during his quest to defeat the doctor. However, they did not interact with each other a lot since then. This changed during the Chaos incident, where Tails managed to stop Dr. Robotnik from destroying all of Station Square on his own. Since then, they have had a few moments of interaction with each other.

Notably, Tails has been one of the very few that were able to match Eggman in intellect, which is the source of their rivalry; from the doctor's point of view, despite his own narcissism, his adversary is a person to be respected for his keen mind and potential. However, he appears to dislike that the fox wastes all of that staying around with Sonic all the time. Due to this, he can easily deduce that he is going to appear after the hedgehog does. Regardless, Eggman prefers it this way, because of the trouble Tails has given him in previous crises. His admiration towards his enemy was best displayed when they and Sonic teamed up during the Lost Hex incident to defeat the Deadly Six, where the villain even rescued his adversary from being killed by a rogue Cubot, despite being a target of his insults, and when the fox got captured, the doctor said that he and the hedgehog needed to make sure that "his sacrifice was not for nothing" in a low somber voice. On a similar note, at the end of the Space Colony ARK incident, the two geniuses had a conversation after the defeat of the Finalhazard.

### Knuckles the Echidna

Knuckles the Echidna is another one of Eggman's enemies, though this was different when they first met during the Angel Island incident. Here, the doctor, days after having had his Death Egg crash-landed on Angel Island, encountered the echidna at the Altar of Emerald in the Hidden Palace. When Knuckles attempted to attack Robotnik, the latter begged him for mercy and falsely told him that Sonic and Tails were after the Chaos Emeralds for evil purposes. Easily fooled by the doctor's lies, Knuckles formed a partnership with him to prevent the heroes from disrupting his operations. However, Robotnik eventually revealed his true intentions to Knuckles by stealing the Master Emerald. As Knuckles noticed he had been deceived, he befriended Sonic and Tails and helped them defeat the doctor.

Ever since, Knuckles has become a hindrance in Eggman's side. The doctor himself has referred to the echidna as a "knucklehead". However, he does appear to show admiration towards Knuckles' power, and even said he truly was "a force to be reckoned with".

### Amy Rose

Eggman does not think too much about Amy Rose. In the rare occasions they interacted, the doctor merely found her to be an easy pawn in his plans, using her to manipulate Sonic to ensure her safety. This extended to the Eggman persona used by Neo Metal Sonic, that found Team Rose to be an eyesore and condescendingly treated them like children. By the time of the Starfall Islands incident, however, the villain would acknowledge her as a clever, tenacious girl that has grown from her earlier days as an easy victim. He nevertheless thought she had a potential incapable to reach if she kept following Sonic.

### Metal Sonic

Metal Sonic is one of Eggman's favorite inventions, whom he has described as his masterpiece that only his superior intellect could create. The doctor created Metal before the Little Planet incident with extreme accuracy to Sonic for the sole purpose of defeating his nemesis with speed and power surpassing the hedgehog's own. Even though the robot lost to Sonic during that incident, the doctor did not lose faith in him, and has since rebuilt him several times to accomplish his various agendas, even to the point of summoning the original back from Little Planet at the midst of the Death Egg mk.II incident. This is due to Metal Sonic's sophisticated and wasteful design, which Eggman is very proud of. In most of the incidents Metal Sonic was involved, he was just another one of Eggman's pawns and henchmen who obeyed his orders without question. In time, however, Eggman got betrayed by Metal Sonic during the Neo Metal Sonic incident, where the robot seized the Eggman Empire for himself to rule the world and destroy Sonic himself. It was heavily implied that Eggman regretted this outcome, as he proceeded to answer Team Chaotix's interrogation of who locked him up with a saddened tone. However, Eggman did not give up on Metal Sonic even after that, and so reprogrammed him into his obedient servant again when regaining possession of him. Although Metal Sonic still displays rebellious tendencies, it has not stopped Eggman from using him for different missions.

### Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog is another one of Eggman's enemies. Their relationship mainly comes from the fact that the black hedgehog was created by the doctor's own grandfather, Gerald Robotnik. The two first met during the Space Colony ARK incident, in which Eggman was after Shadow because he was stated as the "Ultimate Lifeform" which could help him conquer the world. As such, he raided G.U.N.'s military bunker on Prison Island and released Shadow from his capsule. At first, Eggman thought that Shadow was Sonic, but then he realized that the hedgehog merely looked like his rival. He also ordered Shadow to work for him, steal all seven Chaos Emeralds, and to keep Sonic out of the way so that he would not foil his plans. However, everyone was shocked when they realized that Shadow was created to kill everyone on earth, even Eggman himself.

After this incident, when Shadow was thought to have died, Eggman sent one of his robots to rescue him. However, while not one of Sonic's closest allies, the black hedgehog has come to be another thorn in the doctor's side over time. During the Black Arms incident in particular, Eggman falsely told an amnesiac Shadow that he was his own creation, but he ultimately ended up admitting at the end that this was not true. Though they still appear to be enemies whenever the doctor is the villain, Eggman does have great faith on Shadow's capabilities whenever they encounter a greater threat. This was specially evident during both the Onyx Island incident and the Ifrit incident, where the two teamed up since they both sought to defeat Eggman Nega.

In the prelude to the War to Take Back the Planet, as well as during the war itself, Shadow and Eggman were portrayed as complete enemies. The doctor in particular seemed scorned by the hedgehog, just like he would be with Sonic, and called him a "blasted hedgehog.

### Gerald Robotnik

Eggman and Gerald Robotnik had not been known to interact with each other, although Eggman had immensely respected his grandfather, who likewise acted as the reason why he desired to become a scientist. However, his respect for his grandfather was shaken somewhat after learning of Gerald Robotnik's irrational desire of destroying all life on the planet via a collision course from the Space Colony ARK due to insanity caused by grief from Maria's death. His admiration was even further decreased when he learned from Black Doom that his grandfather had sold out the earth to the Black Arms in exchange for completing Project Shadow. However, much of his respect for his grandfather was regained when he learned about Gerald's intention of wiping out the Black Arms with the Eclipse Cannon as atonement for collaborating with them.

### Maria Robotnik

Eggman never knew Maria, but according to Egg Memo 17, he appears to resent her for people thinking better of her and ignoring him, thus, hurting his ego. However, due to his appreciation for his creation Sage, the doctor wondered if Maria was like her.

### Orbot & Cubot

Orbot and Cubot have been Eggman's minions for some time before the Wisp incident. However, out of all of the robots the doctor has made, Orbot and Cubot are the ones he shows the least respect for, having even expressed his wish to conquer the world so he could dispose of them during the Wisp incident. Ultimately, he did end up abandoning them after discovering the Time Eater during its incident, but the two returned to his services at the time of the Lost Hex incident.

Due to Eggman's intolerance on incompetence and failure, Orbot and Cubot have been commonly subjected to both verbal and physical abuse from the doctor, with Eggman having called them "useless" and wishing they could make him proud of them instead of frustrating him. Because of this, he reacts with surprise and confusion when he sees the two working hard to make him feel better. However, in some sense, this can be owed to the fact that Eggman only created them to kill some time rather than with a firm purpose, which is what makes them "unique" compared to the doctor's past minions.

### Allies

* Metal Sonic
* Orbot
* Cubot
* Tails Doll
* Metal Knuckles

Team Hooligan

* Fang the sniper
* Bean the Dynamite
* Bark the Polar bear

* Eggman Empire
* Robots
* badnicks
* Chrome Metal Sonic
* Aeron
* Rough the Skunk
* Tumble the Skunk
* Eggman Nega
* Mimic
* Mad Mask
* Shadow Androids
* SCR-HD

Deadly Six

* Zavok
* Zazz
* Zeena
* Zomom
* Zor
* Master Zik

* Jaine the rabbit
* Professor Gerald Robotnik
* Johnny
* Sei
* Cinq
* Dark Giga

Dynamite Crew

* Captain Chuck
* Bin the Dynamite
* Pin the Dynamite

* Seethe
* Glicth Virus
* Glicthbots
* Egg Pawn
* Infinite

### Neutral

* Terios the Hedgehog
* Dr. Starline
* Nega Sonic

### Enemies

* Sonic the Hedgehog (arch-nemesis)
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Amy Rose
* Big the Cat
* Richard Echidna Simmons
* Pete
* Sticks the Badger
* Tiara the Manx
* Chase the Yorkie
* Nails the Bat
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Rouge the Bat
* E123-Omega
* Cream the Rabbit
* Cheese
* Chocola
* Vanilla Rabbit
* Gemerl
* Kula the Fox
* Teken Koga the Slug
* Dadon Pa
* Tangle the Lemur
* Whisper the Wolf
* Jewel the Bettle

Dimensional Twins

* Clay the Panther
* Trois the Panther

* Asuka the Contemporary
* Lisa the Kusanami
* Candy the Cat
* Honey the Cat
* Mighty the Armadillo
* Ray the flying Squirrell
* Tania the Hedgehog

Crystal Twins

* Alumi
* Numami

* Silver the Hedgehog
* Blaze the Cat
* Marine the Racoon
* Gardon
* Coconut Crew
* Norman the Viking
* Chao
* Omochao
* Forge the Android
* Jamison
* Jammy
* Avatar
* Princess Elise the Third
* G.U.N
* Chip
* Juliea the Cat
* E-10000b

Team Chaotix

* Espio the Chameleon
* Charmy Bee
* Vector the Crocodile

* Resistance
* President
* Commander
* Khole the Fox
* Jack the Fox
* Berry the Quokka
* Conductor
* Conductor's Wife
* Captain
* Slash the Shrew
* Humans
* Spinel the Hedgehog
* Tikal
* Chaos
* Neon Sonic
* Neon Tails
* Neon knuckles
* Feels the Rabbit
* Amanda the Hedgehog
* Babylon Rouges
	+ Jet the Hawk
	+ Wave the Swallow
	+ Storm the Albatross

* E-102 Gamma
* Wolferine
* Mephiles the dark
* Max the Cat
* Sammy the Wolverine
* Turles the Hedgehog
* Sally Acorn