Dr. Bloom

Dr. Bloom is a character created by RepairGood and was created on 4/20/2022.

* Bloom
* Unmasked

## Overview

Dr. Bloom (also known as Bloom or Piracy Eggman) is the only survivor of an exe who terrorized the romhack he lived in. In the process, he himself became an exe.

Dr. Bloom is the polite, caring protector of those who reside in the Garden, actively venturing to other worlds to save more innocent victims and prevent those worlds from being devoured by the horrors that players seem to attract. While he despises most other exes, he’s not below using the same tactics to scare off players that may attract other exes.

## Biography

Living in the world of “Gelzer’s Turbo Romhack” (basically post Sonic & Knuckles), A defeated Eggman charted the course for his next plan of world domination. Unbeknownst to him, his long-time foe, Sonic the Hedgehog, had been undergoing some strange personality changes. He began claiming to his friends he had seen “something”, and became more incoherent. It wasn’t long until the hedgehog snapped, and began a trail of carnage and horror on all of mobius.

His former friends were now disfigured slaves, and the unfortunate Doctor was given the fate of endless torture at the hands of the creature that was once Sonic. Inevitably, his body could take no more, and Eggman passed away… for a brief moment.

When he re-awoke, Eggman felt an unknown power course through his body. He was surely dead, his body was decayed, and he no longer needed to breathe. He didn’t question it however, he instead broke his chains with ease and sought revenge against his former foe. It wasn’t long until he tracked down the corrupted hedgehog, and swiftly crushed them and their minions under his fists.

After that, the doctor had a change of heart. Having experienced such torment, he decided to do everything he could to prevent others from falling to a similar fate. He tore down Scrap Brain Zone, the only zone left, and turned it into a flourishing paradise he named “The Garden”. With everything in his plan set, he donned a mask resembling his old face, and traveled to new worlds where he could save souls not as fortunate as him, under the new name of DR. BLOOM.

## Abilities/Weakness

### Abilities

**Zombified State**: Bloom is no longer bound by what would have killed him before, wounds and injuries only hinder him from reaching his target faster. Strangely, this undead state has also increased his strength immensely, allowing him to overpower many foes with only his fists.

**Homebound**: His agonizing death and sudden resurrection have tied him to his world. This means that any fatal injuries he suffers outside of his world will only result in him respawning back at his world. He is however, not able to respawn in his own world.

**World Manipulation**: His death at the hands of an anomalous hedgehog allowed the genius to see the full extent of the world around him. Bloom can lightly manipulate code, which he tends to use to steal a few plants from universes he explores for his garden. The strength of his code manipulation is tied to how long he’s been present in the current world.

**Strategic Genius**: Bloom has always been a genius, and his unbeatable IQ allows him to think two steps ahead of his foes.

### Weaknesses

**Injured Vocal Cords**: Due to the brutal torture Bloom endured, his vocal cords are completely ruined. Bloom instead communicates using his world manipulation or sign language. He also sometimes has the villagers of his garden be a translator for him.

**Prone to Rage**: As he was like when he was Eggman, Bloom is very prone to reckless rage. If he or the mobians he protects are attacked, he’ll likely go into a fury directed at whatever caused the attack. While he becomes even stronger, he also becomes less calculated, and is very likely to make a grave mistake in his rage.

**Lack of Speed**: Bloom is a large fellow, because of this, he lumbers around with every movement. This makes him an easy target for attacks from faster exes.

## Trivia

* DR. BLOOM’s palette is inspired by Robotnik’s design from Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis)
* His design was originally intended for an exe that was a fake eggman. It also originally lacked eyes.
* His personality wasn’t actually inspired by the character of Dr. Tinker from the IDW Sonic comics, but is heavily similar.
* His name is inspired by the cut name for Eggman, “Dr. Gloom”.
* He has an assistant, a Tails he rescued from a corrupted Chemical Plant Zone
* He is very bad at gardening despite trying to maintain a giant one.
* He is constantly leaking a black substance from his mouth, which seems to be a byproduct of his undead state.
* He could use world manipulation to “talk”, but he hates the sound of his old voice.
* He keeps secret contingency plans for the possible chance he encounters what he considers “a red level threat” exe

## Gallery

"The Revenant" Bloom upon coming back to life after being tortured to death