E-102 Gamma (WI04)

## E-102 Gamma Mk.II

Art by SegaSteven

**E-102 Gamma** is the protagonist of *What If E-102 Gamma Survived?*, where a minor twist in fate led to his mission concluding in a different manner to the original timeline. Now the hero of his own story, Gamma endeavoured to learn more about the world, himself and how he wanted to live his life. After coming to learn more about the history of the Flicky birds he sought to protect, Gamma flew to their homeland and settled in with a team of human researchers as his new found family.

## History

### Sonic Adventure Arc

#### Gamma & Amy Stories: Finale

Prior to the events of Part 1, Gamma's history was identical to that of his video game canon counterpart. He was created in the Final Egg base to assist with various objectives related to Dr. Eggman's bid to take over Station Square, particularly the capturing of Froggy. After his animal power core's memories began to leak into his own mental circuits, followed by a traumatic experience in which he witnessed E-101 Beta being disassembled and remodelled into E-101 Mk.II, Gamma re-evaluated his loyalties and erased the data that bound them to Dr. Eggman from within his systems. Self-designating a new mission to save his linemates from their own imprisoning existence, he set off to eliminate their robotic bodies one by one, until only himself, E-105 Zeta and (unbeknownst to him) E-101 Mk.II remined.

When Gamma reached the downed Egg Carrier, he obtained the Laster Blaster and eliminated E-105 Zeta, believing his mission to be complete due to Beta's status currently registering as 'offline' in his network. This was actually because Beta had been momentarily knocked offline by the Egg Carrier's crash, causing the timeline to deviate as Gamma attempted to end his mission early by self-terminating. While looking out at the sea, Gamma triggered his own death by ceasing function to all core systems, ejecting the Flicky that powered him and content that his work was done. Beta, now rebooted, arrived and greatly injured the pink Flicky, who desperately crawled back inside Gamma's rear panel to hide inside his body - returning her to suspended animation while her life energy reactivated Gamma. As Beta left, assured that his 'brother' was dead, Gamma shot him in the back with his Laser Blaster, declaring that one more target had to be eliminated before he could truly end his mission.

While Beta and Gamma commenced their final battle, Amy Rose arrived with Mi the Flicky, the blue bird she'd been protecting up until then. She watched the E-100s fight from behind cover, catching the moment that Gamma finally won their drawn out battle with a decisive shot, destroying Beta and freeing the white Flicky: Fu, from his shell. Amy approached Gamma at this point, but her enemy ZERO arrived, attempting to once again kidnap the blue Flicky. Gamma, not abiding any threat to his charges, turned and fired a lone shot that obliterated ZERO in a single hit, finally ending his persistent menacing of Amy and the bird.

Amy and Gamma began to talk. She realized the pink bird from Mi's locket photo must be the power source of Gamma and he detailed his plans to once again self-terminate to her, causing Amy to become distraught and say that it wasn't fair for Gamma to have to die. Resolute, however, Gamma attempted his procedure to cease operation again, only to become aware of the critical condition Ko had been placed in while he was initially offline. At a total crossroads and unsure of what to do now that his mission would seemingly be impossible to complete, Amy gathered up the remains of E-101 Mk.II and told Gamma that she had a friend who'd be able to help him. The two of them left the Egg Carrier to visit Tails at the Mystic Ruins while finally exchanging names, closely accompanied by the two birds they'd worked to save.

## Powers and abilities

As an Eggman robot, Gamma possessed robust mechanical features such as a detailed memory bank, light yet durable construction and the ability to download information directly into his systems, such as co-ordinates which he can then track. A laser sight was attached to a small arm on his shoulder that could position itself in order to enhance Gamma's aiming abilities, allowing him to use homing shots or track targets with ease.

### Weaponry

#### Laser Blaster

Gamma originally fought with the Laser Blaster discovered in the remains of the Egg Carrier prior to his battle with Zeta, a tri-barrelled energy cannon mounted in place of his right arm. Stronger than the stock gun he was built with, Gamma used this weapon to battle against E-105 Zeta, E-101 Mk.II and finally E-100 Alpha, also known as ZERO. In particular, while Amy Rose in the original timeline had to strike at a hidden weak point on ZERO's head several times in order to defeat him, Gamma's Laser Blaster was powerful enough to obliterate him in a single shot to the body.

Gamma's original design, with Laser Blaster equipped. Art by SegaSteven.
#### Energy Cannon

Gamma's right arm and Laser Blaster were replaced by a large blaster cannon during his upgrade to Gamma Mk.II, a conversion made possible by grafting one of Beta Mk.II's leftover cannon arms onto a new right arm with a hand that matched Gamma's left. It's power eclipsed that of his original Laster Blaster and - like Beta - Gamma could charge its shots for more power, this technique was strongly advised against by Tails, however, due to the its incompatibility with Gamma's internal structure.

### Flight

Gamma's Jet Booster attachment was rendered obsolete during the upgrade to his Mk.II body, as he now had access to multiple boosters around his frame that granted him unlimited multi-directional flight. He was able to cover long distances without stopping to refuel himself, as shown when he flew from Station Square to Flicky Island without rest.

### Shield Emitter

Made using one of Beta Mk.II's leftover parts, Gamma could project prismatic forcefields from the apparatus on his left arm, which he used to shield himself and others from enemy attacks. A unique property of Gamma's shields when compared to Betas was their shape, having three distinct prongs at the top edge to form the rough shape of a Flicky's head feathers.

Art by SegaSteven.
### Alternate Modes

#### Drive Mode

Gamma could collapse into an alternate configuration named Drive Mode, which lowered his center of gravity and focused entirely on moving at high speeds using only the wheels present on his lower half. He used this to traverse Flicky Island in Part 2 and the August 2023 Official Artwork, as well as during the Battle of Flicky Island to dodge attacks from E-123 Omega.

#### Auto-Recovery Mode

Gamma's internal systems were capable of repairing themselves from damage if Gamma went dormant, though the extent of this ability is unknown. It was mentioned after Gamma became inoperable due to waterlogging in Part 2, when he recovered after a long rest inside of a tent.

## Weaknesses

### Water

Even in his upgraded Mk.II body, Gamma was not submersible and would avoid sinking into water at all costs. In Part 2, he was almost completely incapacitated by being exposed to heavy rainfall for too long.

### Energy Limt

Beta Mk.II's body was built for stockpiling energy and unloading it in the form of powerful blasts, whereas Gamma was designed for more decisive attacks. By grafting parts of Beta's body onto his own to become Gamma Mk.II, he gained some of Beta's charged attacks despite his core systems not being fully equipped to handle the strain. If Gamma used the full power of his charge shot, he would be severely damaged by its raw power in the process.

Gamma's energy levels were also capable of running low if he was forced to fight for a long period of time, as shown in the Battle for Flicky Island against Omega. This implies that Gamma's weapons take up more energy than any of his other functions, such as walking, driving or flying.

## Relationships

### Aya

Gamma had an inherited sense of sentimentality towards Aya from the brief visions he was granted into the memories of Ko, intrinsically teaching him her name and filling him with a sense of longing to be at her side. Though their meeting was initially fraught with fear due to Gamma's accidentally-unsettling behaviour and status as an Eggman robot, the two were able to finally talk things out and formed a hardy bond thanks to Aya's incredible gratitude towards everything Gamma had done for her beloved Flicky birds. The two became like knight and princess, with Gamma never too far away from Aya as her friend and bodyguard, playing games with and watching over her during the time they spent together on Flicky Island. Even when it put his health or even their relationship at risk, Gamma was willing to do anything to keep her safe.

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