Dr. Eggman (Ivo.Robotnik)

appearance:

He has blue glasses that he always wears and a pair of more on his head, only these are for night vision. As for his facial features, perhaps his most important feature is his long brown mustache, which he usually shows off, as well as his long, pink nose. He has no hair. His outfit consists of a red jacket or coat with yellow buttons and vertical and horizontal white lines in various parts and the sleeves are yellow. He wears black pants that almost completely cover his stomach. Like many other Sonic characters, he wears white gloves. His shoes are long black boots with gray soles and gray laces.

personality 1

Eggman is a short-tempered, shrill, and cruel evil genius who constantly plots to take over the world. His primary motivation in most games is his psychotic belief of self-entitlement. Arrogant and narcissistic, he builds countless technological wonders in his own image to feed his massive ego, usually reinforced by his goal of eventually building the Eggman Empire, and does not care where he starts. His narcissism is such that when he discovered the Phantom Ruby, what he showed as his deepest desire was Eggmanland complete with various nametags and statues for himself, and was saddened when the illusion ended. Even though Eggman is a villain, he helps Sonic when the world is at stake; though the reason is always because he knows he would have nothing left to conquer if the planet was destroyed. In some of his incarnations, he actually shows a grudging respect for his arch-enemy, Sonic. Despite his intelligence, Eggman can be very immature, throwing tantrums when Sonic manages to ruin his plans. An example of his immaturity is at the end of Sonic Unleashed, when Orbot starts insulting him for his constant failures and calls him a loser; Eggman yells "Oh, shut up!", and attempts to kick him only to comically fail, and then chases him through the desert while making agitated noises and violently flailing his arms in an attempt to grab him.

personality 2

Although Eggman is known for his childish outbursts when angry, there are some rare instances where he comes across as stoic and impartial when extremely aggravated or in very dire situations. Notable examples of this include the Station Square incident, after Tails not only hit him with his crashed missile but also disarmed him, leaving any chance of him destroying Station Square as impossible, he proceeded to threaten the young fox while barely raising his voice; and the Deadly Six incident, where he, after being pestered by the then-renegade Zeti about their impending destruction of the world via their stolen Extractor, impartially threatened them to destroy everything they desired before breaking the ice block's communication. They were using and retaining this tone when telling Orbot that his hands were fine for breaking the ice blocks as long as he could strangle a Zeti with his bare hands. Eggman seems to overlook crucial details in his plans, such as when he orders his robots to fire at Sonic as he escapes with Princess Elise, not realizing that they could possibly injure or kill Elise if they manage a direct hit on Sonic and overlook the immature release of Dark Gaia. He was also shown in Sonic Colors to be somewhat sarcastic, as evidenced when Orbot and Cubot asked him if he wanted the remaining aliens, to which he told them in an impertinent manner that he really wanted a cheeseburger and a milkshake. Likewise, he has occasionally used a rather dark sense of humor, such as in Sonic Colors with his announcements at Starlight Carnival, where he says in one of them "It appears we are losing pressure at level seventeen. Please hold your breath against the harsh vacuum of space until you pass out from lack of oxygen. After that, you won't care. Enjoy the ride!", as well as in his video of

personality 3

"Come Join the Eggman Empire" blurb, where he jovially narrates that being in an area filled with pollution is much better than having clean air, especially after a robotic treatment that strips citizens of their ability to eat, sleep, and think once again which he claimed he called "the good life." While Eggman's motives for conquering the planet and attempting to wipe out entire populations are never made clear, what is clear is that Eggman is primarily concerned with gaining power and dominance for himself, with his violent tendencies and insanity increasing as the series continues. To this end, Eggman has never shown a willingness to do good or help others without it serving his own ends in some form. While he does display a comedic disposition later in the series, he is clearly a cruel and callous-minded man who will take any opportunity that comes his way to feed his selfish desires, even if it means exploiting world-wide catastrophes in order to gain power and dominance. From kidnapping and transforming animals into robot armies to leading large-scale terrorist-level attacks, Eggman's numerous crimes and exploits continually transition into more destructive ramifications. He never acknowledges the results of his actions, such as the contamination of his fortresses poisoning the surrounding environments or the ruins left behind from his own attacks on various cities and lands. His exploits have led to numerous tragic events, such as the release of Chaos and Dark Gaia that nearly consume the entire planet, as well as threatening the well-being of time, space, and the universe itself, and the utter destruction of Station Square. Throughout the series, Eggman has been shown to celebrate too early, or come off as arrogant.

personality 4

However, despite his desire for world domination, Eggman does have a human side, and does not appreciate wanton destruction, tormenting and killing other individuals and forces beyond his control. In Shadow the Hedgehog, he is shown to be disgusted and shocked at the idea that his own grandfather would sacrifice his own people for the sake of research and aiding the Black Arms. This shows that even if Eggman does not mind causing chaos and destruction, he ultimately knows that there is a line that others should not cross and was afraid that his grandfather would do so by betraying humanity and aiding a species that wanted to wipe out the human race. This shows that the doctor has some form of loyalty to humans and cannot fathom the idea of betraying his own species to that of a vicious and demonic alien empire, despite some of his actions mirroring his own in terms of the scope of his plans and the destructive ramifications of his actions. While this seems contradictory to Eggman's previous exploits of joining forces with other creatures bent on destruction, it seems that he still wishes to paint his grandfather in a positive light as he was his hero in his childhood. This more human side of the mad doctor is shown in full force at the end of Sonic Adventure 2, where he has an honest and genuine conversation with Tails about how much he adored his grandfather, questioning his fallen idol's actions and wondering if he intended to destroy him as well. Also, in Sonic Lost World, he unhesitatingly jumped to stop Tails from being attacked by a Crabmeat-controlled Cubot, and when questioned by Sonic about rescuing one of his worst enemies, Eggman admits that he is "a complicated guy".

personality 5

Despite this, Eggman seems to have no problem committing wanton murder and destruction, as long as he is the one controlling the forces doing so. It seems that the doctor is so hell-bent on authority, that he refuses to allow other forces to destroy his planet unless they are under his complete control. This is shown when Chaos betrays Eggman and floods all of Station Square, an action Eggman had planned for Chaos to do all along, regardless of the beast's betrayal against him, but refused to allow his rampage to continue as Chaos was no longer under his control. Also, in Sonic Adventure, he launched a missile into the heart of a heavily populated Station Square in order to completely destroy it, even if it meant killing himself (going so far as to say 'I'll take the entire city with me'), as a twisted form of revenge and victory over Sonic after his plans to use Chaos to take over the planet failed. In Sonic Adventure 2, his desire for destruction is shown to be at its peak as he laughs madly at the impending firing of the Eclipse Cannon at the planet, which would have had devastating effects on billions of lives, until his grandfather's true operations were activated. He also admits that if he had the chance to use the ARK to crash into Earth, he would have done so a long time ago, showing admiration for his grandfather's crazy projects, and only decides to prevent them from coming to fruition in order to save his own life as escape was impossible with the colony on a collision course.

personality 6

In Sonic Unleashed, there is a realistic possibility that he murdered millions of people by reawakening Dark Gaia by splitting the planet apart, though the effects of the quake in relation to Earth's population are never mentioned. In Sonic Lost World, Eggman contemplates destroying one of his own Doomsday Machines in order to destroy the Deadly Six, even if it means taking many innocent lives, much to Sonic's chagrin. According to his AP advertisement in Sonic Colors, his park can be considered a lethal weapon in itself, as most of the rides lead to deaths and horrible, agonizing circumstances if anyone rides them. Lastly, at the beginning of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), he orders his robots to launch numerous missiles at Sonic with no regard for any that might get caught in the crossfire. Regardless of how many lives have or have not been lost due to Eggman's various schemes, the evil scientist clearly demonstrates a complete disregard for all life, even his own at times, as well as his own creations, and will resort to any means whenever necessary if his goals of destroying Sonic and his friends, conquering the planet, and establishing his empire are to be met with full success. With the means for Eggman's plans to succeed often resulting in great amounts of chaos and destruction, the success of his schemes would also result in a world slowly dying out from Eggman's ruthless and tyrannical rule.

Relationships with other characters:

Sonic The Hedgehog Eggman has many enemies throughout the series, but his arch-nemesis is none other than Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic always foils the doctor's evil plans for world domination. Despite this, Doctor Eggman has teamed up with Sonic at times, most notably when the planet is in danger from a greater force, proving that they can somehow move beyond their hatred and get along if the situation calls for it. Sonic seems to annoy Eggman greatly. It is believed that Sonic might have given him the nickname "Eggman", due to his body shape being an obvious target for teasing. While Sonic usually treats Eggman with playful contempt, Eggman usually views his enemy as a nuisance or a threat. It is rare that he ever makes fun of Sonic, unless he holds the proverbial cards. It is an obvious fact that Eggman holds a grudge against Sonic most of the time. Eggman has made the elimination of Sonic his second goal under world domination. It is also implied that his attempts and failures to defeat Sonic may have driven him slightly insane, as after revealing his plan to use the Time Eater to rewrite history to ensure that he came out on top, Modern Eggman began laughing maniacally and excessively, causing his past counterpart to become disturbed and eventually become as insane as his current self. However, when they were trapped in the void after the Super Sonics defeated them and the Time Eater, they finally admitted that they will never be able to defeat Sonic. However, by the time of Sonic Forces, his hatred towards Sonic grew to the point that he created an invincible weapon of destruction to counteract all the defeats Sonic inflicted upon him. He did, however, maintain at least some grudging respect for his adversary.

Relationship with:

Miles "Tails" Prower Tails is the being that Eggman has the most rivalry with when it comes to technology and the ability to create ships and weapons. They are seen competing in things like which of their ships are the fastest. He was his direct rival in Sonic Adventure 2. After that, it seems that their rivalry has softened, perhaps due to the fact that they must work together. The two recognize each other's incredible abilities, which is why they respect each other as great geniuses. Because of that, Tails would be Eggman's second threat (the first being obviously Sonic).

relation to:

Knuckles the Echidna They were once partners, until Eggman tricked him into trying to steal the Master Emerald on Angel Island. Since that day, Eggman is the only person Knuckles doesn't trust with anything. He almost always falls for Eggman's tricks, but over time, he has become more aware of Eggman's tricks. Eggman also considers him a threat for helping Sonic.

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Shadow the Hedgehog Since Shadow was created, Eggman has declared him to be "The Completely Different Life Form". At first he thought it was his rival Sonic, but then he realized it wasn't him. In Sonic Rivals, Eggman had to seek him out and ask for his help to defeat Eggman.

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Rouge the Bat She usually allies herself with Eggman when he is chasing a Chaos Emerald and takes advantage of the doctor's technology to get to them faster. Eggman often can't stand Rouge's attitude and also tends to use it when she is accompanied by Shadow to get to the emeralds sooner.