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NOTE: This article is about the incarnation of Dr. Ivo Robotnik from the Sonic the Hedgehog live-action film series. The mainstream version can be found here: Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.
You know I won't miss you when you're gone. Human beings are unreliable and stupid, and I care very little about them. But my machines are diligent, relentless. They're everything to me!
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~ Dr. Robotnik proudly admitting his hatred for humans and affinity for machines
I'm going to enslave humanity and force them to service my machines. First Green Hills, then the universe, then the multiverse, then who knows? Maybe that'll be enough. Full disclosure: You won't be there.
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~ Dr. Robotnik announcing his plans to take over Green Hills, the universe and the multiverse with the power of the Master Emerald.
Dr. Ivo Gerald Robotnik, better known as Robotnik or Eggman, is the main antagonist of the Sonic Cinematic Universe.
He is a brilliant yet deranged roboticist who planned to take Sonic's powers for himself in order to conquer the world and later use the Master Emerald to enslave all of existence. Henceforth, he becomes Sonic the Hedgehog's arch-nemesis, just like in every other adaptation of the franchise. He is also the grandson of Professor Gerald Robotnik, and the arch-nemesis of Sonic's friend/adoptive father, Tom Wachowski.
What is Dr. Robotnik's ultimate goal in the Sonic Cinematic Universe?
Dr. Robotnik's primary objective in the Sonic Cinematic Universe is to eliminate Sonic and his allies, and to establish his dictatorship over Mobius. Following his defeat, his focus shifts from harnessing Sonic's power to exacting revenge on Sonic, Tom, Maddie, and their dog Ozzie.
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Who is the actor that portrays Dr. Robotnik in the Sonic movies?
Jim Carrey is the actor who plays Dr. Robotnik in the Sonic Cinematic Universe. His performance was acclaimed by both audiences and film critics. Carrey is confirmed to return as Dr. Robotnik in the upcoming Sonic movie.
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What is Dr. Robotnik's relationship to Gerald Robotnik in the Sonic Cinematic Universe?
Dr. Robotnik, in the Sonic Cinematic Universe, carries his grandfather's name, Gerald, as his middle name. The grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, is a significant character from the games, known for creating Shadow the Hedgehog. This familial connection is anticipated to be highlighted in the upcoming third film. Dr. Robotnik's admiration for his grandfather is evident in his scientific endeavors.
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How does Dr. Robotnik plan to use Sonic's powers in the Sonic movies?
In the Sonic Cinematic Universe, Dr. Robotnik seeks to exploit Sonic's powers for his mechanical devices. He uses Sonic's energy to inflict damage on his egg pod during a climactic fight. Furthermore, by absorbing the Master Emerald, Dr. Robotnik transforms into a conduit of Chaos Energy, akin to Sonic, which manifests as green lightning in his body, enabling him to control machines.
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What is the Master Emerald that Dr. Robotnik wants to use in the Sonic Cinematic Universe?
In the Sonic Cinematic Universe, the Master Emerald is a potent gem that Dr. Robotnik covets. Absorbing the Emerald turns him into a Chaos Energy conduit, akin to Sonic and Knuckles, and manifests as green lightning in his body. It also bestows technokinesis, enabling him to control and animate machines. Furthermore, he acquires levitation abilities. Dr. Robotnik tries to purloin the Master Emerald when Sonic and Knuckles are distracted, ridiculing them for their naivety.
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Personality[]
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Air Force Chief of Staff: You're not suggesting who I think you're suggesting? Commander Walters: I know, he's a little weird. Air Force Chief of Staff: Weird?! He's a psychological tire-fire!
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~ The Air Force Chief of Staff dismissing Dr. Robotnik's sanity
Dr. Robotnik is a malevolent and misanthropic human who can best be described as a "psychological tire-fire." Usually, he comes across as an assertive and self-confident person who does not let his convictions waver in the face of others. However, his genius makes him extremely narcissistic. He will declare himself the head of any operation he is involved in, voicing his supposed superiority to those he comes across without hesitation or consideration, and viewing everyone else around him as inferior and basic. He is very arrogant and condescending, and thinks that the hardest thing about being "the smartest person in the world is that everyone else is stupid."
He prides himself on his intellect and refuses to acknowledge surprise, instead falling back on the excuse that his movements of surprise do not count since he is "expecting not to expect something." These traits largely stem from Dr. Robotnik's severe inferiority complex which originates from childhood bullying. As a result, he yearns for acknowledgment and recognition. This results in him bringing up personal accomplishments in order to make himself feel superior. Dr. Robotnik is also characterized by his eccentric behavior. This includes sudden mood swings, mimicking robotic noises and movements, using large and complicated words in conversations to describe a simple situation, and dancing wildly to his own scenarios when he believes he is alone.
As the result of being bullied as a child, being an orphan and no parents to love or look after him, this was all likely the reason why he turned bad in the first place and the cause of his hatred towards humanity. Dr. Robotnik does not tolerate failure and is very quick to lose his temper, which prompts his violent mood swings. Dr. Robotnik is willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish his goals, as evidenced by the numerous lethal measures he took to capture Sonic and get rid of anyone helping him, and the destruction he caused to San Francisco and the Great Pyramids of Egypt. Despite his claims of wanting to improve the Earth, he is happily aware that he is evil and thus wishes to achieve improvement the way he envisions it, having for example put a label on his lab's light switch that says, "evil lab". He also has a large chip on his shoulder about being bullied as a child and hates being reminded of how he used to be at the mercy of unintelligent brutes Dr. Robotnik has an incredibly sadistic streak, seizing any opportunity to inflict pain upon other people, and relishing every second of it. Notably, he would happily talk about how he wanted to dissect Sonic and "see what makes him tick", and smile as he threatened to kill Tom while interrogating him and reciting the US Code.
An egomaniacal and sociopathic misanthrope, Dr. Robotnik often voices his distaste for humanity, viewing human beings as inefficient creatures of hubris and desire. Humans similarly bore the doctor to the state that he considers their lives meaningless and therefore he has no desire for having friends, which he is proud not to have. Dr. Robotnik is similarly completely devoid of empathy for any life form, be they humans, animals, or those in-between, being unable to understand why Tom would risk everything to help Sonic. As such, Dr. Robotnik hates everybody around him, although he is shown to tolerate Agent Stone, whom he compliments for his lattes, albeit very aggressively. Although the prequel comic even has him admit that Agent Stone is an idiot compared to him.
Despite Dr. Robotnik openly stating that he will not miss Agent Stone, he did create a stand-in of his lackey to keep him company on the Mushroom Planet. This could imply either that he does crave human company on some level, or that he just needs someone to abuse. He is shown to be less abusive with Agent Stone in the sequel, reuniting with him after he gets back to Earth. Although he does leave him behind before going on his trip with Knuckles, he frees Agent Stone after Wade captured him. He later brings Agent Stone with him to the Death Egg Robot at the latter's request after gaining ultimate power, despite the fact he easily could have abandoned him and even thanks Agent Stone sincerely for his compliments, he was also impressed by him quickly learning the robot's manual controls and performing a function that he didn't even know about despite building the machine, after initial unfamiliarity and briefly checked if he was okay when Sonic redirected one of his missiles at the robot's joints. This suggests Dr. Robotnik does truly see Agent Stone as a friend or those months of exile devoid of human interaction have made him more appreciative of Agent Stone and come to view him as such.
Owning to his hatred of humanity and being a staunch perfectionist, Dr. Robotnik values only robotics, which he sees as practical and functional since they always follow their programming and do what they are told. He is especially proud of his Badniks, which he displays affection for and praises for being relentless and effective. In his own words, his machines are everything to him, and he considers them to be a part of the further evolution of humankind.
Over the course of his hunt for Sonic's power, Dr. Robotnik's sanity would degrade to the point where he became completely obsessed with obtaining Sonic's power by any means necessary, eventually becoming willing to place himself in life-threatening situations where he would fail to realize the danger until it was too late. After spending almost three months alone on Mushroom Hill, his grip on sanity would degrade even further (despite his claims to the contrary), as he would talk to a stone as if it was a real person. Eventually, after spending 243 days on Mushroom Hill, the prolonged isolation has had a significant negative effect on the doctor's psyche: Dr. Robotnik's sanity has nearly completely disintegrated, losing what little control and restraint he had and acting completely erratic and psychotic. This is shown when after believing to have squashed the Wachowski's he expressed much joy with his victory, in contrast to the first film where he maintained his cool when he believed he killed Sonic.
Despite Dr. Robotnik's silly and over the top personality, there are some rare moments where he can take it seriously such as when he angrily charged at Sonic in anger after the latter damaged his Egg Pod.
By the sequel, Dr. Robotnik's pursuit of Sonic has evolved from taking the latter's power to exacting revenge for his defeat. In the battle against the Death Egg Robot, Sonic realized and utilized the fact that Dr. Robotnik wanted to destroy him more than anything. Appearing before the hedgehog upon his return, the scientist vowed vengeance on Sonic, Tom, and Maddie (even sadistically including the Wachowskis' dog Ozzie to spite him), making good on that threat by attempting to kill them with the Death Egg Robot. No longer affiliated with the US government, Dr. Robotnik was unhesitant in attacking the G.U.N. squad led by his former superior, Commander Walters, with his omnipotent powers. The intensified antagonism also extended to Tails, who he labeled as a weakness for Sonic, and Knuckles for their affiliation to Sonic which was similar to the Wachowskis and tried to kill them as well as they battled his robot but later failed, in the end post-credit scenes, Dr. Robotnik was never to be seen or found by G.U.N. agents, implying his escape from them and his return.
Appearance[]
Dr. Robotnik is originally a tall, lean, with a full head of chocolate brown hair (almost black), in an undercut style, along with a large elegant mustache, a normal healthy-looking nose, brown eyes, and fair skin and ample stubble across his jawline.
Throughout most of the first film, he wears a long black trench coat with four customized tails and red piping, a dark grey tunic and trousers, black high-top trainers, and specially modified gloves which allow him to remotely control his drones and other equipment. Earlier on, he also wore a pair of rectangular sunglasses but discarded them after they were damaged when Tom knocked him over with his punch. Later on, he ditches the coat and suit instead for his flight gear; a red spandex bodysuit with black and brown accents as well as knee and elbow pads, he also wears suction goggles with red round photochromic lenses, that completely cover his eyes when using them which also seemingly represent his game counterparts signature round sunglasses, along with this outfit and a pair of black leather loafers with red trim at the centers with matching driving gloves, just like the former gloves, they have controls.
Later, while trapped on the Mushroom Planet, Dr. Robotnik is shown to have adopted an appearance that heavily resembles what he looks like in the games as he shaved his head completely bald and his mustache has grown wildly out of control and turned brighter now resembling a slightly orange-ish shade than before and in addition had a bit of a pink-ish nose. His clothes were rendered tattered and one of the lenses of his goggles were smashed. Over time before he escaped the planet, he got a lot more unhygienic with his facial hair getting a lot greasier.
After he fled the Mushroom Planet in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and returned home, Dr. Robotnik got new attire in the Space Pod sent down to him cleaning himself up and with a new look combining with both his standard clothes and flight gear from the first movie, as well as the mainstream Dr. Robotnik's iconic red and black outfit; with him retaining his bald head and wild mustache, while now wearing a red, high collared frock coat with a black interior and accents alongside four triangular golden buttons at the front (similar to his game counterpart's modern signature jacket) as well as black trousers and matching black Cuban-heeled boots with gold trim. He also wears the same flight goggles likely replacing the damaged pair (added with a little detail added at the sides). He also wears black gloves similar to the ones he wore in the original film. Possibly due to excessive stress because of his exile on the Mushroom Planet, Dr. Robotnik's eyes are shown to have sunken and gained very visible dark circles, giving him a resemblance to the eyes seen on his 90'sanimatedincarnations from the original Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons. He wears a black shirt underneath his jacket. As Emerald Eggman, this outfit turns entirely black with green accents. and the photochromic lenses of his goggles turn green or blue.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Dr. Robotnik has gained weight following his defeat in the previous film, he was even a very messy man who's hair was long and disheveled, one of the lenses of his goggles were cracked (just like what happened to his previous pair), he also gained some obesity and wore a red dressing gown alongside a white vest and stone gray jogging bottoms and his eyes look a lot more depraved than before. After that, Agent Stone shaved all his hair of his head, trimmed his mustache back to the way it was in the previous film, and gave him a new pair of suction goggles that can bend (which his previous pairs could possibly do) identical to his usual pair, albeit this time with blue photochromic lenses that can alter to aqua, green, or black. After that, he still gained his previous jacket, even though it was all worn and torn up from the previous battle. He continued to wear it when he goes on his mission with Sonic, and even ripped off Agent Stone's shirt to create his. And when he eventually teamed up with his grandfather and Shadow, he wore a new outfit that looked a lot like his video game counterpart's, being a big red zip-up jacket with 2 white lines with black accents going on top of each other surrounding his waist to the front and connected to a total of four detailed golden ingot-like parallelogram-shaped buttons with another additional four at the back and another silver line on the latter, a highly detailed giant golden circle at each side at the front of the coat's waist surrounded by circuit board patterns and wears a black top underneath and silver zip-like lines go at the sides of the shoulders with circuit board patterns surrounding them. His coat's collar has black ridges on the inside and two white lines go at the back of his shoulders connected to red buckles seen on top of the chest area once again surrounded by circuit board patterns. He even gained new gloves, albeit this time in white connected to black gauntlets with some silver gold fingertips. In addition, he got once again a new pair of his signature goggles with the lenses turned back to red like they were originally. His grandfather also gained a suit in the same style to his albeit in white.
Powers and Abilities[]
Former Powers as Emerald Eggman[]
Nigh-Omnipotence: Possessing the Master Emerald's ability to turn thoughts into reality, Dr. Robotnik is able to perform various reality-bending feats in this form, which grants him a vast array of powers. He pridefully called himself "all-powerful" as part of this.
Electrokinesis: By absorbing the Master Emerald, Dr. Robotnik became a conduit of Chaos Energy, much like Sonic and Knuckles. Such energy would appear in the form of green lightning that coursed through his body.
Technokinesis: By having the Master Emerald, Dr. Robotnik can either manipulate machines by physically animating them or controlling them or communicate with machines.
Levitation: Dr. Robotnik used such power when confronting the forces of G.U.N., exiting the Mean Bean Coffee Café upon hovering above the ground in a display of superiority. Furthermore, he entered the Death Egg Robot using his levitation and hovered around inside the robot's head while controlling it.
Teleportation: Upon absorbing the Master Emerald, Dr. Robotnik's first use of its ultimate power was to teleport from the Emerald Temple back to Green Hills. He also used it to quickly maneuver through enclosed spaces, such as the lobby of the Mean Bean Coffee Café or the head of the Death Egg Robot.
Creation: Dr. Robotnik can create Badniks and the Death Egg Robot by disassembling tanks, vehicles, cars, trains, and other forms of machinery without needing any blueprints.
Voice Alteration: Dr. Robotnik had the ability to change his own voice to resemble auto-tune.
Telekinesis: While empowered, Dr. Robotnik used this ability in various ways, such as releasing Agent Stone from handcuffs, disassembling and reassembling all technology into his Death Egg Robot, and lifting Agent Stone in order to bring him along to the inside of the robot.
Abilities[]
Genius-Level Intelligence: Dr. Robotnik has an IQ of 300[1] and 5 PhDs. His intellect has allowed him to create various types of highly advanced and revolutionary remote-controlled machinery and robot drones. The government despises him but acknowledges his brilliance as they reluctantly entrusted him to investigate the cause of the blackout. He once accurately determine Sonic's exact height, weight and entire skeletal structure based on nothing but a footprint of his, and determine and harness the power of Sonic's alien biology. With impressive foresight, Dr. Robotnik built a series of traps ahead of time on the Mushroom Planet, and each of them are utilized against the 3 warriors that enter through the ring portal. He managed to measure the timing between each trap in the temple going off, allowing to dodge them before deciding to send out a drone to scan for traps and give him exact directions on how to avoid them.
Master Engineer: Dr. Robotnik is a very gifted world-class engineer and inventor, being the proud creator of a line of revolutionary robotic drones, the Badniks, which he controls with his remote control glove. While trapped on the Mushroom Planet with limited resources, He managed to construct an energy beacon from the parts of his Eggpod in hopes of producing an energy signal that would attract the attention of those off-world. Dr. Robotnik has great skill in setting booby traps out of mushrooms that took out the warriors working with Knuckles. By combining his mastery of engineering with the power of the Master Emerald, Dr. Robotnik constructed the Death Egg Robot, using G.U.N.'s arsenal and various other components from the environment which he pulled in with his newfound powers.
Master Scientist: Dr. Robotnik is a genius with overwhelming scientific prowess, particularly with applications of engineering. He is said to have 5 PhDs and has doctorates apparently regarding biology, mathematics, mechanics, physics and robotics.
Master Pilot: Dr. Robotnik is a skilled pilot with keen vehicle intuition and reflexes, being able to expertly pilot his Eggpod through the narrow streets of San Francisco at speeds compatible to Sonic's while taking accurate shots at Sonic. He managed to match Tails' flying speed through piloting his Egg Mobile. Even without the Master Emerald powering the Death Egg Robot, Dr. Robotnik managed to pilot it using its instrument panel and a backup power.
Master Tactician: Dr. Robotnik can be a brilliant and cunning strategist when properly motivated. He has proven to be prepared for virtually any situation he gets into. He had the foresight to design an armed robotic vehicle to deploy a smaller one from its underside in the event it gets tipped on its side, and the smaller vehicle can in turn continue functioning so long as it has even one wheel left. And even if it loses that, its eye can take flight and has some manner of cutting laser. If it stops working in that form, it becomes a sticky bomb. Dr. Robotnik managed to trick 3 alien warriors into falling into traps he personally made with impressive precision. He exploited Knuckles' undying determination and gullibility by convincing the echidna that he would help him find the Master Emerald so that he could use it to destroy Sonic. He made sure the Death Egg Robot had backup power to keep trucking on in case he somehow managed to lose the Master Emerald.
Master Survivalist: Dr. Robotnik has impressive survival skills. After being stranded on the Mushroom Planet, he was able to fend for himself with only a pack of salvaged scrap, his wrist device, and his intelligence for nearly 3 months.
Multilingualism: Besides English, Dr. Robotnik has been shown to be able to speak fluent Japanese, French, and Spanish (and possibly more).
~ Dr. Robotnik as he takes over the U.S. Military's operation; also his first words
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You've never seen anything like this before. It says I'm the top banana, in a world full of hungry little monkeys! Allow me to clarify. In a sequentially-ranked hierarchy based on level of critical importance, the disparity between us is too vast to quantify.
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~ Dr. Robotnik describing his superiority to Major Bennington
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NOBODY CARES! Nobody cares. Listen, Major Nobody-Cares, you know why nobody cares who you are? Because nobody cares about your feeble accomplishments. Because nobody cares how proud your mommy is that you're now reading at a third-grade level! Have you finished Charlotte's Web yet? Spoiler alert, she dies in the end. But she leaves behind a big, creepy egg-sack!
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~ Dr. Robotnik asserting authority over Major Bennington
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Oh, my babies! Look at what came out of my egg sack! You know what I love about machines? They do what they're told. They follow their programming. They don't need time off to get drunk and put the boat in the water! Now you do what you're told, stand over there on the edge of your personal abyss. And watch my machines do your job.
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~ Dr. Robotnik praising his Badnik drones
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Dr. Robotnik: I'm sure they do. I'm sure you're hella popular with the Jeb and Merls and Billy Bobs in this glorified gas station rest stop. Bet you go way back to the days of tipping cows and playing in a jugband! And maybe someday you'll achieve your goal of getting a Costco card or adopting a Labradoodle. But the reality is, I surpassed everything you're ever going to do! Before I was a toddler! I was spitting out formulas while you were still spitting up formula! Tom: I was breast-fed, actually. Dr. Robotnik: Nice. Rub that in my orphan face.
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~ Dr. Robotnik insulting Tom
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Dr. Robotnik: Mr. Wachowski, are you familiar with US Code 904, Title 10, Article 104? Tom: Yeah, who isn't- "Anyone who attempts to aid an enemy of the United States shall suffer death!" And if I'm the one that catches you, it'll be even worse. Tom: ...Worse than death?
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~ Dr. Robotnik warning Tom
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Here's the thing. I'm never wrong.
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Tom about how smart he thinks he is
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Look at that. I was right. Note the lack of surprise. Shall we try this again? I'm going to give you 5 seconds to tell me where it is.
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~ Dr. Robotnik threatening Tom to tell him where Sonic is hiding
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How can you threaten someone that never existed? 3. COME ON, WRACK YOUR BRAIN! You might be able to come up with some lame excuse to go on living! In 2. 1!
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~ Dr. Robotnik threatening to kill Tom
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Whatever this creature is, it's our job to secure it, neutralize it, uncover the source of its power. And if it resists, we take it apart, piece by piece, see what makes it tick.
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Agent Stone about Sonic
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Agent Stone? Call Optical Illusions. Tell 'em I need new frames. They know what kind I like.
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Agent Stone after discarding his glasses
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Dr. Robotnik: I want you to know that the only other person who ever punched me in the face was the school bully. He hit me in the cafeteria causing a blunt-force contusion to the soft tissue surrounding my orbital bone, humiliated me in front of the entire school, and do you know what I did in response? Tom: Uh, I'm assuming you reported him to the principal's office, because you know that kind of behavior is really unacceptable. Dr. Robotnik: No. I examined the inefficiency of a world where brawn trumped brain and I used technology to resolve that inefficiency. The boy at his meals through a straw for a year! And I have never lost a fight again—until today. Tom: Hey, hooray for me then, huh? Dr. Robotnik: No, because you're about to become the bully! With the straw! I'm coming for you, Mr. Wachowski. And when I catch you I'll—hello? Hello? Hello hello hello?
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~ Dr. Robotnik threatening Tom over the phone until he hangs up
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Now that's what I call "good cop, bad cop".
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~ Dr. Robotnik after interrogating and injuring an unruly bar-goer who Sonic previously defeated
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Left yourself open.
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~ Dr. Robotnik after punching Agent Stone
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Eeny, meeny, miny...mayhem!
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~ Dr. Robotnik deciding which robot to use.
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Ever wonder where your tax dollars are going?
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Sonic and Tom.
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No, but thank you for asking.
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Sonic before degrading his machine during the pursuit of the hedgehog.
Ready the prototype. With this kind of power, my machines will finally reach their full potential.
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~ Dr. Robotnik as the Eggpod process is complete and after examining a quill from Sonic
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The time for talking is over! It's time to push buttons!
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~ Dr. Robotnik after Sonic and Tom mock him
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Confidence! A fool's substitute for intelligence.
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~ Dr. Robotnik's reply to Sonic's boasting
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I was not expecting that. But I was expecting not to expect something, so it doesn't count.
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~ Dr. Robotnik after seeing Sonic push Tom and Maddie off the skyscraper
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Can I give you one genius piece of advice? Don't run - it'll only hurt more if you do. And it's bad for your joints; they've proved it.
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Sonic
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The hard way it is.
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~ Dr. Robotnik begins chasing Sonic
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That was an illegal left, by the way.
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~ Dr. Robotnik chasing Sonic
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You are an astonishing little creature! It'll be fun to take you back to my lab for a litany of invasive and painful experiments. I don't have to tell you how many scientific breakthroughs have been made possible by animal testing. You're being very selfish.
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Sonic
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Autopilot, adjust! Why would you throw your life away for this...thing? That's why I don't have friends. Next thing you know, you're somebody's best man, they wanna have a wedding out of town, like nobody has anything better to do! Anyway, where were we? Oh, right—you were about to die.
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~ Dr. Robotnik failing to understand why Tom would give his life for Sonic
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NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Sonic
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My grasp on sanity remains absolute. Isn't that right, Agent Stone? (picks up the rock named "Agent Stone") Why don't you get a head start? (throws the rock) Do some rock-connaissance! (laughs maniacally) ROCKONNAISSANCE! COME ON, THAT'S HILARIOUS! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?! Here's the sitch: Uninhabited planet. No resources. No supplies. No apparent way home. A lesser man would die here. I'll be home by Christmas. ROCK-CONNAISSANCE!!! (laughing maniacally) Come on, cheer up!
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~ Dr. Robotnik on the Mushroom Planet
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)[]
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Doctor's log. It's day 243 in this... portabello purgatory. My only companion is a rock I named Stone. The question is, for whom am I narrating this? It seems I've become a featured player in the theater of the absurd. Marooned in deep space by that wretched blue rodent. But it's all good, thanks to a breathable atmosphere and my supreme intellect, sharpened against the only competitor savy enough to bring it. I've been striving to make fungi into a functional drink of choice -mushroom coffee - with limited, limited, limited success. But today, day 243 has brought a new optimism to my most pressing endeavour: Planetus Exodus to Returnicus and Kick Blue Butticus! If my calculations are correct - and there's no reason to say "if", because they always are - this quill is going to power my masterpiece. Let's light this candle and see who comes a-knocking.
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~ Dr. Robotnik preparing his plan to escape the Mushroom Planet
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It's time to say goodbye to this... PIECE OF SHIITAKE PLANET!
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~ Dr. Robotnik upon running to a portal off the Mushroom Planet
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Knuckles: Where did you get that? Dr. Robotnik: From a little blue menace on the planet called Earth. I'd be happy to show you the way.
Sonic: Eggman?! (Dr. Robotnik blows out the taser like a candle and looks at Sonic) Dr. Robotnik: Hello, hedgehog. Did you miss me? Sonic: I don't know how you got back, but you made a big mistake coming here. Dr. Robotnik: Au contraire mon frère. The mistake was thinking you'd won. But that was just a prelude; an hors d'oeuvre, an apéritif, an amuse-bouche. Sonic: (tersely) I get it. Dr. Robotnik: (chuckles maniacally) I don't think you do. But you're about to. And so will that idiot sheriff and his wife. (Sonic makes a fist with chaos energy building up) Dr. Robotnik: (mimicking the Wicked Witch of the West) AND YOUR LITTLE DOG, TOO!
So nice when diabolical evil lives up to the hype!
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~ Dr. Robotnik watching Sonic and Knuckles fight
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Ultimate power? Now you're speaking my language.
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~ Dr. Robotnik hearing about the Master Emerald for the first time
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Dr. Robotnik: You see, Earth is my turf, G. If you don't know how to floss, you'd be lost without me. Knuckles: I understand nothing of what you just said. Dr. Robotnik: I help you retrieve the Emerald. And you use it to...DESTROYTHEHEDGEHOOOOOG!!!!! Knuckles: You're suggesting an alliance? Dr. Robotnik: Around here we simply grip each other's hands tightly.
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~ Dr. Robotnik allying himself with Knuckles
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That means he trusts you, Stone. Now let's renovate this dump!
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~ Dr. Robotnik after Knuckles crushes Agent Stone's hand
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Since I've been gone, I've discovered the source of ultimate power!
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Agent Stone about his discovery on the Master Emerald
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It's been on my vision board for years.
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Agent Stone watching Sonic text Tom
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Dr. Robotnik: Heads up, my little stalagmites! Someone call an Uber? Hey, thanks for doing all the hard stuff! Knuckles: But we'll take it from here. Sonic: Okay, we really gotta talk about your new look. It's like Professor X meets the Monopoly Man! And what kind of genius shows up to Siberia in a convertible? Dr. Robotnik: The kind of genius that can turn up the heat with a flick of a switch.
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~ Dr. Robotnik confronting Sonic and Tails in the Siberian temple
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Later, haters!
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~ Dr. Robotnik stealing the Emerald Compass and injuring and almost killing Tails
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Knuckles: He chose helping the fox over pursuing the compass. Dr. Robotnik: Of course he did. New friend, same pathetic weakness.
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~ Dr. Robotnik dismissing Sonic's friendship with Tails
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See ya, kids! Enjoy the fresh powder!
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~ Dr. Robotnik leaving Sonic and Tails to die in the avalanche
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I don't wanna die like this! It's derivative! Make room for Daddy!
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~ Dr. Robotnik while being chased by the temple traps
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Dr. Robotnik: Hey, Little Red Wrecking-Ball? I know you're dying to get your Emerald on, but can we be a little bit more mindful of our surroundings? May I? Computer: In 30 feet, turn left. Dr. Robotnik: Work smarter, not harder.
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~ Dr. Robotnik giving advice to Knuckles
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Sadly, you're as useful to me now as a backstage pass to Limp Bizkit.
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~ Dr. Robotnik before betraying Knuckles
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Dr. Robotnik: This guy is always trying to spoil a bad thing! Sonic: Ah, you guys are here too? Took the long way, huh? Knuckles: Is everything a joke to you?! Why must you constantly interfere with my destiny?! Sonic: Because my destiny is to protect my friends and family. Dr. Robotnik: I think I just threw up in my mouth.
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~ Dr. Robotnik disgusted by Sonic's affections
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Knuckles: WAIT! That wasn't the deal! Dr. Robotnik: Oh, you poor naïve creature. It's not your fault. A more advanced intellect would've seen this move coming a mile away. Or 1.6 kilometers. Knuckles: (angrily) But I trusted you! You were my friend! Dr. Robotnik: (laughs maniacally) I'm sorry. That just hit me funny. Let this be my final lesson to you, you dim-witted celestial skin-tag. Friends are open, honest and vulnerable with each other. Which means X squared times the hypotenuse of Y squared divided by the absolute value of friendship equals... DOOKIE!
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~ Dr. Robotnik betraying Knuckles
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''CHAOS IS POWER!!!!!''
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~ Dr. Robotnik stealing the Master Emerald
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Hedgehog, it's time to say goodbye to humanity.
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~ Dr. Robotnik showing Sonic his new plan
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Tom: Rocking the new spring collection, I see? Dr. Robotnik: Well, if it isn't the Pastry King. Tom: The Donut Lord! You know, a real genius would remember the name of the guy who helped kick your butt off this planet, and I'll do it again if you mess with Green Hills! Dr. Robotnik: Congratulations on your oh-so-temporary sense of superiority. Commander Walters: You're finished, Robotnik! We've taken everything - your lab, your drones, your funding! Let's see how big of a man you are without your silly little robots! Dr. Robotnik: Would you like to see how big a man I can be? Welcome to the new norm!
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~ Dr. Robotnik confronting Tom, Maddie, Commander Walters and G.U.N. before constructing the Death Egg Robot
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Agent Stone: Sir, you're magnificent! Dr. Robotnik: Thank you, sycophant! Your admiration is inevitable.
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~ Dr. Robotnik responding to Agent Stone's praise
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Die, mosquito!
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~ Dr. Robotnik attempting to kill Knuckles
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Ooh! I felt that.
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~ Dr. Robotnik when Knuckles punches his robot's hand
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HEDGEHOG!
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~ Dr. Robotnik using the Death Egg Robot arm cannons attempting to kill Sonic
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Stone? Oh, great. Next thing you know, there'll be a report about a hostile work environment.
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~ Dr. Robotnik's reaction to seeing Agent Stone unconscious
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You don't tell me about coming and getting! I am on the CUTTING EDGE of coming and getting! Coming, getting! Coming, getting! Coming, getting! Coming, getting!
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~ Dr. Robotnik chasing after Sonic
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I'm going to enslave humanity and force them to service my machines. First Green Hills, then the universe, then the multiverse, then who knows? Maybe that'll be enough. Full disclosure: You won't be there.
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~ Dr. Robotnik announcing his plan to Sonic about taking over Green Hills, the universe, and the multiverse
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Giving up already? Not so tough fighting someone 700 times your size, are ya? You can't beat me! I'm all powerful! All-knowing! All-seeing.
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~ Dr. Robotnik after critically injuring Sonic and discovering Tails' presence
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You can't outsmart me! I'm the outsmarterer!
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~ Dr. Robotnik to Tails
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Look at the happy little family.
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~ Dr. Robotnik preparing to kill Sonic and the Wachowskis
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I GOT HIM! I FINALLY GOT HIM!!!
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~ Dr. Robotnik believing he has killed Sonic
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I like the new look. It works for you! What do you say we just let bygones be bygones? I did some things, you did some things. There are good people on both sides. Surely, two intelligent beings can work these things OUT!
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~ Dr. Robotnik meeting Super Sonic and makes a foolish attempt to attack him with his robot only to fail
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Oh, it's like that? Okay! We're not friends! LATER HATER!
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~ Dr. Robotnik's last words before his second defeat
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)[]
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Sonic: We need your help. Robotnik: On one condition.
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~ Dr. Robotnik agreeing to join forces with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to stop Shadow, only on the condition that Sonic gives him one of his Quills.
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Let's...(grabs Stone by the chest) DO THIS!
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~ Dr. Robotnik after obtaining the power of Sonic's quills once more, this time in order to help Team Sonic stop Shadow.
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If I can't rule the world, I might as well save it!
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~ Dr. Robotnik after agreeing to team up with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to stop Shadow.
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Dr. Robotnik: I need room. Stone: But sir I don't have the proper materials. Robotnik: (Rips Stones shirt off) Found some.
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~ Dr. Robotnik talking with Stone about his outfit.
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Gerald Robotnik: Welcome home my boy. Robotnik: It's impossible. Gerald Robotnik: Is it?. Robotnik: It couldn't be. Gerald Robotnik: Could it?. Robotnik: I am. Gerald Robotnik: Are you? Robotnik: Papap. Gerald Robotnik: In the saggy flesh.
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~ Dr. Robotnik reuniting with his grandfather Gerald Robotnik
Trivia[]
In the posters for the original film, he has black hair, whereas in the actual film it is very dark brown, albeit almost black.
This incarnation of Dr. Robotnik has spawned some internet memes from his dialogue (alongside with his AoStH counterpart), such as "I was not expecting that, but I was expecting not to expect something so it doesn't count." and "OH!!! GIVE ME A BIG FAT BREAK!!".
Funnily enough, long before taking on the role of Dr. Robotnik, Jim Carrey covered the Beatles song "I Am The Walrus" for George Martin's 1998 album "In My Life", which features a multitude of famous people covering various songs sung by the Beatles. The song contains the lyrics, "I am the egg man".
While he got a jacket based off his modern game counterpart's one in the third film (despite it not being identical to the one in the games), a concept art for the sequel depicts him wearing the jacket (albeit in a less accurate design compared to the final version).
Unlike in usual media, this depiction of Robotnik doesn't wear his signature pince-nez sunglasses, but his grandfather, Gerald, does.
Dr. Robotnik's lean appearance alongside ovalish head, kind of resembles and may be inspired by his STC counterpart's Ovi Kintobor form.
At the beginning of the second film when he is playing chess, him rolling the "r" at the end of sharpened against the only competitor savvy enough to brrrring it likely refers to his AoStH counterpart notable for rolling the r'</nowiki>s with his lines.
His theme is somewhat similar to his AoStH counterpart's theme song.
He got sunken dark eyes in the Mushroom Planet which are theorized to be a reference to his Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog counterpart where the latter is known to have dark circles surounding his eyes.
Additionally, the storyboards for the second film depict him with a bodysuit as apposed to an overcoat, it also resembles (and possibly nods) his Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog design's signature bodysuit for having a belt going around the waist with a circular buckle in the center and a line up to the waist. Its possible that the latter was a concept design for the film (see here).
It has been reported back in 2020 that Jim Carrey wanted to wear a fat suit for the doctor in the sequel. His wish finally came true in the threequel.
In the sequel, his classic games design as an ensemble makes a cameo in the scene where Agent Stone looks at various costumes for the doctor (see here).
Dr. Robotnik's goggles were held by straps or transparent elastic bands behind the scenes and removed in the film through graphics editing. But how Robotnik's goggles actually stay on his head in-verse is unknown unless they suctionized.
Earlier concept art designs of him for the original film depict him as bald.
For some reason, a few concept arts for the second film depict him in his previous design from the first film while using his transformation, despite adopting the appearance that looks like his traditional games one at the end of the first film.
The scene in which Dr. Robotnik chases Sonic across some of the 7 Wonders of the World may have been a reference to Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World, a script written by Richard Jeffries back in the mid-1990s for an unproduced Sonic the Hedgehog film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In Jefferies' script, Dr. Robotnik would have escaped from the Sega Saturn console alongside Sonic and try to take over the world by converting the 7 Wonders of the World into virtual reality experiences to profit off of people wanting to see them.
When Sonic attacks Dr. Robotnik's ship at the end of the first movie, he hits the ship 8 times, which is the exact number of hits it took to defeat Dr. Robotnik in the early Sonic the Hedgehog games.
Dr. Robotnik got the name "Dr. Eggman" because of his drones appear to be egg-shaped, while his counterpart got his because his body's egg-shaped.
Although only being called Dr. Eggman by Sonic, Dr. Robotnik's famous Dr. Eggman game logo appears in the 16-bit end credits scene along with him using his Egg Pod to lower a wrecking ball which references the very first boss battle of the first Sonic The Hedgehog video game from 1991.
What attracted Jim Carrey to this project more than anything else was that his daughter was a big fan of the Sonic the Hedgehog games growing up.
The villain was known as Dr. Robotnik outside Japan prior to Sonic Adventure (1998). Sonic the Hedgehog called him "Eggman" as more of an insult before the villain became known as Dr. Eggman.
And while the Japanese Sonic media very rarely used the name "Dr. Robotnik", and referring the name on rare occasions like the guides of Sonic Jam and Sonic Adventure, he is still referred as "Dr. Robotnik" in the Japanese version of the film just like the original English version does, making this one of the few times he is ever referred as "Dr. Robotnik" in Japan.
Pat Casey claimed in the GHZ podcast interview that there were talks about giving Robotnik a flashback sequence of his childhood where he is having a terrible time at the orphanage run by nuns and the events that made him turn bad. This was all quickly dropped as it was considered pointless to the plot.
Jim Carrey entirely improvised Dr. Robotnik's dance scene. Jim Carrey also recommended the song, "Where Evil Grows", which he had heard as a child.
Dr. Robotnik could be the dark version of Sonic and Knuckles, representing what they would've become if they let their reckless actions consume them.
He could also be a foil to Tails, representing what he would've become if he hadn't met Sonic.
In the second film, Sonic referred to Dr. Robotnik by his name five times, and Dr. Robotnik only referred to Sonic by his name twice.
Every film shows Dr. Robotnik becoming more and more like his video game counterpart, Dr. Eggman. In the first film, he was originally wearing a black suit, and he had hair and a small black mustache. During the climax of the first film, he wore a red flight suit and goggles, and he still had hair and a small black mustache. At the end of the first film and the first act of the second film, Dr. Robotnik had a bald head, a big brown mustache, and goggles. His flight suit was also torn up. For the rest of the second film, he wore a different outfit that was similar to his video game counterpart's. When he teamed up with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles in the third film, he had a fat body, and he wore a slightly updated version of his outfit from the second film. And when he teamed up with his grandfather and Shadow, he wore a new outfit that was identical to his video game counterpart's.
According to Van Robichaux, the original script had Dr. Robotnik owning a coffee machine which he refers to as the "Mean Bean Machine" (after the 1993 video game Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine) and subsequently using it to make coffee.
In the final film, it was rewritten to Agent Stone giving Dr. Robotnik some latte, to which he remarks, "I LOVE THE WAY YOU MAKE THEM!!!"
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is later referenced in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in the form of the Mean Bean Coffee Café, which is owned by Agent Stone as a front for a secret, high-tech lair.
In his rambling assault against Major Bennington, Dr. Robotnik mentions Charlotte's Web, then refers to his ovular white drones as his own eggs. In the movie's world, this later becomes the source of Dr. Robotnik's nickname, Dr. Eggman, and Charlotte's Web ends with the birth of a bunch of baby spiders from an egg sac.
This is the first video game-based movie that Jim Carrey is in. He had previously been approached to adapt the Leisure Suit Larry games into a film in the 1990s.
When Dr. Robotnik first appears, he's seen wearing rectangular sunglasses, which are a homage to Warden Zobotnik, an alternate counterpart from from the Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series. It's not until the final battle that he dons his iconic goggles.
Dr. Robotnik has a button on the circuit breaker in his party bus labeled "Badniks". Badniks were the name sometimes used for the robotic enemies Sonic has faced throughout the franchise. In the film, the Badniks are the drones Dr. Robotnik deploys after Sonic.
Dr. Robotnik keeps Sonic's quill in a cylindrical container, whose design resembles the Chaos Drive from Sonic Adventure 2.
Dr. Robotnik being a government scientist is shared with his grandfather from the games, Gerald Robotnik.
His personality is very silly and over the top, like in most games and cartoons. But when he is being serious and threatening, he comes off more like the dark, evil and tyrannical Dr. Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM). Additionally, the Badniks he uses throughout the film bear a striking resemblance to the Ball-Bots from that cartoon.
During the final battle of the first film, after Sonic damages his Egg Pod by hitting it multiple times, Dr. Robotnik gritted his teeth in anger, which seems to be a reference to his classic video game counterpart from the original Sonic games, when Sonic defeats Dr. Robotnik after destroying his machines he rides in at the end of the level and his head goes completely red in anger and grinds his teeth.
It's possible that Robotnik might be on the autistic spectrum, because of these apparent traits of him not being good at social interactions, sometimes being awkward, displaying inappropriate behavior in social interactions, and especially being a complete genius which the latter may also refer to the famous real life scientific genius Albert Einstein who was also on the autistic spectrum. Also being that is impossible for almost anyone to obtain 5 PhD's and be as incredibly intelligent with an IQ of 300 than probably any human can be.
According to Jim Carrey, the reason why the doctor shaved all his hair off on the Mushroom Planet is because it was "loser hair" as he lost the battle with it.
While he is known to have 5 PhD's and one of them seems to be a doctorate of electrical engineering (like in the games according to Naoto Ohshima on Twitter), it's unknown what the other 4 are.
Although this quote isn't present in the film, Sonic calling the doctor "Robuttnik" in the novelization is one of Sonic's most famous insults to Dr. Robotnik in the original Sonic cartoons and comics.
In said novelization, Dr. Robotnik also says "I! HATE! THAT! HEDGEHOG!", which is one of Dr. Robotnik's most popular phrases in American media in the 90s, where he would scream it in fury.
The novelization of the second film reveals that Dr. Robotnik's middle name is Gerald which was the first name of his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, implying his middle name was named after him.
Dr. Robotnik is shown in the second film to have a love for heavy metal music as he specifically listens to Walk by Pantera. Fittingly enough the song lyrics perfectly fit Dr. Robotnik's character and personality.
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