Monday, October 31, 2011
kinect - sensor IR projection
Uploaded by RobbeOfficial on Nov 11, 2010
the video shows the infrared light pattern that is projected into the scene by the kinect sensor. the signal is infrared (IR) so its waves are too long to be visible by the human eye. a normal camera would filter that part of the spectrum so this video was was captured with a cheap modified webcam (infrared filter removed).
Uploaded by RobbeOfficial on Nov 11, 2010
the video shows the infrared light pattern that is projected into the scene by the kinect sensor. the signal is infrared (IR) so its waves are too long to be visible by the human eye. a normal camera would filter that part of the spectrum so this video was was captured with a cheap modified webcam (infrared filter removed).
the video shows the infrared light pattern that is projected into the scene by the kinect sensor. the signal is infrared (IR) so its waves are too long to be visible by the human eye. a normal camera would filter that part of the spectrum so this video was was captured with a cheap modified webcam (infrared filter removed).
Uploaded by RobbeOfficial on Nov 11, 2010
the video shows the infrared light pattern that is projected into the scene by the kinect sensor. the signal is infrared (IR) so its waves are too long to be visible by the human eye. a normal camera would filter that part of the spectrum so this video was was captured with a cheap modified webcam (infrared filter removed).
Military test of 3-D projection technology on highly reflective concentr...
Uploaded by BeachCory on Nov 21, 2010
. Another video of the translation of the signal on the CCD chip of a digital camera were taken , this technique is used by NASA for deep space photography. See: http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/sensors_page/dd/hst&gll_ccd.html Another video translating the signal being captured on the CCD chip of a digital camera. This is what I think (hope) we are seeing. The extra aluminum in the atmosphere is reacting with some sort of radio or microwave signal Which we can view using the proper procedures put into place by NASA. This is basically visualizing frequency, much like being able to see vibrations in water. We can not hear the vibration but we can see the results they leave behind as their physical manifestation. If we zoom into a waveform on water we could remove the glare and see the actual waveform itself. Using contrast, brightness and hue as a signal FineTuner you can pull out the electronic signal generated by a power source. The hardened edges in this footage are the result of positive waves vibrating. The U.S. Navy and others are working on using our upper atmosphere as a giant wave reflector in order to communicate with submarines on a global scale. see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_with_submarines Creating a global wifi connection, that with the proper tuner, we can all access. Since shape waves can be seen, there is no reason to expect HAARP scientist not to play around a bit. I would. I would adjust the pulses in such a manner to cause the hardened edges to look like animals, people, things - happen whatever I could get to. NASA calls them "Intermetallic matrix compositions". http://gltrs.grc.nasa.gov/Citations.aspx?id=5100 This is scientific experimentation that is required with any new technology. We need to learn what it can and can not do. Major research and testing facility. Tactical Imagery Intelligence Wing (TIW) UK Electro-Optical (EO) and Infra-Red (IR) imagery http://www.raf.mod.uk / rafmarham / aboutus / tacticalimageryintelligencewing.cfm This document explains what it is and that the California missile could have been a test. Infrared Scene Generation for Wide Field of View (WFOV) is Google's cache of http://www.dodsbir.net/sitis/display_topic.asp?Bookmark=39595 . It is a snapshot of the page before it was reclassified on November 7, 2010 23:06:25 GMT. Missile seen on November 9, 2010 You must download the HD version and watch it on your HD monitor to see the detail. If you have Man-Made cloud footage of your own, please take a second look using this method. The concentrated aluminum will show as darker sections of the mist. As it is pulled together it blocks sunlight on the Earth side. A method for modifying the image quality parameters of digital radiographic images. http://online.medphys.org/resource/1/mphya6/v30/i11/p3006_s1 The NASA Digital Radiography Technique http://www.sti.nasa.gov/spinoff/spinitem?title=Digital+Radiography Filmless Radiography http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff1997/ip2.html digital radiography in the aerospace industry. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993fvms....4..247B scatter estimation and correction in digital radiography. http://online.medphys.org/resource/1/mphya6/v33/i1/p187_s1 What is a CCD chip? http://www.cctvconsult.com/pages/ccd.htm Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) imaging arrays http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/sensors_page/dd/hst&gll_ccd.html Advances in Digital Radiography: Physical Principles and System Overview http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/27/3/675.figures-only CCD receiver signal processing patent 5483549 http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5483549.html inhomogeneities due to the construction of the radiation source. http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/5749 Music: removed to make sharing possible Germany
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Strange Rumblings Across the U.S. - Deep Underground Military Bases & Te...
Uploaded by 888Quetzalcoatl888 on Sep 22, 2011
http://www.whale.to/b/schneider.htmlhttp://www.whale.to/b/technology.htmlhttp://pesn.com/2011/09/18/9501916_Evidence_Denver_and_DC_Quakes_Caused_by_Nu...Evidence: Denver and DC Quakes Caused by NukesThe sudden spike shown in both the very unusual DC and Denver earthquakes on August 23 are consistent with an explosion from a sub-surface nuclear bomb. A recent interview of Benjamin Fulford by David Wilcock gives some intriguing possibilities about a counter coup, and hope for release of suppressed energy technologies.by Sterling D. AllanPure Energy Systems NewsToday I've received a phone call and a number of emails from people referring to an interview that David Wilcock conducted recently with Benjamin Fulford, who asserts that the recent DC and Denver Quakes were spurred by underground nukes wiping out two of the New World Order bunkers by "white hat" elements in the U.S. Pentagon, signaling the end of days for the dark cabal that have been running the planet for millennia. The interview concludes with a discussion about how with this victory over the dark elements of the former powers-that-be, that many hitherto suppressed energy technologies will soon be released.It's all a bit difficult to believe, and I probably wouldn't be mentioning it to you were it not for some hard facts that support the key points about the earthquakes not being natural. They have the same seismological signature as what accompanies a nuclear blast detonated a few miles below the Earth's surface.Here is a government website that gives a comparison of a nuclear test and an earthquake on seismograph. Here is a comparison they show between the May 11, 1998 Indian Nuclear Test, and the April 4, 1995 earthquake in Pakistan. Suppressed/secret technology[back] Secret Government[The Secret Government has super technology that mostly came from aliens or from back engineering downed alien spacecraft plus their own research through the likes of Montauk. This includes Time travel, silent and invisible flying craft (see: Orbs), portals to Moon and Mars, sophisticated abduction tec, super mind control tec that creates Supermen & Assassins, control of the weather, along with some control of the Etheric plane.]The Resnick Interview with Peter Kawaja and Ex-NSA Agent Joe JordanSecret Government Technology by Edgar Rothschild Fouche'WEATHER WEAPON TECHNOLOGYRemote Viewing (RV)[2007] Drones: Military Reverses Alien Technology. The Most Important Information Released This Decade[pdf] Occult Science Dictatorship: The Official State Science Religion and How to Get Excommunicated by William Lyne[pdf] Pentagon Aliens by William LyneSee: Suppressed medicine Time travel Supermen Invisibility Underground bases Orbs MILABSSee: William Lyne Bielek, Al Nichols, Preston Lear, John Schneider, Phil Burisch, Dan Branton (Bruce Alan Walton) James BartleyQuotesThe technology for the tunnels was given to us by cooperative effort of alien groups, primarily the Orion group, which involved reptilians, a sub group called the Leverons. A technical group which provided most of the assistance, was the group from Sirius A -- a materialistic, scientific, people. ...........One of the uses of the Phoenix Project, in the use of Time Tunnels, was to provide backup to the Martian Colonies. The Martian Colonies have been there since the early 1970's. We went publicly to the moon in 1969. Actually the Germans were there in 1947......We have colonies there in Mars from the late 1960's or maybe early 1970's onward. .....They had cooperation from the ET's. See, they had a crashed UFO, which was deliberately crashed, by agreement with Hitler, by a certain group of Pleiadians. It was loaded with technology. ALIENS, TIME TRAVEL, AND WORMHOLES: An Interview of Al Bielek Conducted by Susanne Konicov
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Hologram Planes in the Sky? 3D Holograms w/ Sound, Remote Control or Pre...
Uploaded by ubuibme24 on Oct 30, 2011
Hologram technology has reached a very sophicatated level in our society . Have you seen what the new cell phones can do? Have you seen the hologram fashion shows, the 3D scenes that have been projected onto the front of a building, or the city scape that has been seen several times over a river in China?In today's world millitary technologies are usually far more advanced than the same technology seen in the public sector.Imagine an advanced level of this hologram technology. It is possible that such a thing could be at the disposal of higher military or govt circles or that it could be part of top secret projects.Star Trek's Holodeck Technology that can create virtual worlds that can be experienced as if it were real, is no longer a magic , farfetched or unattainable idea .The technology is already here.Remember the Memorex Tape commercial," Is it real, or is it memorex?." The idea was that memorex recordings were so realistic you would not be able to tell if it was the real person singing live or if it was a recording...One day soon , it may be the same way with the experience of a virtual reality.Is this the real world or is it a virtual reality?Is it real or is it virtual?I feel like I have gotten a small taste of that in my own life in the last few months...-------------------------------------------------------------------------Fake Planes Coming Out of Nowhere...I think that I have caught a fake plane on video, rising up from behind the fence in my yard! It was coming from my neighbor's yard! He is in the NavyI was standing less than 100 feet away from the fence What I first saw seemed to be a lit up object that was no bigger than 3 feet across. Of course , all I could see were the lights and everything happend VERY Fast! But I DID get it on tape!The lights came up from behind the fence and rose SILENTLY into the air. They floated there for a few seconds and then began to move forward. Somehow by the time they crossed the fence into my yard, these lights had become an airplane. As the 'plane' crossed the fence (at a very low altitude), it suddenly had sound. And it was LOUD. !By the time it crossed over my head , it was a BIG , LOUD plane. This whole experience took less than a minute.It was very quick but very freaky WTF? moment in my life!(I am so glad that got it on tape...).My hoptheses at this point, is that they must have some sort of portable 'hologram' makers...with remote control!(That type of technology DOES exist. )But why? Why would they be doing this?Why would this Navy man have this capability at home?How many others in the military might also be able do these types of things from their homes?Why would they put hologram planes in the sky? What purpose would it serve? and to what ends?Why fake us out on such things?--------------------------------------------------------------------------I have been taping planes all summer and there were SOOO many times that it seemed like planes would just suddenly appear out of nowhere....All of my life I have lived on the approach to our airport. I live less that a mile(as the crow flies) from our regional airport and very close to a Nasa facility (Stennis Space Center) and Air Force, Navy, and Army National Guard bases. There are rythmic patterns that one becomes accustomed to... For most of my life I rarely noticed the sky traffic. There were patterns and and even pattern changes(for military training and such) have always been predictable and easily adjusted too. My brain was somehow entrained with little conscious awareness on my part. However, since the oil spill, it seems that chaos has ruled the skies....and it has driven me crazy... my brain does not seem to be able to adjust and I wasn't sure why. These days planes seem to come from any direction, at any time, at any altitude without warning and often times , without sound. It has irritated the crap out of me and even pissed me off..because it just hasn't made sense to me. and I haven't been able to figure it out.... But NOW, it is beginning to make a little more sense..
Saturday, October 29, 2011
911 Epidemic Genetic Mutation AKA Morgellons Part 1
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Nano-robots forming synthetic skin and pseudo flesh are real!
Strange Night Plane - March 24,2011
Uploaded by ubuibme24 on Jul 11, 2011
Does anyone know what kind of plane this is?This plane is coming from a strange direction. It is very low and very close with no sound at first. I have lived on the approach to the airport all of my life. Normally you hear the planes approach from a distance and the hear as it descends... There was no sound as this plane approached... There are also a strange conglomeration of lights as it passes. He is also headed in a direction that is 7 miles from the Gulf and not toward the landing strips....This is one of many strange anomalies of planes I have taped since March. I am usually not 'allowed' to post them to yourube. I thought I would try again with one that is a little less anomolous...
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WTH?WTF?and OhMyGosh
Uploaded by ubuibme24 on Jul 23, 2011
Watch the orginal video first, please--particularly how it sucks up the water. ! (By 'orbs' I mean the little black things not circular white ones)Springfield MA Tornado as it happens original footage june 1 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RbQ2pBhnTEWatch that one first!. NO WAY , JOSE! Don't care what kinda science may be used to explain this! Nope! The tornada\o is obviously the cover story (not a very good one this time, either) for what is really going on which IS the water issue.Don't forget to watch this in FULL SCREEN!I used the screen recorder to tape as I went through the folder with the 3700 pictures of each frame of the tornado video Then , you can see exactly what I am looking at as I tell you what I think of it(...kinda like you are just looking over my shoulder except that you don't get any input, like --'Wait, back that up') I tried to narrate my actions ,but sometimes I forget because I get into what is happening in the video...I think that this is a very good way to see what is going on in this 'apparent tornado'. ---'apparent tornado' is a new and poplular phrase on the weather news these days....Apparently, "apparent' is a very true phrase ! ;-)hmmmm...WOW! and" well, that sure takes this investigation to a different and unexpected road'...What do these holograms cover up...The damage is real enough but what is happening to do the damage?. What is covered by the scene of the tornado..All these weirdass tornados are not just amped up manipulated weather!---Are they even weather?... hmmm I need to see exactly where all these bad ass tornado have hit...what are they doing?---ohhh I need to do this with other amateur vweather videos...Well, any thoughts?What do you think?
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Two Suns in the sunset / ORIGINAL AUG 23 2010 UK
As I filmed the sunset It became quite clear that this was no ordinary sunset because there appears to be 2 suns setting, Is this Niburu, Panet X or something else ? it only seems to be visible at sunset probably due to the changing time zones.Get your cameras go out get on as higher ground as you can find and film this yourselves.richplanet.netukcolumn.orgctjnet.co.ukdavidicke.com
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A Fake Sun Shines over the Gulf of Mexico! It Shines Triangles!!!!
Uploaded by ubuibme24 on Jan 26, 2011
This sun starts out square. It has 'Star Bars' --i.e. an X with a blue line down the middle. When I point the camera straight at the sun( which is not possible with the real sun if you actually want to see that part of the picture) and then begin to point the camera towards the ground, Red-Orange and Green triangles appear in sequence!!!! Also, this sun is way too close.... They have been spraying the Gulf of Mexico non stop for months! I think that they are trying to keep us from seeing something. They seem to be hiding what is going on over us as they have done in various military campaigns....Except, since they ARE in the USA and NOT in enemy territory, I guess that perhaps it is supposed to be a secret that they are hiding something.... in which case it would be neccessary to fake a sky below that level of activity or sensitivity that they are trying to hide.....IS this what is going on in the Gulf of Mexico and its surrounding coastlines?I am NOT sure what the hell is going on . But I am sure that the sun in my sky is NOT the real sun and the Moon in my sky is NOT the real moon. I do not know Why this is sooo or Who is responsible. IS something being hidden up there?If this IS the case, then... Who is hiding it ? What is being hidden? Why is it being hidden? Should I be worried? Should I scream out loud for everyone to hear? Should I be quiet and help to keep the secret? I TRULY DO NOT KNOW the answer to these questions....What do you think? Is there anybody out there who can shed some light on this for me? Is there anybody out there who can guide me in the the proper , true , good and RIGHT course of action?
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Something is very wrong with our view of the Sun
Uploaded by ubuibme24 on Dec 3, 2010
There have been alot of strange happenings with the sun these days, it seems very different in many ways..especially in where it rises and setseach day.There is a very simple experiment that I would like to ask you to do.It is a very quick observation that will determine the angle between the rising sun and the setting sun.Make a point to observe where it rises and sets on the same day.Point one arm to the spot of its rising and the other arm to the spot of its setting. This will show you the approxrimate angle between between the rising and setting suns. The angle in Gulfport MS is close to 90 degrees! What?! That just cannot be true...because if it were true , there would be a BIG difference in the number of hours that the sun was above the horizon over much of the earth's surface....But thati s not what is happening: the days and nights are basically the same as always.... If you do do this experiment, and then share your results with me, I would be very grateful.
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SUNSET in the EAST!!!? SOMETHING'S WRONG over the GULFof MEXICO!!!
Uploaded by ubuibme24 on Sep 20, 2010
This was a strange day and I have over 30 minutes of video. The clouds are very low these days and they seem to have lots of crap in them...Of course this yellow and pink in the east was not actually the sun---it is on the other side BUT it sures LOOKS like a sunset in the east!!!!What the hell is going on in this sky???Better yet, WHAT IS IN THIS SKY???These clouds are formed completely from the waters of the gulf ....YOU ARE SURE TO SEE SOME OF THEM COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU!---NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE...You can go to the website below and watch the movement of the water vapor rivers above the US. http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/geo.htmlI am sorry, I don't know where to find Europe. Feel free to put relavant satellite websites in the comments or send me a message...Thanks for taking the time to watch and read....BTW...water evaporates, oil evaporates, corexit evaporates....they all evaporate ....up....into the sky....This video was taken August 30, 2010 in Gulfport, MS,USA
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Sun Hologram? Could the Real Sun Be Hidden From Our View?
Uploaded by ubuibme24 on Dec 4, 2010
Please go watch the video below by SpaceCowboy1954Two Suns in the sunset / ORIGINAL AUG 23 2010 UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqA7hHpIUFIWhen I saw it a year ago, I did not know how to explain it but the idea was too crazy for me and I promply forgot about it... until recently. I have seem many strange, even miraculous looking things happening in the sky.This video will not show you why I think that the sun could sometimes be a hologram in many parts of the world. It simply happened at the time I began to realize that there was ONE explanation that COULD explain ALL of the impossible things I had been witnessing in the sky with the sun, the moon and the stars since the beginning of the oil spill. ( behaving erratically or not being where they should be or not moving for a couple of hours, etc.....What I needed to say is in IN the video ---but of course , everything that has brought me to this twight zone conclusion is not.....Noone has to believe it, agree withi it, listen to it, or argue with it.But I HAD to say it.I KNOW THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE STUPIDEST, CRAZIEST THING IN THE WORLD FOR ANYONE TO SAY OR EVEN HYPOTHESIZE! sUCH A PREPOSTEROUS IDEA COULD NEVER HAVE CROSSED MY MIND--- if I had not seen all that I have seen and experienced every step of this long , strange and confusing path .I felt morally bound to do this. I did NOT want to do it.....and I know I sound completely crazy!As for you, Take it or leave it ---that is your story and your business. All I wanted to do when I started watching the sky and posting videos was to document the sky during the oilspill because noone else was doing it ..And, no, I do not think that an oilspill is causing all THIS weird sky stuff.I NEVER expected that THAT endeavor of documenting the sky would lead me to THIS -a twilight zone adventure with this crazy sounding conclusion.But what I can say is all honesty is these are strange days and strange skies...The oilspill MAY have been a cover to set up some sort of topsecret advanced technology....Militaries have hidden the view above enemy territories many times for decades...but it was always obvious that what was happening aboove them was being hidden. Maybe , they now have the capability to hide the view above withoutpeople knowing that they are even doing it.... I think they may have actually developed the technology to be able to fake a sky(as in a planetarium , a 3D virtual reality..You might want to do some research in this area or at the very least take vitamin D .Or you might just want to move on and say that is the craziest thing I have ever heard... Like I said earlier, that is your story and your business.Putting this video up is part of my story.Anything after that is not MY business. I started out taping the sky .But now,I have ended up in the damn twilight zone!
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Friday, October 28, 2011
早朝の虹 東京スカイツリーと隅田川 Asakusa tokyo Japan
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Tree in the early morning sky Sky Tree Today (Sky Tree Today Ice, Tokyo Sky Tree), Sumida-ku, Tokyo to lift towers under construction (at transmission) is. Associated with commercial office buildings adjacent to the tree has also been developed, called the Tokyo Sky Tree Town city blocks, including the development of these trees. Scheduled to open on May 22, 2012. Facilities in the tower: Perspectives broadcasters facility (350m Lobby Lobby Prospects Prospects special 450m) 450m observatory was set up a special air corridor. In the air corridor covered with window glass, you can experience a walk through the air like that though. The height of the Second Tokyo Sky Tree Observatory facility 450m. The height of the gazebo floor is 474m above ground 100 of the Mori Building in Shanghai. The difference was 24m. (Incidentally, the height of the peak body of the Tokyo Sky Tree is 497m.)
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Doctor Eggmanaka Doctor Ivo Robotnik
Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik[1] as seen in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Series
Sonic the Hedgehog series
First game
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Created by
Naoto Ōshima
Voiced by (English)
Video gamesDeem Bristow (1998-2004; deceased)Mike Pollock (2005-present)CartoonsLong John Baldry (AoStH; deceased)Jim Cummings (SatAM and AoSTH pilot episode)Gary Chalk (Undergrond)AnimeEdwin Neal (Sonic OVA)Mike Pollock (Sonic X)
Voiced by (Japanese)
Video gamesMasaharu Sato (1993)Chikao Ōtsuka (1998-present)CartoonGinzo Matsuo and Koichi Hashimoto (SatAM)AnimeJunpei Takiguchi (Sonic OVA)Chikao Ōtsuka (Sonic X)
Fictional profile
Nickname
Eggman[2]
Species
Human
Likes
Mechas,[2] trying to take over the world
Skills
IQ of 300[2]
Doctor Ivo Robotnik (ロボトニック, Robotonikku?),[3][4] also known by his alias Doctor Eggman (ドクター・エッグマン, Dokutā Egguman?),[5] is a fictional video game character, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series created by Sega. Dr. Eggman is a rotund, mad scientist with an IQ of 300 who plans to conquer the world in order to build his Eggman Empire and is the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog. His character designer is Naoto Ōshima, and while he has gone through several large appearance changes throughout the series, his in-game designs retain several basic characteristics, such as his egg-shaped body. Other incarnations may only retain his large mustache. Most of the time, Robotnik is portrayed as horribly immature: he tends to throw temper tantrums when he fails or is offended, despite his incredible intellect and skilled mind. He has appeared in almost every Sonic the Hedgehog game since his first appearance and has appeared in all other Sonic media, including comics, TV series, and an Original Video Animation.
Contents
1 Concept and inspiration
1.1 Characteristics
1.2 Voice actor portrayal
2 In video games
3 In other media
4 Cultural impact
4.1 In science
4.2 In music
4.3 Critical reception
5 Theme songs
6 See also
7 References and notes
8 External links
[edit] Concept and inspiration
Doctor Eggman's original design.
In April 1990, Sega commissioned its AM8 R&D department to create a character who would replace Alex Kidd as the company's mascot, as well as compete against Nintendo's flagship character, Mario. A caricature of Theodore Roosevelt was among the proposed designs, and combined with the idea of an egg-shaped character, it eventually became the basis of the visual design for Dr. Robotnik/Eggman.[6] In creating the "bad guy" for the Sonic series, the development team wanted a character who was "the opposite of Sonic;" a character who represented "machinery" and "development" to play on the then-growing debate between developers and environmentalists.[7] The character was also designed to be easy for children to draw.[7]
The English instruction manual for his 1991 debut game Sonic the Hedgehog described the character's full name as "Doctor Ivo Robotnik"[3] while the original Japanese version's instruction manual for the same game called him "Doctor Eggman".[8] Then in 1999's Sonic Adventure, the character was called both "Doctor Robotnik" and "Doctor Eggman" in the English version,[5][9] with all following English releases to date referring to him as "Doctor Eggman". Yuji Naka has explained that "Robotnik" is the character's real name while "Eggman" is a "common name taken after his shape."[9] Despite this, the Japanese Sonic Channel profile listed his full name as unknown.[10]
[edit] Characteristics
Eggman is described as being a certifiable genius with an IQ of 300.[11][12][13] His fondness for machines has also made him a renowned authority on robotics.[2][11] Ultimately, his goal is to conquer the world and create his ultimate "utopia", Eggmanland (alternatively known as the Eggman Empire or Robotnikland or Robotropolis).[14] He selfishly never gives up on this matter, and does not care for others' opinions.[2][15] He considers those who would interrupt his plans a prime threat.[14] His abominable laughter and maniacal declarations contrast his self-professed softer side, as a romanticist, feminist, and gentleman.[12] Despite his intelligence, Eggman can be terribly immature, prone to childish emotional fits when he is not getting his way.[15] Although Sonic has always ruined his evil plans, Eggman begrudgingly holds a secret respect for his determination.[2][13]
[edit] Voice actor portrayal
Several voice actors have portrayed Dr. Eggman in his game appearances, as well as in other media. The first voice actor for Eggman was Masaharu Satō, who portrayed him in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog. In the Japanese game releases from 1998 onwards, Eggman is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka, who also voices him in the Japanese version of Sonic X. From 1998-2004, Deem Bristow provided the English dub for Eggman;[16] 4Kids employee Mike Pollock assumed the role shortly before Bristow's death from a heart attack in 2005. The first video game to star Mike Pollock was Shadow the Hedgehog, in which all of the regular voice actors were replaced with the 4Kids cast. While it was announced that the rest of the cast would be replaced from Sonic Colors onwards in 2010, Pollock retains his role as Doctor Eggman, now making him the longest serving voice actor to potray the character.[17]
In the Japanese game releases from 1998 onwards, Eggman is dubbed by Chikao Ōtsuka, who also voices him in the Japanese version of Sonic X. The only person besides Ōtsuka to portray Eggman in a Japanese production is Junpei Takiguchi, who provided Eggman's voice for the original video animation, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie.[18] Edwin Neal later provided the English dub.[19]
The early television incarnations of Doctor Robotnik (as he was known as exclusively in) have been voiced by three different actors. In Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Robotnik is voiced by British blues singer Long John Baldry,[20] who coincidentally died the same year as Deem Bristow from a severe chest infection. Robotnik was voiced by Jim Cummings in the ABC Saturday morning Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon,[21] and by Gary Chalk (who also voiced Grounder in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog) in Sonic Underground.[22] Eggman is also voiced by Mike Pollock in the English dub of Sonic X.
[edit] In video games
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In the majority of video games set in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, Eggman has served as the main antagonist. Most of the Sonic video games that were released before 1998, the year in which Sonic Adventure was released in Japan, featured Eggman as the final boss that the player fights at the end of the game. Eggman also appears as a boss who the player must confront at the end of almost every level in most of the 2D Sonic games, and in Sonic 3D. In each game in which he makes multiple appearances as a boss, Eggman fights the player using a different machine each time he appears. In most of the 2D Sonic games, the player had to hit Eggman eight times in order to defeat him and move on to the next level or next boss. In most three-dimensional Sonic games since the release of Sonic Adventure in 1998, Eggman may serve as a boss at one or more points in the game, although he usually does not serve as the final boss. Many of the final bosses in these more recent Sonic games were former allies of Eggman who then betrayed him, while others were a third party that had no connection with Eggman whatsoever. Eggman has often formed temporary alliances with Sonic and others to help them defeat these foes.
Dr. Eggman debuted in the 1991 Mega Drive/Genesis platform game Sonic the Hedgehog, where he attempted to collect the six Chaos Emeralds and hoped to turn all of the helpless animals inhabiting South Island into robots under his control, Sonic manages to defeat Eggman and returns peace to South Island.
He returned in the immediate sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, where he once again sought the Chaos Emeralds, of which there were now seven. In this game, Eggman sought to collect the emeralds to fuel his ultimate weapon, a space station known as the Death Egg (an obvious homage to the Death Star), which has reappeared in several other titles in the series.
In 1993's Sonic CD, Eggman, along with his latest creation, Metal Sonic, travels to Little Planet in search of magical gems called Time Stones that have the power to control the passage of time. In both endings, Eggman is seen flying away with a Time Stone, but is shot down by a rock thrown by Sonic.
In Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, following the events in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Eggman's Death Egg crash-lands onto Angel Island, causing critical damage to the ship. While repairing the space station, Eggman meets Knuckles the Echidna, whom he tricks into believing that Sonic is trying to steal the Chaos Emeralds. In truth, Eggman intends to use the emeralds to repair the Death Egg.
Other two-dimensional games released before 1998 that Eggman appeared in include Sonic Chaos, Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Blast, and Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure, as well as the 8-bit renditions of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
In Sonic Adventure, Eggman learns of a legendary monster trapped in the Master Emerald, Chaos, and seeks out the Master Emerald. Upon finding it, he shatters it, freeing Chaos in the process. Eggman's goal is to control Chaos and obtain the Chaos Emeralds, which he can feed to Chaos so that it transforms into its most powerful form, using its destructive powers to conquer the world.[23]
Sonic Adventure 2 marks Eggman's first appearance as a playable character in a main series game. Eggman revives the antihero Shadow the Hedgehog from dormancy. Shadow, knowing Eggman's desire to rule the world, agrees to help him by using the Eclipse Cannon aboard Space Colony ARK. In the last story, Eggman aids Sonic in trying to stop a fail-safe put in place by his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, which set the colony on a crash course with Earth.[24]
In Sonic Heroes, Eggman is captured by his own creation, Metal Sonic, who disguises himself as Eggman as part of a larger evil plan.
In Shadow the Hedgehog, Eggman is an opportunist who tries to gather the Chaos Emeralds in the middle of the alien invasion. He ends up sending his robots to help stop the alien menace in the end. As Shadow interrogates Eggman for information regarding his past, he is met with taunts from Eggman, who claims that Shadow is one of his androids.[25] During Shadow's fight with Black Doom, Eggman admits that he was lying.[26]
In the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game, Dr. Eggman (who had a realistic human appearance) kidnaps the princess of Soleanna, who harbors the Flames of Disaster within her, in order to control time. Once again, he is forced to assist the heroes during the last act, much like previous games. Eggman also appears in Sonic and the Secret Rings as Shahryār of Persia. Here, his physical appearance has been changed back to his Adventure look.[27]
Eggman appeared in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure, where he is once again a main villain, alongside a parallel version of himself called Eggman Nega. He is also a playable character in the Sonic RPG, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
In Sonic Unleashed, Dr. Eggman is one of the two main villains in the game, along with Dark Gaia. Eggman tricks Super Sonic into a trap and uses his energy to power a giant laser cannon, which fires into the Earth and shatters it into pieces, freeing the beast contained within; Dark Gaia. He spends most of the game collecting Dark Gaia's power as well as fighting Sonic with various machines, and much like the original games, flies off in his Egg Mobile when defeated. Unlike many previous games, Eggman actually assumes control of his plans at the end of Sonic Unleashed by creating Eggmanland and makes no effort to join forces with Sonic to stop his own plans once they have spiraled out of control. Still, Eggman suffers a defeat when he gives Dark Gaia a single order and is shot into the atmosphere by the creature.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 4, (Set between Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Sonic Adventure), Sonic goes traveling on his own, not knowing Eggman survived the destruction of the Death Egg in Sonic and Knuckles. The doctor remakes his old badniks, and improves them to destroy his old rival once and for all. Eggman is the main boss in the game.
In Sonic Colors, Eggman claims to be seeking forgiveness for his past transgressions, and attempts to make amends by opening up a theme park within the Earth's orbit. However, it becomes clear that the park is merely a front for Eggman's true intentions, which involve harnessing the energies of the alien Wisps for his own use; specifically, a mind-control cannon. Unlike most 3-dimensional Sonic games, Eggman is the final boss, piloting an Eggmobile protected by Nega-Wisp armor. After his defeat, he ends up being sucked into his theme park which has transformed into a black hole when the negative energy backfires, consuming the entire park. After the credits, Dr. Eggman is seen out in space inside the Eggmobile along with his two robot assistants Orbot and Cubot.
Dr. Eggman is set to appear in the upcoming game Sonic Generations, in both his modern design, and his original design. Though his role in not yet know.
In Sonic Spinball, a pinball-themed game, Dr. Robotnik seizes Mount Mobius and turns it into a mechanical base, setting up an elaborate pinball mechanism to keep the Chaos Emeralds safe.
Eggman has also appeared in "2.5D" isometric platformers; in Sonic Labyrinth, he secretly replaces Sonic's famous red shoes with the new "Slow-Down Boots," which take away his ability to jump or run fast, and in Sonic 3D Blast, he turns innocent Flickies into robots in yet another search for the Chaos Emeralds.
Dr. Eggman is also a playable character in such games as Sonic Drift, Sonic R, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Riders and its sequel Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Sega Superstars Tennis, and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Eggman appears as a playable character in the crossover game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Dr. Eggman made a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a trophy. He appeared as a playable character in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, also as one of the two main villains (alongside Bowser) in the game's Adventure Mode (DS version only). Eggman and Bowser plan to make their own Olympic Winter Games by kidnapping the Star Spirits. In the game's climax, the two villains act as the final bosses. Eggman is also set to appear as a playable character in the upcoming game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The only game as of yet to feature Dr. Robotnik as the central character is the 1993 game Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, a Puyo Puyo clone in which Robotnik, along with numerous bounty hunters seen in the first episode of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, attempts to rid all the fun and music on the planet Mobius by kidnapping the citizens of one insignificant town and turning them into robots. Despite the fact that he is the title character, he is still the villain and is the final boss.
Sonic and the Black Knight is the only game in the entire Sonic franchise in which Dr. Eggman does not make an appearance and was not even mentioned.
[edit] In other media
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Dr. Robotnik as he appears in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (seen in the episode "Robotnik Jr.")
There have been four animated television series featuring Robotnik. Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was the first, and featured Long John Baldry as the voice of Robotnik.[28] The cartoon had little history for Robotnik, whom, while still the series' main antagonist, was merely portrayed as a villain who sought to rule Mobius for no reason other than the fact that he appeared to be motivated by the act of "being evil". While the threat he posed to the Mobians seemed to vary from episode to episode, he was nonetheless portrayed as incompetent and Immature, with a tendency to mistreat his 'Badnik' (robot) slaves. His foremost of several catchphrases was "I hate that hedgehog!".
Sonic the Hedgehog: the Animated series featured a Dr. Julian Ivo Robotnik, who is never called 'Eggman'. (Julian is not Robotnik's name in the usual Sonic canon) Julian is a heartless sadist, is fiercely tempermental, and happens to be an incredibly competent dictator. (He has already conquered most of the planet Mobius, and maintains totilitarian control, this incarnation of Dr. Robotnik existed before there was any "canon" information concerning the character) He was voiced by Jim Cummings.
Sonic Underground featured Robotnik in a style similar to Sonic the Hedgehog: The Animated Series, but in a much funnier light: he maintains less control, and he is more bumbling. He is voiced by Gary Chalk.
In the two-episode OVA film Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Eggman tells Sonic that he has been banished from Robotropolis by a metallic doppelgänger of himself. It is later revealed that the mecha was piloted by Eggman himself, in a scheme to lure Sonic into his base and copy his DNA for his new Hyper Metal Sonic robot. Eggman was voiced by Junpei Takiguchi in the Japanese version, and by Edwin Neal in the English dub.[29]
In Sonic X Doctor Eggman, along with other Sonic characters, are accidentally transported from their own world, to Earth. This incarnation is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka in the Japanese version, and by Mike Pollock in the English dub.[30]
When the first Sonic the Hedgehog title was released in 1991, Sega published a comic book designed to promote the game. The 14-page story, written by Francis Mao, included a non-canon origin for both Sonic the Hedgehog and Eggman. Originally a benevolent scientist named Dr. Ovi Kintobor ("Ivo Robotnik" with the names spelt backwards), he starts out as a friend to Sonic, even helping to develop the hedgehog's super-speed. Kintobor later tries to eliminate all the evil in the world by absorbing it into the Chaos Emeralds, but the experiment goes awry, instead shocking the Doctor with "10,000 volts of pure evil energy."[31] Though inaccurate in regards to the games, a similar origin story later found its way into the now-defunct UK-based Sonic the Comic, which was published from 1993 through 2002, as well as many UK-published books such as Stay Sonic. Kintobor appears in Sonic the Comic as a computer program designed to assist Sonic and the Freedom Fighters. Whilst Robotnik's initial appearance was from that of his appearance in the Mega Drive games, he later 'transformed himself' and took the appearance of his design from the Adventures series, which took effect from issue 22 onwards.
That same year, Archie Comics began publishing its Sonic the Hedgehog comic book. The series is in a sense, a very loose continuation of ABC's Sonic the Hedgehog animated cartoon; As well as a mad scientist, Robotnik is a portrayed as a dictator who took control of Sonic's hometown during a coup d'etat. In recent years, the plot of the comic has changed to incorporate elements from the video games, with Robotnik being replaced by his more traditional video game counterpart.
[edit] Cultural impact
[edit] In science
A potential macrocycle inhibitor of Sonic hedgehog discovered by a Harvard University research team was named "Robotnikinin" after the Dr. Robotnik character. The researchers felt that after Sonic hedgehog was named after the Sega video game character, they should "adhere to the convention" in naming the inhibiting compound after the character's archenemy.[32]
[edit] In music
The band Intercontinental Music Lab included a song about Dr. Robotnik on their 2008 album, Superheroes of Science.[33]
The power metal band Powerglove wrote a song called "So Sexy Robotnik" based on the boss theme from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and features snips from various other level tunes from the same game. It appears as the first track on their 2007 album "Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man".
[edit] Critical reception
This section requires expansion.
The character has been well-received, going on to become one of the most well-known villains in gaming. GameDaily ranked him number one on their list of Top 25 Evil Masterminds of All Time article, stating "Out of all the evil masterminds in video games, none are more despicable, more cunning, or more menacing".[34] They also included him in their most persistent video game villains list and their craziest video game villains list.[35][36] In a later article, they listed the "evil mastermind" as one of the top 25 video game archetypes, using Robotnik as an example.[37] He was featured at number three in a "Reader's Choice" edition of GameSpot's "Top Ten Video Game Villains" article, which noted a massive complaint by fans at his exclusion from the original list.[38] Eggman was also named the 15th most diabolical video game villain of all time by PC World.[39] Game Informer notes that in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, "Eggman's villain ego shows some amusing tarnish after constant defeat at the hands of Sonic."[40] IGN listed him at number nine above Mario-series villain Bowser in their "Top 10 Most Memorable Villains" article, calling him "PETA's videogame public enemy number one",[41] and has also commented that his character is a "pretty clever riff on Teddy Roosevelt" that has added to the attraction of the series.[42] In 2010, IGN listed Dr. Robotnik 11th out of their "Top 100 Videogame Villans".[43] Nintendo Power listed Dr. Robotnik as their seventh favorite villain, also listing him as having one of the best mustaches.[44]
[edit] Theme songs
While most of the time Eggman's theme is usually the in-game boss music, there are a few exceptions:
Sonic Adventure: "Theme of "DR. EGGMAN" - Jun Senoue
Sonic Adventure 2: "E.G.G.M.A.N." - Paul Shortino
Sonic X: "Eggman" - Yoshiro Ike. This track only appears in the Japanese version of the anime, and is often heard in many variations.
Sonic Battle: "Dr. Eggman" - Hideaki Kobayashi
Shadow the Hedgehog: "E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc Robeatnik Mix" - Remix Factory
Sonic Riders: "Eggman Again!" - Kenichi Tokoi
Sonic '06: "Theme of Dr. Eggman" - Hideaki Kobayashi
Sonic Unleashed: "Theme of Dr. Eggman" - Hideaki Kobayashi
In Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Robotnik's theme is heard at various points throughout an episode in different variations. On a similar note, in SatAM, Robotnik's theme also serves as the theme for his dystopian city, Robotropolis.
[edit] See also
Sonic portal
List of recurring characters from Sonic the Hedgehog (games)
[edit] References and notes
^ Sega Genesis(Mega Drive) Collection for PSP, Sonic The Hedgehog (1) in-game manual.
^ a b c d e f Sonic Team. "Eggman's official character profile from Sonic Team and Sega of Japan". Sega of Japan. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080312211014/http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/eggman/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ a b Sega (1990). Sonic the Hedgehog instruction manual (English version), p. 4
^ Sonic X - Episode 49 (Japanese Version) http://www.teamartail.com/sonicx/49/
^ a b Sega (1999). Sonic Adventure instruction manual, p. 31
^ "Sega Visions Interview with Yuji Naka". Sega Visions. August/September 1992. http://info.sonicretro.org/Yuji_Naka_interview_by_Sega_Visions. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
^ a b "Sonic's Creator - Yuji Naka". Archived from the original on 1997-06-05. http://web.archive.org/web/19970605172353/http://www.sega.com/features/allsonic/creator/naka04.html. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
^ Sega (1991). Sonic the Hedgehog instruction manual (Japanese version), p. 8-11
^ a b "Yuki Naka on Sonic's Past, Present, and Future part 2". http://www2.sega.com/sonic/globalsonic/post_sonicteam.php?article=nakainterview. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
^ "Sonic Channel Character Profiles - Dr. Eggman". http://sonicjam.wikidot.com/sisghz:other-sonicchannel-cp-dr-eggman. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
^ a b Sega (2001). Sonic Adventure 2 instruction manual, pp. 9
^ a b Sega (2004). Sonic Heroes instruction manual, pp. 14
^ a b Sega of America. "Eggman's official character profile from Sega of America". Sega of America. http://www.sega.com/sonic/globalsonic/post_allabout.php?article=soniccharacters. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ a b Sega (2005). Shadow the Hedgehog instruction manual, pp. 8
^ a b Sega (1997). Sonic Jam, Sega Saturn. Sonic World's Character Profiles (in English)
^ Deem Bristow at the Internet Movie Database.
^ http://blogs.sega.com/sonic/2010/07/15/out-of-the-mouths-of-hedgehogs/
^ Junpei Takiguchi at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Edwin Neal at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Long John Baldry at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Jim Cummings at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Gary Chalk at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Doctor Robotnik: Oh, yes. It's just as the stone tablets predicted. Ha ha ha ha ha! His strength increases every time I give him a Chaos Emerald. With all seven Emeralds, he will be invincible and work for me! Together we'll destroy Station Square. And on its ruins I'll build Robotnikland. The ultimate city where I will rule it all. Come on, Chaos! Let's find another Emerald, shall we? Sega Sonic Adventure (in English) 1999-9-9 (US)
^ Doctor Eggman: The core of the Eclipse Cannon is now highly reactive and explosive. This is because of the energy of the Chaos Emeralds if overpowering it. If the colony collides with Earth, it will shatter into pieces like my grandfather predicted! [...] There still may be time left. If we pull together, we might be able to get to the shortcut that leads to the core! Sega Sonic Adventure 2 (in English) 2001-6-19 (US)
^ Shadow the Hedgehog: Yes, doctor, you will regret ever having created me. You're going straight to Hell! Eggman: Why you little... You're nothing but pieces of scrap metal! Once I'm done with you, you'll be thrown in the junkyard! Sega Shadow the Hedgehog (in English 2005-11-15 (US)
^ Eggman: Shadow... can you hear me...? This might be the last chance I have to speak to you, so... What I said, about having created you... it was all a lie. Everyone thought you died during that horrible incident... but I rescued you, with one of my robots... You lost your memory, that's all... You really are the Ultimate Life Form my grandfather created! Sega Shadow the Hedgehog (in English 2005-11-15 (US)
^ "Secret Rings character concept art". http://www.sonicstadium.org/imagebin/articles/previews/satsr1_02.jpg. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222518/ Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog at the Internet Movie Database
^ Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
^ Sonic X at the Internet Movie Database
^ Sonic HQ Comics Info - Sega Promo Comic. Retrieved on 2008-2-23.
^ "Robotnikinin takes on Sonic hedgehog". www.biotechnews.com. 19 January 2009. http://www.biotechnews.com.au/article/273516/robotnikinin_takes_sonic_hedgehog?fp=4&fpid=1013. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
^ ""Dr. Robotnik" from Superheroes of Science by Intercontinental Music Lab". http://www.intercontinentalmusiclab.com/.+2008. http://superheroesofscience.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
^ Top 25 Evil Masterminds of All Time. GameDaily. Retrieved on 2008-11-29
^ http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/most-persistent-video-game-villains/?page=2
^ http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-craziest-villains/?page=2
^ http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-video-game-characters-archetypes/?page=20
^ Staff. TenSpot Reader's Choice: Top Ten Video Game Villains. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2008-12-31
^ GamePro Staff (February 2008). "The 47 Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time". PC World. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;338891934;pp;2. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
^ Bryan, "Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood: The Time Has Come," Game Informer 187 (November 2008): 130.
^ IGN Staff (2006-03-07). Top 10 Tuesday: Most Memorable Villains. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-12-14
^ "Where Did Sonic Go Wrong?". February 2009. http://retro.ign.com/articles/955/955741p2.html. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
^ http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/11.html
^ Nintendo Power 250th issue!. South San Francisco, California: Future US. 2010. pp. 42, 47.
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Doctor Eggmanaka Doctor Ivo Robotnik
Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik[1] as seen in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Series
Sonic the Hedgehog series
First game
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Created by
Naoto Ōshima
Voiced by (English)
Video gamesDeem Bristow (1998-2004; deceased)Mike Pollock (2005-present)CartoonsLong John Baldry (AoStH; deceased)Jim Cummings (SatAM and AoSTH pilot episode)Gary Chalk (Undergrond)AnimeEdwin Neal (Sonic OVA)Mike Pollock (Sonic X)
Voiced by (Japanese)
Video gamesMasaharu Sato (1993)Chikao Ōtsuka (1998-present)CartoonGinzo Matsuo and Koichi Hashimoto (SatAM)AnimeJunpei Takiguchi (Sonic OVA)Chikao Ōtsuka (Sonic X)
Fictional profile
Nickname
Eggman[2]
Species
Human
Likes
Mechas,[2] trying to take over the world
Skills
IQ of 300[2]
Doctor Ivo Robotnik (ロボトニック, Robotonikku?),[3][4] also known by his alias Doctor Eggman (ドクター・エッグマン, Dokutā Egguman?),[5] is a fictional video game character, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series created by Sega. Dr. Eggman is a rotund, mad scientist with an IQ of 300 who plans to conquer the world in order to build his Eggman Empire and is the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog. His character designer is Naoto Ōshima, and while he has gone through several large appearance changes throughout the series, his in-game designs retain several basic characteristics, such as his egg-shaped body. Other incarnations may only retain his large mustache. Most of the time, Robotnik is portrayed as horribly immature: he tends to throw temper tantrums when he fails or is offended, despite his incredible intellect and skilled mind. He has appeared in almost every Sonic the Hedgehog game since his first appearance and has appeared in all other Sonic media, including comics, TV series, and an Original Video Animation.
Contents
1 Concept and inspiration
1.1 Characteristics
1.2 Voice actor portrayal
2 In video games
3 In other media
4 Cultural impact
4.1 In science
4.2 In music
4.3 Critical reception
5 Theme songs
6 See also
7 References and notes
8 External links
[edit] Concept and inspiration
Doctor Eggman's original design.
In April 1990, Sega commissioned its AM8 R&D department to create a character who would replace Alex Kidd as the company's mascot, as well as compete against Nintendo's flagship character, Mario. A caricature of Theodore Roosevelt was among the proposed designs, and combined with the idea of an egg-shaped character, it eventually became the basis of the visual design for Dr. Robotnik/Eggman.[6] In creating the "bad guy" for the Sonic series, the development team wanted a character who was "the opposite of Sonic;" a character who represented "machinery" and "development" to play on the then-growing debate between developers and environmentalists.[7] The character was also designed to be easy for children to draw.[7]
The English instruction manual for his 1991 debut game Sonic the Hedgehog described the character's full name as "Doctor Ivo Robotnik"[3] while the original Japanese version's instruction manual for the same game called him "Doctor Eggman".[8] Then in 1999's Sonic Adventure, the character was called both "Doctor Robotnik" and "Doctor Eggman" in the English version,[5][9] with all following English releases to date referring to him as "Doctor Eggman". Yuji Naka has explained that "Robotnik" is the character's real name while "Eggman" is a "common name taken after his shape."[9] Despite this, the Japanese Sonic Channel profile listed his full name as unknown.[10]
[edit] Characteristics
Eggman is described as being a certifiable genius with an IQ of 300.[11][12][13] His fondness for machines has also made him a renowned authority on robotics.[2][11] Ultimately, his goal is to conquer the world and create his ultimate "utopia", Eggmanland (alternatively known as the Eggman Empire or Robotnikland or Robotropolis).[14] He selfishly never gives up on this matter, and does not care for others' opinions.[2][15] He considers those who would interrupt his plans a prime threat.[14] His abominable laughter and maniacal declarations contrast his self-professed softer side, as a romanticist, feminist, and gentleman.[12] Despite his intelligence, Eggman can be terribly immature, prone to childish emotional fits when he is not getting his way.[15] Although Sonic has always ruined his evil plans, Eggman begrudgingly holds a secret respect for his determination.[2][13]
[edit] Voice actor portrayal
Several voice actors have portrayed Dr. Eggman in his game appearances, as well as in other media. The first voice actor for Eggman was Masaharu Satō, who portrayed him in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog. In the Japanese game releases from 1998 onwards, Eggman is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka, who also voices him in the Japanese version of Sonic X. From 1998-2004, Deem Bristow provided the English dub for Eggman;[16] 4Kids employee Mike Pollock assumed the role shortly before Bristow's death from a heart attack in 2005. The first video game to star Mike Pollock was Shadow the Hedgehog, in which all of the regular voice actors were replaced with the 4Kids cast. While it was announced that the rest of the cast would be replaced from Sonic Colors onwards in 2010, Pollock retains his role as Doctor Eggman, now making him the longest serving voice actor to potray the character.[17]
In the Japanese game releases from 1998 onwards, Eggman is dubbed by Chikao Ōtsuka, who also voices him in the Japanese version of Sonic X. The only person besides Ōtsuka to portray Eggman in a Japanese production is Junpei Takiguchi, who provided Eggman's voice for the original video animation, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie.[18] Edwin Neal later provided the English dub.[19]
The early television incarnations of Doctor Robotnik (as he was known as exclusively in) have been voiced by three different actors. In Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Robotnik is voiced by British blues singer Long John Baldry,[20] who coincidentally died the same year as Deem Bristow from a severe chest infection. Robotnik was voiced by Jim Cummings in the ABC Saturday morning Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon,[21] and by Gary Chalk (who also voiced Grounder in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog) in Sonic Underground.[22] Eggman is also voiced by Mike Pollock in the English dub of Sonic X.
[edit] In video games
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In the majority of video games set in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, Eggman has served as the main antagonist. Most of the Sonic video games that were released before 1998, the year in which Sonic Adventure was released in Japan, featured Eggman as the final boss that the player fights at the end of the game. Eggman also appears as a boss who the player must confront at the end of almost every level in most of the 2D Sonic games, and in Sonic 3D. In each game in which he makes multiple appearances as a boss, Eggman fights the player using a different machine each time he appears. In most of the 2D Sonic games, the player had to hit Eggman eight times in order to defeat him and move on to the next level or next boss. In most three-dimensional Sonic games since the release of Sonic Adventure in 1998, Eggman may serve as a boss at one or more points in the game, although he usually does not serve as the final boss. Many of the final bosses in these more recent Sonic games were former allies of Eggman who then betrayed him, while others were a third party that had no connection with Eggman whatsoever. Eggman has often formed temporary alliances with Sonic and others to help them defeat these foes.
Dr. Eggman debuted in the 1991 Mega Drive/Genesis platform game Sonic the Hedgehog, where he attempted to collect the six Chaos Emeralds and hoped to turn all of the helpless animals inhabiting South Island into robots under his control, Sonic manages to defeat Eggman and returns peace to South Island.
He returned in the immediate sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, where he once again sought the Chaos Emeralds, of which there were now seven. In this game, Eggman sought to collect the emeralds to fuel his ultimate weapon, a space station known as the Death Egg (an obvious homage to the Death Star), which has reappeared in several other titles in the series.
In 1993's Sonic CD, Eggman, along with his latest creation, Metal Sonic, travels to Little Planet in search of magical gems called Time Stones that have the power to control the passage of time. In both endings, Eggman is seen flying away with a Time Stone, but is shot down by a rock thrown by Sonic.
In Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, following the events in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Eggman's Death Egg crash-lands onto Angel Island, causing critical damage to the ship. While repairing the space station, Eggman meets Knuckles the Echidna, whom he tricks into believing that Sonic is trying to steal the Chaos Emeralds. In truth, Eggman intends to use the emeralds to repair the Death Egg.
Other two-dimensional games released before 1998 that Eggman appeared in include Sonic Chaos, Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Blast, and Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure, as well as the 8-bit renditions of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
In Sonic Adventure, Eggman learns of a legendary monster trapped in the Master Emerald, Chaos, and seeks out the Master Emerald. Upon finding it, he shatters it, freeing Chaos in the process. Eggman's goal is to control Chaos and obtain the Chaos Emeralds, which he can feed to Chaos so that it transforms into its most powerful form, using its destructive powers to conquer the world.[23]
Sonic Adventure 2 marks Eggman's first appearance as a playable character in a main series game. Eggman revives the antihero Shadow the Hedgehog from dormancy. Shadow, knowing Eggman's desire to rule the world, agrees to help him by using the Eclipse Cannon aboard Space Colony ARK. In the last story, Eggman aids Sonic in trying to stop a fail-safe put in place by his grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, which set the colony on a crash course with Earth.[24]
In Sonic Heroes, Eggman is captured by his own creation, Metal Sonic, who disguises himself as Eggman as part of a larger evil plan.
In Shadow the Hedgehog, Eggman is an opportunist who tries to gather the Chaos Emeralds in the middle of the alien invasion. He ends up sending his robots to help stop the alien menace in the end. As Shadow interrogates Eggman for information regarding his past, he is met with taunts from Eggman, who claims that Shadow is one of his androids.[25] During Shadow's fight with Black Doom, Eggman admits that he was lying.[26]
In the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game, Dr. Eggman (who had a realistic human appearance) kidnaps the princess of Soleanna, who harbors the Flames of Disaster within her, in order to control time. Once again, he is forced to assist the heroes during the last act, much like previous games. Eggman also appears in Sonic and the Secret Rings as Shahryār of Persia. Here, his physical appearance has been changed back to his Adventure look.[27]
Eggman appeared in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure, where he is once again a main villain, alongside a parallel version of himself called Eggman Nega. He is also a playable character in the Sonic RPG, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
In Sonic Unleashed, Dr. Eggman is one of the two main villains in the game, along with Dark Gaia. Eggman tricks Super Sonic into a trap and uses his energy to power a giant laser cannon, which fires into the Earth and shatters it into pieces, freeing the beast contained within; Dark Gaia. He spends most of the game collecting Dark Gaia's power as well as fighting Sonic with various machines, and much like the original games, flies off in his Egg Mobile when defeated. Unlike many previous games, Eggman actually assumes control of his plans at the end of Sonic Unleashed by creating Eggmanland and makes no effort to join forces with Sonic to stop his own plans once they have spiraled out of control. Still, Eggman suffers a defeat when he gives Dark Gaia a single order and is shot into the atmosphere by the creature.
In Sonic the Hedgehog 4, (Set between Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Sonic Adventure), Sonic goes traveling on his own, not knowing Eggman survived the destruction of the Death Egg in Sonic and Knuckles. The doctor remakes his old badniks, and improves them to destroy his old rival once and for all. Eggman is the main boss in the game.
In Sonic Colors, Eggman claims to be seeking forgiveness for his past transgressions, and attempts to make amends by opening up a theme park within the Earth's orbit. However, it becomes clear that the park is merely a front for Eggman's true intentions, which involve harnessing the energies of the alien Wisps for his own use; specifically, a mind-control cannon. Unlike most 3-dimensional Sonic games, Eggman is the final boss, piloting an Eggmobile protected by Nega-Wisp armor. After his defeat, he ends up being sucked into his theme park which has transformed into a black hole when the negative energy backfires, consuming the entire park. After the credits, Dr. Eggman is seen out in space inside the Eggmobile along with his two robot assistants Orbot and Cubot.
Dr. Eggman is set to appear in the upcoming game Sonic Generations, in both his modern design, and his original design. Though his role in not yet know.
In Sonic Spinball, a pinball-themed game, Dr. Robotnik seizes Mount Mobius and turns it into a mechanical base, setting up an elaborate pinball mechanism to keep the Chaos Emeralds safe.
Eggman has also appeared in "2.5D" isometric platformers; in Sonic Labyrinth, he secretly replaces Sonic's famous red shoes with the new "Slow-Down Boots," which take away his ability to jump or run fast, and in Sonic 3D Blast, he turns innocent Flickies into robots in yet another search for the Chaos Emeralds.
Dr. Eggman is also a playable character in such games as Sonic Drift, Sonic R, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Riders and its sequel Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Sega Superstars Tennis, and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Eggman appears as a playable character in the crossover game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Dr. Eggman made a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a trophy. He appeared as a playable character in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, also as one of the two main villains (alongside Bowser) in the game's Adventure Mode (DS version only). Eggman and Bowser plan to make their own Olympic Winter Games by kidnapping the Star Spirits. In the game's climax, the two villains act as the final bosses. Eggman is also set to appear as a playable character in the upcoming game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The only game as of yet to feature Dr. Robotnik as the central character is the 1993 game Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, a Puyo Puyo clone in which Robotnik, along with numerous bounty hunters seen in the first episode of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, attempts to rid all the fun and music on the planet Mobius by kidnapping the citizens of one insignificant town and turning them into robots. Despite the fact that he is the title character, he is still the villain and is the final boss.
Sonic and the Black Knight is the only game in the entire Sonic franchise in which Dr. Eggman does not make an appearance and was not even mentioned.
[edit] In other media
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Dr. Robotnik as he appears in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (seen in the episode "Robotnik Jr.")
There have been four animated television series featuring Robotnik. Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was the first, and featured Long John Baldry as the voice of Robotnik.[28] The cartoon had little history for Robotnik, whom, while still the series' main antagonist, was merely portrayed as a villain who sought to rule Mobius for no reason other than the fact that he appeared to be motivated by the act of "being evil". While the threat he posed to the Mobians seemed to vary from episode to episode, he was nonetheless portrayed as incompetent and Immature, with a tendency to mistreat his 'Badnik' (robot) slaves. His foremost of several catchphrases was "I hate that hedgehog!".
Sonic the Hedgehog: the Animated series featured a Dr. Julian Ivo Robotnik, who is never called 'Eggman'. (Julian is not Robotnik's name in the usual Sonic canon) Julian is a heartless sadist, is fiercely tempermental, and happens to be an incredibly competent dictator. (He has already conquered most of the planet Mobius, and maintains totilitarian control, this incarnation of Dr. Robotnik existed before there was any "canon" information concerning the character) He was voiced by Jim Cummings.
Sonic Underground featured Robotnik in a style similar to Sonic the Hedgehog: The Animated Series, but in a much funnier light: he maintains less control, and he is more bumbling. He is voiced by Gary Chalk.
In the two-episode OVA film Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Eggman tells Sonic that he has been banished from Robotropolis by a metallic doppelgänger of himself. It is later revealed that the mecha was piloted by Eggman himself, in a scheme to lure Sonic into his base and copy his DNA for his new Hyper Metal Sonic robot. Eggman was voiced by Junpei Takiguchi in the Japanese version, and by Edwin Neal in the English dub.[29]
In Sonic X Doctor Eggman, along with other Sonic characters, are accidentally transported from their own world, to Earth. This incarnation is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka in the Japanese version, and by Mike Pollock in the English dub.[30]
When the first Sonic the Hedgehog title was released in 1991, Sega published a comic book designed to promote the game. The 14-page story, written by Francis Mao, included a non-canon origin for both Sonic the Hedgehog and Eggman. Originally a benevolent scientist named Dr. Ovi Kintobor ("Ivo Robotnik" with the names spelt backwards), he starts out as a friend to Sonic, even helping to develop the hedgehog's super-speed. Kintobor later tries to eliminate all the evil in the world by absorbing it into the Chaos Emeralds, but the experiment goes awry, instead shocking the Doctor with "10,000 volts of pure evil energy."[31] Though inaccurate in regards to the games, a similar origin story later found its way into the now-defunct UK-based Sonic the Comic, which was published from 1993 through 2002, as well as many UK-published books such as Stay Sonic. Kintobor appears in Sonic the Comic as a computer program designed to assist Sonic and the Freedom Fighters. Whilst Robotnik's initial appearance was from that of his appearance in the Mega Drive games, he later 'transformed himself' and took the appearance of his design from the Adventures series, which took effect from issue 22 onwards.
That same year, Archie Comics began publishing its Sonic the Hedgehog comic book. The series is in a sense, a very loose continuation of ABC's Sonic the Hedgehog animated cartoon; As well as a mad scientist, Robotnik is a portrayed as a dictator who took control of Sonic's hometown during a coup d'etat. In recent years, the plot of the comic has changed to incorporate elements from the video games, with Robotnik being replaced by his more traditional video game counterpart.
[edit] Cultural impact
[edit] In science
A potential macrocycle inhibitor of Sonic hedgehog discovered by a Harvard University research team was named "Robotnikinin" after the Dr. Robotnik character. The researchers felt that after Sonic hedgehog was named after the Sega video game character, they should "adhere to the convention" in naming the inhibiting compound after the character's archenemy.[32]
[edit] In music
The band Intercontinental Music Lab included a song about Dr. Robotnik on their 2008 album, Superheroes of Science.[33]
The power metal band Powerglove wrote a song called "So Sexy Robotnik" based on the boss theme from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and features snips from various other level tunes from the same game. It appears as the first track on their 2007 album "Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man".
[edit] Critical reception
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The character has been well-received, going on to become one of the most well-known villains in gaming. GameDaily ranked him number one on their list of Top 25 Evil Masterminds of All Time article, stating "Out of all the evil masterminds in video games, none are more despicable, more cunning, or more menacing".[34] They also included him in their most persistent video game villains list and their craziest video game villains list.[35][36] In a later article, they listed the "evil mastermind" as one of the top 25 video game archetypes, using Robotnik as an example.[37] He was featured at number three in a "Reader's Choice" edition of GameSpot's "Top Ten Video Game Villains" article, which noted a massive complaint by fans at his exclusion from the original list.[38] Eggman was also named the 15th most diabolical video game villain of all time by PC World.[39] Game Informer notes that in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, "Eggman's villain ego shows some amusing tarnish after constant defeat at the hands of Sonic."[40] IGN listed him at number nine above Mario-series villain Bowser in their "Top 10 Most Memorable Villains" article, calling him "PETA's videogame public enemy number one",[41] and has also commented that his character is a "pretty clever riff on Teddy Roosevelt" that has added to the attraction of the series.[42] In 2010, IGN listed Dr. Robotnik 11th out of their "Top 100 Videogame Villans".[43] Nintendo Power listed Dr. Robotnik as their seventh favorite villain, also listing him as having one of the best mustaches.[44]
[edit] Theme songs
While most of the time Eggman's theme is usually the in-game boss music, there are a few exceptions:
Sonic Adventure: "Theme of "DR. EGGMAN" - Jun Senoue
Sonic Adventure 2: "E.G.G.M.A.N." - Paul Shortino
Sonic X: "Eggman" - Yoshiro Ike. This track only appears in the Japanese version of the anime, and is often heard in many variations.
Sonic Battle: "Dr. Eggman" - Hideaki Kobayashi
Shadow the Hedgehog: "E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc Robeatnik Mix" - Remix Factory
Sonic Riders: "Eggman Again!" - Kenichi Tokoi
Sonic '06: "Theme of Dr. Eggman" - Hideaki Kobayashi
Sonic Unleashed: "Theme of Dr. Eggman" - Hideaki Kobayashi
In Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Robotnik's theme is heard at various points throughout an episode in different variations. On a similar note, in SatAM, Robotnik's theme also serves as the theme for his dystopian city, Robotropolis.
[edit] See also
Sonic portal
List of recurring characters from Sonic the Hedgehog (games)
[edit] References and notes
^ Sega Genesis(Mega Drive) Collection for PSP, Sonic The Hedgehog (1) in-game manual.
^ a b c d e f Sonic Team. "Eggman's official character profile from Sonic Team and Sega of Japan". Sega of Japan. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080312211014/http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/eggman/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ a b Sega (1990). Sonic the Hedgehog instruction manual (English version), p. 4
^ Sonic X - Episode 49 (Japanese Version) http://www.teamartail.com/sonicx/49/
^ a b Sega (1999). Sonic Adventure instruction manual, p. 31
^ "Sega Visions Interview with Yuji Naka". Sega Visions. August/September 1992. http://info.sonicretro.org/Yuji_Naka_interview_by_Sega_Visions. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
^ a b "Sonic's Creator - Yuji Naka". Archived from the original on 1997-06-05. http://web.archive.org/web/19970605172353/http://www.sega.com/features/allsonic/creator/naka04.html. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
^ Sega (1991). Sonic the Hedgehog instruction manual (Japanese version), p. 8-11
^ a b "Yuki Naka on Sonic's Past, Present, and Future part 2". http://www2.sega.com/sonic/globalsonic/post_sonicteam.php?article=nakainterview. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
^ "Sonic Channel Character Profiles - Dr. Eggman". http://sonicjam.wikidot.com/sisghz:other-sonicchannel-cp-dr-eggman. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
^ a b Sega (2001). Sonic Adventure 2 instruction manual, pp. 9
^ a b Sega (2004). Sonic Heroes instruction manual, pp. 14
^ a b Sega of America. "Eggman's official character profile from Sega of America". Sega of America. http://www.sega.com/sonic/globalsonic/post_allabout.php?article=soniccharacters. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ a b Sega (2005). Shadow the Hedgehog instruction manual, pp. 8
^ a b Sega (1997). Sonic Jam, Sega Saturn. Sonic World's Character Profiles (in English)
^ Deem Bristow at the Internet Movie Database.
^ http://blogs.sega.com/sonic/2010/07/15/out-of-the-mouths-of-hedgehogs/
^ Junpei Takiguchi at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Edwin Neal at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Long John Baldry at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Jim Cummings at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Gary Chalk at the Internet Movie Database.
^ Doctor Robotnik: Oh, yes. It's just as the stone tablets predicted. Ha ha ha ha ha! His strength increases every time I give him a Chaos Emerald. With all seven Emeralds, he will be invincible and work for me! Together we'll destroy Station Square. And on its ruins I'll build Robotnikland. The ultimate city where I will rule it all. Come on, Chaos! Let's find another Emerald, shall we? Sega Sonic Adventure (in English) 1999-9-9 (US)
^ Doctor Eggman: The core of the Eclipse Cannon is now highly reactive and explosive. This is because of the energy of the Chaos Emeralds if overpowering it. If the colony collides with Earth, it will shatter into pieces like my grandfather predicted! [...] There still may be time left. If we pull together, we might be able to get to the shortcut that leads to the core! Sega Sonic Adventure 2 (in English) 2001-6-19 (US)
^ Shadow the Hedgehog: Yes, doctor, you will regret ever having created me. You're going straight to Hell! Eggman: Why you little... You're nothing but pieces of scrap metal! Once I'm done with you, you'll be thrown in the junkyard! Sega Shadow the Hedgehog (in English 2005-11-15 (US)
^ Eggman: Shadow... can you hear me...? This might be the last chance I have to speak to you, so... What I said, about having created you... it was all a lie. Everyone thought you died during that horrible incident... but I rescued you, with one of my robots... You lost your memory, that's all... You really are the Ultimate Life Form my grandfather created! Sega Shadow the Hedgehog (in English 2005-11-15 (US)
^ "Secret Rings character concept art". http://www.sonicstadium.org/imagebin/articles/previews/satsr1_02.jpg. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222518/ Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog at the Internet Movie Database
^ Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
^ Sonic X at the Internet Movie Database
^ Sonic HQ Comics Info - Sega Promo Comic. Retrieved on 2008-2-23.
^ "Robotnikinin takes on Sonic hedgehog". www.biotechnews.com. 19 January 2009. http://www.biotechnews.com.au/article/273516/robotnikinin_takes_sonic_hedgehog?fp=4&fpid=1013. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
^ ""Dr. Robotnik" from Superheroes of Science by Intercontinental Music Lab". http://www.intercontinentalmusiclab.com/.+2008. http://superheroesofscience.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
^ Top 25 Evil Masterminds of All Time. GameDaily. Retrieved on 2008-11-29
^ http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/most-persistent-video-game-villains/?page=2
^ http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-craziest-villains/?page=2
^ http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-video-game-characters-archetypes/?page=20
^ Staff. TenSpot Reader's Choice: Top Ten Video Game Villains. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2008-12-31
^ GamePro Staff (February 2008). "The 47 Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time". PC World. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;338891934;pp;2. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
^ Bryan, "Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood: The Time Has Come," Game Informer 187 (November 2008): 130.
^ IGN Staff (2006-03-07). Top 10 Tuesday: Most Memorable Villains. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-12-14
^ "Where Did Sonic Go Wrong?". February 2009. http://retro.ign.com/articles/955/955741p2.html. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
^ http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/11.html
^ Nintendo Power 250th issue!. South San Francisco, California: Future US. 2010. pp. 42, 47.
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