Dr. Robotnik

"Ha-ha-hah! Citizens of earth, lend me your ears and listen to me very carefully: my name is Dr. Eggman, the world's greatest scientist and soon to be the world's greatest ruler. Now witness the beginning of the greatest empire of all time!"

- Dr. Eggman, Sonic Adventure 2

Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, better known by his alias, Eggman, is the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He's a human scientist with an IQ of 300 and dreams of dominating the world, but his constant plots to create his Eggman Empire (a.k.a. Eggmanland) are always thwarted by Sonic and his friends.

Why He's The Greatest Scientific Genius In The World

 * 1) He is one of the most famous and popular villains in video game history.
 * 2) His trademark narcissism made him one of the most iconic foes in gaming.
 * 3) Many incarnations of Eggman treat him in very different forms of his character by personality, ranging from very threatening and competent to being very goofy & comedic. To the point that his character is very much well-remembered for being a comedic and obsessed yet formidable antagonist.
 * 4) *At his most threatening, he provides a scale from the villain who fits the bill such as his Sonic Satam counterpart.
 * 5) * At his goofiest, he is at his most hilariously entertaining throughout the whole Sonic series, for example, his extremely memorable AoStH counterpart paired with his henchmen.
 * 6) He's a perfect opponent to Sonic, being the contrary of nearly everything the blue blur stands up to.
 * 7) In his canon appearances, he is such a riot, just enough to be hands down, the most lovable character in the Sonic series in it's entirety.
 * 8) He makes every battle he has with his enemies count.
 * 9) His voice actors, Deem Bristow, Long John Baldry, and Mike Pollock, are three of the most iconic voices in the series.
 * 10) * Additionally, even as the 4Kids cast was replaced in mid 2010, SEGA decided to keep Mike Pollock as Eggman as they believed that his voice was irreplaceable.
 * 11) Despite his desire to be a dictating emperor who rules with an iron fist over an entire nation made of nothing more than machines, he can be a gentleman, a wealthy philanthropist, what have you. TL, DR: a man who can be so captivating to the point of fooling others into doing what he wants.
 * 12) While most villains or anti-heroes in the Sonic series can be interesting and/or memorable (such as Metal Sonic, Merlina, and Mephiles), they're usually not as well-developed as Robotnik, as he became so important to the franchise that Sega just can't replace him (not forever, at least).
 * 13) He's so desired and important to the series that putting someone else in his place may be a crime if it's not executed correctly.
 * 14) He's been in more games than the titular Sonic himself, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) for example.
 * 15) He has such funny and unforgettable phrases like "Snooping as usual, I see?", "Get a load of this!", "I was just about to consume this delicious banana" and the most recent "OOOOOOOOOOOOH, GIVE ME A BIG! FAT! BREAK!"
 * 16) One of Eggman's more admirable, if not dangerous, traits is his courage throughout life-threatening situations. Despite his continuous use of machinery to protect himself and fight his opponents, Eggman shows considerable bravery and rarely shows any form of fear, regardless of who or what he is facing.
 * 17) He's a mastermind so intelligent that he can build any machine, from Badniks to a giant Death Star copy with his face on it.
 * 18) It's unanimously agreed that he's pushed to eleven in mh:awesomegames:Sonic Adventure 2, where he, for example (but not limited to), holds Amy hostage at gunpoint and quickly sees through Tails' plan to replace one of the Chaos Emeralds with a fake replica. This makes him badass as a comedic villain, especially when he 'blows up half of the moon.'
 * 19) * In Sonic Unleashed, he was so formidable that he provided an enjoyable fight sequence with his technology, his robotic minions, and his weaponry that all poses a genuine threat to Sonic. Also, right after he got defeated and attempted retreating, Eggman was so cunning that he pretended to plead and act pathetic, but effectively deceived Sonic (even as Super Sonic) into his powerful trap that successfully harnessed Sonic's energy. This then leads to sending a laser beam onto Earth and thus creating Dark Gaia, this all makes his levels of competence rather compelling, and his comedic traits make him all the more entertaining.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Despite his high intelligence, Eggman is rather immature and childish, doing things like throwing temper tantrums when Sonic manages to wreck into his plans, though it is mostly played for laughs. He often has his own brand of setbacks because of the many silly mistakes that would go into his plans.
 * 2) *An example of his immaturity is seen in the ending of Sonic Unleashed, when Orbot begins to insult him over his constant failures and calls him a loser (despite Eggman doing several competent things throughout the game); Eggman gets frustrated and screams "Oh, shut up!!", attempts to kick him only to comically fail, and then chases him through the desert while making agitated noises and violently flailing his arms in an attempt to grab him.
 * 3) His design from Sonic '06 is poorly made and uncanny.
 * 4) His goals can be a little inconsistent: While he usually tries to dominate the world, he sometimes just wants to build an amusement park or take over a city. Heck, he even tried to conquer the entire freaking universe once!
 * 5) In the first season of Sonic X, he's portrayed as a generic Saturday morning cartoon villain, doing stuff such as selecting a random robot to cause havoc and wagering the Chaos Emeralds over a game of baseball (luckily, he still has his trademark narcissism and he gets better as the series goes on).
 * 6) * Speaking of which; even for Eggman standards, Eggman from Sonic '06 is easily one of the worst incarnations of the evil genius himself. Where his personality was watered down into being a straightforward, typical, and predictably (if stupidly at times) fallible antagonist because of being depicted as a very "serious" character who doesn't do much that makes him entertaining because of the story and the game's bad writing, with little to nothing being exactly enjoyable or notable to say about him. Where his excessive levels of seriousness made Eggman rather boring, forgettable, unremarkable, and generic than you'd expect of his comedic and villainous charm.

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Trivia

 * In the live-action/CGI big-screen adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Eggman is portrayed by lovable comedian and actor, Jim Carrey.
 * Carrey's portrayal has been indefinitely praised by the fanbase, even being called the "saving grace" of the film, before the redesign of the main character, of course.
 * His design was originally inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States.

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