Dr. Eggman (Sonic The Hedgehog)

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 over the years treat him in very different forms of his character by personality and motive, ranging from being a villain who is very threatening and competent to being a very goofy & comedic villain. Which has been carried to the point that his character is very much well-remembered for being an admirably comedic, eccentric, and self-obsessed yet formidable antagonist.
 * 4) *At his most threatening, he provides a scale from being the threatening and sinister yet enjoyable villain who fits the bill.
 * 5) * At his goofiest, he is at his most hilariously entertaining and over-the-top throughout the whole Sonic series (one who has provided many memes due to his hilarity and memorability).
 * 6) He's a perfect opponent to Sonic, being the contrary of nearly everything the blue blur stands up to.
 * 7) He is such a riot, just enough to be hands down, the most lovable character in the Sonic series in its 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, quotable, and unforgettable phrases like "Get a load of this!", "No way, I can't believe this!", "Oh no you don't!", "You'll pay for this!", "Haha! How about that!", "I was just about to consume this delicious banana", "'The world'? I'll own the world once I'm finished with Sonic!", "I'll get fat from eating your black hearts. You Eggman wannabes!", "I'll burn your worlds, you rebellious scum! I will destroy everything you love and make you watch!", "As long as I can still strangle a Zeti, my hands are fine.", and "What is wrong with my mustache!?".
 * 16) * He also has provided tons of comedic insults and retorts that are flat-out hilarious and entertaining to listen to.
 * 17) 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.
 * 18) 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.
 * 19) 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 pretty badass as a comedic supervillain, especially when he blows up half of the moon.
 * 20) * 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, thus creating Dark Gaia, this all makes his levels of competence rather compelling, and his comedic traits make him all the more entertaining.
 * 21) His movie portrayal is one of the most hyper-competent incarnations of Eggman ever created, which is very unique since Dr. Eggman was always depicted as a consistent villain who never succeeds at his plans regardless of his reprehensible actions and grandiose schemes, this version of Eggman is both: humorous and somewhat of a threat at the same time.
 * 22) * Even though he was outclassed by Sonic in the first movie, he escaped from Mushroom Hill Zone and returned to continue his schemes, most of which work a lot more than expected.
 * 23) * Jim Carrey did a great job at his portrayal as Eggman in both movies. Eggman's cartoonish, eccentric, over-the-top aspects of his comedic & villainous personality are very entertaining and hilarious to watch.
 * 24) ** Some of his lines are also quotable, examples of these include:
 * 25) *** “OOOOOOOOOOOOH, GIVE ME A BIG! FAT! BREAK!”
 * 26) *** “You see: Earth, is my, turf G. If you don't know how to floss you'll be lost without me!”

Overall

 * 1) Despite his high intelligence, Eggman is rather immature and childish, doing things like throwing temper tantrums when Sonic manages to wreck his plans, though it is mostly played for laughs.
 * 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 fall on his back, 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! As a result, he often has his brand of setbacks and inefficiency because of the many silly mistakes that would go into his plans.
 * 5) Some of his incarnations like in mh:terribletvshows:Sonic Underground, for example, are quite unremarkable and forgettable.
 * 6) * Speaking of which; even for Eggman's standards, his incarnation in 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.

Sonic X

 * 1) 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. His levels of incompetence pretty much rivals Team Rocket from Pokemon (luckily, he still has his trademark narcissism and he gets better as the series goes on).

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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 classic design was originally inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States.

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