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Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is a character and the main antagonist of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Eggman was created by Naoto Ohshima and first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog, a platform game for the Sega Genesis, on June 23, 1991. Eggman is a mad scientist who seeks to conquer the world using Badniks, his brand of military robots, and the Chaos Emeralds, seven emeralds with mystical powers. He is the archenemy of Sonic, who frequently foils his plans. He appears in almost every Sonic game, usually as a boss.

Description[edit]

Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is the main antagonist of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. He first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), a platform game for the Sega Genesis. Eggman is a mad scientist who seeks to conquer the world and build his ideal paradise, Eggmanland (also known as Robotnikland). To accomplish his goal, Eggman traps the animal inhabitants of Sonic's world in Badniks, his brand of aggressive military robots, and seeks the Chaos Emeralds, seven emeralds with mystical powers. Sonic media portrays Eggman as selfish, egotistical, and narcissistic. He is characterized as a genius with an IQ who strives for attention and stubbornly refuses to accept defeat.

Sonic media typically focuses on Sonic's efforts to defeat Eggman. Some media treats Eggman as a menacing, legitimate threat, while other media portrays him as incompetent or a mere annoyance.^[1]

Video games[edit]

Eggman has appeared as a major character in nearly every Sonic platform game. Sonic stories typically focus on Eggman's efforts to obtain the Chaos Emeralds and take over the world, which the player, as Sonic, must thwart. In early Sonic games, he frequently appears as a boss

While he usually serves as the main antagonist, some games feature him in a supporting role, with Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) including him as one of the player characters.

Eggman frequently appears in spin-offs