Gizoid (Archie)


 * For the version of this group after the Super Genesis Wave, see Gizoid (Pre-Super Genesis Wave).

Gizoids are a group mentioned in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series and its spin-offs. They are a line of androids created by an ancient civilization.

History
The Gizoids were created by the mysterious "Fourth Great Civilization" four thousands of years ago, and all but disappeared along with their creators. One such android was eventually found by Gerald Robotnik, and later came into the possession of his villainous grandson Dr. Eggman. Found by Sonic the Hedgehog, the android was dubbed Emerl and befriended Sonic and several of his allies before being destroyed as a result of one of Dr. Eggman's schemes. Emerl's data was later salvaged to built Gemerl, who after being used in another of Eggman's schemes was reprogrammed to have Emerl's personality. Gemerl subsequently took up residence nearl Mobotropolis, where he lived with the family of Vanilla the Rabbit. He would later be called upon to help defend the city from threats such as M'egga Man.

Archaeologist Relic the Pika later discovered another Gizoid named Fixit in the ancient ruins on Angel island. Unlike Emerl, Fixit was designed to be a mechanic rather than a warrior, and became Relic's assistant.

Trivia

 * It was revealed in the video games that the Gizoids were created by the Nocturnus Clan, a fact which was touched upon for the original comic timeline through the Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia. However, due to the group being caught up in the legal hassles between Archie Comics, Sega and former writer Ken Penders, this fact will likely never be touched upon in the current continuity.