E-100 Alpha (Archie)

E-100 Alpha, sometimes referred to as ZERO, is a character who appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It is the first unit in the E-100 Series robotic group created by Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. In the Post-Super Genesis Wave timeline, E-100 Alpha is the precursor of the E-100 Series, created when Eggman harnessed the power of Chaos.

In the Pre-Super Genesis Wave timeline, E-100 Alpha was not limited to a robot, but at least a two-robot group, created during the early days of the Second Robotnik War.

Pre-Super Genesis Wave
For unknown reasons, at least two E-100 Alpha robots were sent to capture a Flicky at Station Square. However, Amy Rose saw the trouble the Flicky was involved in, and she decided to step in and save the Flicky. However, Amy was captured by the two E-100 Alpha robots, to which the saved-Flicky followed. It is assumed that Alpha was destroyed along with the majority of the E-100 Series by E-102 Gamma.

Post-Super Genesis Wave
Not much is known about E-100 Alpha in the Post-Super Genesis Wave timeline, although it is known that Alpha ambushed Amy and a Flicky at Station Square similar to its past-world counterpart. It was most likely destroyed.

Powers and Abilities
While much is not shown of E-100 Alpha's arsenal, it is known that the robot has the ability to levitate and the ability to shoot lasers from a cannon located on its left shoulder.

Trivia

 * E-100 Alpha's debut appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog #81 has several noticeable things that are nonparallel with the Sonic Adventure video game.
 * Instead of Alpha being an E-100 Series robot, there are at least two versions of Alpha.
 * The coloring on Alpha is somewhat different than its video game counterpart, having green, red, and gray with the addition of yellow and blue.