Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-4261830-20131126061039/@comment-5473149-20140103043534

I think that the Eggman/Robotnik designs from the early comics and TV series were made solely to get a certain aspect of Eggman across to children. Need Eggman's goofy side? Advenutres of Sonic the Hedgehog. Need Robotnik to be a serious villain that took over the world? SatAM Eggman. Classic Eggman was supposed to be a visual gag in that he looked harmless but was really a cruel bad guy. While the modern design keeps the same feel as classic, Modern Eggman was designed to show his villainous traits a bit more IMO.