Orbot (Sonic Boom)

Orbot is an antagonist in the Sonic Boom series. He is a robot and one of Dr. Eggman's loyal, though not perfect, lackeys.

TV Series
While residing in Eggman's lair, Orbot, Cubot and Dr. Eggman learned that Sonic was seeking a new sidekick. Despite Orbot voicing his opinions on Sonic's demands, he was silenced by Eggman.

Later on, Orbot and Cubot accompanied Eggman to Tails' house where Eggman planned to exhaust Sonic and Tails by living with them and then sick Obliteratorbot on them. Having been allowed to stay by lying that their lair needed repairs, Orbot and Cubot helped Eggman tire out the heroes with obnoxious behavior. However, Eggman's plan backfired when Obliteratorbot malfunctioned due to Orbot and Cubot not having worked out the kinks, which resulted in their lair getting destroyed for real.

When Eggman discovered Tails' new robot UT, Orbot and Cubot traveled to Tails' house and secretly replaced the real UT with a duplicate made by Eggman to break Team Sonic apart. Orbot saw Eggman execute his plan, and later came to the doctor when Tails came to rescue UT. As Tails offered to become Eggman's assistant in exchange for UT's release, Orbot was assigned to draw up a contact to make it official. However, when he had finished it, Tails was already being rescued by his team, and he retreated.

On a mission to get Eggman the materials he needed, Orbot, along with Cubot, robbed the local warehouse of mechanical parts. When they were surrounded by Team Sonic, they used their Buzz Bombers to distract them. They managed to get away after Buster tripped Sonic.

While helping Eggman with his mail, Orbot and Cubot learned that their lair was considered to be featured in Modern Lair Magazine. As such, Orbot was assigned to clean it up with Cubot for the messenger. When that was not enough for the messenger however and Eggman assigned Amy to decorate the lair, Orbot and Cubot served as Amy's workers, even becoming decorations themselves, with the results giving the lair the messenger's approval. After Eggman imprisoned Amy, Orbot watched as Team Sonic broke in and ravaged the lair, resulting in the lair losing its chance at getting into the magazine.

When Eggman made Dave an intern in the lair, Orbot and Cubot feared Dave's enthusiasm over menial tasks would make them look bad. Later, Orbot found Cubot dismantled by Dave and when Eggman would not fix him, he took his parts to Tails. Not long after, Orbot and Cubot got their low-ranking assignments back when he fired Dave.

During his work, Orbot and Cubot watched in horror as Eggman concocted his scheme to turn Sonic evil by feeding him with evil cookies. When the plan backfired by Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks becoming evil instead, Orbot and Cubot were forced to suffer under both them and Eggman when the latter taught his new allies about villainy. Had enough, Orbot and Cubot sought out Sonic's help, who quickly restored his friends.

Archie Comics
When Dr. Eggman was having his breakfast served in his lair, Orbot answered the door when someone was calling. There, Orbot met Knuckles who wanted to join the doctor. With their new ally, Orbot accompanied Eggman on his attack on Bygone Island where he helped stow away Sonic, Tails, Amy and Sticks in the Big Boy mech's cargo hold with Cubot after Knuckles and Eggman had encaged them. On their way to attack the village however, Orbot, Eggman and Cubot were betrayed by Knuckles who threw Orbot and Cubot away when they tried to protect Eggman. The duo later asked Team Sonic for a lift home after Eggman was beaten, to which Knuckles complied to by throwing them out to Eggman as he retreated.

Following their return to the lair, Orbot and Cubot were assigned to repair the Big Boy for its re-launch. Not amused by their assignment, Orbot found Cubot inside the Big Boy, fooling around with the piko hammer which had been stuck to the mech. Orbot insisted they gave the hammer to Eggman, but when Cubot refused to hand it over, they began fighting for the hammer, which Orbot quickly wanted for himself too. However, their fight trashed the Big Boy as it took off and when they lost the grip on the piko hammer, it ricocheted away while making the Big Boy fall apart. The robots soon found Eggman amongst the parts and tried explaining themselves.

Personality
Orbot is the described as the "stiffbot" of him and Cubot, and has a polished demeanor which goes along with his smooth surface. He speaks calmly, formally, and without a filter. He is honest to a fault and offers unsolicited, withering assessments of his master.

Powers and Abilities
Orbot has the ability to retract his body into a travel-sized sphere. He is also able to levitate and can move freely through midair. However, he is not able to levitate any higher than a few inches above the ground.

Orbot is equipped with a number of additional functions. His mouth works as a paper shredder for shredding letters and his eyes double as flashlights.

Dr. Eggman
Orbot is one of the closest things Dr. Eggman has to friends. While Orbot is loyal to him, he has a tendency to say things Eggman wishes not to hear and offers true, unspoken judgements of his master. While Orbot tries to earn the doctor's respect as much as possible, he gets noting but terrible treatment in return which he does not always approve. Orbot is also very much afraid of the doctor's wrath, preferring to face Knuckles in a fight rather than that.

Cubot
Cubot is Orbot's companion in the service of Dr. Eggman. Despite their conflicting personalities, they are an inseparable pair. Orbot also cares very much for Cubot's well-being as he was horrified when he found him disassembled by Dave and he would not rest until Cubot was put back together.

Trivia

 * The official artwork used for Orbot is the same as the one for his main series counterpart in Sonic Colors.
 * Orbot is no. 347 on Dr. Eggman's ranking list.