Orbot

"Ergo, another repercussion of your hasty actions."

- Orbot


 * This article is about the comical robot from Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors. You could be looking for Orbinaut.

Orbot, also known as SA-55 or "Ergo", is the robot that appears in Sonic Unleashed as an assistant to Doctor Eggman. He usually points out Eggman's mistakes and often somewhat insults him because of them. He also constantly annoys Eggman with his non-stop talking. Orbot is a very small and round robot with the ability to retract into a travel sized sphere and has glowing blue eyes. His main function seems to be simply for relaying information to Dr. Eggman and making sure the processes of his plans are carried out correctly. His eye of efficiency may be what allows him to constantly criticize Eggman or inadvertently point out his flaws, however. Despite this it is shown that he does care to see Eggman succeed but doesn't skip out on the chance to be critical to the doctor and his feelings when he sees fit.

Sonic Unleashed
His main role throughout the game was simply following his function. He relayed to Dr. Eggman the information he needed to know regarding how his plan was being carried out and did the mechanical processes that were needed to continue it. He was first heard in the first fight with the Egg Cauldron, and then first seen in a cutscene located in Mazuri where he ended up laughing at Dr. Eggman for being pegged in the face by a rock from a small child. He continued to act his usual critical and straight-forward way throughout the game up until the very end. In the final cutscene with Eggman he was seen being chased off into the sunrise by the angered Eggman after relaying to him how he had failed miserably and could begin anew.

Sonic Colors
He will be returning in Sonic Colors along with his counterpart, Cubot. His name has been officially confirmed as "Orbot," and he now sports a new paint job, with the top of his head being red instead of white, and his eyes being light blue instead of pink.

Name
Orbot's name was not used in Sonic Unleashed. He was dubbed "Ergo" by fans because he frequently used the word ergo (meaning therefore, in Latin) in his speech, indicating that he was making a conclusion.

Ian Flynn, head writer of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book from Archie Comics, later revealed that the robot's name was SA-55, having seen the name in a script for Sonic Unleashed. (SA-55 is l33t-speak for sass.)

Orbot's real name was eventually revealed by ArchangelUK on Sonic City Blognik, an official Sega blog, based on an upcoming appearance in Sonic Colours.

Trivia

 * According to an interview with Mike Pollock he is voiced by Chris Collet who also voices some humans in the cutscenes and also acted as voice director in Sonic Unleashed.
 * His name, Orbot, is a mash-up of the words "orb" and "robot".
 * If you switch the first two letters in his name around, it spells "robot".
 * In Vectorman, a Sega Genesis game included in the Sonic Gems Collection, the titular protagonist was a type of robot also referred to as an Orbot.