Gerald Robotnik (Archie)

Professor Gerald Kintobor was an Overlander scientist that had left the Overlanders as a young man to persue his research, eventually ending up in the human colony of Station Square. One of the greatest scientific minds of his time, Gerald was the scientist responsible for the creation of Shadow the Hedgehog, who served as his greatest achievement and legacy even long after his death. Professor Gerald is the grandfather of the infamous Julian Kintobor and grandfather of his half-sister Maria. Gerald was killed when Station Square's military decided to shut dow Project: Shadow and execute him.

Working on Project Shadow
A scientist for the Republic of Station Square, Professor Gerald was designing Project: Shadow with hopes to find a cure for his granddaughter Maria's Neuro Immuno Deffiency Syndrome through the life form Shadow. Gerald found that there were barriers to his research that he could not go around, and thus contacted Black Doom for assistance. Black Doom had hoped to make Shadow his ultimate weapon, and thus provided him with Chaos Control abilities. However, Gerald secretly changed Shadow to be the protector of all life on Mobius due to his love for all life on the planet.

Shortly after Shadow showed signs that he was alive, the military had decided to use Shadow as a weapon, and while Gerald was working on the project on board Space Colony ARK, a group of military officials went to the ARK to retrieve Project: Shadow and Professor Gerald. Maria had informed her grandfather of the arriving military ship, and thus Gerald ordered Maria to get to get to an escape pod with Shadow. Although Shadow managed to get aboard the escape pod, Maria was shot in the back and killed. Gerald was apprehended by the military and brought down to the planet surface to complete the project for the military.

Quest for Vengeance and Death
Upon arriving back on Mobius' surface and brought to Prison Island, Gerald was informed of Maria's death. Consumed by feelings of hatred now and feeling his life had no meaning, Gerald planned to enact revenge against those that had murdered his granddaughter by firing the Eclipse Cannon from the ARK. In case of military shut down the project before he could go through with his plans, Gerald left a micro chip hidden on a machine containing history of everything should someone wish to follow in his footsteps. The military, unable to keep up with Gerald's designs and therefore unable to be sure he was not trying to "pull a fast one" on them, decided to discontinue Project: Shadow. Gerald was subsequently executed following the project's shut down.