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History[]
Past[]
In the past, Eggman met Sonic and the two immediately became enemies, having fought many battles with each other, with the hedgehog inevitably prevailing in the aftermath.[10] Some of Eggman's plots have included trying to take ownership of the Chaos Emeralds (multiple times no less),[3] and attempting a plot involving the Death Egg. Each time however, Sonic stopped him.[3] At one point, the doctor would attempt to conquer Flicky Island, but his schemes were thwarted.[11] Another plot of the villain's involved the deployment of the Hard Boiled Heavies against Sonic, which also failed.
While Eggman created many machines over time, his finest creation was none other than Metal Sonic. One time, Eggman personally repaired him after the robot took a beating from Sonic.[12]
A while ago, Eggman would pay a visit to Angel Island. While there, he would cause a lot of earthquakes in Marble Garden by drilling around underground recklessly with his machines.[13]
Classic Era[]
Eggman attending one of his unwanted birthday parties, from Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special.
For several years, Eggman's Badniks have bothered him on his birthday by throwing him unwanted birthday parties and giving him shabby gifts which Eggman would deem nothing but nonsense. Despite Eggman telling his Badniks to stop throwing him birthday parties time and time again however, it would only encourage them to continue.[14]
Needing a chief commander to manage his Badniks so he could focus more on inventing, researching and slacking off, Eggman rebuilt Heavy King. However, because the doctor programmed his invention to be deceitful and conquest-driven, the robot plotted to betray his creator and seize power. During on night in particular, Heavy King tried to strike Eggman while he slept, but the latter was saved by Metal Sonic.[15]
Seasons of Chaos[]
Eventually though, the villain got kicked out of his base in Winter Caverns Zone by his foremost robot minions after Heavy King took control of them. With the trecherous robot going after the Chaos Emeralds next, Eggman hired Fang and his gang to find the gems first without revealing any details.[15]
While in Autumn Forest Zone, Eggman was pursuing Metal Sonic in his Egg Mobile in an attempt to trigger a close-ranged, remote-controlled jamming signal that would free the robot from Heavy King's control. However, he was intercepted by Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, whom he engaged in battle using his hovercraft. During the fight, Metal Sonic escaped. When the doctor later got defeated, Fang's gang, along with Amy, Mighty and Ray, caught up with him and demanded an explanation. After telling the others everything, they agreed to help him stop Heavy King from using the Chaos Emeralds. After the group made their way to Winter Caverns Zone, the villain watched with glee as his nemesis got ambushed by Metal Sonic twice. As the others engaged the robot and Metal Knuckles, Eggman ended up working with Tails, who tried finding a way to jam the signal Heavy King was using to control the Metals from the Egg Mobile. Fortunately, Tails Doll showed up, whom the doctor used to boost his jamming signal. With the Metals back under his command, Eggman ordered them to help the group. He then opened the door to Heavy King's base (before Bark and Mighty could smash it) where they confronted the rouge Hard Boiled Heavy. After the robot was stripped of the Chaos Emeralds and defeated, the villain accepted a conceding Heavy King back to his service (although not without promising to upload a software patch that would keep him from rebelling again). Eggman then ordered his minions to take the Chaos Emeralds from his former allies, only to discover that they had already left with them. In addition, with his minions either destroyed, depleted of energy or otherwise unable to carry out his command of retrieving the Emeralds, a mopey Eggman ordered Heavy King to make a grilled cheese.[15]
Sonic Learns to Drive[]
Eggman, along with his Badnik Horde, later attacked a town, which led to the Mr. Munch-Um's Road Rally being cancelled.[16]
Dr. Eggman's Birthday[]
Eggman and his birthday cake, from Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special.
Awakening one morning in his headquarters, Eggman realized while taking a shower and getting dressed that it was his birthday. Assuming his Badniks would attempt another unwanted birthday party in his honor, he braced himself for the celebration. Finding nobody in his base however, he searched through his whole base, suspecting his the robots were throwing him a surprise party. When he searched his surveillance room, he found out his troops were on the way to attack Sonic and Tails and destroy them as his birthday gift. Knowing they stood no chance against the heroes, the villain quickly swooped in with his Egg Mobile and ordered his Badniks to fall back. Meanwhile, he heard Sonic's birthday greeting as well, but ignored it. After everyone had returned to base, the doctor berated his army for their carelessness and explained why he did not want to celebrate his birthday until they explained they wanted to do something nice for him. Softening up a little, Eggman admitted their company was adequate, but threatened them not to do this again. Afterward, he conceded to their birthday party and (reluctantly) blew out the candles on his birthday cake.[14]
Amy's 30th Anniversary Special[]
Eggman would task Metal Sonic in capturing sonic and friends and imprison them in Capsules. Eggman would come back to Eggman Island Zone in failure as everyone managed to escape.[17]
Fang the Hunter miniseries[]
Eggman was near one of his old bases and notice Fang, Bark, and Bean in which he rescues them from sinking. Later on Eggman asks Fang's Gang why they were in his territory, Fang mentioning how it was sinking after its destruction and was technically abandoned, but Eggman still claims it to be his base. Bean then says to Fang to just tell him what they were doing and Fang says they were looking for the 8th Chaos Emerald. Eggman says it's a hoax, though Fang backs up his claim saying he heard about it through his contacts and wants to prove everyone wrong. Eggman makes a deal for their assistance on a mission; Fang denies but the doctor threatens them with a pool of Mashers. Eggman mentions how the Hard Boiled Heavies went rouge after testing a strange gemstone they found on the Heavy Wing, since it keeps warping on and off, and asks them to find and retrieve his ship. After Sonic and Tails sink the ship Heavy King contacts Eggman telling him their test flight caught the attention of the duo, Eggman frustrated replies saying how he commands them to return straight to base, In the meantime Eggman contacts Fang and requires his services saying he has been investing some strange islands and sends him the coordinates to meet him their.
Modern Era[]
Pre-Eggman War[]
Sonic recounts some of Eggman's past schemes, from Sonic the Hedgehog #5.
One of the many conflicts between Sonic and Eggman included a battle between the two where Eggman piloted his Egg Viper mech at Final Egg. However, Sonic ended up defeating him.[10][3] Another encounter involved the Space Colony ARK, in which Eggman used its Eclipse Cannon to blow up a part of the moon in order to show the world the power that he wielded. These events lead to Eggman teaming up with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, and Shadow to stop a bigger threat endangering the world.[3][18]
Eggman being betrayed by Neo Metal Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #7.
Later, Eggman was betrayed by Metal Sonic, who had somehow transformed into a new form known as Neo Metal Sonic.[6] Neo Metal Sonic disguised himself as the doctor and tried to take over the Eggman Empire, clashing with Team Heroes along the way.[10][6] In the end though, the heroes prevailed and defeated the robotic menace, causing him to revert back into its normal form. Eggman would then repair Metal Sonic and remove his rebelliousness from its coding.[6] At a later point in time, Eggman built Gemerl and programmed him to be violent. However, Gemerl was eventually defeated by Sonic and his allies.[19]
When the Black Arms later invaded, Eggman fought this alien menace with his forces alongside other factions, thus giving the heroes of the world the time needed to stop the Black Arms.[18] Eggman would later shatter the planet with the Chaos Energy Cannon, but had his plot undone by Sonic.[3] Eggman soon after attempted a takeover of Planet Wisp, but Sonic put a stop to his plans, thus saving the Wisps inhabiting the planet.[20] Following this, Eggman discovered the Time Eater and used its powers to mess with time.[3] During this incident, the doctor fought Sonic with the Egg Dragoon at Eggman Land, but lost.[10] Eventually, Eggman tried using the Time Eater against Sonic, only for the hedgehog to defeat him.[3] Not beaten yet, Eggman attempted a plot on the Lost Hex that he called "The Lost World Project". There, he used an ancient relic to take control of the planet's local inhabitants, the Deadly Six. Sonic had later unwillingly freed the Zeti from Eggman's control. The Deadly Six thus turned on Eggman and used their electromagnetic powers to take control of his Badniks. Regardless, Sonic had managed to stop them and Eggman.[3][21]
At some point in the past, Eggman hired a group of mercenaries. However, they did not last long against Sonic and Shadow.[12] Later on, Eggman struck a deal with a mercenary named Mimic to destroy the latter's own team, the Diamond Cutters, who had been previously taking down several of his bases. After Mimic lured them to another one of Eggman's bases, the doctor locked them in a room and unleashed his Shadow Androids on them to kill them. Following this, Eggman forgave Mimic for his "crimes" against him. Eggman soon discovered that one of the members, Whisper the Wolf, was not killed and ordered Mimic to finish the job. Mimic later brought Whisper's Wispon and mask before him as evidence that he killed her. Eggman accepted this and let Mimic go.[22][23]
The Eggman War and aftermath[]
Dr. Eggman upgrading Metal Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #7.
Eventually, Dr. Eggman managed to defeat Sonic and lock him up, thus allowing his Eggman Empire to conquer the majority of Sonic's world. However, after six months of conquest, Eggman's empire began to fall apart after Sonic's friends freed Sonic.[4] As a part of his preparations for what he thought would be the final battle, Eggman began the process of upgrading Metal Sonic to Neo Metal Sonic in order to use him as his greatest weapon in said final battle. In addition, the doctor uploaded his own bio-data into Neo Metal Sonic, giving the robot his genius, drive and vision.[6] He also removed the limitations that kept Neo Metal Sonic from achieving his final form.[24] Before Eggman could complete Neo Metal Sonic however,[6] Sonic and the Resistance broke the Eggman Empire's control over the world.[10] During this decisive battle, Eggman fought Sonic in the Death Egg Robot. After being defeated, Eggman disappeared.[10]
Having somehow survived his defeat, an amnesiac Eggman turned up in Windmill Village. The villagers quickly locked Eggman up, only for Eggman (now displaying a friendlier disposition) to break out and reinforce his cell. The villagers proceeded to test Eggman for days, and never once did he show signs of his villainous ways, leading them to the conclusion that he suffered from amnesia. Eventually, the villagers nursed his wounds and took him in. Returning the villagers' kindness, Eggman would repair anything the villagers brought him, both big and small. In time, Eggman became beloved by the village, who began calling him "Mr. Tinker".[3] At some point, to aid him with his workshop endeavors, Eggman created a wooden robot named Belle the Tinkerer. While Eggman came to care for Belle like a daughter, Belle in turn would care about Eggman like a father and pick up things about him, including his favorite coffee order.[25][26][27][28] Eventually though, Eggman introduced Belle to the townspeople, who decided to give her a chance. From there, Belle would help Eggman with various repairs.[29]
Approximately a month after disappearing, Eggman would, after observing a child cry over a broken wagon from the shadows, promise that he would soon fix it and "everything" else.[4]
The Fate of Dr. Eggman[]
Eggman was eventually discovered by the Chaotix, who wanted to bring Eggman to justice. Having a hard time believing the story about Eggman's amnesia, the team interrogated and observed Eggman for a couple of days, only to conclude that his amnesia was legit. However, this presented the Chaotix with a new dilemma: whether or not it was right to penalize Eggman now that he was a good man with no recollection of his evil deeds.[3]
Sonic meets "Mr. Tinker", from Sonic the Hedgehog #5.
Eggman was soon after introduced to Sonic, whom the Chaotix had brought in, by Charmy. Seemingly not remembering Sonic, Eggman attempted to greet him. However, Eggman got scoffed by a suspicious Sonic, who began questioning him. When Eggman proved unable to answer Sonic's questions, Vector had him return to his work while he and the others discussed what to do about Eggman. When Badniks then approached the town, Eggman took in upon himself to ensure the safety of the village's children, much to the surprise of Sonic, whom Eggman begged to help them. After the Badniks had been dealt with, Sonic and the Chaotix decided to leave Eggman to his new life in the village. Eggman's thus had a proper greeting with Sonic when he and the Chaotix prepared to leave. However, after Eggman expressed his hope that the hedgehog would come back to visit so that he could show him "Eggman Land" once it was completed, the group noticed Shadow and Rouge on the rooftops, with the former seeking to eliminate Eggman after hearing him mention "Eggman Land".[3] When Shadow tried to get to the nervous Eggman however, Sonic intervened and lured Shadow away. Eggman subsequently withdrew to his house with Rouge watching over him until Shadow returned. The hedgehog abrasively demanded that he showed him "Eggman Land", to which Eggman complied: he took the heroes to a cabin that held a kids play area that he had been constructing in secret. Eggman explained that name "Eggman Land" came to him while constructing it, and believed it to be a ridiculous-sounding name that the kids would find funny. After Shadow and Rouge departed, Eggman and Sonic shared some parting words, with Sonic promising Eggman that he would be back soon.[18]
Battle For Angel Island[]
Eggman being electrocuted, from Sonic the Hedgehog #11.
While singing for the children playing in his Eggman Land amusement park, Eggman received a visit from Rough and Tumble. The skunk brothers proceeded to kidnap Eggman, who cried out for help as he was being taken away.[24] He was subsequently brought to the Final Egg and was restrained. There, Eggman met Dr. Starline, who was interested in bringing back Eggman to his former glory. Despite Eggman's protests against being anyone else but the one he was now, Starline ignored him and started to electrocute him through the use of special goggles. After finishing the first round of his procedure, Starline asked Eggman if he was feeling more like himself.[30]
After three sessions using neuro-stimulants and aggressive hypnotherapy, Eggman began gravitating towards his old inventions, but not his old personality.[12] By the time Eggman had built a shrub-trimming Motobug though, he realized that his fate was sealed. Having seen that Starline may be right about him being the infamous would-be despot and that he would eventually regain his original persona in spite of his wishes, Eggman wrote a confession for Belle to ease his conscience and tell how much he loved her, which he then hid away inside his newly-made Motobug.[12][28] Soon after, Orbot and Cubot tried helping him remember by suggesting that he should abuse them amongst other things. However, Eggman dismissed this notion and instead showed them kindness. When a badly damaged Metal Sonic then arrived in the Final Egg, Eggman initially took pity on him. However, the sight of Metal Sonic made Eggman remember his past with him, prompting his memories and old personality to resurface. Having no recollection of his time as "Mr. Tinker", Eggman demanded an explanation on everything. While Dr. Starline introduced himself and brought Eggman up to speed, Eggman went to work repairing Metal Sonic while ordering Orbot and Cubot to fetch his old clothes. Eggman was then introduced to Starline's associates, Rough and Tumble, who did not impress Eggman until he heard that they hated Sonic. As such, he offered to make them weapons and sent them after Sonic, something the skunk brothers gladly accepted. As he got dressed, Eggman heard how Starline helped get him back to old self. During Starline's story, Eggman was also introduced to Starline's Warp Topaz. Although the gem did not impress him, Starline instead provided Eggman with the seven Chaos Emeralds as his "apprenticeship application". Impressed, Eggman accepted Starline as his newest lackey.[12]
Dr. Eggman begins his new plan, from Sonic the Hedgehog #12.
After reviewing the attempts Neo Metal Sonic made to return the Eggman Empire to global dominance in his absence with Starline, Eggman decided to go with a new plan instead of trying with Neo Metal Sonic again. However, he needed time to test and prepare, so he assigned Starline to distract Sonic in the meantime. When Rough and Tumble then complained to the doctor about their weapon designs, the doctor simply swapped the blueprints between the brothers as they had each received the incorrect one. Afterward, Eggman began reviewing the schematics on the Metal Virus. Although, Cubot was unsure if he wanted to unleash it on the world, Eggman was firm in his decision, having decided to make the world suffer for his latest indignity.[12]
Infection[]
Taking Dr. Starline's advice to mess with Sonic, Eggman had him sent Sonic a message instead of making a global proclamation that foreshadowed his return and would bait him into Rough and Tumble's hands. When Eggman later finished his first batch of the Metal Virus, Starline confirmed the execution of his bait for Sonic. Although Starline thought an ambush would be sufficient, Eggman assured him that this was subtle for him. After that, he and Starline began experimenting with the Metal Virus. Using a flower and some animals as test subjects, Eggman saw with glee how his virus transmuted flora and fauna into robotic slaves through touch while leaving processed and inorganic matter alone, making him declare his Metal Virus a success. Noticing Starline's pride in their collaboration, Eggman questioned him about how he found him, to which Starline explained that he used his Warp Topaz. With it, Starline showed Eggman the battle Sonic and Tails had with Rough and Tumble. When the skunk brothers stood to loose though, Eggman turned his attention towards implementing the Metal Virus for the next phase of his plan in spite of Starline's reservations about having so few data samples on it. When Rough and Tumble then asked for a second chance, Eggman saw Metal Sonic step up to take a shot at Sonic. While Eggman found it delightful, Starline offered to let him take a shot at Sonic.[31]
Eggman furious at Starline, from Sonic the Hedgehog #14.
After sending Starline, Eggman returned to his studies of the Metal Virus. After an experiment, he discovered that the virus's infection of a victim accelerated with each new exposure to infected victims. With this discovery, Eggman begun planning to administer the Metal Virus in different places for the next phase of his plan. However, he got interrupted by Rough and Tumble, who were tired of waiting and wanted him to make good on his promise to help them beat Sonic. Noticing an opportunity, Eggman told them that his "latest weapon just got out of beta". Later, after seeing Starline's attempt to kill Sonic with a bomb, Eggman angrily pulled Starline through his Warp Topaz's portal when he tried to return to base and told him that Sonic was his to kill and that simply destroying him is unsatisfying to him. After Starline apologized, Eggman let him go and checked the video feed from the bomb site. As Eggman had suspected, Sonic survived the explosion. Eggman then asked Starline why he saved his "obsolete junk" at the bomb site, to which Starline explained that they were collectibles of Eggman's legacy to him. Allowing this, Eggman asked Starline of his impression of Sonic, to which Starline said that the experience had "put a lot of things into a new perspective."[32]
Later, Dr. Eggman, Orbot and Cubot were preparing special backpacks containing the Metal Virus when Starline informed Eggman that Sonic and Amy had hacked into the Eggnet in Echo Mine. Taking this well, Eggman told Cubot to get Rough and Tumble to meet him in hangar three. As Eggman walked off with his backpacks, Starline worried about the situation, but Eggman told him to get used to them. In the hangar, Eggman showed Rough and Tumble the backpacks and told them to open them in case Sonic gained the upper hand. However, Eggman did not reveal what would happen to them. He then presented the skunk brothers with a large tank with a drill and cannons to use against Sonic. Rough and Tumble soon after attacked Sonic and Amy in their tank, which Eggman and Starline observed through surveillance. However, the skunks quickly lost their tank and then got themselves unwillingly covered in the Metal Virus in their backpacks, turning them into Zombots. Although Rough and Tumble got trapped in a refuse pit, Eggman was pleased with the outcome, as they had managed to infect Sonic with the Metal Virus. He then explained to Starline that it was time to share the Metal Virus with the rest of the world.[33]
Dr. Eggman talking to the residents of Windmill Village, from Sonic the Hedgehog #16.
Heading into the new Faceship, Eggman told an amazed Starline about how he put it together so quickly and the limits of his Badniks, which he would replace with Zombots. Onboard the Faceship, Eggman had Orbot and Cubot launch it and take them towards their first target. Eggman then gave Starline a tour of the Faceship, showing him things like the power generator (which were the seven Chaos Emeralds), the viewing area, and the Metal Virus factory. In the meantime, Eggman gloated about the global army of Zombots he would soon command, which would allow him to carry out any project and conquer other worlds and dimensions. While Starline supported Eggman's vision, he noted that he could not cover the whole planet in his Metal Virus. In response, Eggman told Starline that by dropping the Metal Virus in a few populated habitats, the Zombots created would spread the virus quickly. Eventually arriving over Windmill Village, Eggman had the village dowsed in the Metal Virus. With the population quickly turned into Zombots, Eggman asked Starline for his opinion, who told Eggman that he had exceeded his expectations. Eggman accepted the compliment and immediately sent the Zombots out to invade other villages.[34]
As the Faceship moved onward, Starline asked Eggman about his penchant for building amusement park-like facilities, to which Eggman replied that he simply likes theme parks. While Starline got it, he noted that those resources could be spent more economically. In response, Eggman explained that he was simply making the world how he wanted it to be, as he will not settle with it as it was: if he wanted his enemies' last experiences to be amusement themes, then he would make it happen.[7]
Tangle & Whisper[]
Dr. Eggman soon discovered that Mimic had not only lied about killing Whisper the Wolf but she was the one who helped turn the tide of battle during the Eggman War. Eggman swiftly got back into contact with Mimic and ordered him to actually kill Whisper this time or he would hunt him down. Much later, Eggman was told by Mimic that he managed to kill both Whisper and Tangle the Lemur, but the doctor wanted physical evidence of that. When Mimic drove back to the site of where he blew up Eggman's former base to kill the girls, Eggman told him that he did not need more people opposing him and stated that he would send Metal Sonic after him if he did not succeed. Mimic did not manage to find the bodies of Tangle or Whisper but was led by footprints to a small ditch that had the words "WE END THIS WHERE WE STARTED" engraved into it. From this, Mimic asked Eggman for backup.[22][23]
Eggman's Day Off[]
In his Eggcave, Eggman screamed in fury as he could not find the light switch. Starline soon ran into him and some cardboard boxes. Eggman explained that the light switch was installed by a robot at the other end of the room. After turning on the lights, Eggman showed his Eggcave to Starline, his private sanctuary where he would relax on his days off, build figurines, work on personal projects and devise new strategies. Eggman then began to play with the figures of himself and his enemies, explaining in more detail what his days off were. Starline praised the detail with which the figures were made. Eggman explained that soon all of his enemies would turn into Zombots and serve him. As Starline was examining various figures, he came across one that represented himself as a Zombot. After a moment of awkward silence, Eggman took the statuette from him and asked him to knock next time, stating that whatever happened in the Eggcave stayed in the Eggcave.[35]
Crisis City[]
Eggman taunting Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #18.
Eggman next took the Faceship to Seaside City and distributed the Metal Virus there, transforming many of its citizens into Zombots.[36] Eggman later formulated a plan to distribute the Metal Virus in Floral Forest Village with the Faceship, which was where Cream the Rabbit lived, meaning Sonic would head into a Zombot outbreak to attempt to rescue Cream while risking his own safety. After Sonic arrived, Eggman mocked the hedgehog over the telecoms. Eggman later told his newly transformed Zombots to pile up on Sonic. However, Cubot reported back that the Zombots were ignoring his command. Orbot also showed him that there had been a steady decline in Zombots responding to Eggman's commands since the beginning of Eggman's plan. This made Eggman hypothesize that there had to be a random mutation in the Metal Virus coding due to it spreading from exposure. Starline thought that Eggman had accounted for this possibility, but the latter stated that he would work out any errors after the spread was finished since the virus was working anyway. Starline protested that the virus could get out of control, but Eggman snapped back, saying that he would find a way to control it. Annoyed with Starline, Eggman ended their conversation and went off to eat. Afterward, Eggman began heading towards Sunset City in the Faceship.[19] Arriving at the city, the doctor and his lackeys were able to create another Zombot outbreak.[37]
The Last Minute[]
Soon, after Starline and Eggman agreed to use tight-band, localized attempts with a frequency to control the Zombots again, the duo left the Faceship and went to test frequencies on the Zombots in Barricade Town. After several failed attempts, Starline noted that it would have been wise to have a failsafe for the Metal Virus mutating beyond control. Eggman suggested that they use the Warp Topaz charged with the Chaos Emeralds and then hook it up to the Faceship. Starline refused as he already knew of the stone's sensitive traits. After Starline pointed out that Eggman was not cautious about the Zombot situation as he had not yet inoculated them to the Metal Virus, Eggman revealed that there was no cure. This shocked Starline and Eggman further revealed that he proposed not getting infected by the virus by simply not touching the Zombots. Starline brought up several worst-case scenarios to counter Eggman's logic, only for the latter to dismiss his nitpicks.[38]
Eggman reflects on his past life, from Sonic the Hedgehog #23.
Soon, Sonic interrupted the duo's argument and questioned why Eggman went back to his villainous ways. Though Eggman gently reminisced on his past life, he told Sonic that he believed what he was doing currently was better than what he did as "Mr. Tinker" and that he had no plans to stop the Metal Virus. This infuriated Sonic and prompted him to fight the doctor. Soon, Eggman gloated to Sonic, saying that his time would soon run out and he will be too tired to run off the Metal Virus' effects. From this, Sonic attempted to grab Eggman and infect him with the virus but the doctor dodged him; this resulted in Eggman and Sonic falling to the ground below and soon finding themselves surrounded by Zombots. Before Eggman could get infected, Starline used the Egg Mobile to find a working frequency that commanded the Zombots to attack Sonic only. With this, a pleased Eggman ordered Starline to upload the frequency to the Faceship. Before the platypus could do anything, Sonic burst out from the Zombot horde and destroyed the Egg Mobile. Eggman quickly grabbed onto Starline's own transportation machine for a swift retreat. However, due to the added weight, the contraption crashed down onto the Barricade Town gate.[38]
As Eggman berated Sonic for his interference, Starline suggested that they retreat to the Faceship so that they could try something else. Starline used the Warp Topaz to create a portal to the Faceship for himself and Eggman to go through. Back aboard the Faceship, Starline said that he was unable to upload or memorize the working frequency; however, he was able to recall the range. To Starline's dismay, Eggman did not care to do anything about this; with close-range broadcasts being too risky and the Metal Virus likely adapting to resist it, he did not want to repeat the tedious process just for another failure. When Starline asked what the next move is, Eggman said that he will start by enjoying their next outbreak, asking for the Faceship's current location. Orbot reported that they were above Spiral Hill Village, and the Metal Virus had already been deployed. Satisfied by the news, Eggman announced that he will figure out his next move later. Later on, Starline told Eggman that he has a solution to controlling the Zombots once again, which Eggman dismissed and demanded that he stop pestering him about it. Instead, Starline used the Warp Topaz to bring his solution onboard the Faceship; the Deadly Six.[38][39]
All or Nothing[]
Eggman explains the eventuality of the Metal Virus, from Sonic the Hedgehog #25.
Upon seeing the Deadly Six, Eggman immediately sent Metal Sonic to attack them. Zavok swiftly used his electromagnetism to control the robot and tauntingly reminded Eggman how they were able to control robots. Following this, Starline presented the Cacophonic Conch and blew into it to try and control the Zeti. Once Zazz saw that Starline had left an opening after using the conch, he headbutted him which allowed Zeena to take the conch and give it to Zavok. With Starline and Eggman defenseless, Zavok commanded Metal Sonic to attack them; however, Starline hurriedly opened a Warp Portal that transported him, Eggman and Metal Sonic away. The trio landed on Angel Island, met by Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy. Before Amy attacked them, Sonic stopped her as the doctor's presence made no sense; he had Eggman explain how the Deadly Six had taken control of the Faceship due to Starline inviting them onboard. Espio came by to the group to inform them that they had gotten word from Rouge. On the Rescue Shuttle, while Knuckles and Espio kept an eye on Starline, Rouge reported that Eggman had been powering the Faceship with the Chaos Emeralds, which Zavok had now distributed to the rest of his team and then sent them out into the world. After Rouge revealed to Eggman that she snuck onto the Faceship a few days prior and planned to steal the Chaos Emeralds before the Zeti showed up, she went on to say that she was coordinating with Orbot to spy on their deployments and coordinate their counterattack. When Eggman began to gloat over his genius in his robots, an argument broke out between him and Tails over a cure for the Metal Virus, with the fox noting that he was close to making a cure himself before it was lost to Zombots. Eggman clarified that he did not need to have one as his research found that as the Metal Virus mutated, it became unsustainable; soon, every Zombot would disintegrate approximately two hundred years into the future. An injured Silver came onboard and confirmed this claim as it described his current future well. Amy rushed to Silver's aid and asked where the survivors from Ice Paradise were, only for him to report that the shuttle went down to the Zombots and he could not save anyone; when Silver thought his time may be doomed because of his failures in the present, Eggman asked if he was always this melodramatic only to have Amy snap back at him, saying that he did not get to judge.[40]
Later outside, Eggman and the others tried to come up with ideas on how to counteract the virus. When Amy suggested that Sonic go Super Sonic to combat the virus, he reminded her that the Deadly Six had the Chaos Emeralds. Amy told him that they had to take things one step at a time and she did not hear him coming up with any bright ideas. The doctor stated that he wanted everyone to exhaust themselves of bad ideas first and presented the idea to use the Warp Topaz, as if they had Super Sonic charge it with his power, they would be able to warp the virus away with one swoop. When Amy ironically pointed out that the Deadly Six had the Chaos Emeralds, Eggman quoted her saying "One thing at a time." Starline protested against it due to its instability and suggested putting in the work on their safe haven to find another way to solve their problem and win. Eggman reminded Starline that Sonic did not have long and since he did not want the Deadly Six using his genius against him, he wanted to end things his way. Starline again refused and decided to leave and create a solution on his own; instead, Eggman had Metal Sonic restrain Starline so that he could remove his glove that had the Warp Topaz attached to it, fired him and had the robot throw Starline out via a Warp Portal. Following this, Eggman surmised that Rouge would be able to steal the two Emeralds that were on the Faceship from Zavok; Espio noted that it left five Zeti left to deal with but Silver felt confident that they would be able to overwhelm them so long as they had each other. The group realized that they would have to split up and ambush the Deadly Six all at once since there was a risk that one could contact the others should they get a sense of their plan. While Eggman thought to work on a "Multi-Portal Generator" to help the others reach their destinations, Tails thought it would be better if each person had backup in case someone turned into a Zombot; this prompted Amy to call in the Babylon Rogues to increase their numbers. Sonic managed to convince Jet to help, even though the hawk wished to get a reward out of it.[40]
Eggman and Tails finish building the Multi-Portal Generator, from Sonic the Hedgehog #26.
A while later, Eggman and Tails worked together to build the Multi-Portal Generator using the the Warp Topaz so that it would send everyone where they needed to go all at once. When Eggman stated that the machine was not up to his regular standards, Tails took a light jab at him saying that they should focus on building something that would not cause the island to implode. Sonic returned from his run and had come up with a plan for who should be assigned with who and what Zeti they should go after. When Knuckles refused to partake in the mission in order to stay back so that the Master Emerald did not fall into the hands of Eggman and Metal Sonic, the offended doctor asked if the echidna was implying that he would betray them at this critical juncture. Realizing the liabilities, Sonic unhesitatingly agreed with the logic of Knuckles' decision, which annoyed Eggman. After Sonic's explanation, Eggman talked about how it was up to Rouge to steal the two Emeralds on the Faceship from Zavok and escape. He goes on to say that after everyone returns, Sonic would use the Chaos Emeralds to become Super Sonic and undo the Metal Virus, jokingly adding that he may succumb to his infection first. Shortly afterwards, Tails joined Eggman in building a treadmill for Sonic as his speed was no longer countering the Metal Virus as well as it used to.[41]
Soon, when Sonic was running on his new custom treadmill, he turned to Metal Sonic and talked about how Eggman did not get a chance to stay reformed due to Starline. However, Metal Sonic had a choice and chose to go back to Eggman, unlike the scientist's other sentient robots Gemerl and Omega. Eggman stepped into the conversation, asking if Sonic actually thought neutralizing the robot would make him less of a threat. When the hedgehog made it clear that he did, Eggman explained that he only neutralized his hardware but not his software, which demanded battle and conquest; his sole desire from that point on would be to become dangerous again. Sonic pointed out that they did not think anyone could restore him, to which Eggman found him to be right on; however, he did not know about Starline or his return, which had things take a turn for the worse for the hedgehog. Sonic then brought up how Eggman was living happily and peacefully as Mr. Tinker, bringing joy to others and slyly remarked on how it must have been a waste. When Eggman asked when Sonic is going to let that go, the hedgehog responded that it was to be done until he got a clue. Eggman told Sonic not to get too high-and-mighty on him, noting that he helped spread the Metal Virus. Though Sonic noted that he was not dumping gallons of it on people, Eggman clarified that Sonic did fight back the infection for a while and wondered how much it mutated after the failed attempts to remove it; Eggman continued asking how much he spread it fighting Zombots and many miles of infected grass he crossed, or rather caused. Sonic passed Eggman's comments as trying to get into his head and told him it will not work. The doctor did not believe this and told his archenemy that he had infected him with a little germ of doubt, noting that even when it was all over he would not be able to shake it; Eggman dubbed this as his passing gift to the hedgehog. Sonic told Eggman that they would go back to being enemies when it was all over, which the doctor responds saying that they never ceased their feud and that helping him was just a convenience. Soon, when it became time for the survivors to take off for their missions, Tails got all the coordinates set in and Eggman adjusted the Warp Portal apertures. Everyone shortly left after this.[41]
A cured Froggy rests on an annoyed Eggman, from Sonic the Hedgehog #29.
A little while later, Eggman and Sonic saw that the Faceship was approaching Angel Island, meaning that Zavok had found them. When everyone else arrived back on the island, except for Cream, Gemerl, and the Babylon Rogues, Metal Sonic caught Jet's Extreme Gear and Eggman retrieved the Chaos Emerald attached to it. The doctor realized that this meant that the Babylon Rogues did not make it. Once Tails sees that the Faceship drew closer, Eggman sarcastically told him that he caught on fast. The doctor contacted Rouge to tell her that they were out of time and she should quickly execute her plan. She soon flew out of the Faceship with the white Chaos Emerald in hand, forcing the ship to short circuit and fall into the ocean on top of the many Zombots Zavok had led there. Eggman complained that his best effort to date had gone to waste, with Sonic adding that he was glad that the Zombots could survive that sort of damage. When Sonic asked Rouge about Zavok's Chaos Emerald, she told him that they will retrieve it when the fires die down and stated that the Zeti was not going anywhere; Eggman contradicted this, pointing back down to Zavok who was emerging from the rubble and was heading straight for them. The Zeti proceeded to power himself up with his Chaos Emerald, transforming into Giant Zavok; he then shot a fireball from his mouth at the island in anger. To follow up, he threw a horde of Zombots onto the island, some of which were familiar faces to Eggman.[42][43]
As Sonic needed to reach Zavok in order to retrieve the final Chaos Emerald, he requested for Metal Sonic to help him fly over to him. Eggman allowed this and told Metal Sonic to activate his defensive measures and do as Sonic said. Soon, Eggman was approached by a Zombot Big but the cat was attacked by Amy and her hammer. Seeing a window of opportunity, Eggman kicked Amy into Big and began to run off to the Rescue Shuttle to make his escape. However, he sliped on a Zombot Froggy, leaving the frog to pounce on the distraught doctor. Eventually, with the combined efforts of Super Sonic and Super Silver, they were able to warp the entirety of the Metal Virus away from the world and to the sun. This turned Froggy back to normal and saved Eggman from infection, leaving the defeated doctor to sulk as the frog rested on his back.[44]
Out of the Blue[]
Super Sonic had tried ditching the Warp Topaz in the Super Warp Portal he and Super Silver created, only for it to result in a large explosion that Sonic disappeared through. While everyone else wondered where Sonic had gone, Eggman took the opportunity to sneak away to the Rescue Shuttle for a quick getaway. He did not give much thought to Sonic's disappearance, unlike the hedgehog's friends, as he knew very well that he would return eventually like he had done several times in the past. The doctor had made sure to only have repurposed non-essential parts of the shuttle for the Multi-Portal Generator. Soon, Eggman was able to begin flying away with the shuttle. When he received word from Orbot that he and Cubot had been found by Gemerl, Eggman had Metal Sonic attack him and retrieve the duo robots. On the shuttle, Cubot tried complimenting Eggman, only for him to shoot it down to tell him not to suck up to him as crashing the Faceship was a necessary evil. Orbot soon discovered the head of E-123 Omega, the latest of his E-100 series who now hated him. Eggman stated that he knew how to use Omega in order to crush Sonic's friends and needed to take advantage of Sonic's absence. Eggman then detected that Shadow was gaining on them and sent Metal Sonic to slow him down so that they could reach a secure escape altitude. Soon, Metal Sonic completed his mission and Eggman flew the shuttle away from Angel Island.[2]
Eggman arriving to destroy his enemies, from Sonic the Hedgehog #32.
Back in his lab, Eggman fixed Omega with a new body and told him that he will use him for a new special project. Orbot reported to Eggman that the Zombots did a number on his bases, and while Zavok was defeated and imprisoned, the other members of the Deadly Six were still at large. Realizing that there was nothing for it, Eggman decided to move onto his next project before Sonic could inevitably return and ruin it as usual. He also had to factor in the Deadly Six since the Cacophonic Conch was lost in the Faceship crash, meaning he was quite defenseless against them. Eggman then remembered that Starline was another potential concern but he did not know where he was. Soon after, the doctor crashed Tangle's party in Spiral Hill Village with his Giga Omega mecha (which incorporated Omega as its core) and prepared to destroy his foes.[45] As Eggman began shelling Spiral Hill Village, he succeeded in paralyzing Gemerl with Giga Omega's tethers and incorporating him into Giga Omega, doubling its computing power. Eggman later noticed that Tails and Rouge were sabotaging his Giga Omega from behind, which resulted in them freeing Gemerl from it. In response, Eggman pulled out a laser pistol and fired a shot at Tails, but missed. Moments later, Omega blocked Giga Omega's fire due to a conflict between wanting to destroy Eggman and being forced to eliminate his enemies. Sonic's friends then proceeded to launch another attack, prompting Eggman to try shooting his laser pistol at them. After Cheese hit him on the back of the head, Eggman closed his cockpit and brought Omega under control. He then intended to stop toying with his enemies and just annihilate them, but then Sonic returned in a fiery blast and released Omega from Giga Omega. Omega then blew up Giga Omega, both of them having Eggman beaten and frocing him to fly away in his Egg Mobile. While Eggman was livid that Sonic had once again spoiled his plans, Sonic wanted Eggman to come closer, and Eggman had a feeling that Sonic wanted to pay him back for the Metal Virus pandemic. Eggman, however, decided to withdraw to plan his next scheme, claiming the day is still his for he destroyed the party.[9]
Bad Guys[]
Eggman setting off in the Egg Hawk, from Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys #3.
Eventually, Dr. Eggman and Orbot arrived at one of his bases which had been attacked the day before. Though Orbot showed Eggman that Sonic had been caught by the security cameras and thus seemed like the culprit, Eggman noticed several flaws about the clues left behind, doubting Sonic and Tails being involved in the assault. Eggman thus suspected that someone else was really behind the raid and decided to find out who it was.[46] Later, Eggman received information about an attack on one of his Eggnet hubs. As he sent Balkirys out to bomb the area, Orbot informed him about an update from the Eggnet that said that Sonic was now attacking a warehouse twenty miles north. Looking at the report, Eggman deduced that it could not be just a glitch. Orbot suggested that maybe Tails was trying to confuse them. In spite of everything though, Eggman decided to check both locations by bombing them and then shifting through the ashes. He subsequently set off in his Egg Hawk.[47] As Eggman was on his way, however, he received an updated report from Orbot. As it turned out, the report about the attack on the warehouse was false. In reality, Zavok was attacking the Eggnet hub. Eggman thus decided to head there with his squadron. He subsequently contacted Zavok via the Eggnet hub's main computer, through which he told Zavok of his intent to get rid of him once and for all, even if he had to destroy one of his vital outposts in the process. In response, Zavok fired at Eggman and his squadron with the Eggnet hub's armaments and Badniks. Despite this, Eggman eventually managed to turn the tide and bomb the hub into rubble. After returning to his HQ, Eggman learned from Orbot that they had found no trace of Zavok, which meant the Zeti was still alive and loose. Eggman also suspected that Zavok was not behind the recent attacks; while he did participate in them, he was still unfamiliar with his technology and Power Cores. This made Eggman suspect that someone else was working against him.[48]
Test Run![]
Deciding that the world's limitations no longer satisfied him, Eggman built a tower for bending the bend the laws of physics outside the coast of Seaside City. This tower would affect the weather, creating unnatural storms. In that tower's test chambers, Eggman created a space-denying maze for trapping Sonic in, which he tested out by sending Badniks into it despite knowing that they would burn out before they could escape. He also built a model of a town inside the tower's test chambers, which he used to test how quickly his Badniks could take over a town to "recruit" test subjects. Then, as a final feature in the tower, Eggman began creating Quasi-Badniks in order to discover new ways to best dominate whatever environment they would find themselves in. Nonetheless, while he worked in a remote location, Eggman had Orbot and Cubot continue his work in the tower.[26][27][49]
Eggman receiving a shock, from Sonic the Hedgehog #40.
While busy brainstorming, Eggman was contacted by Orbot and Cubot from the tower of his. Irked by his henchbots' interruption, Eggman learned from them that Sonic, Tails, and Amy were currently inside his test chambers. Instead of being furious, however, Eggman saw an opportunity in this situation and decided to take advantage of it by testing his new mechanical creations on the heroic trio. Establishing radio communication with Sonic from his position through kitchen appliances in his test chambers, Eggman gloated about Sonic and his friends' whereabouts and what he intended to do to them.[49] When Sonic and co. tried to escape their test chamber, Eggman assumed control of the area and reversed gravity there. He then brought the trio to a room where he had them face an upgraded Egg Viper. After the heroes destroyed this Egg Viper however, Eggman sent three new Egg Vipers after them, each one with different skills. Meanwhile, Eggman steered his creations with his personal VR headset, giving him a significant advantage.[50] Eggman continued to apply pressure to his foes until Tangle intruded upon the battle. Eggman proceeded to contact Orbot and Cubot about what they were doing that had let Tangle enter his test chambers. On the other end of the call however, he discovered Belle the Tinkerer. Setting his Egg Vipers on autopilot to focus on Belle, Eggman recognized Belle as a helper robot that he built when he was the amnesiac "Mr. Tinker". He then wanted her to remain where she was while he dealt with Sonic and co. However, Belle protested against this and pleaded for an reasonable reason for his evil deeds in this tower. He thus started telling her about the tower she was in, trying to convince her to stop looking at his old persona and to admire him as a genius of evil, only for Belle to drop the call. Returning to his Egg Vipers, Eggman saw that his foes had taken advantage of his absence to weaken his Egg Vipers. Fed up with them, he had all three Egg Vipers charge at the heroes. However, they managed to escape. Eggman would then receive a shock from his headset when his tower imploded from an overloaded test chamber portal.[27]
Zeti Hunt![]
Dr. Eggman eventually appeared in Winterburg in a snowman-based mech while tracking the Deadly Six. However, he soon encountered Sonic. While Sonic teased and fought him, Eggman would tell him about him reason for coming to Winterburg. Afterward, Sonic destroyed Eggman's Egg Base near Winterburg, prompting Eggman to fly away in his Egg Mobile while cursing Sonic.[1]
Deep Trouble[]
Traveling to Angel Island, Eggman would use a large drilling vehicle to mine for rare minerals in the underground of Marble Garden. However, his reckless drilling caused some unusual quakes in the region that caught the attention of Knuckles. Eventually, when Eggman emerged from a wall in Marble Garden, he came across Team Heroes. Displeased to find three of his most hated enemies there to spoil his work, Eggman used his vehicle to make rocks on the ceiling rain down upon them. When the trio still fought back though, Eggman tried burying them alive by triggering an earthquake with his vehicle. Unfortunately, Team Heroes survived this, and using teamwork, they brought down Eggman's vehicle. As he escaped Angel Island in his Egg Mobile though, Eggman claimed victory by having caused reasonable damage to Knuckles' estate with Tails shouting back it's him, Sonic and knuckles that won cause they've foiled his plans.[13]
Imposter Syndrome[]
Dr. Eggman escaping his Badniks, from Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #4.
Back in his headquarters in Eggperial City, Eggman would discover Orbot and Cubot's return after a prolonged absence. Although it was obvious that Orbot was trying over up something, Eggman did not care, as he currently needed them to hook up to the Eggnet and give him a sitrep of a present attack on Eggperial City that was seemingly being committed by Sonic and Tails. When Orbot revealed that the details they received on the intruders were incongruent with Sonic and Tails' profiles however, Eggman was shown a visual of the real intruders: Surge the Tenrec and Kitsunami the Fennec. With Orbot unable to deduce their identities, Eggman decided to deal with the duo by sending Metal Sonic after them. When Metal Sonic got defeated, Eggman raged over Surge's lack of respect until Cubot revealed to him that Dr. Starline was in his servers. Eggman demanded an explanation, having expected Starline to come groveling back to him instead of this. As Starline proclaimed that he was succeeding him however, Starline took control of all of Eggman robots around the world with an override code. As his robots in his headquarters moved in to apprehend him, Eggman squashed Orbot and Cubot and escaped through a chute to his Memorial Garage. There, Eggman had some thoughts about how he believed he had time refurbish his old mechs, before settling on the Egg Emperor and activating its offline mode.[7]
Battle for the Empire[]
Dr. Eggman defeats Starline, from Sonic the Hedgehog #50.
Now armed with the Egg Emperor, Eggman attacked Starline, who had seized control of Eggperial City, in his HQ. After Starline got a shot in on the Egg Emperor using his Tricore though, the former escaped, leaving Eggman to search for him while admitting to Starline that he had not expected such cunning from him after further investigating Zavok's involvement in raiding his base and escape from prison. As he ordered Starline to reveal himself, however, Starline arrived in the Super Eggrobo. As they fought, Starline futilely tried to reason with Eggman, noting that they could conquer the world together if they followed his plan, but Eggman refused to share power. After their fight took them underground, Eggman managed to defeat the Super Eggrobo, only for Starline to emerge from the mech and activate his Tricore's Tricore Blast, which destroyed the Egg Emperor. Eggman, however, survived and emerged from the destroyed machine, announcing that he had deliberately chosen the Egg Emperor because he knew Starline was using the Power Cores he had stolen. Eggman also knew that Starline would use up the power of his Tricore, the very same power that once defeated the Egg Emperor, just to prove his point. Starline then tried to hypnotize Eggman, but Eggman put on his goggles, which immunized him against this effect. Eggman then admitted that he had also been listening to Starline's boasts about his inventions, which let him to take precautions against them. Desperately, Starline tried to attack Eggman with his heel spurs, but Eggman narrowly dodged before grabbing him by the exposed leg and slamming him into the ground, before taking his glove from him. Immediately after, Eggman noticed that Belle had arrived with a repaired Metal Sonic. Belle told him that she had read the letter Eggman had left her when he was still Mr. Tinker and that she had come to say goodbye. Eggman, however, did not understand why she was so attached to him. At first, he thought he would have to force her to fight Metal Sonic. However, he was pleasantly surprised to learn that Belle had repaired Metal Sonic and that she was able to interface with his robots. Eggman thus offered to join him as his mechanic. Belle refused and decided to return to her friends. Finding this amusing, Eggman headed back to the surface with Metal Sonic, just before the corridor collapsed. Regaining control of Eggperial City afterwards, Eggman announced to Sonic, Tails, and Belle, who were in the city, that his city was not yet ready for sightseeing and that the situation was made worse by Starline. Nevertheless, he proceeded to pit all his gathered Badniks against them.[51]
Eggman recognized Sonic was baiting to focus on him while his other friends made their escape. He told Metal Sonic to not go after Sonic, but track down the others and intercept them so they won't escape. Eggman also asks for Metal to keep Belle intact if possible, as she sees her as useful in the long run. Eggman then intercepted Sonic remotely with the Egg Monitor and told him he was surprised to see him standing still on top of a building. He then made it clear for him to not get comfortable and ordered Badniks to tear down the building he was on, saying he was willing to tear down his city to bury him in the rubble. Eggman continued to mock Sonic as he fought the Badnik horde, but became frustrated with how easily he was destroying them. As more Badniks kept going at Sonic, Eggman gawked about him slowing down and how he was considering getting one of his mechs to fight Sonic himself. A shuttle then flies over Sonic and Eggman becomes irate for Sonic stealing his stuff. The Egg Monitor followed Sonic into the shuttle and when Sonic asked if he gave up, Eggman simply said he didn't want to rob Metal Sonic of his moment. Metal then blasted through the shuttle, causing it to crash. Eggman's laughs could be heard on the now broken Egg Monitor.[52]
Overpowered[]
Eggman heard an explosion from a storage room in the tower. He went to investigate with Orbot and yelled at Cubot for supposedly causing it. He then heard Surge admit she caused it and turned to her.[53] Eggman recognized Surge as one of people Starline came into Eggperial City with. He asked if she was a mercenary, but then realized he didn't care and ordered his Egg Pawns to shoot her. As they fired at her, Eggman wondered why she was using the Dynamo Cage as a hat. Orbot then got his attention and he saw Surge had absorbed the blasts by the Badniks. Eggman yelled at Surge, saying that's not how the Dynamo Cage works. Surge then destroyed the Egg Pawns and pounced onto Eggman. Surge said it's her toy now and she gets to use it how she wants to. Surge zapped Eggman's nose and said she will be back to take him out.[54] After she left, Eggman did repairs on Metal Sonic and heard an inventory report from Orbot. Eggman wondered aloud how she used the Dynamo Cage, since it was not used in its intended way. He also noted whatever Starline put in her is having a radical effect on the Dynamo Cage. Eggman then declared he must know and left with Metal Sonic to hunt for Surge.[55]
Eggman tracked down the Dynamo Cage's location to Starline's secret base. He arrived at the base in his Eggwalker and a legion of Egg Pawns, but Sonic and Tails were there before them. Metal went ahead and attacked Sonic without Eggman's orders, much to his anger. Before he could tell him to come back, he saw Tails and he followed him into the base. Tails managed to outrun him and Eggman stopped to find a shortcut. As he looked for the energy signature from the Dynamo Cage, he noticed it was on top of him. He then shot into the ceiling with his blaster, just missing Surge. Surge then dropped down onto the walker and Eggman threw her off into the Egg Pawns. She easily destroyed them, but that was to distract her from Eggman's main attack. He shot rockets at Surge from his Eggwalker, but Surge dodged them by going under the walker. Eggman then put his walker into over mode to burn Surge, but she used the Cyan Wisp laser power to take out a leg of the machine. Eggman fell out and crawled to a control panel. As Surge took the Chaos Drive out of the Eggwalker, Eggman typed an access code to escape via an escape hatch. As he bragged about his escape, the hatch didn't open and a recorded message from Doctor Starline started to play, saying he broke his secret codes. Eggman looked in fear as Surge closed in on him. Eggman tried to negotiate with Surge, but she was only interested in beating him. Metal Sonic came in to defend Eggman and when Surge grabbed Metal, Eggman kicked Surge off of him. Sonic and Tails then arrived and Surge ran off.[56]
Eggman explained to Sonic and Tails he was here to take back the Dynamo Cage. Eggman took a drink while the two heroes discussed what to do. Sonic offered to help Eggman get the device back if they didn't hurt them in the process. Eggman did a spit take at the idea, but he was up for a truce, seeing their help as useful but not willing to admit Metal Sonic can't do it alone. They walked down the only way that was open to them. Eggman noted they wouldn't help them if Surge only attacked Sonic and Tails. They soon went into a room where Starline kept notes about his Operation: Remaster. Eggman praised Starline's work and admitted he was impressed by it. Tails was disgusted by what Starline did and told Eggman if he just recognized Starline's abilities, Surge and Kit would have never been created. Eggman admits that, but says he would never admit that to someone who was still alive. Sonic says he's heard enough and they go into another room where they find Surge and Kit waiting to fight them.[56]
The two heroes and Metal Sonic began to fight Surge and Kit. Eggman tried to sneak away as Sonic and Metal fought Surge. Surge saw this and went to grab Eggman. When Metal tried to stop her, she grabbed Metal and hit Sonic with it. When Metal Sonic trapped Surge in the Black Shield, Eggman gloated about how great his machines were, only for Surge to use Eggman's Dynamo Cage to absorb the energy from the shield. After Surge destroyed some cryogenic tubes and got water over the floor, Eggman grabbed Sonic off the floor just before Surge electrocuted it. He let Sonic go, saying his sense of self-preservation is terrible. Eggman told Sonic the Dynamo Cage is going to overload soon and to keep buying time as he gets Metal Sonic fixed. By the time the Dynamo Cage overloaded, Eggman had Metal repaired and ordered him to collect the device and Surge. Sonic says that wasn't the deal, but Eggman snaps back that he wasn't going to hold his end up either. Kit stopped Metal from attacking Surge, causing Eggman to yell out of him to stay out of the fight. Kit then grabbed everyone in the room with his water coils and destroyed the room while escaping with Surge. Eggman tried to escape with Metal, but was buried by some rubble. He was uninjured and called the whole experience a waste of time. Finishing his orders to Metal, he noticed Sonic and Tails were still alive as well. He offered to keep the truce, which they accepted since they needed to return Wisps Surge stole to Whisper. Eggman then returned to Eggperial City with Metal Sonic.[57]
Urban Warfare[]
Doctor Eggman made it back to his Eggperial City with Metal Sonic. When Sonic and the Diamond Cutters infultrated the city, Eggman spotted them and sent a Spatial-Displacement Trap to get them. Soon, Sonic, Tails, Amy, Silver, Blaze, and Team Dark were attacking the city. At this point, Eggman gave a proper welcome to the invaders by introducing his self-repairing and building city over the city's PA system. Eggman then dropped a horde of Shadow Androids into the fray to "show them around the city". He watched from the control room of the central tower of the city while eating popcorn as his Shadow Androids attacked the unwelcomed guests. Eggman gloated to Orbot and Cubot how great his plan was going and how good his Shadow Androids were. When Shadow tapped into the Giant Fake Chaos Emeralds to use Chaos Control, it overloaded the city's computer system. Eggman grumbled how he knew Shadow would cause troubble and activated the emergency limiter, causing the power system to restart. He gloated that Shadow's attempt was cute, but it would take more thant that to destory his city. When the power came back on, Eggman used the computer to search for the invaders.
Only secounds later, the Diamond Cutters appeared in front of the doctor. Eggman looked over them and said he had seen Tangle and Whisper before. He said they ran into his Spatial-Displacement Trap and they almost got out of it when the power dipped. He then revealed the new models of the trap, saying they would shatter their atoms into oblivion. Whisper then shot Eggman with her Variable Wispon, but it went right through him. With a smile on his face, Eggman stated his trap separated Whisper's wisps from normal space and they can't touch him. The Spatial-Displacement Trap then captured Whisper and Lanolin. Eggman menacingly told Tangle she had no where to run and no way to fight as a trap surrounded her.[8]
Tangle was able to phase through the glass wall of the control room and fell to the city bellow. Eggman sent Metal Sonic and a trap to capture her. Later, he noted how Shadow's Chaos Control is making fake emeralds unstable. This pleased him becuase the more they grew, the more powerful his city becomes. Orbot was concerned the infastructure of the city wouldn't be able to keep up. Eggman assured him the safeguards he put in place will keep them at pace and if they overloaded again, he will just reboot the system. Just then, Sonic, Tails, and Amy ran into the room with Tangle on top of Metal Sonic. Eggman blamed Metal for letting them in and was knocked out of his seat by Amy. As Amy kept her hammer on him, Eggman got a laser pistol out of his sleve and shot Amy's hammer out of her hand. This gave Metal and opening to knock down Sonic. Eggman then tried to grab Tails, but he spun his tails in his face as he turned off the computer system's safe guards. Tails was able to finish his command just as Eggman pulled him off. He yelled at Tails, saying he had no idea what he did by allowing the emerald's growth to be unchecked. The city started to be destroyed by the rapidly growing emeralds. Eggman pressed a button on his coat, which made the main tower of the city activate a mobile mode.[58]
Eggman then declared that he won, telling Sonic his creations can handle him. He then snapped his fingers and a Spatial-Displacement Trap surrounded and trapped Sonic. Eggman then sent Metal Sonic to take out Amy and Tails. Tangle tried to intervene and when she was able to interact with reality again, Eggman grabbed her. He wasn't impressed by Tangle's comeback and put his gun against her head before she could do anything. Eggman told her she made a mistake joining the Restoration, but he then heard someone say it's better than having thing his way. He saw Lanolin walk up to him and asked who she was. Lanolin explained to Eggman they were the Diamond Cutters and Whisper hit Eggman away from Tangle and the others with the Blue Hammer mode of her Wispon. Eggman screamed his city was perfect and ordered Metal to crush them before the heroes got away. Metal was kicked out of the tower by Sonic and he also crushed his gun. Furious, Eggman got up and called Sonic names, but Sonic told him he went too far and he knows what he is going to do next. Eggman fell to the ground as Sonic rolled out of the tower.
Tangle is threaten by Dr. Eggman, from Sonic the Hedgehog #61.
Eggman then got into the tower's controls and declared his traps a waste of time and energy. He took control of the tower, declaring he will bury his city with them in it. Eggman fired upon the Fake Chaos Emerald tower Shadow made, saying he worked too hard to let his city go. He was shocked by Fake Emeralds teleporting around the tower. Shadow told him the Emeralds connect his entire city, and with them under his own control, Eggman had built his own cage. Eggman cursed Shadow as his tower was trapped and begged Sonic not to destroy the tower, saying there would be nothing to divert the Emerald's power if his city was destroyed. Sonic ignored his pleas and destroyed the tower, leaving Eggman's fate unknown as the city was destroyed around him.[59]
Sonic's 900th Adventure[]
Dr. Eggman decided to test out the abilities of the Egg Shogun Z on an abandoned city. The test was interrupted, however, by the sudden arrival of the Warp Topaz through a portal, followed closely by Sonic the Hedgehog. Wishing to keep the gem for himself, the doctor attacked Sonic with the Egg Shogun Z, only for the hedgehog to dodge the strikes from both its firsts and its Shining Yolk Blade by escaping through portals. Eggman then had the Egg Shogun Z launch a barrage of missiles at Sonic, one of which the hedgehog jumped onto, steering it back towards the Egg Shogun Z. The missile impacted the Egg Shogun Z, exploding, and creating a diversion which allowed Sonic to escape, much to Eggman's fury.[60]
Misadventures[]
During an attempt to find Eggman, Knuckles and the Chaotix attacked Egg Base Delta, destroying many Badniks to lure Eggman out. Eggman appeared by using the Egg Monitor. He demanded to know why they were destroying his things after already destroying his previous schemes. He became more frustrated when Knuckles accused him of stealing one of Angel Island's relics.
After learning Vector had suggested it was Eggman, the doctor scolded them before admitting while he took many things, it was his robots that managed the cataloguing of all they took for him. Eggman clarified his robots would also take the objects, not the Babylon Rouges as the group previously assumed. After asking Knuckles if it held any arcane properties, who claimed it didn't, Eggman simply shouted he doesn't have or cares about what they are looking for and demanded they leave, which they do.[61]
Winter Jam[]
In one of his bases, Eggman was watching reality TV for his research, which Orbot and Cubot noticed. They saw his notes and made their own show themselves, kidnapping Sonic and his friends in the process. When Omega began to destroy the set, Eggman arrived at the scene and Cubot pressed a button that sent Sonic's friends out of arena and back to Green Hill. Eggman thought the show was garbage and deleted the whole thing, including his own research, throwing a fit in the process.[62]
Phantom Riders Arc[]
Dr. Eggman meets Sonic, Tails, and Amy at the dinner, from Sonic the Hedgehog #69.
After Sonic, Tails, and Amy were disqualified from the race, they're talking about it at the dinner, but then, Eggman comes in with an offer to find out who's behind the race and Clean Sweep Inc. in general. As Sonic asked the reason, he explains because of humiliation he saw on TV, and he begun working on the his newest invention. But as he was explaining his reason, he got the food he ordered, and begun eating. As Tails was curious what's inside Eggman's bag, Eggman told him to see himself. As Tails opened the bag, he saw something that made his eyes sparking; Eggstreme Gear! Eggman and Sonic made a truce, once again.[63]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #41, "Zeti Hunt, Part 1"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #30, "Cured"
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Sonic the Hedgehog #5, "The Fate of Dr. Eggman, Part 1"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #4, "Fallout, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019, "Curse of the Pyramid"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Sonic the Hedgehog #7, "Meet the New Boss"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #4, story one
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #59, "Urban Warfare, Part 3"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #32, "Recovery, Part 2"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Sonic the Hedgehog #1, "Fallout, Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Tails' 30th Anniversary Special, story one
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Sonic the Hedgehog #12, "The Cost of the Battle for Angel Island"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2022, "Deep Trouble"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special, "Dr. Eggman's Birthday"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special, "Seasons of Chaos"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special, "Sonic Learns to Drive"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy's 30th Anniversary Special
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #6, "The Fate of Dr. Eggman, Part 2"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #18, "Victims"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #3, "Fallout, Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #20, "Crisis City, Part 2"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper #1, "Imposter"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper #3, "Betrayal"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #10, "The Battle for Angel Island, Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #34, "Chao Races and Badnik Bases, Part 2"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #37, "Test Run, Part 1"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #40, "Test Run, Part 4"
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #49, "Wound Up"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #44, "Zeti Hunt, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #11, "The Battle for Angel Island, Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #13, "Calling Card"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #14, "Misdirection"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #15, "Patient Zero"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #16, "Infection"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2020, "Eggman's Day Off"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #17, "Plague"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #19, "Crisis City, Part 1"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #23, "The Last Minute, Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #24, "The Last One Out"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #25, "A Sudden Shift"
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #26, "All or Nothing, Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #26, "All or Nothing, Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #28, "All or Nothing, Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #29, "All or Nothing, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #31, "Recovery, Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys #2, "Smash & Grab"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys #3, "Trust Issues"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys #4, "No Honor Among Thieves"
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #38, "Test Run, Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #39, "Test Run, Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #50, "Battle for the Empire"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #51, "Escaping the Empire"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #52, "Overpowered, Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #53, "Overpowered, Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #54, "Overpowered, Part 3"
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #55, "Overpowered, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #56, "Overpowered, Part 5"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #60, "Urban Warfare, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #61, "Urban Warfare, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog's 900th Adventure
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #65, "Relic Robbing Rumble, Part 1".
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Winter Jam
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #69, "story one"
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