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- For the version of the character after the Super Genesis Wave, see Maria Robotnik (Archie).
Maria Robotnik (died 3185)[3] is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. She was the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik, cousin to Julian Robotnik and Colin Kintobor, and the first cousin once removed of Snively Robotnik and Hope Kintobor. Maria had a rare and terminal disease called Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (NIDS). In order to save her life, Professor Gerald agreed to the President of Station Square's proposal to create immortality and took Maria to the Space Colony ARK. He managed to make a potential cure with the help of Black Doom, but Maria was shot by a soldier when trying to escape the ARK when the project was terminated.
Appearance[]
Maria's original appearance, depicting her with brown hair and white clothing, from Sonic the Hedgehog #98.
Maria was a young female overlander of average height. She had shoulder-length blonde hair, peach skin, and blue eyes. Her attire consisted of a blue puffy-sleeved blouse over a light blue, knee-length dress with long sleeves, and a blue hairband to match. In her early appearances, she had a white dress and brown hair with a paler hairband, along with black white-soled boots. Later, her design was corrected to be more in line with her game counterpart's appearance.
History[]
Life on the ARK and Death[]
Maria suffered from the rare and terminal disease Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, which her grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, had hoped to make a cure for the disease through his creation of Shadow the Hedgehog, an immortal life form that would allow man to live forever. Maria befriended Shadow shortly after his creation, and she was also friends with Abraham Tower aboard the ARK.[1][4]
Shadow helplessly watches Maria getting shot from behind, from Sonic the Hedgehog #124.
Before Project Shadow was completed, Station Square's military decided to use Project: Shadow as a weapon. When Maria spotted a military team's ship that was sent to Space Colony ARK to retrieve both Gerald and Project: Shadow, Gerald ordered Maria to take Shadow to an escape pod and flee with him. Although she got Shadow on board the escape pod, unfortunately, before she even got a chance to get in the pod with him, Maria was shot in the back and killed.[4]
Legacy[]
Shadow meets a holographic representation of Maria, from Sonic the Hedgehog #171.
Following Shadow's release by Dr. Eggman, the ultimate lifeform operated without knowing his true purpose. Believing his role was to exact revenge against G.U.N. for killing Maria, Shadow acquired a Chaos Emerald from Station Square's bank to help Eggman achieve this objective.[5] It was not until over a year later that Shadow discovered a holographic diary of Professor Gerald's which would tell him of his purpose in life. While inside the diary, he met up with a holographic representation of Maria that led him to another hologram of Gerald. Gerald revealed to Shadow that he was to be the protector of all life on Mobius and defend them from the Black Arms when they returned in fifty years. The diary then began to degrade into nothing, and Shadow was forced to leave, but not before saying goodbye to Maria and telling her he would hold her in his heart.[6]
Shadow sees a cloud-like image of Maria while Hope is comforting him, from Sonic Universe #4.
Shadow would eventually see that Hope, Maria's first cousin, was very similar to Maria herself: Caring, polite, optimistic, and thoughtful of people no matter who they were. It was then Shadow knew he had a second Maria in Hope, and would do anything he could to protect her to honor Maria herself.[7]
Personality[]
Maria was a kind, gentle soul, and a caring and thoughtful person, always giving support to her friends when they needed it. Though young, she had a strong sense of righteousness, a trait which she passed on to Shadow, who was her best friend before her death.
Relationships[]
Shadow the Hedgehog[]
Shadow tearfully bidding the holographic version of Maria goodbye, from Sonic the Hedgehog #171.
Maria and Shadow cared deeply for each other. Maria’s love for Shadow was so strong that when the G.U.N. soldiers attacked the ARK, Maria sacrificed herself to get Shadow to safety, knowing that she was going to die. Maria then asks Shadow to bring hope to humanity, and Shadow would do all he could to keep his promise to her. He honored her memory wherever he went.
Gerald Robotnik[]
Maria was shown to be fond of her grandfather, who cared greatly for her, and her death was met with much anger from Professor Gerald. The holographic representation of Maria happily held on to Gerald's arm, showing that they were very close in life.
Abraham Tower[]
Maria and Abraham were good friends, and Abraham would play with her during their time together on the ARK. 50 years later after her death, Abraham still remembers their time together.
Friends/allies[]
- Abraham Tower (childhood friend)
- Gerald Robotnik (grandfather)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (best friend)
Enemies[]
- Black Arms
- G.U.N. soldiers
Trivia[]
- In Sonic the Hedgehog #158, Dr. Eggman claimed to Shadow that Maria was his half-sister as opposed to his cousin. This was later explained by writer Ian Flynn as an attempt to simply make the loss seem much more personal to Eggman, thereby winning Shadow's alliance much more effectively. Whether this is a retcon or Eggman simply lying to Shadow remains unknown, but further indications of Eggman lying are that he said he was an infant when Maria died, but he was not even born when this happened. It is most likely the latter event since Flynn (who took over as writer of the book two issues later) has been trying to make the comic's continuity closer to that of the games.
- Maria's last name was first confirmed as Robotnik on the Sonic Universe blog.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia, "G.U.N. and Commander Abraham Tower"
- ↑ Ian Flynn (27 April 2011). Fan Mail Month! Shadow and Larry (3/5). Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. "Larry Lynx: Oh come on. I know you've got a bitter image to maintain, but you don't have any sweet tooth? / Shadow the Hedgehog: No...except, maybe, for Maria's chocolate chip cookies. Baking made her happy. She said it was like chemistry, but with "results guaranteed to make you smile." They were exceptional cookies made with...."
- ↑ Sonic Universe Volume #1: The Shadow Saga, "Kintobor Lineage"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #98, "As the Shadow Awakes!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #98, "Sonic Adventure 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #171, "I Am"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #4, "The Ultimate Lifeform"
External links[]
- Maria Robotnik/Pre-SGW at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.