Quotes / Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

I do love hearing myself talk, after all.

Quotes from yours truly:

"You fool! Away! Before I make mincemeat out of you!"

— Me in the Egg Walker, before that two-tailed pixel-brain decided to cheat his way out.

"Heroes are wimpy."

— Poetically stated by me at some point during the ARK incident. And unlike them, I don't need any petulant "morals" or "ethics" or "sensitivity training". I already have initiative.

Quotes from other versions of yours truly:

"I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!"

— As rightfully expressed by the pointy-headed version of me at least once a weekday.

Quotes about yours truly:

"You've turned into a big-time villain, doctor!"

— A wisecrack from Sonic when I used Amy as a hostage during the ARK incident. An oddly fitting one, however, considering what happened next.

All my machines are made for destruction!
I will build my empire!
I will succeed, and you will see,
With my machines, there is no retreat!

— A snippet of the theme song I've had from ever since I infiltrated Prison Island. If you don't know all the lyrics already, why are you even here?

I'm an evil doctor with a rad genius and bad minions
To help me sink the planet into my dominion
A baddie with an I.Q. like you've never seen
I'm the meanest, vilest villain that's ever been on your screen
I'm iconic, with my bionic animatronics
Got a chronic knack to catch the hedgehog they call "Sonic"
My temper is atomic, my mustache is on fire
Welcome to the new world, Eggman Empire!

— Another track I heard during my second time conquering Little Planet. Apparently that hedgehog has his own far less popular version of it that nobody cares about.

"Adapting past a single story is one of the hardest things for gaming villains to do, which is unfortunate in such a sequel-dominated market. Pyramid Head, GLaDOS, Andrew Ryan, Revolver Ocelot, The Elusive Man, Gruntilda Winkybunion, Sarah Kerrigan; all absolutely fantastic villainous presences in their original games or multi-game sagas. However, many of them are only designed for their singular story in mind, leaving their appearances in future games ringing hollow, or leaving a lot to be desired, as they share the spotlight with other villains. Others require a change to fit the parameters of a sequel, losing some aspects that made them so memorable in the first place, and removing their mystique. Even if they make a return to prominence in a later title. And then some just have a bad writing day, and due to their complex morals and motivations, it ends up watering them down considerably. Villains who do span multiple games will often repeat motivations, making them feel very stale. Bowser will almost always kidnap a princess. [Well, that is my cohort's schtick. Who am I to say no about it?] Ganon possesses some stuff and then revives. [He, however, needs to bring something new to the table because hijacking people through bodysurfing gets old fast.] Sephiroth says some cryptic stuff to Cloud and then loses a fight. [Can't that momma's boy do something original for once?] Wesker wants to stick viruses into people and see what weird zombies come out. [A dime-store hack if I ever saw one. Seriously, zombies? Say what you will about my zombots. At least they don't reek or rot.] Andross is… [a poor, stale excuse for a scientist, moving on]."

"These obstacles are no problem for Baldy McNosehair. Eggman may want to 'cowwect da emewulds', but he could also feel like tearing space and time asunder, convincing Shadow to be a loyal servant instead of a loose cannon, terraforming the planet to harness evil energy, blowing up half of the moon and blackmailing the government, or making a girl cry in order to end the world and build a new one. And although he can be exceptionally bumbling in one incarnation, and take himself very seriously in another, there's always a consistency to his character. He is always egotistical, always hammy, and follows his own plan and pathway. Even if he goes against other villains to do so. There is never a time where Eggman feels out of place or out of character, no matter what actions he's performing. And with a thirty-year resume, that's something to be commended.

"Even his playable appearances reflect this: his Sonic Adventure 2 appearance has him performing story actions in direct opposition to Sonic, the player having to do decidedly bad and villainous things, with no real ulterior motive. When he teams with Sonic or helps Sonic, it's almost always to correct a mistake he's made, or otherwise assert himself. There's no 'for the greater good' with Eggman. [To be fair, there is. Mine.] He is in it for himself to the end, and his rigid selfishness darkens even his brightest moments.

"Dr. Eggman is a villain, through and through, and is an invaluable asset to Sonic as a franchise for his ability to fill any role thrown at him and not feel out of place. No matter which way the Sonic franchise turns, no matter what stupid animals are thrown in for no reason, Eggman will be there to steer it to a level of familiarity to keep the franchise grounded. The Eggman Empire will never truly die, and its leader will remain the perfect antagonist to Sonic for years to come.

"And that is how you design… for longevity."

— An astute observation, Designing For! Ya hear that, Sonic? You and your fluffy little entourage won't be rid of me anytime soon!

"Eggman is one of my favorite video game villains because he often strikes that perfect balance between silly and sinister. Eggman is often depicted as a bumbling buffoon who gets beaten time and time again by a teenage blue hedgehog and his friends. However, when you actually look at his plans they can be quite vile. He plans on taking over the world by kidnapping small animals and using them as batteries to power his army of robots. He also transforms the inhabitants of the world into his robotic slaves to serve as his workers."

— And that intelligent specimen was one Nathan Rohe writing for The Odyssey Online, ladies and gents. Hopefully one of these days, I'll get one of those hackneyed game journalists to sing my praises and wish death on the hedgehog for clicks, rather than just one or the other.

"As I've written before, Dr. Eggman from the Sonic franchise is a very interesting character, despite his constant failures to defeat his arch-nemesis. He very much reminds me of Nietzsche's Overman; a person who is "beyond" the societal conditions and limitations we "lesser" beings are ruled by. Despite his immense power over a global empire, he is a one-man-show, and only rarely he has faithful allies who are more than just nameless robots. He is a very masculine character. An evil, subverted verison [sic] of a mensch. A man who wishes to bring to the world both progression and scientific advancement, but also tyranny and oppression to all living beings. A power-hungry tyrant, who seems to channel his immense physical and mental energies to an eternal struggle for world domination — and beyond.

"This character is one that I am very amused by... It's not the fact that he has a so-called 300 IQ, and it's not the fact that his personality is appealing. What makes him so inspirational for me, is his ability to serve a threat big enough to threat the entirety of Sonic's world — and beyond — with only his own mechanical genius, and drastic schemes. Like that time he blew up the moon to hold the world hostage, in exchange for their freedom. Only rarely a doctor has such immense power — over armies, over battleships, over oversized space stations and other overstretched monstrosities, simply because he can; Can, with the mere power of intellect, and at times, with little else in addition. He is his own board of directors, his own advisors, and so on. He is the true, and only, brains behind his operations. I knew this character since I was a child, as some of us did. He was introduced in the early 90's, and I wasn't even born yet at the time.

"As to how a single man can gather massive armies and facilities is really beyond me. Can truly a person of such ridiculous IQ level be able to create so much, with his own hands at the beginning? Of course… he won against the hero only rarely; very rarely. One could think how such powers aren't able to defeat a single enemy or a bunch of enemies, is beyond me. Many in Eggman's stead would give up, seeing their plans foiled over and over again, seeing their inventions reduced to scrap in a matter of minutes or even seconds. And yet, something within him, drives him so much, that he doesn't really see any reason to give up, especially when he was able to defeat his decades-old nemesis (even by a bit).

"It appears that Dr. Eggman's main source of motivation, is nothing but himself. His own image, his own vision for the world, embedded in his glory. You can even see his face everywhere, throughout the games and other media. He is truly a megalomaniac of the highest order, and perhaps that is the core thing that keeps him on the move, planning on the next plan, that has a high chance to fail (like the rest of his plans). If you played Sonic games, you could see how self-obsessed Eggman is. His Egg Pawns armies, the Death Egg, and even his own emblem — all portray him in one way or another. Being egg-shaped, he sometimes shapes his robots as such as well, and due to his overly large moustache, some of his bases also have moustaches appear in plain sight. He is truly narcissism-incarnate, and should had he been humbler, and think of worthier things to pursue, perhaps we would have less Sonic games throughout the decades.

"I admire this monster of a being only because of his great motivation. He does not give up on his plans for world domination; a motivation, dependant solely on the Ego. Perhaps that's why some of you might consider me a narcissist as well, even though I do not identify myself as such. I do adore the concept of the Ego, the fact that one could be more self-reliant and thus stronger as one. Sure, some of Eggman's machines were doomed from the very beginning, but his defeats do not seem to inflict a single scar on his massive ego. I don't want to have a massive ego like his. I guess that I keep thinking about him due to his near-invincible immunity from emotional harm. Whenever I was encountered by a hater, they planted a seed of doubt within me, and perhaps harmed my mental health a bit.

"It was the seed that said that it is all worthless; all the articles, the books, the poems; all are a waste of time done by someone who was too fatigued to get his philosophy degree. (I am quite the brutally honest person). So, yes. Eggman is sort of my role model. A role model merely for his resilience from harm and defeat. Such tenacity is supreme. We can in general learn from him that nothing ensures victory, but as long as we will aspire to be victorious, we could at least say that we've tried our best, right? And for Eggman, the best is not enough! He will strive to be even better than his previous "best", if that means achieving his goals! Quite the desireable trait in men, right? So what if he is an absolute outcast from society? The overman from Nietzsche's was too intended to be an outcast. When you are "beyond" society, whatever that actually means, solitude is near-inevitable, and so is rideculation [sic], from those who care less for you.

"I named my Quora's Space "The Tomasio Base" as an homage to this character; the one who also names things after him. He couldn't care less as to what others might think of him, he doesn't care that he is a weirdo. It is the ego, and its vast potential, that ensures him, the hope of the highest order, to survive and to try and strive against his enemies. People may tell each other to curb their egos. What if the ego, however, is a competent drive for motivation? Not only competent, but very, very efficent? His mindset is, therefore, a very practical one, wouldn't you agree? He has the mindset... of a world-conquering god. Wouldn't you want at least a glimmer of that mindset? It is the one, that allegedly grants one immunity... from despair and depression."

— And that was The Eggman Philosophy -- Utilizing Self-Appreciation -- Why He's A Worthy Role Model by Tomasio A. Rubinshtein. He'll only go as far as admitting that he appreciates my tenacity and self-actualization, but deep down, I tell that he truly knows why I am the best.