Wait. Eggman is/was the official Japanese name? Why did they change it? For 3D? Fair enough. I still prefer Robotnik, but whatever.
Poll: Eggman or Robotnik?
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I agree with the majority of posts, Robotnik just sounds some much more sinister and dangerous than "Eggman"
The fact the Sonic Called him Eggman in SA1 as a way to make fun of him was a good way to add the old Japanese name in but I wish they hadn't changed it totally
The fact the Sonic Called him Eggman in SA1 as a way to make fun of him was a good way to add the old Japanese name in but I wish they hadn't changed it totally
Robotnik. Eggman sounds fucking retarded, and whoever decided to import the name to America should be shot with a hammer.
Dr. Robotnik is much more badass than Eggman. According to my friend who's a HUGE Sonic fan, they're different people. But I still say the Robotnik is way cooler than Eggman.
Eggman and Robotnik are the same person. His name is Dr. Ivo Robotnik. There's no story about his father, however his grandfather Dr. Gerald Robotnik, created Shadow and the eclipse cannon which is a weapon capable of blowing up Earth. He was executed when the government found out about the project and his granddaughter Maria was killed during the assault on his space station, the ARK. Maria was Robotnik's (Eggman's) cousin I assume because he never actually knew about her until Sonic Adventure 2 when he reads his grandfather's diary.Xyphon said:
Yes I like Sonic... a lot.
OT: I prefer Robotnik since, it's his family name and it just sounds a lot more menacing.
Seeing as there's no evidence of the name "Ivo" in any of the games, I choose to accept Eggman as his given name.canadamus_prime said:
After all, it's not unusual for people to have given names that describe their physical attributes in Sonic's world. Just look at Sonic, Knuckles and Big, for starters.
I'm going to be different. Dr Kintobor. Robotnik's real name. Sonic fans or idle followers will know where the seemingly stupidly cheesy Robotnik came from. For others?... work it out... psst, read Robotnik backwards!
Robotnik for me. Sure, it sounds cheesy, but so does Eggman, and for the poor hapless residents of Mobius, which sounds more formidable, Eggman, the robot building egg-head, or Robotnik, the scientist gone mad who takes bad children and turns them into robots doomed to serve for eternity in steel? (or until Sonic gets round to freeing them) Eggman sounds like a bumbling villain. Robotnik you can write a story around, and is at least possible to make sound forbidding, in a mad supervillainish kind of way.
Robotnik for me. Sure, it sounds cheesy, but so does Eggman, and for the poor hapless residents of Mobius, which sounds more formidable, Eggman, the robot building egg-head, or Robotnik, the scientist gone mad who takes bad children and turns them into robots doomed to serve for eternity in steel? (or until Sonic gets round to freeing them) Eggman sounds like a bumbling villain. Robotnik you can write a story around, and is at least possible to make sound forbidding, in a mad supervillainish kind of way.
Whichever was responsible for PINGAS. In other words, i'll go with whatever he was called then. That was Robotnik, right?
No no no! Kintobor and Robotnik are completely different people!Mad Maniac with axe-firing chainsaw said:
Kintobor was skinny, wimpy but ultimately a really, really nice bloke.
Robotnik... well, see every Sonic game, TV show, comic book, etc.
And for those who love the paradoxi of temporal weirdness... anyone remember when the Metallix Emperor took over the Miracle Planet, then went back in time and took over Mobius? Love to know how they did that as Kintobor was around in the "Underground", yet without Kintobor becoming Robotnik the Metallix couldn't exist at all...
It has always been Eggman. Well, it was on the Megadrive, and since they were the some of the first Sonic games (that I know of), it is Eggman.
EDIT: Ignore Sonic X and the like, which is just another way to exploit a popular subject, where they made up and changed soooo much about the Sonic background. Shame on anyone who calls them self a Sonic fan and pays attention to that drivel.
EDIT: Ignore Sonic X and the like, which is just another way to exploit a popular subject, where they made up and changed soooo much about the Sonic background. Shame on anyone who calls them self a Sonic fan and pays attention to that drivel.
It depends on the source. I think some sources have Kintobor and Robotnik down as different characters and others have him them down as the same guy. Kintobor is always the nice incarnation anyway, he only gets the Robotnik alias if/when he goes evil.Wargamer said:
Jeez, the Sonic universe is a seriously confused place!
This thread brings back memories of the Sonic cartoons I watched during the 90's.
The more lighthearted inspired version was okay, but specifically meant for children.
Now the other one, though, that was awesome. Dr Robotnik was EVIL AS SHIT in that cartoon. If I remember right, he had no problem asking for a gun so he could shoot someone HIMSELF. They made him him out to be damn near the devil in that version.
The more lighthearted inspired version was okay, but specifically meant for children.
Now the other one, though, that was awesome. Dr Robotnik was EVIL AS SHIT in that cartoon. If I remember right, he had no problem asking for a gun so he could shoot someone HIMSELF. They made him him out to be damn near the devil in that version.
Doug said:Odd, must have been after I stopped reading the Sonic Comics after I was 7, I remember him looking like this:HardRockSamurai said:But personally, I've always infinitely preferred Robotnik and the Western drawings of the guy:
Much more believable and threatening seeming, to me at least. A much better envisionment of the guy that the more comical look of the Japanese original.
and the aging fo him:
Will nothing convince you that round has more than one definition?Evil Jak said:
Wiktionary [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/round#Adjective]
Dictionary.com [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/round]
Merriam-Webster Online [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%5B1%5D]
AskOxford.com [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/round?view=uk]
The Free Dictionary by Farlex [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/round]
Each of those has multiple definitions of round, and all have at least one which applies to eggs.
These definitions of round and oval are for lamens terms (as most people think of circles when round is mentioned), the literal, mathmatical and geometirical definition of round can include eggs, your original argument was that eggman cannot be called round. We have all proven time and time again that he can. All the other stuff you have thrown in is pointless and outside the elements of your original claim.Evil Jak said:
His physical shape is attributed to the Oval egg... by its very definition that is NOT an round EGG! What you are attempting to do is change the definition of the word now, which is quite absurd.Jirlond said:
As I have said, the difference is stated by its definition and supported by Stephen Fry.
Eggman was just a stupid name, it will remain Robotnic in my mind til my dying day.
Just like 'Miles' will stay Tails.
Just like 'Miles' will stay Tails.