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Dr Eggman is NOT an alias for Dr Robotnik. In a Sonic X episoide, we find out that Dr Eggman's GREATGRAND FATHER is Dr Robotnik.
Yah, this shit was seriously annoying me...someone was aways ready to call you out for "mistakenly" saying Robotnik.
Also, this was truly my favorite Sonic game. The mention of "Sonic X" really drives home how overexposed the character's always been. Mario knew when to say when!
FOR PROOF, go to List of Sonic X episodes and look at episoide 33
It says:
While hacking into G.U.N.'s computers, Eggman comes across the journal of his grandfather, Dr. Gerald Robotnik, and learns of Project Shadow,...
This should explain everything. 92.26.72.198 ( talk) 00:01, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
Dr. Ivo Robotnik is the same character named as Dr. Eggman, you have good information in the article about it. Also Ivo isn't the only one bearing the name Robotnik, there were two new characters of his family introduced in Sonic Adventure 2. -- 85.242.104.3 ( talk) 21:42, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
It has become absolutely clear that there are major disagreements over the naming of Eggman/Robotnik. I hope we can all agree on a consensus that reflects the 'Ivo Robotnickists and the Eggmanists'. Ryu and Flint please do tone things down. It is clear that some will never agree. Let's get a middle ground decided. Personally I would say the current article. We should then all police it reverting ANY naming changes and NOT posting any ourselves for the forseeable future. A revert war helps nobody -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 01:18, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Also, ITS NOT A MESSAGEBOARD -- Ronnie42 ( talk) 19:35, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Sonic Generations cleared this mess up in Sonic Generations by clearing stating Sonic Retro is Robotnik, Modern Robotnik is known as Eggman. Source? Sonic generations. As for nicknames hes always going to be Robotnik to me.
See the section "important" above
Every single Sonic game since 1998 has referred to the character as "Doctor Eggman". "Doctor Robotnik" is no longer used, and as such is outdated information. It is clear that SEGA of America intends for "Eggman" to be recognized as the character's official name. This article should respect that. Choobiator ( talk • contribs) 17:38, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
The character's name is Dr Ivo Robotnik. I have been a fan of Sonic right since the beginning and everything I know tells me his name is Robotnik. Sonic Adventure DX makes it clear Eggman is a nickname. I feel we should stick to the name sega used or maybe even create two separate pages with one calling him Robotnik and the other Eggman. I think it's a disrespect to the roots of the series not to brush over the name of Robotnik with Eggman. Error96 ( talk • contribs) 18:20, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I disagree completely with Ryan. The name Doctor Robotnik was the main used name in the USA and UK and even the creators say Eggman is a nickname. I think Dr Ivo Robotnik is the most common when considering the last ten years and the correct name to use. Maybe a compromise of Dr Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik would be best. -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 20:01, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Dr 'Eggman' Robotnik is a fair compromise so hope everyone can agree to leave the article as it is. It gets rid of confusion by the name switching between Eggman and Robotnik in the related media like TV programs. Switching all to one would be inappropriate in these sections so the format we have now seems to work. Hope that is okay with everyone -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 20:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
The common name theory should put his name as Dr Robotnik as on average he has been called Robotnik more than Eggman. The guys name is Dr Ivo ROBOTNIK. The article states his real name is Robotnik and one of the Sonic games is called 'Dr Robotnik's mean bean machine'. -- RoseKcat ( talk) 21:33, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Just to add to that try Google searching the two names. Robotnik has twice as many entries and Doctor Eggman searching gives the question do you mean Doctor Robotnik at the top of the Google search page -- RoseKcat ( talk) 22:22, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I agree and think both names should remain too. I don't think either the Robotnik name or the Eggman name should be downgraded because of naming rules. To me the Character will always be called Robotnik as that's the name he always did have in my region. Others may feel same the about Eggman. I think the article as it is now works well. It represents both views. -- Error96 ( talk) 23:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Over 10 years of being the biggest Sonic fan ever, having collected every Sonic game, Comic, Annual, Toy, Plush etc I should know everything Sonic. Yet two major characters Metalix and Robotnik people won't let me call them their 'real' names primarily. The backstory I am certain of others don't believe. I think the Kintobor backstory should be here but accept others don't. I guess I will leave you in peace before months of revert warring start.-- Error96 ( talk) 00:58, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
The things you posted were totally correct for the UK region though it seems clear other regions may have different stories. People like Cigraphix just seem to be trying to be difficult. The Metal Sonic is commonly referred to as Metallix in our region and as for Robotnik/Eggman. His true name is Ivo Robotnik in the UK with Eggman a nickname. Indeed the UK theory may not win out here but I don't want people thinking their view isn't valid. The UK Sonic story is a valid story. I go with it and certain people should stop trying to put you down over it. You can be proud of your region's story and believe in it even if others here and people in other regions do not. Try leaving here and setting up a fansite of something then you can state all the UK story as fact. -- RoseKcat ( talk) 08:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I was referring to Eggman referring to himself as Doctor Robotnik or any other characters. Not Maria/Gerald Robotnik, Robotnik Corp, etc... -- Ryu-chan ( Talk | Contributions) 18:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I think Ryu is absolutely wrong with what he put. The name Dr Ivo Robotnik is used so incredibly much more than the name Eggman amongst Sonic fans in the western world. Therefore I think it is not at all a dead name and should be represented fully on this page. All the people I know and all fans on forums I go on refer to him almost 100% as Dr Robotnik even in the new games. The consensus seems to be to keep a strong prevalence of the Robotnik name on this page. I hope you can stick to that consensus Ryu and avoid what would likely become revert warring -- Flint melody ( talk) 00:58, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Can't we all just agree the charicter has two very commonly used names and that both have a major place in this article. It's clear an attempt to get rid of either name will result in revert war from one side so can't we all just accept that both have a place here -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 01:04, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Dr. Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik works for me. It matches Miles "Tails" Prower and every one gets some eggs and robot in the mix. Oh his gears and starters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TriggerMagnumPI ( talk • contribs) 13:40, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
Go play sonic generations, Sega explains this that Classic Sonic's Robotnik is officialy called Robotnik, around Sonic Adventure they called Modern Sonic's Robotnik.....'Eggmman', personally I will always call them both Robotnik but since there completly 2 different characters they need to have 2 seperate pages because there not the same person. An example they have completly different personalities, they both have different outfits. If we were going to compare 'Robotniks' then we would compare 'fleetway', etc... but since there are multply versions then this need's to be more clear. Most classic fans see him as Robotnik, modern fans see him as 'Eggman' because the original mega drive called him Robotnik, the modern fans games call him 'Eggman' because that's what the later games knickname is for him which is not official name. Basically his name is "Doctor Ivo Robotnik" because he changed it after going crazy, his real name is Kintobor which was changed to Robotnik after he went insane -- Ronnie42 ( talk) 18:08, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Eggman, Robotnik or whatever you wanna call the guy has a lot of info about him that can be cited and should be doable for a GA article before the DVD submission deadline.
So who's with me?-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 21:40, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
So, I've been thinking, is the first name "Ivo" outdated information?
Let's consider the facts, in rough order...
- The manual for the American Sonic the Hedgehog calls him Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Ivo quickly vanishes from all official first-party material.
- The Japanese and Western games keep calling him different names ("Eggman" and "Robotnik"), with few hints of the other occasionally (named "EGGMAN" on Wing Fortress in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic & Tails 2's Robotnik Winter Zone) all the way into Sonic Adventure International, where most language tracks besides the original Japanese have him use Robotnik as his real name and Eggman as the name known by Sonic and his friends (presumably an insult). He also calls his dream city "Eggmanland" rather than "Robotnikland" in the Japanese version, although now that ambition seems to extend to the world, unless I'm mistaken.
- The sequel, Sonic Adventure 2, has him call himself Eggman, but there are characters related to him with the last name "Robotnik", and his background on a TV at once point calls it the Robotnik Empire rather than the Eggman Empire. After this point, Eggman is considered an alias, and the real name "Robotnik" is rarely mentioned.
- To address the issue, Yuji Naka has been quoted in saying that Robotnik is Eggman's real name, and that Eggman is a common nickname. He thought that perhaps it was even Sonic that came up with the name in the first place, and that he wouldn't be too surprised if Sonic used the name out of affection rather than as a true insult (which I suppose is true in Sonic Adventure, since if he's idle at the Mystic Ruins Base, he'll seriously call him "Robotnik" for once).
- The Japanese profile on the official Sonic Channel website claims that Dr. Eggman's real name is unknown.
- In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, for the first time in a long while, Eggman calls himself Dr. Robotnik every once in a while. In fact, the Codex in the game calls him Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik, with no mention of a first name.
See what I'm getting at? My point is, while his real last name may be Robotnik, his first name was lost long ago, thus why his real full name isn't determined on Sonic Channel. Sure, there may be some licensed, non-Sega publications that still refer to him as Ivo (Archie's adaptation of Sonic and the Secret Rings comes to mind), but it's never direct Sega material since the name's first appearance that suggests his first name wasn't merely fabricated by the early localization team. So, we should really eliminate his first name since it's officially a mystery, and mention it in passing where his name confusion comes into play. It's simply no longer in effect. 156.12.150.206 ( talk) 17:08, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Wasn't Eggman's first name (Ivo) used in the Sonic Advance 2/3 manual? 67.116.239.252 ( talk) 04:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
I completely disagree with the dropping of Ivo. The character's correct name is Doctor Ivo Robotnik so both Ivo and Robotnik should stay. Error96 ( talk • contribs) 18:11, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Ivo hasn't been mentioned at all recently, and there's no evidence that it's his real name. 74.76.44.179 ( talk) 13:42, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Yes it's his first name, you want a recent reference? I have PSP Genesis collection and there on Sonic 1 Virtual Manual-thingie his name is mentioned as - Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. You can go check that, if you want 82.154.180.45 ( talk) 18:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Ivo has only been used in reference to the first game of the series, and in the non-canon Archie flash comic that came in some early versions of the American Sonic & the Secret Rings. It is all but forgotten otherwise. Besides, Eggman's name is officially unknown in the Japanese continuity - the Sonic Channel website lists his real full name as Unknown or Mystery. The term "Robotnik" is used when referring to his family members in Japan. Even if you refer to the Yuji Naka interview that says that his real name is Robotnik, he does not mention his real name is Ivo Robotnik. For all we know, the Japanese intend his name to be "Gerald Robotnik III," but their site says unknown, so it's unlikely it'll ever to revealed, much less mentioned again.
I think "Ivo" should only be a note within the article, and not part of the character's name at the beginning. 67.214.24.165 ( talk) 19:01, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
find issue 8 of sonic the comic and you can stop fighting. good luck finding that issue though, it was the only one of the first ten not out of print back in the 90s, for about a week... source: grew up in the 90s uk, had a sega. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.3.149.79 ( talk) 21:00, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
When I was growing up, I had (and still have) the Genesis games, and they referred to him as Julian Robotnik in America. There's not mention of this. -- 24.28.247.222 ( talk) 03:24, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Julian was only mentioned in the cartoon (and BD's), in games his first name is Ivo. 82.155.204.77 ( talk) 14:51, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
No, according the game manual, his first name was Julian. 75.183.7.184 ( talk) 02:44, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Go check again, the only name first used in the manuals is "Ivo", "Julian" was first heard in SATAM, and was only used in that show and in the Archie comics. -- 85.242.77.166 ( talk) 21:50, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
I'm a little curious as to why the word "PINGAS" redirects here and is then not mentioned in the article.
140.228.159.206 ( talk) 04:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC) Matt
His spoofing on youtube should be in in a Level 5 section like this:
bdhjfvburjhnv hrfjvnj fdkjnvmcfkdivjnm hfdsijhbvc ehdsjkbpingasjfvhueynfvjhmnifkm vkjiddn jshndec . Like that, but with words that make sense. WikiChicken81112 ( talk • contribs) 01:02, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
In one of the cartoons, he says "Snooping as usual, I see." That goes to snooPINGASusual. It sounds like penis. Some people have composed music with recordings of it. 68.35.41.207 ( talk) 05:04, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
The Robotnik origin story about Kintobor undergoing the transformation into Robotnik and Metal Sonic's other name, Metallix, are canon only to Sonic the Comic, it should not be placed anywhere else in the article like it is universally canon to the whole franchise (the game version, the Sonic X version, and 2 DiC cartoon versions have unknown backstories, Archie/SatAm Robotnik was always evil and was originally "Julian Kintobor" which contradicts Sonic the Comic completely - Metal Sonic has never been called "Metallix" outside Sonic the Comic) CIGraphix ( talk) 21:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I 100% believe the story described in the Official Sonic The Comic is the true backstory of Sonic. I had not before now heard of any evidence to contradict that story so that was why I decided to add it in. Didn't know it would provoke a negative response.
I think that wording like (also known as Metallix) for the robot you call 'metal sonic' would work and maybe put the Ovi Kintobor tale as a suggested theory on the backstory. -- Error96 ( talk) 23:43, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I have never read the comic but I know all about the Kintobor story and the Metallix name for metal Sonic. I presumed they were common knowledge too. There is nothing with the story error96 put and think the criticisms of it was unnecessarily harsh. Maybe though these tales are only prominent in the UK and not elsewhere. -- RoseKcat ( talk) 08:39, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm objecting to that unless someone's got a discussion to point to. That merge pretty much laid waste to this article, and was a really bad call in the manner it was done. On a different note, added a bit of reception from GameDaily.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 00:35, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
As it is my understanding that in no Japanese version Sonic game is he ever called Robotnik, why does Robotnik get a Japanese spelling? If this is indeed the case, the Japanese spelling should be removed as OR. Yuji Naka addressing the name issue once doesn't count.-- Atlan ( talk) 12:08, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Here's the profile card from jp. version of Sonic X. http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/sonic/images/8/82/RobotnikDrEggmanX.png (Just an warning, this profile card is shown after the series tell about the Robotnik Family, in the begining the one shown just says Unknown). As you can see here, the name of the character here says "ロボトニック" so here there it is "Robotnik" jp spelling directly associated to Doctor Eggman without going to Gerald or Maria. 85.240.76.241 ( talk) 11:26, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
One that's not a spinoff? It's on the official site now. 156.12.150.206 ( talk) 21:22, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
I don't think fictional cyborgs, fictonal robots, or robot supervillians is needed. His inventions are robots, but he's not. Solar Flute ( talk) 18:53, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Alternate versions of Doctor Eggman should be merged into this page per WP:FAN. I don't see why the antagonist of a single series needs an entire three pages detailing his exploits in various media. While you're at it, there are a heck of a lot of cruft articles that need to be merged into List of characters in Sonic the Comic. I'm just putting that out there, since people are probably too uninterested to deal with it.-- ZXCVBNM 23:31, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
This section dissappeared after the edit [4], by Kung Fu man, with the reasoning "I'm cutting out the whole creation's section. It's kinda cruft-y and can be covered better in the article's body as a smaller section."
The Problem is that several other Sonic Articles pointed to that section to cover Egg-O-Matic and EggMobile devices, which now appear no-where on Wikipedia. I Discovered it when I wanted to Link the Sonic 3 article back to it. It's no no-where on the pagfe, and the E-Series article doesn't cover it.
I think that section should still be here - it's information that's important to his Modus operandi, and the only place I can see to add it where it makes sense.
Prehaps going back to an older version - such as [5] Would be useful - it's fairly concise (Aside from possibly the metal sonic part), and covers all the basics.
Thoughts and feelings? 81.149.182.210 ( talk) 02:42, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
we have an article on Robotnik that barely mentions his Robots (One sentence, saying he's good at robotics) - for such an important part of the character and the games, it really doesn't feel like enough. I feel that this content does have a place on Wikipedia (It's hardly down to the trivial level), but I'm not sure where and how.
BTW, here's the section I was planning on linking from: [ [6]] 81.149.182.210 ( talk) 04:36, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Why is the title of the talk page Talk:Doctor Ivo Eggman Robotnik while the article itself is called Doctor Eggman?
I am the Walrus features a line saying "they are the eggman, I am the walrus." Seeing as the Beatles came WAAYY before video games, do you think that this character's name was inspired by the song at all? 75.107.169.62 ( talk) 15:40, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering that too, especially since the line before the ones quoted is 'I am the eggman', I believe the quoted line should be eggmen. Is there any connection to 'I am the Walrus'?( 86.25.249.235 ( talk) 01:14, 7 July 2009 (UTC)) Actually the song is "I am the Eggman, we are the eggmen, I am the walrus - 90.241.174.108 ( talk) 20:14, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Notice the yellow pattern of the classic design, when the doctor is not grinning, or ect... he looks like an walrus, and since oshima named him eggman, it's pretty obvious that it's a tribute to the beatles song. -- 82.155.199.207 ( talk) 20:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
In a fictional biography sense, Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik would be the most correct way of writing his full name since well-known nicknames are commonly included like this in biographies. It is the most accurate way to writing the first mention of his name. -- 74.196.152.123 ( talk) 02:21, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Eggman is just a nickname there's no sense in an argument. Saprissy ( talk) 16:54, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
Something needs to be done about the page name, since "Eggman" is the currently more common name of the character, it needs to get into the page name - Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik may be the better page name for now. CIGraphix ( talk) 18:09, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
I think its simple that Dr. Robotnik is his name and Dr. Eggman and Eggman is a nickname that has escalated into a more common usage. Take the scene in Sonic Adventure 2 when he addresses the world before showing the power of the Eclipse Cannon. He calls himself Dr. Eggman, but the screen behind him says Robotnik Empire. There is also Maria Robotnik and Gerald Robotnik. Dr. Eggman is his universal alias, and Dr. Ivo Robotnik is his real name. This was confirmed by Yuji Naka in an interview. Also in the English versions of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood he briefly refers to himself as Dr. Robotnik. It is therefore very safe to say, since its officially the case, that his real name is that of Dr. Ivo Robotnik with Eggman being a very common nickname. That being said, Wikipedia is not about what people like, its about what is correct. Therefore Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is the most correct name for this article since it reflects the official nature of his name. -- 184.0.132.206 ( talk) 02:34, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved. Please start a separate discussion for any other moves. Ucucha 13:48, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Doctor Ivo Robotnik →
Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik —
Well OK, let's assume your way, pick one, and continue this useless zig-zag, maybe people have pleasure in that! The "name" is official and have both version of the name so I support the change. -- 85.243.137.125 ( talk) 19:45, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
I don't care about Eggman vs. Robotnik. However, as it stands, we should make the best effort to use the common name. At no point does any guideline suggest to us that using a full name is advised. Robotnik's common name is "Doctor Robotnik" or "Doctor Eggman", not "Doctor Ivo Robotnik". Anyone who would have heard of the character in passing would likely only know them as Robotnik or Eggman, and have no idea what's up with the "Ivo" name. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 21:44, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Worth noting: back on Nov 9 2009, User:RHaworth decided to move the article from "Doctor Eggman" to "Doctor Ivo Robotnik" without participating in any discussion on it; and announced his decision during the initial discussion on moving to "Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik". CIGraphix ( talk) 22:05, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
I here are people here letting opinion and nostalgia into this kind of decision, Robotnik was just an location name in the early days back then and retconed to be his real last name everywhere in the world, nothing more. Or you leave it as it is for being the character "birth/real" name, or moving to Dr. Eggman for being the common name, a name used in japan, named by the creator of the character design based of an Beatles' song and for the most time everywhere in the world, around 10/11 years by now, more than Usa's location team originated Robotnik, nothing more. 193.136.166.125 ( talk) 22:49, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
This user called "Izno" keeps deleting what I am trying to include in this article. I am writing about the meme AND giving it a resource, so there's no reason not to have it. Who agrees with me? Autobotprowl ( talk • contribs) 21:32, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
I do not fell Ivo should be in the name at all. It should be either Dr. Robotnik or Dr. Eggman. I personally favor Eggman but I want a vote to see which one is more favored. I am going submit a move request it after a week of voting (maybe longer if nobody votes). JDDJS ( talk) 21:37, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
What's the problem with Ivo? Moving from Dr. Eggman just for the sake of it (most likely nostalgic stubbornness) was already bad enough, (I also like more Robotnik, but facts are different than preferences, and Dr. Eggman is the common name, the end.) And why opening ANOTHER topic of it? Almost all of the talk page is about the name non-sense. 85.242.104.1 ( talk) 23:20, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: move Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk) 23:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Doctor Ivo Robotnik → Doctor Eggman — WP:COMMONNAME. It gets the most results on Google. In all of the recent games they only refer to him as Eggman. Just like it's Bowser (character) and not King Koopa-- JDDJS ( talk) 23:49, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Under Concept and inspiration it says "A caricature of Theodore Roosevelt was among the proposed designs". There is no source for this on the page, and there is no evidence (that I can find) that he is based on Roosevelt that links back to Sega. Was there originally a source for this? Is this simply a rumor? This needs looking into. 2.126.43.45 ( talk) 23:38, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: consensus not to move the page at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 07:26, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Doctor Eggman → Eggman (character) – because the character was renamed to just a simply Eggman since the Sonic Boom series. Eggman191 ( talk) 20:42, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
Please approve the PINGAS nickname for Eggman. The Web have a lot of information about it. DO NOT MODIFY IT! Natsume96 ( talk) 14:53, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Nicknames need reliable sources to verify their veracity. Youtube and a Russian blog are not reliable sources. Perhaps this character is referred to by this nickname by certain players/individuals, but this is not an official nickname, nor is it widely used, and I could find no RS which agree with this.
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Dr. Eggman is the main antagonist of Sonic Heroes, not Metal Sonic. -- 24.251.29.163 ( talk) 07:59, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
Why does Mike Pollock's Wikipedia page now redirect here? Mike Pollock is a long-time voice actor with a huge resume of credits to his name besides just Doctor Eggman. It may be his best-known role, but it's just one of many.
His name is probably on several non-Sonic related anime and video game pages, and clicking on it will just nonsensically redirect back here to Doctor Eggman. 69.204.209.48 ( talk) 18:19, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
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Why is there no mention of any of Eggman's older English voice actors? Like Deem Bristow who voiced him in Sonic Adventure 1 and 2. It seems like a weird omission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.23.76.102 ( talk) 07:41, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
- means in Slavic languages "worker" This is the "working-class" - the so named "communism" was based upon :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.216.197.77 ( talk) 21:33, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
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This article currently asserts the "Eggman" name was inspired by the "I am the Eggman" line from the Beatles song "I Am The Walrus." There is a citation given, however I investigated the source cited and the article's only support for this claim is PURE SPECULATION by the article's author... it just says the name is "perhaps" a reference to the song line. Yeah, sorry, that's NOT any kind of support for stating it's a reference to the song as a fact in this article. In fact, the other article text contradicts this by stating the Japanese designers called him Eggman simply because he looked like an egg... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.18.195.91 ( talk) 19:24, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Surely Wreck-It Ralph in 2012 was his debut? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:F499:2D00:3557:9A6:574:229F ( talk) 10:56, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
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Sometimes Eggman have some robots with him. They are his sidekicks. The robots that most people know is orbot and cuebot. 96.231.64.15 ( talk) 18:58, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
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Dr Eggman is NOT an alias for Dr Robotnik. In a Sonic X episoide, we find out that Dr Eggman's GREATGRAND FATHER is Dr Robotnik.
Yah, this shit was seriously annoying me...someone was aways ready to call you out for "mistakenly" saying Robotnik.
Also, this was truly my favorite Sonic game. The mention of "Sonic X" really drives home how overexposed the character's always been. Mario knew when to say when!
FOR PROOF, go to List of Sonic X episodes and look at episoide 33
It says:
While hacking into G.U.N.'s computers, Eggman comes across the journal of his grandfather, Dr. Gerald Robotnik, and learns of Project Shadow,...
This should explain everything. 92.26.72.198 ( talk) 00:01, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
Dr. Ivo Robotnik is the same character named as Dr. Eggman, you have good information in the article about it. Also Ivo isn't the only one bearing the name Robotnik, there were two new characters of his family introduced in Sonic Adventure 2. -- 85.242.104.3 ( talk) 21:42, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
It has become absolutely clear that there are major disagreements over the naming of Eggman/Robotnik. I hope we can all agree on a consensus that reflects the 'Ivo Robotnickists and the Eggmanists'. Ryu and Flint please do tone things down. It is clear that some will never agree. Let's get a middle ground decided. Personally I would say the current article. We should then all police it reverting ANY naming changes and NOT posting any ourselves for the forseeable future. A revert war helps nobody -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 01:18, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Also, ITS NOT A MESSAGEBOARD -- Ronnie42 ( talk) 19:35, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Sonic Generations cleared this mess up in Sonic Generations by clearing stating Sonic Retro is Robotnik, Modern Robotnik is known as Eggman. Source? Sonic generations. As for nicknames hes always going to be Robotnik to me.
See the section "important" above
Every single Sonic game since 1998 has referred to the character as "Doctor Eggman". "Doctor Robotnik" is no longer used, and as such is outdated information. It is clear that SEGA of America intends for "Eggman" to be recognized as the character's official name. This article should respect that. Choobiator ( talk • contribs) 17:38, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
The character's name is Dr Ivo Robotnik. I have been a fan of Sonic right since the beginning and everything I know tells me his name is Robotnik. Sonic Adventure DX makes it clear Eggman is a nickname. I feel we should stick to the name sega used or maybe even create two separate pages with one calling him Robotnik and the other Eggman. I think it's a disrespect to the roots of the series not to brush over the name of Robotnik with Eggman. Error96 ( talk • contribs) 18:20, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I disagree completely with Ryan. The name Doctor Robotnik was the main used name in the USA and UK and even the creators say Eggman is a nickname. I think Dr Ivo Robotnik is the most common when considering the last ten years and the correct name to use. Maybe a compromise of Dr Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik would be best. -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 20:01, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Dr 'Eggman' Robotnik is a fair compromise so hope everyone can agree to leave the article as it is. It gets rid of confusion by the name switching between Eggman and Robotnik in the related media like TV programs. Switching all to one would be inappropriate in these sections so the format we have now seems to work. Hope that is okay with everyone -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 20:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
The common name theory should put his name as Dr Robotnik as on average he has been called Robotnik more than Eggman. The guys name is Dr Ivo ROBOTNIK. The article states his real name is Robotnik and one of the Sonic games is called 'Dr Robotnik's mean bean machine'. -- RoseKcat ( talk) 21:33, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Just to add to that try Google searching the two names. Robotnik has twice as many entries and Doctor Eggman searching gives the question do you mean Doctor Robotnik at the top of the Google search page -- RoseKcat ( talk) 22:22, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I agree and think both names should remain too. I don't think either the Robotnik name or the Eggman name should be downgraded because of naming rules. To me the Character will always be called Robotnik as that's the name he always did have in my region. Others may feel same the about Eggman. I think the article as it is now works well. It represents both views. -- Error96 ( talk) 23:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Over 10 years of being the biggest Sonic fan ever, having collected every Sonic game, Comic, Annual, Toy, Plush etc I should know everything Sonic. Yet two major characters Metalix and Robotnik people won't let me call them their 'real' names primarily. The backstory I am certain of others don't believe. I think the Kintobor backstory should be here but accept others don't. I guess I will leave you in peace before months of revert warring start.-- Error96 ( talk) 00:58, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
The things you posted were totally correct for the UK region though it seems clear other regions may have different stories. People like Cigraphix just seem to be trying to be difficult. The Metal Sonic is commonly referred to as Metallix in our region and as for Robotnik/Eggman. His true name is Ivo Robotnik in the UK with Eggman a nickname. Indeed the UK theory may not win out here but I don't want people thinking their view isn't valid. The UK Sonic story is a valid story. I go with it and certain people should stop trying to put you down over it. You can be proud of your region's story and believe in it even if others here and people in other regions do not. Try leaving here and setting up a fansite of something then you can state all the UK story as fact. -- RoseKcat ( talk) 08:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I was referring to Eggman referring to himself as Doctor Robotnik or any other characters. Not Maria/Gerald Robotnik, Robotnik Corp, etc... -- Ryu-chan ( Talk | Contributions) 18:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I think Ryu is absolutely wrong with what he put. The name Dr Ivo Robotnik is used so incredibly much more than the name Eggman amongst Sonic fans in the western world. Therefore I think it is not at all a dead name and should be represented fully on this page. All the people I know and all fans on forums I go on refer to him almost 100% as Dr Robotnik even in the new games. The consensus seems to be to keep a strong prevalence of the Robotnik name on this page. I hope you can stick to that consensus Ryu and avoid what would likely become revert warring -- Flint melody ( talk) 00:58, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Can't we all just agree the charicter has two very commonly used names and that both have a major place in this article. It's clear an attempt to get rid of either name will result in revert war from one side so can't we all just accept that both have a place here -- GemmaDarkmoon ( talk) 01:04, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Dr. Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik works for me. It matches Miles "Tails" Prower and every one gets some eggs and robot in the mix. Oh his gears and starters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TriggerMagnumPI ( talk • contribs) 13:40, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
Go play sonic generations, Sega explains this that Classic Sonic's Robotnik is officialy called Robotnik, around Sonic Adventure they called Modern Sonic's Robotnik.....'Eggmman', personally I will always call them both Robotnik but since there completly 2 different characters they need to have 2 seperate pages because there not the same person. An example they have completly different personalities, they both have different outfits. If we were going to compare 'Robotniks' then we would compare 'fleetway', etc... but since there are multply versions then this need's to be more clear. Most classic fans see him as Robotnik, modern fans see him as 'Eggman' because the original mega drive called him Robotnik, the modern fans games call him 'Eggman' because that's what the later games knickname is for him which is not official name. Basically his name is "Doctor Ivo Robotnik" because he changed it after going crazy, his real name is Kintobor which was changed to Robotnik after he went insane -- Ronnie42 ( talk) 18:08, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Eggman, Robotnik or whatever you wanna call the guy has a lot of info about him that can be cited and should be doable for a GA article before the DVD submission deadline.
So who's with me?-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 21:40, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
So, I've been thinking, is the first name "Ivo" outdated information?
Let's consider the facts, in rough order...
- The manual for the American Sonic the Hedgehog calls him Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Ivo quickly vanishes from all official first-party material.
- The Japanese and Western games keep calling him different names ("Eggman" and "Robotnik"), with few hints of the other occasionally (named "EGGMAN" on Wing Fortress in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic & Tails 2's Robotnik Winter Zone) all the way into Sonic Adventure International, where most language tracks besides the original Japanese have him use Robotnik as his real name and Eggman as the name known by Sonic and his friends (presumably an insult). He also calls his dream city "Eggmanland" rather than "Robotnikland" in the Japanese version, although now that ambition seems to extend to the world, unless I'm mistaken.
- The sequel, Sonic Adventure 2, has him call himself Eggman, but there are characters related to him with the last name "Robotnik", and his background on a TV at once point calls it the Robotnik Empire rather than the Eggman Empire. After this point, Eggman is considered an alias, and the real name "Robotnik" is rarely mentioned.
- To address the issue, Yuji Naka has been quoted in saying that Robotnik is Eggman's real name, and that Eggman is a common nickname. He thought that perhaps it was even Sonic that came up with the name in the first place, and that he wouldn't be too surprised if Sonic used the name out of affection rather than as a true insult (which I suppose is true in Sonic Adventure, since if he's idle at the Mystic Ruins Base, he'll seriously call him "Robotnik" for once).
- The Japanese profile on the official Sonic Channel website claims that Dr. Eggman's real name is unknown.
- In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, for the first time in a long while, Eggman calls himself Dr. Robotnik every once in a while. In fact, the Codex in the game calls him Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik, with no mention of a first name.
See what I'm getting at? My point is, while his real last name may be Robotnik, his first name was lost long ago, thus why his real full name isn't determined on Sonic Channel. Sure, there may be some licensed, non-Sega publications that still refer to him as Ivo (Archie's adaptation of Sonic and the Secret Rings comes to mind), but it's never direct Sega material since the name's first appearance that suggests his first name wasn't merely fabricated by the early localization team. So, we should really eliminate his first name since it's officially a mystery, and mention it in passing where his name confusion comes into play. It's simply no longer in effect. 156.12.150.206 ( talk) 17:08, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Wasn't Eggman's first name (Ivo) used in the Sonic Advance 2/3 manual? 67.116.239.252 ( talk) 04:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
I completely disagree with the dropping of Ivo. The character's correct name is Doctor Ivo Robotnik so both Ivo and Robotnik should stay. Error96 ( talk • contribs) 18:11, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Ivo hasn't been mentioned at all recently, and there's no evidence that it's his real name. 74.76.44.179 ( talk) 13:42, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Yes it's his first name, you want a recent reference? I have PSP Genesis collection and there on Sonic 1 Virtual Manual-thingie his name is mentioned as - Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. You can go check that, if you want 82.154.180.45 ( talk) 18:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Ivo has only been used in reference to the first game of the series, and in the non-canon Archie flash comic that came in some early versions of the American Sonic & the Secret Rings. It is all but forgotten otherwise. Besides, Eggman's name is officially unknown in the Japanese continuity - the Sonic Channel website lists his real full name as Unknown or Mystery. The term "Robotnik" is used when referring to his family members in Japan. Even if you refer to the Yuji Naka interview that says that his real name is Robotnik, he does not mention his real name is Ivo Robotnik. For all we know, the Japanese intend his name to be "Gerald Robotnik III," but their site says unknown, so it's unlikely it'll ever to revealed, much less mentioned again.
I think "Ivo" should only be a note within the article, and not part of the character's name at the beginning. 67.214.24.165 ( talk) 19:01, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
find issue 8 of sonic the comic and you can stop fighting. good luck finding that issue though, it was the only one of the first ten not out of print back in the 90s, for about a week... source: grew up in the 90s uk, had a sega. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.3.149.79 ( talk) 21:00, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
When I was growing up, I had (and still have) the Genesis games, and they referred to him as Julian Robotnik in America. There's not mention of this. -- 24.28.247.222 ( talk) 03:24, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Julian was only mentioned in the cartoon (and BD's), in games his first name is Ivo. 82.155.204.77 ( talk) 14:51, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
No, according the game manual, his first name was Julian. 75.183.7.184 ( talk) 02:44, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Go check again, the only name first used in the manuals is "Ivo", "Julian" was first heard in SATAM, and was only used in that show and in the Archie comics. -- 85.242.77.166 ( talk) 21:50, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
I'm a little curious as to why the word "PINGAS" redirects here and is then not mentioned in the article.
140.228.159.206 ( talk) 04:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC) Matt
His spoofing on youtube should be in in a Level 5 section like this:
bdhjfvburjhnv hrfjvnj fdkjnvmcfkdivjnm hfdsijhbvc ehdsjkbpingasjfvhueynfvjhmnifkm vkjiddn jshndec . Like that, but with words that make sense. WikiChicken81112 ( talk • contribs) 01:02, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
In one of the cartoons, he says "Snooping as usual, I see." That goes to snooPINGASusual. It sounds like penis. Some people have composed music with recordings of it. 68.35.41.207 ( talk) 05:04, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
The Robotnik origin story about Kintobor undergoing the transformation into Robotnik and Metal Sonic's other name, Metallix, are canon only to Sonic the Comic, it should not be placed anywhere else in the article like it is universally canon to the whole franchise (the game version, the Sonic X version, and 2 DiC cartoon versions have unknown backstories, Archie/SatAm Robotnik was always evil and was originally "Julian Kintobor" which contradicts Sonic the Comic completely - Metal Sonic has never been called "Metallix" outside Sonic the Comic) CIGraphix ( talk) 21:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I 100% believe the story described in the Official Sonic The Comic is the true backstory of Sonic. I had not before now heard of any evidence to contradict that story so that was why I decided to add it in. Didn't know it would provoke a negative response.
I think that wording like (also known as Metallix) for the robot you call 'metal sonic' would work and maybe put the Ovi Kintobor tale as a suggested theory on the backstory. -- Error96 ( talk) 23:43, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
I have never read the comic but I know all about the Kintobor story and the Metallix name for metal Sonic. I presumed they were common knowledge too. There is nothing with the story error96 put and think the criticisms of it was unnecessarily harsh. Maybe though these tales are only prominent in the UK and not elsewhere. -- RoseKcat ( talk) 08:39, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm objecting to that unless someone's got a discussion to point to. That merge pretty much laid waste to this article, and was a really bad call in the manner it was done. On a different note, added a bit of reception from GameDaily.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 00:35, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
As it is my understanding that in no Japanese version Sonic game is he ever called Robotnik, why does Robotnik get a Japanese spelling? If this is indeed the case, the Japanese spelling should be removed as OR. Yuji Naka addressing the name issue once doesn't count.-- Atlan ( talk) 12:08, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Here's the profile card from jp. version of Sonic X. http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/sonic/images/8/82/RobotnikDrEggmanX.png (Just an warning, this profile card is shown after the series tell about the Robotnik Family, in the begining the one shown just says Unknown). As you can see here, the name of the character here says "ロボトニック" so here there it is "Robotnik" jp spelling directly associated to Doctor Eggman without going to Gerald or Maria. 85.240.76.241 ( talk) 11:26, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
One that's not a spinoff? It's on the official site now. 156.12.150.206 ( talk) 21:22, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
I don't think fictional cyborgs, fictonal robots, or robot supervillians is needed. His inventions are robots, but he's not. Solar Flute ( talk) 18:53, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Alternate versions of Doctor Eggman should be merged into this page per WP:FAN. I don't see why the antagonist of a single series needs an entire three pages detailing his exploits in various media. While you're at it, there are a heck of a lot of cruft articles that need to be merged into List of characters in Sonic the Comic. I'm just putting that out there, since people are probably too uninterested to deal with it.-- ZXCVBNM 23:31, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
This section dissappeared after the edit [4], by Kung Fu man, with the reasoning "I'm cutting out the whole creation's section. It's kinda cruft-y and can be covered better in the article's body as a smaller section."
The Problem is that several other Sonic Articles pointed to that section to cover Egg-O-Matic and EggMobile devices, which now appear no-where on Wikipedia. I Discovered it when I wanted to Link the Sonic 3 article back to it. It's no no-where on the pagfe, and the E-Series article doesn't cover it.
I think that section should still be here - it's information that's important to his Modus operandi, and the only place I can see to add it where it makes sense.
Prehaps going back to an older version - such as [5] Would be useful - it's fairly concise (Aside from possibly the metal sonic part), and covers all the basics.
Thoughts and feelings? 81.149.182.210 ( talk) 02:42, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
we have an article on Robotnik that barely mentions his Robots (One sentence, saying he's good at robotics) - for such an important part of the character and the games, it really doesn't feel like enough. I feel that this content does have a place on Wikipedia (It's hardly down to the trivial level), but I'm not sure where and how.
BTW, here's the section I was planning on linking from: [ [6]] 81.149.182.210 ( talk) 04:36, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Why is the title of the talk page Talk:Doctor Ivo Eggman Robotnik while the article itself is called Doctor Eggman?
I am the Walrus features a line saying "they are the eggman, I am the walrus." Seeing as the Beatles came WAAYY before video games, do you think that this character's name was inspired by the song at all? 75.107.169.62 ( talk) 15:40, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering that too, especially since the line before the ones quoted is 'I am the eggman', I believe the quoted line should be eggmen. Is there any connection to 'I am the Walrus'?( 86.25.249.235 ( talk) 01:14, 7 July 2009 (UTC)) Actually the song is "I am the Eggman, we are the eggmen, I am the walrus - 90.241.174.108 ( talk) 20:14, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Notice the yellow pattern of the classic design, when the doctor is not grinning, or ect... he looks like an walrus, and since oshima named him eggman, it's pretty obvious that it's a tribute to the beatles song. -- 82.155.199.207 ( talk) 20:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
In a fictional biography sense, Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik would be the most correct way of writing his full name since well-known nicknames are commonly included like this in biographies. It is the most accurate way to writing the first mention of his name. -- 74.196.152.123 ( talk) 02:21, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Eggman is just a nickname there's no sense in an argument. Saprissy ( talk) 16:54, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
Something needs to be done about the page name, since "Eggman" is the currently more common name of the character, it needs to get into the page name - Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik may be the better page name for now. CIGraphix ( talk) 18:09, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
I think its simple that Dr. Robotnik is his name and Dr. Eggman and Eggman is a nickname that has escalated into a more common usage. Take the scene in Sonic Adventure 2 when he addresses the world before showing the power of the Eclipse Cannon. He calls himself Dr. Eggman, but the screen behind him says Robotnik Empire. There is also Maria Robotnik and Gerald Robotnik. Dr. Eggman is his universal alias, and Dr. Ivo Robotnik is his real name. This was confirmed by Yuji Naka in an interview. Also in the English versions of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood he briefly refers to himself as Dr. Robotnik. It is therefore very safe to say, since its officially the case, that his real name is that of Dr. Ivo Robotnik with Eggman being a very common nickname. That being said, Wikipedia is not about what people like, its about what is correct. Therefore Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is the most correct name for this article since it reflects the official nature of his name. -- 184.0.132.206 ( talk) 02:34, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved. Please start a separate discussion for any other moves. Ucucha 13:48, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Doctor Ivo Robotnik →
Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik —
Well OK, let's assume your way, pick one, and continue this useless zig-zag, maybe people have pleasure in that! The "name" is official and have both version of the name so I support the change. -- 85.243.137.125 ( talk) 19:45, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
I don't care about Eggman vs. Robotnik. However, as it stands, we should make the best effort to use the common name. At no point does any guideline suggest to us that using a full name is advised. Robotnik's common name is "Doctor Robotnik" or "Doctor Eggman", not "Doctor Ivo Robotnik". Anyone who would have heard of the character in passing would likely only know them as Robotnik or Eggman, and have no idea what's up with the "Ivo" name. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 21:44, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
Worth noting: back on Nov 9 2009, User:RHaworth decided to move the article from "Doctor Eggman" to "Doctor Ivo Robotnik" without participating in any discussion on it; and announced his decision during the initial discussion on moving to "Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik". CIGraphix ( talk) 22:05, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
I here are people here letting opinion and nostalgia into this kind of decision, Robotnik was just an location name in the early days back then and retconed to be his real last name everywhere in the world, nothing more. Or you leave it as it is for being the character "birth/real" name, or moving to Dr. Eggman for being the common name, a name used in japan, named by the creator of the character design based of an Beatles' song and for the most time everywhere in the world, around 10/11 years by now, more than Usa's location team originated Robotnik, nothing more. 193.136.166.125 ( talk) 22:49, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
This user called "Izno" keeps deleting what I am trying to include in this article. I am writing about the meme AND giving it a resource, so there's no reason not to have it. Who agrees with me? Autobotprowl ( talk • contribs) 21:32, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
I do not fell Ivo should be in the name at all. It should be either Dr. Robotnik or Dr. Eggman. I personally favor Eggman but I want a vote to see which one is more favored. I am going submit a move request it after a week of voting (maybe longer if nobody votes). JDDJS ( talk) 21:37, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
What's the problem with Ivo? Moving from Dr. Eggman just for the sake of it (most likely nostalgic stubbornness) was already bad enough, (I also like more Robotnik, but facts are different than preferences, and Dr. Eggman is the common name, the end.) And why opening ANOTHER topic of it? Almost all of the talk page is about the name non-sense. 85.242.104.1 ( talk) 23:20, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: move Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk) 23:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Doctor Ivo Robotnik → Doctor Eggman — WP:COMMONNAME. It gets the most results on Google. In all of the recent games they only refer to him as Eggman. Just like it's Bowser (character) and not King Koopa-- JDDJS ( talk) 23:49, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Under Concept and inspiration it says "A caricature of Theodore Roosevelt was among the proposed designs". There is no source for this on the page, and there is no evidence (that I can find) that he is based on Roosevelt that links back to Sega. Was there originally a source for this? Is this simply a rumor? This needs looking into. 2.126.43.45 ( talk) 23:38, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: consensus not to move the page at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 07:26, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Doctor Eggman → Eggman (character) – because the character was renamed to just a simply Eggman since the Sonic Boom series. Eggman191 ( talk) 20:42, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
Please approve the PINGAS nickname for Eggman. The Web have a lot of information about it. DO NOT MODIFY IT! Natsume96 ( talk) 14:53, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Nicknames need reliable sources to verify their veracity. Youtube and a Russian blog are not reliable sources. Perhaps this character is referred to by this nickname by certain players/individuals, but this is not an official nickname, nor is it widely used, and I could find no RS which agree with this.
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Dr. Eggman is the main antagonist of Sonic Heroes, not Metal Sonic. -- 24.251.29.163 ( talk) 07:59, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
Why does Mike Pollock's Wikipedia page now redirect here? Mike Pollock is a long-time voice actor with a huge resume of credits to his name besides just Doctor Eggman. It may be his best-known role, but it's just one of many.
His name is probably on several non-Sonic related anime and video game pages, and clicking on it will just nonsensically redirect back here to Doctor Eggman. 69.204.209.48 ( talk) 18:19, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
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Why is there no mention of any of Eggman's older English voice actors? Like Deem Bristow who voiced him in Sonic Adventure 1 and 2. It seems like a weird omission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.23.76.102 ( talk) 07:41, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
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This article currently asserts the "Eggman" name was inspired by the "I am the Eggman" line from the Beatles song "I Am The Walrus." There is a citation given, however I investigated the source cited and the article's only support for this claim is PURE SPECULATION by the article's author... it just says the name is "perhaps" a reference to the song line. Yeah, sorry, that's NOT any kind of support for stating it's a reference to the song as a fact in this article. In fact, the other article text contradicts this by stating the Japanese designers called him Eggman simply because he looked like an egg... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.18.195.91 ( talk) 19:24, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Surely Wreck-It Ralph in 2012 was his debut? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:F499:2D00:3557:9A6:574:229F ( talk) 10:56, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
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Sometimes Eggman have some robots with him. They are his sidekicks. The robots that most people know is orbot and cuebot. 96.231.64.15 ( talk) 18:58, 21 January 2022 (UTC)