Ask Doctor Robotnik!

[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]

How do you explain sonic having one giant cornea and two pupils (and in some cases irises) within said? knowing how the eye works, this would cause an astigmatism-esque deformation of sight, not to mention being almost scientifically impossible.

Frankly, I would explain it, but that would require me to be able to keep Sonic in one place long enough to actually examine the inner workings of his head. This hasn't succeeded as of yet, so all I can provide you with are theories. And frankly, each is more unlikely than the last.

The only theory that holds some water at present is the fact that Sonic does have two eyes, but a unique ocular structure in that his pupils are independently mobile in a larger single eyeball. This enables the same necessary movements that other beings have. Just in one eyeball. Doesn't really serve to answer the question as to how that eyeball would fit in his head alongside his brain and other necessities, so the theory could be expanded into suggesting that the oculus in this matter is, in fact, a membrane filling his entire head, containing the pupils, but also the brain and other necessities.

But frankly, I can keep on theorising like this and learn little. Biologically, Sonic is an anomaly. That's the most factual answer I can give to this question.

To be honest, I have yet to beat Colors. I got the portable version as I knew I'd be unable to play the console version yet... All I heard was "base got wrecked." If I heard "base got sucked into a black hole" that question wouldn't had been asked. A quick comment regarding Chaos, I never meant "chaos is evil" I meant "the power chaos grants can be devastating". Everything can be viewed as "good" or "evil" based on what use it is put to. "Chaos is power enriched by the heart" was a big clue to this. Still, interesting. By the way, not meaning to ignore your creations and how they were powered by the Chaos Emeralds at times, but your creations don't always go guano insane like the Gizoid ("Battle") or "Metal Madness/Overlord".

Now an actual question in this post:
1) You mentioned stone tablets predicting CHAOS absorbing the Emeralds and gaining in power. Where were these tablets found and are you sure they were a prophecy and not a warning saying "this is what happened, this is what can happen to you"?

2) It's been hot here and the weather's being weird what with long sweltering days and sudden rainstorms around the evening. I hope you're keeping cool?

3) How the heck can Miles use his massive fluffy double tails for flight? I know there's scorpions sometimes born with two tails, but this defies physics and basic anatomy!

4) Speaking of Tails, you said Tails Doll really is possessed. How did that happen?

That would explain it. I'm not quite sure why SEGA decided the handheld version of the game needed a different storyline, especially as the events chronicled in the console release are accurate. On the matter of Chaos, you make a fair point. I merely misinterpreted your point of view about Chaos because it's fairly obvious that its power is devastating. A couple dozen scuttled plans and fleets are a fair indicator of this. And in fairness, Metal Overlord didn't exactly go insane. The protocols were all designed by me, but Metal Sonic was designed a little too single-minded. He was focused on the objective of beating Sonic to the exclusion of all else. Technically, he didn't betray me at all, but carried out his programming. Of course, Sonic still beat him, but I've since gotten Metal back into the fold. I'm rather fond of him, really.

1 - These tablets were found in the ancient ruins of Knuckles' ancestors back on Angel Island. The tablets only spoke of Chaos' immense power - remember, they couldn't really warn about what happened, because the event of Chaos destroying everything was actually the destruction of that clan. They could hardly have then built a huge intricate mural inside their biggest temple after being decimated. Plus, I've dated that mural to a time earlier than that. That is why the clan wanted the emeralds. They knew they could gain some power from them, possibly the power of Chaos.

Of course, this too is all conjecture, but it makes more logical sense. It is, however, fact that the mural is older than the destructive events.
2 - I live on one of the most sophisticated technological constructs known to the world. Suffice it to say that I can regulate how warm or cold it is inside the Egg Carrier.
3 - Sonic can run faster than the speed of sound, and you worry about Tails using twin tails as a propeller? And it's certainly possible, just quite difficult. Tails managed to learn to fly with his namesakes, and well done him.
4 - I have no idea, and to be perfectly honest, I'm a little afraid to find out.

[Fist Of Tulkas]

Yes I'm baffled by an organic lifeform breaking the soundbarrier, but I'm accustomed to entertainment showing "The Flash" and other speedsters. Using tails to fly is not very common. Also I imagine it hurts a bit due to the tails rotating in a manner similar to helicopter blades.

1) Maybe you should take Tails Doll to an exorcist?

2) How old are Sonic and his friends? Sometimes they're listed as one age, sometimes in later games they're listed younger. Example: Charmy is 16 in "Chaotix" but 6 in "Heroes". "Charmy Bee: Surprisingly sophisticated for his 16 years, Charmy -" Sophisticated... that definitely isn't the same Charmy Bee in "Heroes".

Character	Knuckles Chaotix	Sonic Heroes
Espio	? (Teens?)	16
Charmy	16	6
Vector	? (Teens?)	20
Knuckles	15(?)	16
Tails	?	8
Sonic	? (Teens?)	15

Some have grown up, others have actually reverted in age. Information gleaned from Sonic Heroes Manual and Knuckle's Chaotix manual.

3) Remember that weird thing involving the internet during Mad Matrix and Digital Circuit in "Shadow"? My main problem is how did Shadow, Espio, Rouge, and Doom's Eye get in there? I mean, Shadow got in due to Chaos Control (somehow) but the others?

4) Explain this:

The images are from Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

[Joe Blog]

Do you like the color blue? at all? maybe red and green?

[Sheik]

Do you like to play mind games with Sonic?

[Sheras]

Do you like to play mind games with Sonic?

More like do you like when Sonic plays games with you?

[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]

Yes I'm baffled by an organic lifeform breaking the soundbarrier, but I'm accustomed to entertainment showing "The Flash" and other speedsters. Using tails to fly is not very common. Also I imagine it hurts a bit due to the tails rotating in a manner similar to helicopter blades.

1) Maybe you should take Tails Doll to an exorcist?

2) How old are Sonic and his friends? Sometimes they're listed as one age, sometimes in later games they're listed younger. Example: Charmy is 16 in "Chaotix" but 6 in "Heroes". "Charmy Bee: Surprisingly sophisticated for his 16 years, Charmy -" Sophisticated... that definitely isn't the same Charmy Bee in "Heroes".

Character	Knuckles Chaotix	Sonic Heroes
Espio	? (Teens?)	16
Charmy	16	6
Vector	? (Teens?)	20
Knuckles	15(?)	16
Tails	?	8
Sonic	? (Teens?)	15

Some have grown up, others have actually reverted in age. Information gleaned from Sonic Heroes Manual and Knuckle's Chaotix manual.

3) Remember that weird thing involving the internet during Mad Matrix and Digital Circuit in "Shadow"? My main problem is how did Shadow, Espio, Rouge, and Doom's Eye get in there? I mean, Shadow got in due to Chaos Control (somehow) but the others?

4) Explain this:

The images are from Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

1 - Tried that, didn't work. So now I'm just keeping the little bugger in isolation. In a blast furnace. The moment the sod tries anything, that's it.
2 - There's a very simple explanation for all of this, and if I'm honest with you, it's rather sad.

Sonic and his friends keep lying about their age. They think it's hilarious.

3 - Regrettably, I recall that game. And I also recall that fiasco. Frankly, Espio found one of the few loopholes in my system (since sealed), and Rouge had old access from the Adventure 2 disaster that she abused. Doom's Eye... I'm going to say 'magic'. Thing was ridiculously powerful. And just ridiculous.
4 - All right, let's look into the observable facts.

Number one: This player has cheated. How do I know this? The score of 0 points indicates having done nothing prior to this stage in Hidden Palace. This could be by use of the save file system they implemented in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, but it fails to account for the 2000 points in the second screenshot. The only way this would be possible would be by starting off the game at the Giant Egg Robo bossfight, and there is no way to do that through a regular save - that'd start you off at either the start of Doomsday or Death Egg Zone Act 1.

Number two: This player needs to work on his technique. Only 4 lives at Knuckles? And just ONE at Doomsday?

But I'll stop this silly charade now and address the issue you're most likely actually focusing on: the fact that there's a tapestry in Hidden Palace depicting a battle that'd take place far later? It would appear that Knuckles' ancestors, before they turned savage, held some astonishing abilities, including the ability to - partially - divine possible future events. Had anything gone slightly different, the event depicted on that tapestry would never have taken place.

Of course, I only found out about this after the fact.

Do you like the color blue? at all? maybe red and green?

I'm inclined to wonder what your fixation with colours is. I prefer the colours yellow, red, black, and white. Grey is also quite nice. I have nothing against other colours. I just prefer using my own.

Do you like to play mind games with Sonic?

On occasion, but I prefer to just take over the world. You know how it is. Focus on one's objective is important.

More like do you like when Sonic plays games with you?

Oddly enough, no. There were one or two events I look back on fondly, but overall, I'm not exactly fond of being stuck in another exploding mech. Really odd, I know.

[Iamerror]

What do you think of the cd-i system?
What Sonic game is your favorite?

[Nemkoon]

Do you know any form of martial arts or fighting?

[Fist Of Tulkas]

I wonder if I make my own Tails Doll (no mechanical bits) would it stay normal...? Although, I can't seem to make dolls yet I build things like ottomans perfectly fine. They're lying? But Charmy was bigger and acted less... well... hyper! I am not amused. Doom's Eye is freaky as hell. I know that image is of a cheater. There's other images with people who got there with a score but I just plucked the best picture I could find with the most clear view of the mural. Also, that player is Tails.

1) I heard you're going to be in a movie. Is this actually you (as an actor) or an animated version of you? Are you getting royalties?


2) What will you do if people run out of questions / good questions?

3) Has Sonic or his friends seen this thread?

4) Speaking of them, do they ever send you things, like letter bombs, hatemail, or trollmail?

5)
*snerk* Nice PJs. But what's with the teddy... pillow... thing?

6)
Isn't this cheating?

7)
Was this Fakebot made by you or "Neo Metal"? Here's something funny: the first thing I thought when that happened in "Heroes" was "HOLYF--HISHEADPOPPEDOFF" and then "...is that a wilybot?". A side question to this, are your clothes really so plasticky looking? (Yes I know that's not a real word.) I can't figure out if it's just lazy shading/rendering on SEGA's part or if your clothes really are some sort of sort of polyester/spandex creation.

8) Who built Omochao? If it was you I loathe you, baleful dastard. Yes, I know what that word means and I'm using it.

[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]

What do you think of the cd-i system?
What Sonic game is your favorite?

- Decent idea, singularly horrendously bad execution.
- Probably still Sonic 3 & Knuckles, from a gameplay perspective.

Do you know any form of martial arts or fighting?

Martial Arts... well, I'm not good at it, but I know the theory. Forms of fighting... I don't know, does the ability to flawlessly pilot immense fighting robot mechs count? Because it should.

I wonder if I make my own Tails Doll (no mechanical bits) would it stay normal...? Although, I can't seem to make dolls yet I build things like ottomans perfectly fine. They're lying? But Charmy was bigger and acted less... well... hyper! I am not amused. Doom's Eye is freaky as hell. I know that image is of a cheater. There's other images with people who got there with a score but I just plucked the best picture I could find with the most clear view of the mural. Also, that player is Tails.

1) I heard you're going to be in a movie. Is this actually you (as an actor) or an animated version of you? Are you getting royalties?


2) What will you do if people run out of questions / good questions?

3) Has Sonic or his friends seen this thread?

4) Speaking of them, do they ever send you things, like letter bombs, hatemail, or trollmail?

5)
*snerk* Nice PJs. But what's with the teddy... pillow... thing?

6)
Isn't this cheating?

7)
Was this Fakebot made by you or "Neo Metal"? Here's something funny: the first thing I thought when that happened in "Heroes" was "HOLYF--HISHEADPOPPEDOFF" and then "...is that a wilybot?". A side question to this, are your clothes really so plasticky looking? (Yes I know that's not a real word.) I can't figure out if it's just lazy shading/rendering on SEGA's part or if your clothes really are some sort of sort of polyester/spandex creation.

8) Who built Omochao? If it was you I loathe you, baleful dastard. Yes, I know what that word means and I'm using it.

Couldn't tell you about the Tails Doll thing. Some shapes appear naturally inclined for possession, so you'd still run a risk, I suspect.

I know that player was Tails, but he'd reached the Knuckles fight with only four lives. Hence the "at Knuckles" comment. And I also know you picked the images for visibility and nothing else, really. I just poked fun at it for... well, fun.

1 - At this point in time I can make no statements about Wreck It Ralph, partly due to an agreement with Disney on the matter. I will be able to answer questions on the subject after the release of the film.
2 - Well, I've had a few people run out of good questions. I tend to answer them for a while longer and then I'll tell 'em to either get lost or post more sensibly.

If I run out of new questions altogether, I suppose I'll just end the thread. I don't really want to, obviously, but sometimes we have to bow to the inevitable. Like being defeated in a bid for conquest. Again. Someday though...

3 - Sonic's put in a quick visit some time ago. He made a few blustery attacks on my person, which I rebuked him for. He since seems to have decided to leave me be here, at least. Sonic and I have a tacit understanding on that - if what I do doesn't bother the world, then he leaves me be. It's for that reason that my Egg Carrier is left alone. I've retired it from front-line duty and now use it as my home. Sonic and his friends have graciously agreed to leave it be, and I've made the concession that the Egg Carrier will no longer function in any kind of capacity for my plots.
4 - No, not really. I get the odd invitation to some event or other sent my way. For the All-Stars Racing event, for example. Although SEGA decided to cash in when they made that game and added some of their popular franchises to it. For us it was just a racing event. Quite fun, really.
5 - ..........where did you get that image?

Oh who'm I kidding, that blasted thing's been around on the net for ages, hasn't it? Let's just say it was a bad day, okay?
6 - Was I disqualified?
7 - That fake me was constructed by Metal Sonic. He needed to keep his role in events secret as long as possible. He built it well though, I'll give him that. Managed to fool Sonic and his friends all the way until it was taken down. Oh, and about the Wily Bot thing, he later told me that that was where he got the idea, yes.

About the glossy shine, apparently the leathery texture of my suit couldn't be replicated too well. That, or SEGA just didn't shade it very well at the time.
8 - No. I did not build that infinitely aggravating thing. Give me some credit here.

[Sheik]

Have you Made a new robot that will further serve your goals of World Domination?
Ever Check out Did You Know Gaming?

[Stark]

Do you think that aliengrounders gaming will ever stop being a tag for the hangout?

[Fist Of Tulkas]

Personally, I can't wait to see the movie. The premise is good, the characters show appear likable, Q*Bert and many many awesome video game people will appear, and the official site's game is a fitting recreation of the sort of arcade games of the 80s or so. I really must find out the ticket prices for the theater 1.2 miles from my house. A tad long of a walk but I enjoy the trip. Unless it suddenly rains heavily for the whole walk. I cannot convey just how much that sucked the one time it happened. My brother claimed I looked like a drowned rat.
Beware the Internet. If something is uploaded, there it remains for all of time.
Er... yeah... Good point, "Doctor Octopus". You weren't in "Sonic R" when you not only flooded the slots with your own creations, but you piloted an attack pod loaded with weapons. Not that "Rosy the Rascal" was any better with her car.
So 'Neo' Metal Sonic just kept copying other people... And Shadow calls Sonic a faker.
I recommend you watch "Up" for really decent 3D special effects use. Instead of making things 'pop out' at you, they made the 3D give things texture. Also, it was a good and funny movie.
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1) What ever happened with Metal Knuckles from "Sonic R"? Not Mecha Knuckles.
2) Why have you seemingly embraced the insult of "Eggman" and ran with it with so many of your creations? Cite: Egg Pawn, "EGGMAN" password (Egg Carrier), the Egg Carriers, the entire "Egg Pawn" (seemingly every model of the E-series post the 100 set), the Egg Fighter series, Death Egg (Mk I-II), "Eggman Empire", ect. I know some people say to take insults people throw at you and make it your own, but sheesh!
3)Also, what's with the dumb grinning faces on all the "Egg" bots? They look cartoony and it just makes me want to wipe the whole lot of them.
4) Any idea who did make that accursed thing? I've thrown it into space, off of incredibly tall spires, chucked it into danger's path, drowned it, attacked it, ect. It does not die and it just returns.
5) What do you think of "Sonic Storybooks"? Are they actual events or bastardizations of classical literature?
6) Are your robots Three Laws compliant? And by "Three Laws Compliant" I refer to either humans as a species or sapient beings as a whole.
7) How can you sit down and write up the programming for every model and system you use? Do you use a custom-built programming language or something that I will not ask you for further details about? (I can code basic input/output types of programs in javascript. I can handle nested if-statements. I just can't code complex things to save my life.)
8) Ever been to a festival or something during one of your 'downtimes' from plotting and/or enacting plots? There's a couple going on soon at least where I live. Frivolous, but they're gonna be fun and have free entertainment during them.

[luffy4]

what is the square root of a cat?

[Stark]

what is the square root of a cat?

Dog.