Ask Doctor Robotnik!

[Nemkoon]

How long do you think it would take for your creations to debut in a Super Robot Wars game?

[Fello]

Good evening, Doctor. After reading through... Good lord, over a hundred pages, I decided to stop lurking and throw out a few questions. Mind you, before this thread I was only casually interested in SEGA's depictions of your actions, so do forgive me if I bring up anything that might seem obvious to you, as it probably won't be for me. I'm also going to be going into reasons as to why I'm asking these questions, so they might get a bit long. Apologies in advanced. I'll just bold the actual question to save you a bit of time if you're skimming.

1. You mentioned pages back that you build your own computers. I'm into building computers myself, but not really from scratch. Putting pieces inside a computer case is childs play, though. So my question is; do your computers - your personal use ones atleast - utilize the same components of modern computers, just more advanced? When I say that, I mean do your computers have the same idea of a hard drive, motherboard, disk drive, graphics card, power supply, so on and so forth as what we do, or do you use parts that aren't commonly used?

2. Are you sure Sonic is the only real threat? Tossing Knuckles away considering the guy has both the attention span and intellect of a gold fish (which is an insult to gold fishes everywhere), what about Tails? Tails, despite being dependent on Sonic, is by no means incompetent on his own if you ask me. If you captured Sonic, I believe you'd only serve to fuel his enthusiasm. He's quite a young genius as well, and is close to being on grounds with you. Amy is also another threat you might need to tangle with. Chances are, if you actually do get your hands on Sonic, her hammer is going to have something to say about it.

3. This is more of a theory about you, Doctor! Infact, you might call it a conspiracy. I'm not you, but it's just something I'd like to throw out. I'm just going to call a spade a spade here and say; Doctor, you're weird.

I don't mean that as an insult. I mean it as in... You don't seem like you're a normal human being. Your intellect is vastly superior to any current minds in the world, and you're capable of building just about anything you put your mind to. Hell, you're hundreds of years advanced! Your physical appearance is also odd. You mentioned glandular problems, but when compared to ANYONE else on the planet, you're really quite unique.

You've also been shown to run at speeds that aren't technically possible for a man of your stature. Infact, you're able to run at nearly the same speed as Sonic, albeit for a short burst. And for a hedgehog, even Sonic shouldn't be able to run at the speeds he does. But he has an excuse; he's not normal.

With all this laid down, my question is this. Doctor, do you think you might be a chaotic being in a similar form to Sonic? Your unique characteristics seem to point towards that conclusion after all. It would even explain why GUN would want you dead, other than your advanced intellect.

4. Ever thought of trying to use only human minions? I ask because Sonic seems to have no issue with destroying your creations because... They're things, not actually living creatures. But don't you think Sonic would be hesitant if you had a few loyal followers that would take up arms in the name of your ideals? But, I guess that hasn't stopped Sonic from attacking GUN officers in mechs before. But I'm talking on-foot, ground units with just basic equipment.

5. What's your thoughts on this?



And those are my questions. But, I do have a bonus mini-question; Omochao (sorry if I butchered that name) in an unused clip for Adventure 2 claims that your mustache is a fake. Thoughts?

[Shane]

... After reading through... Good lord, over a hundred pages ...

Whoa, one'd have to be determined to read that much, I guess...

1. How are you doing, sir?

2. Do you have a favourite video game with unused songs?

3. Are there any sites that you would shut down permanently if you took over the world?

4. Are there any sites that you would seize control of if you took over the world?

5. Why do you think people keep asking if your mustache is fake?

[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]

Well what were you expecting? I do have some semblance of good taste, thank you ever so much.

I like to play gta,either San Andreas, Vice City or 3. I like to cause awful accidents with my reckless driving. I'm terrible at driving in those games.
Do you play horror games, like Silent Hill or Resident Evil?
Classic rock should definitely make a comeback, I miss it. I think there would be an audience for it, and I think this autotune bubblegum bullshit needs to go away.
I'm glad that your vacation inspired you, it seems to rejuvenated you too. You seem to be feeling better.

GTA and the like are bot really my thing, frankly. If I want to cause random destruction, I'd load up the Eggmobile with some armaments and go nuts. Haven't done that in years, stop worrying.
Similar for Horror. It's not a genre I find enjoyable.
Classic rock, however, is a genre I find enjoyable, so anything produced in similar vein has my attention. Unless it's bad. In which case, it has my Egg Pawns' attention until altered into something better.
I am doing better, if a bit.

How long do you think it would take for your creations to debut in a Super Robot Wars game?

It wouldn't exactly be a fair contest. I'd annihilate them round one in approximately 20 seconds. Wouldn't make for very exciting TV.

"And let's get ready to get into the figh- oh, and that was the fight. Um."

Good evening, Doctor. After reading through... Good lord, over a hundred pages, I decided to stop lurking and throw out a few questions. Mind you, before this thread I was only casually interested in SEGA's depictions of your actions, so do forgive me if I bring up anything that might seem obvious to you, as it probably won't be for me. I'm also going to be going into reasons as to why I'm asking these questions, so they might get a bit long. Apologies in advanced. I'll just bold the actual question to save you a bit of time if you're skimming.

1. You mentioned pages back that you build your own computers. I'm into building computers myself, but not really from scratch. Putting pieces inside a computer case is childs play, though. So my question is; do your computers - your personal use ones atleast - utilize the same components of modern computers, just more advanced? When I say that, I mean do your computers have the same idea of a hard drive, motherboard, disk drive, graphics card, power supply, so on and so forth as what we do, or do you use parts that aren't commonly used?

2. Are you sure Sonic is the only real threat? Tossing Knuckles away considering the guy has both the attention span and intellect of a gold fish (which is an insult to gold fishes everywhere), what about Tails? Tails, despite being dependent on Sonic, is by no means incompetent on his own if you ask me. If you captured Sonic, I believe you'd only serve to fuel his enthusiasm. He's quite a young genius as well, and is close to being on grounds with you. Amy is also another threat you might need to tangle with. Chances are, if you actually do get your hands on Sonic, her hammer is going to have something to say about it.

3. This is more of a theory about you, Doctor! Infact, you might call it a conspiracy. I'm not you, but it's just something I'd like to throw out. I'm just going to call a spade a spade here and say; Doctor, you're weird.

I don't mean that as an insult. I mean it as in... You don't seem like you're a normal human being. Your intellect is vastly superior to any current minds in the world, and you're capable of building just about anything you put your mind to. Hell, you're hundreds of years advanced! Your physical appearance is also odd. You mentioned glandular problems, but when compared to ANYONE else on the planet, you're really quite unique.

You've also been shown to run at speeds that aren't technically possible for a man of your stature. Infact, you're able to run at nearly the same speed as Sonic, albeit for a short burst. And for a hedgehog, even Sonic shouldn't be able to run at the speeds he does. But he has an excuse; he's not normal.

With all this laid down, my question is this. Doctor, do you think you might be a chaotic being in a similar form to Sonic? Your unique characteristics seem to point towards that conclusion after all. It would even explain why GUN would want you dead, other than your advanced intellect.

4. Ever thought of trying to use only human minions? I ask because Sonic seems to have no issue with destroying your creations because... They're things, not actually living creatures. But don't you think Sonic would be hesitant if you had a few loyal followers that would take up arms in the name of your ideals? But, I guess that hasn't stopped Sonic from attacking GUN officers in mechs before. But I'm talking on-foot, ground units with just basic equipment.

5. What's your thoughts on this?



And those are my questions. But, I do have a bonus mini-question; Omochao (sorry if I butchered that name) in an unused clip for Adventure 2 claims that your mustache is a fake. Thoughts?

Okay, I'm impressed. I did not expect people to read through the entirety of this thread by this point. You have my begrudging respect, and may even be remembered for that once I take over.

1 - It depends strongly on the purpose of the system. For the basic home computer system, especially the ones I use to connect to the regular internet, a standard setup is effective enough. For more advanced uses, variants are often seen in designs, from simply incoorporating motherboard functionality and storage functionality into a single unit to completely redesigning the basics of computing. For example, I have little use for separate graphics cards, given that my systems are more than powerful enough to not need the boost, and power supply units aren't exactly necessary when running off (vastly superior) Chaos Drives. This allows me to swap around a couple of things in the basic structure of a system.

2 - Oh no, there's a variety of other threats. Tails is definitely a contender, but don't underestimate how dependent he is on Sonic. Irregardless, I find it a shameful waste to see such a powerful mind broken, so I tend to antagonise Tails somewhat less. Relatively speaking. The fox has the irritating tendency these days to, essentially, function as Sonic's base of operations and information. That's one thing that I'm actively trying to counter of late, don't you worry.

Knuckles, of course, failed to be a threat the moment I realised I could convince him that Angel Island is, in fact, completely underwater, without actually applying my brain to do so.

Amy just scares the heck outta me. Her and her unlimited supply of hammers, that is. On the other hand, she also unnerves Sonic to no end, so I'm prepared to just stay well away. Of course she might interfere if I capture Sonic, but on balance, I believe she's the lesser threat compared to the enormous amount of speed and chaos power Sonic brings to the table, and the immense cognitive ability Tails manages to bring about.

3 - Actually, I've hypothesised similar ideas about myself there. Why, I asked of my illustrious self, do I so far exceed the capabilities of my fellow people? How could it be possible? Did I get thrown into a cauldron filled with chaos emeralds in my youth?

Eventual testing and analysis proved that I am, although vastly superior, 'just' a human. Although when it comes to the Chaos Emeralds, it's always difficult to say, to be quite frank with you. Who knows, perhaps I am an anomaly caused by exposure to chaos energy. If so, what would you do about it? I know I wouldn't do anything about it. I like who I am, thanks.

Oh, and for reference, my ludicrous speed in the games is purely thanks to SEGA. While they tell the stories, they need some additional dramatising, and sometimes the easiest path is to just have me outrun the rodent into my next super creation. For example, taking the final fight on the Death Egg for illustration, in the game my final guardian is defeated, Sonic rushes after me, and I run off faster than him into my ultimate mech at the time. What actually happened was that my control position for the final guardian bot was from inside the cockpit of the Giant Egg Robo at the time. Simple as that, really, but a bit trickier to convey on a 16-bit platform, I suppose.

4 - Perhaps, but there are a few holes in that idea. Sonic is perfectly able to knock someone out without harming them, for one, loyal minions can be hard to come by when you're in my profession, for two, and even if you manage loyal minions, for three, they tend to be a bit put off when I tell them that they're cannon fodder in my latest scheme.

"Now get out there and see if Sonic has compunctions about tearing you a new one!" will never be a favoured campaign quote, I suspect.

5 - An amusing bit of codeplay in Sonic Adventure 2. Shame it had its limitations, but it was fun to toy around with when I found the codes for it.

Bonus - Yeah yeah, we've heard the Omochao rumour a dozen or so times by this point. Everyone seems to think it's hysterical. No, the mustache is not a fake, and no, Omochao did not get to say that line in the actual release because I promised to destroy anything even remotely related to the little mechanical bastard if they did include the line. Regrettably, the beta coding left the line in, but by that point it was pointless to take out SEGA over it. It's a bit childish to tear down a company for a single line, and while I'm occasionally given to a temper, I'm not quite that far gone.

On the whole, interesting questions. Nice to see you come along with a couple of them after having read the entire thing.

Whoa, one'd have to be determined to read that much, I guess...

1. How are you doing, sir?

2. Do you have a favourite video game with unused songs?

3. Are there any sites that you would shut down permanently if you took over the world?

4. Are there any sites that you would seize control of if you took over the world?

5. Why do you think people keep asking if your mustache is fake?

Hey, I can't fault his motivation.

1 - I'm doing quite well. The previous poster cheered me immensely. Always nice seeing dedicated readers.
2 - I have a lot of favourite video games, but I don't know many that have songs that went unused. Rayman Origins is one of the few that come to mind, with the final boss theme having been replaced at some point.
3 - Many. Fox News Network would be the first to go. Similar such things would be torn out rapidly.
4 - I hadn't really planned on it. I plan to take over the world - that would include the infrastructure of the internet, so I'd technically own the whole thing anyway.
5 - Because of that stupid throwaway line that shouldn't have survived the purge. People can't resist asking about it.

[Fello]

Cheers for sharing, Doctor! And thanks Shane! But~

Well, it wasn't that hard to read through as much as it was time consuming. It's not like I sat here and blazed through the thread in an entire afternoon. But, whenever I needed something to do, this thread was on the list. Seriously- this is more engaging that most of the stuff on TV nowadays. In reality, it only took about half a week to read through it all, not counting a day or two of taking a break of the thread. And besides, best I get an idea of all the previously asked questions before I ask my own, eh? No offense intended to past posters of course.

Anyways, glad I could occupy some of your free time for a bit, Doctor. Glad to have my first post on this thread, giving it a bit of life back.

[Iamerror]

1. What possessed you to construct an interstellar amusement park? I have to know the story behind that. (I'm not asking to be smart or mean either,I'm just curious).
2. What would drive you to destroy the Sega company?
3. I think a game starring you would be a good idea. I don't mean a one dimension game. A game that chronicled your life, from your beginnings as Dr.Robotnik.It could show people that your schemes are for the greater good and explain why you want to take over. What do you think?
4. Which one of your schemes do you regret the most?
5. I can cook and I like to bake. So can I work for you?

[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]

Cheers for sharing, Doctor! And thanks Shane! But~

Well, it wasn't that hard to read through as much as it was time consuming. It's not like I sat here and blazed through the thread in an entire afternoon. But, whenever I needed something to do, this thread was on the list. Seriously- this is more engaging that most of the stuff on TV nowadays. In reality, it only took about half a week to read through it all, not counting a day or two of taking a break of the thread. And besides, best I get an idea of all the previously asked questions before I ask my own, eh? No offense intended to past posters of course.

Anyways, glad I could occupy some of your free time for a bit, Doctor. Glad to have my first post on this thread, giving it a bit of life back.

Frankly, I'm flattered that you consider my comments to be worth your time this much. Perhaps there'll be more support come the conquest than I initially thought...

Also, I'll give you props for having read the entire thing again. It's not mandatory, given the sheer length of this thing by now, but I do like for people to have at least a basic idea before they barge in with daft questions. Luckily, most questions aren't that daft.

1. What possessed you to construct an interstellar amusement park? I have to know the story behind that. (I'm not asking to be smart or mean either,I'm just curious).
2. What would drive you to destroy the Sega company?
3. I think a game starring you would be a good idea. I don't mean a one dimension game. A game that chronicled your life, from your beginnings as Dr.Robotnik.It could show people that your schemes are for the greater good and explain why you want to take over. What do you think?
4. Which one of your schemes do you regret the most?
5. I can cook and I like to bake. So can I work for you?

1 - Well, as you might know, I built that as a front to my giant Mind Control cannon. Given that I had to put up a semi-legal front to it anyway, and that people might as well have some fun, I decided to make it a theme park. Of course, mind control was a bit out of my usual league in terms of nastiness, so I don't think I'll revisit the mind control aspect. The theme park, however, has a lot of merit still.
2 - Very little. Sonic '06 didn't drive me to do so, so not much else possibly could, unless they decide to completely re-interpret me. I'll allow adjustments (frankly, I thought the park announcements in Sonic Colours, while wildly inaccurate, were absolutely hilarious, for example), but complete reinterpretations are right out. They don't have the right to, and I'd legally annihilate them.
3 - I think it could work. However, it'd never sell. Internationally wanted supervillain, remember?
4 - Difficult to say. There's the scheme detailed in Sonic Adventure 2 - the scheme itself wasn't too bad, but I'll forever regret letting out Shadow. Then there was Adventure. I went completely out of my mind, and I will forever regret trying to, essentially, nuke Station Square. Really, I might be a world-conquering super genius, but I never intended to cause devastation on such a scale. It's for similar reasons I regret Chaos, but less so - I assumed he had more control than that. Didn't work out.
5 - Well, cooking-tron 3000 is becoming vastly unoriginal, so after a sampling, I'll consider it.

[Elmdor Rizer]

1. I named one of my chickens in Harvest Moon Eggman. Is that a question?
2. What should I call my third chicken? It's only, like, six letters allowed so I can't fit that many variations of genitalia and such in there.

[Shane]

3 - I think it could work. However, it'd never sell. Internationally wanted supervillain, remember?

I'd play it
... If it's for PC, and if I somehow manage to get enough money for it...

Anyway, questioning time.

1. Are you aware that there's a company specializing in robot product development and robotics R&D projects named "Robotnik"?
2. Is there another dimension where you and Sonic are good friends?
3. Is it true that at one point, you were turned into a card?
4. Is your avatar from Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood?

[Rage]

Hey fata-- I mean Eggman.

- How is it that they call Sonic the fastest thing alive, yet you outrun him in the Sonic games?
- It seems you star in the fancomic Hedgehogged where you created Chaos Control², where did you get that idea from?
- Will you ever learn to not rely on external forces who keep betraying you?
- Who are your favorite underlings? Decoe and Bocoe or Orbot and Cubot?

[angelboy77777]

Do you like pie?

[Dr. Ivo Robotnik]

I should really return more often. New plots and all that keeping me busy. I'd apologise, but I'll soon rule you all anyway, so whatever.

1. I named one of my chickens in Harvest Moon Eggman. Is that a question?
2. What should I call my third chicken? It's only, like, six letters allowed so I can't fit that many variations of genitalia and such in there.

1 - No, it really isn't. Focus now, you may eventually figure it out. You'll forgive me if I'm not holding my breath though.
2 - It's a chicken. Why on earth does it need a name? When all is said and done, it's only a production plant for eggs and, eventually, a nice bit of meat.

I'd play it
... If it's for PC, and if I somehow manage to get enough money for it...

Anyway, questioning time.

1. Are you aware that there's a company specializing in robot product development and robotics R&D projects named "Robotnik"?
2. Is there another dimension where you and Sonic are good friends?
3. Is it true that at one point, you were turned into a card?
4. Is your avatar from Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood?

Nice to know. Still, an audience of one might not recoup the production costs.

1 - I am. I own it. Seriously, people suck at detective work.
2 - I'm sure there is. I'd prefer to not visit.
3 - Yes. Nega has... issues.
4 - Well spotted. Yep.

Hey fata-- I mean Eggman.

- How is it that they call Sonic the fastest thing alive, yet you outrun him in the Sonic games?
- It seems you star in the fancomic Hedgehogged where you created Chaos Control², where did you get that idea from?
- Will you ever learn to not rely on external forces who keep betraying you?
- Who are your favorite underlings? Decoe and Bocoe or Orbot and Cubot?

Hey Creti- I mean Rage.

- Short distances, yes. On the long haul, Sonic can keep up that speed whilst I get a heart attack.
- I didn't. I'll look into it and see how accurate it is.
- Well, Time Eater didn't betray me. I even had a whole plot in motion to counteract its inevitable betrayal. I've since retooled it for future use against Sonic.
- Orbot and Cubot. Those other two bumbling buffoons were built by one of my counterparts. Also, Cubot is currently undergoing extensive speech therapy. With a pneumatic drill.

Do you like pie?

Yes. Yes I do. You can send them to [hidden base address classified].

Oh yes, that filter. Bugger.

[angelboy77777]

Why are you so fat? Been eating too much chocolate cake?

[Rage]

- I don't know if this was already asked (scrolling 44 pages is too much for me) but from which zone do you hail from? (Prime Zone, etc)
- Why do you keep your cousin Snively around if he ends up betraying you anyway (If you happen to answer Archie based questions)
- What was your most disappointing creation?
- Which creation do you cherish the most?

[Sheik]

So.....
Have you figured out what to rename all the holidays this world celebrates yet?