Professor Gerald Robotnik is a major character in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. He is the grandfather of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, as well as his primary inspiration for becoming a scientist.
His Evil Ranking[]
His Villainous Deeds[]
- He made a deal with Black Doom and the Black Arms to create Shadow. While he mainly did so out of desperation after numerous failed prototypes, the act itself still endangered humanity, especially given Black Doom's true intentions.
- He eventually programmed the Space Colony ARK to crash into Earth with the intent to destroy the planet after losing his granddaughter, with his last words condemning all of humanity seconds before his execution.
- Prior to that, he reprogrammed Shadow's mind to make him think Maria wanted to destroy the planet rather than save it, something she would've never wanted. This led to Shadow attempting to wipe out humanity to deliver on that false promise.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- He has genuine tragic backstory as he was driven to his acts of attempted planetary destruction after G.U.N. killed his granddaughter Maria which left him grief stricken and eventually went insane, giving him moral agency issues.
- He fails the high heinous standard compared to his grandson Eggman, who did various heinous stuff such as enslaving the Wisps, nearly erasing time itself, planning to drop a virtual sun on the planet, and unleashing the Metal Virus on Earth. He also fails the heinous standards compare to Black Doom, Zavok and Chaos who all planned on destroying Earth with the former two being more brutal in their attempts.
- Although he planned to destroy not only the Earth, but the Black Comet as well, this is not treated as villainous by the narrative, since Gerald intended to save the planet from the Black Arms.
- He cares about his granddaughter Maria, as he tried to find a cure for her illness and when he finds out that Maria got killed by G.U.N. he reprogrammed the space colony to destroy earth for revenge.
- He also care for Shadow the Hedgehog as he views him as his son.
- He is a scapegoat as he was executed unfairly when he was helping mankind by creating Shadow the Hedgehog, only for G.U.N, to later cease their approval of the operation project and had him arrested. When he heard that G.U.N. killed his granddaughter Maria, he went insane and that was what specifically lead him to wanting to destroy the world out of pure grief.
- Team Chaotix revealed a video about his intention of wiping out the Black Arms with the Eclipse Cannon as atonement for collaborating with them.
Trivia[]
- This Professor Gerald Robotnik is a VB in only the games. As his Sonic X counterpart was voted Inconsistently Heinous, because in that version, there are less villains trying to destroy the world thus making him stand out. His Sonic Cinematic Universe counterpart was voted Near Pure Evil for similar reasons as the Sonic X counterpart as well as being taken more seriously.
External Links[]
- Professor Gerald Robotnik on the Villains Wiki
- Professor Gerald Robotnik on the Heroes Wiki
- Professor Gerald Robotnik on the Sonic Wiki
- Professor Gerald Robotnik on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki
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