Author Topic: Robotnik or Eggman (Read 14553 times)

Kojinka · « **on:** April 26, 2008, 05:14:57 PM »

His original Japanese name is Eggman, but Robotnik is a much more villainous sounding name IMO

SushieBoy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2008, 05:39:37 PM »

Do I need to say it?

Kojinka · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2008, 06:20:10 PM »

Quote from: SushieBoy on April 26, 2008, 05:39:37 PM

Do I need to say it?

[insert Robotnik macro here]

jmdblazer · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2008, 06:36:43 PM »

it really annoys me that they call him eggman in all the new games

nensondubois · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2008, 06:37:22 PM »

Robotnik indeed. He contributes more trouble in brute force.

Suffix · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2008, 06:51:09 PM »

While I prefer Robotnik, I always called him "Egghead" when I was a kid.

The Chef · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2008, 07:33:01 PM »

His name is still Robotnik. Sonic just mockingly calls him Eggman. Both names are canon.

goodie · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2008, 07:50:12 PM »

Eggman is his real name and is better. Robotnik is a retarded sounding name.

Quote from: The Chef on April 26, 2008, 07:33:01 PM

His name is still Robotnik. Sonic just mockingly calls him Eggman. Both names are canon.

That's not entirely true. He's referred to himself as Eggman since SA2.

Glitchy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2008, 07:56:52 PM »

I prefer Bowser.

Kojinka · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2008, 08:25:23 PM »

Quote from: goodie on April 26, 2008, 07:50:12 PM

That's not entirely true. He's referred to himself as Eggman since SA2.

Which annoys me to no end.

Super-Jesse · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2008, 09:45:23 PM »

Quote from: goodie on April 26, 2008, 07:50:12 PM

Eggman is his real name and is better. Robotnik is a retarded sounding name.

Robotnik is his real name and is better. Eggman is a retarded sounding name.

BP · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2008, 12:07:17 AM »

From what I played of Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut, he seems to like both. Robotnikland! The Egg Carrier! Eggmanland sounds dumb, but the Egg Carrier rocks hard. I can't choose.

If his name were being announced by, say, the Brawl announcer... I'd expect to hear "Dr. Eggman." He is a pretty egg-like man, is he not?

Captain Jim · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2008, 12:20:05 AM »

Honestly, I use them interchangeably. Eggman is a nickname. Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.
...also, the Robotnik Carrier sounds dumb.

Super-Jesse · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2008, 12:32:09 AM »

You kids and your "eggman". Back when Sonic was still awesome, we had Robotnik and WE WERE HAPPY.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2008, 01:37:47 AM »

Eggman is his name the end.

Super-Jesse · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2008, 01:40:01 AM »

Quote from: Chupperson Weird on April 27, 2008, 01:37:47 AM

Eggman is his name the end.

Robotnik is his name the end.

The Chef · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2008, 11:46:05 AM »

They're both his name. GAME SET.

EDIT: Seriously, though. This like if everybody insisted that Peach's real name were Toadstool or Bowser's real name were King Koopa. Each of these characters had Japan and US names that both ended up becoming proper over time. Refer to them however you want.

Kojinka · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2008, 12:30:21 PM »

For me, Eggman is just a nickname that Sonic and his pals call Robotnik, and it really annoys me when Robotnik refers to himself as Eggman. Robotnik, in paraphrasing AoStH, hates that hedgehog. Why would he adapt to a nickname that was given to him by the guy he hates?

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #18 on:** April 27, 2008, 01:00:03 PM »

Because it was given to him by the artist that created him. In Japan. Not given by Sonic, a fictional character.

Next thing you people are going to be arguing that Porky's real name is Pokey.

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 27, 2008, 04:30:43 PM »

"Maria Eggman" just doesn't sound right. At all.

BP · « **Reply #20 on:** April 27, 2008, 04:55:14 PM »

Quote from: The Chef on April 27, 2008, 11:46:05 AM

This like if everybody insisted that Peach's real name were Toadstool

I generally avoid calling her Peach when talking about Super Mario RPG, at least.

Quote from: Lizard Dude on April 27, 2008, 01:00:03 PM

Next thing you people are going to be arguing that Porky's real name is Pokey.

Bleh-bleeb-bleh-buh-bleeb-bluh-bleh-blah-Come and get me, bleh-LOSER!

missingno · « **Reply #21 on:** April 27, 2008, 06:15:54 PM »

Robotnik definitely. I grew up hearing that name. I think Eggman sounds stupid.

Bag of Magic Food · « **Reply #22 on:** April 27, 2008, 07:16:49 PM »

Here's what I think happened just before Sonic Adventure 2:

"The name is no longer Robotnik."

"From this day forward, I am the Eggman!"

"That's what I am!
I am the Eggman!
I got the master plan!"

And this was probably all a result of him being called "Ro-butt-nik" one too many times.

Kojinka · « **Reply #23 on:** April 27, 2008, 07:52:49 PM »

Quote from: Bag of Magic Food on April 27, 2008, 07:16:49 PM

Here's what I think happened just before Sonic Adventure 2:

"The name is no longer Robotnik."

"From this day forward, I am the Eggman!"

"That's what I am!
I am the Eggman!
I got the master plan!"

And this was probably all a result of him being called "Ro-butt-nik" one too many times.

Poor guy.

CrzyFlmngMnkyHead · « **Reply #24 on:** April 27, 2008, 07:55:04 PM »

Robot Nick.

Chocobo · « **Reply #25 on:** April 27, 2008, 07:57:12 PM »

You know, this is exactly like what happened to Bowser.

Remember when his only name was King Koopa?

Or when Peach was just "The Princess" or "Princess Toadstool"?

It's like that. I actually have grown to like the name Dr. Eggman...It fits his more bizarre personality in the Post S&K3 games. Robotnik does sound more menacing but I don't think that he's meant to be THAT menacing in the games. He's the bad guy, sure, but all of his robots are shaped like little animals and bugs. He's my favorite out of all of video gaming history's famous evil mad scientists. Oh, and I use the two names interchangeably.

Bag of Magic Food · « **Reply #26 on:** April 27, 2008, 08:01:36 PM »

He's been Bowser since the original Super Mario Bros. in America. He was only "King Koopa" in the licensed shows because either that was the one name they never bothered to look up in the manual, or they just liked the alliteration too much.

Suffix · « **Reply #27 on:** April 27, 2008, 08:53:10 PM »

That reminds me heavily of the Stinkoman manual, which is written similarly but in a hilarious manner.

Kojinka · « **Reply #28 on:** April 27, 2008, 09:33:16 PM »

But notice it says "Bloober" instead of 'Blooper'

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #29 on:** April 27, 2008, 09:46:53 PM »

They really gotta play up the whole "sorcerer king" angle again...

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #30 on:** April 27, 2008, 10:06:06 PM »

Bloober is the correct name. They just randomly changed it to Blooper in the late N64 era for no reason.

Chocobo · « **Reply #31 on:** April 27, 2008, 10:58:05 PM »

That's interesting. I' don't actually recall ever seeing an actual instruction manual to the original Super Mario Bros. I guess I must have lost it before I even learned how to read.

Bag of Magic Food · « **Reply #32 on:** April 28, 2008, 12:21:13 AM »

Wow, and it was still "Bloober" as late as Super Mario Bros. Deluxe! I'm on a roll with these images...

Say, do you think "Blooper" is supposed to be a reference to The Bloop?

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 30, 2008, 05:58:19 AM »

Robotnik is Better, but the times have changed, and what are we going to do about it?

The Chef · « **Reply #34 on:** April 30, 2008, 12:56:10 PM »

Quote from: Kojinka on April 27, 2008, 12:30:21 PM

For me, Eggman is just a nickname that Sonic and his pals call Robotnik, and it really annoys me when Robotnik refers to himself as Eggman. Robotnik, in paraphrasing AoStH, hates that hedgehog. Why would he adapt to a nickname that was given to him by the guy he hates?

Because Robotnik in AoStH and Robotnik in the Sonic games are two different people from two different universes. It could be said that Eggman is also his alias.

Quote from: CrossEyed7 on April 27, 2008, 04:30:43 PM

"Maria Eggman" just doesn't sound right. At all.

Which is why they refer to her as Maria Robotnik.

Bag of Magic Food · « **Reply #35 on:** April 30, 2008, 05:34:45 PM »

Quote from: Turtlekid1 on April 30, 2008, 05:58:19 AM

Robotnik is Better, but the times have changed, and what are we going to do about it?

refuse to buy any more Sonic games until Sega changes him back to Robotnik

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 30, 2008, 05:55:21 PM »

Yes, then they'll read the pathetic sales charts, think "Well, looks like gamers aren't interested in Sonic anymore," and then take Sonic games off the market completely.

Bag of Magic Food · « **Reply #37 on:** April 30, 2008, 07:11:10 PM »

Yes, and then we won't have to hear the name "Eggman" ever again!

Captain Jim · « **Reply #38 on:** April 30, 2008, 08:41:00 PM »

Can't beat that logic.

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #39 on:** May 01, 2008, 05:41:50 AM »

You could, but you would have to study under Isaac Newton.

CrossEyed7 · « **Reply #40 on:** May 01, 2008, 08:01:19 AM »

Studying over Isaac Newton is a different story. Then you fall on him and he comes up with another theory.

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #41 on:** May 01, 2008, 10:11:47 AM »

Yeah: "Turtlekid1 has been going to town on the funnel cake!"

missingno · « **Reply #42 on:** May 01, 2008, 12:30:05 PM »

Since when is Sonic going off the market a bad thing? The series has highly gone downhill, aside from the Rush series.

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #43 on:** May 01, 2008, 01:00:06 PM »

That's a good point as well. I'm selling Shadow the Hedgehog to make money for MKWii, and I hear Sonic '06 isn't exactly a masterpiece, either.
Maybe they need to start calling Dr. Robotnik "Dr. Robotnik" again for luck.

jmdblazer · « **Reply #44 on:** May 01, 2008, 04:31:09 PM »

eggman is almost like a name made to ridicule him yet robotnik still calls himself that

(by the way when I was typing this on the wii i found it funny that nintendo put eggman in their "guessing what word you are going to type in" dictionary, but they didn't put in Robotnik)

BP · « **Reply #45 on:** May 01, 2008, 04:42:10 PM »

It doesn't have to be Sonic-related. Perhaps the doing of Shigesato Itoi, a Beatles fan...

goodie · « **Reply #46 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:06:23 PM »

Speaking of Eggman, I found it funny that the moving truck in Toy Story was called Eggman Movers.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #47 on:** May 01, 2008, 08:18:29 PM »

That was named after Ralph Eggleston.

jmdblazer · « **Reply #48 on:** May 01, 2008, 08:40:07 PM »

Quote from: Bird Person on May 01, 2008, 04:42:10 PM

It doesn't have to be Sonic-related. Perhaps the doing of Shigesato Itoi, a Beatles fan...

But it also has tails and knuckles and silver and cream and shadow and a bunch of other sonic characters (i was just kidding for those of you that thought that I actually didn't realise that those were real words.)

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #49 on:** May 02, 2008, 03:43:17 PM »

Have you noticed that maybe all the aforementioned character names are real words, too? Just a thought.

jmdblazer · « **Reply #50 on:** May 02, 2008, 09:06:13 PM »

I know all of those are actual words. I was just being sarcastic (i even said I was joking in the parenthesis)

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #51 on:** May 03, 2008, 06:37:56 AM »

Yeah, sorry, I didn't catch that until after I posted (I could've sworn it wasn't there?...)

jmdblazer · « **Reply #52 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:55:21 AM »

I might have posted it then added the words in the parenthesis. But I'm pretty sure I put that in the original post.

Poll

Which name do you like better?

Author Topic: Robotnik or Eggman (Read 14553 times)