Sonic and Sega Retro Message Board: Robotnik vs. Eggman - Sonic and Sega Retro Message Board

Jump to content

Hey there, Guest!  (Log In · Register) Help
  • 27 Pages +
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Last ►
    Locked
    Locked Forum

Robotnik or Eggman? (464 member(s) have cast votes)

1: Which name do you prefer/use/etc.?

  1. You cannot see the results of the poll until you have voted. Please login and cast your vote to see the results of this poll.
Vote

Robotnik vs. Eggman Please tell me I am not alone.

#1 User is offline Skywatcher 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 01:52 AM

  • Posts: 24
  • Joined: 07-July 08
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Wales, U.K.
00
Greetings,

I did a search for a topic on this, but the one I found was from, like...2 years ago. I assume it's alright for me to start this new one?

So...I'm wondering what you all think about the whole Robotnik/Eggman thing. Now I know he's always been Dr. Eggman in Japan, but to me, being a 16-bit Sonic player and all, he's always been Dr. Robotnik. It annoys me that we're now being forced to accept him as Eggman, because...yeesh, it's such a pants name!

People say, "Yeah well, he looks like an egg, so it makes sense," but...NO. It doesn't. It's such a childish name. Kinda spoils it a bit for me, really.

So yeah...a light-hearted question, I guess. Robotnik...or Eggman?

#2 User is offline Rainer 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 01:58 AM

  • Posts: 383
  • Joined: 03-February 04
  • Gender:Male
  • Wiki edits:35
00
No.

Empirically, Robotnik came first, but both names are canon and should be recognized. If you must argue, you can say Robotnik was the original name, but outside of that, this topic is pointless.

#3 User is offline Mystical Ninja 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:04 AM

  • For old time's sake.
  • Posts: 3323
  • Joined: 21-April 03
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:New Castle, Delaware
  • Project:Nothing that concerns this place in the least.
  • Wiki edits:282
00
Robotnik all the way. Even if he IS shaped like an egg, "Dr. Eggman" has GOT to be one of the lamest names ever thought of for a villain. Aside from that, though, I've always known him as "Dr. Robotnik" ever since I got into the Sonic series when I was a little kid, and that's the name I still continue to call him, even up to this day. I will never, under any circumstances, refer to him as Dr. Eggman. In fact, I even refer to Eggman Nega as "Nega Robotnik", despite the fact that it isn't his official name.
This post has been edited by Mystical Ninja: 11 July 2008 - 02:06 AM

#4 User is offline Tweaker 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:05 AM

  • Posts: 12389
  • Joined: 27-June 04
  • Gender:Male
00

View PostRainer, on Jul 11 2008, 02:58 AM, said:

this topic is pointless.

:v:

Your input is appreciated, but that's not for you to decide! Thank you come again. :v:

That said, I've always preferred Eggman since it's more characteristic of his shape, and it was the original name in Japan. And since the Japanese manuals and such have always had more detail and are the origin of the games' development, I'd have to say it should be held in higher regard over the "Robotnik" moniker.

#5 User is offline Skywatcher 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:11 AM

  • Posts: 24
  • Joined: 07-July 08
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Wales, U.K.
00

Quote

I've always known him as "Dr. Robotnik" ever since I got into the Sonic series when I was a little kid, and that's the name I still continue to call him, even up to this day. I will never, under any circumstances, refer to him as Dr. Eggman.


Good man! And I must agree.

*is reminded of Tail's awful pronunciation of 'Eggman' in Sonic 2006*

Argh, the pain.

#6 User is offline Phos 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:13 AM

  • Going for the high score on whatever that little bar is
  • Posts: 3318
  • Joined: 21-February 08
  • Gender:Male
00
It depends really, I have a hard time telling whether Eggman was supposed to be a genuinely threatening villain. Considering that canonically, Sonic isn't even trying to stop Eggman for good simply because stopping his plans is his favorite pass time, Eggman makes sense. I'd rather they just name him Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, then just use whatever name fits best at the time.

#7 User is offline Rika Chou 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:20 AM

  • Adopt
  • Posts: 5093
  • Joined: 11-January 03
  • Gender:Not Telling
  • Location:CA US
  • Wiki edits:4
00
I grew up with Robotnik, so I prefer it over Eggman. I had no idea about the name Eggman until about a year after SA1 was out. In the Japanese version, what are they saying on that part where Sonic calls him Robotnik? I've always wondered.
This post has been edited by rika_chou: 11 July 2008 - 02:20 AM

#8 User is offline SillyJonna 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:22 AM

  • rhymes with iguana
  • Posts: 585
  • Joined: 23-January 07
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Orlando, Florida
  • Project:Kickin' Rad!
  • Wiki edits:2
00
I don't mind people calling him "Eggman", but I lean more towards "Robotnik", myself. I grew up calling him that, and it's what I'm used to. I think it sounds better, too.

#9 User is offline nineko 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:44 AM

  • I am the Holy Cat
  • Posts: 5341
  • Joined: 17-August 06
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:italy
  • Project:I... don't even know anymore :U
  • Wiki edits:5,251
00
Ivo Robotnik forever.

* gets some popcorn and sadly waits for Eggman to win the poll *

#10 User is offline Jayextee 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:48 AM

  • Comic Mischief
  • Posts: 3072
  • Joined: 22-October 07
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Project:Who knows? Toss a coin, will ya?
  • Wiki edits:27
00
I voted Eggman, purely because it sounds like a corny cartoon villain. :v:

#11 User is offline MKAmeX 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 02:52 AM

  • Posts: 279
  • Joined: 27-August 07
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:California
  • Project:Needlemouse, Sonic Boom, Graphic Design
  • Wiki edits:7
00
I grew up with Robotnik, like most of you, but I also got used to Eggman. So I just call him whatever seems fit. (Ex. anything pre-sonic adventure is Robotnik.)
But in all honesty, it doesn't matter to me, because it's the same fat man that we've been stopping for years no matter what we call him. =P

#12 User is offline Sazpaimon 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 03:39 AM

  • Posts: 1208
  • Joined: 14-January 03
  • Wiki edits:26
00
Anyone that goes with Eggman needs to watch this clip: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Ezfotv37jBQ

Thank you and good night

#13 User is offline Skywatcher 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 04:27 AM

  • Posts: 24
  • Joined: 07-July 08
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Wales, U.K.
00

Quote

Anyone that goes with Eggman needs to watch this clip: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Ezfotv37jBQ


LOL. That was awesome!

Gotta love the guy. <3

#14 User is offline Tralis 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 04:31 AM

  • Toaster Extraordinaire
  • Posts: 171
  • Joined: 24-February 08
  • Gender:Male
  • Wiki edits:1
00
Robotnik just sounds better. Eggman sounds too silly. Maybe its better for Japanese tastes, but not mine.

#15 User is offline P.P.A. 

Posted 11 July 2008 - 04:42 AM

  • SONIC 2 SUCKS, SONIC CD FOREVER
  • Posts: 644
  • Joined: 09-February 08
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Germany
  • Project:Sonic MD (Currently: Art for Zone 3)
  • Wiki edits:21
00
Normally I'd be all like "I MUST WORSHIP WHAT NAOTO OSHIMA INTENDED", but in this case I actually prefer Robotnik. The name isn't as stupid as Eggman and does a better job at expressing his goals of making everything a metallic dystopia only inhabited by robots. And it's nice that with the Ivo they still crammed the "egg" part in there.
  • 27 Pages +
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Last ►
    Locked
    Locked Forum

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users