His initial inspiration, according to Naoto Ohshima, was a cross between “Humpty Dumpty and Mario.”

President Theodore Roosevelt (It’s the mustache folks. Sega artist and video game designer Naoto Ohshima drew Eggman as an egg-shaped being who wore red & green pajamas (complete with hat and slippers), thick glasses, and a strong resemblance to U.S. And sadly, the original Sega mascot Alex Kidd was not cutting it. This was a response to Nintendo’s Super Mario, who was dominating the video game scene, and Sega wanted a piece of the video game profits.

Originally, Eggman was one of multiple characters created by Sega of Japan’s staff back in 1990 to pitch to then Sega president Hayao Nakayama as the new mascot lead for the company. His end goal: to take over the world and find the legendary seven Chaos Emeralds that would allow him to become master of the planet Mobius (or Earth in the newer games). is to capture cute, furry woodland critters, convert them into robots via his mechanical “Roboticizer” and then use these newly created “Badniks” to do his bidding.

Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik is the archenemy of Sonic The Hedgehog, the blue blur of justice who is the star of the popular video game series of the same name.ĭr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik.įor those of you who are unfamiliar with the good doctor, Dr. Of all the video game villains that designers have come up with over the years, one stands above them when it comes to the world of fashion: Dr. Mark Twain once said that “Clothes make the man.” And those words could not be truer for the egg-shaped man that we are showcasing in this Top 6 List.

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