#eggman family

[tomboymikayla]

by @KnuxPG65

[pepirfecin]

Eggman being a dad at the beach 👍

[egg-emperor]

my interpretation of the Eggdaddy and Metal SONic dynamic is based on the games first and foremost, with inspiration taken from other media's depictions of it that feel accurate and faithful enough for me to apply in my own stuff too

I LOVE this part in Archie where he's like "aren't you excited to play a part in helping daddy humiliate and kill? >:D" Eggman being thrilled to involve Metal in fucked up shit is my favorite part about the version I like and write, so this is perfect to me 💜

even better is that it's what actually leads to this next panel that's often taken out of context, it's specifically why his boy brings him joy 🤖❤️🥚

and I adore the way he affectionately calls him a murderous machine

and his "heartless weapon of misery and despair", being perfect because he thinks and attacks viciously! IT'S BEAUTIFUL 💕

there's similar in IDW when he specifically praises Metal for punching Sonic in the face and makes him "destroy for daddy"

I also take a bit of inspiration from IDW in other areas, from the way Metal talks about having the rebelliousness programmed out of him

I like how his deep dark devotion to Eggman is based on that with the "I serve the Eggman Empire. the only one who can truly rule it is Eggman" and "I'll sift through the world's ashes to find him if I have to"

I like how his software demands battle and conquest so his desire is to be dangerous no matter what. Eggman doesn't want his boy going soft and/or rogue on him, he ensures he'll always desire violence 🥰

also in Archie I like how he had a kill switch in case of any defiance so he can stay obedient in his control no matter the objective

I also really like the part in IDW where Eggman figured that Metal was feeling overlooked and a bit jealous for wanting in on the action and encouraged him to feel this way. Eggman likes how it makes Metal act to please him, being delighted when he scolded Rough and Tumble for failing.

I'm taking a bit of inspiration from that for how I imagine he'd feel around Sage and others too whenever they get any action and duties over him and make it a bit competitive as a result, which I touched on more here

then taking inspiration from the actual games the most overall of course, this type of affection and praise is conditional from Eggman and he's much more often ranging from uncaring to cruel towards him in punishment, as shown in this segment of my video

he will punish him in various ways when he fails or betrays him, such as removing his voice chip, leaving him at the scene, or deactivating him, etc as some of these examples show. but he can bring him back whenever he sees him useful.

but then taking inspiration from the Sonic Official post too, Metal is shown to be reprogrammed to have the rebelliousness programmed out of him so he feels "unconditional love" for Eggman and seeks his "fatherly approval", which can keep him loyal regardless of treating him like he does in the games.

so before you can say "there he goes taking inspiration from comics again and game Eggman isn't as evil and cruel" or something, the actual game canon is where he's cruelest towards him and he's never as nice and praising or affectionate in it and it's what I'm basing my concept on most.

so I imagine the Archie example of him hugging Metal in glee in the context of his excitement to use his prized creation in his plans with Metal loyally and successfully helping him fuck shit up, is what could get that more positive reaction out of his game self too. it's a way for it to happen at all that feels like it would fit, while still keeping the most important game canon in mind.

and that summarizes the basics of my personal Eggman and Metal Sonic dynamic that I've been creating concepts for lately! I love them so much ❤️💙

[miarobotnik]

6 Day-Fantasy World: Eggman and his daughter, Sage, become princesses of the empire beyond the beautiful garden. 💕💖

[avocados-of-law]

"A family is just people who care about each other more than anything else, right?" -Tails, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

Happy Family Day

[tatck]

Spooky FIGHT OR FLIGHT

[spiritsonic]

A Holiday Eggman, Metal Sonic, Sage, Orbot and Cubot!

[atinymexicanbird]

Family reunion.

Tap for better resolution, tumblr makes the preview so blurry :(

I edited the illustration bc i wanted it to look more clean jsajsj

[lunapegasus]

The unofficial official Robotnik family tree!

[panic-flavored]

Get you a man who can design a robotic tail the second he sees you're upset

[antirepurp]

father we must shop

[myymi]

THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

[miarobotnik]

Day 5 - Domestic / Soft: Eggman and his children explode a bomb, and he runs away, but Metal Sonic is shocked at his younger brother's death.

[egg-emperor]

Why I love how Eggman talks about Maria in the Shadow 101 + the connection that can be made to his feelings on Shadow:

I love this part so much and I wanna go into way too much detail and depth to explain why lol

The things this could imply are things I've thought about for a long time and to keep getting new official things that align with my theories on how he feels about Maria lately with Frontiers and now this is awesome!

First of all, I wouldn't say him taking Maria's death personally is an example of him having good standards or implying genuine moral goodness above G.U.N, considering he was cool with pointing a gun at Amy's head, who is around the same age as his cousin was who died via bullet, aboard the very place she died on.

He really didn't care about how he would've been no better than the soldier that killed his similarly aged cousin, with the same weapon, in the same place!

With the harshness of his threats and how he gets increasingly pissed during Crazy Gadget like "Sonic, if you don't come here, she WILL die!" and how he already tried to kill Tails and tried to kill Sonic and Tails again after this, his threats weren't empty.

So I'm seeing it as him taking it personally on the basis that she's a member of the family, the Robotnik family name, so an attack on a family member makes them a threat and enemy to him too.

Think about it, there's a conflict you're not a part of at all, you're just an observer but then two members of your family/your people/community etc become a target- that's when you go "oh this just got personal" because they're related to you, of your blood, and it means you're now a part of it too with your connection to them.

It's like that, except with Eggman's selfish nature, he's looking at it for how it poses as a threat to himself personally for his connection. They killed his grandfather and cousin in their slimy shady operations and they don't want to stop at them, that's when it became personal and a threat to him too and they have tried to directly take him out since multiple times in SA2 and Shadow 05.

Plus he's making Maria's tragedy all about himself with that in true Eggman fashion too, which we'll also get into.

And I want to note the very interesting difference in how Eggman acts on the subject of Maria when in private all alone to himself with his private memos, where he seemed to express absolutely no care about her tragedy and only expressed jealousy and resentment for how he feels he should've got all the attention instead.

He didn't expect anyone to ever hear these memos, he said many private things he'd never say to anyone else in them, a real intimate glimpse into his thoughts and feelings and that's what makes them so cool. He can express his bitterness and jealousy and resentment towards Maria to his heart's content.

Then compare that to how he talks about her in the Shadow 101- which isn't a private memo, it's a data log that he can present to someone else, us, the viewers. Which is why he talks like he's actually talking to someone else (Ex: The "treat him as extremely dangerous" part)

It's certainly very interesting difference to how he talks about her when people aren't supposed to hear at all in the memos huh 👀 After how much he heard "everyone" talking about her like she was so special, he knows what others want to hear.

And what comes right after this? Eggman's rant about how he was the one that released Shadow and he had to go ahead and be such an ingrate. This is very important to note because it works as him attempting to convince the viewer that Shadow not being on his side is this horrible disservice to him “after all he did for Shadow” and how he “cared so much about Shadow's only friend, my cousin” and he clearly actually finds the former amusing and scoffs at, by the way!

Two key things here, he's establishing Maria's importance to Shadow with her being his "only friend" and he's stating his own connection to Maria in being related to her as his cousin.

While he literally couldn't help but scoff at Shadow just wanting to live in peace with his only friend Maria, he still recognizes how he can use that in his attempted manipulation and argument for why Shadow should be on his side- and use the way that she's his cousin.

I'm related to his only friend Maria, I recognize how tragic her death was (because he heard everyone talk about her like she was special instead of giving him the attention he wants! He's putting it to use, eh 👀), I found and released him- these are all reasons he can feel and argue that he's entitled to owning Shadow

I'm also reminded of how Flynn said Eggman can be an unreliable narrator, which he specifically said when asked about implications to his past with the Egg Memo about Maria.

He's extremely biased and unreliable in his intended to be kept private memos, of course he's not going to be entirely truthful in his data logs and presentations too!

And his usual manipulative streak is very important to consider, especially on the subject of Shadow with his entitlement to him. It's his whole deal in the story of Shadow the Hedgehog 2005 which I've done extensive analysis of.

This 101 history video gave us yet another example of his "I'm entitled to him as a member of the family, I did so much for him, he's so ungrateful" attitude that he's always had towards Shadow. Behold, the entitlement compilation lol:

The first few examples are when he's saying how dare Shadow disobey him because he "made him" in lies and gaslighting. But in the route where Shadow knows the truth, even then he pulls the "it was MY grandfather who created you" card to express his entitlement. Literal emphasis on the MY:

He has always felt entitlement based on family connection, he can use both Gerald and Maria for this.

So he's still using a combination of that and now the way he was the one who found and released him as the reasons why he's still entitled to him now, creator or not.

And man the ME? ME! being the only word on his screen at the end of both sentences is perfect, really emphasizes how it's all me me me in his mind. Of course he's going to make everything about him, that's his whole mindset as the most egotistical self-centred narcissist of all time.

Of course he's gonna take it personally if something bad happens to a family member and he's gonna take even the smallest opportunity to make something about him. How can I make this thing about me, how does this affect me, how can this either benefit or harm me, etc. And whenever he can use it to his advantage, he will.

So yeah, I believe his words on the subject are very carefully chosen in this 101. He knows how to set up his case for why Shadow should be on his side, his weapon, his puppet, his property that he tried to trick and manipulate him into in Shadow 05 too. When lying about the origin of his creation with attempted gaslighting of him being an android doesn't work, he starts taking advantage of the truths.

I always theorized that Eggman would also try to use Maria's tragedy as a way to do so as well, if he were to actually mention her, many years prior to Frontiers. The way the only times he's cared to mention her was her name being the password in SA2, on the topic of his bitterness and jealousy in Frontiers, and as a precursor to his rant about Shadow- those are all under very interesting circumstances that are important to note. And boy do I like the implications hehe 💜

[d0d0-b0i]

sisters’ day out