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He selfishly never gives up on this matter, and does not care for others' opinions. Ultimately, his goal is to conquer the world and create his ultimate 'utopia', the Eggman Empire (alternatively known as the Robotnik Empire, Eggmanland, Robotnikland, or Robotropolis). His fondness for machines has also made him a renowned authority on robotics. CharacteristicsР”В®ggman is described as being a certifiable genius with anР’В IQР’В of 300. Despite that, Sega of Japan does not acknowledge an official complete name the Japanese Sonic Channel lists his full name as unknown, Р’В and his in-game profile in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode IIР’В lists his real name as a mystery. Since then, Sega of America has listed his identity as Doctor Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik at least once, Р’В and has recognized both the first name Ivo and the last name Robotnik as recently as 2011. It wasn't until 1999's Sonic AdventureР’В that the character was called both 'Eggman' and 'Robotnik' in the English version, Р’В with all following English releases to date referring to him as 'Doctor Eggman'.Р’В Yuji NakaР’В has explained that 'Robotnik' is the character's true last name while 'Eggman' is a nickname taken after his shape.

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The English instruction manual for his debut game Sonic the Hedgehogdescribed the character's full name as 'Doctor Ivo Robotnik', Р’В while the original Japanese version's instruction manual for the same game called him 'Doctor Eggman'. The character was also designed to be easy for children to draw. In creating the 'bad guy' for the SonicР’В series, the development team wanted a character who was 'the opposite of Sonic ' a character who represented 'machinery' and 'development' to play on the then-growing debate between developers and environmentalists. The idea of an egg-shaped character became the basis of the visual design for Eggman. In April 1990,Р’В SegaР’В commissioned itsР’В AM8Р’В R&Ddepartment to create a character who would replaceР’В Alex KiddР’В as the company'sР’В mascot, as well as compete against Nintendo's flagship character,Р’В Mario.