Sonic the Hedgehog’s arch-enemy Dr. Robotnik is depicted by Sega as clean-shaven for the first time in over 30 years of the franchise’s history.
Dr. Robotnik has gone through many changes ever since he was introduced in 1991 as the first big bad of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The character has always been portrayed as a single-minded mad villain, perpetually driven to ruin Sonic’s world and its inhabitants. While he has been depicted in various shapes and sizes in games, toys, animation and even live-action films, he always maintained his iconic mustache. However, Dr. Robotnik now has a good reason to shave his whiskers, as depicted by Sega in an X (formerly Twitter) post.
With Movember gearing up in less than two weeks, Sonic’s arch-nemesis is now teased to appear without his iconic facial hair. The picture still retains an outline of Robotnik’s full mustache, but the rest is transparent, revealing his ears, cheeks, and evil grin. The X post explains this is all for a worthy cause: “Dr. Eggman is… shaving?! What a look! Dr. Eggman joins the Movember movement in support of men’s health, saying goodbye to his iconic mustache for the first time in 30+ years.” The post tagged Movember UK’s X account, confirming support for the men’s health movement.
A Movember to Remember for Sonic’s Egghead/Robotnik
Movember was founded in 2003 as an annual event to raise men’s health awareness. It has since been proactive in its efforts to encourage men to have happier, healthier and longer lives. The movement prioritizes prostate and testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention as critical areas of concern. Prostate Cancer UK estimates that the movement now has more than five million global supporters; Movember has to date raised almost $484 million (£400 million) and funded over 1,200 men’s health initiatives in more than 20 countries.
Dr. Robotnik was initially known by his full name, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, in the Genesis era of the Sonic the Hedgehog games, particularly in Japan. Even though he retained this name in consequent games, the moniker “Eggman” and “Dr. Eggman” became more popular as a teasing reference to his body shape. These names were eventually adopted in the Sonic Adventure series, giving the character an official “passport” name and nickname.
Dr. Robotnik is a prominent character in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, with recurring appearances in video games, comics, novels and cartoons, even being portrayed by Jim Carrey in two-live action films.
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