It was only a matter of time before someone managed to completely misread the sprites in Sonic Mania and create a brand new character out of it. We just didn’t think it would happen so soon! One player in particular has captured the hearts and minds of the Sonic community by epically misinterpreting one of the bosses. Introducing ‘Omelette’ / ‘Eggette’ / ‘Ovoid Robotnik’!
Artist Alpha Gamboa had reached the Eggman spider mech boss (found at the end of the Flying Battery) and, instead of seeing Dr. Eggman piloting the mech upside-down, saw a cute and angry munchkin with spiky hair and a crazy headband. She was christened ‘Eggette’ by Gamboa and his imagination shortly went wild with the above drawings being published as a result.
Can't unsee this #SonicMania boss pic.twitter.com/Xof3j54KOI
— Alpha Gamboa (@blackbookalpha) August 28, 2017
Naturally, this was very quickly embraced by everybody on Twitter – including key artists who worked on the Sonic Mania project as well as SEGA staff – and fan art of this mad misread of a boss battle started to blossom. There’s now even a sweet little canon made just for her, as Dr. Eggman’s earnest niece. Alternative names for her also started flying around, including ‘Eggatha’, ‘Omelette’, ‘Dr Ovoid Robotnik’ and ‘Yolki Dolki’. Here are some of our favourites.
My attempt at drawing Omeletta pic.twitter.com/KtmJwyGh5X
— George Delmoral (@Dr_Klepto) August 28, 2017
— DrivoJunior∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿ (@DiegoAndsMtz) August 29, 2017
lil prot-EGG-é pic.twitter.com/sNM7w8TVyZ
— ellen 🌻 alsop (@space_ellien) September 1, 2017
She looks up to her uncle and was so inspired she made her own Egg Mobile & mechanical versions of those pesky rodents! @blackbookalpha pic.twitter.com/x9BaDtSyWR
— Christopher J. (@ChrisCrossSauce) August 29, 2017
He carries her around in a little eggmobile sidecar pic.twitter.com/JUiLxlMbvo
— TheRickyWill (@TheRickyWill) August 28, 2017
You made me do this. Not nearly as cute as yours but I had fun. pic.twitter.com/RqmFwHeuer
— こどく (@BlackAuras) August 30, 2017
Couldn't help but draw a 1994 Sonic the Hedgehog TV series version. Here's Dr. Ovoid Robotnik + Cluck 2.0 @sonic_hedgehog pic.twitter.com/7PC9ixWT18
— Alpha Gamboa (@blackbookalpha) August 29, 2017
I want this to be canon so badly. pic.twitter.com/8mXVhURlIJ
— Jennifer Hernandez (@ChibiJenHen_Art) August 29, 2017
I needed to draw her too, she's lovely! pic.twitter.com/jig5Lmvj6y
— Zayra Ruiz (@Whitecadiz) August 30, 2017
With Sonic Mania a huge critical success – with tons of community support – and with SEGA keeping an eye on fan sentiment around the game post-launch, we’ll say this now; if a ‘Sonic Mania 2’ project gets green-lit in the future, we definitely want ‘Omelette’ to play a part in it.
Among all the ridiculous good it’s done, Sonic Mania has now also produced the only good Sonic OC.
Somebody cancel Forces now.
Is that a joke? Do you really want Forces to cancel after already being so deep in development?
:'(
Oooh Sega made a Boo Boo it’s ok it’s a mistake We forgive you Sega 💖💖💖💖💖
I wouldn’t be surprised if Omelette became a new character in Sonic Mania 2…. but one question still lingers in my mind….
What other evil scientist do we know has a niece?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBqOmelX28
Cortex of course.
DR Willy aka Lizzaletter and terror teddy
I personally see Omelette as more of a rival to Amy Rose.
I still think Omlette “Scrambles” Robotnik (or whatever her last name would be) is a better name. Have her use “Scrambles” after Robotnik tells her to “scram” like how Robotnik started using “Eggman” after Sonic insulted him in Adventure.
I REALLY want this to be a canonical character. Orbot and Cubot are both good in their own respect, but Omelette with Eggman as his niece just feels better. I hope SEGA incorporate her into the Sonic canon soon. Maybe start her off with that design in Sonic Mania 2 and if well received bring her into the legacy/modern series with an updated design to match current Eggman.
Bet you £20 she ends up in the new IDW comic.
This… Is actually a brilliant concept.
I would genuinely love to see the Mania team use her in some sort of successor title they might make in the future. lol
This could work as Eggman’s Eggman Jr to Bowser Jr.
i wouldnt mind seeing Omelette appear in Mania 2, that is if Izuka allows it…
I love the design and enthusiasm about this character, but you all understand that it would be a legal nightmare if Sega tried to co-opt it now right? This is literally a fan-made OC. You’re more likely to see Princess Sally in a video game before this character because at least Sega already owns the rights to her.
No. Just NO, Sonic fandom community! This has got to be a serious joke, wanting this to be an actual canonical character. Glad people are having fun with it but this should not come to pass. There were already enough ‘hardcore SEGA fan’-servicing elements, to include odd non-Sonic-gameplay elements (Mean Bean Machine boss) and throwback stage themes (that try to call attention to the true glory days but just don’t fully measure up to the caliber of their sources) that tried to throw that game off the tried-and-true novelty path. I don’t want this to be a thing to tarnish the originality of it all.
Also, that one with Cluck has her smiling like a Chucky doll.
I could honestly see her as a replacement to Snively from the archie comics and SatAM. It could really work.
“if a ‘Sonic Mania 2’ project gets green-lit in the future, we definitely want ‘Omelette’ to play a part in it.”
Dear lord, NO. The last thing we need is the canonization of fancharacters.
The fanart pics of her were fun, though.
And yet SEGA are letting fan characters be part of the main game in Sonic Forces…
But people’s avatars are okay?
its only a matter of time before the Rule 34 starts
First there was snivly and now we have omlette
Except as a Sonic fan character, I doubt she will. The legal ramifications are so huge it’s not even funny. Not saying I don’t want to see her in, I do, I would love to see this character in a future game. I’m just trying to be realistic here.
Actually the only person they’d have to come to an agreement with is Alpha Gamboa, not every single pwrson who drew fanart of her… that being said, i doubt they would and Alpha himself asked people to stop begging the Mania staff to add her.
Is it possible they reach out to him with a job opportunity? He was a concept artist for Skull Girls and Disney Interactive, so it’s not like he’s unqualified.
Too bad it was the staff themselves who saw it XD
This is awesome. Omelette is the best character design in over 10 years. Would love to see her come back as a real thing.
*facepalm* really someone didn’t realize that was just Eggman himself but upside down. Someone has an overactive imagination. Sorry but I don’t think she isn’t going to be cannon.
You must be fun at parties.
was this comment really necessary.
I mean, neither was yours, and yet you still had to be a debbie downer.
I guess watching paint dry is your definition of ‘fun’.
Uh, Alpha Gamboa saw that and found it interesting.
I hope she at the very least becomes canon to the IDW comics, if they aren’t allowed to use DIC characters like the Archie comics did, she’d make a great replacement to Snively. It’s about time Classic Sonic got it’s own Peridot-type character. X)”
If they really wanna add insult to injury then they could call her denuvo.
Heres a treat
take all the fan art of omelette and flip it over
looks like eggman got a beard
I don’t think she’d end up being made canon…
but, that doesn’t mean that they can’t make an official character like her in a future game.
Just realized I hate the Sonic fanbase. /s
nice try hipster
That’s just Eggman hanging upside down.
What even… yeah shes a cute design but “no please!” Eggman doesn’t need a Bowser Jr. and we don’t need fans dictating what Sega should make canon or not.
Leave it be people…
Careful with that fire. It just might become real knowing Sega right now XD
Omelette could go great as Snivley’s daughter and the villain of the kids team. Tails or Cream go off to defeat Omelette and her evil robot Tails Doll.
She kinda reminds me of that one Courage the Cowardly Dog episode where Muriel regresses into a child and is a massive dick.
Yup. She would definitely have the spoiled brat shtick, while Eggman and his two lack would have to shut her up every two seconds. Sounds like something out of AoStH.
She’s lovely! I would go with Dr. “Eggatha” or “Omelette” Robotnik as her name among all those proposed, but she’s the cutest, she just has to become a real character now! …in Sonic Mania 2, perhaps?
I don’t have a twitter, but when I found out about this I had to participate, I made a toy of her!
This character is actually fit for the Sonic universe (much better than Mecha from the Archie comic).
The only issue is, where did she come from (more confusing than any of Bowser’s kids)?
But the possibilities are endless. She could team up with Wendy Koopa in a crossover. She could even be the link to Eggman Nega as a descendant.
If only she was more than a fan character.
What a forced meme.