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| “ | If we don't find your friend, can I be your sidekick? (...) I didn't mean anything by it, I just thought it would be better to work for you than Eggman. | „ |
| ~ Orbot to Sonic. |
Orbot is a major antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Cubot) of Sonic Boom spin-off series. Orbot is a round-like robot who is the programmed henchman and right-hand assistant of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, alongside Cubot. He, most of the time, is a nuisance to Eggman and seems to get in the way.
He is voiced by Kirk Thornton (who also voices Shadow the Hedgehog) in English, barring Sonic Prime in which he was voiced by Deven Mack. In Japanese, he was voiced by Mitsuo Iwata, who also voiced SA-55, the precursor to Orbot.
Biography
Sonic Colors
Orbot first appears as one of the secondary antagonists in Sonic Colors, working with his new sidekick, Cubot. Orbot is less sarcastic this time around and actually seems to appreciate Cubot to an extent. Outside of Eggman's base, they are only seen in Tropical Resort, chasing aliens and picking up debris and in the ending cutscene, in space. During the game, he tries to find the correct voice chip for Cubot, who changes his voices often, much to the annoyance of Dr. Eggman. After Eggman's defeat, he, Orbot and Cubot are sucked into a black hole. In the ending cutscene of the game, Orbot and Cubot are pushing the broken Egg Mobile in space, with the doctor talking about his new plan to take control of the world.
Sonic X Shadow Generations
In a flashback, Dr. Eggman abandons Orbot and Cubot in space so he can use Time Eater to change history. They were later transported into White Space by Time Eater's power, and Shadow had to help them build a rocket which they believed would help them escape to their home dimension, but it turned out to be a cuckoo clock instead.
Sonic Lost World
Orbot reappears as a neutral character in the game with a larger role. After the Deadly Six hijack Eggmans Badniks, Orbot along with his creator and his partner, teams up with Sonic to defeat the Zeti. Orbot doesn't serve an important role in the story and mostly serves as a comic relief character. After Cubot's body is destroyed by the Zeti, Orbot goes for the rest of the game with his head attached to his body. When their party is assaulted by the Deadly Six while crossing the bridge, the robots fall into lava but are saved by Eggman and accompany him in his battle against Sonic. In the post-credits scene, they find Dr. Eggman after he had fallen off the Lost Hex with half of his mustache chopped off. Orbot tries to hide the fact from the doctor at least until he separates Cubot's head from him, but he ends up discovering it anyway.
Sonic Forces
Orbot has an extremely minor role in this game and only has about 3-4 lines of dialogue. He again mostly serves as comic relief and doesn't have any real plot relevance.
Team Sonic Racing
Orbot plays a minor role in Team Sonic Racing, as he and Cubot were left behind on Final Fortress to operate it. He occasionally communicates with Eggman as he prepares his Death Egg.
Other Media
Archie Comics
TBA
Sonic Boom (TV show)
- Main article: Orbot and Cubot (Sonic Boom)
Orbot is a major antagonist in the TV series and appears in nearly all of its episodes, alongside Cubot.
Orbot is a main character of the following Sonic Boom episodes:
- Can an Evil Genius Crash on Your Couch for a Few Days?
- Dude, Where's My Eggman?
- Aim Low
- Let's Play Musical Friends
- Eggman the Auteur
- Next Top Villain
- Robot Battle Royale
- No Robots Allowed
- It Takes a Village to Defeat a Hedgehog
- Strike!
- The Evil Dr. Orbot
- FiendBot
- Nominatus Rising
- Eggman's Brother
- Robots From The Sky Part 1
- Robots From The Sky Part 2
- Robots From The Sky Part 3
- Robots From The Sky Part 4
- Inn Sanity
- Mister Eggman
- Return of the Buddy Buddy Temple of Doom
- Eggman's Anti Gravity Ray
- Lair On Lockdown
- Don't Make Me Angry
Sonic Prime
Orbot is one of Eggman's servants, alongside Cubot.
Quotes
| “ | He means since the boss said "nothing will stop me" and Sonic here is going to stop him, it's like the boss is calling Sonic "nothing." | „ |
| ~ Orbot explaining to Cubot of why Sonic was called "nothing" by Eggman in Sonic Colors. |
| “ | Don't think about it. | „ |
| ~ Orbot in Sonic Colors and Mario & Sonic series. |
| “ | On the bright side he's much more exotic now. | „ |
| ~ Orbot's response to Eggman's comment on Cubot's pirate voice chip in Sonic Colors. |
| “ | The last laugh? How is laughing last so special? Isn't that like being the slowest one to get the joke? | „ |
| ~ Orbot contradicting Eggman after he says he will have the last laugh in Sonic Colors. |
| “ | Oh! Hello, Shadow! | „ |
| ~ Orbot's first greeting with Shadow. |
| “ | Alas, poor Cubot. I knew him well. | „ |
| ~ Orbot lamenting Cubot's decapitation at the hands of the Deadly Six in Sonic Lost World. |
| “ | From where I'm sitting, it is a nightmare. Who thought that putting this bucket-brain's head on me was a good idea? | „ |
| ~ Orbot after having Cubot's head attached to him and disagreeing being a robot is not bad in Sonic Lost World. |
| “ | The boss means business this time! | „ |
| ~ Orbot excited about Eggman conquering the world in Sonic Forces. |
| “ | It appears they have taken our legs right out from under us. Quite impressive, really. | „ |
| ~ Orbot to Eggman about the Death Egg's destruction in Sonic Forces. |
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Trivia
- Orbot has one laser blaster with a net, but it's only seen in Sonic Colors.
- Orbot's name is a pun of the words "orb" and "robot". It also sounds similar to the word "orbit".
- In the Archie Comics, Orbot's serial number is SA-55, leetspeak for "sass".
- Orbot appears to be closer to Eggman than his friend Cubot, and is possibly a higher-rank than him.
- While Orbot and Cubot's exact ranks in the Eggman Empire are unknown, it is possible that they may be among the highest ranking members of the empire as they are Eggman's right-hand men, being slightly below Eggman himself.
