Talk:Dr. Robotnik (other media)

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[edit] "Unofficial" controversy soon to come

I'm all for having this information in a separate article since "Robotnik" as featured in DiC, Archie, and Sega of America productions is vastly different from the Dr. Eggman seen from the Japanese works by the Sonic Team staff that created him, but calling it unofficial is a pretty loud cry for "START FLAMEWARS HERE." Archie and DiC fans are particularly sensitive about having their alternative continuities called "unofficial" or "uncanon" in any way. Furthermore, in all fairness, these renditions are just as validly licensed by SEGA as any others are, so it's not like they're fan works, even if the quality is comparable in some instances (see Archie Comics' typical storywriting and artwork for the kind of sub-fanfiction quality I'm talking about). So, in short, we may want to consider a different, less biased title for this article before it gets outright merged with Dr. Eggman. Matt S. 19:16, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't think there was any malace behind the name of the artical, but I agree it could lead to problems, I suggest changing the name to "Alternate Robotniks" --Zikar 19:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I might even suggest that this article be renamed to "Doctor Robotnik" or "Dr Robotnik", since most recent articles will link directly to "Doctor Eggman" and most articles pertaining to the DiC, Archie, Fleetway and Sega of America productions will actually be referencing information in this article. -- Supermorff 13:56, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Isn't it better to describe *all* Dr. Robotnik incarnations at the same place? The European Dr. Robotnik in the Mega Drive games is quite different compared to the Japanese Dr. Eggman in the Mega Drive games, and in more recent games (Dreamcast and later), Dr. Eggman/Robotnik is quite different to *both* of the Mega Drive variants. All variants were created with some kind of involvement from SEGA, so I guess all variants are official. For that reason, it seems strange to state that some of the variants are "alternate". (Stefan2 04:07, 10 October 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Picture of AoSTH Robotnik

Is it okay for me to post a better quality (not large quality, I mean better colour) screenshot of Dr. Robotnik from Adventures of Sonic the hedgehog which also shows more than just his head? Yawachary 15:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Of course, this is Wikipedia! Anything that positivly contributes to an article is welcome! --Zikar 11:45, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rename proposal

I suggest renaming this article to "Dr. Robotnik (other media)". Any objections, please say "nay", and preferably give a reason. -- Supermorff 14:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

No objections, so I have moved the page. -- Supermorff 15:33, 6 December 2006 (UTC)