- Not to be confused with the book: Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik's Revenge or the Sonic Underground DVD, Dr. Robotnik's Revenge.
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"Robotnik's Revenge" is the thirty-seventh episode of the anime series, Sonic X, as well as the fifth episode in the Shadow Saga. It first aired on 14 December 2003 and 27 November 2004 in Japan and the United States respectively.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Amy Rose
- Bio Lizard (mentioned)
- Black-Suited Agents
- Bocoe
- Christina Cooper
- Christopher Thorndyke
- Decoe
- Dr. Eggman
- Eosimias (only appearance)
- Gerald Robotnik (recording)
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Maria Robotnik (flashback)
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Mr. Schmitz (first appearance)
- Mr. Stewart
- Mr. Tanaka
- President
- Rouge the Bat
- Sam Speed
- Scarlet Garcia
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Topaz
Races and species:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Misc.:
- Chaos Control
- Chaos Spear (first appearance)
- Eggman Empire
- Project Shadow
- Spin Attack
Songs[]
Japanese version[]
- "SONIC DRIVE" - Opening theme
- "The Shining Road" - Closing theme
English version[]
- "Gotta Go Fast" - Opening theme (USA and CAN)
- "Sonic X" - Opening theme (AUS, NZ and UK)
- "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened) - Closing theme
Plot[]
Having taken the rocket ship to space, Sonic and co. arrive to stop Eggman from using the Eclipse Cannon to destroy the Earth. Tails gives Sonic a fake yellow Chaos Emerald, thinking it will destroy the Cannon when placed in with the other Emeralds. Eggman captures Amy as ransom for Sonic giving him the yellow Emerald. Sonic obliges, but Eggman can tell that it is a fake, and captures Sonic in an exploding capsule, shooting him out into space. Luckily, Sonic is able to use Chaos Control to teleport back onto the ARK. While Sonic takes on Shadow, the others set out to find Eggman who now has all seven Emeralds, and Knuckles takes on Rouge to get the Master Emerald back. When Eggman puts all seven Chaos Emeralds into the Cannon, a recording of Professor Gerald announces that the ARK will now crash into Earth, destroying it completely, as his revenge on all humanity for what they did to Maria with the episode ending with the doomsday timer (00:27:53) ticking away.
Eyecatch cards[]
Regional differences[]
- The words "TO BE CONTINUED..." are shown at the end of the English version; this would be the last episode in the series to show such a message.
- Before Scarlet asks the old man and ex-G.U.N. agent, Mr. Smith (renamed Mr. Schmitz in the dub), about Project Shadow, a scrolling view of a group of old people is cut.
- The following bits of the fight scene where Stewart protects Scarlet from the black-suited agents were removed from the dub:
- A seven-second pan of the agents.
- Three seconds of Stewart jump kicking one agent in the face and then punching another agent in the face.
- Ten seconds of one agent pushing another into Stewart, who knocks him out anyway, before turning around to see Scarlet being grabbed by another agent.
- One second of Knuckles cutting Rouge's cheek causing her to bleed was edited from the dub.
- A shot of Tanaka lying on the ground surrounded by the broken glass was cut from the dub.
- The shot of Rouge holding the newspaper up was cut short in the dub and the text was rendered illegible.
- In the dub, a five second shot of Shadow throwing Chaos Spears at Sonic was removed.
- The following pieces of Maria's death were cut from the English dub:
- A six-second pan of the G.U.N. soldiers carrying their guns.
- A two second close-up of the younger Mr. Smith firing his gun.
- Two seconds of Mr. Smith telling Maria to let go of the lever again.
- Three seconds of Mr. Smith shouting "Stop!" and then closing his eyes and shooting Maria. As a result, the dub had the older Mr. Schmitz tell Stewart and Scarlet that Maria was taken away instead of being killed by his hands.
- Six seconds of the younger Mr. Smith dropping his gun and leaning against the wall in complete shock, while the older Mr. Smith says "The specimen was lost."
- In the Italian version, the recap of the last episode was completely cut.
- The same happened with the episode 33.
- The recap has been restored in the publication on Netflix, however, having never been dubbed, this is only available in English while the rest of the episode is in Italian.
Title in other languages[]
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スペースコロニー・アークの戦い | The Space Colony ARK Battle |
| Chinese | 太空上的戰鬥 | The Battle in Space |
| French | Combat sur l'Arche | Combat on the Ark |
| German | Robotniks Rache | Robotnik's Revenge |
| Greek | Μάχη στη διαστημική αποικία: Κιβωτός | Space Colony Battle: Ark |
| Hebrew | הקרב במושבת החלל ארק | The battle in the Ark Space Colony |
| Italian | La vendetta di Robotnik / La creatura perfetta | Robotnik's revenge / The perfect creature |
| Korean | 스페이스 콜로니 아크에서의 싸움! | Fight in Space Colony Ark! |
| Polish | Walka na Arce Kolonii Kosmicznej | Battle on the Space Colony Ark |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | A batalha da colônia espacial, ARK | The Battle of the Space Colony, ARK |
| Romanian | Bătălia de pe Colonia Spațială Ark | Battle of the Space Colony Ark |
| Russian | Битва за космическую колонию «Ковчег» | Battle for the space colony "Ark" |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La batalla de ARK, Colonia Espacial | The Battle on ARK, space colony |
| Spanish (Spain) | La venganza de Robotnik | Robotnik's Revenge |
| Thai | ศึกบนสเปซโคโลนี อาร์ก | Battle on the Space Colony Ark |
| Vietnamese | Cuộc chiến trên Trạm Vũ trụ Ark | The Battle in the Space Colony Ark |
Trivia[]
- When Knuckles notices Shadow heading for Sonic, his red hairs are blue.
- This episode's English title is one of the few instances that the name "Robotnik" is mentioned in the current timeline of Sonic.
- However, it's referring to Gerald, not Eggman.
- In the Australian DVD back cover showing the brief synopsis, Space Colony ARK was misspelt as "Space Colony Arch".
- There's a spelling error in the summary about Project Shadow, as the word "trees" is misspelled "trkees".
Differences from Sonic Adventure 2[]
- When Knuckles takes over the shuttle, he notices the Master Emerald nearby instead of the Master Emerald shards leaving the cargo bay.
- Eggman confronts Sonic, Tails and Amy together for the final Chaos Emerald in the episode instead of just Tails and Amy in Sonic Adventure 2 (whereas Eggman told Tails for Sonic who has gone ahead to look for the Eclipse Cannon to meet them).
- When Eggman demands Sonic and co. for the remaining Chaos Emerald, Eggman threatened to squeeze Amy with a giant claw contraption in the episode instead of pointing a gun at her in the game.
- Eggman and Tails did not fight each other with their respective mechs in the episode unlike in the game.
- In the episode, Sonic fought Shadow at an interior area of the Space Colony ARK while in the game, they fought outside of the ARK.
- When Shadow discovers Rouge's duplicity, she's on radio with Topaz, unlike in the game where she's not calling anyone.
References[]
Robotnik's Revenge
