E-Series (Sonic the Hedgehog) Totally Explained

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The E-Series is a fictional group of robots in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games. They are created by the games' antagonist, Doctor Eggman (or Dr. Robotnik in the early western version) who uses them in his quest to conquer the world. They are higher tier enemies than normal badniks, and are used by Eggman as a kind of elite trooper. The E-Series is the last series of Eggman's robots to use captured animals as a power source (with some exceptions, see below) - with more recent efforts such as the mass-produced Egg-Pawn series, Flickies are no longer used.The E-Series' first appearance was in Sonic Adventure in which E-102 Gamma is a playable character.

E-01

What is supposedly the first robot in the E-Series is the gargantuan central core computer of the Death Chamber in Sonic Adventure 2. It is a large, cylindrical unit the height of the central area it's positioned inside. Its 'E-01' decal can be found near the top of its metallic outer shell. While some say it's a E-Series prototype, it seems more like a nuclear reactor, and not much like a fighting machine. One thing can be taken from all this, however: Eggman made his pyramid base earlier than anyone would have guessed.

E-100

The E-100 line robots were the first of the E-Series to appear; they were introduced in Sonic Adventure. They were gunner robots, still in developmental stages. Almost all were equipped with some sort of lock-on target ammunition, though its utility varied between models. Unlike many of Eggman's robots, some of the E-100 series were important characters in their own right. The most prominent was E-102 Gamma, who was a playable character during the game. The E-100 series were also given Greek letter names.
Note that though the E-100s are a line of genderless robots, they're often referred to as male by several characters (including their creator) in game, and may be referred to as such in this article.

E-100 Alpha(α) aka ZERO

E-100 Alpha, better known as ZERO (sometimes with the added title The Chase Master) is a large green robot that appeared in Sonic Adventure. Although he's never called an E Series robot in the games or Sonic X, he was listed as "E-100 Alpha" on the Sonic Adventure website accessed via Dreamcast. Unlike the other E-100 series robots it doesn't have "E-100" on his body, but instead it has "E" on both sides of its body. Also, the headlight on ZERO is on its shoulder, contrast to the other E-100's in which it's on their mid-section. ZERO is also not powered by an animal like the other E-100 robots, as nothing is seen escaping from its body after its destruction.
ZERO made his debut by chasing a blue Flicky in the possession of a Chaos Emerald that had fled from Eggman and taken refuge with Amy Rose. ZERO first chased Amy around Station Square and its Twinkle Park amusement park, and captured and imprisoned her on the Egg Carrier. It then tried to stop her from escaping via the Egg Carrier's Hot Shelter area but failed, and went on to try to capture her when she looked for the Flicky's relatives in Eggman's Final Egg base in the Mystic Ruins. When ZERO went back to the Egg Carrier, he saw Amy and the Flicky with the bird's relatives, who had been inside E-101 Beta and E-102 Gamma. ZERO then attacked and knocked out the small Flicky. Amy, who was furious at it for doing such a cruel act, battled ZERO and finally destroyed it after smashing its head with her hammer, knocking it into an electric fence that fried its circuits. Despite his destruction, ZERO seemingly reappears as an obstacle in the special stages of Sonic Advance 2, suggesting the doctor rebuilt him.
ZERO also appears in episodes 28 and 31 of the anime series Sonic X, where it mirrors its game role during the Sonic Adventure adaptation. The only notable difference is that ZERO is never actually destroyed. Also, while it remains mute throughout the course of the game, ZERO is given a brief speaking role in the anime.

E-101 Beta (β)

E-101 Beta is a black robot that was created for the E-100 army. He has two guided missile-launchers on his arms. Eggman defined Beta as Gamma's "big brother", and decided to pit Beta and Gamma against each other to determine which robot would leave the Mystic Ruins base to board the Egg Carrier. Gamma managed to defeat Beta, but not in spirit, the defeated robot quickly pleading with his master for a second chance. Amused, Eggman granted Beta "special permission" on board as "spare parts." Gamma next encountered the older E-100 model by accident – entering a construction chamber to find unit E-101 stripped down to the chassis and currently under a torturous remodeling operation. The parts left over from the remodeling were used as spare parts for other E-series robots.

E-101 MKII

Beta was reconstructed into a "Mark II (mkII)" E-100 model. 200 cm tall (6ft 6in) and weighing 1024.256 kg, E-101 Beta was now an airborne fighter with improved weapon capabilities, including advanced homing missiles, laser cannon arms, and large spiked gauntlets used for bludgeoning "charge" attacks. Beta MKII navigated with a tail "rudder" and employed an advanced tracking system in his single green "eye". Its improved capabilities included the ability to create a rainbow-colored energy shield, fire a spread of several (ranging from 2 to 10) homing missiles, and fire powerful yellow energy blasts from great distances. It could also knock away hostile projectiles with its arms. Gamma and the "new" Beta faced off once again aboard the downed Egg Carrier as part of the former's crusade to "rescue" his brothers from Eggman’s control. Beta, despite improvements, was defeated. But he wouldn't go down alone – with what power remained, Beta blasted Gamma at point-blank range, ultimately destroying his brother and ironically completing E-102’s mission by freeing the animal trapped within him, before he himself detonated, releasing the white Flicky inside him.
E-101 Beta mimics his role (as well as most of Zeta's) in Sonic X. Though he's mute in the game, he's a speaking role in the anime, voiced by Andrew Rannells in the English dub version.

E-102 Gamma (γ)

E-102 Gamma is a red robot which was one of the playable characters in Sonic Adventure. Gamma was 215 cm (7ft 1in) tall, weighed precisely 825.256 kg (1819.378 lbs), and had a 15.5 cm missile launcher attached to his right wrist, which shot homing missiles aided by a laser targeting system, In the game however, this could be upgraded into a laser blaster which could lock on to more targets and do more damage. In Story Mode, the E-10000R walks into a battle between Knuckles the Echidna and Storm the Albatross, and is inadvertently damaged in the process. It later tries to capture the heroes with visible damage from the battle, but fails. Unlike the E-10000Gs, there's only one R.
E-10000R has the ability to split its head from its body to scare or strike opponents or simply attack them with its large fists. E-10000R's unique Extreme Gear is called the E-GearR, and the robot can be unlocked as a playable character for playing 50 hours.

E-10000G

E-10000G (called Robo 2 on the official American website) is very similar to his "brother", except it's green, has its "cap" on a different way, and is massproduced. According to the Japanese website, E-10000G was created as a work robot for the Egg Factory level, but was massproduced due to its mobility, and has an efficient data processing ability. However, it may be also due to the comic's rather different methods of robotization, which would make Gamma's "rescue" mission too complex or illogical. Last seen departing from the Egg Carrier following his defeat by Sonic, Gamma's fate (and that of the other E-100s) was never resolved, having only appeared in three issues; #80, #82 and Super Sonic Special 12 (an attendance even obscure characters such as Nack, Heavy and Bomb have managed to surpass). Though "Archie" made little use of the E-100s, they continued to pay homage to them through knock-off models in a similar manner as the games. In addition, the robot character Isaac is a golden recolor of E-102 Gamma. It is interesting to note that Issac's creation predates the E-100s' by decades in the fiction, suggesting a possible design inspiration.

Television

Several robots from the E-00 series appeared only in the television series Sonic X. While the series takes place in a different continuity than the games, Sonic Team's assistance with the anime (see the Sonic X article for staff information), and the absence of E-02 through E-99 in the game series leaves it questionable as to whether they're canonical or not. Eggman usually uses the E-00 Series robots as basic drones, or uses a single one as the main enemy of an episode. Unlike most other E-series lines, who usually had a consistent design, nearly each model in the E-00 line had its own unique attributes.
The anime also retells many elements of the Sonic Adventure storyline, including Gamma's storyline. This depiction is somewhat loyal to the game arc, almost down to a word for word re-enactment (though much of the game's dialogue is lost in the transition to the English dub), however slight changes have been made to the storyline, mainly in favor of the series' unique concepts and characters. In this canon, the robots were co-created by Eggman and his minions, Decoe and Bocoe, who claim the E-100s to be Eggman's first use of animal powered machines (while in the games, they originally only allude this long-used method).

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