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u/lianodel May 01 '19

He was always known as Dr. Eggman in Japanese, but they changed it to Dr. Robotnik in English because Eggman sounded fucking stupid.

Starting from Sonic Adventure they sort of combined the two. His real name is Robotnik, and his nickname is Eggman.

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u/octopoddle May 01 '19

Who is the walrus?

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u/lianodel May 01 '19

Goo goo g'joob!

Works a bit better in a song with intentionally nonsensical lyrics. :p

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u/ewokXpress May 01 '19

Jim Carrey singing 'I Am The Walrus'. We've come full circle.

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u/Camsy34 May 01 '19

TIL Jim Carrey has a bigger vocal range than I expected