Ranking How USELESS Eggman is in Every Sonic Game

Dr. Eggman has been an incredible antagonist to Sonic since day 1, and his genius has brought with it tons of very clever schemes, but also some pretty stupid ones.
Today, we’re looking at Eggman’s character in every mainline Sonic game and ranking him from worthless to elite.

[@JakauYT]

shoutout to when eggman literally grabbed sonic and held him underwater trying to drown him in sonic x

[@alidashti2633]

Which episode was it ?

[@alidashti2633]

@XyioteMusic2023 thanks

[@ethanwayne6973]

​@@alidashti2633which 1 did he say? The comment got deleted

[@Eminster]

Because it never happened ​@@ethanwayne6973

[@volantcord2210]

I remember that. Back when eggman said that he’ll do it himself.

[@Blop-wat]

He’s almost always there, and you found a way to make him not as high as you think. Nice job dude.

[@jeremymklinger]

Thanks!

[@krisdreemurr3533]

❤💙

[@Jevil-vf3hy]

​@@krisdreemurr3533 hey kris Fancy seeing you here

[@Electric104]

@@jeremymklingerI have a challenge how useless is sonic in every sonic game

[@ThisisTheUltimate]

3 things I want to point out: 1. In Sonic Unleashed, Eggman didn't want to control a beast that was beyond his control, he didn't want to control Dark Gaia, he just wanted to harness Dark Gaia's energy to use on his things, at the end when Dark Gaia was whole again, he just told Dark Gaia to crush Sonic but that didn't work at all 2. And in Sonic Frontiers, Eggman ALSO didn't want to control a beast that was beyond his control, Eggman came to the Starfall Islands in search of the secrets of the Ancient technologies, so he could study it and create better machines, weapons, etc. The Cyberspace is where all the Ancients knowlodge and memories are stored so Eggman wanted those for his own selfish reasons, but during the process he accidentally activated the entire archipelago's security system made to protect anyone from freeing The End, making everything be activated on the islands, the guardians and titans appearing, Cyberspace locking everyone in, the Chaos Emeralds being locked in vaults, etc. 3. It wasn't Sage who locked up Sonic's friends, she was helping Eggman on the outside since he couldn't leave Cyberspace, yes, but Tails, Knuckles and Amy were locked inside of Cyberspace for the same reason Eggman did, the Island was trying to secure The End from being free, Sonic was the only one not locked because he was the only one who could freely travel in and out of Cyberspace, that's even the reason why The End called him "the key" and wanted him to do the dirty work by defeating the titans, which would open the Cyberspace making everyone being able to get out of it, freeing Tails, Knuckles and Amy like Sonic wanted (and Eggman too by an extent), but also freeing The End in the process since it was also trapped in there just like Eggman, Tails, Knuckles and Amy Sage KNEW about The End and wanted to keep it away from being free, that's why she tells Eggman what he did was really silly, and that's the reason she is telling Sonic to leave the whole game while constantly attacking it, while she also is trying to find a way to free Eggman from Cyberspace without freeing The End aswell

[@eduardodias2073]

If anything, Eggman deserves some praise for creating Sage

[@enigmatic2878]

And praise for being a father to Sage ​@@eduardodias2073

[@kolkagaming1234]

Dark Gaia obeys no one.

[@simonn2045]

S3&K he napalms a whole jungle and actually fires the death egg to reignite a volcano, elite

[@MonSuper21]

Yeah I'm super confused as to why he didn't put Sonic 3 & Knuckles in ELITE

[@shadowsnake5133]

Made a Mecha sonic, waited until sonic and tails leave, tries again with it, and it even goes super, like wtf, did he not do research at all?

[@DementisXYZ]

11:43 "This dude was gonna take out your enemies. Why didn't you take him out after?" It's a matter of pride, yo. I can't beat Frankenstein's monster in the original Castlevania, but if someone beats him for me and I then kick their ass, it's not gonna make me feel accomplished, because I still know I couldn't beat him.

[@zeospark9715]

I was about to say SA2 is an easy Elite tier but I keep forgetting that Shadow did outplay him there lol

[@CinnaSwirls]

I love that Eggman had a backup Egg Carrier only for Perfect Chaos to immediately destroy it.

[@threeworldheroes]

at first he think he's bowser and he keep kidnapping the princess got me rolling on the floor ngl, also when metal sonic's turn?

[@SparklingJam]

Cd Decent Heroes Elite Generations Worthless Boom Worthless Forces Worthless

[@issysmee6140]

@@SparklingJam Ok, but what about sonic’s?

[@SparklingJam]

@@issysmee6140 classic games The fastest thing alive Adventure 1 The fastest thing alive Adventure 2 Good but Overshadowed Heroes Typical hero 06 Barley does anything Unleashed The fastest thing alive Colors Boring Generations The fastest thing alive Lost world Boring Boom Worthless Mania The fastest thing alive Forces Boring Superstars The fastest thing alive

[@_Laser.ray_]

4:35 "DID YOU SEE THAT HOT JPEG FOOTAGE? IT WAS JUST-"

[@TreytheCNguy]

WERE PISSING ON THE MOON WITH THIS ONE!!!

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

*We're

[@JelloJio]

WDYM?

[@PaypsAgain]

​@@JelloJio Sonic Adventure 2 Real Time fandub

[@christianatkins5941]

I knew someone was going to say that joke eventually. Lol! 😂

[@Jevil-vf3hy]

​@@JelloJio how do you not know

[@pabzplayz2330]

I Have a Fresh New Idea Rank how Useless every character in Super Smash Bros Brawl is, Specifically, Subspace Emmisary!

[@jeremymklinger]

@@pabzplayz2330 I love that idea! Definitely coming soon!

[@zeospark9715]

Subspace huh? Calling it: Kirby, Meta Knight, and Dedede are getting the Elite tier since they do a lot of the heavy lifting lol

[@BuraqZeeshanm]

​@@jeremymklingerThat video will be great I promise

[@theelementalphoenix5549]

@@zeospark9715Sakurai’s character does something important cliché

[@SonicTheCutehog]

Jigglypuff, Toon Link, and Wolf are completely useless in Subspace since they aren't even part of the main story

[@Corey1067-si2wc]

Ranking How USELESS King Dedede is in Every Kirby Game Ranking How USELESS Percy is in Every Thomas Episode & Movie

[@AdriennevsUncleJamesWashington]

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

[@AdriennevsUncleJamesWashington]

Piece out

[@TheRealFidodoghero14]

That’s a wonderful idea!

[@gameuniverse5973]

I wonder how Kirby fighters 2 would rank since king dedede made a giant tower with meta knight to challenge Kirby

[@TheRealFidodoghero14]

@@Corey1067-si2wc then we can rank how useless meta knight is.

[@Amphy516]

Very happy to see Sonic CD be elite! The lengths he goes in that game is truly horrifying, to the point where I personally consider it to be the darkest Sonic game of them all, even more than SA2 and Shadow. He’s a complete psychopath in Sonic CD, and every single bad future and it’s music will make you feel awful every time. You can’t do anything, so don’t even try. Horrifying. Nightmare level villainy, if you ask me.

[@jeremymklinger]

@@Amphy516 100% the boss music alone says it all

[@TheRealFidodoghero14]

No wonder Sonic CD was the best in my book.

[@HungryWarden]

Sonic CD is underrated. 4 different versions of every stage makes every time feel fresh to play. I just wish they could’ve made another Sonic game like it and evolved the concept.

[@shawnwatson-kn1lc]

The JP Mix: 🕺💃🪩

[@TheTSMBoi]

Sonic CD is my favourite Sonic game so I see this as a W

[@samuelmelendez7566]

Hey Jeremy it's me the guy who won the gamcube, I love your "how useless is" series

[@jeremymklinger]

@@samuelmelendez7566 Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the series!

[@duckygamer01]

Next how useless is Sonic in EVERY Sonic Game?

[@SonicTheCutehog]

The irony of Sonic being pretty useless in Sonic 06, when the game is literally called "Sonic the Hedgehog"

[@duckygamer01]

huh?

[@RClipsGaming101]

Notice how all of Eggman's "elite" games, involve him winning for someduration of time? I feel like that's not a good enough metric for his threat levels given that he is just as clearly a MAJOR threat in games like Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure. I think there needs to be another tier that reads something like "Just Shy of Success/Elite" cause a lot of the ones that got placed in the "A Major Threat" tier feel like they range in threat levels. I guess I'm saying that the "A Major Threat" tier needs to be separated into 2 tiers so that the stuff that would qualify as "more likely to end the world" could be properly separated from the stuff that "is only threatening to x specific character".

[@rookmaster69]

in sonic generations Eggman should at least be typical bad guy because yes the 2 Eggman's did lose you must remember there are also 2 sonic's in that game

[@jeremymklinger]

@@rookmaster69 Fair enough

[@jjohnson2445]

​@jeremymklinger you mean the time stone from marvel

[@rookmaster69]

@@jjohnson2445 what does that have to do with anything

[@tailzgimer1726]

Yeah but his plan was to erase his setbacks from the past

[@MELONClownster]

Sonic Rush games for Eggman boss are really crazy for me that I really loved. The egg wizard & egg salamander being Multiversal+ power of the stars, having magical abilities The sheer force of its power can create earthquakes and when channeled, it can destroy entire planets. On its own, the Egg Wizard is capable of flight at speeds matching that of Super Sonic and Burning Blaze. It can also launch excessively large missiles and restore itself at will. I believe the egg wizard is also Eggman's most powerful weapon besides the time eater,final egg blaster etc. I love the Eggman bosses so much:3

[@titanbombomega]

Who else can never look at Sonic Adventure 2 the same way again after the fandub? All I hear anymore is "I've come to make an announcement, Shadow the Hedgehog's a bi-"

[@yyigkg]

the cunning bald egg finally got a video

[@GreenRobber-hq4ik]

4:45 "I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT-"

[@MESHALGAMEZ]

IM PISSING ON THE MOON !

[@carlosdalefi90]

You forgot to mention in SA2 Eggman also blows up GUN's military base/island.

[@breaduzimaki]

Eggman: enslaves a whole race *Typical bad guy tier*

[@jaxethefrostknight1346]

Now ranking every metal sonic from useless to elite

[@gameuniverse5973]

Sonic heroes elite Everything else typical bad guy even sonic riders which is big sad

[@FlynnLovespalestine]

Sonic rush adventure eggman calls the white mustache man nega💀

[@tylerroblox1316]

Nice vid question can you rate how useful sonic character tier list?

[@katerina13aar]

Eggman Nega is confirmed to be from Silver's future and as Eggman's descendant. It's never clarified well in the source materials. But in all likelihood, Eggman Nega poised himself as an alternate counterpart of Eggman to make sure he doesn't… you know… get written out of existence by accident by revealing he's his descendant. Also, speaking of Rivals, Eggman actually plays a crucial role in Rivals 2 because he's always in communication with Shadow about Nega's plans. I don't know where he'd be ranked here seeing as he doesn't play the villain here. He's implicitly in Rivals but he's been into a card by the start of the game, so he'd be ranked Worthless.

[@kaeru_prolly]

He is the eggman

[@AdriennevsUncleJamesWashington]

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

[@AdriennevsUncleJamesWashington]

Piece out

[@AdriennevsUncleJamesWashington]

Piece out

[@IllInQuestion]

That's what he is

[@darkeye457]

Would give extra point for Eggman by aiming and shooting Sonic like an insane supersonic bullet at The End on the Sonic Frontiers DLC. Yeah it wasn't evil but it was useful for everyone and that scene was epic as fuck

[@userdetails1]

"Sonic, he's the fastest thing alive!". Also Sonic- unable to catch an obese middle-aged man in a foot chase.

[@DuskyDawn]

11:42 okay I figure this was just a throwaway line for the sake of making a point but I wanna get into this "This dude was gonna take down your arch-enemies, why didn't you just take him out after?" in issue #14 of the IDW comics, Dr. Starline attempts to destroy Sonic (and Silver) in a well-thought out and executed plan, which appears to succeed. Despite this apparent success however, Eggman is enraged, saying: "The hedgehog is MINE to destroy! I could carpet bomb him any day! That's not enough- that's NOT THE POINT! I have to BEAT HIM! I have to prove I'm SUPERIOR!" Eggman doesn't just want Sonic to be defeated. He specifically wants to be the one to defeat Sonic, and anyone trying to beat him to the punch is his enemy as well.

[@vigorouslethargy]

Bingo. Above all else, Eggman is a narcissist. The end results matter less to him than the act of proving he is the best. Honestly if he ever did take over the planet completely I think he'd basicslly stop with the evil schemes and just go into retirement until someone else showed up that could challenge him.

[@krisdreemurr3533]

*The most moustachioed villain ever, Eggman. I love him, not only on the design level, first he gets divinities, I help Sonic and then he also has a daughter.*

[@DeviMevian]

EGGstraordinary

[@jaumemanzanares3312]

EGGSELENTE

[@lAlwaysHopel]

You barely touch his actual plan in Frontier. It’s not elite, but I will say its menacing.

[@mariaandreinaaranareggeti9239]

Honestly, Egghead was really close to Shadow’s standards. but Sonic Heroes is a WORTHLESS Edit: HOLY GEEZ 30 LIKES?

[@MaximilianMackrey]

Bro got jumped by the Chaotix

[@mariaandreinaaranareggeti9239]

@@MaximilianMackreyChaotix is not in the video. Also, damn 25 likes?

[@Luisalejandrob]

​@@mariaandreinaaranareggeti9239Did you forget Team Chaotix

[@MaximilianMackrey]

@@mariaandreinaaranareggeti9239 no I meant Charmy, Vector, And Espio beat him up in heroes

[@mariaandreinaaranareggeti9239]

Oh, silly me

[@Ohio-Eggster]

We need to find the secret to his perfect mustache..

[@xaviidk]

4:51 yeah with his super laser piss

[@mishapswithkevandzack]

YAY MY WISH HAPPENED (I love your videos)

[@jeremymklinger]

Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@jjohnson2445]

​@jeremymklinger don't forget that eggman also kidnapped vanilla creams mother

[@lgz23vps1]

Poor Eggman being the Eggclown almost all the time Bowser and Eggman were defeated, now it's time to see if Ganondorf or Ridley can give a better fight

[@Marc-ep5iu]

Perhaps you could do How Useless Super Sonic is in Every Sonic Game! That'd be a really cool one to see!

[@Toughmaster245]

Eggman wins the minute he finds an allpowerful deity that does not betray him he wins😂

[@jeremymklinger]

Yes!

[@TheRealFidodoghero14]

YESSSSS!!! I HAVE WAITED LONG FOR THIS ONE!

[@damattboii5495]

Imagine showing somone this list to somone without giving the title, seeing forces at the top and heroes at the bottom

[@shadowsnake5133]

You forgot to mention he didn't give up after being beaten by sonic in sonic 3 and knuckles, and instead sends mecha sonic to attempt to steal the master emerald immediately after sonic and tails leave, leaving only knuckles to fight the robot with the ability to go super... Hey wait a god damn second, HOW DOES THAT NOT IMMEDIATELY MAKE IT ELITE? HE'S MANAGED TO MAKE A TEMPORARY SUPER SONIC WITH LASERS, BULLSHIT THAT AIN'T ELITE!

[@firehedgehog1446]

In the case of Sonic Frontiers, Eggman didn't just not understand the full power of The End, he didn't even know The End existed, Eggman was simply trying to harness the power of the Ancients' technology, he had no idea The End was a thing. Sage was the one of trapped Eggman in Cyberspace to protect him from The End while also failing to tell him what she was doing. Probably cause she knew that if she told Eggman about The End, he would try release The End from its prison so he can harness its power

[@user-cv6yd3pz4e]

Did dude literally forget that in SA2 he had a stranglehold on the whole plot and also blew up prison island in a successful operation to cover his tracks? The hero’s had to always play catch up with Eggman throughout the story and he literally almost killed Sonic. I think SA2 is in the elite teir.

[@KOTSOSMC2002]

Friendly reminder that all of 06's character designs are peak AF, Eggman included. I'll never pretend it's not good, I'll keep waiting for when the world also stops pretending as well. Thank you for your time gentlemen, move along now.

[@Sly88Frye]

Hey to be fair in Sonic Generations the two Robotniks had to go against two Sonics. I mean if one Sonic can beat one Robotnik, how could two Robotniks beat two Sonics? So I don't exactly agree with you on this one. The other one I don't quite agree with is actually Sonic 4 episode 1. I think he should be kind of dumb in that because he is literally doing the same bosses all over again with the third one actually being a little different but that's it.

[@BuraqZeeshanm]

2:19 You forgot to add the "Yes" 1-Up sound for Elite

[@striderjason9863]

Eggman outrunning Sonic is Sonic letting him get ahead.

[@naaduwiredu-mills9600]

Sonic 2 is elite tier eggman,he made metropolis zone

[@flierby]

Eggman character development on Frontiers was emotional

[@smoogieboogie1694]

Now I want a video like this for Dr. Wily because of how often the games portray him as just pathetic. I genuinely want to see if even a single Wily appearance would end up in Elite tier.

[@Sadguy11]

I need me one of these videos but with Lone Eggrobo. So sad his only important appearances are in like. . Two games. That's it. Poor Lone Eggrobo.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video Bro! Eggman's Nintendo counterpart is Master Kohga Leader Of The Yiga Clan.

[@TheBlazingBronzeBro]

As much as I have a bias towards certain games, I agree with the ranking. Nice job.

[@zadock6370]

eggman was one of the few characters in forces that I think was actually written well and actually makes him seem competent every step of the way.

[@satyamSaha]

Eggman is literally out for blood in Sonic CD, happy to see it in elite tier.

[@And-So-On]

Are we just not gonna tell Jeremy that eggman built a literal TITAN out of scrap metal in Sonic Mania? And that he almost killed sonic at the end?

[@jjb1908]

day 2 of asking you to do "Ranking How useless Mario is in every Spin off"

[@umberscholar6403]

Hard disagree on Sonic Rush. There may have been two Eggmen, but they weren’t fighting just one Sonic. Blaze was there too. The two Eggmen almost ripped apart two different dimensions, Rush absolutely deserves higher.

[@paulburnett886]

Definitely should have included Sonic Battle!

[@Tokyo_inVR]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BRO IS BUILT LIKE AN EGG !?!? WHAT EVEN IS AN EGG !!!???

[@_TRB_]

*Google searches "Egg"* Yep, you're banned

[@Tokyo_inVR]

@_TRB_ "have a good night"

[@Destroyers007]

I love how you glossed over the fact that eggman literally erased time and space in generations

[@Toby-wu4ve]

5:39 this is what I came for

[@belmontzar]

If you want to be funny technical, Frontiers was a legit Eggman Victory. Sonic was at the time part of the Eggman Empire when he saved the day

[@SuperOzzy2324]

Damn Robotnik is dumb 💀

[@GrandmasterDevo]

7:16 - EWWWWW!! WHAT IS THAT!?! Had me rolling! XD XD XD

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

Dr. Eggman is one of the greatest video games villains there is! He may be goofy at times, but there are also other times where he can be very threatening especially when he blows up half the moon or holding Amy at gunpoint in Sonic Adventure 2. Eggman is a little bit goofy in the later games especially in Sonic Boom even though Mike Pollock still did a great job voicing him just like Deem Bristow did in the games.

[@TherealNinjaFoxy]

9:20 so you mean when i keep going in the fridge hoping there is food i like💀

[@retro3188]

Awesome. If I may suggest it, what about the Game Gear, Master System and Arcade titles? (Sonic 2 GG, Sonic Blast, SegaSonic the Hedgehog…)

[@riomo4076]

In eggman's defense for the Rush games and Generations, there WERE two sonics, so...

[@BlueHorizon-e5u]

Hey can I ask a question what music did you used in Sonic frontier box art intro plss I love that song

[@GokuUzumaki03]

“How. Can a man. That fat move fricking fast?!” - Sonic (Sonic Shorts Vol.8)

[@TuxedoNexus]

10:33 the way he says silly billy 😂

[@Kailova07]

As much as I love Sonic CD, I struggle to agree that Eggman is elite in that game because of the goofy ass mechs he uses. Pinball, goofy boxing gloves, and… bubbles? That’s gotta knock him down at least a notch. And NOT ELITE IN S3K ARE YOU KIDDING? He opens by torching an entire forest to assert dominance, set off a volcano to get the Death Egg back up, made a Sonic mech that could go super, and put up THE HANDS-DOWN MOST EPIC FINAL SHOWDOWN IN THE ENTIRE SERIES. What in the cheddar cheese ball bullshit is that?

[@atorwlf]

love the vid! idk if you misspoke but iirc the robots weren’t “controlled” by flickies in adventure, they were powered by them

[@jeremymklinger]

Good correction thank you 👍

[@bluntizard4481]

I kept feeling like shouting "ROBOTNIK!" every time I heard Eggman. My memory has that villain as Dr. Ivo Robotnik

[@RobsonLanaNarvy]

You forgot his attempt at the freight marketing in 95, when woody and Buzz has to reach Andy before is too late

[@P-P-Panda]

The way you avoided saying Eggman Nega 😭

[@Angie2343]

In two of the DIC cartoons, Robotnik was NOT useless. He actually CONQUERED Mobius.

[@BBMacsWorld]

I did not know he had a first name 👀

[@apexhunter935]

Can we get a video on how useless toad is?

[@user-zh3nm5tm2v]

What if you rated the main characters, like Mario, Sonic and Link? Pretty silly but it came through my mind a while ago

[@gameuniverse5973]

Like by how impressive the threat and stakes they stop are with how difficult it is

[@Mr-Hamter-yt]

I've never realised how much Dr. Robotnik acts like Hitler.

[@Geomaster97]

Please Rank how Usable (Aka How oftem they would the best choice for the game) Pikachu is in every Pokemon Game (Including Mustery Dungeon and Pokepark)

[@NatSnack]

No Knuckles' Chaotix where the bad ending involves a giant Mecha Sonic burning a city down?

[@terrancedixon248]

4:48 But he’s going go higher

[@Angel_Jose724]

Imagine Conquer the world and telling your enemies 💀

[@marcus7984]

I'd put him in SA2 in elite.

[@mayborneflower]

7:11 - You kinda glossed over the parts where Eggman and Eggman Nega beat up Blaze with the Egg Salamander to get the Sol Emeralds, used the Sol Emeralds to tap into The Power of the Stars (a primordial cosmic power that can reshape the multiverse), almost merged Sonic’s universe with the Sol Dimension with the now Super-level Egg Salamander, and took on two Super forms at once in an even fight. Also, the Egg Salamander is one of the few Eggman machines that can outright hurt a Super form. So this is easy bump to Pretty Menacing.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

I'd have to rate the Sonic Advance games higher, since he succeeds in kidnapping all of Sonic's friends in 2, everyone but Sonic and Tails in 3, and intentionally splits the world in 3.

[@alesbro0377]

in 06 after all he still does a lot to stop sonic and friends, apart from wanting to harness the princess power, the usual bases full of robots, he makes sonic and dark team fall into a trap blocking them into the future so he could do what he wanted, and escaped sonic many times with the princess, the real bad thing would have happened because of a malfunction killing him and elise but sonic avoided that, but in the final area i recall that he helped coordinate as usual the other characters to fetch the emeralds (this is at least what i remember)

[@brandonp7503]

Sonic Forces has C-tier gameplay with an S-tier story.

[@mr_snrub]

Pretty Menacing? HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT OBAMA!

[@Nov-5062]

I don't mind Eggman's design in 06, I think it's pretty cool. Here I said it

[@Torraduke]

I'd consider Eggman in Sonic Adventure 2 pretty elite! I mean he pissed on the moon!

[@lagg_mann]

Pls do video about how useless toad is 😭🙏

[@kolkagaming1234]

I don’t know if Dr Eggman is a better scientist than Dr Wily.

[@dreamyangel4638]

Pretty nice video. I've been liking a lot of these ranking videos. One question: I notice you haven't been included "Sonic and the Secret Rings" and "Sonic and the Black Knight," in these rankings. Do you mind if I ask the reason?