E-123 "Omega" is a powerful and dangerous battle robot created by Dr. Eggman in 3236 as the 123rd and final unit of the E-100 Series line. Although kept in storage for over a year, Omega was finally released in the year 3237 with a mission to destroy the rogue robot E-102 Gamma. Although successful in his mission, Gamma managed to reprogram Omega to grant him free will before being destroyed. Following this and a conversation with Shadow (who had been sent to recruit Gamma by G.U.N.), Omega decided to follow in his "brother's" footsteps and fight the Eggman Empire as an agent of the United Federation's defence forces, the Guardian Units of the Nation. His first mission as a G.U.N. agent was to accompany Shadow and Rouge as part of the newly formed Team Dark to the Special Zone to retrieve a Chaos Emerald, which they did successfully after some complications made by the Zone's master, Feist.
Creation
Omega was built in 3236 and designed as the one hundred and twenty third and final model of Eggman's E-100 Series robots, specifically made for combat against Eggman's greatest enemy, Sonic the Hedgehog. But he wasn't activated until a year later and had been left in storage for all that time.[1]First Mission
Added by SonicMario96Gaining Free Will and Joining G.U.N.
After Shadow arrived seconds after E-102's destruction, "Gamma" spoke through Omega, informing them that he uploaded his coding into Omega. The coding integrated into Omega and the two entities became one.[12] With a new feeling of purpose, Omega was convinced by Shadow to join G.U.N. and fight against the Eggman Empire like Gamma would have, and to also get his revenge on Eggman for keeping him in storage and wasting his potential.[13] After Omega created a grave marker made out of rocks for Gamma, he and Shadow were picked up by a G.U.N. helicopter and brought back to G.U.N. HQ[14] where Omega met Chief Commander Abraham Tower, who considered Omega as an excellent "replacement" for Gamma. Omega was then examined by Hope Kintobor, who was amazed to find out that half of Omega's body weight was in ammunition, jokingly calling him a "monster" when she discussed the examination with Shadow and Rouge in the recreation room later on.[14]Member of Team Dark
After Shadow and Rouge failed to obtain a Chaos Emerald from Feist in the Special Zone,[15] Shadow engaged in some violent training in G.U.N. HQ's gym with Omega, who noticed Shadow was "agitated" due to him wanting to fight Omega on his own instead of Omega starting it as usual. Omega said that Shadow should not let his failure concern him, as Omega had been cleared for active duty and would accompany Shadow and Rouge on their next attempt to obtain an emerald in the Special Zone, saying they'll have an advantage with him because he will "blast" Feist, angering Shadow to which he knocked Omega to the floor. Omega was then left wondering if it was something he had said as he watched Shadow leave the gym.[16] After some discussion with Hope, Shadow was convinced by her that they would be better prepared for Feist next time and he then went to the Special Zone again[17][18][19][20] with Rouge and Omega as part of the newly formed Team Dark.[21] Upon arrival, Omega immediately wished to consume both the Zone and Feist, who had called him a "tin soldier", with "fire", but Shadow denied him permission for the former, and told him to "Get in line" for the latter.[22] Omega and the rest of Team Dark were then given a new challenge by Feist; to retrieve the Chaos Emerald from the centre of a cube-shaped maze.[23] They found the emerald above a floor of spikes, but failed to retrieve it in time as Feist encased it within a wall of multi-coloured gems which they failed to penetrate in time.[24][25] Feist then teleported Team Dark and the emerald out of the maze and began to mock them. The trio then initiated "Plan B", much to Omega's pleasure. Omega, as part of the plan, attacked Feist with his weapons full in the face as a distraction while Rouge and Shadow stole the emerald from the zone's master.[25] Feist became enraged by this, but Team Dark escaped thanks to Shadow's use of Chaos Control that had been enhanced by the power of the Chaos Emerald, much to Omega's displeasure as he had five salvos left.[26][27] Omega and the two Mobians then returned to G.U.N. HQ, and Rouge complimented Omega on his work, earning an embarrassed look from the robot who said it was "only a small megaton of ordinance". Shadow then gave Commander Tower the Chaos Emerald, who was more than satisfied with their success at making G.U.N. an even greater "force to reckon with".[28]Abilities
Omega is described as being a "walking arsenal"[8] due to being equipped with over three dozen forms of weaponry mainly concealed in his arms (somewhat similar to that of Grounder) and upper body. His armoury consists of rapid-fire machine guns, flamethrowers, lasers blasters, missile launchers, cannons and many more weapons,[11] giving him "more firepower than all of the old Badnik horde combined."[3] The ammunition needed to fill these weapons is said, by Hope Kintobor, to make up half his overall body weight.[14] He has also displayed considerable physical strength, making him capable of destroying thick trees by either smashing them with his metal fists or using his claws to slash through them.[9] Omega also tends to break G.U.N.'s training equipment when using it because of his strength. Although Omega is primarily a "walking arsenal," he seems to also have been programmed with a limited knowledge of hand-to-hand combat, as he could deflect some of Shadow's attacks during a sparring match while attempting to get in some of his own but to no avail, only for Shadow to push him to the floor once he became aggravated.[29] All his abilities make him a capable opponent against many enemies, whether they are advanced fighter robots, beings with enhanced Mobian and alien abilities, or even entities with god-like powers.Omega is equipped with remarkably strong armour that can withstand powerful laser blasts by elite fighter robots such as Gamma,[6] and strong fast blows from powerful opponents such as Shadow.[7] Omega can also utilize a jet booster built into his back to help accelerate and fly long distances, making him somewhat fast.[22][23][24]
Omega can use radio waves to talk with other Eggman robots[8][9] and has sensors that allow him to detect energy signatures in various objects, areas, and beings.[30][12] Some of his weapons seem to be specifically made for combat with Sonic, such as his arm cannon that was able to capture and launch Shadow when he performed a spin-dash, one of Sonic's signature moves.[8] Omega is equipped with anti-virus systems to "purge" any malicious programs and make sure he doesn't get infected.[12] Omega also seems to be made to go across different terrains as well since he was able to get around the snow laden mountains with ease and could smash trees with his bare hands, which are natural obstacles that could get in his way all over Mobius.[9]
Personality
Like many of Eggman's other robots, Omega was programmed with a limited personality, but thanks to Gamma's upload, it expanded a considerable amount and gave him free will.[9] At first, Omega was only a rather rebellious character, immediately refusing his first mission from Eggman out of anger as he believed it to be beneath him as he was made to destroy Eggman's greatest foe, not a defective robot. He, like many other of Eggman's robots, also seemed to fear his creator when he threatened to shut him back down for a decade after not wanting to carry out his first orders.[3] His trait of rebellion later developed immensely thanks to Gamma, where Omega all out betrayed Eggman and went to work for G.U.N. to fight the Eggman Empire as part of Team Dark and get his revenge, ending his fear of his creator.[31]Omega is somewhat arrogant and prideful, making him think other Eggman robots (especially older models) and his enemies are inferior to him, that he is the most powerful and will jump at any chance to prove so (usually through battle with another),[6] no matter how powerful that being is.[22] Currently, Omega's only goals in life are to take revenge on Eggman for disabling him and carry on Gamma's mission.[11][12] His pride of being a destructive war machine is a major part of him, and even threatened to turn Shadow into "linked sausage" if he told anybody at G.U.N. he showed himself to be weaker than usual by building a grave marker and "whining" about not knowing his purpose in life.[13] Although his pride will make him do anything to prove how powerful he is (such as battling powerful opponents), Omega will not let it get in the way of his current mission objective and won't stop until it is complete.[7]
Despite the fact that Omega has received the more peaceful Gamma's programming, Omega still likes to use destructive methods,[25] battle with powerful opponents (even if they're his allies),[16] and purge things with "fire" no matter what the situation is,[22] (as long as it doesn't involve destroying life, as the very thought of it makes him "uneasy").[12] Stereotypical of most robots, Omega occasionally uses somewhat lengthy words, but most of the time uses casual Human speech.
Relationships
In respect to Omega's relationships, he has few, but the most significant was with Gamma, whom he showed respect for even before his greater personality came to be.[32]E-102 GammaEdit
E-102 Gamma is Omega's predecessor and it was the latter's first ever mission to hunt down and destroy the former.[2] When the time finally came for Omega to eliminate Gamma, Gamma had proven himself to be more than an average robot and more of an elite assassin and Omega gained some respect for him and said he'd give him a "glorious" destruction out of admiration.[10] Before he did destroy him, Gamma uploaded his programming into Omega and Omega gained free will and a sense of right,[11][12] which pushed him to join G.U.N. after building Gamma a gravemarker out of rocks.[14]Dr. EggmanEdit
His relationship with Eggman is one of revenge for never using him to destroy Sonic the Hedgehog.[1] Despite this he was loyal to Eggman until he had a change of heart. Now he helps fight Eggman with all of Team Dark.[13]Shadow the Hedgehog
At first, Omega's relationship with Shadow was that of an enemy,[6] but after gaining his new personality and emotions, Omega and Shadow appear to be on more peaceful grounds and may even be on its way toward friendship, although they do appear to have a small rivalry between each other which they express while training their fighting skills with each other.[16]Rouge the Bat
His relationship with Rouge seems to be on friendly terms as Rouge has actually felt free to be angry with Omega and call him things like "pyro" without fear,[22][26] and Omega even seemed a touch embarrassed when she complimented him on how he had taken on Feist after they had retrieved the Chaos Emerald.[28]Romance
Although Omega is a robot with emotions any living being has and has shown no strong romantic feelings towards anyone, he did show a touch of embarrassment when Rouge complimented him on doing a job well done with attacking Feist, possibly meaning he feels somewhat attracted to her.[28] It is likely that this is the only form of romantic feelings Omega will ever show, as Ian Flynn says while there is "definitely room to explore what extremely meager characterization Omega has," him having romantic feelings is "so far beyond the scope of his character right now that it is beyond serious consideration." [33] Three days after he made this statement, Flynn had Omega fall in love in his unofficial character role-playing Q&A in February 2009 with none other than NICOLE, after she stated that she, in theory, had destructive capabilities superior to Omega's own.[34]In Sonic Universe #22, after Omega is burned by Blaze, he is instantly impressed by her destructive power and even says "I like you! Let us burn things together". His crush is further shown in issue 24, when he personally speaks to Blaze as they're about to part. He takes an awkward pose, avoiding eye contact, and says "Er...Blaze?...You burn things very well. I-must-go-now-good-bye!"
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