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Template:Infobox 角色 Rotor Walrus（出生於3219年）是《Sonic the Hedgehog》漫畫書系列及其由Archie Comics出版的衍生漫畫中的主要主角之一。他是一隻mobian海象，是Knothole Freedom Fighters的關鍵成員，利用他對技術和機械的技能和知識，為Mobians對抗前獨裁者Dr. Ivo Robotnik以及自他去世以來的Dr. Eggman的勢力提供了優勢。跟隨Sonic the Hedgehog從太空返回後，Rotor減少了他的實地操作參與，並專注於提供數據和技術支持。在3237年，他被選為新Council of Acorn的成員。然而，當Ixis Naugus的操縱導致Nicole被不公正地從New Mobotropolis放逐時，Rotor立即因厭惡而辭去議會職務，並作為新Team Freedom的領導者全面回歸實地工作。
外觀
Rotor最初的漫畫設計主要基於他在《Sonic the Hedgehog》試播集中的對應角色；後來對他在電視節目中的顏色方案和總體外觀所做的更改從未被採納。因此，他通常比大多數角色都要大，並且有紫色的皮毛，前軀幹和鼻子是桃色的皮膚，腳趾和手指較深；他戴着一條藍綠色的類似彈藥帶的工具帶和一頂反戴的黃色帽子。像漫畫早期的許多角色一樣，Rotor起初有淺藍色的眼睛；它們後來被確定為綠色。
小時候，他穿着綠色的工裝褲。他短暫地戴過羊毛帽、襯衫和大墜飾，但他在設計上最大的變化是加入了眼鏡、棕色的飛行員夾克和輕微的頭髮綹。他短時間內戴過頸托。除了他的日常裝扮外，他有時被描繪穿着他的藍色和紅色的橡樹議會制服，直到他從議會辭職。作為「Iron Rotor」，Rotor穿着他的納米戰鬥服，一套黃色和灰色的服裝覆蓋了他的大部分身體。頭盔與服裝其餘部分分開，配有透明的面罩。
歷史
早年生活和家庭
Rotor來自Frozen North Sea的Walrus Island，他的家族是Walrus Herd的一部分。他的父親Sherman Walrus是Great War的老兵，作為Royal Army的一員與Jules、Bernadette和Sir Charles Hedgehog一起服役，擔任他們部隊的司機。[1] 連同Rotor的母親Georgette Walrus（以及可能是Rotor的神秘哥哥[2]），Sherman從Iceborough遷移，尋求為他的家庭提供更好的生活。[3] Rotor在Dr. Ivo Robotnik發動政變期間因教育目的在Mobotropolis，但隨着城市內其他孩子一起被疏散到Knothole Village。他的父親在抵抗Robotnik的接管中喪生，而他的母親——那時懷着他的弟弟Skeeter Walrus——返回了Northern Tundra。[3] Rotor的哥哥的命運未知，儘管假定他被機器化。[2] 受Original Freedom Fighters的啟發，Rotor與Sonic、Princess Sally、Antoine D'Coolette和年輕的Miles "Tails" Prower一起組成了Knothole Freedom Fighters，在原始小組滅亡後。[4][5][6] 他對強大武器的迷戀——源於聽父親講述大戰的故事——加上他的工程努力有時帶來的災難性結果，為他贏得了「Boomer」這個綽號。[3]
Knothole自由戰士
當Sonic得知Robotnik據說開發了一種強大的炸彈（實際上是一個用來處理蟲害問題的蟲子炸彈）時，Rotor加入了Sonic和Sally，通過一場假抗議來欺騙Robotnik，然後他偽裝成Robotnik偷走炸彈（由於他的體型，這是一項輕而易舉的任務）。不幸的是，Robotnik想到了偽裝成Rotor來欺騙自由戰士，但混亂很快就被解決了。後來，他和Sonic旅行到Mobius的南部地區，兩人目睹了無助的Bunnie Rabbot被兩個SWATbots捕獲，準備機器化。儘管Sonic去救她，但由於他被繩索與Rotor連接，暫時被阻止。在救出部分機器化的Bunnie後，兩人將她帶回Knothole Village，她成為自由戰士的一員。[7]
當Sonic失憶並被Dr. Robotnik說服攻擊自由戰
士時，Rotor的安全系統檢測到放在Sonic身上的微型發射器，用以提供Knothole的位置。Rotor試圖阻止Sonic進入他們的秘密藏身處，但Sonic相對容易地繞過了他。[8] 最終Sonic的記憶被恢復，並移除了裝置。[9]
Rotor後來開發了「Neuro-Overrider」，一種設備，允許被機器化的Mobian保持自由意志。Sally希望使用這個設備讓自己被機器化，以便她能夠潛入Robotropolis並偷走一個機器化裝置，學習如何逆轉其效果。然而，Neuro-Overrider在Sally被機器化時脫落，她被剝奪了自由意志。她最終被Dulcy the Dragon安全恢復到正常狀態。[10]
尋找族群
在收到來自北海的母親的求救信號後，Rotor駕駛他的Bathysphere前往那裏查看情況。到達後，Rotor發現他的家人和整個Walrus Herd都被Dr. Robotnik的Neuron Bomb控制了思想。當他發現Robotnik希望凍結整個星球時，Rotor試圖逃跑並警告他的朋友們，但被一個Icebot打入海中。[11] 他很快被兩名Arctic Freedom Fighters，Sealia Seal和Augustus the Polar Bear救起。然後三人設法滲透進Walrus Herd，Rotor試圖解放他們的思想控制。然而，整個Herd攻擊了Rotor，儘管Sealia和Augustus設法將他救出並帶到安全地帶。Rotor發誓要返回並將他的家族從Robotnik的思想控制中解放出來。[12]
繼續對抗Robotnik
在Knothole自由戰士（除Sonic外）被Robotnik的生化武器感染後，Rotor設法通知Sonic所發生的事情，然後失去了意識。Sonic使用縮小射線變得微小，進入Rotor體內，協助他的Aunti Body對抗French Frirus和Paris-Site。Sonic成功了，Rotor和其他人恢復了健康。[13]
此後，Rotor試圖對Sonic的叔叔Chuck進行去機器化處理。儘管他努力嘗試，Chuck仍然是一個Robian。[14]
不久後，Rotor創建了一個遙控器
，使自由戰士能夠前往Zone of Silence並尋找Sally的父親King Max。然而，由於King Max處於某種咒語之下，自由戰士無法將他帶回Mobius Prime，被迫返回。[15]
後來，Rotor在議會上審查了Sonic使用Neuro-Overrider並允許自己被機器化的想法。Rotor和其他議會成員一樣反對，稱這個想法風險太大。在Sonic被Nack the Weasel捕獲並機器化後，Rotor幫助準備Bunnie以防禦Mecha Sonic。在Bunnie被擊敗和Knuckles the Echidna被擊暈後，Rotor設法在他墜落時用網捕捉到了Echidna。[16] 當Knuckles恢復意識時，他遭受了錯覺，並因為（由於他的體重）他認為Rotor是Robotnik而攻擊了Rotor。然而Sally設法使Knuckles恢復了理智，戰鬥繼續。Rotor監督使用Neuro-Overrider在Knuckles身上，允許他在成為Mecha Knuckles與Mecha Sonic戰鬥時保持自由意志。戰鬥結束後，Rotor與Nicole合作將受損的Mecha Sonic轉換回Mobian。[17]
幾周後，Rotor用他的Neutralizer幫助Sonic前往Zone of Silence，並最終成功從Zone of Silence中救出King Max。[18][19] 在此之後，Rotor與Dr. Quack合作創建了Dream Watcher，以便他們能夠查看King Max的心靈並將他從昏迷狀態中喚醒。Sonic設法做到了這一點，儘管King Max仍然處於結晶狀態。[19]
幾天後，Rotor向Sonic展示了他的新武器，「Party-Hearty Quadra Sonic Rock 'N' Roller」，以及他的Remote Scanner。同一天，自由戰士發現自己與Knuckles the Echidna一起與Anti-Knuckles和Anti-Sonic作戰。然後他們前往Anti Mobius，在那裏他們發現Dr. Ivo Robotnik正在從Sunken Island的Chaos Emeralds竊取能量。在Robotnik被傳送回Mobius Prime後，Rotor對於他在這場風波中從未得到使用他的Remote Scanner感到失望。[20]
! 在Operation: EndGame期間，Rotor在Knothole時，Dr. Robotnik到達現場。Rotor說：「Robotnik在Knothole？這輩子不可能！」他試圖用Party-Hearty Quadra Sonic Rock 'N' Roller向Robotnik開火。Robotnik設法使槍的爆炸相位消失並將其摧毀，同時劫持了整個村莊。[21][22] Rotor和Tails後來設法潛入下水道系統，但在試圖逃跑時被Combot捕獲。[23]
返回族群
由於Ultimate Annihilator導致Dr. Robotnik的死亡，Rotor決定返回族群。[24] 當他回到族群時，他感到欣慰和驚訝地發現，由於Ultimate Annihilator的發射，族群已經恢復了自由意志。他在Walrus族群中度過了幾周，與他的母親和弟弟Skeeter享受時光。然而，當Robo-Robotnik前往Mobius Prime並取代已故的Dr. Robotnik時，Rotor並不知情。因此，當族群突然再次受到精神控制時，Rotor不知道發生了什麼。Rotor藏在他的Bathysphere中，族群設法損壞了它並導致它下沉。Rotor被Arctic Freedom Fighters救出，他們告訴他Robotnik已經回來了。[25]
對抗Eggman的行動
返回Mobotropolis（他不知道它被Robo-Robotnik重新征服），Rotor發現自己與Mina Mongoose相遇，不久之後與Sonic相遇。這群人返回到Knothole，Rotor開始與其他自由戰士一起在Knothole高中就讀。[26][27][28]
在自由戰士得知Sword of Acorns可以恢復Robians的自由意志後，Rotor請求他們也使用它來恢復被控制的族群的自由意志。返回Walrus Island，Rotor在Walrus建造的石油鑽塔上放置了炸彈，而Sally使用Sword of Acorns恢復了族群的自由意志。[29]
在Sonic在太空中的一年裏，Rotor通過構建更強大的武器，在對Robotnik的戰爭中提升了自己的地位。不幸的是，他的努力不僅導致了機械人的毀滅，還導致了包括Larry Lynx在內的其他自由戰士受傷。對自己的所作所為感到震驚的Rotor決定永遠不再製造武器，儘管他後來協助構建了Metal Sonic Troopers來保衛Knothole。他後來感到這個決定是對他誓言的背叛，儘管他也意識到他的努力可能做得過頭了。[30][31]
Rotor繼續以任何可能的方式幫助他的朋友，甚至充當Tommy Turtle的准導師，幫助他適應新生活。不幸的是，這段關係在Tommy被A.D.A.M.奴役後結束，導致他在Egg Fleet的槍下死亡。[32][33]
Rotor也是在Knothole的毀滅中被Eggman捕獲的許多居民之一，儘管倖存者的快速行動導致了一次成功的救援任務。然而，他在Knothole毀滅期間推開Tails以使其免於倒塌的屋頂下的背部受傷，使他一段時間無法參與自由戰士的活動。[34][35]
議會成員
Rotor被選為新Council of Acorn的成員，這是一個由六名選舉成員和King Elias組成的團體，旨在為王國帶來急需的政治變革。[36][37] 然而，Rotor發現自己處於更危險的情況中，而不是從戰鬥的壓力中獲得休息：Knuckles的宿敵，由Chaos Emerald驅動的實體Enerjak，由於Dark Legion科學家Dr. Finitevus的策劃而重生，意圖征服Mobius。他和其他議會成員被Dimitri告知了這個問題，但投票決定在收集更多信息之前不採取行動。[37] 幸運的是，這個問題很快被Sonic和守護者Locke的努力解決了。[38]
後來，當Rotor在Freedom HQ時，他被他的反Mobius對應者，Boomer，攻擊，Boomer嘲笑他無法自衛。Rotor因為無法幫助保衛Freedom HQ而被反抗隊伍攻擊，由於他的頸部受傷而哭泣。相反，他逃離現場聯繫Chaotix報告情況，後來投票支持重新奪回Freedom HQ的任務，但被議會其他成員否決。[39][40][41] 他後來協助Sonic前往Moebius，這是Sally下達的命令，後來當她因違反議會關於Sonic的命令而受審時，Rotor站出來為她辯護。[42] 在對Eggdome的最後推進中，他為自由戰士和Chaotix提供了後援；在Egg Phoenix被摧毀後，Rotor架設了一個力場發生器，讓自由戰士可以結束這一天，但他自己沒有得到任何睡眠，而是準備了與新Mobotropolis的視覺連結。他後來留下來，而其他人進行了最後的攻擊。[43][44] 在Sonic成功擊敗Eggman後，Rotor幫助他們乘坐吉普車回家慶祝勝利。[45]
Their victory was cut short as the Iron Dominion took over the empire, which the Freedom Fighters would learn from Monkey Khan.[46] When the Iron Queen took control of Nicole and thus all of New Mobotropolis, Castle Acorn was sealed shut, trapping the royal family and Council of Acorn within.[47] Rotor was later revealed to have been taken prisoner and was among those brought to the Coliseum for public "legionization"—a process that forcefully converts a Mobian into a brainwashed Dark Legion cyborg. When Rotor was brought out before Snively, who was in charge of the operation, he angrily reminded the Overlander that they had worked together in the past; smugly dismissing this, Snively was caught by surprise when Rotor suddenly attacked the Legionnaires holding him, subduing them simultaneously before lunging at a terrified Snively. Unfortunately, Rotor's heroic efforts were quickly halted by his injured back flaring up. Fortunately, Amy Rose, Antoine and Geoffrey St. John soon appeared, and Amy destroyed the operating table to which Rotor was being dragged, scattering the villains and saving the walrus.[48]
Final Time Saving The Herd
With the threat of the Iron Dominion ended, Rotor and his fellow council members set about revising the new constitution of the Republic of Acorn. As such, Rotor did not accompany Sonic and Sally to become a member of the Wolf Pack Nation despite having been invited.[49] Just as Sonic and Sally helped resolve a crisis there, however, Rotor was informed by Hamlin that the Arctic Freedom Fighters had called in with news that a Dark Egg Legion chapter had captured the Walrus Herd.[50]
After learning of the situation, Sonic invited Rotor to go along with him, though Hamlin was quick to deny the Hedgehog's request, and Rotor agreed that he planned to stay in the city. However, after having Nicole meet him at his house, he informed her that he had every intention of going to aid the Herd, requesting that she construct a suit of armor from the nanites for him. Departing, he flew to the Northern Tundra, contemplating his previous actions as a Freedom Fighter and determining that he would retire permanently once this mission was completed. Before he got to the battlefield, however, he was dragged out of the air by Silver the Hedgehog.[31] Engaging Silver briefly in battle, Rotor found himself helpless. Silver then accused him of not being "Boomer" Walrus, and then of being a traitor to the Freedom Fighters. Silver attempted to short Rotor's battle armor and use his telekinesis to halt him, but when Rotor explained what was at stake with the safety of his Herd and the Tundra area as a whole, Silver agreed to help him. When they arrived, they quickly found Dr. Eggman's nearby base, and found a neural interface Eggman could use to control the herd personally. Silver used it to send a psychic pulse, breaking the Herd's mind control and also scrambling the Orca members of the Dark Egg Legion in the area. Silver later said he also sent a signal that would forever block the Walrus Herd from future mind control attempts. He also figured out for himself that Rotor was indeed "Boomer", but the information he had about him was out-of-date.[51]
Naugus and Nicole
When Geoffrey St. John seemingly betrayed Sonic during a mission and went MIA, the Council of Acorn was unsure of how to respond, as they had no way of knowing if Geoffrey, leader of the Secret Service, was working on secret orders.[52][53] Additionally, they were left to deal with ever-increasing public concern over Nicole's control of the city.[54] Unknown to everyone, these issues became tied as Geoffrey, working with Ixis Naugus, manipulated the public's fears of Nicole in order to set Naugus up as a potential savior of the people and giving his bid to take control of the Republic of Acorn more sway. Rotor pushed his fellow councilors to discuss the issue with Nicole, as the AI had been emotionally hurt by the public's increased fear and hatred of her, but when they were about to do so, Naugus himself arrived before the council, claiming the crown as rightfully his. Rotor was vehemently opposed to this, even going so far as to attempt to rally the other former Freedom Fighters among the council, but thanks to the wizard's ability to twist and amplify negative emotions, everyone soon began bickering with each other. Eventually, to Sonic and Rotor's displeasure, it was decided that the matter be dealt with formally and that Naugus be given a chance to argue his claim. However, all were taken by surprise by the unexpected launch of the new Death Egg Mark 2.[55][56]
As the Freedom Fighters united to head into battle, the Royal Guard began ushering the council to the safety of the Royal Military Headquarters. However, Rotor ducked out with the intention of returning home to change into his nanite suit and join his friends in battle. He began changing when suddenly, the Genesis Wave enveloped Mobius.[57]
Genesis
After the Genesis Wave had rewritten the Prime Zone, Rotor's reality underwent a significant change.[58] Soon after, Sonic found himself in a strange but oddly familiar setting; he eventually came across a prison pod and released those inside it, who introduced themselves as Sally Acorn, Antoine Depardieu and Boomer Walrus, having seemingly never met before. The group explained that they believed one Dr. Eggman to be responsible for several recent kidnappings, and Boomer added that he might be behind the increased number of earthquakes lately. Sonic agreed to help them hunt down the doctor. In the Marble Zone, they were attacked by Eggman's robots; Boomer captured and disabled a Caterkiller with his bare hands, impressing Sonic, and then set to reprogramming a damaged Buzzbomber, thinking it would be good to have the extra help. He did not want to stoop to Eggman's level and force a small animal to act as the robot's power supply, however, but Sally was able to get a Flicky bird to volunteer. This proved useful, as Boomer later used the Buzzbomber to airlift himself and Antoine to safety. Eventually, Sonic caught up to Dr. Eggman and fought him, forcing the doctor to retreat; Boomer was thoroughly impressed, and the group continued on to an underground tunnel they believed would lead them to the doctor's lair.[59] After becoming separated from Antoine in the Labyrinth Zone, Boomer and his comrades pressed on through the Star Light Zone and finally into the Scrap Brain Zone, where Boomer almost fell down a pit. Soon, the group found Eggman deep with his Scrap Brain Zone base, as well as a waterlogged Antoine. After dealing with Eggman's final machine of death, Sonic sent the doctor hurtling out of his base in his destroyed Egg Mobile. As Boomer and the heroes watched as the Doctor descended, Sonic voiced his inkling that they hadn't seen the last of the dictator.[60]
With the matter of the mysterious earthquakes still shaking things up, the heroes set out to find the cause, now accompanied by Sonic's buddy Tails. After making it out of the Chemical Plant Zone in one piece, Sonic decided that he wants to head directly to Eggman's new base. Taking Tails, Boomer and the others were left to make their way through the Oil Ocean Zone.[61] There, they were nearly wiped out by aerial badniks. Nonetheless, they soon made it to the center of the refinery and shut off the oil pipelines, leaving Eggman's bases without power. When Sonic set off another Genesis Wave aboard the Death Egg, now high up in space, Boomer began to panic as everything around him started whiting out, but a smiling Sally assured the walrus that everything would be fine; while baffled by the fact that she referred to him as "Rotor" during this exchange, he nonetheless trusted his friend in her certainty, as the planet completely faded to white.[62]
Return to Duty
When the Prime Zone returned to its original state, Rotor found himself in his home, midway into changing out of his councilors uniform. Rotor struggled to recall why he was doing this, before glancing out of the window and noticing the new Death Egg glaring down over the city; it all came back to him. He was in the process of donning his nanite suit in order to join the Freedom Fighters in combating the flying fortress, but as he caught sight of the Tornado and Freedom Fighter Special zipping around in the sky, he realized the city needed him to do his duty as a part of the council.[57]
In the aftermath of Eggman's Operation: Clean Sweep, Sally was roboticized, while Naugus took advantage of New Mobotropolis' fear of Nicole, unwittingly caused by Mina, to save the city from a Titan Metal Sonic and usurp Elias as king. When the Council took a vote to exile Nicole to Freedom HQ, everyone but Rotor voted to do so because it was what the people wanted. Rotor was so disgusted and upset by the turnout that he resigned from the council right then and there.[63]
With Sally's roboticization, Antoine's severe injuries, and Bunnie's departure, the Knothole Freedom Fighters were forced to disband. However, Rotor, along with Sonic, Tails, and Amy, successfully convinced the Council (sans Naugus) to approve two new Freedom Fighter teams: Team Freedom, who would protect the city itself, and Team Fighters, who would pursue Eggman's forces. Rotor himself used a special power suit that circumvented his back injury and let him return to active duty.[64]
As the leader, Rotor accepted Big the Cat, Cream the Rabbit, and Cheese, and also rebuilt Heavy and Bomb, bringing the roster to six members. Though Naugus continued to dismiss the group's reliability, Team Freedom proved their worth when the community center collapsed due to an unseen attack by Tails Doll; with Naugus incapacitated due to inner personal matters, Rotor and his team sprang into action and successfully stopped the collapse, simultaneously gaining public support and discrediting Naugus.[65] The team further distinguished themselves when the Death Egg returned to the city, launching Egg SWATs and Team Metal. Bravely leading his new team, Rotor activated the shield generator only for it to be destroyed, and then assigned Cream to lead civilians to safety while the more seasoned members of the group continued fighting. Naugus arrived on the scene and attempted to prove Team Freedom's superfluousness with a blast of crystalline magic on some Egg Swats, only for his body to undergo a hideous and painful mutation. Grudgingly complimenting the wizard's skill in the hopes of getting him back into the fight, Rotor defended his unwanted king and called on Big to carry him to safety. He then went up against Metal Tails, and was able to destroy the robot after Elias-working with his new Secret Freedom Fighters-damaged the robot with a crossbow bolt. The team celebrated their victory, though Rotor came to suspect that they had been aided from the shadows.[66]
Rotor's next task was nothing as dangerous-using his suit's ability to interact with the nanites, he opened a door with a broken lock affected by Larry Lynx's jinx. Penelope thanked him for his assistance, joking that he couldn't seem to stop working for the council between leading Team Freedom and working with the nanites. She asked him if he "unclog[ged] drains too" to which Rotor replied that he could and that he would just need to get Big so that he could use his fishing rod.[67] Shortly afterwards, Rotor and the rest of Team Freedom attended a concert held by Mina Mongoose that was aimed at raising support for bringing Nicole back to the city. When the stage unexpectedly collapsed-again courtesy of Tails Doll-Rotor and his team leaped into action to save Mina and her band, the Forget Me Knots.[68] Rotor also rushed to Antoine's room at the hospital when Metal Sonic v3.7 took him hostage, but arrived to find the robot gone.[69]
Rotor later joined Nicole at the ribbon cutting for the restored Castle Acorn, where he assured the AI that the people had no reason to distrust her. He also expressed gratitude at the absence of both Naugus and Geoffrey, though Nicole chastised him for being so unkind given Naugus' condition. After learning of her efforts to complete a device created for the wizard's benefit, he remarked that she was too kind, but was then shocked as the castle began to crumble. He then asked whether the foundation was failing, but was informed that something was affecting the nanites. Cream then approached him with the theory that Tails Doll was behind it, though she was initially embarrassed by her convoluted explanation. Rotor was quick to praise her reasoning, and decided to put the theory to the test. Their suspicions were proved correct as Tails Doll, believing Team Freedom to be occupied, entered the city power station only to find the heroes lying in wait. Unfortunately, they were then forced to face the robot's true power as it used a number of reprogrammed nanites to create a demonic new form for itself. The monster's objectives were simple: destroy the power generator, allow Robotropolis' radioactivity to enter the city, and eliminate Team Freedom. However, the battle was cut short when he along with Team Freedom were caught up in a second Genesis Wave.[70]
- Note: From this point, Rotor's history continues from his new life in the altered timeline.
Personality
Rotor is usually a very calm, easygoing and a bit clumsy individual, rarely showing aggression. However, he despises Dr. Robotnik and anyone who follows the latter's beliefs, and do whatever he can to oppose it, time and time again proving himself valiant and courageous throughout the war for his planet. He is very defensive of his family and friends, and stands as a trusted friend to everyone who knows him, willing to help them in any way possible. During Sonic's time in space, Rotor became vehemently opposed to the use of firearms due to accidents caused by weapons he had designed to help fight Dr. Robotnik in Sonic's absence.
His talent for designing weapons is something he became reluctant to make use of, having constructed weapons during Sonic's absence that inflicted friendly fire-fortunately nonlethal-upon other Freedom Fighters. However, he remains a determined aid to the Freedom Fighters in creating other useful gadgetry. Despite his preferences, he did assist Sir Charles in creating the Metal Sonic Troopers.[10][11][19][20][31][71]
Powers and abilities
As a Walrus, Rotor is a bulky fighter with high physical strength, enhanced durability and an adept swimmer, and his endurance is top-notch as well. However, his greatest talent lies in his mechanical abilities. Rotor is a mechanical super genius, a quick thinker and very insightful, adept at creating tools and machines for use in the war against Dr. Robotnik and beyond, as well as deciphering new technology. He is known for his numerous creations that aided the Freedom Fighters early on. Some of these include the Bathysphere and the infamous Neuro-Overrider, which would theoretically retain one's free will even if they were roboticized. Rotor also assisted Dr. Quack in keeping the crystallized King Max alive by providing him with medical technology and later helped his patients Geoffrey St. John and Hershey Cat by creating nanites to destroy the nanoprobes Eggman had infected them with. Other inventions include the Party-Hearty Quadra Sonic Rock 'N' Roller and the Remote Scanner, as well as designing his own suit of nanite battle armor.
On a few occasions he has proved to be quite a marksman with firearm-like weapons as well, both with sniping and general marksmanship.
Equipment
Iron Rotor
The Iron Rotor battle suit is probably Rotor's most dynamic invention. In addition to giving him the support to overcome back injury, it enables him to take flight and employ projectile weaponry against opponents.
Trivia
- By mistake, Rotor was named Boomer in the earliest issues of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. It was corrected in issue #6, as well as reprints for these early stories. However, in the letters page, when a fan asked the deal with Rotor's old name, it was explained that "Boomer" was actually a nickname the character had in his childhood; some stories depicting the Freedom Fighters in their childhood even have him addressed as Boomer. Ironically, this error later provided the basis for a Silver plotline, in which he found Rotor listed as Boomer in a record of the early Freedom Fighters and came to the conclusion that they were separate entities entirely. A further nod to this is that Anti-Rotor's true name is Boomer to distinguish himself from regular Rotor.
- In the period where the timeline was reset due to Dr. Eggman's "Operation: Clean Sweep", he is again referred to as "Boomer Walrus".
- In Sonic the Hedgehog #148, Rotor reacts to Fiona Fox discovering a gun stating "The Freedom Fighters never use guns. Never have, never will.". However, this is a contradiction of his use of the "Party-Hearty Quadra Sonic Rock 'N' Roller" gun which he created. Sonic the Hedgehog #215 fixed this plothole by saying back in the olden days he used home-made guns, and it wasn't until he'd accidentally injured fellow Mobians, such as Larry Lynx, that he vowed never to use guns again. This was further elaborated In the Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia by stating he would contradict himself as a result.
- In Sonic: Evolution of a Hero, it is stated that Rotor helped in educating Tails to genius level intellect.
- When wearing his battle suit during combat, he has a striking resemblance to the Bad-Box-Art Mega Man from Street Fighter X Tekken.
- Rotor's yellow cap was a gift from his mother.[12]
Gallery
Concept artwork
另見
Notes
參考資料
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #77, "Tales of the Great War Part 5: For Better or Worse..."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 引用錯誤：無效的
<ref>標籤，未定義名稱為Aas的參考文獻內容文字。 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia, "Rotor the Walrus"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #142, "The Original Freedom Fighters Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #143, "The Original Freedom Fighters Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic Super Special #5, "When You and I Were Young, Sally"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #3, "Rabbot Deployment!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #27, "A Scrambled Hedgehog Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #28, "Saturday Night's Alright for a Fight!"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #29, "Steel-belted Sally".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #31, "Tundra Road Part One"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #32, "Tundra Road Part Two"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #33, "Let's Get Small!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #34, "To 'Bot or Not To 'Bot!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #36, "Heart of Darkness"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #39, "Race Against the Machine"
- ↑ Sonic & Knuckles: Mecha Madness Special, "Mecha Madness"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #41, "...And One Shall Save Him!"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #43, "The Dream Zone"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #44, "Black and Blue and Red All Over"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #48, "Sonic the Fugitive"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #49, "Escape from the Floating Island"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #50, "The Big Goodbye"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #72, "I, Robotnik!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #85, "Home & Back"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #91, "Crash!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #94, "New Order"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #96, "The Messenger"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #109, "I Herd It Through the Pipeline"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #158, "System Configuration"
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #215, "Family Matters Part One"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #168, "Order From Chaos Part One: The Gathering"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #169, "Order From Chaos Part Two: The Great Harmony"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #175, "Eggman Empire"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #177, "Home, New Home"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #179, "House of Cards Part Two: Royal Flush"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #180, "Preparations For War"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #184, "Chaos Angel"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #189, "A Bold New Moebius Part One: Unwelcome Guests!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #190, "A Bold New Moebius Part Two: Duality!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #191, "Metal and Mettle Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #197, "Consequences"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #198, "Phoenix-down!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #199, "Knocking On Eggman's Door"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #200, "Turn About Is Fair Play"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #201, "Change In Management"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #208, "Iron Dominion Part One"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #210, "Home Invasion Part One: Breaking and Entering"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #213, "Reigning Cats and Dogs Part One"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #214, "Reigning Cats and Dogs Part Two"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #216, "Family Matters Part Two"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #219, "In Service to the King Part One"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #220, "In Service to the King Part Two"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #222, "The World Can Wait"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #223, "Chaos and the Crown Part One: The Right to Rule"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #224, "Chaos and the Crown Part Two: Total Authority"
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2012, "Sonic: Genesis Awakenings - Rotor Walrus"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #225, "One Step Forward..."
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #226, "Genesis Part One: In the Beginning..."
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #227, "Genesis Part Two: Fate and Friends"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #228, "Genesis Part Three: Divide And Conquer"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #229, "Genesis Part Four: Reset"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #235, "Remember the Fallen"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #236, "Cry Freedom!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #236, "Leader of the Band"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #240, "Heroes Part Two: For the People"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #44, "Unsung Heroes Part Four: Fight the Power!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #241, "Unraveling"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #50, "Forged in Fire"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #247, "At All Costs Part One: Fate Interrupted"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #118, "Heart to Heart"
站外連結
- Rotor the Walrus/Pre-SGW at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.