E-123 Omega

''This article is about the robot E-123 Omega who is the final in the E-100 Series sent to destroy E-102 Gamma. For the article about the robot E-102 Gamma who is the 2nd in the E-100 Series and helped Amy Rose escape from the Egg Carrier, see E-102 Gamma.''

E-123 Omega is an incredibly powerful and dangerous robot created by Dr. Eggman in 3236. He is part of the E-100 Series and serves as the final unit. He also bears a stricting resemblance to his predecessor E-102 Gamma. He was first dispatched by Dr. Eggman in 3237, after being left in storage for over a year, to hunt down and destroy his rogue "brother" Gamma.

Creation
Omega was built in 3236 and designed as the 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. (SU: #3)

First Mission
Eggman gave Omega his first mission of hunting down E-102 Gamma and destroying him. At first Omega refused as Eggman had left him in storage for over a year and he was built to destroy Sonic, but his mission was not to destroy Sonic but something lesser. Eggman then said that the hedgehog was his and his alone and that if Omega didn't follow his orders he'd be put back into storage for another decade. But Shadow the Hedgehog was also searching for Gamma by order of GUN to offer Gamma a position at GUN as the robot was beginning to wear down. (SU: #3)

Personality
Omega is a rather rebellious character, refusing point blank his first mission from Eggman out of anger as he believes 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, seems to also fear his creator when he threatened to shut him back down for a decade after showing this defiance. (SU: #3)

Background Information

 * Omega is significantly taller than his game counterpart, reaching a size over that of Eggman but in the games he is but an inch below five feet.
 * The previous writers of the comic did once have Omega as a possible character to be introduced in the issues following StH: #134, but the idea was scrapped. Current writer, Ian Flynn, also planned on using Omega in the milestone StH: #175, but SEGA asked that they not use him on both those occasions, and multiple times before. Why they didn't want Omega released into the comic earlier is unknown.
 * Omega and Shadow could be considered relatives since Shadow was created by Eggman's grandfather Gerald, and Omega was created by Eggman himself.
 * Omega has the capital Omega symbol (Ω) painted on the front of his left shoulder, in contrast to all the other E-100s, which had various lowercase Greek letters and unit numbers, possibly representing that he is the most powerful of Eggman's E-100 Series. Though, Eggman may have just used the capital letter because it's far more noticeable and well known than the lowercase (ω).
 * A nod is made to Omega's game backstory of being trapped in a room and never being able to prove his power to his creator, by having his comic backstory have him remain in storage for over a year and never get the opportunity to fulfill his original programming.

Other Uses in the Comic

 * Omega's design was used for Dr. Ivo Kintobor's Omega Care Unit with minor changes. Including colouring differences, the Omega symbol being replaced by the dove and olive branch peace sign, and changing the armaments to non-lethal weaponry. Although the early prototype designs for the care unit looked more like E-102 Gamma than Omega. The design was changed to be like Omega's because "it seemed to lend itself better to housing a mobian, and it seemed much more apt for her  [ Buns' ]  character." According to Ian Flynn.
 * Buns, who is the user of the Omega Unit, also made references to Omega as in-canon jokes. For example, while she was fighting Rosy the Rascal, she complains that the Omega Unit's weapons aren't very powerful and says "Ah wish ah'd been outfitted with somethin' a bit more proactive...like a missile launcher or somethin'." An obvious reference to Omega who has a missile launcher.