Roboticized Masters

The Roboticized Masters are a group of Robian individuals who have been modified with Robot Master technology from the world of Mega Man. The concept was a collaboration between Doctors Eggman and Wily as a means to possess minions who could travel freely between their respective universes. Derived from Eggman's roboticization technique, the subject is turned into a robot based on Wily's design.

Creation
After Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily joined forces, they conceived the idea of the Roboticized Masters, and put the idea into action after firing the Genesis Wave. Due to the difficulties they had faced in sending their operatives from one world to another, they decided to create a group of minions who combined elements of both worlds and thus could travel freely between them. Teaming up two of their top operatives-Metal Sonic v3.8 and Bass-they had the pair kidnap Tails, Knuckles the Echidna, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Amy Rose from Mobius. After being transformed into their Roboticized Master forms, the group was sent to rob the Mega City Bank, where they where confronted by Proto Man. They quickly overwhelmed their opponent, only for Proto Man's robot brother, Mega Man, to arrive and join the fight. After a brief confrontation-during which Mega Man learned that the Masters could be briefly stunned by his charged Mega Buster shots-the group escaped onto Mobius with Mega Man in pursuit. The Masters managed to escape from him and return to the Wily Egg, with the exception of Tails Man remaining behind to observe an ensuing battle between Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog. (SU: #51, MM: #24)

Additions and Losses
The Chaotix trio of Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee were captured by the Copybot when looking for the whereabouts of Tails, Amy, and Knuckles. Later on when Silver the Hedgehog was talking to Sonic in Green Hill Zone, the Copybot managed to capture him as well. Later all four of them, along with Blaze the Cat, were converted into the newest Roboticized Masters: Vector Man, Espio Man, Charmy Man, Silver Man, and Blaze Woman. However, the group lost a member when Tails Man, who had followed Sonic and Mega Man back to Mega City, was restored to normal after Sonic and Mega Man combined their attacks against him and Mega Man utilized his copy powers on the paralyzed Robian. Shortly thereafter, having retrieved the final Chaos Emerald, the remaining Roboticized Masters were deployed against Sonic and Mega Man's team, which included Tails, Proto Man, and Rush as well. As a result of the battle, the Masters' forces were divided as Proto Man left to find Dr. Light, while the Roboticized Chaotix were restored to normal thanks to modifications made by Tails to Mega Man's Mega Buster to grant it the combined power of it's shots and Sonic's Spin-Dash. The remaining Masters, who had been sent after Proto Man, were further divided: Silver Man and Blaze Woman were recalled to the Wily Egg, Knuckles Man and Rose Woman remained on the hunt, and Shadow Man was teamed up with his Robot Master namesake. (StH: 248,249, SU: #51, #52, MM: #25)

Members

 * Tails Man (First to be De-Roboticized)
 * Knuckles Man (Ninth to be De-Roboticized)
 * Shadow Man (Fifth to be De-Roboticized)
 * Rose Woman (Eighth to be De-Roboticized)
 * Vector Man (Second to be De-Roboticized)
 * Charmy Man (Third to be De-Roboticized)
 * Espio Man (Fourth to be De-Roboticized)
 * Silver Man (Sixth to be De-Roboticized)
 * Blaze Woman (Seventh to be De-Roboticized)

Background Information

 * The Roboticized Masters represent a combination of themes from the Sonic and Mega Man franchises: the Roboticization process from Sonic, and the Robot Masters from Megaman.
 * Rose Woman is the only Roboticized Master whose name isn't taken from her organic self's first name.
 * Blaze Woman and Rose Woman are the only female Roboticized Masters.
 * Each of the Roboticized Masters has a designation of "EWN-00X", ending in a number determining their placement in the group. This is a further nod to the Roboticized Masters, who all have a similar designation in addition to an actual name. Presumably, the "EWN" designation refers to Eggman Wily Number. Knuckles Man, Shadow Man, Rose Woman, Silver Man, and Blaze Woman are listed (though not specifically) as being part of the group EWN-001 through EWN-005, while the Chaotix are listed similarly as being EWN-006 through 008. Tails Man was not identified by a particular number, though given his prototype status it is possible that he would be considered EWN-000, similar to Proto Man's status as DLN (Doctor Light Number) 000.