E-123 Omega


 * Omega redirects here. If you are searching for the care unit made by Dr. Ivo Kintobor, see Omega Care Unit. You may also be searching for E-102 Gamma.

E-123 Omega, or technically E-123 Ω, is an incredibly 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 Guardian Units of the Nation.

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. (SU: #3)

First Mission
After reactivating the war machine in the Eggdome in the ruins of New Megaopolis, Eggman gave Omega his first mission to hunt down and destroy E-102 Gamma. At first Omega refused as Eggman had left him in storage for over a year and he was built to destroy Sonic the Hedgehog, but his mission was to destroy something else. Eggman informed Omega that he alone would kill Sonic and threatened to put him back in storage for a decade if Omega did not follow orders. Omega then left to begin his mission as Eggman and Snively watched him leave from the landing bay of the Eggdome. (SU: #3)



After locating E-102 Gamma in the remote mountains hours later, Omega was forced to battle the rogue robot as well as G.U.N. agent Shadow the Hedgehog. Delighted to fight an opponent stronger than Sonic, Omega focused on Shadow until Gamma fired at him and Omega realized that his mission objective was there too. Shadow then attacked Omega and told Gamma to get to the extraction point while he distracted Omega. Intent on completing his mission, Omega temporarily disposed of Shadow by using his arm cannon to capture and blast him away. Omega then chased after Gamma and exchanged monologues via radio. While Omega stated how he was superior to Gamma in every way, Gamma pointed out that Omega's superiority had downsides that could be used to his advantage, and that his own downsides that Omega pointed out were advantages for him as well. Eventually, Gamma admitted he was outdated, just as Omega said and that the resistance forces would need something more than him to fight the Eggman Empire. Accepting this as surrender, Omega prepared to give Gamma a "glorious destruction" by unleashing all his weapons on him at once out of respect. Telling Omega his soul will remain even if he is destroyed, Gamma uploaded some of his programming into Omega before his robotic body was destroyed by Omega's barrage. A brown Flicky then flew away from what remained of Gamma afterwards, while Omega became overwhelmed by his new programming and free will. (SU: #3)

Gaining 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. 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. 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 where Omega met Commander Abraham Tower, who considered Omega as an excellent "replacement" for Gamma. Then Omega was 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. (SU: #3)

Abilities
Omega is described as being a "walking arsenal" due to being equipped with over three dozen forms of weaponry mainly concealed in his arms, (somewhat similar to that of Grounder), including rapid-fire machine guns, flamethrowers, missile launchers, cannons and many more weapons, giving him "more firepower than all of the old Badnik horde combined." He has also displayed considerable physical strength, capable of destroying thick trees by either smashing them with his metal fists or using his claws to slash through them. (SU: #3)

He is equipped with remarkably strong armour that can withstand powerful laser blasts by elite fighter robots such as Gamma, and strong fast blows from powerful opponents such as Shadow. Omega can utilize jet boosters built in his back to help accelerate and fly long distances, making him somewhat fast. (SU: #3)

He can use radio waves to talk with other Eggman robots. 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. Omega seems to be made to go across different terrains as well since he was able to get around the snow laden mountains with ease. (SU: #3)

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. At first, Omega was only a rather rebellious character, immediately refusing 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, seemed to also fear his creator when he threatened to shut him back down for a decade after not wanting to carry out his orders. His trait of rebellion later developed immensely thanks to Gamma, where Omega all out betrayed Eggman and went to work for GUN to fight the Eggman Empire, ending his fear of his creator. (SU: #3)

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. Currently, Omega's only goals in life are to take revenge on Eggman for disabling him and carry on Gamma's mission. 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. (SU: #3)

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. His relationship with Eggman is one of revenge for never using him to destroy Sonic the Hedgehog. (SU: #3)

Background Information

 * The previous writers of the comic once had Omega as a possible character to be introduced in the issues following Sonic the Hedgehog: #134, but the idea was scrapped like many other ideas both for and after that issue. Current writer, Ian Flynn, also planned on using Omega in the milestone Sonic the Hedgehog: #175, but SEGA asked that they not use him. Archie finally managed to convince SEGA to let them use Omega. As Flynn said: you "Can't have Team Dark without the big guy." Why SEGA didn't want Omega released into the comic earlier is unknown.
 * Omega's design seems to be mainly based off his appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) with minor changes. Omega's design from Sonic 2006 is his most realistic compared to his others, which is probably why it was chosen.
 * Omega is shown to speak in a much more human manner than that of his game counterpart, who usually spoke like that of a stereotypical robot by using words such as "affirmative" or "negative" instead of simply saying yes or no. This is probably because these words are somewhat lengthy and would take up too much room and make it more difficult for the artist to depict the events of any issue Omega appeared in, so the writer made Omega's speech more natural and the words smaller.
 * Omega saying he'll turn Shadow into "linked sausage" is a reference to the term "Meatbag" first used by HK-47 from the Star Wars video games, and later Omega in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. In fact, Omega's line of "THERE IS NO REASON TO DOUBT SHADOW OR ROUGE. THERE IS NO REASON TO TRUST THE REST OF THESE MEATBAGS." has become rather popular among Sonic fans, and Omega has become well recognized by those fans for it. This line may even rival his iconic "Worthless consumer models" line from Sonic Heroes.
 * Omega and Gamma have been known to get mixed up by those new to the Sonic series, despite them having distinct design differences.
 * Omega and Nack the Weasel are perhaps the only game characters to have four fingers instead of five.
 * Omega's design was used for Dr. Ivo Kintobor's Omega Care Unit in issues following Sonic the Hedgehog: #193 with minor changes. These changes included 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 over the years 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 Care Unit, also made a reference to Omega as an in-universe joke. This joke was made while she was fighting Rosy the Rascal in Sonic the Hedgehog: #194. 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.