15 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Sonic The Hedgehog
6. Robotnik Was Originally The Hero
Although he was yet to be called 'Robotnik', Sega's original pitch meetings for designing a character that could rival Mario ended up in the image you see on the left.
Later on they would go through many revisions, switching gears altogether to focus on animals (including a rabbit at one point), before resurrecting this original design to be repurposed as Sonic's now-legendary villain.