Maria Robotnik is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog and its spin-off comic series published by Archie Comics. She was the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik and cousin to Dr. Eggman. Living on the Space Colony ARK, Maria had a rare but terminal disease known as N.I.D.S. In order to save her life, Professor Gerald agreed to the current President's proposal to create immortality. He managed to make a potential cure with the help of Black Doom, but Maria was shot by a soldier when trying to escape the ARK when the project was terminated.