Sir Charles Hedgehog created the Roboticizer for medical purposes, but unbeknownst to him it was subsequently sabotaged by Julian Kintobor, who later became Dr. Robotnik. Sir Charles abandoned the device when it turned his dying brother Jules Hedgehog into a mindless robot, robbing him of his free will. The device and its blueprints were transferred over to the War Ministry by Warlord Kintobor before they could be destroyed however. Following his successful military coup, Julian, rechristened Dr. Ivo Robotnik, used the roboticizer to transform the much of the Mobian population into Robians - mindless robotic slaves loyal only to him. A number of portable versions were created as well, two of which were captured by the Knothole Freedom Fighters only to burn out after some limited use. (StH: