Maria Robotnik

Maria Robotnik (マリア・ロボトニック Maria Robotonikku?) is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. She was a young human, the granddaughter of Gerald Robotnik and the cousin of Dr. Eggman. Born and raised on the Space Colony ARK, Maria suffered from a terminal illness that made her unable to leave the place of her birth and go down to earth. To save Maria, Gerald worked on Project Shadow in hopes of finding a cure for her. Gerald's research produced Shadow the Hedgehog, who Maria became close friends with. When G.U.N. later shut down the ARK, Maria was killed by a G.U.N. Soldier while trying to assist Shadow in his escape from the colony. Her passing had a big impact on Shadow's psyche and proved to be an event that would strongly influence the fate of the world in the decades that followed.

Canon

 * Moriah Angeline (Sonic Adventure 2)
 * Rebecca Honig (Shadow the Hedgehog)

Fanon

 * Angourie Rice (James Cameron's Sonic Cinematic Universe)

Iago PUC's ideas

 * Maria appears in James Cameron's Sonic Cinematic Universe, played by Angourie Rice. She first appears as a spirit in the first film, and in flashbacks of early films, such as Shadow and Rouge.
 * In the Disney+ crossover miniseries Marvel's All-Star Multiverse, there is a character named Maria the Tiger, who shares the same name and personality as Maria Robotnik, and is depicted as Shadow the Hedgehog's partner and lover.

Joint ideas

 * Maria makes cameos in DC vs. Sega. She appears in endings of Doctor Eggman and Shadow the Hedgehog; both character mourn hers and Professor Gerald's deaths as her image appears in their minds.