Gerald Robotnik's diary

Gerald Robotnik kept several diaries during his lifetime, documenting his research and thoughts.

Sonic Adventure 2
In the Sonic Adventure 2 adaption, Gerald created a diary during his imprisonment at the hands of the Government:

Japanese version
The following entry was shown in the Japanese version of Sonic X during "Project: Shadow":


 * 20XX-OO-08
 * How could you possibly believe someone would throw ME into jail?! Union Army Prison? Oh, hell. I am the father of the pseudo-perpetual mobile "Chaos Drive" for christ's sakes. Could this possibly be the sinister conspiracy of those attempting to acquire and take over "Eclipse Cannon" and "Artificial Chaos"? Then I'll show them that I am not going to succumb to such immorality. For the complete picture of the ultimate biosis development project "Shadow" lies only in my mind...


 * 20XX-OO-13

English version
The following entry was written and read out in the English dub of Sonic X during "Showdown in Space":
 * "Revenge, that is all that matters to me now. When I began my research, I only wanted to do good. That's why I worked to make the ultimate creature. But the leaders of the project worried that I'll use it to take over the world. So they seized my lab on Space Colony ARK, then they took Maria from me, and my life took on a new purpose. Instead of helping people, I would get revenge on them. Night and day I've planned, so long after I am gone, my revenge will be complete. I've done it! My greatest design is now complete! The ultimate creature, Shadow. My enemies think they have defeated me, but Shadow will carry out my orders without question. Now it sleeps, but one day it will be reawakened! Shadow will bring total destruction!"

Trivia

 * The password for Gerald's diary is "Ma-Ri-A," the name of his granddaughter.
 * In Sonic Adventure 2, the English subtitles accidentally skip over the mention of "the prototype", which is both heard audibly and written in the on-screen text.