He also organized the SSSSS Squad, consisting of Scratch, Grounder, and a robotic monkey called Coconuts, with the goal of capturing Sonic. He had plans to take over Mobius for his adopted son, Tails.
Years later, Robotnik decided to compete in the United States presidential election of 2008 as an independent.
He revealed his candidacy when he crashed the State of the Union address and embarrassed George W. Bush, winning unanimous applause from both houses of Congress. Although he managed to (physically) knock Hillary Clinton and John McCain out of the race, he underestimated the ultimate Democratic nominee Barack Obama, who defeated him. Robotnik didn't take the loss well and repeatedly called Obama the N-word in what was meant to be his concession speech as a result, he was banished from the US and decided to go back to Hyrule. One day in late 2009, Robotnik got an unexpected visit from Dr. Rabbit, who was aiding Zelda in her efforts to defeat Ganon and Impa and restore her father King Harkinian to the throne. After Zelda offered to make him lotsa spaghetti in exchange for his help, Robotnik provided her with a huge PING-uh, rocket, with which Zelda and her allies crash-landed into Ganon's lair. Robotnik subsequently participated in the final battle with Ganon Ganon was defeated, of course, and Robotnik got the spaghetti feast he was promised soon afterward. Unfortunately, Zelda had cooked the pasta herself, and he got food poisoning in the process of eating it. Robotnik was understandably unsatisfied with his reward, and he ordered his minions to kidnap Zelda while he distracted Link by taking him on a trip to Soapland. He then contacted the King and offered to return Zelda unharmed in exchange for his dinner supply.