*Maria Robotnik (マリア・ロボトニック, Maria Robotonikku?) is a character that appears in Sonic X. She was a young human, and the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik and the cousin of Dr. Eggman. She was the closest companion of Shadow the Hedgehog during his time onboard the Space Colony ARK. When G.U.N. later shut down the ARK, Maria was killed while trying to assist Shadow in his escape from the colony.

Maria was a young slim human girl with wavy shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes and peach skin. For attire, she wore a blue crop top with short puffy sleeves and light blue trim, a pale blue long-sleeved dress, a blue hairband and white low-heeled shoes.

Occasionally, Maria wore a pink hairband, a pale pink Juliet-sleeved dress with a white collar and a pink duel-flap tie, and pink flats with gray soles.

Maria was a peaceful and optimistic young girl. Despite her condition, she was not dissuaded from living her life and looked forward to the future in the hopes that she would recover and experience what the world had to offer. Having never been to Earth herself, Maria was very curious about what the planet was like and wished to go visit it and make friends.

Maria was also a non-vindictive, very kind individual who always thought about others before herself. This is proven by the fact that after she was shot and was dying, she did not hold any ill will towards the people living on Earth, and in her dying breath, she requested that Shadow give them a chance to live happy lives.

Despite her youth and frailness, Maria was also brave and determined. Noticeably, she refused to heed a G.U.N. soldier's threat when she tried to save Shadow. Even on her deathbed, Maria remained undeterred and only wished for Shadow to fulfill his purpose. She was also utterly selfless as she sacrificed her life for Shadow's sake, having faith he would carry on her dreams for her.*