| “ | You may kiss the Golden Nose of Robotnik and recite the oath. | „ |
| ~ Grand Chief Whip to all new recruits about the Golden Nose of Robotnik as part of D.R.A.T.'s initiation ceremony. |
The Golden Nose, also known as the Golden Nose of Robotnik, is a piece of solid gold jewellery shaped to look like Doctor Robotnik's iconic but not-so well liked nose and moustache. Worn by Dr. Robotnik's fanatical "supporter" Grand Chief Whip as a badge of office, the Golden Nose itself is an important part of the Doctor Robotnik Appreciation Tribe's initiation ceremony as well as the revered symbol of the cult. New recruits must kiss the nose after standing one-footed in a bucket of custard.
The Golden Nose appeared around Grand Chief Whip's neck in all his subsequent appearances. Another one was seen on display on the Death Carrier, along with several other curious artifacts.
The Golden Nose was first seen around Grand Chief Whip's neck when he was with his gathering fellow Doctor Robotnik sympathizers in the days following the mad doctor's defeat by Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends as his reign came to a crashing finality and his technocratic empire was out of power, and they first began operating out of the ruins of the basement of Citadel Robotnik which they chose as their very own "house of worship", where they took many of the despicable despot's old weapons, including ex-Trooper laser blasters, from the armory.
When they were discovered by the 3 Freedom Fighters Amy, Johnny Lightfoot and Tekno the Canary, D.R.A.T. fled and sought out new headquarters while they scattered across Mobius, conducting numerous acts of terrorism and civil unrest upon the entire planet and it's inhabitants. A short while later, 3 members of D.R.A.T. (Brother Barry, Brother Percy and an unnamed other member) disguised themselves as childrens' TV characters called the Channel Hoppers. They used their TV show to broadcast subliminal messages, making young minds believe that Robotnik was wonderful. Their plan was thwarted by Tails. By this time, the existence of D.R.A.T. was already known to the general public. D.R.A.T. attempted to kidnap Norris Wimple following a TV broadcast in which Norris claimed to have a photograph of a UFO. The members of D.R.A.T. believed that the picture could be one of Robotnik's new secret weapons, and that it would give Sonic's gang an advantage over Robotnik. They grabbed Norris off the street in broad daylight and tried to take him away in a van, but Norris was saved by Amy and Tekno. It later transpired that the photograph was actually of Tails. On the following New Year's Day, D.R.A.T. attempted to destroy the Control Centre in the Emerald Hill Zone. First, D.R.A.T. member Wally Dithers distracted Sonic by convincing the weak-willed, indecisive locals to attack the hedgehog, then tried to blow up the Freedom Fighters' Control Centre with a tank and attempted to annihilate the heroes with their technology and weaponry including their high-tech battlesuits. However, Tails had snuck away and into the D.R.A.T. bunker on the cult's secret island lair, reversing the polarity of their energy field and shutting down all systems on the island, including the battlesuits, Sonic saw through the distraction and managed to destroy the tank when Dithers was unable to decide what weapon to use against Sonic. D.R.A.T. was given a several first-generation blueprints from their precious idol, Dr. Robotnik himself. With them, they built their own Badniks and sent them to Metropolis Zone. However, since Sonic beat those robots back in the past, they were easily defeated by him and Tails, and all the D.R.A.T. members were caught by the police. Grand Chief Whip was arrested and, for a time, it was believed the the Doctor Robotnik Appreciation Tribe had been dissolved. This later turned out to be false as Whip, who is seen still wielding the Golden Nose, would later return leading the League of Super-Evil Villains that would soon failed all together and D.R.A.T. continued to operate without him.
The Golden Nose was never to be seen again left to either stored away in police confiscation or destroyed after the grand defeat of the D.R.A.T. cult organization themselves including their devoted leader Grand Chief Whip who no longer wields the symbolic evil medallion.
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