Eckermann, Karl

カール・エッカーマン

The teenage son of Dr. Eckermann. His mother died when he was young, leaving him craving a positive female role model, while his father neglected his feelings.
After dying from a disease, Karl's consciousness took over the Sphinx computer system. He became drawn to 003 when the 00 cyborgs visited Computopia. He tried to kill 009 and the others to keep 003 for himself, but his memory core was eventually destroyed after 003 convinced him that his feelings were not true love but possession.
The manga's epilogue reveals that a fragment of Karl/Sphinx survived. Inspired by 003's words, he has been creating robotic clones of her and 009 to rule the city.