In his first appearance, the dog told his story from his own perspective, wearing a Hawaiian shirt with seaside scenery behind him as he did so (later revealed to be a poster on the wall of his jail cell). He told the tale of how he turned to crime, fuelled by jealousy and hatred for heroes such as Sonic and Tails. Using his own scientific prowess, he built a force field vest that generated a barrier around him, making him literally untouchable. Tails attempted to apprehend him but was repelled by Genius' force field. A bank security guard then attempted to shoot the mad scientist only for his shots to ricochet off the barrier. Dr. Genius' invention also turned out to be his undoing because he couldn't grab any cash from the bank vault whilst his force field was active. As soon as he turne