Black Death (Black Arms)


 * You may be looking for the sorcerer, Black Death (Cat).

Black Death is a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series and its spin-offs. He is the secondary hive-mind of the Black Arms, created by Black Doom to take over his role in the event of his death.

History
Black Death was a "lesser mind" left behind by Black Doom to complete the conquest of a world the Black Arms had previously visited. He subsequently sensed Black Doom's death, and all surviving Black Arms became subject to his control. Realizing that the Black Arms required an edge if they were to take their revenge on Mobius, he ordered the creation of a being based on Shadow the Hedgehog, Black Doom's destroyer. The result was Eclipse the Darkling, a being capable of acting independently of the Black Arms hive mind. Eclipse subsequently suggested a new project: the creation of the Dark Arms, which delayed the New Black Comet's arrival at Mobius.

Arriving to find the planet shattered by recent events, Black Death received an unpleasant surprise when Team Dark and Spider Troupe boarded the comet with a nuclear device with which to destroy it. He quickly dispatched Eclipse with orders to destroy Shadow, but the independent being desired to bring Shadow back into the Black Arms fold instead. As Shadow split from his teammates, Eclipse went to intercept him while Black Death released the Black Arms' neurotoxin in an effort to paralyze the others. When they were revealed to have breath masks to protect them, he dispatched a group of Black Annelids to destroy them.

Black Death then joined Eclipse in a mental attack on Shadow, attempting to gain control of the Ultimate Lifeform. They succeeded, but even as Shadow attacked his teammates Black Death sensed the Hedgehog's continued resistance.

Trivia

 * Black Death largely resembles Black Doom, having the form of a floating upper body with three eyes. However, he is missing Black Doom's horns, his eyes are yellow instead of red, and he has an actual mouth.