Akhlut the Orca


 * For the version of this character before the Super Genesis Wave, see Akhlut (Pre-Super Genesis Wave).

Akhlut is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. He is an anthropomorphic orca and the regional Egg Boss of the Northern Oceans Egg Army.

Appearance
Akhlut is a black-and-white humanoid orca with broad shoulders, a thick fin-like flap on each side of his head, and a cybernetic dorsal fin on top of his head. His eyes are green with black sclera and he appears to wear a yellow and black uniform.

History
At some point, Akhlut became an Egg Boss of the Northern Oceans Egg Army. For some time prior to the Shattered World Crisis, Akhlut and his Egg Army have menaced the Great Blue Realm, his vile efforts with his Egg Army having caused particular concern to the underwater city of Meropis and its rulers.

Trivia

 * Akhlut's name is based off of the mythological tale of an creature with the same name that is in the form of an orca spirit that can transform into a wolf or even a wolf-orca hybrid in Inuit mythology.
 * Akhlut is one of three confirmed Grandmasters from the pre-Super Genesis Wave timeline to have become an Egg Boss in the new timeline, alongside Lord Mordred Hood and Conquering Storm.
 * In Sonic the Hedgehog #261, the issue mistakenly refers to him as Ahkult.
 * He reassembles Gantu from Lilo & Stitch.