Egg Walker (IDW)

The Egg Walker is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing. It is a mass-produced, ostrich-based Badnik model created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance
Based on ostriches, the Egg Walkers have red bodies and short, round wings which serve no purpose. They also have thick gray thighs with two parallel bars making up their individual lower legs, and narrow, shoe-like feet with brown spikes on the front. Their necks are made up of gray and brown spheres locked together, and they have yellow beaks with missile launchers inside their mouths. They also have red heads with round jaw joints, black eyes, and brown feather-like combs. Lastly, they have yellow fins on their backs and wings, and yellow and black hazard stripes on the back end of their wings.

Past
After Sonic the Hedgehog thwarted Dr. Eggman in their last encounter, the Doctor disappeared while his Egg Walkers and the rest of his Badnik army remained. Without a leader however, the Egg Walkers were directionless and no longer a unified threat. Even so, they would still randomly attack anyone they came across (although such incidents were more accidental than aggression-based ).

Fallout
Eventually, the Egg Walkers came under the control of an unknown villain, who made them and their fellow Badniks more cohesive. Soon after, the Egg Walkers attacked a town while the Death Crab distracted Sonic and Amy. Inside the town, the first wave of Egg Walkers found opposition in the form of Sonic, who began trashing them until more Badniks came and forced Sonic back. The Egg Walkers then proceeded to the town square, only to get gunned down by the town's militia. More Egg Walkers tried advancing into the town regardless, but their numbers eventually got so thinned out by Sonic and Amy that the town's militia was able to handle them.

Personality
Basically, the Egg Walkers are mindless and silent drones programmed to follow their leader's every command. As such, when left without a leader to follow, they become directionless and only able to cause harm by accident. Under a guiding force however, they are cold and merciless machines who carry out their commands without question.

Powers and abilities
The Egg Walkers are equipped with launchers in their mouths which can fire highly explosive missiles.

Allies

 * Eggman Empire
 * Badniks
 * Dr. Eggman

Enemies

 * Resistance
 * Amy Rose
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Sonic the Hedgehog

Trivia

 * The Egg Walkers are based on the enemy of the same name from the Sonic the Hedgehog video games.
 * The reason why the Egg Walkers' design differ from their game counterparts is because the Egg Walkers' design from Sonic Forces (which was the only game the Egg Walkers had appeared in at the time of their debut in the comics) was not available to the staff. Their designs in the comics are meant to be their "regular", non-Sonic Forces looks.