Ball Hog (Sonic the Comic)

The Ball Hog is a character that appears in the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions. It is a pig-based Badnik variant created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik. They were among the first generation of Badniks Robotnik produced and has posed a threat to Mobius since the doctor's early days.

History
Being a part of the original incarnation of Dr. Robotnik's Badnik army, the Ball Hogs challenged Sonic the Hedgehog and the Freedom Fighters on a few occasions during their earlier days. One time they tried safeguarding one of Robotnik's machines and another time they joined the invasion of the Hidden Zone. Each time though, they were destroyed by Sonic.

Long after the Ball Hogs were considered outdated, D.R.A.T. acquired the plans to build their own Ball Hogs without the need for organic batteries, but Sonic and Tails handled them easily after they were unleashed. A multitude of Ball Hogs later joined hordes of Badniks in brining down the Freedom Fighter, which they succeed in, partially due to Agent X's machinations.

Powers and abilities
The Ball Hogs are capable of flight, though the methods of which it is achieved through have varied; early models used rockets and the latters used wings.

Trivia

 * The Ball Hog appeared as pin-ups in Sonic the Comic #70.