Spiker (Sonic the Comic)

The Spiker is a character that appears in the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions. It is a mass-produced, spike-based Badnik model made by Dr. Robotnik.

Appearance
Spikers are blue and white robots with red eyes resembling spikes.

History
A Spiker 2 first appeared hidden in the undergrowth in the Marble Garden Zone when Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose arrived to take down the Combinik. While Amy was busy reflecting on the "lovely" environment, it was left to Sonic to save her when the Spiker fired a laser blast at the pair. The Badnik evaded punishment, as they were then accosted by a Pointdexter.

Spikers later returned as an obstacle in the Labyrinth Zone. Sonic had been knocked into the water by a new swinging Badnik and encounted a pair of Spiker 2s on the lake bed. One of them was easily destroyed but Sonic was soon trapped inside a fake air bubble. Sonic planned to use the spikes on the Spiker 2 to burst the bubble but the "spikes" were not sharp enough. This Spiker also evaded punishment, as Sonic used the debris from the other Spiker 2 to climb out of the water. The Spiker 2 appeared to be upset that Sonic did not suffocate in the water.

Powers and abilities
Spikers, due to mimicking spike, are painful to touch. They are also capable of firing laser blasts.