Badnik (IDW)

The Badniks are a group that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing. It is Dr. Eggman's personal robot army, consisting of robots of various designs that Eggman uses as foot soldiers in his efforts to conquer the world.

Units more powerful than regular Badniks are designated "Super Badniks". These models are much more of a threat than regular Badniks and are occasionally even a threat to Sonic.

Past
Shortly before the end of the war between the Eggman Empire and the Resistance, some Badniks were driven away from a Wispon-distributing town by Rough and Tumble. However, the Badniks soon returned, forcing the townspeople to say inside their town's walls.

After Sonic the Hedgehog and his allies liberated their world from the Eggman Empire, Dr. Eggman disappeared while his global Badnik army remained, having been spread everywhere across the globe. Without a leader however, the Badniks 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 Badniks came under the control of an unknown villain, who made their army more cohesive. Under their command, the Badnik troops began attacking villages.

During the following period, Sonic the Hedgehog came to the rescue of a small town besieged by Egg Pawns and Moto Bugs. While smashing small-fry Badniks that were attacking the civilians, Sonic got ambushed by some Egg Hammer Super Badniks. Thanks to the timely arrival of Tails though, the two heroes managed to destroy the Egg Hammers and the rest of their troop. Soon after, a Flapper watched Sonic travel away from the town, which had someone watching the visual feedback and planning their next moves. A Death Crab soon after attacked another town in order to occupy Sonic and Amy while an army of Egg Pawns and Egg Walkers invaded the town from another direction. Inside the town however, the Badniks' first wave got thinned out by Sonic. The rest got destroyed by the town's residential forces. Although the rest of the Badniks continued their advances, their numbers got thinned out by Sonic and Amy so the town could handle the remaining ones. The Badniks' invasion ultimately ended when Sonic and Amy took out their drop ship. More Badniks, including a Death Egg Robot sentinel, who had surrounded a Wispon-distributing town, soon after got destroyed by Knuckles when he came to check up on said town.

List of Badniks

 * Blowfish Transporter
 * Buzz Bomber
 * Egg Pawn
 * Egg Walker
 * Flapper
 * Moto Bug

Super Badniks

 * Death Crab
 * Death Egg Robot sentinel
 * Egg Hammer

Trivia

 * The Badniks are based on the enemies of the same name from the Sonic the Hedgehog video games.