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Those Badniks are a threat to everyone, organized or not.

— Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog #1

The Badniks^[1] are a group that appear in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. It is Dr. Eggman's personal robot army, consisting of robots of various designs that Eggman uses as his foot soldiers and world force in his efforts to conquer the world, with some Badniks being made for building and others being made for war.^[2]

While most Badniks have their own mechanical power supplies, some of them use organic batteries in the form of small animals. These animals are kept alive inside the Badniks until they are set free or their Badnik shell is destroyed.^[3] The size of the Badnik horde is limited by the time it takes to construct the Badnik shells, round up the animals, and combine the two.^[2]

Units more powerful than regular Badniks are designated "Super Badniks".^[1] These models are much more of a threat than regular Badniks and are occasionally even a threat to Sonic.

History

Past

DeadlyBadniks — The Deadly Six controlling the Badniks, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #20.

Some time in the past, a Super Badnik named E-123 Omega was created. However, he ended up going rogue and began hunting other Eggman robots to destroy them.^[4]^[5] Dr. Eggman later took many Badniks to the Lost Hex for "The Lost World Project". They were soon taken over by the Deadly Six after Sonic the Hedgehog unwillingly freed them. Regardless, Sonic soon put a stop to their evil deeds, relinquishing their control of the Badniks.^[6] At another point in the past, an Eggman base that was guarded with several Egg Pawns was taken down by the Diamond Cutters. A Blaster tank nearly joined the fray but it was shot down by Whisper the Wolf.^[7]

The Eggman War and aftermath

During the war between the Resistance and the Eggman Empire, the Badniks would fight for the Eggman Empire. Early on during this conflict, a Death Egg Robot sentinel arrived in Sunset City and tore the place up.^[4] On another occasion, one Egg Pawn almost got Silver the Hedgehog, but it was sniped in the last moment by Whisper the Wolf.^[8]

Shortly before the Eggman War ended, a group of Badniks were driven back from Barricade Town thanks to the efforts of Rough the Skunk and Tumble the Skunk. The two then lied about improving Barricade Town's defenses in order to take over the town's arsenal and keep the citizens imprisoned within their own town. With more Badniks stalking outside Barricade Town's wall, the citizens were forced to do whatever the duo said. The Badniks stalking outside of the town consisted of at least Egg Pawns and Death Egg Robot sentinels.^[9]

BadniksGreenHIllIDW — The Badniks wandering aimlessly around after the disappearance of Eggman, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #1.

After Sonic 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.^[1]^[10] Without a leader however, the Badniks were directionless and no longer a unified threat.^[1] Even so, they would still randomly attack anyone they came across (although such incidents were more accidental than aggression-based^[1]). The actions of the Badniks forced the Resistance to be more proactive and handle the rogue Badnik gangs' attacks.^[10]^[11]

During their investigating to uncover Dr. Eggman's whereabouts, the Chaotix met at least one Moto Bug, to which Charmy enjoyed himself by riding on top of it.^[3]

Fallout

Eventually, the Badniks came under the control of Neo Metal Sonic, who made their army more cohesive. Under his command, the Badnik troops began attacking villages.^[1]

During the following period, Sonic the Hedgehog came to the rescue of a small town called Vista View 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 Neo Metal Sonic watching the visual feedback and planning his next moves with it.^[1]

DropShip — The Blowfish Transporter releasing Egg Pawns to attack the town, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #2.

A Death Crab soon after attacked another town called Riverside in order to occupy Sonic and Amy while an army of Egg Pawns and Egg Walkers invaded the town from another direction. The Death Crab was eventually defeated by the combined efforts of Sonic and Amy however, who then caught onto what the other Badniks were up to. Soon after, the Badniks' first invasion wave made it inside the town. However, Sonic showed up and thinned out their numbers. Those that slipped past Sonic eventually made into the town's square. There, they got gunned down by the town's residential forces, who had been organized for battle by Amy. 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 duo eventually came across a Blowfish Transporter, which was releasing more Badniks. Utilizing their Croquette Bomber technique, they easily defeated the flying Badnik, ending the invasion. Meanwhile, Neo Metal Sonic's Flapper continued to observe Sonic for him.^[10] More Badniks, including a Death Egg Robot sentinel, who had surrounded Barricade Town, which was under the control of Rough and Tumble, soon got destroyed by Knuckles when he came to check up on said town. After Sonic and Knuckles then liberated the town from the skunk brothers, the town was finally safe from both the two mercenaries and the Badniks that were stalking outside the town. Unbeknownst to anyone, Neo Metal Sonic's Flapper would record the aftermath for him.^[9]

A large battalion of Egg Pawns and giant Motobugs onboard a battleship variant of a Buzz Bomber soon after attacked Spiral Hill Village, with the battleship dropping Badniks into the village. Although the Badniks were met with opposition from the town's militia, Tangle the Lemur, and new arrivals in the form of Sonic and Blaze, they were able to keep replenishing their ranks with more Badniks from their battleship faster than the heroes could dispose of them. However, Tangle and Blaze eventually got Sonic inside the Badniks' battleship, which Sonic trashed from the inside, causing it to crash outside of village (with a nudge provided by Blaze), with all of the Badniks inside it perishing in the process.^[11]

The Fate of Dr. Eggman

Along the way when Espio led Sonic to Windmill Village, a group of Antons and Hoverbys attacked the two heroes in a mountainous region only to end up being destroyed by them. More Anton and Hoverbys would not long after try to attack Windmill Village, but Sonic and the Chaotix were able to destroy them, including the Flapper that had been following Sonic for some time.^[3]

EggSpearIDW — Egg Pawns fighting against Sonic, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #7.

When Neo Metal Sonic made his move to invade Angel Island, he used Egg Pawns to man his numerous Egg Fleet battleships. A number of Egg Pawns were present when Sonic boarded an Egg Fleet battleship with the help of Tails and the Tornado. When he encountered Neo Metal Sonic, a group of Egg Pawns were present with the Badnik ringleader. The two began fighting, and Neo Metal Sonic threw pieces of an Egg Pawn that he had accidentally destroyed at Sonic, which the hedgehog successfully dodged. Neo Metal Sonic then commanded all of his Egg Pawns to attack Sonic, and they did so with Egg Spears and shields in hand, but Sonic disposed of them all and ultimately escaped. Regardless, the rest of the Egg Pawns carried on with the invasion plan under the orders of Neo Metal Sonic.^[12] In the meantime, some Spinas stationed in one of Eggman's bases tried to stop Sonic when he infiltrated their base, but their initial troops got destroyed by Sonic, Silver and Whisper. Soon after, in the center of the base, E-107 Theta and more Spinas attacked the trio of heroes. Although they put up a good fight, this horde of Badniks was still destroyed by the trio.^[8]

Battle For Angel Island

After Neo Metal Sonic conquered Angel Island and turned it into a flying fortress, Egg Pawns and Spinas were stationed around the island. However, these Badniks soon after came under attack by the Resistance and their allies, who sought to liberate Angel Island.^[13] Although the Badniks were no match for the heroes, they were able to slow down their efforts. In the end though, the Resistance and their allies succeeded in destroying the massive wing units added to Angel Island's shoreline that gave Neo Metal Sonic control over the island, leaving the Badniks on the wings to plummet down from the sky with them.^[14]

While undergoing Dr. Starline's memory-restoring procedures, an amnesiac Eggman, who at the time was a reformed handyman, would built a Moto Bug that trimmed shrubs in the likeness of Sonic.^[15]

Jet Set Tornado and Sonic Fan Club

IDWBalkiry — A Stealth Balkiry stealing Resistance supplies, from *Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019*.

Eventually, a Stealth Balkiry stole a box of supplies from a Resistance warehouse. During its flight, it blew past Sonic and Tails, who decided to pursue it in the supped-up Tornado. The Stealth Balkiry tried to lose the duo through an island canyon, but the heroes quickly flew overhead it and forced it to fly into a geyser, causing it to drop the supplies it had stolen. Not long after, the Stealth Balkiry was destroyed by Sonic.^[16]

While wandering around on its own in a forest, an Egg Pawn got challenged by a member of the Sonic Fan Club. When the Egg Pawn attacked the child though, the whole Sonic Fan Club joined the fight. However, they could not even harm the Egg Pawn. The Egg Pawn then met some resistance when Tangle the Lemur showed up and began attacking it, but she ended up immobilizing herself. Fortunately, the Egg Pawn got destroyed by Sonic when he passed by.^[17]

Infection

After the Badniks came under the control of Dr. Eggman again (who had regained his memory and old personality), several Moto Bugs and at least one Snowy assisted Dr. Starline with clearing out the contents of an Eggman base in Frozen Peak while under the protection of Metal Sonic. With the aid of a wormhole provided by Starline's Warp Topaz, the Badniks were able to quickly get the base's contents to safety.^[18] In the meantime, the Badnik construction force was used by Eggman to build the Faceship in record time. After the Faceship took off and came over Windmill Village, a Nebula brought Eggman the microphone for the Faceship's speakers.^[2]

Tangle & Whisper

WhisperVBuzzBombers — A group of Buzz Bombers shoot at Whisper, from *Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper* #4.

In an abandoned Eggman Empire facility, Mimic employed the use of an Egg Hammer that wielded a wrecking ball. It went on to attack Whisper. Whisper used her Variable Wispon's Spikes Mode to cut the chain of the Egg Hammer's wrecking ball. She then switched to the Wispon's Rocket Mode and shot at the Egg Hammer's torso, which destroyed it.^[19] Later, Eggman provided Mimic with a large squadron of Badniks for him to attack Tangle and Whisper with at the former Diamond Cutters base. However, Whisper managed to destroy the entire horde using her Variable Wispon.^[20]

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 {{Quote left|Those Badniks '''are''' a threat to everyone, organized or not.|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #1]]}}
-The '''Badniks'''<ref name="StH1">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #1]], "Fallout Part 1"</ref> are a group that appears in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[IDW Publishing]]. It is [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|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.
+The '''Badniks'''<ref name="StH1">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #1]], "Fallout, Part 1"</ref> are a group that appear in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[IDW Publishing]]. It is [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]]'s personal robot army, consisting of robots of various designs that Eggman uses as his foot soldiers and world force in his efforts to conquer the world, with some Badniks being made for building and others being made for war.<ref name="StH16">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 16|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #16]], "Infection"</ref>
-While most Badniks have their own mechanical power supplies, some of them use organic batteries in the form of small animals. These animals are kept alive inside the Badniks until they are set free or their Badnik is destroyed.<ref name="StH5">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #5]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 1"</ref>
+While most Badniks have their own mechanical power supplies, some of them use organic batteries in the form of small animals. These animals are kept alive inside the Badniks until they are set free or their Badnik shell is destroyed.<ref name="StH5">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #5]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman, Part 1"</ref> The size of the Badnik horde is limited by the time it takes to construct the Badnik shells, round up the animals, and combine the two.<ref name="StH16"/>
 Units more powerful than regular Badniks are designated "'''Super Badniks'''".<ref name="StH1"/> These models are much more of a threat than regular Badniks and are occasionally even a threat to [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]].
 ==History==
-===The War and aftermath===
+===Past===
+[[File:DeadlyBadniks.png|thumb|left|240px|The Deadly Six controlling the Badniks, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #20]].]]
-Just before the end of the war between the [[Resistance]] and the [[Eggman Empire (IDW)|Eggman Empire]], a group of Badniks were driven back from a town thanks to the efforts of [[Rough the Skunk]] and [[Tumble the Skunk]]. The two then lied about improving the town's defenses in order to take the town's [[Wispon (IDW)|arsenal]] and keep the citizens imprisoned within their own town. With more Badniks stalking outside the town's wall, the citizens were forced to do whatever the duo said. The Badniks stalking outside of the town consisted of at least [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawns]] and [[Death Egg Robot sentinel]]s.<ref name="StH3">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 3|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #3]], "Fallout Part 3"</ref>
+Some time in the past, a [[Super Badnik (IDW)|Super Badnik]] named [[E-123 Omega (IDW)|E-123 Omega]] was created. However, he ended up going rogue and began hunting other Eggman robots to destroy them.<ref name="StH19"/><ref name="StH19RollCall">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #19]], "Roll Call"</ref> [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]] later took many Badniks to the [[Lost Hex (IDW)|Lost Hex]] for "The Lost World Project". They were soon taken over by the [[Deadly Six (IDW)|Deadly Six]] after [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] unwillingly freed them. Regardless, Sonic soon put a stop to their evil deeds, relinquishing their control of the Badniks.<ref name="StH20">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #19]], "Crisis City, Part 2"</ref> At another point in the past, an Eggman base that was guarded with several [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawns]] was taken down by the [[Diamond Cutters]]. A [[Blaster (IDW)|Blaster]] tank nearly joined the fray but it was shot down by [[Whisper the Wolf]].<ref name="T&W3">[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper Issue 3|''Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper'' #3]], "Betrayal"</ref>
+===The Eggman War and aftermath===
-[[File:BadniksGreenHIllIDW.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The Badniks wandering aimlessly around after the disappearance of Eggman, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #1]].]]
-After [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] and his allies liberated their world from the Eggman Empire, [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]] disappeared while his global Badnik army remained, having been spread everywhere across the globe.<ref name="StH1"/><ref name="StH2">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #2]], "Fallout Part 2"</ref> Without a leader however, the Badniks were directionless and no longer a unified threat.<ref name="StH1"/> Even so, they would still randomly attack anyone they came across (although such incidents were more accidental than aggression-based<ref name="StH1"/>). The actions of the Badniks forced the Resistance to be more proactive and handle the rogue Badnik gangs' attacks.<ref name="StH2"/><ref name="StH4">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 4|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #4]], "Fallout Part 4"</ref>
+During the [[Eggman War (IDW)|war]] between the [[Resistance]] and the [[Eggman Empire (IDW)|Eggman Empire]], the Badniks would fight for the Eggman Empire. Early on during this conflict, a [[Death Egg Robot sentinel (IDW)|Death Egg Robot sentinel]] arrived in [[Sunset City]] and tore the place up.<ref name="StH19">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #19]], "Crisis City, Part 1"</ref> On another occasion, one [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawn]] almost got [[Silver the Hedgehog (IDW)|Silver the Hedgehog]], but it was sniped in the last moment by [[Whisper the Wolf]].<ref name="StH8"/>
+Shortly before the Eggman War ended, a group of Badniks were driven back from [[Barricade Town]] thanks to the efforts of [[Rough the Skunk]] and [[Tumble the Skunk]]. The two then lied about improving Barricade Town's defenses in order to take over the town's [[Wispon (IDW)|arsenal]] and keep the citizens imprisoned within their own town. With more Badniks stalking outside Barricade Town's wall, the citizens were forced to do whatever the duo said. The Badniks stalking outside of the town consisted of at least Egg Pawns and [[Death Egg Robot sentinel]]s.<ref name="StH3">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 3|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #3]], "Fallout, Part 3"</ref>
+[[File:BadniksGreenHIllIDW.jpg|thumb|240px|The Badniks wandering aimlessly around after the disappearance of Eggman, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #1]].]]
+After Sonic 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.<ref name="StH1"/><ref name="StH2">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #2]], "Fallout, Part 2"</ref> Without a leader however, the Badniks were directionless and no longer a unified threat.<ref name="StH1"/> Even so, they would still randomly attack anyone they came across (although such incidents were more accidental than aggression-based<ref name="StH1"/>). The actions of the Badniks forced the Resistance to be more proactive and handle the rogue Badnik gangs' attacks.<ref name="StH2"/><ref name="StH4">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 4|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #4]], "Fallout, Part 4"</ref>
 During their investigating to uncover Dr. Eggman's whereabouts, the [[Chaotix (IDW)|Chaotix]] met at least one [[Moto Bug (IDW)|Moto Bug]], to which [[Charmy Bee (IDW)|Charmy]] enjoyed himself by riding on top of it.<ref name="StH5"/>
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 Eventually, the Badniks came under the control of [[Neo Metal Sonic (IDW)|Neo Metal Sonic]], who made their army more cohesive. Under his command, the Badnik troops began attacking villages.<ref name="StH1"/>
-During the following period, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] came to the rescue of a small town besieged by [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawns]] and [[Moto Bug (IDW)|Moto Bugs]]. While smashing small-fry Badniks that were attacking the civilians, Sonic got ambushed by some [[Egg Hammer (IDW)|Egg Hammer]] Super Badniks. Thanks to the timely arrival of [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]] though, the two heroes managed to destroy the Egg Hammers and the rest of their troop. Soon after, a [[Flapper (IDW)|Flapper]] watched Sonic travel away from the town, which had Neo Metal Sonic watching the visual feedback and planning his next moves with it.<ref name="StH1"/>
+During the following period, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] came to the rescue of a small town called [[Vista View]] besieged by [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawns]] and [[Moto Bug (IDW)|Moto Bugs]]. While smashing small-fry Badniks that were attacking the civilians, Sonic got ambushed by some [[Egg Hammer (IDW)|Egg Hammer]] Super Badniks. Thanks to the timely arrival of [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]] though, the two heroes managed to destroy the Egg Hammers and the rest of their troop. Soon after, a [[Flapper (IDW)|Flapper]] watched Sonic travel away from the town, which had Neo Metal Sonic watching the visual feedback and planning his next moves with it.<ref name="StH1"/>
-[[File:DropShip.JPG|thumb|200px|right|The Blowfish Transporter releasing Egg Pawns to attack the town, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #2]].]]
+[[File:DropShip.JPG|thumb|250px|left|The Blowfish Transporter releasing Egg Pawns to attack the town, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #2]].]]
-A [[Death Crab (IDW)|Death Crab]] soon after attacked another town in order to occupy Sonic and [[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] while an army of Egg Pawns and [[Egg Walker (IDW)|Egg Walkers]] invaded the town from another direction. The Death Crab was eventually defeated by the combined efforts of Sonic and Amy however, who then caught onto what the other Badniks were up to. Soon after, the Badniks' first invasion wave made it inside the town. However, Sonic showed up and thinned out their numbers. Those that slipped past Sonic eventually made into the town's square. There, they got gunned down by the town's residential forces, who had been organized for battle by Amy. 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 duo eventually came across a [[Blowfish Transporter (IDW)|Blowfish Transporter]], which was releasing more Badniks. Utilizing their [[Croquette Bomber]] technique, they easily defeated the flying Badnik, ending the invasion. Meanwhile, Neo Metal Sonic's Flapper continued to observe Sonic for him.<ref name="StH2"/> More Badniks, including a [[Death Egg Robot sentinel (IDW)|Death Egg Robot sentinel]], who had surrounded the town under the control of [[Rough the Skunk|Rough]] and [[Tumble the Skunk|Tumble]], soon after got destroyed by [[Knuckles the Echidna (IDW)|Knuckles]] when he came to check up on said town. After Sonic and Knuckles then liberated the town from the skunk brothers, the town was finally safe from both the two mercenaries and the Badniks that were stalking outside the town. Unbeknownst to anyone, Neo Metal Sonic's Flapper would record the aftermath for him.<ref name="StH3"/>
+A [[Death Crab (IDW)|Death Crab]] soon after attacked another town called [[Riverside]] in order to occupy Sonic and [[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] while an army of Egg Pawns and [[Egg Walker (IDW)|Egg Walkers]] invaded the town from another direction. The Death Crab was eventually defeated by the combined efforts of Sonic and Amy however, who then caught onto what the other Badniks were up to. Soon after, the Badniks' first invasion wave made it inside the town. However, Sonic showed up and thinned out their numbers. Those that slipped past Sonic eventually made into the town's square. There, they got gunned down by the town's residential forces, who had been organized for battle by Amy. 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 duo eventually came across a [[Blowfish Transporter (IDW)|Blowfish Transporter]], which was releasing more Badniks. Utilizing their [[Croquette Bomber]] technique, they easily defeated the flying Badnik, ending the invasion. Meanwhile, Neo Metal Sonic's Flapper continued to observe Sonic for him.<ref name="StH2"/> More Badniks, including a [[Death Egg Robot sentinel (IDW)|Death Egg Robot sentinel]], who had surrounded Barricade Town, which was under the control of [[Rough the Skunk|Rough]] and [[Tumble the Skunk|Tumble]], soon got destroyed by [[Knuckles the Echidna (IDW)|Knuckles]] when he came to check up on said town. After Sonic and Knuckles then liberated the town from the skunk brothers, the town was finally safe from both the two mercenaries and the Badniks that were stalking outside the town. Unbeknownst to anyone, Neo Metal Sonic's Flapper would record the aftermath for him.<ref name="StH3"/>
-A large battalion of Egg Pawns and giant Motobugs onboard a [[Buzz Bomber#Battleship variant|battleship variant of a Buzz Bomber]] soon after attacked [[Tangle the Lemur]]'s home town, with the battleship dropping Badniks into the town. Although the Badniks were met with opposition from the town's militia, Tangle, and new arrivals in the form of Sonic and [[Blaze the Cat (IDW)|Blaze]], they were able to keep replenishing their ranks with more Badniks from their battleship faster than the heroes could dispose of them. However, Tangle and Blaze eventually got Sonic inside the Badniks' battleship, which Sonic trashed from the inside, causing it to crash outside of town (with a nudge provided by Blaze), with all of the Badniks inside it perishing in the process.<ref name="StH4"/>
+A large battalion of Egg Pawns and giant Motobugs onboard a [[Buzz Bomber#Battleship variant|battleship variant of a Buzz Bomber]] soon after attacked [[Spiral Hill Village]], with the battleship dropping Badniks into the village. Although the Badniks were met with opposition from the town's militia, [[Tangle the Lemur]], and new arrivals in the form of Sonic and [[Blaze the Cat (IDW)|Blaze]], they were able to keep replenishing their ranks with more Badniks from their battleship faster than the heroes could dispose of them. However, Tangle and Blaze eventually got Sonic inside the Badniks' battleship, which Sonic trashed from the inside, causing it to crash outside of village (with a nudge provided by Blaze), with all of the Badniks inside it perishing in the process.<ref name="StH4"/>
 ===The Fate of Dr. Eggman===
-When Sonic and [[Espio the Chameleon (IDW)|Espio]] met up, they came under attack by a gang of Badniks. However, this batch was no match for the two heroes. More of them later attacked a nearby village, but Sonic and the [[Chaotix (IDW)|Chaotix]] were able to destroy them, including a [[Flapper (IDW)|Flapper]] surveying them.<ref name="StH5"/>
+Along the way when [[Espio the Chameleon (IDW)|Espio]] led Sonic to [[Windmill Village]], a group of [[Anton (IDW)|Antons]] and [[Hoverby]]s attacked the two heroes in a mountainous region only to end up being destroyed by them. More Anton and Hoverbys would not long after try to attack Windmill Village, but Sonic and the [[Chaotix (IDW)|Chaotix]] were able to destroy them, including the [[Flapper (IDW)|Flapper]] that had been following Sonic for some time.<ref name="StH5"/>
-[[File:EggSpearIDW.png|thumb|200px|left|Egg Pawns fighting against Sonic, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 7|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #7]].]]
+[[File:EggSpearIDW.png|thumb|240px|Egg Pawns fighting against Sonic, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 7|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #7]].]]
-When [[Neo Metal Sonic (IDW)|Neo Metal Sonic]] made his move to invade [[Angel Island (IDW)|Angel Island]], he used [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawns]] to man his numerous [[Egg Fleet (IDW)|Egg Fleet]] battleships. When Sonic later invaded one of these battleships, the Egg Pawns failed to notice him. Eventually though, Sonic ended up in a room with Egg Pawns and Neo Metal Sonic. When Sonic tried to bail out, Neo Metal Sonic used Egg Pawns to attack him. Sonic, however, took care of the Badniks and ultimately escaped. Regardless, the rest of the Egg Pawns carried on with the invasion plan under the orders of Neo Metal Sonic.<ref name="StH7">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 7|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #7]], "Meet the New Boss"</ref> In the meantime, some [[Spina (IDW)|Spinas]] stationed in one of Eggman's bases tried to stop Sonic when he infiltrated their base, but their initial troops got destroyed by Sonic, [[Silver the Hedgehog (IDW)|Silver]] and [[Whisper the Wolf|Whisper]]. Soon after, in the center of the base, [[E-107 Theta (IDW)|E-107 Theta]] and more Spinas attacked the trio of heroes. Although they put up a good fight, this horde of Badniks was still destroyed by the trio.<ref name="StH8">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 8|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #8]], "Silent Support"</ref>
+When [[Neo Metal Sonic (IDW)|Neo Metal Sonic]] made his move to invade [[Angel Island (IDW)|Angel Island]], he used Egg Pawns to man his numerous [[Egg Fleet (IDW)|Egg Fleet]] battleships. A number of Egg Pawns were present when Sonic boarded an Egg Fleet battleship with the help of [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]] and the [[Tornado (IDW)|Tornado]]. When he encountered Neo Metal Sonic, a group of Egg Pawns were present with the Badnik ringleader. The two began fighting, and Neo Metal Sonic threw pieces of an Egg Pawn that he had accidentally destroyed at Sonic, which the hedgehog successfully dodged. Neo Metal Sonic then commanded all of his Egg Pawns to attack Sonic, and they did so with [[Egg Spear (IDW)|Egg Spears]] and shields in hand, but Sonic disposed of them all and ultimately escaped. Regardless, the rest of the Egg Pawns carried on with the invasion plan under the orders of Neo Metal Sonic.<ref name="StH7">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 7|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #7]], "Meet the New Boss"</ref> In the meantime, some [[Spina (IDW)|Spinas]] stationed in one of Eggman's bases tried to stop Sonic when he infiltrated their base, but their initial troops got destroyed by Sonic, [[Silver the Hedgehog (IDW)|Silver]] and [[Whisper the Wolf|Whisper]]. Soon after, in the center of the base, [[E-107 Theta (IDW)|E-107 Theta]] and more Spinas attacked the trio of heroes. Although they put up a good fight, this horde of Badniks was still destroyed by the trio.<ref name="StH8">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 8|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #8]], "Silent Support"</ref>
 ===Battle For Angel Island===
-After Neo Metal Sonic conquered [[Angel Island (IDW)|Angel Island]] and turned it into a flying fortress, Egg Pawns and [[Spina (IDW)|Spinas]] were stationed around the island. However, these Badniks soon after came under attack by the [[Resistance (IDW)|Resistance]] and their allies, who sought to liberate Angel Island.<ref name="StH9">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #9]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 1"</ref> Although the Badniks were no match for the heroes, they were able to slow down their efforts. In the end though, the Resistance and their allies succeeded in destroying the massive wing units added to Angel Island's shoreline that gave Neo Metal Sonic control over the island, leaving the Badniks on the wings to plummet down from the sky with them.<ref name="StH10">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 10|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #10]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 2"</ref>
+After Neo Metal Sonic conquered [[Angel Island (IDW)|Angel Island]] and turned it into a flying fortress, Egg Pawns and [[Spina (IDW)|Spinas]] were stationed around the island. However, these Badniks soon after came under attack by the [[Resistance (IDW)|Resistance]] and their allies, who sought to liberate Angel Island.<ref name="StH9">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #9]], "The Battle for Angel Island, Part 1"</ref> Although the Badniks were no match for the heroes, they were able to slow down their efforts. In the end though, the Resistance and their allies succeeded in destroying the massive wing units added to Angel Island's shoreline that gave Neo Metal Sonic control over the island, leaving the Badniks on the wings to plummet down from the sky with them.<ref name="StH10">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 10|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #10]], "The Battle for Angel Island, Part 2"</ref>
 While undergoing [[Doctor Starline|Dr. Starline]]'s memory-restoring procedures, an amnesiac Eggman, who at the time was a reformed handyman, would built a [[Moto Bug (IDW)|Moto Bug]] that trimmed shrubs in the likeness of Sonic.<ref name="StH12">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 12|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #12]], "The Cost of the Battle for Angel Island"</ref>
+===Jet Set Tornado and Sonic Fan Club===
+[[File:IDWBalkiry.png|thumb|250px|left|A Stealth Balkiry stealing Resistance supplies, from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019]]''.]]
+Eventually, a [[Stealth Balkiry]] stole a box of supplies from a [[Resistance (IDW)|Resistance]] warehouse. During its flight, it blew past [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]], who decided to pursue it in the supped-up [[Tornado (IDW)|Tornado]]. The Stealth Balkiry tried to lose the duo through an island canyon, but the heroes quickly flew overhead it and forced it to fly into a geyser, causing it to drop the supplies it had stolen. Not long after, the Stealth Balkiry was destroyed by Sonic.<ref name="StHAnnual2019s2">''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019]]'', "Jet Set Tornado"</ref>
+While wandering around on its own in a forest, an Egg Pawn got challenged by a member of the [[Sonic Fan Club]]. When the Egg Pawn attacked the child though, the whole Sonic Fan Club joined the fight. However, they could not even harm the Egg Pawn. The Egg Pawn then met some resistance when [[Tangle the Lemur]] showed up and began attacking it, but she ended up immobilizing herself. Fortunately, the Egg Pawn got destroyed by Sonic when he passed by.<ref name="StHAnnual2019s5">''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019]]'', "Sonic Fan Club"</ref>
+===Infection===
+After the Badniks came under the control of Dr. Eggman again (who had regained his memory and old personality), several [[Moto Bug (IDW)|Moto Bugs]] and at least one [[Snowy (IDW)|Snowy]] assisted [[Doctor Starline|Dr. Starline]] with clearing out the contents of an Eggman base in [[Frozen Peak]] while under the protection of [[Metal Sonic (IDW)|Metal Sonic]]. With the aid of a wormhole provided by Starline's [[Warp Topaz]], the Badniks were able to quickly get the base's contents to safety.<ref name="StH14">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 14|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #14]], "Misdirection"</ref> In the meantime, the Badnik construction force was used by Eggman to build the [[Faceship]] in record time. After the Faceship took off and came over [[Windmill Village]], a [[Nebula (IDW)|Nebula]] brought Eggman the microphone for the Faceship's speakers.<ref name="StH16"/>
+===Tangle & Whisper===
+[[File:WhisperVBuzzBombers.jpg|thumb|250px|A group of Buzz Bombers shoot at Whisper, from [[Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper Issue 4|''Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper'' #4]].]]
+In an abandoned [[Eggman Empire (IDW)|Eggman Empire]] facility, [[Mimic]] employed the use of an [[Egg Hammer (IDW)|Egg Hammer]] that wielded a wrecking ball. It went on to attack [[Whisper the Wolf|Whisper]]. Whisper used her [[Variable Wispon]]'s Spikes Mode to cut the chain of the Egg Hammer's wrecking ball. She then switched to the Wispon's Rocket Mode and shot at the Egg Hammer's torso, which destroyed it.<ref name="T&W2">[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper Issue 2|''Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper'' #2]], "Ambush"</ref> Later, Eggman provided Mimic with a large squadron of Badniks for him to attack Tangle and Whisper with at the former [[Diamond Cutters]] [[Diamond Cutters Base|base]]. However, Whisper managed to destroy the entire horde using her [[Variable Wispon]].<ref name="T&W4">[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper Issue 4|''Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper'' #4]], "Showdown"</ref>
+===The Last Minute===
+Some time later, [[Zavok (IDW)|Zavok]] used his electromagnetic powers to take control of a [[Moto Bug (IDW)|Moto Bug]] in order to demonstrate his powers to [[Doctor Starline|Dr. Starline]].<ref name="StH23">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 23|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #23]], "The Last Minute, Part 3"</ref>
+===Out of the Blue===
+In Starline's [[Dr. Starline's Repository|repository]], he had several Egg Pawns move boxes of Eggman's items around.<ref name="StH31">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 31|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #31]], "Recovery, Part 1"</ref>
 ==List of Badniks==
 *[[Anton (IDW)|Anton]]
+*[[Balkiry (IDW)|Balkiry]]
+*[[Blaster (IDW)|Blaster]]
 *[[Blowfish Transporter (IDW)|Blowfish Transporter]]
 *[[Buzz Bomber (IDW)|Buzz Bomber]]
 *[[Buzz Bomber (IDW)#Battleship variant|Buzz Bomber (battleship variant)]]
+*[[Caterkiller (IDW)|Caterkiller]]
+*[[Crabmeat (IDW)|Crabmeat]]
+*[[Egg-Golem]]
 *[[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawn]]
 *[[Egg Walker (IDW)|Egg Walker]]
 *[[Flapper (IDW)|Flapper]]
 *[[Hoverby]]
-*[[Metal Sonic (IDW)|Metal Sonic]]
-**[[Neo Metal Sonic (IDW)|Neo Metal Sonic]]
-***[[Master Overlord]]
-***[[Super Neo Metal Sonic]]
 *[[Moto Bug (IDW)|Moto Bug]]
 *[[Moto Bug (IDW)#Tank variant|Moto Bug (tank variant)]]
+*[[Nebula (IDW)|Nebula]]
 *[[Snowy (IDW)|Snowy]]
 *[[Spina (IDW)|Spina]]
+*[[Stealth Balkiry]]
 ===Super Badniks===
 *[[Death Crab (IDW)|Death Crab]]
 *[[Death Egg Robot sentinel (IDW)|Death Egg Robot sentinel]]
-*[[E-106 Eta (IDW)|E-106 Eta]]
+*[[E-100 Line]]
-*[[E-107 Theta (IDW)|E-107 Theta]]
+**[[E-106 Eta (IDW)|E-106 Eta]]
+**[[E-107 Theta (IDW)|E-107 Theta]]
+**[[E-123 Omega (IDW)|E-123 Omega]] (defected)
 *[[Egg Hammer (IDW)|Egg Hammer]]
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 ==External links==
 *{{IDW SH link|Badnik}}
 {{IDW characters}}
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History

Past

The Eggman War and aftermath

Fallout

The Fate of Dr. Eggman

Battle For Angel Island

Jet Set Tornado and Sonic Fan Club

Infection

Tangle & Whisper

The Last Minute

Out of the Blue

List of Badniks

Super Badniks

Trivia

See also

References

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