Sonic Finally Makes Eggman's Badniks a Major Threat

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Sonic the Hedgehog #51!

IDW Publishing finally just posed Dr. Eggman's robot creations known as Badniks as something wholly unexpected — an actual problem for Sonic the Hedgehog that could even threaten his life.

Like in the video games upon which IDW's comic is heavily based, Badniks, especially the smaller ones, are pretty much there for one purpose and one purpose only — to get smashed by Sonic. In fact, that's exactly the premise of the series' debut issue. Sonic had just defeated Eggman and was now just cleaning up all of the leftover Badniks. He makes short work of them, and then after defeating a much larger, more difficult robot with help from Tails, the smaller robotic minions flee.

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But the comic's tone surrounding the Badniks, even the smaller ones, suddenly shifts in Sonic the Hedgehog #51 by Ian Flynn, Adam Bryce Thomas, Mauro Fonseca, Rik Mack, Heather Breckel, and Shawn Lee. After a slew of simultaneous battles in the now iconic Sonic #50, the Blue Blur and his friends rightfully decide to escape. Sonic suggests taking on the army of rampaging Badniks that is currently after them so Tails can hotwire an enemy plane. But Tails mentions that there are 10 times more than they usually face and wishes that someone could be there to give Sonic support. Even though Sonic proceeds to smash a bunch of these Badniks regardless, the hedgehog admits to himself that he's running on empty and that it would be a bit much if Eggman joined the Badniks' assault. The Blue Blur is so overwhelmed that he welcomes Tails' arrival in the recently hotwired plane to escape.

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