Badniks

Badniks, were the first kind of animal-themed enemy robots created by the evil Dr. Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games.

Most Badniks contain innocent animals that the evil Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik has trapped inside robots. Usually, after Sonic destroys the robots, the captured animal is freed and skips away. Exceptions do occur, with the Doctor occasionally using plant seeds, rings, or other sources rather than creatures.

Badniks mostly fell into disuse after Sonic Adventure was released in 1998, with animal-themed robots being gradually replaced by humanoid E-Series models within the games.

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