Scratch

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Scratch

Species: Robot (Badnik)
Gender: None (referred to as male)
Series: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
First seen: "Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad"

Scratch is a fictional robot in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. He is a loyal, yet dim-witted robot who serves Dr. Robotnik throughout the cartoon Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, along with the short, treaded Grounder. He is a tall, roughly humanoid robot with chicken-like features, including "scaled" feet, winglike arms, a feathered tail, and a beak.

History

Scratch seems to be the leader of the three Badniks (himself, Grounder, and Coconuts), and is marginally smarter than Grounder, making up for his lack of Grounder's assorted gadgets.

Despite his best efforts, most of Scratch's attempts to capture Sonic and Tails end in complete failure. His constant failure makes Robotnik shout abuse and threaten him most of the time. Scratch is also easily tricked, as is Grounder; Sonic would often appear in disguise, as anyone from an old lady to a pizza delivery guy. Fooled time and time again by the hedgehog, Scratch and Grounder never really stand a chance, and are mainly used for comic effect.

Scratch appears to have been loosely based on the Clucker enemy from Sonic 2's Wing Fortress Zone, but in Sonic Spinball, he is an enemy in the third and final Bonus Stage where the player has to take out 6 Scratches and destroy the Egg Chamber.

He is voiced by Phil Hayes in The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.

In other media

Archie Comics

Scratch, along with Grounder, appeared in the earliest issues of the Sonic the Hedgehog comics published by Archie Comics where the two worked for Dr. Robotnik. However, the team's limited AI and armaments lead to many embarrassing defeats. As the Classic Badniks faded out of use, Scratch found new work in Casino Night under Mammoth Mogul. After the Super Genesis Wave, Scratch now worked for Breezie the Hedgehog.

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Scratch is also a character in Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, a game which used many characters from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog as opponents. He is the twelfth opponent in the game, and his AI is based on that of Rulue from the original Puyo Puyo.

Screenshots

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In-game

References

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog characters
Main	Sonic the Hedgehog \| Miles "Tails" Prower \| Dr. Robotnik (Supreme High Robotnik) \| Scratch \| Grounder \| Coconuts
Recurring	Breezie \| Momma Robotnik \| Wes Weasley \| Mad Mike \| Big Griz \| Professor Von Schlemmer \| Sergeant Doberman \| Robotnik Jr. \| Professor Caninestein
Others	Spelunk the Mole \| Rocket the Sloth \| Smiley the Shark \| Sketch Lampoon \| Dr. Warpnik \| Prince Charnok \| Splog \| Boom-Boom \| Big Daddy \| Catty Carlisle \| Music Destroyer \| Lucas \| Lucinda \| Captain Rescue \| Edgar Eagle \| Ellie \| Farmer Peck \| Henrietta Peck \| Harry the Hucker \| Hodgepodge \| Sonnette \| Goobster \| Wallace A. Ditso \| Torch \| O-Zone \| Peeper \| Chef Wolfgang Puke \| Pseudo Sonic \| Lawrence \| Hacker \| Surff \| Princess Bubbles \| King Saline \| Boogey Man \| Dream Meister \| Miss Saccharine \| MacHopper \| Miss Sniffed \| Updike \| Mayor Fumfer \| Guido \| Dr. Quark \| D.U.F.U.S. \| Omletta \| Katella \| Collie Chang \| Angus MacGull \| Jebediah Wee \| Coachnik \| Bert Whoo \| Roxy \| Professor Turtle \| Miss Possum \| Six Gun Pete \| Black Bot the Pirate \| Merlynx \| Princess Gwendolyn \| King Arfur \| Masonic \| Penelope \| Robotnikhotep \| Magma the Volcano God \| McMole \| Andy Pandatelly \| Merna the Merhog \| Queen of the Merhogs \| Captain John Paul Memo \| Lt. Bananas \| Colonel Stench \| Robot \| William Le Due \| King Kommamachs \| Easy Eddie \| Throbbin Screech \| Screech's Niece \| Henry Walrus \| Kwai Chang Crane \| Grasshopper \| Princess Sally Acorn
DRMBM-specific	Has Bean \| Arms \| Frankly \| Humpty \| Davy Sprocket \| Skweel \| Dynamight \| Spike \| Sir Ffuzzy-Logik \| Dragon Breath

Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics) characters

Pre-Super Genesis Wave
Main	Sonic the Hedgehog \| Princess Sally Acorn \| Miles "Tails" Prower (Turbo, Titan) \| Rotor Walrus \| Bunnie Rabbot \| Antoine D'Coolette \| NICOLE \| Knuckles the Echidna \| Dr. Robotnik
Recurring	Geoffrey St. John \| Ixis Naugus \| Julie-Su \| Mammoth Mogul \| Mina Mongoose \| Monkey Khan \| Scourge the Hedgehog \| Snively Robotnik \| Uncle Chuck \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Dr. Finitevus \| Maximillian Acorn
Others	Harvey Who \| Isabella Mongoose \| Arthur Mongoose

Post-Super Genesis Wave
Main	Sonic the Hedgehog (Werehog) \| Princess Sally Acorn \| Miles "Tails" Prower \| Rotor Walrus \| Bunnie Rabbot \| Antoine D'Coolette \| NICOLE \| Knuckles the Echidna \| Amy Rose \| Dr. Eggman
Recurring	Cream the Rabbit \| Cheese \| Big the Cat \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Rouge the Bat \| E-123 Omega \| Vector the Crocodile \| Espio the Chameleon \| Charmy Bee \| Silver the Hedgehog \| Blaze the Cat \| Metal Sonic (Neo) \| Orbot \| Cubot \| Walter Naugus \| Eclipse the Darkling \| Nigel Acorn
Others	Uncle Chuck \| Muttski \| Black Death \| Professor Pickle \| Chip \| Gemerl \| Deadly Six (Zavok, Zazz, Zomom, Master Zik, Zeena, Zor) \| Gold the Tenrec \| Professor Von Schlemmer \| Wendy Naugus \| Dr. Julian Snively