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[[Image:motobug.png|thumb|[[Motobug]], a Badnik from from the original ''[[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a term used to designate an [[Eggman's robots|enemy robot]] in the ''[[:Category:Games|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' video games. Badniks are presented as the minions of [[Dr. Eggman]], and serve as obstacles to [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and friends during their adventures.

The concept of Badniks used to only exist in the Western ''Sonic'' lore, and as of ''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'' in 2007, the term started seeing use in English-language games again. In Japan, all Badniks were treated simply as "enemies" or "Eggman's robots", but recently begun using the term "Badniks" as well.{{ref|https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/PFBvzhmU5ho|2=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFBvzhmU5ho}}

==Characteristics==
Traditionally, Badniks take the form of small robots that can be dispatched by Sonic in one hit. Most were designed as robotic versions of animals, inhabiting stages where that animal is often associated (e.g. fish Badniks are usually found in underwater levels). Most are powered by "organic batteries" - small animals which have been [[robotization|trapped]] inside, and are freed when the Badnik is destroyed. Exceptions do occur, with the Doctor occasionally using [[Little Planet flowers|plant seeds]], [[ring]]s, or other sources rather than creatures.

Dr. Eggman is typically portrayed as having produced hundreds of Badniks to assist in his evil schemes, terrorizing the residents of the world.

Eggman's more modern robots (from ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' through to ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'') were not generally described as Badniks, as they lack the distinctive properties of the Doctor's earlier machines - no animal prisoner and rarely animal or insect-themed by design. Robots like the [[E-Series]], [[Egg Pawn]], and [[Egg Gunner]] have a more uniform, humanoid design and actually home in to fight with Sonic by using lances and shields, cannons, or just attacking him with their fists. Eggman would not use the term "Badniks" to describe his robots again until ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''. Now most [[Eggtech]] robots are called Badniks again in new media.

==Use in games==
The following ''Sonic'' games officially state that the enemies are called "Badniks":
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===Mega Drive===
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991){{fileref|Sonic1 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|page=7}}
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992){{fileref|Sonic2 MD US manual.pdf|page=11}}
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994){{fileref|Sonic3 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|page=13}}
*''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994){{fileref|S&K MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|page=11}}

===Game Gear===
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991){{fileref|Sonic1 GG US manual.pdf|page=12}}
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1991){{fileref|Sonic2 GG US manual.pdf|page=12}}
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]'' (1994){{fileref|SonicTripleTrouble GG US manual.pdf|page=14}}
*''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]'' (1995){{fileref|SonicLabyrinth GG US manual.pdf|page=8}}

===Master System===
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1991){{fileref|Sonic2 SMS US manual.pdf|page=28}}
*''[[Sonic Chaos]]'' (1993){{fileref|Sonic Chaos SMS EU Manual.pdf|page=30}}

===Mega-CD===
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' (1993){{fileref|SonicCD MCD US manual.pdf|page=11}}

===32X===
*''[[Chaotix]]'' (as "Badnix") (1995){{fileref|Chaotix 32X US manual.pdf|page=27}}

===PlayStation Portable===
*''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'' (2007){{fileref|49 - Sonic the Hedgehog Card.png}}

===Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/WiiWare===
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]'' (2010){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130527130040/http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com/us/html/ep1-badniks.html}}
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'' (2012){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130524063554/http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com:80/us/html/ep2-badniks.html}}

===Wii U===
*''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' (2013){{ref|{{LinkYoutube|video=IBBqjUo5gsw|time=2m|title=Sonic Lost World Full Movie All Cutscenes Cinematics 1080p HD}}}}

===iOS/Android===
*''[[Sonic Dash]]'' (2013)
*''[[Sonic Forces: Speed Battle]]'' (2017)

===PC===
*''[[The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2023)
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==In other media==
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In the UK (Egmont [[Fleetway]]) ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'', all early Badniks were powered by Organic Batteries, the name given to the helpless Mobians trapped inside; however, stronger self-sufficient Badniks known as Prime Badniks which could operate without the need of such batteries soon appeared. The first such was the [[Arachbot]]: a spider-like Badnik that captured [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] in an early issue and that was resistant to Sonic's attacks until he torched it using the weapon from another Badnik he had destroyed. Most Badniks continued to use organic batteries, with the exception of [[Trooper]]s and some special project Badniks such as the [[Metallix]]. In earlier episodes, Dr. Robotnik used mobile factories, which were basically large Badniks that injested a Mobian, turned it into a robot, and then released it as a Badnik; in later stories, Robotnik used huge processing plants to churn out Badniks in large numbers.

The most powerful Badnik type was the Cybernik, of which only 2 were ever made: [[Shortfuse the Cybernik|Shortfuse]] and [[Vermin the Cybernik|Vermin]]. Shortfuse was the first, a prototype made of Megatal, an ultra-hard metal, designed by [[Grimer Wormtongue|Grimer]] to destroy Sonic the Hedgehog. However, its organic battery, Shorty the Squirrel, took control and joined the fight against Robotnik, unable to escape from his metal shell. Vermin was sent to destroy him but was eventually destroyed by Shortfuse.

All the Badniks on Mobius were immobilised in [[Sonic the Comic #100|issue #100]] along with all the electrical systems on Mobius, including Robotnik's Organic Computer on the [[Floating Island]] (but not the Floating Island itself or its ancient Guardian Robots), when [[Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)|Super Sonic]] burst out of the [[Black Asteroid]] in Mobius' orbit, transported from the [[Special Zone]] by the [[Omni-Viewer]], causing an electro-magnetic pulse that covered the planet. Robotnik created a new batch from his new base on [[Flickies' Island]], but never regained control over the planet again.

A one off-''Sonic'' story considered a bit of a fan favourite was that of "Smokey and the Badnik", in which a [[Roller]] Badnik (which features in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic 1]]'''s [[Spring Yard Zone]]) befriends a young Mobian called Smokey and protects him from a Trooper attack. Sonic spares the robot once he realizes that it is harmless and the two walk off into the sunset.
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