Predator Hawk

Predator Hawk was originally a member of the mysterious "armada", left that group to join the Fearsome Foursome under Mammoth Mogul, and has since become a member of the Destructix. A criminal who with his cohorts has clashed several times with the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Chaotix, he has also worked under Sleuth Dog and Dr. Finitevus.

Member of the Fearsome Foursome
Like the rest of the Fearsome Foursome-Sergeant Simian, Lightning Lynx, and Flying Frog-Predator Hawk debuted as an agent of Mammoth Mogul's, attacking the Chaotix on his orders and specifically countering Charmy Bee's aerial abilities. After being defeated and retreating from this battle, he would return to help Mogul in his bid to claim the Sword of Acorns by pitting the Chaotix and Freedom Fighters against each other. Hawk's purpose involved serving as the substance behind Mogul's illusions of Charmy Bee and Miles "Tails" Prower, which initially had the two groups fighting. When the more level-headed members of each team noticed the errors in these illusions, however, the scheme was blown and Hawk was captured along with his teammates. (SMM, SSS: #1)

Escape from the Devil's Gulag
Along with the rest of the Fearsome Foursome, Predator Hawk would be sent to Devil's Gulag and imprisoned for some time. However, due to the actions of an as yet concealed Dr. Eggman, the teammates were able to escape along with fellow criminals Snively Kintobor, Nack the Weasel, Sleuth Dog, Drago Wolf, Warlord Kodos, and Uma Arachnis. Joining the assemblage of villains under Snively's leadership, Hawk confronted the Freedom Fighters again in capturing Nate Morgan, a venture that proved much more successful than his previous encounters with the heroes. Sadly, his success was short-lived, as most of the future Destructix were defeated and captured by the Royal Secret Service under Geoffrey St. John, though Predator Hawk managed to escape along with Kodos and Uma Arachnis. (StH: #62, #63, #70)

Member of the Destructix
Following another escape by the Destructix from Devil's Gulag, Predator Hawk and his teammates-which now included Sleuth and Drago-would take up residence in a factory that had once belonged to Dr. Ivo Robotnik, keeping Tommy Turtle as a convenient punching bag. Later, Sonic the Hedgehog infiltrated this factory to liberate his old friend Tommy, only to watch as the Destructix-though they were not yet called that-attempted to make a deal with Dr. Eggman to sell him the factory, which by rights he already owned. Hawk and the others were then subjected to Roboticization, becoming Robians in service to Eggman. Due to Sleuth's apparently suicidal attempt to prevent his own transformation, it seemed briefly as though the Destructix had been destroyed, but they in fact survived and were De-Roboticized by the Bem. Later, robotic doubles of their Robian forms would attack Sonic as part of a ruse to get an Auto Automaton of Tommy Turtle into Knothole. When recovered by Eggman, these doubles contained video of the Destructix making a deal with "Anonymous", a mysterious being who would later turn out to be Eggman's computer virus son A.D.A.M.. (StH: #117, #135, #168)

Once the Destructix were officially organized, all of its members set out to recapture Mammoth Mogul's Chaos Emerald in order to release him. Predator Hawk engaged the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix yet again, but as usual was outclassed and outnumbered and so defeated. He and the others were taken to prison, only to be liberated when Mogul escaped from the Emerald himself. When Ixis Naugus arrived and challenged Mogul for the Crown of Acorns, Hawk fought against his Arachne as well as the arriving Freedom Fighters and Chaotix. When Mogul and Naugus joined forces, the battle continued between only two sides, but then ended with the destruction of the Sword and Crown of Acorns and the capture of the villains by the Egg Fleet. Hawk and his compatriots were then teleported to the Egg Grape Chamber, where Mogul briefly protected them before lowering his shields and leaving them at Eggman's mercy. Luckily for the criminals, Dr. Finitevus arrived shortly thereafter with Scourge the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat to liberate the Destructix. The doctor called upon them for their muscle, first requiring Hawk and his teammates to play the part of reformed mercenaries by defending the helpless Echidnas of Angel Island from the Dingoes (StH: #162, #163, #164, #165, #171)



Predator Hawk and his compatriots revealed their true colors soon enough by ambushing and capturing Knuckles the Echidna when he returned to Angel Island and handing him over to the Dark Legion. Following his brainwashing and transformation into Enerjak, the Destructix-now joined by Fiona Fox in place of Rouge-were set at watch over a device created by the Brotherhood of Guardians to destroy Enerjak in the event of his return. They were soon challenged by Sonic, Julie-Su, and Locke as they attempted to claim the device, only to be thwarted by Archimedes the Fire Ant and then have their mission rendered unnecessary by Sonic's destruction of the weapon. Unnerved by the ensuing battle between Enerjak and Super Sonic, Predator Hawk and his allies left through one of Finitevus' Warp Rings, having decided to become full-fledged mercenaries. (StH: #181, #183, #184)

The group soon found themselves once again employed by Mammoth Mogul, who commissioned them to bring him Sonic's running shoes. After a brief fight with Sonic, Sally, and fellow mercenaries Bark the Polar Bear and Bean the Dynamite-whom Mogul had also hired but who had switched sides on Sally's offer of better payment-they captured Sonic and took him to Mogul's casino. It was during this struggle that Bean revealed Predator Hawk's origin as an "armada deserter", though Predator replied that he was "one to talk". They were all then defeated by Sonic, Sally, Amy Rose, and Geoffrey St. John, only for Rouge to pass the word to them that Mogul's plan all along had been to discredit Sonic by capturing him and then having him confront Mogul without evidence that Mogul had been involved. (StH: #187, #188)

Later, Predator Hawk appeared with the rest of the original Fearsome Foursome-minus Lightning Lynx, who had left the group to rejoin the Raiju Clan-appeared in the Dragon Kingdom with Fiona Fox to menace Sonic, Tails, Sally, and Monkey Khan after their meeting with Lord Yagyu of the Yagyu Clan. The Hawk and his two teammates had agreed to work for the Fox after being forsaken by Sleuth and Drago, promising their loyalty in exchange for help in bringing Lightning back into the group. After fighting briefly with Tails, Predator and his teammates allied themselves with Sonic's group in order to storm the Iron Fortress, their joint goal being to break ties between the Raiju Clan and the Iron Dominion while getting Lightning to rejoin his former comrades. Lightning was subsequently defeated and banished from his clan, leaving his old teammates to welcome him back as they left with Fiona. (SU: #14, #15)

Abilities
As a Hawk, Predator Hawk can fly through the air, making him a suitable rival for Charmy and Tails.

Personality
The tactician of the Fearsome Foursome, Predator Hawk is the outspoken "wild card" of the group, being the most unpredictable. He is somewhat cold and arrogant, often keeping his personal opinions separate from his current duties. His only real loyalty is to his long-time comrades, as shown by his depression after Lightning left the group and his fierce determination to retrieve him.

Background Information

 * Predator Hawk was seen escaping along with Kodos and Uma Arachnis in StH #70, though was later be amongst the other members of the Fearsome Foursome in StH #117.

Appearance
Predator Hawk is a blue hawk with blue eyes. He's often depicted with a white front and has spiked blue feathers on his head as well as partial wings attached to his arms. He typically wears a red headband, tall red boots and long red gloves with large cuffs and clawed fingertips. He sometimes sports a bandolier as well. Many artists omit the tail.