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Not to be confused with Scratchy.

You've been scratching around here for too long, worm-bait. Time to cross the road and head home, pal. I'm winning this one by fair means or fowl.

— Scratch, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Scratch is one of the main antagonists in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. He is a Badnik chicken created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik as an adversary of Sonic the Hedgehog. Along with his counterpart Grounder, he is a member of Robotnik's Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad, and one of Robotnik's main henchmen.

Scratch and Grounder serve largely as the comic relief in the series. Though he and Grounder are in charge of capturing Sonic and his friend Tails, they are incompetent and almost always fail. These repeated failures frequently result in Scratch and Grounder receiving a lot of abuse (both verbal and physical) from Dr. Robotnik.

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Appearance

Scratch resembles a tall, lanky, roughly humanoid rooster with white feathers, scaled feet, wing-like arms, silver body armor, black collar and belt, a red rooster comb on top of his head, a red two-feathered tail, and a yellow beak and legs, similar to Cluckoids or Clucker.

History

Scratch was originally created by Robotnik to be a super-robot that could easily catch Sonic for him, since all of his other mechanical bounty hunters had failed. The Robo-Matic Machine spawned Scratch who unfortunately was a product almost exactly the opposite of what Robotnik wanted as he asked who he is, why was here and he wondered if Robotnik was his mother. After being created, Scratch has one of his tail feathers plucked and put into a cloning machine by Robotnik to make him twice as effective, but Scratch pulled an extra lever that caused it to make Grounder. Despite both being on the same team, they do not get along well and are often fighting with each other (sometimes literally); usually about which of the two is Robotnik's favorite.

The two were occasionally aided by Coconuts, although most of the time, he would be competing with them rather than helping them, in hopes of being promoted out of his janitor status.

Personality

Like his counterpart Grounder, Scratch is very incompetent and stupid, possessing an IQ of 40,[citation needed] and usually fails at almost everything he does. One example of Scratch's stupidity is when he got zapped by Dr. Robotnik's Stupidity Ray, but did not change at all because he was already dim-witted. He is also highly gullible, easily being deceived by Sonic no matter how pathetic or bizarre his disguises are. Regardless, Scratch is said to be the smartest in the S.S.S.S.S. Squad, but that is not saying much considering how stupid they all are. At times, he would see through Sonic's disguises, but it would be too late or it would be a trick within a trick.

Like Grounder, Scratch is quite persistent. He is also incredibly short-tempered and would take his anger out on Grounder invariably. He is distinct by his prominent cock-a-doodle-like laugh, "Ba-ha! Ha-ha!"

Powers and abilities

Scratch does not have many significant abilities. Like a real rooster/chicken, Scratch is capable of pecking foes, with the pecking more reminiscent of a woodpecker. He also seems to have a telescopic neck which can extend and retract - his head often retracts into his torso to protect himself. He can also pull a drawstring on his hand and make it into the shape of a beautiful woman, but that trick was only used once.

Scratch is known to use the Egg Blaster cannon to shoot eggs at his opponents.[1][2][3] He also claims to have earned a black belt.[4]

Like Grounder, Scratch is fairly durable; whenever he get damaged or blown to bits (which is very often), he can be repaired very easily and always come back for more, even being capable of putting himself back together.

Relationships

Grounder

Scratch and Grounder always bicker and fight over who is the better robot or who is more of an idiot and many other things. Sometimes, they even imply that they want to be separated. However, there are rare moments when they get along. Scratch, for example, has saved Grounder’s life on a few occasions, like in "Spaceman Sonic" and "The Robotnik Express".

Dr. Robotnik

Scratch is usually loyal to Robotnik and does whatever he says, but when he fails, Robotnik gets really angry with him and abuses him. Sometimes Scratch betrays Robotnik when he thinks he's had enough.

Coconuts

Coconuts is jealous of Scratch because he gets to capture Sonic and Coconuts has been demoted to sanitation duty. Coconuts tries is best to make himself look better than Scratch, but usually fails, except in "Super Robotnik".

Edgar Eagle

Edgar Eagle is Scratch's favorite TV star and role model despite Robotnik's disapproval of the show. One time, Scratch got amnesia and assumed he was Edgar Eagle.

Henrietta Peck

Henrietta Peck was a turkey, Scratch temporarily befriended when he thought he was Edgar Eagle.

In other media

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts all appeared as opponents in the game Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, which was based around the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog show. Scratch and Grounder were also in the game's cut scenes along side Dr. Robotnik. In the game, Scratch is the second last opponent before the Dr. Robotnik and plays like the character Rulue from Puyo Puyo, the game on which Mean Bean Machine is based.

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball

Scratch appeared in 'the March', the third and final bonus stage of Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball. In this bonus, a number of identical Scratches circle around a large Egg Capsule. Sonic must use his pinball skills to nail all the Scratches and then destroy the capsule to free Flicky, Wocky and the Freedom Fighters from the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series. Scratch makes the same clucking sound as Cluck and Clucker. Scratch's sprite depicts him with black sclera and red pupils similar to Metal Sonic.

Archie Comics

In the earliest issues of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics, Scratch and Gounder originally worked for Dr. Ivo Robotnik, with the loud and arrogant Scratch being the self-styled leader of the "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad." However, the team's limited A.I. 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, becoming the concierge of the casino.

After the Super Genesis Wave, Scratch's history was altered, but still retained similarities to his old life. Under the rule of Dr. Eggman, he was a part of the Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad, who was once involved in a scheme with Breezie the Hedgehog. Scratch was later employed by Breezie to work for her casino empire in Casino Park.

Quotes

"Ba Ha Ha Haaa!" —Scratch's signature cowl

"No way, tin brain. Dr. Robotnik loves me best, so it is always my turn." —Scratch, "The Robotnik Express"

"Who says chickens are stupid?! I just out-foxed a fox!" —Scratch, "Tails' New Home"

"Am I that ugly?!" —Scratch, "Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad"

"86 on the chicken!" —"The Mobius 5000"

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