Hooligans

The Hooligans (also known as Team Hooligan) are a trio of characters who have appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog comics. The mercenary team consists of Fang the Sniper (a.k.a. Nack the Weasel), Bark the Polarbear and Bean the Dynamite.

Pre-Super Genesis Wave
Team Hooligan first appeared in the Sonic Universe comics during the Treasure Team Tango arc, when Nack learnt of a treasure within the Great Forest he could use to become rich. He hired Bark and Bean to help him obtain the treasure by tailing Team Rose (but with Blaze replacing Big) to it’s exact location. However, the Hooligans soon discover that they weren’t the only ones after the treasure, as Team Dark also sought to take for themselves. Eventually the Hooligans found out the treasure to be a Sol Emerald and attempted to snatch it for themselves while also taking Cream the Rabbit as a hostage, but it wasn’t long before teams Rose and Dark retaliated and the Babylon Rogues arrived to also try and take the Emerald. After a big four-way brawl between the teams, the Hooligans lose the Emerald and Nack is knocked unconscious, causing Bark to grab him and Bean before making a hasty retreat.

IDW Sonic the Hedgehog
In issue 3 of the comic series, Sonic briefly mentioned the Hooligans as he compared their antics to that of the mercenary brothers Rough and Tumble. While this seems to confirm the teams existence in the IDW Sonic canon, the won’t be appearing in the comics as long as the story is set in the “modern era” as they are considered “classic era” characters.

Video games
While all three characters originate from the video game series, they are not considered as a mercenary team within it. However, the trio have appeared in a couple of games together.

Sonic the Fighters
Bark and Bean make their first debut in this game as playable characters. Fang/Nack also appears as a selectable fighter.

Sonic Generations
The trio make a cameo appearance on wanted posters seen throughout the City Escape stages.