The Hooligans (also known as Fang's Gang) are supporting antagonists in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
The mercenary team consists of Fang the Hunter, Bark the Polarbear and Bean the Dynamite.
History[]
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, they will not be appearing in the comics as long as the story is set in the "modern era" as they are considered "classic era" characters by SEGA.
Video games[]
While all three characters originate from the video game series, they are not considered as a mercenary team within it, with Bean and Bark being stated to be Sonic's friends in their official bios. However, the trio have appeared in a couple of games together.
Sonic the Fighters[]
Bark and Bean make their debut in this game as playable characters. Fang/Nack also appears as a selectable fighter and the sole playable villain.
Sonic Generations[]
The Bark and Bean make a cameo appearance on wanted posters seen throughout the City Escape stages in a reference to their Archie appearance.
Sonic Mania[]
The three characters appear again on wanted posters found in the Mirage Saloon Zone and as alternate forms Heavy Magician can transform into with her shapeshifting hat during the Act 2 boss fight. Each of the Heavy Magician’s forms will have unique abilities. In her Fang form she will bounce around on her tail while shooting corks from her popgun. In her Bean form she will throw bombs at the heroes, and in her Bark form she will use her tremendous strength to make harmful objects fall from above.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Dr. Eggman (sometimes)
- Metal Sonic (sometimes)
- Badniks (sometimes)