User:Sclera2/Black Arms

Black Doom is the evil overlord of the Black Arms, and the only one with the ability to speak (or at least, English/Japanese). He has three eyes and seems to float above the ground, wearing a worn cloak with metal ornaments (giving him the appearance of a priest). He helped Gerald Robotnik create Shadow the Hedgehog, by using his own blood. He has lived for at least 2000 years, and planned to use the human beings as an "energy source", possibly food for his larvae. He was eventually defeated by Shadow. Black Doom can separate from one of his eyes, transforming it into a tentacled entity known as Doom's Eye that serves to do his bidding.

Black Arms

Members of the alien arms that invade Earth under Black Doom's command. They will attack Shadow, even if Shadow attempts to complete one of Black Doom's missions. The following is a list of creatures in the Black Arms army.

Common Black Arms are

Death Leeches

The Death Leeches are described by Black Doom as the Black Arms' offspring. They are pulsating red-purple blobs with three horns and one eye in the middle of their bodies. They are capable of sticking to walls, and are implied to be blood suckers. They don't have much endurance, and can be killed with one hit, regardless of the weapon.

Black Warriors

The Black Warriors are the most common Black Arms aliens in the game. They are roughly human sized (just a little bigger than most GUN soldiers) and carry different Black Arm weapons (lasers, swords, shields, etc.). It takes two shots from most weapons to kill them.

Black Oak

The Black Oaks are giant Black Arms soldiers. According to Doom's Eye, the Black Oaks are "heralded for their pure strength", and form the backbone of the Black Arms army. They have high endurance, are slow moving, and carry large swords, and, occasionally, alien rocket launchers and clubs. They take anywhere from two to seven shots to defeat.

Black Annelids

The Black Annelids are giant

Gold Annelids

The Gold Annelids are stronger, golden Black Arm Annelids. They appear only on the stages The Last Way and Black Comet. They are stronger and faster than regular annelids and are harder to kill. Gold Annelids are invincible to some of the weaker weapons in the game.

Killer Plant

The Killer Plant is a giant moving plant lifeform, apparently mutated by the Black Arms as the aliens themselves do not have plants. It can breath fire and extend its branches. Once defeated, it will temporarily shrink into a harmless bud, but it will revive again if given enough time. No points are awarded for killing it.

Black Wing

The Black Wing is a small bat-like creature similar to Black Hawks. They have very little endurance and are often killed with one hit.

Black Hawks

The Black Hawks' are small winged dragon-like creatures who are a lot stronger then the Black Wings. They are capable of firing blue energy waves and flying unhindered in space. In the case of some, when they are weakened, Shadow can ride on their backs.

Black Volts

Black Volts are Black Hawks that have gold armor plating and are equipped with Worm Shooters. Due to their armor, they have more endurance than normal Black Hawks. It is also possible that Black Volts are Black Hawk-shaped robots, due to the name "volt". This is however unlikely, as the Black Arms appear to focus on biological weaponry.

Black Assassins

The Black Assassins, also knows as Elite Soldiers, only appear in the Black Comet, Final Haunt and The Last Way stages set inside the Black Comet itself. They look like armored Black Arms Soldiers, can withstand many attacks and have the ability to disappear and reappear at will, possibly because they are using Chaos Control,because they, like Shadow are spawn of Black Doom, who is a master of using Chaos Control. They are all armed with Refractors.

Black Bull

The Black Bull is a powerful creature in the Black Arms. It resembles a cross between a giant maggot and a dragon. Due to its large blubbery body, its only weak spot is its single green eye. It can breathe fire and can produce Black Wings from its mouth. It appears as a boss after you complete the Lethal Highway and/or Death Ruins stages.

Like the GUN mech "Blue Falcon", the Black Bull may be named after an

Shadow the Hedgehog

In theory, Shadow the Hedgehog is part Black Arms alien, having been created with Black Doom's blood. However, he's not a part of their army, rather a secret weapon, although he didn't know this fact himself until the final story in Shadow the Hedgehog.

Black Arms Weaponry

Black Arms Vehicles

Air Saucers

One-manned floating discs that can be used to cross hazardous surfaces, such as toxic water. Upon analyzing one,

Black Tank

A Black Arms vehicle that appears in the Lethal Highway stage and somewhat resembles a

Black Doom states that "the ruins have awaited the advent of our master" which has created debates over if or if not Black Doom has a master, but, considering the fact that he has a habit of talking in the third person, and considering he refers to the Black Arms to Shadow as "Our brethren", he is likely referring to himself. He also refers to ARK as "our precious home" which means an error occured and he was supposed to say "your", or he talks in third person, or perhaps ARK is in the previous orbital location of the Black Comet... There are also large tornado-like whirlwinds and dust storms in the ruins, that according to Black Doom were set in motion to stop humans from accessing them.

Trivia

• Although they have no actual role in the game, several of the Black Arms appear as collectable cards in Sonic Rivals. The cards are "Black Oak", "Black Warrior", "Black Hawk" and "Black Bull", along with three cards depicting Black Doom's various forms.
• The Black Arms are currently the only aliens to appear in the
  Archie Comics
  continuity.