A Splats, accompanied by two Moto Bugs, was one of the first Badniks Sonic the Hedgehog ever encountered. The robot, on this occasion able to fly, ambushed Sonic and attempted to grab him with its hidden claws, intending to make the hero an organic battery. Sonic instantly retaliated with a Spin Attack and destroyed it. They were not very successful models and were decomissioned after Robotnik had conquered Mobius. The Doctor Robotnik Appreciation Tribe later acquired the schematics to build their own Badniks, Splats included.