HOG-7 Hedgie

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**HOG-7 Hedgie** is an enemy that appears in *Atomic Heart*.

> That thing is a fucking civilian robot!?
> *P-3, after defeating the HOG-7*
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## Background

The HOG-7 is a large surveying robot used to collect rare plants and rocks. Despite its impressive bulk, the Hedgie can reach speeds even beyond 30 mph. In an alternate movement mode called "Tumbleweed" - when accelerated, the robot retracts its long paws and rolls. There are special drills and a compressor inside the Hedgie's paws, which can easily collect valuable resources from the ground.

The Hedgie collects and immediately analyzes available topographical and surveying materials - all cartographic information is stored on a hard disk inside the robot. The HOG-8 model comes with the latest technology for transmitting information over the air.

P-3 encountered the Hedgie previously, albeit briefly, in the Vavilov complex. Later, when P-3 boards the train, the HOG-7 crashes the vehicle, nearly killing Alekseyevich.

The HOG-7 is encountered for the third and final time in the Atomic Garden. After Sargent Major zip lines into the garden, the Hedgie pursues and confronts him, ultimately ending in the robots’ demise.

## Appearance

The HOG-7 Hedgie has olive-green bulletproof armor surrounding its circular body. Mechanical limbs are kept tucked inside its body along with its power cores. Leaf-shaped armor plates are equipped onto the robots’ body.

## Armament

**HOG-7 Hedgie**

Hedgie is outfitted with six power cores, as well as rocket rounds that deliver 15-20% of the damage to the player, and it can fire two-three rockets every salvo. Rockets are not directed but are highly explosive, thus the player has a chance to avoid them but may still be hit by the impact.
Hedgie may also use its own technologies to remove the player. If it hits the ground, it may bounce up into the air and cause impact waves. It may also roll over the player at high speeds, or it may release its paws and stand on the two to drag the player into its body, killing the player instantaneously. The robot's fast speed, however, might backfire when it collides with electrically charged pillars, overheating its system and compelling it to disclose its power cores.

**FOX-7 Hedgie (Atomic Thunder)**

FOX-7 Hedgie is a prototype of HOG-7 Hedgie that was tested on the test grounds of War Thunder as part of the "Atomic Thunder" Event.
This prototype is outfitted with 100mm 20 ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missiles) with HEAT warheads that can not only wipe out heavily armored vehicles but additionally air vehicles such as helicopters.
This prototype is known to have tumbleweed mode such as a classic HOG-7 Hedgie.

## Strategy

**Survival**

Hedgie is the fastest robot in the game. Mobility-centered abilities will be the most useful, as P-3 can’t take too many hits from the Hedgie. Mass Telekinesis, with heavy perk can help: it will raise up Hedgie before it starts a dangerous attack, so you will prevent its strong attack.
The most dangerous attack is suction: if you are sucked in,you will die regardless of your Health. Hedgie suction attack lasts for 4 seconds, after Hedgie casts fire wave and continues sucking. It repeats this action 3 times. To avoid being sucked it is better to use dodge back as more as you can and shoot Hedgie from shotgun. Also Mass Telekinesis can prevent this attack: you can recognize this attack when Hedgie gets standing on its arms.

**How to destroy.**

Hedgie stops to get cool down for about for several seconds every minute or so. When Hedgie is cooling it exposes its power cores. Damaging the power cores will inflict enormous damage to Hedgie (about 15% on Hard Difficulty). Power cores can be quickly destroyed by using weapons such as the KS-23 at short range, or a strong Melee attack.
Shooting at Hedgie when their cores are not exposed is not recommended: you will just waste ammunition and deal minimum damage.
The arena has one obstacle in the center. Try to collide Hedgie with it. Hedgie will instantly take enormous damage and start cooling, which is a great way to quickly shave off lots of their health.

## Note

* The design of the Hedgie may have been inspired by the Omnidroids from the animated Disney film, The Incredibles.
	+ Judging by it's name, it could also take inspiration from Sonic the Hedgehog since it is extremely agile, can roll up into a ball, and spins in place to accelerate.
* The HOG-7’s boss theme is PT-1X12, a heavy metal song with fast tempo and electronic elements mixed within.
* The Hedgie is the third boss in the game, but arguably the first true test of the players skill. The two bosses prior to this fighter were not much more than slightly strengthened variants of previous enemies.