The Black Arms is a species that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. They are a violent race of aliens who traverse space in the Black Comet, traveling from world to world consuming entire populations. A hive-mind led by their cruel and sinister leader, Black Doom, they have been to Sonic's World itself at least once, and were set to return there fifty years after the creation of their agent Shadow the Hedgehog. However, upon the Black Arms' return, most were defeated by Shadow and his allies. A small force led by Black Death returned in a New Black Comet to consume the planet, but they destroyed intercepted by Team Dark and the Spider Troupe. However, Eclipse the Darkling and the Dark Arms were able to escape to Sonic's World where