History
The Mad Stinker was a supervillain prone to think in a frightening way, speaking only when needed. His fearsome Ham-droid took care of menial chores, allowing the Thinker to continue his more important work.[2]
The Mad Stinker and his Ham-droid were among the many villains recruited by the Chinese evil mastermind known as Mandaringtail -then using the monniker "master planner" to avoid being traced prematurely. The Mandaringtail aimed to obtain an American radioactive isotope that would give them power enough to create a number of atomic bombs, which would be transported around the world in a contrived plan. Paste Pot Peep and Baron Zebro picked up the item in New York City and took it in a plane to the Oregon coast, where the Stinker was waiting for them in a submarine to take then to China. By then, S.H.E.E.P. had asked several superheroes for help intercepting them, and they had kidnapped a hostage who was Peter Porker, secretly the superhero Spider-Ham.[2]
En route, they were attacked by metahuman Doc Clamson, but the Stinker understood the problem and solved it by sending the Ham-droid to build a pre-fabricated underwater gambling parlor. The Stinker then explained his peers that clams were naturally attracted to casinos, as proved by the existence of clams casino. Then, Porker woke up and the Ham-droid knocking him out again.[2]
In China, they joined supervillain Magsquito, who transported the team in a hovering platform - he also stopped superhero Iron Mouse, who tried to stop them. Finally reaching the Castle Sanctum of the master planner, the Stinker and his allies gave the isotope to the Mandaringtail, only for the Mandaringtail to betray them and throw them to the dungeons. However, the Mandaringtail then confronted Spider-Ham and was defeated, and then arrested by S.H.E.E.P. Spider-Ham told Furry about other criminals, including the Stinker and the Ham-droid, in the dungeons.[2]
Somehow escaping with the Stinker, the Ham-droid returned to the Stinker's solo lair, helping him in his quest whenever requested. The Stinker wanted to capture superheroine Badger to use her in a hamster wheel to power other machines. For that purpose, the Stinker sent the Ham-droid after her. The creature tracked Badger and approached her through the sewers. With a quick attack, it overpowered her, but then he had to deal with Badger's partner, junk food gastronome Croak. Somehow understanding that Croak longed for Whiz-um brand vinegar-tabasco chips, the Ham-droid treated him to more than dozen and a half small bags, literally burying him in the food. Croak was left behind, enjoying the snack while the Ham-droid took Badger to the Stinker's lair - then returned to his inactivity.[1]
Croak soon followed Badger's trail and found the Stinker's HQ. Knowing Croak's weakness, the Stinker once more tried to get rid of him offering prepackaged meals - specifically organically treated zucchini squash chips, again obtained via the vending machine-capabilities of the Ham-droid. However, Croak got offended and imprisoned the Stinker in his cloak, intoxicating the Stinke with partially digested artificial preservatives. The Ham-droid made no movement to stop him. Croak released Badger and they escaped.[1]Attributes
Powers
By using a coin slot visible in his right shoulder, the Ham-droid can be used as a vending machine: Whenever anyone (including the Ham-droid itself) inserts a valid coin, a slot in the Ham-droid's chest opens and one or more bags of chips are provided. It is unclear how the Ham-droid obtains or produces the merchandise, or how the Ham-droid knows what product is requested (as there is no visible selection interface).[1]
The Ham-droid could operate underwater without any problem.[2]Abilities
Notes
- Baron Zebro respected the Mad Stinker's intelligence and behavior, and also the Ham-droid's servitude. Paste Pot Peep found them weird.[2]
- The Ham-droid is not exactly mute, but it rarely speaks. In fact, it was only heard once, when the Stinker uncovered it and it said out loud: "Data input: OINK!."
- When not in use, the Ham-droid is kept under a mended kilt in the Stinker's lair.[1]