Created in a lab to be a punching machine,

This small animal that's red and mean.

He was made to defeat a hero to all,

But in the end it was his creator that did fall.

The hero became a friend to the mean machine,

And, now seeing the joys of heroics, the animal went clean.

For most of the series, he's been friends with the hedgehog that's blue,

And has since been a powerful part of the crew.

He recently had a make-over, and now looks big and strong.

Sadly, the game went awful and is, in so many ways, wrong.

He's pretty short, but tougher than the strongest wood.

Who is this destroyer that chose to be good?