01100010 01110010 01110101 01110100 01100101 was a very old military mech who was still running on binary processors. 01100010 01110010 01110101 01110100 01100101" translated from binary spells "brute," the machine's current alias.
After Jeff Hagees was killed by the Wrecker, his gear he used as 8-Ball was sold by the Hobgoblin to an unnamed criminal, who later came to serve under him. [2]
Goblin War
8-Ball was present during a battle between Hobgoblin's forces and the Goblin Underground. He, along with every other Hobgoblin franchise, joined Team Goblin when Green Goblin apparently killed Hobgoblin, really Kingsley's butler Claude.[2]
Sinister Six
8-Ball later appeared as a member of Swarm's incarnation of the Sinister Six.[3]
Returning to Hobgoblin
After dealing with Porcupine, Hobgoblin regained 8-Ball's allegiance to him.
