The Hedgehog Grenade is a Chimeran hand-held anti-personnel explosive. The grenade when thrown will hover upwards at about a man's height then fire all its needles in every direction and impaling nearby enemies to the ground and walls, potentially killing reckless users. More effective than fragmentation grenades as it will explode in mid-air instead of on the ground. In multiplayer the hedgehog grenade will take longer to go off.

Hedgehog pick-up in Fall of Man.
The Hedgehog Grenade is acquired during the first playthrough in Grimsby - "Fate Worse Than Death". It is also employed by the Chimera as a landmine in some parts of the campaign.
Intel[]
“ | The Hedgehog Grenade is a |
” |
Weapons in Resistance: Fall of Man | |
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Human | L11-2 Dragon · L209 LAARK · L23 Fareye · M5A2 Folsom Carbine · Rossmore 236 · XR-003 Sapper · XR-005 Hailstorm |
Chimera | Arc Charger · Auger · Bullseye · Bullseye Mark II · Reaper Carbine · Splitter |
Grenades | Air Fuel · Backlash · Frag · Hedgehog |

The Hedgehog Grenade retains the same features.
Multiplayer[]
In Co-op, it is the starting grenade for the Medic.
Intel[]
“ | The Hedgehog Grenade is a Chimeran anti-personnel munition. Thrown like an ordinary hand grenade, it springs up upon landing and expands into a spiny cluster. At its "kill height", the Hedgehog fires spines in all directions with enough force to pin targets against nearby walls. The effect is especially deadly in confined quarters. | ” |
Weapons in Resistance 2 | |
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Human | HE .44 Magnum · HVAP Wraith · Knife · L210 LAARK · L23 Fareye · M5A2 Folsom Carbine · Marksman · MP-47 · Rossmore 238 · V7 Splicer · XR-13 Bellock · XR-42 Phoenix |
Chimera | Auger · Brute Minigun · Bullseye · Bullseye Mark II |
Grenades | Air Fuel · Frag · Hedgehog · Spider · XR-87 Proximity Mine |

The Hedgehog Grenade possess the similar anti-personnel functions, but also has the ability of becoming a mine trap after landing, similar to the mines from Resistance: Fall of Man, staying in the ground until it is triggered by a nearby enemy.
In multiplayer, Hedgehog Grenades glow blue or red to indicate friend or hostile, respectively. Embedded Hedgehog Grenades can be safely detonated by shooting them from afar.
Intel[]
“ | Lob a Chimeran anti-personnel grenade. When it lands, the Hedgehog becomes a mine trap, staying in the ground until it is triggered by a nearby enemy. | ” |
Gallery[]
Weapons in Resistance 3 | |
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Human | HE .44 Magnum · Knife · M5A2 Folsom Carbine · Marksman · Mutator · Rossmore 239 · Sledgehammer |
Chimera | Atomizer · Auger · Brute Minigun · Bullseye · Cryogun · Deadeye · Wildfire |
Grenades | Air Fuel · EMP · Hedgehog · Molotov · Shrapnel · Smoke |

The Hedgehog Grenade is the second (and last) grenade obtained in the single player campaign of Burning Skies. It is first aquired in the level Military Ocean Terminal, where Tom Riley assisted U.S. soldiers in repelling Chimeran forces.
Intel[]
“ | Things that go boom... Yeah, that's right, this is Norm |
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Trivia[]
- In Resistance 2's Competitive mode a player, if close enough to a Hedgehog Grenade will explode, sending blood and guts onto the nearby walls.
Weapons in Resistance: Burning Skies | |
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Human | Fire Axe · Knife · M5A2 Folsom Carbine · Mule · Sw.A.R.M. |
Chimera | Auger · Bullseye · Hunter · Mauler · Sixeye |
Grenades | Frag · Hedgehog |
Unreleased/Removed | C.F.G. |