Sonic News Network:Sonic Character Tournament/Week 13

Battle 1
This battle could well be fought in the skies.

Tails is the best friend and sidekick of Sonic the Hedgehog. Tails is young, but his technological expertise rivals that of Sonic's nemesis Doctor Eggman. Not only that, but he can fly high by spinning his two tails like a propellor, use Sonic's Spin Dash attack, and use his tails to go on the offensive with his own Tail Spin attack.

Shortfuse the Cybernik is a Mobian squirrel who was forced into a suit of armor by Robotnik, but his strong personality was able to resist the brainwashing. He swore revenge on Robotnik and pursued this goal relentlessly. His armor is made of Megatal, making it super strong and indestructible, and it comes equipped with various built-in weapons... and just like Tails, it is equipped with flight capability. But Shortfuse longs to escape from the armor - something not even its creator Doctor Robotnik has the power to accomplish.

Will Shortfuse's high-tech armaments allow him to wring out the tiny fox, or will Tails manage what no other genius has: and figure a way to deactive Shortfuse's armor for good?

Battle 2
In this match-up, it's a battle of science versus sorcery!

Merlina is a sorceress and granddaughter to the legendary Merlin who appeared in the game Sonic and the Black Knight. Merlina has access to great magical powers and even tricked Sonic into helping her schemes to steal the scabbard of Excalibur from the Black Knight and have her kingdom live forever. She can use Excalibur's power to transform into the gigantic Dark Queen!

But can Merlina stand up to Metal Knuckles, Eggman's own robot duplicate of Knuckles the Echidna? Metal Knuckles made his only appearance in Sonc R, but he left quite an impression. He's got all of Knuckles' abilities including a powerful punch and the ability to glide, but enhanced by the robotic circuitry used in Metal Sonic, so he's also incredibly fast. Is he fast enough to take down the witch queen?

Battle 3
Alex Kidd is a famous 80s video game character who was Sega's mascot before Sonic the Hedgehog took over. A native of Miracle World, he starred in his own series of games but now primarily appears primarily as one of the Sega Superstars. In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, he rides in his Sukupako motorcycle and can destroy enemies with his flying Peticopter!

Omochao is a robot chao who can fly with the red propeller stuck on his head. He can speak Japanese and is incredibly knowledgable about Sonic's universe. He always adds chao at the end of his sentences. Although he isn't much of an offensive fighter, he is incredibly tough and can survive many hard attacks and explosions... as many irritated players have discovered.

Will Omochao be able to survive Alex Kidd's explosive Peticopter bullets or will Alex Kidd use his head for an Omochao Gun?

Battle 4
They may both be psychotic echidnas and survivors of the ancient past, but their ultimate goals couldn't be more different.

Enerjak, also known as Dimitri, was initially a high-standing echidna who only wished to return his people home, but an accident involving his Chaos Syphon allowed him to absorb the power of the Chaos Emeralds and transformed him into a being with vast magical powers. The power twisted him and made him mad, giving him dreams of world domination. Since losing the power he has continued to try and do the best for his people, even if that means making deals with the treacherous Lien-Da or even Doctor Eggman.

On the other hand, Doctor Zachary couldn't care less about world domination or "his people". A genocidal criminal from echidna history, he hates the echidnas and wishes to destroy them all, along with the rest of Mobius and any other civilization that gets in his way. He's equipped with an arm cannon with incredible firepower, and has near perfect understanding of old echidna technology, including the Guardian Robots and the Chaos Emeralds themselves.