Thread:DeCool99/@comment-34175744-20180107054414/@comment-34175744-20180124054337

I disagree. This isn't just a passing resemblance. The body textures are identical. It's more of a stretch to think that the similarity is a coincidence then not. It's not like Sonic Team hasn't paid their respects to Dragon Ball Z, Star Wars and Independence Day in very obvious homages over the years.

Regardless, if you are uncomfortable with the claim, how about an edit that looks something like this?:

"Mecha Sonic's body texture bares a strong resemblance to classic Mecha Godzilla. It may be intended as a homage."

The information is presented so that the reader can decide whether the comparison is valid or not based on their own observations of the two characters, but it doesn't claim intent on the part of the designers without a citation. I think it's interesting information worth adding to the article particularly because of this statement already in the article:

"It does however bare a very strong resemblance to the Mecha Sonic featured in Sonic the Hedgehog.

The fact is, this statement simply isn't true. You have Metal Sonic in the other tank, so there is a strong desire to believe this robot is a reference to some other past Sonic robot. Between Sonic 2 GG, Sonic 2 MD, and S&K, Sonic 2 MD is probably the closest, but even then, there really isn't much similarity. S2-Mecha is gray. SA-Mecha is black. S2-Mecha is a cyclops with a single red eye in a black field. SA-Mecha has a bug-like compound eye with no black incorporated into his eye. S2-Mecha has orange boots. SA-Mecha has red boots. S2-Mecha has thick, bulky limbs. SA-Mecha has spindly limbs. S2-Mecha has a single column of flat spikes that go from his head down to his back and function like a chainsaw. SA-Mecha has four distinct spikes on his head in three columns (1 on the sides, and 2 down the middle) and has two spikes on his back. None of them are flat. He also has a tail. S2-Mecha's armor design and decorations are completely different from SA-Mecha's. S2-Mecha is only slightly taller than Sonic. SA-Mecha is 2-3 times taller than Sonic. (To put it in perspective, he is closer in size to the Death Egg robot from Sonic 2, than he is to Mecha Sonic from Sonic 2).

All of that to say, the SA-Mecha Sonic is something of a mystery, because he really isn't the Sonic 2 version. He isn't just a different artist's take. He is a very different character design. Just as different as the S&K Mecha Sonic or the S2GG Mecha Sonic.

So, given that this robot is completely original, but is somewhat referencing past Mecha Sonic designs (wheeled feat), where did this guy come from? Why does he have an entirely original design? Why not just directly create one of the Mecha Sonics (either 2 or S&K) like they did with Metal Sonic on the other side of the room?

And then I made the connection. His design is based on Mecha Godzilla, not a previous Mecha Sonic. Mystery solved. This isn't some new artist's take on Mecha Sonic from Sonic 2. This is a generic Mecha Sonic-style robot that is paying homage to Mecha Godzilla. Now, you are correct, this is not confirmed by an interview or some source that can be cited. However, all you have to do is look at the picture of Mecha Godzilla and look at the SA-Mecha Sonic, and it is very obvious that they share a lot of design elements. Certainly considerably more design elements than are shared between SA-Mecha and S2-Mecha, the sum total of which is: their both have wheels in their feet. (But even those wheels are very different designs as well)

So that's my proposal: a one line edit that offers a nugget of information, but doesn't claim anything other than the obvious: there is a strong resemblance between the two. The reader can make their own decision, but I think my claim is much more substantial than the current claim in the article in regards to the basis of SA-Mecha's design inspiration. S2-Mecha, he is not.

What say you?