Board Thread:Sonic News and Updates/@comment-29621263-20160814061718/@comment-477304-20161020025827

I think he survived because he did.

I don't know about Bomberman 64, never played it, and while it may contain a similar example, you need to remember that it's a different game from a different series, so they may do things differently. What one series does does not dictate what another unrelated series does.

Metal Sonic didn't transform into E-10000B, he was disguised as him. The reveal happens when E-10000B explodes, so it's more likely that he hidden inside the robot. As for how Metal Sonic became Neo Metal Sonic? I don't know, nor do I see what relevance it has to the current discussion.

At the very least, the fact that was see Metal Sonic in his classic design tells us that he couldn't have been killed because he appears in further games in his modern design.