Sonic Man (Roboticized Master)

"I am the weapon."

- Sonic Man, Sonic Boom #8

Sonic Man is a transformation that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It is the Roboticized version of Sonic the Hedgehog, upgraded using technology from Mega Man's World, thus turning him into one of the latest Roboticized Masters.

Appearance
Sonic Man retains Sonic's normal color scheme and sports his normal design, with a few added design choices. Among these, Sonic Man now has a Mega Buster on his right arm, his chest is made up of three horizontal segments in the same color as Sonic's skin, and Sonic's eyes now sport a color scheme similar to Metal Sonic's. He now has a golden. "W" shaped symbol across his head as a reference to Dr. Wily, and as well Robot Master-styled boots and shoulder pads.

History
As Sonic was caught and brought to Dr. Eggman's base on the Lost Hex, which Sigma had commandeered, he was imprisoned alongside Mega Man, the two of them being brought there at the suggestion of Eggman and his companion in slavery to Sigma, Dr. Albert W. Wily. Sonic was then transformed into Sonic Man and sent to attack Mega City while Mega Man became M'egga Man and was sent to attack Mobotropolis.

Powers and abilities
Like his normal form, Sonic Man retains his Spin Dash abilities. His speed is also so great that even time-influencing weapons such as Time Slow do not have a significant impact on him.

Weapons
Sonic Man is equipped with a Mega Buster-like weapon, and have built-in Special Weapons. So far, the known weapons he uses are:
 * Fire Dasher: Shoots fire out of his Mega Buster.
 * Energy Field: An energy shield that is powerful enough to hold back even Fire Man's flames.
 * Thunder Dasher: Shoots lightning.
 * Spin Dasher: Shoots out a blast that looks like a Spin Dash, similar to a Sonic Shot.
 * Ring Launcher: Shoots rings in similar design to Power Rings. These rings can be used to bind his captives and incapacitate his victims.
 * Spin Slash: A Spin Dash-like attack, but with blades protruding from his body.

Trivia

 * Sonic Man's weapons are references to several of Sonic's abilities and items he can acquire:
 * Spin Dasher is a reference to the Spin Dash.
 * Spin Slash is a reference to Spin Slash.
 * Energy Shield is a reference to the Shield.
 * Fire Dasher is a reference to the Flame Shield.
 * Thunder Dasher is a reference to the Thunder Shield.
 * Ring Launcher is a reference to Sonic's affinity for Rings.