Metal Sonic (Sonic Mania)

Metal Sonic (メタルソニック) is the boss of Stardust Speedway Zone.

Appearance
Metal Sonic, himself, remains the same in design. However, the fight features a generator of sorts that Metal controls remotely. This generator has been made in Eggman's image and has two capsules containing broken down Metal Sonics in the background. The generator is a dark grey and cyan in color.

Battle
The battle begins after the player destroys a Metal Sonic Projector. The music stops and Animals rush on screen with nothing happening for a few seconds until Metal Sonic suddenly appears and begins the fight.

In this first part of the fight, Metal Sonic cannot be damaged as the player must make it to the arena and dodge Metal Sonic who will be flying around trying to Spin Dash the player or fly into them using his Ring Spark Field. When the player reaches the arena, Metal Sonic will enter a slot on the generator to control it. The generator's "mouth" will then open as a Silver Sonic will emerge from it.

The Silver Sonics act just like the original with the claw attack, Spin Dash, and dash. The Silver Sonics are disposed off in one hit like a normal Badnik. When they rev up their Spin Dash, The player must Spin Dash into them to make them bounce around the room and hit Metal Sonic. Once enough hits are dealt, The generator will explode and the chase will continue. Metal Sonic will attack as he did previously until the player reaches the top of Stardust Speedway where an Eggman statue awaits.

Once the player reaches the top, spiked blocks drop in from the level creating a spike wall. Metal Sonic will fly in and do his iconic taunt before beginning to hover on the ground and run as the spike wall begins closing in. The player must outrun the spike wall and hit Metal Sonic when he is vunerable. Metal Sonic will utilize a bouncing Spin Dash attack if the player isn't too far away from him but is still ahead and if Metal is off the screen, He will activate his Ring Spark Field and fly in front of them to launch multiple sparks at the player in the air (although he is still prone to doing this move if the player is behind him when Metal is about to pull off a attack). Once enough hits are dealt, Metal Sonic will be defeated.