Deadly Six

"Your fate is to be destroyed. Why don't you just accept that, lie down and die?!"

- Zavok

The Deadly Six (六­鬼衆) is a villainous group of six Zeti that serve as the primary antagonists in the upcoming game Sonic Lost World. The group was founded by Master Zik many years prior to the events of the game.

In Sonic Lost World, Doctor Eggman harnesses the power of the Deadly Six in an attempt to defeat Sonic the Hedgehog and conquer the world. However, due to Sonic's recklessness, the Deadly Six rise up against Eggman and break free, threatening to destroy the world on their own. As a result, Sonic and Eggman are forced to team up in order to stop them for good.

According to the Nintendo Direct Wii U coverage revealed on August 7, 2013, the Deadly Six control several badniks to take down Eggman, Orbot and Cubot. Although it is unknown at this time, it could be possible that the Deadly Six could have the ability to mind control.

Concept and Creation
According to Takashi Iizuka, the Deadly Six are meant to bring a “sense of danger and humor” to the story of Sonic Lost World. According to another interview with Takashi Iizuka at Summer of Sonic 2013, the Deadly Six are based off of "oni", which is a Japanese demon.

Trivia

 * Each member of the Deadly Six shares certain characteristics:
 * Each member has at least one horn on their head.
 * Each member has black legs and hips.
 * Each member's name starts with "Z".
 * All members have stripes on their horns.
 * The colors of these villains match those of six of the Chaos Emeralds (red, yellow, green, purple, cyan and grey more precisely). They also resemble the colors of various Wisps (Green Wisp, Pink Wisp, Purple Wisp, Blue Wisp, Yellow Wisp, Cyan Wisp and Red Wisp).
 * Similar to other powerful entities, Eggman attempts to control the Deadly Six in order to take over the world, only for them to turn against him. The main difference is that it happens early in the game, rather than towards the end.
 * Interestingly, the Deadly Six are portrayed in a more colorful, vibrant fashion than typical Sonic villains, not in the more grotesque and realistic style of previous 3D villains. Despite this, their dialogue and behavior suggest that their personalities are much darker, and they are possibly even more powerful than the aforementioned villains, directly referencing death, mind control, and even genocide. The game's E10+ rating is mostly due to these characters' behavior, according to the ESRB website.