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*[[Anthony Gaccione]], [[Cindy Chau]] and to the Character Business and Licensing Department of [[SEGA Corporation]]
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*[[Brian Oliveira]] at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 飛田 栄実
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'''''Archie Sonic Universe Issue 54''''' is the fifty-fourth issue of the ''[[Sonic Universe]]'' spin-off comic series published by [[Archie Comics]]. It is the eleventh and penultimate part of the ''[[Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide]]'' crossover event.
'''''Archie Sonic Universe Issue 54''''' is the fifty-fourth issue of the ''[[Sonic Universe]]'' spin-off comic series published by [[Archie Comics]]. It is the eleventh and penultimate part of the ''[[Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide]]'' crossover event.
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:''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] and [[Mega Man]] fight for their lives in 'When Worlds Collide': Part Eleven of Twelve! The evil doctors [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Eggman]] and [[Doctor Albert W. Wily|Wily]] have completed their ultimate battle-weapon: the [[Egg-Wily Machine X]]-Powered by the [[Chaos Emerald (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaos Emeralds]], it is the most powerful battle machine ever constructed! As our heroes do battle, [[Metal Sonic v3.0|Metal Sonic]] and [[Bass]] join the fray! Will the combined might of the Wily/Eggman arsenal be too much for Sonic and Mega Man to handle? Featuring a zone-shattering new cover from Patrick 'SPAZ' Spaziante and a special behind-the-scenes 'Pencil Ink Color' variant! Concluded in this month's Sonic the Hedgehog #251!''
:''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] and [[Mega Man]] fight for their lives in 'When Worlds Collide': Part Eleven of Twelve! The evil doctors [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Eggman]] and [[Doctor Albert W. Wily|Wily]] have completed their ultimate battle-weapon: the [[Egg-Wily Machine X]]-Powered by the [[Chaos Emerald (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaos Emeralds]], it is the most powerful battle machine ever constructed! As our heroes do battle, [[Metal Sonic v3.0|Metal Sonic]] and [[Bass]] join the fray! Will the combined might of the Wily/Eggman arsenal be too much for Sonic and Mega Man to handle? Featuring a zone-shattering new cover from Patrick 'SPAZ' Spaziante and a special behind-the-scenes 'Pencil Ink Color' variant! Concluded in this month's Sonic the Hedgehog #251!''
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==Featured stories==
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==Summary==
===When Worlds Collide Part Eleven: Worst of the Worst===
===When Worlds Collide Part Eleven: Worst of the Worst===
[[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]] and [[Dr. Wily]] are finishing the [[Egg-Wily Machine X]], when they hear damage from [[Duo]]'s [[Archie Mega Man Issue 27|fight]] with the [[Chaos Devil]]. Wily states that their fight could disrupt the [[Genesis Wave (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Genesis Wave]] generator, reseting their worlds, and Eggman says that the Genesis Wave is at such a delicate stage, that not only might their dimensions revert, they could collapse. Eggy tells Wily to focus, and Albert says that he's not wild about the name. Eggman states that "Egg" and Wily Machines" are each of their naming conventions, and "X" is the crossover of their designs. While they keep finishing the machine, they continue to plan on finishing '''each other'''.
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*'''Pencils''': [[Ben Bates]]
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*'''Inks''': [[Gary Martin]]
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*'''Colors''': [[Matt Herms]]
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*'''Letters''': [[John Workman]]
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*'''Editor/Executive Director of Editorial''': [[Paul Kaminski]]
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*'''Assistant Editor''': [[Vincent Lovallo]]
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*'''Editor-in-chief''': [[Victor Gorelick]]
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*'''President''': [[Mike Pellerito]]
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*'''Special Thanks to''': Anthony Gaccione and Cindy Chau and to the Character Business and Licensing Department of SEGA Corporation
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*'''Special Thanks to''': Brian Oliveira at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 栄実
[[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]] and [[Dr. Wily]] are finishing the [[Egg-Wily Machine X]], when they hear damage from [[Duo]]'s [[Archie Mega Man Issue 27|fight]] with the [[Chaos Devil]]. Wily states that their fight could disrupt the [[Genesis Wave (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Genesis Wave]] generator, reseting their worlds, and Eggman says that the Genesis Wave is at such a delicate stage, that not only might their dimensions revert, they could collapse. Eggy tells Wily to focus, and Albert says that he's not wild about the name. Eggman states that "Egg" and Wily Machines" are each of their naming conventions, and "X" is the crossover of their designs. While they keep finishing the machine, they continue to plan on "finishing" each other...
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Meanwhile, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] and [[Mega Man]] are battling [[Bass]] and [[Metal Sonic v3.0|Metal Sonic]]. Sonic tries to attack Metal, teasing him that he has beaten him in [[Metal Sonic (race)|every race]] and [[Metal Sonic (White Park)|ev]][[Metal Sonic (Atomic Destroyer)|er]][[Metal Carrier|y f]][[Metal Sonic and Eggmobile|ig]][[Metal Sonic (SonicGenerations)|ht]], and even when he was the [[Metal Madness|dragon]] [[MetalOverlord|monster]]. However, Sonic gets hit by a right hook from his copy, and the two charge at each other. Bass shoots at Mega Man, who is staying behind a block for defense. [[Treble]] comes to Mega Man, but Rock shoots him, aggravating him heavily. Bass mistakenly shoots Sonic, getting the hedgehog lightly burned.
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Meanwhile, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] and [[Mega Man]] are battling [[Bass]] and [[Metal Sonic v3.0|Metal Sonic]]. Sonic tries to attack Metal, teasing him that he has beaten him in every race and every fight, and even when he was the dragon monster. However, Sonic gets hit by a right hook from his copy, and the two charge at each other. Bass shoots at Mega Man, who is staying behind a block for defense. [[Treble]] comes to Mega Man, but Rock shoots him, aggravating him heavily. Bass mistakenly shoots Sonic, getting the hedgehog lightly burned.
When the two are failing, Mega Man and Sonic decide a new strategy: Since the robots are only programmed to beat their respective counterparts, switching partners would beat them quicker. However, Sonic barely misses Bass' shots, nearly gets chomped by Treble, and gets kicked in the abdomen by Bass. Mega Man tries to use a charged shot to blast Metal, but the robot hedgehog activates his ''Black Shield'', and charges into Rock.
When the two are failing, Mega Man and Sonic decide a new strategy: Since the robots are only programmed to beat their respective counterparts, switching partners would beat them quicker. However, Sonic barely misses Bass' shots, nearly gets chomped by Treble, and gets kicked in the abdomen by Bass. Mega Man tries to use a charged shot to blast Metal, but the robot hedgehog activates his ''Black Shield'', and charges into Rock.
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Just when they are to beat the doctors, Sonic and Mega Man are stormed and knocked out by the Egg-Wily Machine X. Later, when they wake up and are trapped in capsules in the [[Wily Egg]]'s main room, they see that the docs have all the [[Chaos Emerald (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Emeralds]], and the Roboticized Masters were just a [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249|distraction]]. When the docs say that they can use all the gems to make a super-charged Genesis Wave, Mega Man is confused, saying that the worlds have already been rebooted. The docs state that they could only alter some things with THIS Genesis Wave, and with all the Emeralds, they can become gods, do anything with the universes, and even erase Sonic and Mega Man from existence.
Just when they are to beat the doctors, Sonic and Mega Man are stormed and knocked out by the Egg-Wily Machine X. Later, when they wake up and are trapped in capsules in the [[Wily Egg]]'s main room, they see that the docs have all the [[Chaos Emerald (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Emeralds]], and the Roboticized Masters were just a [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249|distraction]]. When the docs say that they can use all the gems to make a super-charged Genesis Wave, Mega Man is confused, saying that the worlds have already been rebooted. The docs state that they could only alter some things with THIS Genesis Wave, and with all the Emeralds, they can become gods, do anything with the universes, and even erase Sonic and Mega Man from existence.
Bass, standing with Metal Sonic, declares that the heroes may have previously defeated them, but that now they will face their combined power. The pair are then shown playing electric guitars, with the billing "Metal and Bass!" Sonic rocks out to their song, while a surprised Mega Man admits that he was expecting them to fuse together as Bass usually does with Treble.
Bass, standing with Metal Sonic, declares that the heroes may have previously defeated them, but that now they will face their combined power. The pair are then shown playing electric guitars, with the billing "Metal and Bass!" Sonic rocks out to their song, while a surprised Mega Man admits that he was expecting them to fuse together as Bass usually does with Treble.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*[[File:Soniccd05.jpg|thumb|Artwork from ''Sonic CD''.]]The panel where Sonic and Metal Sonic are about to clash with one another, after Metal Sonic threw an object at Sonic, is similar to the artwork of the same characters clashing in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''.
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*[[File:Soniccd05.jpg|thumb|Artwork from ''Sonic the Hedgehog CD''.]]The panel where Sonic and Metal Sonic are about to clash with one another, after Metal Sonic threw an object at Sonic, is similar to the artwork of the same characters clashing in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''.
**In that same page, Sonic mentions how he has beaten Metal Sonic even when he was a dragon. This is a reference to Metal Sonic's transformation into [[Metal Overlord]] in ''[[Sonic Heroes]]''.
**In that same page, Sonic mentions how he has beaten Metal Sonic even when he was a dragon. This is a reference to Metal Sonic's transformation into [[Metal Overlord]] in ''[[Sonic Heroes]]''.
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*Originally, the regular cover for this issue was a homage to the box artwork of ''Mega Man Soccer''.
*Originally Bass was to fuse with Metal Sonic in the same manner he does with Treble, but the idea was rejected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6897&start=30#p347429 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102143829/http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6897&start=30#p347429 |archivedate=2 November 2015 |title=SU#54 - Spoilers & Discussion (WWC 11/12) |author=[[Ian Flynn]] |publisher=BumbleKing Comics |date=13 June 2013 }}</ref> The concept was, however, alluded to by Mega Man in the issue's off-panel, where he expressed confusion about Bass and Metal Sonic's team up being a merger similar to what Bass does with Treble.
*Originally Bass was to fuse with Metal Sonic in the same manner he does with Treble, but the idea was rejected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6897&start=30#p347429 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102143829/http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6897&start=30#p347429 |archivedate=2 November 2015 |title=SU#54 - Spoilers & Discussion (WWC 11/12) |author=[[Ian Flynn]] |publisher=BumbleKing Comics |date=13 June 2013 }}</ref> The concept was, however, alluded to by Mega Man in the issue's off-panel, where he expressed confusion about Bass and Metal Sonic's team up being a merger similar to what Bass does with Treble.
Sonic and Mega Man fight for their lives in 'When Worlds Collide': Part Eleven of Twelve! The evil doctors Eggman and Wily have completed their ultimate battle-weapon: the Egg-Wily Machine X-Powered by the Chaos Emeralds, it is the most powerful battle machine ever constructed! As our heroes do battle, Metal Sonic and Bass join the fray! Will the combined might of the Wily/Eggman arsenal be too much for Sonic and Mega Man to handle? Featuring a zone-shattering new cover from Patrick 'SPAZ' Spaziante and a special behind-the-scenes 'Pencil Ink Color' variant! Concluded in this month's Sonic the Hedgehog #251!
Featured stories
When Worlds Collide Part Eleven: Worst of the Worst
Special Thanks to: Anthony Gaccione and Cindy Chau and to the Character Business and Licensing Department of SEGA Corporation
Special Thanks to: Brian Oliveira at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 栄実
Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily are finishing the Egg-Wily Machine X, when they hear damage from Duo's fight with the Chaos Devil. Wily states that their fight could disrupt the Genesis Wave generator, reseting their worlds, and Eggman says that the Genesis Wave is at such a delicate stage, that not only might their dimensions revert, they could collapse. Eggy tells Wily to focus, and Albert says that he's not wild about the name. Eggman states that "Egg" and Wily Machines" are each of their naming conventions, and "X" is the crossover of their designs. While they keep finishing the machine, they continue to plan on "finishing" each other...
Meanwhile, Sonic and Mega Man are battling Bass and Metal Sonic. Sonic tries to attack Metal, teasing him that he has beaten him in every race and every fight, and even when he was the dragon monster. However, Sonic gets hit by a right hook from his copy, and the two charge at each other. Bass shoots at Mega Man, who is staying behind a block for defense. Treble comes to Mega Man, but Rock shoots him, aggravating him heavily. Bass mistakenly shoots Sonic, getting the hedgehog lightly burned.
When the two are failing, Mega Man and Sonic decide a new strategy: Since the robots are only programmed to beat their respective counterparts, switching partners would beat them quicker. However, Sonic barely misses Bass' shots, nearly gets chomped by Treble, and gets kicked in the abdomen by Bass. Mega Man tries to use a charged shot to blast Metal, but the robot hedgehog activates his Black Shield, and charges into Rock.
Sonic states that he and Rock should team up when they blitz one of the robots, and Mega Man should use the Master Weapons from Sonic's rescued friends to storm them. Sonic distracts Bass, who is hit by Mega Man when the Blue Bomber uses Shadow Man's Chaos Cannon on him. Sonic spins through Bass' stasis bubble, and Treble tries to assist him, but is frozen by Mega Man using Silver Man's Psyco Burst. Mega Man uses telekinesis on Bass, and puts him in a position where he can be attacked by Sonic. Metal and Treble try to attack Rock, but the blue hero hides using Espio Man's Chroma Camo. Mega Man uses Vector Man's Acoustic Blaster on Bass, and the black villain is kicked by Sonic and knocked out by Rose Woman's Piko Hammer. Mega Man uses Tails Man's Tails Wind on Metal, and tries to use Knuckles Man's Sharp Knuckle to finish him off, but Metal uses his V. Maximum Overdrive to push him away. Mega Man uses Charmy Man's Rapid Stinger to dent Metal, who is defeated by Sonic.
Just when they are to beat the doctors, Sonic and Mega Man are stormed and knocked out by the Egg-Wily Machine X. Later, when they wake up and are trapped in capsules in the Wily Egg's main room, they see that the docs have all the Emeralds, and the Roboticized Masters were just a distraction. When the docs say that they can use all the gems to make a super-charged Genesis Wave, Mega Man is confused, saying that the worlds have already been rebooted. The docs state that they could only alter some things with THIS Genesis Wave, and with all the Emeralds, they can become gods, do anything with the universes, and even erase Sonic and Mega Man from existence.
Bass, standing with Metal Sonic, declares that the heroes may have previously defeated them, but that now they will face their combined power. The pair are then shown playing electric guitars, with the billing "Metal and Bass!" Sonic rocks out to their song, while a surprised Mega Man admits that he was expecting them to fuse together as Bass usually does with Treble.
Reception
Flickering Myth gave the comic a positive review, praising the writing, pacing and art, and stating that it raises the fans' excitement levels for Sonic #251.[1]
Trivia
Artwork from Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
The panel where Sonic and Metal Sonic are about to clash with one another, after Metal Sonic threw an object at Sonic, is similar to the artwork of the same characters clashing in Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
In that same page, Sonic mentions how he has beaten Metal Sonic even when he was a dragon. This is a reference to Metal Sonic's transformation into Metal Overlord in Sonic Heroes.
Originally, the regular cover for this issue was a homage to the box artwork of Mega Man Soccer.
Originally Bass was to fuse with Metal Sonic in the same manner he does with Treble, but the idea was rejected.[2] The concept was, however, alluded to by Mega Man in the issue's off-panel, where he expressed confusion about Bass and Metal Sonic's team up being a merger similar to what Bass does with Treble.
