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| − | |series = Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide |
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| − | |next= Archie Mega Man Issue 26 |
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| − | |title = ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #249 |
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*29 May 2013 {{C|release date}} |
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| + | *[[Patrick Spaziante]] {{C|Regular}} |
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| + | *[[Vincent Lovallo]] |
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| + | *[[Kent Archer]] |
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| + | *[[James Kaminski]] |
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| + | |editor = [[Paul Kaminski]] |
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| + | |assistanteditor = [[Vincent Lovallo]] |
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| + | |editorinchief = [[Victor Gorelick]] |
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| + | |president = [[Mike Pellerito]] |
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| + | *to [[Anthony Gaccione]], [[Cindy Chau]] and to Character Business and Licensing Dept. of [[Sega|SEGA Corporation]] |
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| + | *to Brian Oliveira at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 飛田 栄実 |
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'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249''''' is the two hundred forty-ninth issue of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]]. It is the sixth part of the ''[[Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide]]'' crossover event. |
'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249''''' is the two hundred forty-ninth issue of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]]. It is the sixth part of the ''[[Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide]]'' crossover event. |
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*'''Editor-in-chief''': [[Victor Gorelick]] |
*'''Editor-in-chief''': [[Victor Gorelick]] |
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*'''President''': [[Mike Pellerito]] |
*'''President''': [[Mike Pellerito]] |
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| − | *'''Special Thanks to''': Anthony Gaccione |
+ | *'''Special Thanks to''': [[Anthony Gaccione]], [[Cindy Chau]] and to Character Business and Licensing Dept. of [[Sega|SEGA Corporation]] |
| − | *'''Special Thanks to''': Brian Oliveira at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 栄実 |
+ | *'''Special Thanks to''': Brian Oliveira at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 飛田 栄実 |
| − | + | [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]], [[Mega Man]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]], [[Proto Man]], and [[Rush]] are being attacked by the full compliment of [[Roboticized Masters]]: [[Rose Woman]], [[Knuckles Man]], [[Shadow Man]], [[Silver Man]], [[Blaze Woman]], [[Vector Man]], [[Charmy Man]], and [[Espio Man]]. Sonic and Mega Man quickly reason that the robots are Sonic's other missing friends, with Tails noting that he must have been the first to be so transformed. [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Eggman]] and [[Doctor Wily|Dr. Wily]] rejoice in their genius, alternatively complimenting each other on their success. Disgusted by the display, Sonic is freed from Vector Man's crushing grip by Mega Man, who then confronts the doctors regarding their manipulations of reality through the [[Genesis Wave (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Genesis Wave]]. The pair explain that while they succeeded in creating the [[Skull Egg Zone]] as a bridge between their worlds, they encountered a number of difficulties due to the differences between them. As such, they combined their innovations in order to create the Roboticized Masters, which have now allowed them to assemble the [[Chaos Emerald (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaos Emeralds]], much to Tails' shock. |
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| + | After a confused Mega Man is informed of the powerful nature of the Emeralds by Sonic, the doctors inform them that the Roboticized Masters' new mission is to eliminate the heroes in a tournament-style event. Proto Man refuses to play along, breaking away from the fighting to scout the doctors' fortress so that he can draw some of the Masters away and hopefully locate the captured [[Doctor Thomas Light|Dr. Light]]. Bidding his brother farewell, Proto Man takes off using his shield as a sled. Wily, annoyed by Proto Man's refusal to comply-something he did even as Break Man-is then surprised as Eggman orders five of the Roboticized Masters to go after him. After explaining that he doesn't want to risk Dr. Light being freed, he orders the remaining trio of Masters-the [[Roboticization (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Roboticized]] [[Chaotix (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaotix]]-to eliminate Sonic and his remaining teammates. Forced to deal with the robots, Tails questions how he was returned to normal, and Mega Man reasons that it was a combination of his charged Mega Buster shot with Sonic's [[Spin Dash (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Spin Dash]], as well as Mega Man's copying abilities. Before they can reason further, both are knocked off a cliff, forcing Rush and Tails to rescue them. Sonic takes charge, riding Rush to provide interference while Tails modifies the Mega Buster so that it will produce a blast with the combined power of a charged shot and a Spin-Dash. |
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| − | Sonic asks if Blues will really be okay on his own against five of those guys and Rock says that he's tough and clever enough to handle things if he gets in a jam. While under attack by Charmy Man's Rapid Stinger, Tails asks how they were able to get him back to normal when he was a Roboticized Master and Rock explains what happened with the charged shot, Sonic's spin and the weapon copy. (Deducing that the data-transfer causes a cascade failure in the Roboticization process.) The Blue Bomber then tries to get Sonic's attention so they can replicate the process, but the Robo-Chaotix get in the way and the heroes have to regroup. Once they're all together, Rock tells Sonic that they need to combine their attacks again, but the Blue Blur has a quicker solution in mind: he asks Tails to try and modify Rock's buster so he'll be able to fire the spin dash blast at will without needing to go through the entire process. Rock asks Tails if he can do it and the fox says that he'll do what he can. While Tails works his magic on Mega Man, Sonic holds off the Robo-Chaotix. Above the battle, Wily proposes that both Docs return to the [[Wily Egg]]. While Eggman questions his logic, the skull-savoring scientist says that Proto Man needs to be located fast before he can botch up their plans at the last minute. Eggman agrees and they return. |
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| + | Having observed the battle thus far, Wily suggests that he and Eggman return to the [[Wily Egg]], and explains to a confused Eggman that they need to be at their base until Proto Man has been taken care of. He then mentions that Proto Man has a history of foiling him at the last minute, reminding Eggman of an old lackey of his. Sonic, engaging Charmy Man, tries to get into his usual banter mode, only to be grazed by first Charmy Man's stinger attack and then Espio Man's kunai. Mega Man laments that he's not helping, while Tails continues working on modifying the Mega Buster, prompting Mega Man to remark on his genius. As Sonic is increasingly overpowered, Mega Man begins to panic and urges Tails to hurry up, though the fox insists that he's doing the best he can. Vector Man then gets ahold of Sonic, but Tails finishes the modification just in time, allowing Mega Man to fire the blast. The attack restores Vector to normal, releasing an energy orb that Sonic tosses to Mega Man, which enables him to use Vector Man's acoustic Blaster attack. He then uses it to down Charmy Man, guessing that the sound attack must be the [[Robian (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Robian]] Bee's weakness, which Wily seems to incorporate into all his creations. Restoring Charmy to normal, he takes possession of another orb and gains the Rapid Stinger power, while a groggy Vector is brought up to speed by Sonic. |
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| − | While the Robo-Chaotix's repeated attacks take their toll on Sonic (Him remaining consistently cheeky despite the pain by nicknaming Charmy Man and Espio Man after Blast Hornet and Sting Chameleon of Mega Man X fame and making reference to Sega's own Vector Man), Tails is able to complete the modifications on Rock's buster, which he then fires on Vector Man, restoring the croc to his organic form. Next to [[Vector the Crocodile (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Vector's]] frazzled form is a green energy orb which Sonic then tosses to Rock, hoping he knows how to use it. He does, which results in him gaining Vector Man's weapon, [[Acoustic Blaster]], which he then uses to temporarily disable Charmy Man. Mega Man figures that Acoustic Blaster must've been Charmy Man's weakness, which surprises Tails, as he thought they wouldn't have any weaknesses at all. "It's a long story, but Wily does it out of habit by now. Believe me, it comes in handy." Rock reverts [[Charmy Bee (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Charmy]] using his spin dash blast and picks up the yellow orb that emerged from his robotic shell, acquiring the Rapid Stinger. Rock wonders where the third enemy is, to which Tails reveals [[Espio the Chameleon (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Espio's]] camouflage ability. With that knowledge, Rock asks Rush to sniff him out, but is caught by surprise when he finds out that he's right behind them and ready to strike! However, Sonic is able to take Espio Man by surprise in time so Rock can fire the spin dash blast and restore the ninja. Mega Man apologizes to a fatigued Espio if he was too rough, but the chameleon says to think nothing of it and that he owes him a debt of honor. He hands over his purple weapon orb and Rock gains the Chroma Camo ability. |
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| + | Noting that Espio Man is missing, Mega Man is informed that the ninja is capable of disappearing, only for Rush to locate him by scent-right behind Mega Man. Sonic quickly hits him from behind, allowing Mega Man to fire his buster a third time, restoring the chameleon to normal. Sonic asks if Espio had fun, prompting the ninja to remark on the embarrassment of the whole situation. Mega Man helps him to his feet, and the grateful ninja presents his own energy orb to Mega Man, granting him the Chroma Camo ability. Mega Man is ecstatic over all his new abilities, especially given their potential usefulness in rescuing the other Robians. Sonic remarks that the whole idea is rather corny, only for Tails to accuse him of being jealous because Mega Man doesn't have an ego to match his. In gratitude for their rescue, the Chaotix offer Mega Man their services, and he asks them to help locate Proto Man while he, Sonic, Tails, and Rush go after the remaining Roboticized Masters. Locating the Wily Egg, the heroes set off to intercept it, unaware that they're being observed by the doctors. Eggman expresses his frustration over the situation, particularly Proto Man's success in eluding them and the restoration of the Chaotix. Wily, however, is unworried, as the properties of the Skull Egg Zone will allow them to "time-clone" any of his previous [[Robot Masters]]. |
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| − | After Sonic comments about Rock's extreme selflessness when handed an arsenal being a bit corny, Tails teases with him that he is just jealous of Mega Man's noble nature while he has an ego the size of the moon, to which Sonic rebuked that he just knew how awesome he is. Having saved them, Vector offers Rock a free case from the [[Chaotix (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaotix]] Detective Agency. The heroes decide to hire them to find Proto Man and help him find a way onto the Wily Egg while they track down the rest of the Roboticized Masters to keep them off their backs. The groups agree and go their separate ways. Meanwhile, aboard the Wily Egg, Eggman frets over the fact that they've not only lost track of Proto Man, but Sonic and crew aren't any worse for wear and the Chaotix are back to normal. Wily reassures him that even though some things haven't gone as planned, they still have the ability to time-clone any of his old robot masters thanks to the special properties of the Skull Egg Zone. "Still...I'm sending Shadow Man to intercept our main problem." "You mean...[[Shadow Man (Robot Master)|MY Shadow Man]], or [[Shadow Man|OUR Shadow Man]]?" *Both stare at each other in confusion for a bit and then get big smiles on their faces* "Both!" Eggman then suggests putting Silver Man and Blaze Woman on stand-by as well, but Wily tells him to relax and reminds them of the countless forces they have at their disposal and that the final stage of their plan is already charging up. Eggman decides that he has a point, but they should have a "ludicrously massive and over-powered vehicle of mayhem and destruction" on stand-by just in case. Wily agrees and they head off to construct it. "I must say, Al, you always struck me as the more cautious of the two of us. Why the sudden change?" "Because Mega Man has always had the help of one particular person in times of need...and we have that person locked up in our brig!" The issue ends on a shot of the captured Dr. Light trapped in one of Eggman's capsules next to a [[Snively Robotnik|certain balding nephew]] . |
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| + | Eggman decides to send Shadow Man to intercept the heroes, but is then asked whether he's referring to the Robian Shadow Man or Wily's [[Shadow Man (Robot Master)|Shadow Man]]. The two doctors then hit upon the idea of sending the two of them together to attack the heroes. Eggman then recalls Blaze Woman and Silver Man as a precaution, while Wily encourages him to loosen up, reminding him of the many resources at their beck and call and the progress of their grand plan. Eggman acknowledges Wily's points, but suggests that they start working on a new vehicle to counter the heroes if they do make it to the Wily Egg. Eggman then questions why Wily has suddenly become more confident, and Wily responds that they have Mega Man's most valuable ally in their brig. That ally, of course, is Dr. Light, who is shown sitting helplessly in a prison pod next to that of [[Snively Robotnik]]. |
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{{See also|Off Panel}} |
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| + | *'''Pencils''': [[Vincent Lovallo]] |
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| + | *'''Inks''': [[Kent Archer]] |
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| + | *'''Colors''': [[James Kaminski]] |
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| + | [[File:ArchieSTH249OffPanelHD.jpg|thumb|200px|Off Panel]] |
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| + | [[Marine the Raccoon (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Marine the Raccoon]] is shown in the office of [[w:c:megaman:Gilbert D. Stern|Gilbert D. Stern]] and [[w:c:megaman:Roslyn Krantz|Roslyn Krantz]] from the regular Mega Man comic continuity, talking about all the amazing things they have in their world that does not exist where she is [[Sol Zone (Pre-Super Genesis Wave|from]]. She then asks if they're friends of Sonic or Mega Man-getting the latter's name wrong-and then talks about how much fun the crossover has been so far. Unbeknownst to her, her constant chatter is getting Stern increasingly aggravated. |
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| + | :'''Dr. Wily''': Let's leave them to their work. We need to get back to the Wily Egg. |
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| + | :'''Dr. Eggman''': What? Why not take pot-shots at them while they're busy? |
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| + | :'''Dr. Wily''': Because until Proto Man is dealt with, we need to be in position to coordinate our forces. And I've had '''''quite''''' enough of him ruining my plans at the last minute. |
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| + | :'''Dr. Eggman''': Ahhh, he's one of '''those''' types. Did I ever tell you about this one lackey I had...? |
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| + | :'''Tails''': Vector's main traits are being strong, loud, and, uh, owing money. What kind of weapon would he give you? |
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| + | :'''Mega Man''': We're about to find out! |
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| + | :'''Tails''': You're jealous. |
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| + | :'''Sonic''': Of ''what''? |
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| + | :'''Tails''': He's cool, heroic, but doesn't have an ego the size of the moon. |
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| + | :'''Sonic''': Ego? EGO? I just know I'm awesome, that's all! |
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| − | *The variant cover features 32-bit versions of Sonic and Bass fighting, with Tails, Proto Man and Guts Man G in the background, despite it being called a 16-bit variant. However, Tails is riding his bi-plane in his 16-bit vesion. Interestingly, Proto Man's design is based off how he looked in ''Mega Man 7'', ''Mega Man 8'' and ''Mega Man and Bass'' instead of his original artwork. |
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*This issue marks the first appearance of [[Snively Robotnik]]-albeit as an incomplete glimpse-since [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 40|''Sonic Universe'' #40]]. |
*This issue marks the first appearance of [[Snively Robotnik]]-albeit as an incomplete glimpse-since [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 40|''Sonic Universe'' #40]]. |
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| + | *This issues "game sprite variant" cover features a battle between [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and Bass, with Proto Man, Guts Man, and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]] (piloting the [[Tornado]]) viewable in the background. Sonic's sprite is taken from the handheld ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' video game, while Tails and the Tornado are from the ending animation of the Genesis game, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. The sprites for Bass and Proto Man come from the video game ''Mega Man & Bass''. |
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| ⚫ | *During his fight with the Roboticized Chaotix, Sonic makes a number of |
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| ⚫ | *During his fight with the Roboticized Chaotix, Sonic makes a number of Mega Man references, almost calling Charmy "Blast Hornet" and Espio "Sting Chameleon", which are the names of two mavericks from the ''Mega Man X'' series. He also remarks that the name "Vector Man" makes him think of a trash collector, referencing the ''Vectorman'' video game series that was featured on the Sega Genesis. Apparently Ian Flynn had, at one point, intended to reference "Wheel Gator" from ''Mega Man X2'' instead of Vectorman, but the idea was scrapped. |
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| + | *When Sonic and Mega Man are falling, Rush catches the former while Tails catches the latter. This is somewhat confusing, as they would be expected to save their best friends rather than their counterparts, though it was likely only intended as a reference to the cover of the issue. |
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*Eggman and Wily are shown with different coffee mugs: Eggman's reads "World's #1 Despot" in parody of various coffee mug imprints, while Wily's is shaped like his skull logo. |
*Eggman and Wily are shown with different coffee mugs: Eggman's reads "World's #1 Despot" in parody of various coffee mug imprints, while Wily's is shaped like his skull logo. |
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| + | WorldsCollide5&6CoverProcess.jpeg|Cover pencils, from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man: Worlds Collide Volume 2: Into the Warzone]]''. |
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| + | ArchieSonic249CoverRaw.jpeg|Regular cover, raw. |
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| + | ArchieSonic249VariantCoverRaw.jpeg|Variant cover, raw. |
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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249 is the two hundred forty-ninth issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics. It is the sixth part of the Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide crossover event.
Official solicitation
- "When Worlds Collide" Part Six of Twelve: The crossover mega-event reaches its half-way point! On the eve of Sonic the Hedgehog's landmark 250th issue, Sonic, Tails, Mega Man and Proto Man are confronted by Drs. Eggman and Wily and the eight Roboticized Masters! Why do they look so familiar to Sonic? Do our heroes even stand a chance?! Featuring stunning new cover art from Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, and a special 16-Bit pixel art variant cover!
Featured stories
When Worlds Collide Part Six: Friends or Foes
- Writer: Ian Flynn
- Pencils: Tracy Yardley
- Inks: Terry Austin
- Colors: Thomas Mason
- Letters: F.R. Fiegel
- Assistant Editor: Vincent Lovallo
- Editor/Executive Director of Editorial: Paul Kaminski
- Editor-in-chief: Victor Gorelick
- President: Mike Pellerito
- Special Thanks to: Anthony Gaccione, Cindy Chau and to Character Business and Licensing Dept. of SEGA Corporation
- Special Thanks to: Brian Oliveira at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 飛田 栄実
Sonic, Mega Man, Tails, Proto Man, and Rush are being attacked by the full compliment of Roboticized Masters: Rose Woman, Knuckles Man, Shadow Man, Silver Man, Blaze Woman, Vector Man, Charmy Man, and Espio Man. Sonic and Mega Man quickly reason that the robots are Sonic's other missing friends, with Tails noting that he must have been the first to be so transformed. Eggman and Dr. Wily rejoice in their genius, alternatively complimenting each other on their success. Disgusted by the display, Sonic is freed from Vector Man's crushing grip by Mega Man, who then confronts the doctors regarding their manipulations of reality through the Genesis Wave. The pair explain that while they succeeded in creating the Skull Egg Zone as a bridge between their worlds, they encountered a number of difficulties due to the differences between them. As such, they combined their innovations in order to create the Roboticized Masters, which have now allowed them to assemble the Chaos Emeralds, much to Tails' shock.
After a confused Mega Man is informed of the powerful nature of the Emeralds by Sonic, the doctors inform them that the Roboticized Masters' new mission is to eliminate the heroes in a tournament-style event. Proto Man refuses to play along, breaking away from the fighting to scout the doctors' fortress so that he can draw some of the Masters away and hopefully locate the captured Dr. Light. Bidding his brother farewell, Proto Man takes off using his shield as a sled. Wily, annoyed by Proto Man's refusal to comply-something he did even as Break Man-is then surprised as Eggman orders five of the Roboticized Masters to go after him. After explaining that he doesn't want to risk Dr. Light being freed, he orders the remaining trio of Masters-the Roboticized Chaotix-to eliminate Sonic and his remaining teammates. Forced to deal with the robots, Tails questions how he was returned to normal, and Mega Man reasons that it was a combination of his charged Mega Buster shot with Sonic's Spin Dash, as well as Mega Man's copying abilities. Before they can reason further, both are knocked off a cliff, forcing Rush and Tails to rescue them. Sonic takes charge, riding Rush to provide interference while Tails modifies the Mega Buster so that it will produce a blast with the combined power of a charged shot and a Spin-Dash.
Having observed the battle thus far, Wily suggests that he and Eggman return to the Wily Egg, and explains to a confused Eggman that they need to be at their base until Proto Man has been taken care of. He then mentions that Proto Man has a history of foiling him at the last minute, reminding Eggman of an old lackey of his. Sonic, engaging Charmy Man, tries to get into his usual banter mode, only to be grazed by first Charmy Man's stinger attack and then Espio Man's kunai. Mega Man laments that he's not helping, while Tails continues working on modifying the Mega Buster, prompting Mega Man to remark on his genius. As Sonic is increasingly overpowered, Mega Man begins to panic and urges Tails to hurry up, though the fox insists that he's doing the best he can. Vector Man then gets ahold of Sonic, but Tails finishes the modification just in time, allowing Mega Man to fire the blast. The attack restores Vector to normal, releasing an energy orb that Sonic tosses to Mega Man, which enables him to use Vector Man's acoustic Blaster attack. He then uses it to down Charmy Man, guessing that the sound attack must be the Robian Bee's weakness, which Wily seems to incorporate into all his creations. Restoring Charmy to normal, he takes possession of another orb and gains the Rapid Stinger power, while a groggy Vector is brought up to speed by Sonic.
Noting that Espio Man is missing, Mega Man is informed that the ninja is capable of disappearing, only for Rush to locate him by scent-right behind Mega Man. Sonic quickly hits him from behind, allowing Mega Man to fire his buster a third time, restoring the chameleon to normal. Sonic asks if Espio had fun, prompting the ninja to remark on the embarrassment of the whole situation. Mega Man helps him to his feet, and the grateful ninja presents his own energy orb to Mega Man, granting him the Chroma Camo ability. Mega Man is ecstatic over all his new abilities, especially given their potential usefulness in rescuing the other Robians. Sonic remarks that the whole idea is rather corny, only for Tails to accuse him of being jealous because Mega Man doesn't have an ego to match his. In gratitude for their rescue, the Chaotix offer Mega Man their services, and he asks them to help locate Proto Man while he, Sonic, Tails, and Rush go after the remaining Roboticized Masters. Locating the Wily Egg, the heroes set off to intercept it, unaware that they're being observed by the doctors. Eggman expresses his frustration over the situation, particularly Proto Man's success in eluding them and the restoration of the Chaotix. Wily, however, is unworried, as the properties of the Skull Egg Zone will allow them to "time-clone" any of his previous Robot Masters.
Eggman decides to send Shadow Man to intercept the heroes, but is then asked whether he's referring to the Robian Shadow Man or Wily's Shadow Man. The two doctors then hit upon the idea of sending the two of them together to attack the heroes. Eggman then recalls Blaze Woman and Silver Man as a precaution, while Wily encourages him to loosen up, reminding him of the many resources at their beck and call and the progress of their grand plan. Eggman acknowledges Wily's points, but suggests that they start working on a new vehicle to counter the heroes if they do make it to the Wily Egg. Eggman then questions why Wily has suddenly become more confident, and Wily responds that they have Mega Man's most valuable ally in their brig. That ally, of course, is Dr. Light, who is shown sitting helplessly in a prison pod next to that of Snively Robotnik.
Off-Panel
- Script: Ian Flynn
- Pencils: Vincent Lovallo
- Inks: Kent Archer
- Colors: James Kaminski
Off Panel
Marine the Raccoon is shown in the office of Gilbert D. Stern and Roslyn Krantz from the regular Mega Man comic continuity, talking about all the amazing things they have in their world that does not exist where she is from. She then asks if they're friends of Sonic or Mega Man-getting the latter's name wrong-and then talks about how much fun the crossover has been so far. Unbeknownst to her, her constant chatter is getting Stern increasingly aggravated.
Quotes
- Dr. Wily: Let's leave them to their work. We need to get back to the Wily Egg.
- Dr. Eggman: What? Why not take pot-shots at them while they're busy?
- Dr. Wily: Because until Proto Man is dealt with, we need to be in position to coordinate our forces. And I've had quite enough of him ruining my plans at the last minute.
- Dr. Eggman: Ahhh, he's one of those types. Did I ever tell you about this one lackey I had...?
- Tails: Vector's main traits are being strong, loud, and, uh, owing money. What kind of weapon would he give you?
- Mega Man: We're about to find out!
- Tails: You're jealous.
- Sonic: Of what?
- Tails: He's cool, heroic, but doesn't have an ego the size of the moon.
- Sonic: Ego? EGO? I just know I'm awesome, that's all!
Trivia
- This issue marks the first appearance of Snively Robotnik-albeit as an incomplete glimpse-since Sonic Universe #40.
- This issues "game sprite variant" cover features a battle between Sonic and Bass, with Proto Man, Guts Man, and Tails (piloting the Tornado) viewable in the background. Sonic's sprite is taken from the handheld Sonic Battle video game, while Tails and the Tornado are from the ending animation of the Genesis game, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The sprites for Bass and Proto Man come from the video game Mega Man & Bass.
- When the cover was first shown via solicits, it was titled as a "16-bit variant" this was likely changed because it was inaccurate, as the majority of the sprites used where from 32-bit games.
- The Off Panel represents how Marine is not appearing in Worlds Collide, despite the fact that she's a game character. Stern and Krantz also do not appear in the series, as they are comics exclusive characters.
- During his fight with the Roboticized Chaotix, Sonic makes a number of Mega Man references, almost calling Charmy "Blast Hornet" and Espio "Sting Chameleon", which are the names of two mavericks from the Mega Man X series. He also remarks that the name "Vector Man" makes him think of a trash collector, referencing the Vectorman video game series that was featured on the Sega Genesis. Apparently Ian Flynn had, at one point, intended to reference "Wheel Gator" from Mega Man X2 instead of Vectorman, but the idea was scrapped.
- When Sonic and Mega Man are falling, Rush catches the former while Tails catches the latter. This is somewhat confusing, as they would be expected to save their best friends rather than their counterparts, though it was likely only intended as a reference to the cover of the issue.
- Eggman and Wily are shown with different coffee mugs: Eggman's reads "World's #1 Despot" in parody of various coffee mug imprints, while Wily's is shaped like his skull logo.
Gallery
Cover artwork
Preview pages
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External links
- Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249 on Mega Man Knowledge Database
- Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249 on Mobius Encyclopaedia