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Metal Sonic is a major antagonist that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. He is a villanous Badnik created by Dr. Eggman to rival the skills of Sonic the Hedgehog.
When Dr. Eggman disappeared after the War, Metal Sonic took over as ruler of the Eggman Empire to conquer the world on behalf of his master. However, he was defeated by Sonic and the Resistance. In the aftermath though, he found Dr. Eggman and returned to his services.
Appearance
Metal Sonic was created in the image of Sonic the Hedgehog, and is thus mostly built of blue metal. He has a yellow circular depression in his chest with a black center, mirroring the peach skin on Sonic's chest. His head has metal fins resembling Sonic's quills, and a pair of triangular "ears." Metal Sonic has a muzzle, shoulder plates, and upper arms, legs, and fingers made out of silvery metal. His palms are black, while the backs of his hands are square yellow plates. His forearms and lower legs are blue metal like his head and torso, and he has red feet with white stripes designed to resemble Sonic's shoes. He has optic sensors with black sclera and red irises.
History
Past
Metal Sonic was created by Dr. Eggman, and is the doctor's finest creation. One time, he fought Sonic, only to return to Eggman in a badly damaged state, prompting Eggman to repair Metal Sonic personally.[1]
Metal Sonic defeated by Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #7.
In the recent past, Metal Sonic transformed into Neo Metal Sonic in an attempt to take over the Eggman Empire after he gained an independent personality.[2] After disguising himself as Dr. Eggman, he eventually clashed with Team Sonic in the Egg Emperor mech.[3] Not only did he lose in this battle, but after he was found out to be a fake, he was defeated by Team Sonic and turned back to normal. After this defeat, Eggman repaired Metal Sonic and removed the rebelliousness from his coding.[2] Sonic and Metal Sonic clashed at least once since then.[2]
The War
Metal Sonic getting upgraded into Neo Metal Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #7.
Eggman eventually decided to upgrade Metal Sonic to Neo Metal Sonic once again so he could be used as his greatest weapon in the final battle during the war between the Eggman Empire and the Resistance. During his upgrade, Eggman had phantoms of Metal Sonic fight in his place.[2] As an addition to his upgrade, Metal Sonic received Eggman's bio-data, giving him his creator's drive, vision and genius, and had the requirements needed to assume his final form lessened.[2][4] By the time Metal Sonic's upgrade was complete however, the war was won by the Resistance and Dr. Eggman had vanished.[2]
Determined to make sure the Dr. Eggman's reign remained unbroken, Neo Metal Sonic decided to use Eggman's persona and lead the Eggman Empire, with the intention of conquering the world as Eggman and then find the real doctor so he could hand the control of the world over to him.[2]
Fallout
Approximately a month after the Eggman Empire lost the war, Neo Metal Sonic, under the guise of Dr. Eggman, began directing the wild Badnik hordes into attacking villages across the globe in order to lure Sonic and his allies out and make subtle attempts to eliminate them.[3][5][6][7] Along the way, Neo Metal Sonic discovered that the Master Emerald had been left unguarded, which meant he could accelerate his master plan considerably.[6]
The Fate of Dr. Eggman
Eventually, Neo Metal Sonic lost track of Sonic and his allies.[8] Despite this, he began making his next move by having the Egg Fleet move into position for an invasion of Angel Island.[2][9] On his way to join his fleet however, Neo Metal Sonic came across Sonic when the hedgehog invaded his flagship and saw through his Eggman disguise. Neo Metal Sonic subsequently dropped his disguise and indulged Sonic in his current motives before engaging him in battle in hopes of making him tell him where Eggman was. In the end, Sonic managed to escape Neo Metal Sonic, although that did little to deter the robot, who proceeded with his invasion of Angel Island.[2] After taking over the island and securing the Master Emerald for himself, Neo Metal Sonic patiently awaited Sonic's arrival.[10]
Battle For Angel Island
Eventually, Sonic and company discovered that Neo Metal Sonic had turned Angel Island into a flying fortress, and began a liberation attempt. Soon after, Sonic and Knuckles themselves confronted Neo Metal Sonic at the Master Emerald's shrine. In response, Neo Metal Sonic used the Master Emerald to turn into Super Neo Metal Sonic.[11] Super Neo Metal Sonic proceeded to toy with Sonic and Knuckles until Shadow arrived and launched a surprise attack on Super Neo Metal Sonic that reverted him back to Neo Metal Sonic. As he got beaten back by Shadow however, Neo Metal Sonic copied Shadow's biodata. With Sonic and Shadow's biodata and the Master Emerald itself now in hand, Neo Metal Sonic had all he needed to assume his final form. Absorbing his surrounding stronghold, Neo Metal Sonic transformed into Master Overlord.[4]
Metal Sonic defeated, from Sonic the Hedgehog #11.
Master Overlord did battle with Sonic, Knuckles and Shadow before taking them with him to see him crush their allies on an Egg Fleet battleship. While busy dealing with the battleship however, Sonic and co. escaped Master Overlord's grasp and began attacking his body. Sonic's other allies soon after joined the fight and managed to drive Master Overlord towards Angel Island. While he dealt with most of the heroes however, Knuckles removed the Master Emerald from Master Overlord's body and brought it back to Angel Island. This depowered Master Overlord and he returned to his normal form. After that, Metal Sonic's offline body landed on Angel Island where it was found by Sonic and Tails.[12]
Metal Sonic was eventually taken in by Sonic and Tails, with the latter providing enough repairs on him to bring him online. Chained up, Metal Sonic was then awoken upon Sonic's request. Once he saw Sonic, Metal Sonic broke free and tried to attack him, but found himself in too much disrepair to fight. Sonic then offered Metal Sonic a truce and the chance to start a new life since Eggman was out of the picture. Metal Sonic rejected Sonic's offer, however, and ran off. Arriving later in the Final Egg, Metal Sonic found Eggman with Dr. Starline, Orbot, Cubot, Rough and Tumble. At first, Eggman, who had lost his memories and old personality, took pity on Metal Sonic and offered to repair him. Seeing Metal Sonic, however, made Eggman remember his past with him, causing his memories and old personality to resurface. As Eggman established himself as the dominant one among the group of villains, he went to work repairing Metal Sonic while Starline brought him up to speed.[1]
Infection
After Rough and Tumble asked Eggman to get another chance to get Sonic after he and Tails defeated them, Metal Sonic stepped up to be permitted a new attempt to defeat Sonic. When Rough told him that he had had his turn, Metal Sonic silenced him.[13] When Starline got assigned to distract Sonic, Metal Sonic would safeguard a Badnik caravan that was moving the content in an Eggman base on Frozen Peak to a new location beyond a portal created by Starline's Warp Topaz. When Sonic and Silver later arrived at the Frozen Peak base, Metal Sonic attacked Sonic and Silver. Ultimately, Metal Sonic got pinned down by Silver, but was then rescued by Starline. After Starline had made his introduction to the heroes, Metal Sonic attacked Sonic and Silver again until Silver telekinetically threw him across the mountain range. By the time Metal Sonic returned, Starline had managed to sent Sonic and Silver away. Confirming afterward that everything was set up, Metal Sonic left the scene through Starline's Warp Topaz portal.[14]
Personality
Metal Sonic is a silent,[14] ruthless, and cold-hearted killing machine. Incredibly intelligent and self-aware for an Eggman robot, Metal Sonic at one point evolved to become an independent, rebellious and power-hungry tyrant willing to betray his own creator. After his defeat however, he was stripped of his rebellious coding, turning him into a more obedient robot.[2]
Metal Sonic continues Eggman's reign for his sake, from Sonic the Hedgehog #7.
Nowadays, Metal Sonic is completely devoted to Dr. Eggman and his role of serving the Eggman Empire. His loyalty towards his creator and purpose has proven to be so great that he chose to step up to lead the Eggman Empire and conquer the world in the doctor's stead and likeness after he went missing to insure that Eggman's reign remained unbroken. Should the world become his, he would then faithfully hand the empire over to Dr. Eggman. He has also proven to be very grounded in his beliefs: even when in a position of absolute power within the Eggman Empire, Metal Sonic insists that he is only a servant to the Eggman Empire, and that the only one fit to rule it is Eggman himself.[2]
Metal Sonic has an unhealthy obsession with his organic template, Sonic the Hedgehog, whom he refers to as his "double" and "loathsome copy".[2] This contradicting belief stems from the fact that Metal Sonic considers himself the "perfected" version of Sonic the Hedgehog, and therefore more worthy of being the "one, true Sonic" than the real Sonic.[2][12]
In comparison to Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic is much more subtle in his tactics. Rather than stepping up to claim responsibility whenever he commits something malicious, Metal Sonic tends to operate in the shadows or in a disguise.[5][9] He is similarly not one to prattle loudly about his master plans before they are carried out.[2] Metal Sonic also demonstrated a very calm and enduringly patient demeanor during his time ruling the Eggman Empire.[2][5] This is mainly due to his own arrogance and belief in his supposedly impending victories.[2] He rarely lets his setbacks get to him and he gets no more than mildly annoyed whenever one of his plans does not go as intended.[2][3][5] That does not mean he does not possess a temper however, as he has been known to have episodes of angry outburst whenever something unexpected happens.[2][8]
Powers and abilities
Described as Dr. Eggman's finest creation,[1] Metal Sonic is an exceptional powerful robot capable of going toe-to-toe with Sonic the Hedgehog.[14]
Metal Sonic shares Sonic's super speed, which he can achieve using a powerful turbine-based propulsion system. Plus, by utilizing his turbine, Metal Sonic can achieve high-speed flight in any environment. He also comes equipped with sufficiently sharp claws and articulated joints, allowing him to rotate his torso 360 degrees around.[14] He also possesses incredible strength; even in a weakened state, he was strong enough to break metal chains with ease.[1]
Transformations
Neo Metal Sonic
Neo Metal Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #7.
Through unknown means, Metal Sonic is able to assume an upgraded and more advanced state of himself called Neo Metal Sonic. In this form, Metal Sonic is able to shapeshift, has limitless stamina and enhanced durability, and the ability to fly. He is also able to copy the bio-data of others, allowing him to gain other people's abilities and skills. He is also able to speak, unlike his base form.[14]
Super Neo Metal Sonic
By harnessing the Master Emerald's power for himself, Neo Metal Sonic is able to attain a Super State called Super Neo Metal Sonic. In this state, all of Neo Metal Sonic's abilities far surpass his normal ones. He is also able to project harmful energy blasts and bolts.
Master Overlord
With the bio-data of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog, and the Master Emerald itself, Neo Metal Sonic is able to transform into a giant, dragon-like robot called Master Overlord. In this state, Metal Sonic is even stronger than his Super Neo Metal Sonic state. Some of the abilities he commands include flight, crystal generation, and enhanced strength and durability.
Relationships
Allies
Enemies
- Amy Rose
- Blaze the Cat
- Chaotix
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Rouge the Bat
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Silver the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Tangle the Lemur
- Whisper the Wolf
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head writer Ian Flynn has revealed on Twitter that Metal Sonic's measurements are the same as those of his game counterpart.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sonic the Hedgehog #12, "The Cost of the Battle for Angel Island Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "StH12" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Sonic the Hedgehog #7, "Meet the New Boss"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #1, "Fallout Part 1"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #10, "The Battle for Angel Island Part 2"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Sonic the Hedgehog #2, "Fallout Part 2"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #3, "Fallout Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #4, "Fallout Part 4"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #5, "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 1"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #6, "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #8, "Silent Support"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #9, "The Battle for Angel Island Part 1"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #11, "The Battle for Angel Island Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #13, "Calling Card"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Sonic the Hedgehog #14, "Misdirection"
External links
- Metal Sonic at IDW Sonic Hub Wiki, the IDW Sonic wiki.
