Metal Sonic Projector

Metal Sonic Projectors (メタルソニックプロジェクター, Metaru Sonikku Purojekutā^?), also called the Metal Sonic holograms, are recurring objects in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are hologram projectors created by Dr. Eggman which are set in the game's Zones.

Description

The Metal Sonic Projectors are grey and dark blue colored projectors that display holograms of Metal Sonic kicking and harassing the Animals on Little Planet. The Animals that are displayed by the projector depend on their location.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

The Metal Sonic Projectors can be found in the past of each two zones of all rounds (except Metallic Madness), which can only be reached by utilizing a Time Warp sign that is set to the past. When the player finds one, the player can destroy the Metal Sonic Projector by hitting it with a Spin Jump or Spin Attack. After destroying a projector, animals are seen moving around freely in every timeframe of the Zone, especially in the good future. Unlike robot transporters, destroying Metal Sonic Projector does not give any points.

By destroying all of the Metal Sonic Projectors along with all of Eggman's machines in the past of every zone, the player is awarded the "Saviour of the Planet" achievement/trophy in 2011 re-release of the game.

Sonic Mania

In Sonic Mania, and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus, a single Metal Sonic Projector is found at the end of Stardust Speedway Zone Act 2. When the projector is destroyed, Metal Sonic appears and challenges the player to a boss fight.

In other media

Archie Comics

Main article: Metal Sonic Projector (Archie)

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Characters		Sonic \| Tails* \| Amy \| Dr. Eggman \| Metal Sonic \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Ricky, Pecky, Sheep, Swallow)
Rounds		Palmtree Panic \| Collision Chaos \| Tidal Tempest \| Quartz Quadrant \| Wacky Workbench \| Stardust Speedway \| Metallic Madness \| Special Stage \| Bonus Stage \| R2 \| Desert Dazzle*
Enemies		Amenbo \| Antlion \| Bigbom \| Dango \| Ga \| Hotaru \| Kabasira \| Kanabun \| Kemusi \| Kumo-Kumo \| Minomusi \| Noro-Noro \| Robot Ant \| Robot Bee \| Robot Beetle \| Robot Butterfly \| Robot Mantis \| Robot Mosquito \| Sasori \| Scarab \| Semi \| Taga-Taga \| Tamabboh \| Tentou \| Tonbo \| Yago
Bosses		EGG-HVC-001 \| Collision Chaos boss \| Tidal Tempest boss \| Quartz Quadrant boss \| Wacky Workbench boss \| Metal Sonic \| Metallic Madness boss \| Final Fever*
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Propeller Flying* \| Spin Jump \| Super Spin Attack \| Super Spin Dash \| Super Peel Out
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Ring Spark Field \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bumper \| Chopper Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Zone \| Electrical conduit \| Emerald Block \| Fan Block \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Goal Plate \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Rotating platform \| Seesaw \| Size Beam \| Snowblower \| Sphere \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spring Pole \| Switch \| Time Warp sign
Objects		Air Bubble \| Capsule \| Lamppost \| Little Planet flowers \| Metal Sonic Projector \| Monitor (1-UP, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Super Ring, Shield) \| Ring \| Robot transporter \| Super Ring \| Time Bonus \| Time Stone \| UFO
Music	Songs	Brand-new World \| Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself \| Sonic - You Can Do Anything \| Sonic Boom \| When we reach for you~Could it be right~
Music	Albums	Sonic CD (vinyl album) \| Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix \| Sonic the Hedgehog Boom \| Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition
Other		Debug Mode \| Freeze \| Little Planet \| Never Lake \| Shuttle loop \| Time Attack \| Winding Tunnel *Only included in the 2011 rerelease.

Sonic Mania

Playable characters		Sonic the Hedgehog (Super Sonic) \| Miles "Tails" Prower (Super Tails) \| Knuckles the Echidna (Super Knuckles) \| Mighty the Armadillo* (Super Mighty)* \| Ray the Flying Squirrel* (Super Ray)*
Non-playable characters		Dr. Eggman \| Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy King, Heavy Gunner, Heavy Shinobi, Heavy Magician, Heavy Rider) \| Phantom Heavies (Phantom King, Phantom Gunner, Phantom Shinobi, Phantom Magician, Phantom Rider) \| Metal Sonic (Giga Metal) \| Animals (Becky, Cucky, Flicky, Locky, Micky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky, Tocky, Wocky) \| Jimmy
Zones		Angel Island Zone* \| Green Hill Zone \| Chemical Plant Zone \| Studiopolis Zone \| Flying Battery Zone \| Press Garden Zone \| Stardust Speedway Zone \| Hydrocity Zone \| Mirage Saloon Zone \| Oil Ocean Zone \| Lava Reef Zone \| Metallic Madness Zone \| Titanic Monarch Zone \| Egg Reverie Zone \| Special Stage \| Bonus Stage \| Pinball Stage*
Enemies		Armadiloid \| Aquis \| Asteron \| Ball Hog \| Batbrain \| Blaster \| Blastoid \| Bloominator* \| Bugernaut \| Bumpalo \| Buzz Bomber \| Cactula \| Canister \| Catakiller, Jr. \| Chopper \| Clucker \| Crabmeat \| Dango \| Dragonfly \| Eggrobo \| Fireworm \| Flasher mk.II \| Gohla \| Grabber \| Hotaru \| IceBomba \| Iwamodoki \| Jawz \| Jellygnite \| Juggle Saw \| Kabasira \| Kanabun \| Madmole \| Matryoshka-Bom \| Mega Chopper \| Mic Drop \| Monkey Dude* \| Moto Bug \| Newtron \| Octus \| Pointdexter \| Rattlekiller \| Rexon \| RhinoBot* \| Robot Bee \| Robot Beetle \| Roller mk.II \| Scarab \| Sentry Bug \| Shutterbug \| Silver Sonic \| Spiny \| Splats \| Sweep \| Technosqueek \| Toxomister \| Tubinaut \| Turbo Spiker \| Turbo Turtle \| Vultron \| Woodrow
Bosses	Mini-bosses	DD Wrecker \| Amoeba Droid \| Heavy Gunner \| Big Squeeze \| Shiversaw \| Hotaru Hi-Watt \| Dive Eggman \| Uber Caterkiller \| Meter Droid \| Drillerdroid \| Egg Pistons mk.II \| Crimson Eye
Bosses	Zone bosses	Death Egg Robot \| Mean Bean Machine \| Weather Globe \| Spider Mobile \| Heavy Shinobi \| Metal Sonic \| Laundro-Mobile \| Heavy Magician \| Mega Octus \| Heavy Rider \| Heavy King \| Gachapandora \| Phantom Egg \| Phantom King and Klepto Mobile
Moves/Techniques		Air Glide* \| Bounce Jump \| Climb \| Double Jump \| Drop Dash \| Fireball Spin Dash \| Glide \| Hammer Drop* \| Insta-Shield \| Propeller Flying \| Ring Spark Field \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Peel Out \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Beanstalk \| Bomb \| Bumper \| Bungee Rope \| Bumper wall \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Electrical conduit \| Fan \| Fireball Cannon \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Goal Plate \| High-speed warp tube \| Ice Spring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pulley \| Ruby Mist \| Seesaw \| Size Beam \| Snowblower \| Spikes \| Spring \| Switch \| Transport \| Vine \| Zip Line
Objects		Air Bubble \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Giant Ring \| Giant spear \| Item Box (1-UP, Blue Shield, Bubble Shield, Character, Hyper Ring, Eggman Mark, Fire Shield, Invincible, Lightning Shield, Player Swap, Power Sneakers, Random, S, Super Ring) \| Little Planet flowers \| Master Emerald \| Metal Sonic Projector* \| Medallion \| Ring \| Robot transporter \| Schrodinger's Capsule* \| Sphere \| Star Circle \| Star Post \| Time Warp sign \| UFO \| Warp Point
Music		Sonic Mania (vinyl album) \| Sonic Mania Original Soundtrack (Selected Edition) \| Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack
Other		Angel Island \| Auto Running \| Continue \| Death Egg Robot \| Debug Mode \| Egg Mobile \| Freeze \| Hang Glider \| Klepto Mobile \| Level Select \| Little Planet \| Mega Mack \| Perfect Bonus \| Phantom Ruby \| Rock Drill \| Shuttle loop \| Sonic Mania Adventures (Sonic Returns, Sonic and Tails, & Knuckles, Mighty and Ray, Metal Mayhem, From: A. Rose, The Complete Mini-Series) \| Time Attack \| Time Over \| Tornado \| Winding Tunnel Appears in Sonic Mania Plus* only