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|name=Mephiles the Dark
|image=[[Image:MTD.PNG]]
|caption=Mephiles in his crystalline form, as seen in [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
▲|firstgame=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|series=''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|creator=Unknown
|voiceactor=[[Dan Green (voice actor)|Dan Green]] (2006)
|japanactor=Unknown
|inuniverse={{Sonic character
|age=15
|relationships=[[Mephiles the Dark#Solaris|Solaris]]: True Form </br>
[[Mephiles the Dark#Iblis|Iblis]]: Counterpart</br>
|skills=Transformation
Ability to control Chaos Emeralds
Fusion with Iblis
Space-Time Control similar to Chaos Control
Supersonic speed
|gender=Male
|birthday=
|species=Supernatural being/Hedgehog
|other=Time of Creation: November 17, 1996
}}}}
'''Mephiles the Dark''' (pronounced ''Meh-Phill-leez'') is a [[fiction]]al character and the primary [[antagonist]] from the [[video game]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
Mephiles has three forms; the first is a dark, formless ooze or gas. His second form is a [[crystal]]line, [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[hedgehog]] form resembling the appearance of other hedgehogs in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic'' series]], such as [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]] himself. This form has blue quill tips and red eyes with green [[pupils]], a pale [[snout|muzzle]] and no mouth. In his third and actual form, Mephiles appears almost identical to [[Shadow the Hedgehog]], another ''Sonic'' character, but with a grayish-blue color replacing everything that is red on Shadow, and green, feral-looking eyes. This form has no mouth, just like his second one. His name is based on the one of the names of [[Mephistopheles]] related to the legend of ''[[Faust]]''.
==History==
{{spoiler}}
Mephiles was created during the "Solaris Experiment"(Project Solaris) related to [[Princess Elise|Elise's]] father. He is actually an extension of Iblis himself, his conscious part. He was sealed in the "Scepter of Darkness" by Shadow the Hedgehog, who had traveled through time to ten years before the events of the game. In the present, [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] accidentally releases him while trying to steal the scepter from [[Rouge the Bat]]. Mephiles' true form is like Shadow's [[shadow]]. He seeks to get the [[Chaos Emerald]]s and bring pain and despair to [[Princess Elise]], with the goals of making her cry, therefore releasing the "Flames of Disaster" (a.k.a. Iblis) and then fuse with him, becoming '''Solaris'''.
To accomplish this, he tells [[Silver the Hedgehog]] and [[Blaze the Cat]] that [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] is the cause of Iblis being released, which led to the destruction of their world. Sonic is, thus, referred to as the "Iblis Trigger". The two then promptly travel back in time to stop Sonic from inadvertently destroying the world in the future, when it is really Mephiles' plan to make Elise cry, as she loves Sonic.
Along the way, as all three storylines progress, the three main characters discover how Mephiles is somehow involved in the secret "Flames of Disaster", wielded by Princess Elise. Mephiles has a very pivotal role in all of the storylines, throughout the course of the game (even though he ends up battling Shadow in Shadow's story). In the Last Story, Mephiles uses a Chaos Emerald to summon both Sonic and Elise but before they are able to realize where they are, Mephiles instantly impales Sonic with a [[spear]] of energy, thus killing him. Elise cries over his death and, as a result, releases Iblis, allowing Mephiles to fuse with him and transform into Solaris.
Mephiles holds a particular hate for Shadow since it was he who sealed him in the Scepter of Darkness. Mephiles attempts to break Shadow's will to fight, much like [[Black Doom]] had, by revealing that in the current future, the world, and an unwilling [[E-123 Omega|Omega]], would turn against Shadow and imprison him. However, Shadow proved immune to Mephiles' tactics.
==Abilities==
[[Image:Mephiles the Dark.jpg|thumb|Mephiles, in his Shadow duplicate (true) form, holding a [[Chaos Emerald]].]]
Mephiles has the ability to control time itself, as he appears in the past, the present, and the future in Shadow's, Sonic's, and Silver's stories respectively.
Many of Mephiles's offensive techniques are based on that of past Sonic bosses. His main attack is a large purple energy ball that grows and expands as it gets closer to its target; which is similar to one of the [[Biolizard]]'s attacks. He can also sink into the ground and become the shadow of his opponent(paricularly Shadow's since you only fight him as Shadow); this is not unlike [[King Boom Boo]]. Mephiles's final attack used before transforming into his Solaris form, is a long energy bolt that he extends from his right hand to impale Sonic himself. He can also duplicate himself into an army of clones.
Mephiles also appears to have some form of omnipotence as he is able to manipulate nine people (Amy, Blaze, Knuckles, Omega, Rouge, Shadow, Silver, Sonic, and Tails) across a time period of 210 years (from 10 years in the past until 200 years in the future) to get a single result in the present.
==Related Entities==
===Iblis===
[[Image:Firstiblis01.jpg|thumb|left|Iblis, form one.]]
[[Image:Thirdiblis03.jpg|thumb|right|Iblis in its third form.]]
"[[Iblis]]" is an immortal monster of mass destruction and is [[Silver the Hedgehog]]'s main enemy in ''[[Sonic The Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. It is a creature that was born from "The Flames of Disaster", takes the name "Disaster" from this. Its primary form has four arms and is a lava-like version of [[Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Perfect Chaos]] in appearance. Originally sealed inside Princess Elise by her father over 10 years before the game, Iblis was inadvertently released by the "Iblis Trigger" a few years later. As a result, Iblis continued to destroy the world up until, and including, Silver's time period in the future. In Silver's story, [[Silver the Hedgehog]] and [[Blaze the Cat]] continuously battle Iblis, but it ended up proving too powerful for either of them to defeat. It had the ability to continually resurrect itself. Thus, Mephiles advises Silver and Blaze to depart to the time period right before Iblis' final transformation to stop [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], referred to as the "Iblis Trigger" from destroying the world. In order to defeat Iblis, Blaze was forced to seal it within her, seemingly destroying both of them. However, as the intention was to trap Iblis in another dimension, it is possible that Iblis and Blaze wound up in the reality Blaze came from in ''Sonic Rush''. In addition to the form described earlier, Iblis' other forms are one like a giant snake with a ripped up face, the first one with two arms but has legs, and his original form, a ball of flame.
===Solaris===
[[Image:Solaris Form1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Solaris' first form.]]
[[Image:Solaris_Form2.jpg|thumb|right|Solaris' second form]]
Solaris is a god of time and the super-dimensional [[sun god]] of Soleanna seen in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. Solaris initially existed as a flame which was worshiped by the citizens of Soleanna. The Duke of Soleanna led experiments into Solaris, in the hopes of using its time control powers to allow humanity to correct its past sins. However, during one such experiment Solaris became unstable and split into two forms - [[#Iblis|Iblis]], the raw power, and Mephiles, the conscious mind. Mephiles was sealed into an artifact known as the "Scepter of Darkness" whilst the Duke was forced to seal Iblis inside of his young daughter, [[Princess Elise The Third]]. Before dying from wounds caused by the accident, he told his daughter to grow up to be a strong queen who would never cry as doing so would destroy the seal on Iblis.
After killing Sonic, Mephiles was quick to rejoin with his counterpart, once again forming their complete form of Solaris. Plunging the world into darkness he prepared to devour time itself. Before he could achieve this, he was defeated by a combined assault from Super Sonic, Super Shadow and Super Silver. His defeat spirited Elise and Sonic back to before the fateful experiment. After some contemplation, Elise chose to blow out the tiny flame that was Solaris and thus change history by erasing him from existence.
Solaris is a large flying monster whose second form looks similar to [[Duo (EXE)]] of the ''[[Mega Man Battle Network series]]'', as well as the eagle-like creature on the silver and gold [[medal|medals]] featured in the game. {{endspoiler}}
==Trivia==
*Mephiles is the only villain in the various Sonic continuities to canonically kill Sonic, and one of the few characters to actually kill anyone.
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