Metal Sonic is the "robotic counterpart" of video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. Being a robot, Metal Sonic has no gender; however, Metal is usually referred to as being male, since he is a robot based on a male character. As well as resembling Sonic, he can also perform Sonic's 'homing attack'. He stands at 3 feet, 3 inches, and weighs 257.4 lbs. His character designer is Kazuyuki Hoshino.
Personality
Template:Spoiler Prior to Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic just seems to be a mindless servant to Doctor Eggman. However, it is evidenced in Heroes that he does have an intellect of his own, and is aggressive and very cold hearted. He is also very dominative and power hungry, and views himself as superior to all other beings. Like his creator, he wants to take over the world. But he also wants to turn it into a planet of machines, a "robot kingdom". He is absolutely determined to defeat his enemy Sonic, and he apparently believes that he is in fact the true Sonic, and that Sonic is his copy.
Abilities
- In his original appearance in Sonic CD, Metal Sonic can shield himself in lightning, to destroy spikes, or superaccelerate to catch up to Sonic, becoming a fireball in the process.
- Being a duplicate of Sonic, Metal Sonic can match Sonic's lightning speed.
- Unlike Sonic, Metal Sonic has tremendous strength.
- Like the later Emerl, Metal Sonic can copy moves from his opponents.
- As a result of absorbing the data of Chaos, Metal Sonic could shapeshift and turn into liquid.
- Metal Sonic can fire energy blasts that cause lightning (as seen in Sonic Heroes)
- In Sonic The Fighters, he can shoot a beam out of his torso.
- In Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, Metal Sonic is not capable of special attacks, but is able to create a Black Shield to protect himself (except from time-stopping abilities). He is also able to perform the homing attack.
- In Sonic Heroes, Metal sonic was able to perform Shadow's Chaos Control by virtue of absorbing Shadow's data. It's uncertain if he's still able to perform it.
"Super" Forms
Super Mecha Sonic
It wasn't actually Metal Sonic but Mecha Sonic (see "other Sonic robots" below) who once used the Master Emerald to power up. Transforming into a metallic Super Sonic, it did battle with Knuckles. However, its powers were only temporary and required recharge, giving Knuckles the opportunity to destroy it.
Knuckles Chaotix Robot
A giant red Sonic robot appears at the end of Knuckles Chaotix. Although thought to be an enhanced form of Metal Sonic, this is mere speculation. Prior to the fight with it, Metal Sonic is seen badly damaged and flying off together with Eggman in a giant ring. Out of nowhere, the red robot appears. Its equipped with massive limbs, which can separate from the torso, and also a Pulse Cannon, a giant laser built into its torso. Despite its power, it was defeated by Knuckles and co.
Metal Madness/Metal Overlord
At the climax of Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic fires a bolt of lightning into the sky and destroys a large section of Eggman's flagship, creating a powerful vortex. Metal Sonic then transforms into something similar to a metallic Perfect Chaos, known as Metal Madness. Metal Madness resembled Metal Sonic slightly, with the same blue coloring. It had two eyes on top of each other. It had its right hand converted into a flamethrower and its left converted into a missile shooter. It could also project its spines at enemies. Team Rose, Team Chaotix and Team Dark fought Metal Madness, who then completed his transformation by sprouting a pair of wings and flying away into the sky. He had now become the Metal Overlord. In addition to his other attacks, he could fire crystals, use Chaos Control to freeze time temporarily, and pick up Egg Fleet battleships to throw. He was quickly followed by Team Super Sonic, led by Super Sonic. The heroes fought and defeated Metal Overlord, who tumbled down to the flagship.
Game history
Early Appearances
The first appearance of Metal Sonic was in Sonic CD for the Sega CD console. In this game, he is under the control of Dr. Eggman and is sent back in time to change the past so that Eggman can rule the future. Later, he kidnaps Amy Rose, who had been following Sonic. Eggman then forces Sonic to race Metal Sonic in order to save the girl.
Metal Sonic´s second major appearance was in Knuckles' Chaotix, where he attempts to absorb the Chaos Rings' powers to wreak havoc in Newtrogic High but was defeated by the Chaotix before he could. This occasion also featured a massive, red version of a robot Sonic that's speculated to be Metal Sonic, but it's debatable. It could just be another robotic Sonic look alike.
Metal Sonic had appearances in Sonic Drift 2, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic R, and was a boss character in "Sonic Triple Trouble".
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Other Sonic Robots
Another robot often confused with Metal Sonic is the Sonic robot from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, called Mecha Sonic in Japan ("Mecha" is a Japanese word meaning "Machine" or "mechanical") and Silver Sonic in the western comics. There has been much confusion about whether the name "Mecha Sonic" really is an official name or not, but it was in fact mentioned in both the original Japanese Sonic the Hedgehog 2 manual and the Japanese version of Sonic Jam (though since it only means "Machine" or "mechanical" it still doesn't prove to be its real name). This presumed prototype did not have Metal's painted blue color and was also very clunky compared to the sleeker and generally more Sonic-like Metal Sonic.
In the game Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit), another Sonic robot appeared. This robot was also called Mecha Sonic in the games Japanese manual, but referred to as Silver Sonic in the American manual.
Later on in Sonic & Knuckles, another Sonic robot appeared and attacked both Sonic and Knuckles. It too was called Mecha Sonic in the Japanese version of Sonic Jam, but isn't referred to at all in American manuals. However many in the west still refer to him as Mecha Sonic, since it differentiates him from Metal Sonic.
Against Sonic and Tails, it appeared three times in Sky Sanctuary Zone — twice in machines Dr. Eggman had used in Sonic the Hedgehog (Green Hill Zone Act 3) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Metropolis Zone Act 3) and once in a one-on-one fight. Against Knuckles it fought one-on-one, as in the final fight with Sonic and Tails, but in the second phase of the battle he used the Master Emerald to go Super (much like Sonic can go Super and become Super Sonic) for brief periods of time.
Whether these Mecha Sonics really are different robots, or if they are in fact one and the same that gets rebuilt whenever he is destroyed (like Metal Sonic) is source of much debate among fans, as there is no official material that states anything about this. There is also debate on the names, since there hasn't been an official statement on them either.
Modern Appearances
Metal Sonic had a cameo in Sonic Adventure, inside a tube in one of Dr. Robotnik's hideouts along with an unnamed Sonic robot that is speculated to be Mecha Sonic.
His next appearance was as an unlockable multiplayer character in Sonic Adventure 2, and subsequently a standard multiplayer character in the GameCube remake, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. He can project a black shield to protect himself from the attacks of other characters, but has no special attacks of his own. After that, he had a cameo as an opponent in Sonic Pinball Party's Story Mode. He then appeared as a gift for getting all of the Emblems in the GameCube remake of Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure DX: Directors Cut, one could then play time trials as Metal Sonic in Sonic's stages. Metal Sonic essentially acted as an alternate skin for Sonic.
His latest appearance was as the main antagonist in Sonic Heroes. After turning against Doctor Eggman and assuming his guise he copies the physical data (and/or abilities) of Sonic, Shadow, Froggy and Chocola to assume his ultimate form, Metal Madness, and later Metal Overlord. This not only increased Metal Sonic's power, but gave him shape-shifting abilities and a new look (a cape, elf-like shoes and longer spines on his head). He manages to achieve this through the use of Chocola, since Chao have a distinct connection to Chaos, the water monster from Sonic Adventure, and Froggy, who periodically had Chaos' tail in Sonic Adventure. After he is defeated by Team Super Sonic in his Metal Overlord form, he reverts to his original form. Sonic then tells Metal Sonic that he'll accept any future rematches and races away. Metal Sonic passes out cold and is lifted off the ground by Omega, who exchanges a glance with Shadow. What they have in mind for the metallic hedgehog is never told.
In Sonic Riders, the robot E-10000g is said be made using Metal Sonic's engine parts.maybe,dr.eggman made engine parts similar to Metal Sonic's. Metal sonic,even after his last appearence in Sonic Heroes,may be in a pod like in Sonic Adventure DX.and he may have not died,but sealed in a pod.he was not destroyed or deactivated,but still alive in a pod.
Sonic the Comic
In the United Kingdom's official Sonic publication, Sonic the Comic, Metal Sonic was introduced in the magazine's adaptation of Sonic CD, an issue entitled "The Sonic Terminator." Relegating "Metal Sonic" to the character's title, Sonic's robot double was redubbed with the less-clunky moniker of "Metallix" (hence, he was "Metallix, the Metal Sonic"). Metallix lured Sonic to the Miracle Planet by capturing Amy Rose, and in the course of the adventure, Sonic traveled back in time to prevent Doctor Robotnik from cyberforming the planet, thereby erasing Metallix, who had used the planet as a power source, from the timeline.
The Brotherhood of Metallix
A new model of Metallix appeared during the comic's adaptation of Sonic and Knuckles, stealing the Master Emerald for Robotnik to use as the power core of his new Death Egg. Metallix drew power from the emerald and incapacitated Knuckles, but Sonic was able to destroy him by using the emerald's power to become Super Sonic. Before he died, the new Metallix revealed that both he and the original Metallix were members of an elite brotherhood.
This brotherhood soon revealed itself when Knuckles was accidentally transported into the Special Zone and encountered Chaotix. Operating out of Robotnik's abandoned Egg Fortress in the Special Zone, the Brotherhood of Metallix — innumerable Metallixes identical to the original, ruled over by a giant red and gold Emperor — had been charged with producing the ultimate badnik version of Sonic, but had developed their own plans and goals. With the help of the turncoat Chaotix member, Nack the Weasel, the Brotherhood of Metallix captured the Omni-Viewer, Chaotix's sentient, space-time transporter. With Knuckles' help, Chaotix were able to retrieve the Omni-Viewer, and though it appeared that the Metallixes had been defeated, they in fact survived, and had copied the Omni-Viewer for their own purposes.
Final battle
In their next move, the Brotherhood captured Grimer, Doctor Robotnik's chief scientist, who had created the Metallix design in the first place. They charged him with building the Alpha Device, a device that began to cyberform the Miracle Planet once again. Sonic's attempt to stop the plan apparently succeeded, but his ally, Porker Lewis, was trapped on the Miracle Planet when it vanished from Mobius orbit in its usual pattern. During that month, the Metallixes reasserted themselves, captured Porker and completed the cyberforming of the planet. A Metallix, disguised as Porker, was left to stand guard as the Metallixes departed into Mobius' past with their copy of the Omni-Viewer, and when they returned, they encountered Sonic and Chaotix, who had come to investigate. But then the terrifying truth became apparent - the Metallixes had changed history, and Mobius had become a city-planet, covered with filthy industry, where surviving Mobians lived underground.
The reason for the change soon became apparent, as Sonic and Chaotix attempted to fix the timeline by using the real Omni-Viewer - the Brotherhood of Metallix had traveled back in time to the point of Doctor Robotnik's creation, and removed from the fridge the rotten egg that would transform Ovi Kintobor into Ivo Robotnik. Kintobor never became Robotnik, and the Metallixes, created by Grimer alone, ruled the planet. Retrieving the egg, Sonic and Chaotix returned to Kintobor's lab and replaced it, and then, as Kintobor held it in his hand, Sonic yanked a cable to trip him up, triggering the chain of events that turned him into Doctor Robotnik. Despite the disturbing revelation that he was responsible for creating the greatest evil on Mobius, Sonic returned to the present with Chaotix, where the robots still held control of the Miracle Planet. Forced into an alliance with Doctor Robotnik, Sonic retrieved a device from the villain that deactivated all the Metallixes in a pitched final battle.
Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Comic
Though it was not his first true appearance, a Metal Sonic-like robot appeared in the comic's early issues. He was known as Pseudo Sonic, and was destroyed by the end of the issue. Pseudo Sonic also appeared in an episode of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Metal Sonic first appeared in the comic's first "25 issue anniversary", the Sonic CD adaption. Here, he raced Sonic as part of Dr. Robotnik's trap, but was destroyed at the end of the issue.
Metal Sonic would later return in the series' Knuckles' Chaotix adaptation. Here, he would be transformed into a giant red version of himself by an item known as a Power Gem, before being destroyed by a similarly empowered Knuckles the Echidna.
Metal Sonic's next appearance would follow the Sonic Adventure adaption, in a two-part story where he would ambush Sonic and Tails. He had rebuilt himself, using the power gem that had empowered him as a power source, and boasted a new design that included an arm cannon. After kidnapping Tails, Metal Sonic made Sonic race for his friend's life towards the Mt. Mobius volcano. However, ultimately, it was Sonic's concern for Tails that showed Metal Sonic that he was wrong, and ultimately saved the two of them from the erupting volcano.
A new Metal Sonic created from scratch by Robotnik appeared in recent comic issues, as part of a storyline involving a 3-way battle between himself, Shadow, and Sonic.
A group of Metal Sonic Troopers will be making their appearance in Sonic 157-159. Their appearance is based on Metal Sonic's "improved" design from Sonic Heroes.
Silver Sonic
Silver Sonic appeared as a separate robot in Archie's Death Egg Saga mini-series. Here, he was portrayed as a gigantic lumbering robotic version of Sonic, but after defeating it, Sonic crawled inside and took control of it in order to battle Robotnik in his own battle armor. Sonic abandoned the shell when he escaped the Death Egg.
Robotnik would create a smaller, more individualized version of Silver Sonic following the Sonic Adventure adaption, where he would use it to attack Station Square. This version was again defeated by Sonic, but this time, he would be reprogrammed as Station Square's defender. Unfortunately, he would later be destroyed by Shadow in the Sonic Adventure 2 adaptation (Issue #98).
Mecha Sonic
In the Archie comics, Mecha Sonic would refer to Sonic when he was roboticized in issue #39 and the following Mecha Madness special. After being captured by Nack the Weasel, Sonic would be roboticized and turned on the village of Knothole. Despite going up against both Bunnie Rabbot and Knuckles, Mecha Sonic managed to destroy large portions of the city, leaving the Freedom Fighters with only one choice. Knuckles roboticized himself, using a neural overrider to retain his will, and fought Mecha Sonic. Ultimately, the fight went to Robotropolis, setting of a nuclear explosion that Mecha Sonic saved Knuckles from at the last minute. Sonic would later be restored by the power of his 1 Billionth collected Power Ring, and though he was put on trial for his crimes as Mecha Sonic, he would clear his name.
Mecha Sonic made a shorter appearance later on when he and Tails were transformed into robots by an alien race, to fight Dr. Robotnik and Snively (who had been transformed back into organics) in order to prove which was superior - robots or organics.
Miscellaneous Information
- Metal Sonic starred in the OVA as Sonic's main rival. In the anime, they had a mindlink and were able to hear each other's thoughts. Near the end of the movie, Tails reprogrammed him to be on Sonic's side, but Metal ended up sacrificing himself to save the Land of the Sky. This marks Metal Sonic's only appearance in a Sonic cartoon.
- Metal Sonic is the only major Sonic character that has not yet made an appearance in the newer anime series Sonic X.
- In Sonic X, there is a robot army called the 'Metarex' which is a similar name to Metal Sonic's nickname 'Metallix'. It was believed during pre-preduction that Metal Sonic would appear in Sonic X, which was later confirmed false.
- In Japan, his voice is done by Junichi Kanemaru, which is also Sonic's Japanese voice actor. In America, his voice was done by Ryan Drummond, which used to be Sonic's American voice actor. However, the 'Sonic X' 4Kids VAs are in the spotlight for now. Many fans believe that if Metal Sonic returns, then he would be played by Sonic's new VA Jason Griffith, in order to continue the fact that in Sonic Heroes, the actors for Sonic played both the flesh-and-blood character and the robotic copy.
- Many people debate over whether the song "What I'm Made Of" from Sonic Heroes is Metal's theme or Team Super Sonic's, though the Sound Test lists it as Metal Overlord; however, it could have meant that it is the theme played during the "Metal Overlord" boss battle.
- It has been rumored that a Metal Sonic team could be unlocked in Sonic Heroes by playing 2-player 50 times, but it has been proved false. However, holding a certain button at the loading screen gives the characters a metallic appearance in 2-player games.
Games Appeared In
- Sonic CD (Boss)
- Knuckles Chaotix (Boss)
- Sonic Drift 2 (Playable character)
- Sonic R (Unlockable character)
- Sonic the Fighters (Boss)
- Sonic Triple Trouble (Boss)
- Sonic Adventure/DX (Cameo/Unlockable character in SADX)
- Sonic Pinball Party (Boss)
- Sonic Adventure 2/Battle (Unlockable/Standard Playable character in 2P mode in Battle)
- Sonic Heroes (Last Story Boss/Main Villain)
- Sonic X-Treme (Was meant to be a boss)
Quotes
- There is only one Sonic. (Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (OVA))
- Long time, no see Sonic... my loathsome copy. (Sonic Heroes)
- All living things kneel before your master! (Sonic Heroes)
- It's no use, but why can't I defeat you? (Sonic Heroes)
- All life form data...successfully copied! (Sonic Heroes)
- Guoooo! Why?! I had it all! I am the Ultimate Overlord, Metal Sonic! I am the real Sonic! (Sonic Heroes)
- How appropriate to have a robot overlord rule over a robot kingdom. (Sonic Heroes)
- See me as I am: No longer afraid of anything! I shall become the Ultimate Overlord, ruling as the world's most supreme being. (Sonic Heroes)
- But that was the past... Now you're nothing but a speck of dust to me! (Sonic Heroes)
- Even the ultimate life form cannot stop me! (Sonic Heroes)
Voice actors
- In Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic was played by Ryan Drummond, who also plays Sonic.
- In Sonic Heroes (Japanese), Metal Sonic was played by Junichi Kanemaru, who also plays Sonic.
- In Sonic Anime, Metal Sonic was voiced by Gary Dehan.