Metal Sonic

**Metal Sonic** (メタルソニック *Metaru Sonikku*?) is the secondary antagonist in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series. He is an evil Badnik[3] version of Sonic the Hedgehog and undoubtedly Dr. Eggman's deadliest creation, built for the sole purpose of destroying Sonic. Deployed during Eggman's operations on Little Planet, Metal Sonic confronted Sonic in battle and lost, though he would repeatedly return to challenge Sonic and his allies. Modeled with extreme accuracy after Sonic, Metal Sonic not only resembles his template but can also imitate his moves and achieve velocities matching and even exceeding that of Sonic.[3]

While mostly serving as Eggman's obedient and silent enforcer, Metal Sonic is an intelligent machine with a very dark side. A cold-hearted, aggressive and ruthless killer, he is obsessed with proving his superiority to Sonic and eliminating him for good to the point where he has rebelled against Eggman more than once to achieve his goal. However, he always fails in the end. To this day, Metal Sonic continues to be one of Sonic's most formidable foes.

## 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, 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.

Following *Sonic Rivals 2*, Metal Sonic received a slight update in design which made him taller and gave him a more ellipsoid torso. He also gained more detailed hands, a brilliant blue paint job, joints on his arms and legs, and sharper eyeholes.

## Personality

Despite being built to match Sonic the Hedgehog in all aspects, Metal Sonic is vastly different from his organic counterpart in terms of personality. Rather than fun-loving, cool, and carefree, Metal Sonic is a violent, aggressive, cold-hearted, and intelligent killing machine with a large superiority complex. Early on though, he had a habit of mimicing Sonic's gesture, if not in a mocking manner.

While he is usually another of Dr. Eggman's mindless robot slaves, Metal Sonic possesses an AI that grants him sentience (though he is still restricted by his programming). This trait, however, has only been used by Metal Sonic to fuel his dark goals of destruction and domination, and allowed his programming to evolve beyond what had been intended more than once. At most times, Metal Sonic is quiet, emotionless, and completely obedient to Dr. Eggman. Beneath this facade however, he carries a deep desire for vengeance. When facing a foe, Metal Sonic usually remains quiet and coldly serious, making him a silent killer in a literal sense.

Metal Sonic's most dominating trait is his hatred and obsession with Sonic. Being programmed with the sole purpose of surpassing and destroying Sonic, Metal Sonic is obsessed with the belief that he is superior to Sonic in every way. He greatest desire is thus to prove to the real Sonic that he is better than him in everything and eventually defeat him once and for all. When facing Sonic, Metal Sonic is single-minded about besting Sonic, to the point of obsession; nothing else seems to matter to him except proving himself the better of the two. Though Metal Sonic has been known to claim that he has other motives behind his actions, as seen when he desired world domination, it can all be traced back to his wish of proving himself superior to Sonic, and, by extension, all others.

As Metal Sonic continued to fail in his efforts to defeat Sonic, Metal Sonic's desire to defeat Sonic evolved into a burning hatred for his doppelganger, which only made him more determined to beat Sonic, even if it meant going against his creator. As an example, after being beaten by Sonic on Little Planet and returning to Earth about a year later, Metal Sonic had developed a lethal grudge against Sonic and sought to settle the score, going as far as to challenge Sonic to a rematch in the image of their first one. With each defeat, however, Metal Sonic's hatred for Sonic has only grown stronger.

In *Sonic Heroes*, Metal Sonic's hatred and desire to beat Sonic reached a point that allowed him to grow beyond his original programming and gain full sentience. At this peak of his sentence, he showed himself as a ruthless, controlling, arrogant, and cunning rogue with no regard for others. Also, his desire to prove himself superior to all else led to Metal Sonic gaining an insatiable lust for power and a desire to conquer the world and establish a robot kingdom, with him as its ruler. These actions, however, merely served as a front for Metal Sonic's original purpose, which was to gain the power needed so that he could finally defeat Sonic. Shortly after his defeat in *Sonic Heroes*, however, Metal Sonic was stripped of his independence through the suppression of his corrupt programming by the Doctor himself, resulting in the return of Metal Sonic's former self. Despite this, Metal Sonic's independence resurfaced in *Sonic Free Riders* when he disguised himself as Team Dark's E-10000B, even without Dr. Eggman's knowledge and stealing the doctor's data to beat Sonic in Extreme Gearracing.

Following Metal Sonic's acquiring of full self-independence in *Sonic Heroes*, the robot himself descended into madness and began to adopt the twisted belief that he was the real Sonic and that the original Sonic was his copy. It is unknown whether he has maintained this part of his personality after the suppression of his sentience.

Despite his many defeats and having his beliefs shaken, Metal Sonic never gives up on his goals and will always pursue them with relentless determination and will take any means necessary, no matter how many setbacks. As long as Metal Sonic's ultimate goal is to defeat the real Sonic, Metal Sonic will always come back to face Sonic and his friends, and he will not rest until he has carried out his purpose of destroying Sonic forever and proving himself the superior of the two of them once and for all.

## Powers and abilities

Modeled with extreme accuracy after Sonic the Hedgehog,[3] Metal Sonic was made to copy Sonic's every ability,[2] including his speed and power. On his own, Metal Sonic is able to go toe-to-toe with his template in both battle and other fields, making him one of Dr. Eggman's most powerful and skilled creations. He was once also credited as the strongest robot Eggman has ever invented,[6] being only second to E-123 Omega, who has been called the "world's most powerful robot".[7]
Metal Sonic shares Sonic's super speed, which he can achieve using a powerful jet engine-based propulsion system.[8][9] With this system, Metal Sonic is able to beat Sonic's acceleration,[8] who can instantly accelerate to the speed of sound,[10] and equal Sonic's speed;[3][8] on a few occasions, Metal Sonic is even able to surpass the speed of Sonic,[2][11] whose highest known top speed is Mach 5.[12] Even then, Metal Sonic can take his speed even further. By overloading his circuits, Metal Sonic is able to quadruple his speed for a limited time.[13][14] Using certain techniques, he can even achieve light-speed momentarily. In addition, Metal Sonic also has Sonic's astounding kineticism, precision and reaction time to match his speed. He has profound acrobatic skills and agility, along with enhanced reflexes that lets him avoid any incoming obstacles with precise and delicate movements.

Metal Sonic has both impressive durability and physical strength. His frame consists of monocoque titanium[2] that makes him highly resistant to damage, and he has enough strength to tear his own frame apart by hand.[15] In addition, Metal Sonic comes equipped with several extra abilities due to his mechanoid form. These include a plasma pulse laser that he can fire from the intake on his stomach, telescopically extendable limbs,[8] the ability to generate a seemingly impenetrable force-field, and sufficiently sharp claws. Metal Sonic can even channel internal radioactive force within him to produce powerful energy surges, and, when accelerating to maximum speed, surround himself in an energy field that lets him penetrate any substance caught in his path. Plus, by utilizing his jet engine, Metal Sonic can achieve high-speed flight in any environment; even in a damage state, he was once capable of interplanetary travel from Little Planet to Earth.

Metal Sonic's arguably most impressive skill is his ability to replicate the abilities and skills of others, similar to a Gizoid. By scanning and copying another being's life data, be it either robots or organic creatures, Metal Sonic can immediately and flawlessly mimic other people's skills and abilities, such as Chaos Powers, ESP, super strength, invisibility, etc. This makes Metal Sonic's skillset near-indefinite. Once, Metal Sonic also demonstrated the ability to shape-shift. As a result, he can cause himself to look and sound like an exact duplicate of any lifeform or robot, wearing virtually any kind of clothing, such as when he posed as Sonic when he kidnapped Froggy and Chocola.

Being a robotic clone of Sonic, Metal Sonic can imitate several of Sonic's signature techniques. The most prominent of these include Sonic's core offensive maneuver: the Spin Attack, a technique where he curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs himself at his targets. With it, Metal Sonic can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Highly adept in Sonic's usage of this technique, Metal Sonic can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both ground- and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash, Spin Jump, Homing Attack and the Light Speed Attack. Also, due to being modeled after Sonic, Metal Sonic has the ability to predict Sonic's moves.[3]

### Transformations

#### Neo Metal Sonic

Metal Sonic assumed the form of **Neo Metal Sonic** for the majority of *Sonic Heroes* while he copied the other teams' data. While most of Neo Metal Sonic's abilities remain unknown, he is known to be able to shape-shift and has the ability to shoot lightning bolts from his hand.

##### Metal Madness

Using the data from Team Sonic, Team Rose, Team Dark, Team Chaotix and Chaos, and as well as parts of Eggman's other machines, Neo Metal Sonic can transform himself into a super powerful version of himself called **Metal Madness**. In this form, Metal Sonic possesses a flamethrower, missile launchers, a whip-like tail with spikes, and claws that can shoot spikes and crystals. In this state, he is so powerful that even with the seven Chaos Emeralds, according to Eggman, the chances of beating him was slim.

##### Metal Overlord

After completing his transformation as Metal Madness, Metal Sonic became **Metal Overlord**. In this form, he sprouts wings, thus gaining the power of flight and the ability to use Chaos Control. In this form, he becomes so powerful that even Super State users cannot harm him directly.

#### Color Powers

By harnessing different variants of Hyper-go-on from Wisps, Metal Sonic can use specific Color Powers to transform into a certain form, such as a drill, a laser, or even an asteroid, each one possessing its own unique abilities. So far, Metal Sonic has been able to transform into the Cyan Laser, Yellow Drill, and Indigo Asteroid. However, these transformations require a steady supply of Hyper-go-on to be maintained.

## Weaknesses

Metal Sonic has a few design flaws, as a number of his own techniques can prove detrimental to his internal systems. His Ring Spark Field for example, while having a wide area of effect, uses so much energy that it deceases his mobility. There is also the V. Maximum Overdrive Attack, which fries his circuity from the overloading process and can possibly destroy him if used for too long.[13][14]

## Specifications

* **Main CPU**: LIPS AI Eggman Custom Chip. Located in the head, this processor contains three output links. The internal CPU contains a system that is capable of executing mathematically logical enactment and a simultaneous analog neuro-connection between all components.[2] In short, this allows Metal Sonic to react very quickly to certain situations.
* **Sub CPU**: Neo Super DFX Chip, containing a five-link system connecting to all major body components governs the power control system. A Next Risk Chip Series III, with eight basic loading ports in each eye unit, utilizes RGB imaging in the optical area.[2]
* **Frame**: Monocoque titanium[2]
* **Color coating**: Reinforced blue metal tektite[2]
* **Main engine**: 250cc, 4-valve Orgon Fusion Engine[2]
	+ **Max power**: 55ps/6800rpm[2]
	+ **Max torque**: 7.54Kg-m/4000rpm[2]
* **Secondary engine**: Tesla Power Coil which produces electricity through electromagnetic induction.[2]
	+ **Max power**: 256 Kw[2]

## Theme songs

* "What I'm Made Of..." - Crush 40, played during the battle against Metal Overlord
* "Never Let It Go (Death Egg's Eye)", played during the battle against him in *Sonic the Fighters*.
* "Metal Sonic" - Howard Drossin, from the Virtual Sonic album.
* "Look-a-like" - Riu Konaka, from the *Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie*
* Metallic Madness - The Japanese music of this Round during present time is played during Metal Sonic's All-Star move, Maximum Overdrive.
* Stardust Speedway Bad Future - Initially the stage music for the Stardust Speedway Bad Future round, the Japanese version became his boss theme in *Sonic Generations*, and is used in the final race against Metal in *Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II* at the end of Death Egg Mk II Zone act 1. *Sonic Mania*features a composition based on the Japanese tune as well. The US version also got two remixes, one unlockable from *Sonic Generations* and one as his boss theme for *Sonic Forces*.
* Versus Metal Sonic - Played during the battles against Metal Sonic at White Park Zone and Sky Fortress Zone in *Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II*. A remix is also heard when Metal Sonic uses his All-Star move in *Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed*.

## Quotes

"*.........Whoever clears all of the stages first wins.*"
—Metal Sonic before a battle in *Sonic Pinball Party*.

"*Long time no see, Sonic, my loathsome copy!*"
—Metal Sonic in the beginning of the final battle in *Sonic Heroes*.

"*I am the ultimate overlord, Metal Sonic! I am the real Sonic!*"
—Metal Sonic being defeated in *Sonic Heroes*.

"*It's no use... but why can't I defeat you?*"
—Metal Sonic's question after his defeat in *Sonic Heroes*.
## TMNT X Pokemon

Metal Sonic is one of the many villains you'll face throughout the game. It's one of the most deadliest on the difficulty scale.

## Trivia

* In promotional art for *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*, Metal Sonic's irises were red, but in the game, they are grey (or yellow during his V Maximum Overdrive attack).
* Metal Sonic has a mouth on the cover of *Sonic CD*. Interestingly, this even applies in the game's remakes.
* The help file included with the initial PC port of *Sonic CD* claims that some early material refers to Metal Sonic as Mecha Sonic. This is considered a mistake, as Mecha Sonic never officially referred to Metal Sonic.
* In the western release of *Sonic & Knuckles*, the Sonic robot fought by Sonic, and later as the final boss of Knuckles story was Metal Sonic.[20] In the Japanese version this robot was instead Mecha Sonic, and this was later used for the western version many years later.[21]
* Though Metal Sonic is playable in *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games*, in the DS version he is also a boss character.
* In the DS version of *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games*, his winning animation mistakenly shows him with green eyes instead of red.

* Metal Sonic was planned to appear in the canceled game *Sonic X-treme* as a boss. Like the game's other bosses, his appearance in this game was unusually large in order to make him easier to hit. Due to this game's cancellation, Metal Sonic didn't get a Sega Saturnappearance until *Sonic R*. Metal Sonic is the only boss in *Sonic X-treme* whose 3D model was found in the Sega Saturn SDK.
* Metal Sonic's pose during the ending of *Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I* looks just like his pose in *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games*.
* Metal Sonic rarely speaks. His voice is only heard during *Sonic Heroes*while in any of his transformations (Neo Metal Sonic, Metal Madness, and Metal Overlord, as well as when he is disguised as Eggman).
	+ Interestingly, he shares Sonic's voice actor, Ryan Drummond.
	+ He also speaks with a text bubble in *Sonic Generations*, even though it was previously believed that the capability of speech was an ability exclusive to *Sonic Heroes*.
* Metal Sonic's 2D Sonic Channel artwork looks similar to his *Sonic Rivals 2* pose.
* Metal Sonic has more alternate forms than any other antagonist in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series.
* Metal Sonic is the most recurring robot in the series.
* In the game *Spiral Knights*, players who purchased a copy of *Sonic CD* on Steam before 31 January 2012 received a Metal Sonic costume for their knight. This costume was also available to purchase in-game.
* In *Sonic Generations*, Metal Sonic is the only rival that does not appear in the Center of Time before Modern and Classic Sonic confronted the Time Eater, or appearing at the party within completion of the game.
* There is evidence to support that he was at one point going to appear in *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006) and even be playable, but at some point was scrapped. Said evidence can be found here.
* In the original *Sonic the Fighters*, Metal Sonic is not playable. However, Metal Sonic is one of three characters added to the playable roster in the HD re-release.
* In *Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed*, he is one of four characters to drive an ATV; the other three are Beat, Knuckles, and Joe Musashi.
* Oddly enough, Metal Sonic can drown when he is played in *Sonic Adventure#Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut*, despite being a robot and therefore not requiring air. This may be due to how in this title, he is based on Sonic in all but his model.
* In *Sonic Adventure 2: Battle*, if one player plays as Shadow, and the other as Metal Sonic, his shoes will produce the light from his jet-boosters as Shadow runs/jumps.