Metal Virus

The **Metal Virus** is an object that appears in *The Legend of Fox the Brave*. It is a creation of the combined efforts of the mad doctors Eggman and Starline in the *Looming Crisis* arc of the series, being destroyed in the last story, *End of War*. It is described as a metallic goop that can convert any living thing it touches(provided it is vulnerable) into a robotic zombie-like being referred to as a Zombot

### Effects

Turn all organic beings into metallic "Zombots"

As of the *Broken Worlds* arc, it has been destroyed, never to be seen again. Regardless, it was regarded as one of the most dangerous threats in the Four Worlds, given what it was designed to do

## Description

At first glance, the Metal Virus appears to be just a simple, gray, metallic goop. It appears as consistent as thick water, and Boulder(who is immune) describes it as tasting like iron

Anything vulnerable it touches becomes a shiny and metallic version of its old colors. Zombots are described as being a single solid color with completely red eyes, with sharp fingers and slack jaws

Zombots are also described as incredible hostile to non-infected people, targeting them out of sheer aggression, even without direction. Whether this is the case for those with immunity is unknown, as this has not been showcased

Due to the Rule of the Worlds, people not from the Four Worlds(i.e. Boulder, Austin) are completely immune

Additionally, it should be noted that the Metal Virus cannot affect inorganic or processed material, meaning robots and other things like it, are unaffected

## History

The Metal Virus first appeared in *A Grand Return*, when Eggman performs tests on it that Max witnesses before he runs away in fright and later passes out

Throughout earlier stories, some of the warriors have prophetic visions or dreams regarding the Metal Virus, only seeing a gray stain that affects people that it touches

In *City of Storms*, it is revealed Eggman modified the first Metal Virus to affect all the Four Worlds, showing a remarkable bit of foresight on the doctor's part.

Later, in *Imminent Crisis*, it is seen that after the Battle for Storm Cloud City, the warriors have taken a canister from the Faceship and hidden it in a remote part of Slugterra, where they were able to perform tests on immunity

Finally, in *End of War*, the Metal Virus was brought to an end by the combined efforts of Super Sonic and Super Silver, who use the power of the Warp Topaz to teleport the Virus away and destroy it

In *Broken Worlds*(story), it has been a moon since the final battle, but the effects of the Virus are still felt, as many people are desperately trying to put everything behind them and rebuild their lives

## Victims

A list of victims claimed by the Virus:

* Various residents of Floral Flower Village
* Various residents of Station Square
* Various residents of Spiral Hill Village
* Residents of Barricade Town
* Rough and Tumble
* Sunny the Lycanroc
* Big the Cat
* Froggy
* Tangle the Lemur
* Jewel the Beetle
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Knuckles the Echidna(temporarily)

People with Immunity:

* Austin
* Boulder
* Dawn
* Crunch
* Samuel
	+ Samuel's Rillaboom
	+ Samuel's Obstagoon
	+ Samuel's Sirfetch'd
	+ Samuel's Duraludon
	+ Samuel's Blastoise
	+ Samuel's Zamazenta

* Lyra
	+ Lyra's Inteleon
	+ Nightfeather(Lyra's Corviknight)
	+ Lyra's Rapidash
	+ Lyra's Lapras
	+ Lyra's Venusaur
	+ Lyra's Zacian

* Boltrunner
* Windstrike
* Stormheart
* Hunter
* Puck
* Veila
* Swift
* Zero
* Redwing
* Smokewing
* Lycus' gang
	+ Lycus
	+ Sleek
	+ Silvally
	+ Rory
	+ Blackbelly
	+ Mars
	+ Indigo
* Umbra
* Moonrise
* Ice Fang
* Snow Storm
* Blizzard Pelt
* Graywing
* Raian
* Starsurfer
* Clayton
* The Galarian Resistance
	+ Flash
	+ Li-On
	+ Captain Runerigus

## Trivia

Spirits are naturally immune to the Metal Virus, on the pure and simple fact that they are no longer alive

Due to the beliefs of the Four Worlds, being turned into a Zombot is considered extremely cruel and torturous. This is because it is believed(and proven) that a person's spirit leaves their body upon death, and they join the Spirits in the Stars in the afterlife. As being consumed by the Metal Virus *does not* kill a person, their Spirit cannot and does not join the Spirits

* This is on par with having one's Core stolen, in Dark Mobius. Since a person's Core is considered their soul, and thus their spirit, it cannot join the afterlife and remains trapped until returned to the original body