Masterl

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**Masterl** is the name given by Sonic to the merged form of Emerl and Gemerl in *What If Emerl Survived?*, an immensely powerful Gizoid that possesses an individual identity separate from his components due to an exception generated by the colliding of their code.

## Personality

Masterl, despite being a fusion of Emerl and Gemerl, has a distinct personality created due to a special interaction between Emerl's systems and Gemerl's merging ability. Due to Emerl's incredibly complex programming, his mind is unable to be assimilated by Gemerl, who also possesses too strong of a will to be dominated by Emerl. The clashing of these two personas created an 'exception', collapsing their identities in on themselves and creating a third individual persona to command their merged body. He is described has being 'cordial, but subtly robotic' in his manner of speech, suggesting that he has trace elements of Emerl's lifelike consciousness and Gemerl's more traditional artificial intelligence.

In terms of morality, Masterl claims not to be an ally to the heroes when faced with Solaris, but rather an impartial keeper of order who wishes to preserve balance in the multiverse. He opposed Solaris not out of innate desire to do good, but because it presented a threat to that balance. Masterl fights efficiently with no effort wasted. When given the opportunity to leave Solaris as a helpless flame, he instead intensified his attack and erased it completely, showing his methodical and unemotional nature.

## History

### Emerl 06 Arc

#### End of the World

After Gemerl successfully merged with Ultimate Emerl, Masterl appeared from above in a wash of light, descending upon the heroes. Shadow questioned if he was Emerl, but quickly realized that this wasn't the case, and asked who Masterl was, and if he was an ally. Masterl explained that he could not confirm he was an ally to them, but that he would restore the world to its proper balance - though he would have to act fast. To this end, he used the power of the Chaos Emeralds inside of his body to revive Sonic, then flew upwards to challenge Solaris.

As Masterl stared down Solaris, he summoned Mephiles' abilities to seperate into three bodies, then opened a time portal to send two of those clones into the past and future so that they could properly contend with Solaris in all eras simultaneously. From there, the three Masterls began to assail their respective instances of Solaris, dominating it with no effort. Sonic, watching from below after having woken up from being revived, proudly commented on Emerl and Gemerl's potential when they worked together, and dubbed the entity they'd become 'Masterl'.

After Solaris' outer shell was shattered, it was forced to take on its Phase 2 form, briefly warding Masterl off by firing indiscriminate laser beams in all directions. Though he had to pause his attacks for a moment, Solaris' defence was too unfocused to keep Masterl at bay for long. Masterl withdrew and charged his Hyperion Ray, which was capable of piercing Solaris' Wings of Light technique. The ray impaled Solaris' core and effectively killed it, but Masterl took no chances by empowering the attack more and more until Solaris' body was completely enveloped by its light. The Hyperion Ray completely swallowed Solaris' body and the small flame that it left behind, extinguishing it for good.

Masterl could now proceed with 'restoring balance' as he had set out to do, capturing all of the leftover energy that had been built up in Solaris' body by consuming dimensions and timelines. With it, plus his own stores of absorbed universal energy and the power of the Chaos Emeralds, Masterl brought about 'the most powerful Chaos Control ever induced', blanketing reality with its light and restoring everything Solaris had consumed back to its original state. The heroes below were also consumed by the light, relocated to the fields on the outskirts of Soleanna with their memories notably left intact. Nearby, Emerl and Gemerl lay drained, having burnt through their fusion and seperated.

#### Twilight Cage

Emerl and Gemerl's interventions as Masterl caught the attention of Argus, who captured them and banished them to the Twilight Cage. When Emerl was being brutalized by Imperator Ix, Gemerl outlined the futility of the situation, mentioning that he refused to 'join bodies' with him again, alluding to Masterl.

## Powers and abilities

Masterl is directly stated to be stronger than Super Sonic, Super Shadow and Super Silver of the original *Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)* combined, far eclipsing the typical strength, speed and energy manipulation abilities of any character seen in *Sonic: What If?*. He posesses the typical Super form ability of flight, and though he is never hit during his battle with Solaris, also presumably has durability exceeding that of the Super form's invulnerability.

### Component Abilities

As a fusion, Masterl can perform any of Emerl or Gemerl's techniques freely.

#### Copy Ability

Masterl could use the abilities of Mephiles the Dark thanks to their presence in Emerl's data banks, allowing him to clone himself and create time portals. With these two techniques working in tandem, he was able to bypass Solaris' temporal omnipresence by battling it in multiple eras at once all on his own.

#### Energy Capture

Like Emerl, who is capable of 'capturing' energy and absorbing it into his body, Masterl was able to contain the universal energy inside of Solaris that would've otherwise been released when it expired, preventing it from being wasted.

### Energy Manipulation

Masterl's first showcased ability was to use the powers of the Chaos Emeralds freely, capable of performing miracles that would typically require all seven's combined power on command. With this, he was able to revive Sonic the Hedgehog from death, as well as use Chaos Control.

#### Hyperion Ray

Masterl's finishing attack, used to completely erase Solaris. Masterl leans forward and charges energy within his third eye, firing out a concentrated red energy beam with the vague shape of a flat blade. The Hyperion Ray was capable of piercing Solaris' Wings of Light barrier as well as its core, and by pouring more energy into the attack after it had connected, the beam widened and consumed Solaris whole, leaving no traces behind.

#### Ultimate Chaos Control

The 'most powerful Chaos Control ever induced', used by Masterl after he destroyed Solaris. With this form of Chaos Control, Masterl was capable of restoring the entire multiverse back to its state prior to Solaris' rampage, undoing the consumption of every dimension and timeline that had been absorbed. It naturally required the universal energy produced by the realities when consumed, which Masterl was able to capture from Solaris.

### Intelligence

Before attacking Solaris, Masterl was described as calculating 'the most thorough and absolute means' of annihilating Solaris. From these computations, he formed a plan to use Mephiles' abilities to destroy Solaris in three separate points in time, without ever having been made aware of its omnipresent status prior.

### Autonomous Reflexes

Masterl was described as being able to dodge Solaris' erratic laser attacks automatically, using only his reflexes.

## Transformations

Masterl's only current appearance is, in an of itself, a transformation. Not only is Masterl technically a transformation of both Emerl and Gemerl, he was formed while Ultimate Emerl was infused with the energy of Solaris and countless devoured timelines and dimensions, as well as drawing power from the Chaos Emeralds already inside of his body. It is unknown what Masterl's 'base form' - the state assumed if Emerl and Gemerl were to merge normally - may look or act like.

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## Trivia

* Given that Gemerl is capable of manipulating Chaos Energy on his own, compared to Emerl's reliance on copying techniques to do so, it is possible that Masterl's ability to harness the Chaos Emeralds' miracles to revive Sonic was derived from Gemerl specifically.
* Masterl's white colouration and rainbow aura are similar to the appearance of Hyper Sonic, alluding to the fact that he is beyond a typical Super form.
	+ The partial 'halo' behind his head and lower back is also reminiscent of the halo of Fused Zamasu, a fusion between two divine entities from the *Dragon Ball Super* series. Masterl and Solaris are both referred to as 'godly fusions' at the start of their battle, and Fused Zamasu sports white hair and a rainbow aura similar to Masterl.

## References

1. ↑ *"In an incomprehensible display of speed and power, Masterl's faster-than-light strikes tear apart Solaris' exoskeletal armour, instantly cracking it to pieces with strength far exceeding that of Super Sonic, Super Shadow and Super SIlver combined." ~ What If Emerl Survived? Part 4*
2. ↑ *"Fortunately, upon Solaris' death, Masterl captured the surplus of energy the beast had taken in when consuming all planes of existence." ~ What If Emerl Survived? Part 4*
3. ↑ *"Releasing all of his energy at once, Masterl discharges the most powerful Chaos Control ever induced[...]" ~What If Emerl Survived? Part 4*
4. ↑ *"However, the columns of energy are far too erratic, the Gizoid need only rely on his autonomous reflexes to fly clear." ~ What If Emerl Survived? Part 4*