Mecha Sonic (Scrambled Egg Zone boss)

Mecha Sonic (Scrambled Egg Zone boss)
Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)
Level: [[Scrambled Egg Zone]]
Hits to defeat: 8

For other bosses with the same name, see Mecha Sonic. For the Sonic Mania badnik based on this boss, see Silver Sonic (Sonic Mania).

Official artwork of Mecha Sonic (Scrambled Egg Zone boss)

The sixth and potentially final boss of 8-bit Sonic 2, Mecha Sonic awaits the player at the end of Scrambled Egg Zone. As the Game Gear / Master System Sonic 2 was released before either 16-bit Sonic 2 or Sonic CD, this boss fight marked the very first time a mechanical copy of Sonic was seen in any Sonic game. The name "Mecha Sonic" comes from the Japanese Manual; the boss was called Silver Sonic in the US manual and EU manual.

Scrambled Egg's version of the robot is the same size as Sonic and mimics all of his abilities, and even has a spin dash attack, despite the fact that Sonic lacks the Spin Dash in this game. When Sonic and Mecha Sonic's spin attacks collide, both characters bounce off each other, unlike the 16-bit iterations where Sonic takes a hit. This makes for a fast and hectic, if easier, battle. Mecha Sonic is also equipped with jet boots that enable him to hover, and a sharp scissors-type tentacle, which sometimes protrudes from its torso when standing still; the tentacle is extremely unlikely to damage Sonic unless he is standing right next to the badnik.

The robot takes 8 hits to kill; if Sonic has successfully collected the 5 available Chaos Emeralds by this point, Mecha Sonic will release the sixth and final gem upon defeat. Only when Sonic has collected all six Emeralds can he proceed to Crystal Egg Zone and rescue Tails, thus triggering the good ending.