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'''Mega Mack''' is the unpleasant purplish-pink liquid which flows around the bottom of the second Act of [[Chemical Plant Zone]]. According to the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) manuals|''Sonic 2'' US and European Manuals]], the factory was intentionally flooded with this toxic substance by [[Robotnik]] with the intention of poisoning [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] within minutes, while Japanese sources say that it's just water with an odd colouring. While allegedly poisonous, Mega Mack is functionally just re-coloured water in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', posing the hedgehog and fox no more difficulty than the regular wet stuff; although an absence of bubbles in Chemical Plant can make survival more difficult in practice.
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'''Mega Mack'''{{fileref|Sonic2 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|page=8}} is the unpleasant purplish-pink liquid which flows around the bottom of [[Chemical Plant Zone]] Act 2. This term has never been used in Japan, where the chemical went unnamed, and hasn't been used in any games or game manuals since  ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.
  
The Mega Mack returns as part of the [[Chemical Plant (Sonic Generations)|Chemical Plant]] stage in ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' and carries the same properties as in ''Sonic 2'', but now includes air bubbles. [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] points out that the Mega Mack makes him really nervous for some reason, referring to it as "pink water". This is a reference to an infamous section in the original Chemical Plant. The Mega Mack also returns in ''[[Sonic Mania]]'', albeit appearing in Act 1 instead.  
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==Overview==
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According to the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)/Manuals|US and European manuals for ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'']], the factory was intentionally flooded with this toxic substance by [[Dr. Robotnik]] with the intention of poisoning [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] within minutes, while Japanese sources say that it's just water with an odd colouring. While allegedly poisonous, Mega Mack is functionally just re-coloured water in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', posing the hedgehog no more difficulty than the regular wet stuff; although an absence of [[air bubbles]] in Chemical Plant can make survival more difficult in practice.
  
Mega Mack returns again in ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', found in [[Chemical Plant (Sonic Forces)|Chemical Plant]] as usual, and also in [[Network Terminal]], where it is part of a unique gimmick for the stage: a shower of Mega Mack that can rotate platforms and immobilize Sonic.
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The Mega Mack returns as part of the [[Chemical Plant (Sonic Generations)|Chemical Plant]] stage in ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' and carries the same properties as in ''Sonic 2'', but now includes air bubbles. [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] points out that the Mega Mack makes him really nervous for some reason, referring to it as "pink water". The Mega Mack also returns in ''[[Sonic Mania]]'', albeit appearing in Act 1 instead.  
  
In ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'', one of Sonic's foes, [[Megatox]], is a being composed entirely of Mega Mack who was originally a scientist who worked with Robotnik to create the pink stuff until he was trapped in a chamber with it. He is first encountered in ''[[Sonic the Comic 010|STC #10]]''.
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Mega Mack returns again in ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', found in [[Chemical Plant (Sonic Forces)|Chemical Plant]] as usual, and also in [[Network Terminal]] where it is part of a unique gimmick for the stage: a shower of Mega Mack that can rotate platforms and immobilize Sonic if he gets caught underneath it.
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==In other media==
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In the UK book ''Stay Sonic'', the Mega Mack is also referred to as '''megamalatricarboSonichloride''', and was created from numerous experiments at creating a toxic chemical that Dr. Robotnik could employ on Sonic{{fileref|StaySonic Book UK.pdf|page=87|quote=}}. Anything that was immersed in the Mega Mack would turn a magenta colour and die within a minute{{fileref|StaySonic Book UK.pdf|page=88}}. The book also claims the Mega Mack is highly corrosive, as Robotnik had discovered that the barrels he filled the Mega Mack with had disintegrated within hours, thus giving him the idea of flooding part of Chemical Plant with it, seeing that the factory had served its purpose{{fileref|StaySonic Book UK.pdf|page=88}}.
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===''[[Sonic the Comic]]''===
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In ''Sonic the Comic'', one of Sonic's foes, [[Megatox]], is a being composed entirely of Mega Mack who was originally a scientist who worked with Robotnik to create the pink stuff until he was trapped in a chamber with it. He is first encountered in [[Sonic the Comic 010|issue #10]].
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 30 July 2023

Sonic and Tails ride a platform above the unpleasant stuff.

Mega MackMedia:Sonic2 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf[1] is the unpleasant purplish-pink liquid which flows around the bottom of Chemical Plant Zone Act 2. This term has never been used in Japan, where the chemical went unnamed, and hasn't been used in any games or game manuals since Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Overview

According to the US and European manuals for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the factory was intentionally flooded with this toxic substance by Dr. Robotnik with the intention of poisoning Sonic within minutes, while Japanese sources say that it's just water with an odd colouring. While allegedly poisonous, Mega Mack is functionally just re-coloured water in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, posing the hedgehog no more difficulty than the regular wet stuff; although an absence of air bubbles in Chemical Plant can make survival more difficult in practice.

The Mega Mack returns as part of the Chemical Plant stage in Sonic Generations and carries the same properties as in Sonic 2, but now includes air bubbles. Tails points out that the Mega Mack makes him really nervous for some reason, referring to it as "pink water". The Mega Mack also returns in Sonic Mania, albeit appearing in Act 1 instead.

Mega Mack returns again in Sonic Forces, found in Chemical Plant as usual, and also in Network Terminal where it is part of a unique gimmick for the stage: a shower of Mega Mack that can rotate platforms and immobilize Sonic if he gets caught underneath it.

In other media

Stay Sonic

In the UK book Stay Sonic, the Mega Mack is also referred to as megamalatricarboSonichloride, and was created from numerous experiments at creating a toxic chemical that Dr. Robotnik could employ on Sonic[2]. Anything that was immersed in the Mega Mack would turn a magenta colour and die within a minute[3]. The book also claims the Mega Mack is highly corrosive, as Robotnik had discovered that the barrels he filled the Mega Mack with had disintegrated within hours, thus giving him the idea of flooding part of Chemical Plant with it, seeing that the factory had served its purpose[3].

Sonic the Comic

In Sonic the Comic, one of Sonic's foes, Megatox, is a being composed entirely of Mega Mack who was originally a scientist who worked with Robotnik to create the pink stuff until he was trapped in a chamber with it. He is first encountered in issue #10.

Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)

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Sonic Underground

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