Mephiles the Dark

Template:CharacterSheet Mephiles the Dark (pronounced, "Meh-fill-iss") is the main villain of Shadow the Hedgehog's story and the evil mastermind behind all the events in Sonic the Hedgehog. Mephiles is the other half of Solaris, and is the conscious mind and will of Solaris. In his natural state, his body is a gaseous substance, but he can mold it into the form of another using shadows the form casts. When in another's form, Mephiles warps it into a crystalline look when he taps into his full power. Mephiles has many powers, including the ability to travel through time and throwing purple energy blasts that are the same as the balls he travels inside when time traveling. He has another ability that allows him to make numerous 'shadows' which are floating forms with one blank eye, and a similar look to a demon. With two Chaos Emeralds, Mephiles is able to form unlimited copies of himself.

He is sealed in the "Scepter of Darkness" by Shadow, who had traveled through time to ten years before the events of Sonic the Hedgehog. In the present, Dr. Robotnik accidentally releases him when he causes Rouge the Bat to drop the Scepter. When he is released, Mephiles uses Shadow's shadow to create a form that is a near exact physical duplicate of Shadow himself, the only differences being is that the stripes are pale blue instead of red, a pale grey muzzle, dull colored rings, and green eyes with vertically slit pupils, much like a reptile. Mephiles then disposes of Shadow and Rouge by sending them into the future before beginning to seek the Chaos Emeralds. At the same time, he makes plans to bring pain and despair to Princess Elise with the goal of making her cry, which would break the seal on Iblis, his other half and release him. With the release of Iblis, Mephiles would then use the power of the Emeralds to fuse them together, and thus complete Solaris. With the knowledge that Elise has grown fond of Sonic the Hedgehog, Mephiles uses his powers of time travel to manipulate Silver into thinking that Sonic was responsible for Iblis being released and destroying his time, causing Silver to hunt down Sonic. Mephiles also tries to get Shadow to join him, telling Shadow the world was going to turn against him after Iblis was released, but failed because Shadow didn't trust him. Afterward, Mephiles attempts to eliminate Shadow using his more powerful crystaline form but fails, and Shadow turns Silver against him. In the end, Mephiles personally kills Sonic in a sneak attack, causing Elise to cry over his death, thus releasing Iblis. Mephiles immediately fuses with him and completes Solaris. However, Mephiles is destroyed along with Solaris during a battle against Shadow, Silver and a revived Sonic in super form. Shortly afterwards, Elise blew out Solaris' flame, erasing both Iblis and Mephiles from time, making it so that none of these events ever happened. He is voiced by Takayuki Sakazume in the Japanese-speaking version of Sonic the Hedgehog, and is voiced by Dan Green in the English-speaking version.

Personality

Mephiles the Dark is unique among a majority of the villains in the Sonic series. Unlike most of them, which are driven by a lust for power and control, Mephiles (as Shadow put it) only seems to crave destruction. He is portrayed as a cold, ruthless villain with no sense of compassion whatsoever. He would do anything to accomplish his goals, even if it means taking innocent lives. Mephiles happens to take great pleasure and delight in hurting others, making him a very sadistic and psychotic individual. For example, he made it his sole mission to cause pain to Elise throughout the entire course of the game, and even broke out into a maniacal laughter after ending Sonic's life. Mephiles also happens to be highly intelligent, as he's capable of using and manipulating people to further his his evil plans. This is shown when he preyed upon Silver's frustration and desire to save the world, by deceiving him into thinking that Sonic was responsible for everything, knowing that killing him would have done the exact opposite of what Silver was trying to achieve. Aside from his failed attempt at convincing Shadow to join him, Mephiles' manipulation tactics often work, which is why he came so close to succeeding with his plot to destroy the world.

Quotes

• "Oh, how ironic fate can be! I never thought I would be ressurrected through YOUR shade. I thank you, Shadow the Hedgehog."
• "I am Mephiles, Mephiles the Dark! What, did you forget me? I owe much to you, Shadow."
• "What you gave to me, I now return to you... A one-way ticket to oblivion!"
• "Just like a flower comes from a seed, or a chicken comes from an egg, EVERYTHING has an origin. You must find the being originally responsible for this catastrophe."
• "So, decided to void your return-ticket, have you?"
• "Join me, Shadow. Let us punish this foolish world of humanity. It's only fair to get back what was intended for you. You have EVERY right to want justice."
• "I am your shadow. You can't even touch me!"
• "Dance, my shadows! DANCE!"
• "You're just a nuisance... robot!"
• "Why does that matter to you? Unless you complete your task, your future will remain the same...forever. He is heading for the terminal station. It is now or never if you want this..."
• "Your face...your form...I will remember. Your death...certain. You...will...DIE...!"
• "That's why you were created to stop Shadow, the Ultimate Lifeform."
• "Don't tell me you didn't know? You may have been programmed by humanity, but what YOU did to Shadow in the future... That was your-"
• "I was expecting you sooner, but as you already know, you are too late. But it's not too late to change your mind. Join me, Shadow. Let us teach this world a lesson... And re-write the future!"
• "It is a pity, Shadow the Hedgehog. TRULY A SHAME THAT YOU WISH TO GO AGAINST ME!"
• "DROWN IN DARKNESS!"
• "HAHAHAHAHAHA... Finally! The seal is broken! At long last, I'll finally be able to join with you! IBLIS!!!"
• "And now, it's time for the final curtain call!"

Trivia

• Mephiles is thus far the only villain to successfully kill Sonic, something not even Robotnik has done.
• Why Mephiles did not simply merge with the Iblis of Silver's time is unexplained in the game.
• Mephiles was named after Mephistophiles.
• Mephiles also makes a small cameo in Sonic Rivals 2 as a collectible card, which is won by getting an S-Rank in any Knock-Out battle.

Characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog game series
Recurring characters Heroes Sonic (Super, Starfall, Hyper, Darkspine, the Werehog, Excalibur) | Tails (Super) | Knuckles (Super, Hyper) | Amy (Super, Hyper) | Mighty (Super) | Ray (Super) | Espio | Charmy | Vector | Cream | Big | Blaze (Burning) | Silver (Super) | Sticks Anti-heroes/Neutrals Shadow (Super) | Rouge | E-102 Gamma | E-123 Omega | Jet | Wave | Storm Villains Dr. Eggman | Metal Sonic (Rocket, Neo, 3.0) | Mecha Sonic (8-bit, Mk. II, Mk. III, Super) | Fang | Tails Doll | Metal Knuckles | Chaos (Perfect) | E-Series | ZERO | Biolizard (Finalhazard) | Black Doom (Devil Doom) | Eggman Nega | Orbot | Cubot | Deadly Six (Zavok, Zazz, Zomom, Master Zik, Zeena, Zor) Teams Sonic/Heroes | Rose | Dark | Chaotix | Babylon Other Animals (Flicky) | Froggy | Chao (Hero, Dark) | Tikal | Pachacamac | Omochao | Chaclon | Gerald & Maria Robotnik | President | King Boom Boo | Cheese | Chocola | Vanilla | G.U.N. Commander | Wisps | Mother Wisp
One-off characters Heroes Emerl | Marine | Lumina Flowlight | Chip | Shahra | Knights of the Round Table | Caliburn | Yacker | Avatar | Barry | Trip (Super) Anti-heroes/Neutrals Bean | Bark | Shade | Merlina | Sage Villains Witchcart | Hocke-Wulf | Bearenger | Carrotia | Battle Kukku Army (15th, 16th, Dr. Fukurokov) | E-101 Beta | Void | Chaos Gamma | Gemerl | Shugo-hei | Iblis | Mephiles | Solaris | Erazor Djinn | Captain Whisker | Johnny | Master Core: ABIS | Ix (Super) | Dark Gaia | King Arthur | Hard Boiled Heavies | Infinite | The End | Mirage Express Teams Vector | Eggman Other Birdie | Illumina | Secretary | Elise | Duke of Soleanna | Sonic Man | Coconut Crew | Vikings | Professor Pickle | Wentos | Don Fachio | Dodon Pa | Koco | Ancients | Conductor | Conductor's wife | Ariem | Heavy | Bomb | Tiara Boobowski | Honey