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Metal Madness

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Metal Madness
Game: [[Sonic Heroes]][[Category:Sonic Heroes bosses]]
Level: Last Story
Fought by: Teams Rose, Chaotix, Dark
Next form: Metal Overlord
Not to be confused with Metallic Madness, the seventh level of Sonic CD.

Metal Madness is the penultimate boss of Sonic Heroes. At the beginning of Heroes' Last Story, Metal Sonic is revealed as the true antagonist of the game, and here the heroes fight him as Metal attempts to take on a giant form.

During the preceding cutscene, Neo Metal Sonic calls down a lightning bolt to detonate the command tower on which he stands. The robot initiates a transformation with parts from the Final Fortress battleship to adopt a huge, dragon-like appearance: Metal Overlord. But before the monsterous change is complete, Metal Madness sees the player control (in turn) Team Rose, Team Chaotix, and Team Dark, harrying the not-quite-completely-transformed Metal Sonic amidst the wreckage of Final Fortress' command deck.

The dragon finds itself pinioned in place by its mechanical tendrils, still bolted to the substance of the Fortress as its metamorphasis progresses. This gives the three teams enough time to attack. Metal Sonic fights back with his half-formed body, vomiting fire across the towers and firing missiles from his fingers and spiked tail. Once one team has hammered out enough damage, control switches to the next trio on an adjacent platform. After Team Dark's turn, the Last Story progresses to its conclusion with Team Super Sonic and Metal Overlord.