Metal Overlord
From Sonic Retro
| Metal Overlord |
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| Game: [[Sonic Heroes]][[Category:Sonic Heroes bosses]] |
| Hits to defeat: 5 Team Blasts |
| Fought by: Team Sonic using super transformation |
- "Metal Madness" redirects here; not to be confused with Metallic Madness, the seventh level of Sonic CD.
Metal Overlord is a transformation of Metal Sonic, fought as the final fight of Sonic Heroes in a two-part boss stage. Part I is called Metal Madness; Part II is Metal Overlord.
At the beginning of Heroes' Last Story, Metal Sonic is revealed as the true antagonist of the game. Calling down a lightning bolt to detonate the command tower on which he stands, Metal initiates a transformation with parts from the Final Fortress battleship to adopt a huge, dragon-like appearance: Metal Overlord. The first part of the boss fight, 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. In the second part, Metal Overlord, the blue steel dragon takes to the skies. Team Sonic then use super transformation, and pursue him in the sky.
During the battle, Metal Overlord rants about his intention to rule over a robotic kingdom, and how the organic Sonic is a copy of him - all the while plucking Robotnik's smaller warships out of the sky to hurl at the team. As the advice from the other characters confirms, the only attack that can damage the robotic dragon is the officially unnamed Team Blast, allowing the entire team to Light Attack Metal Overlord. Five Team Blasts result in the machine's defeat.
Much like his Knuckles' Chaotix transformation, Metal Sonic Kai, Metal Sonic returns to normal after being defeated. The other characters leave the robot in the apparent custody of Shadow and E-123 Omega.