Metal Sonic
From Sonic Retro
Template:CharacterSheet The original Metal Sonic was a robot created by Doctor Eggman (aka Doctor Ivo Robotnik) in order to kidnap Amy Rose and lure Sonic into a trap. He debuted in Sonic CD, and was destroyed or damaged during a race with Sonic in Stardust Speedway Zone. Metal Sonic has appeared in Sonic Triple Trouble, Knuckles' Chaotix, Sonic R, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2. He also featured as an important character in Sonic Heroes.
The robot in Sky Sanctuary Zone (Sonic & Knuckles) could be called Metal Sonic, but as he has a different design, is more commonly referred to as Mecha Sonic.
In Sonic the Comic, Metal Sonic was known as Metallix.
In Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic kidnapped his creator to lure Sonic & Co. into a trap to show he was finally more powerful than Sonic.
An upgraded Metal Sonic, called Metal Sonic 3.0 appears in Sonic Rivals 2. He attacks and is defeated but not destroyed. He has a similar appearence to the original Metal Sonic, but has a black and yellow color scheme.
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Cameos
- In Sonic Adventure, Metal Sonic is inside a test tube in Final Egg. He can also be seen in Amy's flashback to when Sonic saves her.
Personality
Prior to Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic just seems to be a mindless servant to Doctor Eggman. However, it is revealed in Sonic Heroes that he does have an intellect of his own, and is aggressive, dominating, ruthless and power hungry. He was once under Eggman's complete control, but in Sonic Heroes he betrayed his creator, (the same thing that E-123 Omega and E-102 Gamma did) and took the task of trying to achieve world domination into his own metallic hands. He also sometime in sonic heroes, he have another form, called neo metal sonic, he has large spikes, a leather cape, and elf like shoes, and spikes in his shoulders.
Metal Sonic is absolutely determined to defeat his namesake, Sonic the Hedgehog. Some of his quotes from Sonic Heroes suggest that Metal Sonic may actually believe that he is in fact the true Sonic, and that Sonic is his copy, such as when he says "Long time no see, Sonic, my loathsome copy..." and "I am the ultimate overlord, Metal Sonic! I am the REAL Sonic!". However, in the final battle, he also says "I was created for the sole purpose of destroying you". This creates a mental paradox: If Metal Sonic truly believes himself to be the original Sonic, yet he also believes that he was created for the purpose of destroying Sonic, then he could probably be considered insane. Another possibility is that he believes himself to have been created first, as a precaution to the real Sonic's existence. More likely, however, is that these quotes suggest that his goal is to defeat Sonic and thus become the "true" (only living) Sonic by doing so. Also during this final battle, Metal Sonic reveals a tormented side to his personality, explaining that when he could not even succeed in what he was designed to do (defeat Sonic) he was left with no purpose.
Trivia
- In Sonic Riders, the character E-10000R is running on a modified and upgraded Metal Sonic engine.
- Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie was the only appearance of Metal Sonic on a Sonic cartoon.
- The battle with Metal Overlord is similar to the battle with Devil Doom in Shadow the Hedgehog.
- Many fans believe that if Metal Sonic returns, Jason Griffith will provide his voice to continue the pattern of Metal and his flesh-and-blood rival having the same voice actors.
- Metal Overlord is the transformation of Metal Sonic.
Voice Actors
- Junichi Kanemaru (Sonic Heroes, Japanese)
- Ryan Drummond (Sonic Heroes, English)
- Gary Dehan (Sonic: The Movie, English)