Metal Sonic

“	Dr. Eggman's answer to nature's perfect hero.	„
	~ Description, Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-Speed-Ia

“	All living things kneel before your master!	„
	~ Metal Sonic (as Neo Metal Sonic) in Sonic Heroes

“	There is only one Sonic...	„
	~ Hyper Metal Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie

Metal Sonic is a fictional character and recurring antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. He is an evil robotic version of Sonic created by Dr. Robotnik. He possesses great strength, including a laser cannon, a jet engine and a force field device he can use to protect himself from projectiles and certain attacks. He usually only communicates with a series of electronic noises.

The character first appears in Sonic the Hedgehog CD. He is given orders to go back in time and change the past so that Dr. Eggman can rule the future. Sonic must race him in Stardust Speedway to free Amy Rose. He is severely wounded when he crashes and falls, but is rejuvenated by Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, only to be defeated again in a similar style. He returns in Knuckles' Chaotix, where he attempts to obtain the Chaos Rings, but he is stopped by the Chaotix team. Metal Sonic notably acted as the main antagonist in Sonic Heroes, appearing in a new form as Neo Metal Sonic before transforming into the game's final boss, the Metal Overlord. Upon being defeated by Super Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, he reverts to his traditional appearance.

Metal Sonic appears as a bonus playable character in Sonic Rivals, reprogrammed to aid Eggman Nega in his attempt to take over the world. He returns as a playable character in Sonic Rivals 2, under orders from Eggman to aid Shadow in stopping Eggman Nega's plans. In Sonic Free Riders, Metal Sonic is a playable character and the final opponent in the game's story mode. In Sonic Generations, he appears in his classic form as a rival boss, battling Classic Sonic in Stardust Speedway before ultimately being destroyed. In the 2024 remaster Sonic X Shadow Generations, his Metal Overlord form returns as a boss who Shadow battles. Metal Sonic returns as a boss character in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, and the Sonic story mode of Lego Dimensions.

Metal Sonic appeared as a playable character in the multiplayer mode of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, as well as Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and all the Mario & Sonic titles beginning with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Collecting all the emblems in Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut unlocks Metal Sonic as a bonus playable character in Sonic's stages, and purchasing both episodes of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I unlocks bonus levels in which Metal Sonic is playable.

Outside of the games, Metal Sonic appears as the main antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog OVA, where Eggman records Sonic's abilities and uploads them to Metal Sonic, who proceeds in attempting to destroy the world before being tossed into lava by Sonic. He appears in the Sonic Boom episodes, "It Wasn't Me, It Was the One-Armed Hedgehog" and "Eggman the Video Game Part 2: The End of the World". Multiple Metal Sonics also appear in the mid-credits scene of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), ambushing Sonic until they are destroyed by Amy.

GameDaily placed Metal Sonic 13th on their "Top 25 Video Game Robots" list, describing him as Dr. Robotnik's "greatest creation" and praising the strength of his abilities.

Gallery

Metal Madness / Metal Overlord

Powers and abilities

• Superhuman speed
• Superhuman strength
• Flight
• Claws
• Acrobatic skills and reflexes
• Telescoping limbs
• Plasma beam projection
• Electric aura
• Projectile body
• Force-field generation
• Power replication
• Predicting Sonic's actions
• Driving skills
• Grinding
• Extreme Gear riding skills
• Hyper-go-on usage
• Neo Metal Sonic transformation
• Metal Sonic Kai transformation

Voice actors

Canon media

• Gary Dehan (OVA)
• Deem Bristow (Sonic Heroes, as Eggman)
• Ryan Drummond (Sonic Heroes)
• Wally Wingert (Sonic Free Riders, as E-10000B)
• Ray Chase (Shadow Generations)

Fanon (Exclusively in Idea Wiki)

• Corey Burton
• Carlos Alazraqui (Sonic Underground reboot)
• Josh Brolin (James Cameron's Sonic Cinematic Universe; voice and motion capture)
• Jim Meskimen (Sonic Mania animated series and Sonic and the Tomb Raider)
• Jason Marsden (Stuffed Sonic)
• Ray Chase (Sonic Y)
• Roger Craig Smith (The Sonic Show)
• Tobey Maguire (Sonic the Hedgehog 4)

Idea Wiki appearances

Iago PUC's ideas

• Metal Sonic appears as the main antagonist in James Cameron's Sonic, voiced and motion captured by Josh Brolin.
• Metal Sonic appears as an antagonist in the Sonic Mania animated series, voiced by Jim Meskimen.
• Metal Sonic appears in Netflix's Sonic and the Tomb Raider, voiced by Jim Meskimen. Depicted as Sonic's robotic clone of created by Robotnik to destroy him, he rebelled against his creator, and begun a crusade to overthrow Robotnik, and take over his technology. In "Timeless Bond", he and Lara Croft's Doppelgänger become the two halves of the Hybrid, a mindless, monstrous humanoid with attributes of Sonic and Lara. The Hybrid is created by the merging between Metal Sonic and the Doppelgänger, as a result of a side-effect of the clones' attempt to return to the Present time from the dystopian post-apocalyptic future (caused by Metal Sonic and the Doppelgänger in their attempt to recreate Robotnik's doomsday weapon) they were left stranded into after it is undone by Sonic and Lara.
• Metal Sonic makes a non-speaking appearance in the Disney+ crossover miniseries Marvel's All-Star Multiverse.
• Sonic Presents... Chao in Space features the Metal Dark Chao. Appearing in the game's titular fictional movie's universe, he is a member of the Dark Emerald Empire, and a robotic Chao. He is heavily influenced in Metal Sonic and Star Wars antagonist Darth Vader.
  • Metal Sonic also appears in the final issue of the tie-in comic book miniseries Behind the Scenes.
• Metal Sonic is a playable character in Sonic and Marvel Superheroes: Multiverse Speedstorm.

Sonicfan19198282's ideas

• Metal Sonic, along with Shadow, is a secondary antagonist in the Sonic Underground reboot.

Joint ideas

• Metal Sonic appears in the Sonic: Rebirth series, voiced by Jason Spisak.
• Metal Sonic appears in Coolot1's Sonic the Hedgehog film series.
• Metal Sonic appears in Stuffed Sonic, voiced by Jason Marsden.
• Metal Sonic appears as an antagonist in Sonic Unchained, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.
• Metal Sonic appears in The Sonic Show as a side character in Season 1 and the Season 2 antagonist, being voiced by Sonic's voice actor Roger Craig Smith. In season one, Metal Sonic only appears in one episode being given a voicechip by Eggman after he finds him in the junkyard. In the season 2 finale Metal Sonic Rises, he is seen betraying Eggman and trying to take over Station Square with his lead of Metal Sonic clones, who turn against him. After turning into Metal Overlord once again, Hyper Sonic, Hyper Tails, and Hyper Knuckles defeat Metal Sonic where he is then tied up and sent to the bottom of the ocean.

External links

• Metal Sonic on the Sonic the Hedgehog Wiki
• Metal Sonic on the Villains Wiki

Sonic the Hedgehog series

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