Metal Sonic

Metal Sonic
'Sonic the Hedgehog' character
File:Metalsonic12.png Metal Sonic is one of Sonic the Hedgehog's most dangerous foes.
First game	Sonic CD
Created by	Kazuyuki Hoshino

Metal Sonic (メタル ・ソニック, Metaru Sonikku) is the fictional "robotic counterpart" and a rival of video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. Being a robot, Metal Sonic has no gender; however, Metal Sonic is usually referred to as being male, since he is a robot based on a male character, as well as having seemingly masculine programming. As well as resembling Sonic, he can also perform Sonic's 'homing attack'. According to official polls, Metal Sonic is the most popular villain in the series, and the second most wanted character for future appearances, beaten only by Shadow the Hedgehog. Despite this, Sega seems unwilling to overuse him, possibly to to keep Metal Sonic from becoming a tired device. His appearances since the 16-bit games have been reserved for big events, such as Sonic Heroes, where he is the main villain.

Game history

The first appearance of Metal Sonic was in Sonic the Hedgehog CD. He is considered the successor of the robot known as Silver Sonic or Mecha Sonic, who originally made an appearance in both Sonic the Hedgehog 2 games (see below). In this game, he is created and controlled by Eggman and is sent back in time to change the past so that Eggman can rule the future. Later, he kidnaps Amy Rose, who had been following Sonic. In Act III of the Stardust Speedway Zone, Eggman forces Sonic to race Metal Sonic in order to save the girl. Sonic wins and Metal Sonic runs into a wall.

Metal Sonic's second major appearance was in Knuckles' Chaotix, where he attempts to absorb the Chaos Rings' powers to wreak havoc in Newtrogic High. However, he was defeated by the Chaotix before he could. This occasion also featured a massive, red Sonic robot that is speculated to be Metal Sonic, but lacks a transformation sequence to directly indicate as such.

Metal Sonic was the second to last boss in Sonic Triple Trouble, and had a "true" fight instead of the race previously held in Sonic CD. Metal Sonic also had appearances in Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic R as a racer. In the former, he raced in his "Blue Devil" vehicle, and the latter had him using his engines. In Sonic the Fighters, he was the second to last boss where he used the moves of all previously encountered characters within the game, in addition to his own. If Sonic is the character, Super Sonic can be secretly unlocked during his fight. Metal Sonic was also going to appear in Sonic X-Treme.

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Metal Sonic in his tube in Sonic Adventure.

Metal Sonic then had two cameos in Sonic Adventure. One was in Amy Rose's flashback to the events in Sonic CD, and the other one inside a tube in one of Dr. Eggman's hideouts, opposite of a robot that looked like Silver Sonic II, a remodeled version of the robot that appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 .

His next appearance was as an unlockable multiplayer character in Sonic Adventure 2, and subsequently a standard multiplayer character in the GameCube remake, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. He can project a black shield to protect himself from the attacks of other characters, but has no special attacks of his own. An Action Replay code allows the player to use him in single player stages and Chao Gardens. After that, he had a cameo as an opponent in Sonic Pinball Party's Story Mode. He then appeared as a gift for getting all of the Emblems in the GameCube and PC remake of Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure DX: Directors Cut. The player could then play time trials as Metal Sonic in Sonic's stages. Metal Sonic essentially acted as an alternate skin for Sonic. In the trial mode menu screen, he fills the slot that is used by Super Sonic in "Adventure" mode.

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Neo Metal Sonic in Sonic Heroes

His official return to the games was as the main antagonist in Sonic Heroes, where he transformed himself into Neo Metal Sonic. Neo Metal Sonic has elf-like shoes, shoulder blades, gauntlets, body armor, a large spike at the top of his back jet, a cape (which actually protrudes out of the back of his waist, hence, a side-skirt), longer spines on his head, a spiky belt, and white stripes similar to Shadow's design. A common misconception is that Metal Sonic gained his upgrade and shape shifting abilities via the data of Chaos. This is however incorrect, as Metal had shape shifted into Sonic in order to steal Froggy and Chocola, which had the data of Chaos.

Past failures have made Metal Sonic more ambitious; After turning against Doctor Eggman and assuming his guise, he copies the physical data (and/or abilities) of teams Sonic, Rose, Dark, and Chaotix along with Chaos, and transforms into his ultimate form, Metal Madness, and finally Metal Overlord. After he is defeated by Team Super in his Metal Overlord form, he reverts to his original form. A powerless Metal Sonic questions why he cannot beat Sonic, and Sonic then tells Metal Sonic that he'll accept any future rematch and races away. Metal Sonic passes out cold is picked up off the ground by Omega, who exchanges a glance with Shadow.

In Sonic Riders, E-10000R is said to be made using the same engine type that Metal Sonic was built with.

In Sonic Rivals, Metal Sonic is the 5th playable character. After his encounter with Sonic and Co. in Heroes, Metal had successfully copied the abilities of all involved in the incident. He appears working with Eggman Nega, trying to stop Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow, and Silver from foiling Eggman Nega's plans. It is unknown why Metal Sonic is working with Eggman Nega. Metal Sonic (In various forms) also appears on 7 of the 150 collectible cards in the game.

Personality

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Metal Sonic's original design from Sonic CD

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 completely obedient to Eggman, but in Sonic Heroes he betrayed his creator, (the same thing that E-123 Omega and E-102 Gamma do) and took the task of trying to achieve world domination into his own claws. He is considered one of the few truly evil characters in the series (along with Mephiles, Black Doom and possibly Erazor Djinn).

Metal Sonic is absolutely determined to defeat his namesake, Sonic the Hedgehog. He may actually believe that he is in fact the true Sonic, and that Sonic is his copy, as suggested by some of his quotes from Heroes; "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 be said to be insane. During the final battle, Metal Sonic reveals a tormented side to his personality, explaining that he could not even succeed in what he was designed to do (defeat Sonic) and was left with no purpose.

Abilities

Metal Sonic's engine enables him to hover slightly above the ground while moving at higher speeds. As a duplicate of Sonic, Metal Sonic can match or even exceed Sonic's speed. He generally has better acceleration compared to other characters, but this is countered by his poor braking ability. Although he possesses many of Sonic's abilities including the homing attack, he is capable of higher and longer jumps than his rival, as well as incredible physical strength and endurance.

Metal Sonic's offensive capabilities include being able to shield himself from attacks in the form of lightning, or a "Black Shield". He is also able to encase himself in a fireball and accelerate in a move similar to Super Sonic's powered dashes. As seen in Sonic the Fighters, Metal Sonic can fire a laser beam out of his torso intake, and fights using his sharp fingers in a stabbing motion.

Another of Metal Sonic's primary tactics is his ability to copy genetic data from his opponents. This usually results in him being able to use his opponent's attacks. He is also shown to be able to shape shift into forms resembling others in a similar fashion to the T-1000 from the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Whether his ability to shape shift was a one time deal remains to be seen. In Sonic Rivals he displays Chaos Control for the second time (the first being in Sonic Heroes), and can also use Knuckles' strength and Silver's psychokinesis powers due to copying the other characters in the game (whether he retained these abilities and can use them in any future games is unknown).

Metal Sonic's copying ability has differed between games. In the first games, he could only copy Sonic's abilities and speed. In Sonic the Fighters, his moveset was assembled from all the other fighters in the game, but with a higher level of strength. He showed his real talents in Sonic Heroes where he could perfectly copy data and abilities and also morph into other forms. In Sonic Rivals, Metal Sonic could copy the signature move of the character he's facing (Sonic Boom, Chaos Control etc.) and some of his rival's attributes (strength/speed) were carried on to him.

Metal Sonic has a greater speech range compared to other robots built by Eggman, most of whom are mute or speak in monotone. His voice in Heroes was created by having the respective voice actors (English and Japanese) for Sonic record Metal's dialogue in a gruff tone and then applying further digital effects to these recordings. In most games released before Sonic Heroes however, Metal Sonic's voice is simply electronic noises (this is also shown in Sonic Rivals; Metal's voice is just electronic noises).

Other Sonic robots

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8 bit)

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Silver Sonic from 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

In the 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog 2, another Sonic robot appeared. This robot was called Silver Sonic in the game's American manual, but referred to as Mecha Sonic in the Japanese manual. He appears as the Boss of Scrambled Egg Zone, in Act 3. As the Mecha Sonic from Mega Drive version of Sonic 2, he is capable of doing several attacks like the original Sonic: Dashing from side to side (in a certain height, not by the ground like Mega Drive's), from one end of the arena to the other, occasionally pausing and landing to probe his organic counterpart with a giant arm that extends from his stomach. He can also spin into a ball, and when he and Sonic spin into each other at the same time, both get knocked back without taking damage. If the player has already collected the other five Chaos Emeralds in the previous stages during the game, Silver Sonic will relinquish the sixth to the player upon his defeat. If the player doesn't have the other five Emeralds, the game will end here.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16 bit)

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Sonic Robot from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Another Sonic robot appeard in the 16-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which was also called Mecha Sonic in Japan but not mentioned in the Western manuals; some who are unaware of this have named him Silver Sonic. This robot was also very clunky compared to the sleeker and generally more Sonic-like Metal Sonic. This Mecha Sonic might in fact be meant to be the same Mecha Sonic that appeard in the 8-bit Sonic 2 version, albeit with a somewhat different design. He appears in the first half of the Death Egg Zone where Sonic fights him with Robotnik looking on in the background. The player must face him with no rings for protection, and he uses several different attacks in a pattern, including dashing from side to side, Spin Jump, Spin Dash and firing spikes in eight directions at once. This robot reappeared in Sonic Pocket Adventure as the boss of the Aerobase Zone, where it had the added ability to dash backwards.

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Mecha Sonic Model No.29

Sonic the Fighters

In Sonic the Fighters, an odd rocket-like Sonic robot called Mecha Sonic Model No.29 appeared in the intro cutscene. This robot is also programmed into the game as a fully playable character, though it can only be enabled by hacking. When played as, the robot is called RocketMetal.You also fight him in the supposed final level. But when fought he is called Metal Sonic.

Sonic & Knuckles

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Mecha Sonic from Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Later on in Sonic & Knuckles, a Sonic robot appeared in the Sky Sanctuary Zone and attacked both Sonic and Knuckles. It too was called Mecha Sonic in the Japanese version of Sonic Jam, but isn't referred to at all in American manuals, with many fans in the west still choosing to refer to it as Mecha Sonic since it differentiates it from Metal Sonic.

This robot appeared three times during Sonic's and/or Tails' playthrough in the "Sky Sanctuary Zone". He first attacked in an Eggmobile, first equipped with the ball-and-chain weapon Eggman had used in Sonic 1 (Green Hill Zone Act 3), and later with the small bubble-like shield that appeared in Sonic 2 (Metropolis Zone Act 3). He finally attacked Sonic and/or Tails himself, fighting by dashing and using variations of the Spin Attack. After being defeated, the robot fell down to Angel Island when the Sky Sanctuary started breaking down.

The robot later tried stealing the Master Emerald, so Knuckles the Echidna faced him again in Sky Sanctuary. After Knuckles defeated him in a one-on-one fight just like Sonic's one, the robot used the Master Emerald to obtain an enhanced form, but was defeated and destroyed regardless.

Sonic Adventure

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Another Sonic robot.

Another Sonic robot is seen in Sonic Adventure, inside a tube in one of Dr. Eggman's hideouts, right next to Metal Sonic, who is also in a tube. It looks like something of a cross between the previous robots (most similar to the 16-bit Sonic the Hedgehog 2 one).

Whether all these "Mecha Sonic"s are different robots or if they are one and the same that gets rebuilt whenever he is destroyed (like Metal Sonic) is source of debate, as there is no official material that states anything about this. There is also debate on the names, since there has not been a conclusive statement on the matter.

Transformations

While Metal Sonic has never used super transformation (though Mecha Sonic did once, see above), he has had a variety of powered-up forms in the games.

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Knuckles' Chaotix Sonic robot.

Knuckles' Chaotix

An unnamed giant red Sonic robot sometimes referred to as "Super Metal Sonic" or "Mega Metal Sonic" appears at the end of Knuckles' Chaotix, although it is not a true super form. It is generally thought to be an enhanced form of Metal Sonic, but its actual status is unknown. Prior to the fight with it, Metal Sonic is seen badly damaged and flying off together with Eggman in a giant ring, and out of nowhere the giant red robot appears. Its equipped with massive limbs, which can separate from the torso, and also a Pulse Cannon, a giant laser built into its torso. Despite its power, it was defeated by Knuckles and company.

Metal Madness and Metal Overlord

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Metal Madness in Sonic Heroes (PC Version).

At the climax of Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic sends a bolt of lightning to the sky which destroys a large section of Eggman's flagship, creating a powerful vortex. The vortex sucks up several of Eggman's robot parts, which Metal Sonic absorbs. He then transforms into a giant, robotic dragon-like form (something similar to a metallic Perfect Chaos) known as Metal Madness. Metal Madness resembled Metal Sonic slightly, with the same blue coloring. It had two eyes, one on top of the other, its right hand converted into a flamethrower and its left could fire its fingers like missiles. It could also project its spines at enemies. The only spot where Metal Madness could be attacked was a spot on its torso, which changed color. If it was blue, speed could not attack it, if it was yellow, flight could not attack it, and if it was red, power could not attack it.

Team Rose, Team Chaotix and Team Dark fought Metal Madness, who then completed his transformation by sprouting a pair of wings, lengthening his claws and flying away into the sky. He had now become Metal Overlord. In addition to his other attacks, he could fire crystals, use Chaos Control to freeze time temporarily, and pick up Egg Fleet battleships to throw. He was quickly followed by Team Sonic, who used super transformation to pursue him. The heroes fought and defeated Metal Overlord, who tumbled down to the flagship and reverted to his original form.

It is believed by fans that the name "Metal Madness" is a reference to "Metallic Madness", the final level of Sonic CD, the game in which Metal Sonic first appeared. In fact, in the beta version of Sonic Heroes, Metal Madness once had a different color scheme; he was a metallic purple/silver color, which is striking similar to the color palette designs from Past and Good Future versions of the aforementioned level.

In other media

Sonic the Comic

In the United Kingdom's official Sonic publication, Sonic the Comic, Metal Sonic was introduced in "The Sonic Terminator", an adaptation of Sonic CD. The robot, named Metallix ("the Metal Sonic" being a title in this continuity), lured Sonic to the Miracle Planet, which Robotnik had cyber formed to be used as a power source for the robot, by capturing Amy Rose. Unable to defeat Metallix, Sonic used the Time Stone to travel back in time to prevent the planet's cyber forming and thus erase Metallix from existence.

Writer Nigel Kitching's original name for the character was "Metallico"; Metallix was editor Richard Burton's suggestion.

Brotherhood of Metallix

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The Brotherhood of Metallix.

A new model of Metallix, based on Mecha Sonic from Sonic and Knuckles, appeared during the comic's adaptation of Sonic and Knuckles, stealing the Master Emerald for Robotnik to use as the power core of his new Death Egg. Metallix drew power from the emerald and incapacitated Knuckles, but Sonic was able to destroy him by using the emerald's power to become Super Sonic. Before Super Sonic ripped him to pieces, the new Metallix revealed that both he and the original Metallix were members of an elite brotherhood.

This brotherhood soon revealed itself when Knuckles was accidentally transported into the Special Zone and encountered Chaotix. Operating out of Robotnik's abandoned Egg Fortress in the Special Zone, the Brotherhood of Metallix — innumerable Metallixes identical to the original, ruled over by a giant red and gold Emperor — had been charged with producing the ultimate badnik version of Sonic, but had developed their own plans and goals. With the help of the turncoat Chaotix member, Nack the Weasel, the Brotherhood of Metallix captured the Omni-Viewer, Chaotix's sentient, space-time transporter. With Knuckles' help, Chaotix were able to retrieve the Omni-Viewer but the Metallix had still managed to create a "pirate copy" in order to travel through time and space. It appeared that the Brotherhood had been destroyed by a neural disruptor cannon, but they had in fact faked their deaths in order to continue their operations unhindered.

Final battle

In their next move, the Brotherhood captured Grimer, Doctor Robotnik's chief scientist, who had created the Metallix design in the first place. They charged him with building the Alpha Device, a device that began to cyber form the Miracle Planet once again. Sonic's attempt to stop the plan apparently succeeded, but his ally, Porker Lewis, was trapped on the Miracle Planet when it vanished from Mobius orbit in its usual pattern. During that month, the Metallixes reasserted themselves, captured Porker and completed the cyber forming of the planet. A Metallix, disguised as Porker, was left to stand guard as the Metallixes departed into Mobius' past with their copy of the Omni-Viewer, and when they returned, they encountered Sonic and Chaotix, who had come to investigate. But then the terrifying truth became apparent - the Metallixes had changed history, and Mobius had become a city-planet, covered with filthy industry, where surviving Mobians lived underground.

The reason for the change soon became apparent, as Sonic and Chaotix attempted to fix the time line by using the real Omni-Viewer - the Brotherhood of Metallix had traveled back in time to the point of Doctor Robotnik's creation, and removed from the fridge the rotten egg that would transform Ovi Kintobor into Ivo Robotnik. Kintobor never became Robotnik, and the Metallixes, created by Grimer alone, ruled the planet. Retrieving the egg, Sonic and Chaotix returned to Kintobor's lab and replaced it, and then, as Kintobor held it in his hand, Sonic yanked a cable to trip him up, triggering the chain of events that turned him into Doctor Robotnik. Despite the disturbing revelation that he was responsible for creating the greatest evil on Mobius, Sonic returned to the present with Chaotix, where the robots still held control of the Miracle Planet. Forced into an alliance with Doctor Robotnik, Sonic retrieved a device from the villain that deactivated all the Metallixes in a pitched final battle (Sonic later claimed that he found it anticlimactic that the Emperor Metallix and his army were defeated by a simple push of a button). A final Metallix appeared much later as Robotnik (embued with the power of the Chaos Emeralds) and resurrected Sonic's greatest enemies to battle him at the same time, all of these were dispatched.

Knuckles Metallix

The Knuckles Metallix first appeared in the final panel of the "Brotherhood of Metallix" story arc, as Grimer states that a Metallix version of Sonic was too unstable, presenting blueprints for a Knuckles-based Metallix and saying "This is my new idea".

After Doctor Robotnik is defeated and is taken away by the Drakon Empire, he returns with the new Knuckles Metallix. Sonic is taken captive and forced to stand trial against the Drakon Empire after claims of killing one of their kind (a giant robot sentinal destroyed itself in the Aquatic Ruin Zone in the earlier comics after discovering his kind had left Mobius). The Drakon Empire make him stand trial by fighting the Knuckles Metallix in a duel to prove his innocence. After a hard fight the Metallix is crushed under a door and Sonic escapes back to Mobius. Robotnik is later shown to have multiple Knuckles Metallixes in his base on Flickies' Island, but they were never activated, and Grimer used a single Knuckles Metallix to capture Sonic and extract the location of the missing Dr. Robotnik. None of these Metallixes were ever seen again.

Sonic the Hedgehog (comic)

See main article for information on other Sonic robots in the comics.

Metal Sonic first appearance in the Sonic the Hedgehog comics was during the Sonic CD adaptation, albeit he debuted under the name of "Mecha Sonic". Here, he raced Sonic, like in the game, as part of Dr. Robotnik's trap, but was destroyed at the end of the issue. Metal Sonic would later return in the special Knuckles' Chaotix adaptation issue. Here, he would be transformed into a giant red version of himself by an item known as a Power Gem, before being destroyed by a similarly empowered Knuckles.

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The cover of Sonic the Hedgehog #159, featuring Metal Sonic Troopers and a cameo by Metal Sonic's Chaotix form in the lower-left corner

Metal Sonic's next appearance was in a story where he would ambush Sonic and Tails (just one issue after Sonic defeated Silver Sonic II), . He had rebuilt himself, using the power gem that had empowered him as a power source, and boasted a new design that included an arm cannon. After kidnapping Tails, Metal Sonic made Sonic race for his friend's life towards the Mt. Mobius volcano. However, ultimately, it was Sonic's concern for Tails that showed Metal Sonic that he was wrong, and ultimately saved the two of them from the erupting volcano, similar to the events depicted in the anime.

A new Metal Sonic created from scratch by Dr. Robotnik appeared as part of a storyline involving a 3-way battle between himself, Shadow, and Sonic. Also featured in the battle was Shadow's robotic ally Isaac. This Metal Sonic would also appear at an abandoned laboratory formerly occupied by GUN. He had a brief battle with Shadow, but both combatants were disabled when a weapon Metal Sonic tried to use malfunctioned and exploded. He was last seen being carried off by Mecha, some time before she was betrayed by A.D.A.M. and destroyed.

One hundred "Metal Sonic Troopers" appeared following Sally Acorn's annulled wedding to Anti-Antoine, having been created by Rotor and Uncle Chuck as a special defense force to replace Sonic after his disappearance at the hands-or tentacles-of the Xorda. Their appearance was based on Neo Metal Sonic from Sonic Heroes. They ended up going berserk and destroying part of Eggman's base before moving on and ravaging Knothole, injuring Hope Kintobor in the process before being stopped by the combined efforts of Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Knuckles the Echidna. This group was also one of the few whom Eggman felt jealous of, as they came closer to destroying Sonic and the Freedom Fighters than he ever had.

Animation

Metal Sonic starred in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie as Sonic's main rival. In the movie, they had a mind link and were able to hear each other's thoughts. Throughout Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Metal Sonic was referred to as "Hyper Metal Sonic" (although this is only spoken by Eggman, and thus might just be a title to fill his ego). Although the name implies that Metal Sonic is in Hyper form, this is not the case. All this robot really is in actuality is normal Metal Sonic with a few variations. The jet on his back has the strength of a tornado when used and the spines of Metal Sonic are a bit more streamlined towards the back, whereas Hyper Metal Sonic has his spines pointed upwards. Other than that, the word "Hyper" is the only thing separating the two. Constantly throughout the movie, the other characters would refer to Hyper Metal Sonic simply as "Metal".

Metal Sonic meets his demise at the end of the movie, where Sonic attempts to save him from a lava pit but Knuckles holds him back expecting Metal Sonic to drag him under the lava. Sonic still stretches his hand out to Metal Sonic, but the robot slaps his hand away and gives himself up stating "There is only one Sonic", and finally melts. At the very last couple minutes of the movie, Dr. Eggman's CD with Sonic's data on it is also destroyed.

Metal Sonic has never made an appearance in any of the Sonic television series. However, there was a robotic Sonic piloted by a rat in the episode "Pseudo-Sonic" from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. In Sonic X there is a robot army called the 'Metarex' which is a similar name to Metal Sonic's nickname 'Metallix'. Some of the Metarex themselves resemble Metal Sonic's Metal Madness/Metal Overlord forms. Because of this, it was believed during pre-production that Metal Sonic would appear in Sonic X, which was later confirmed false. Metal Sonic was also among the various candidates fans believed to have the red eyes seen at the end of the canceled Sonic the Hedgehog series, before it was revealed by the creator that they were going to be Ixis Naugus'.

Voice actors

• In Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle), Sonic Adventure DX, and Sonic Rivals, Metal Sonic is voiced with a series of computer-generated sounds (similar in all games), and thus has no voice actor.
• In Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Metal Sonic was voiced by Gary Dehan.
• In Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic was played by the same actor as Sonic in both regions: Ryan Drummond (with some computer distortion effects added to his voice) in English, and Junichi Kanemaru in Japanese. This is so far the only game where Metal Sonic gets audio speech.

External links

• Sonic Central official character profiles
• Absolute Anime
• Metal Sonic Concept: "Mobius" (REAL Character Profile)