Metal Sonic


 * You may be looking for the article on the original Metal Sonic.

Metal Sonic v3.0 was a version of Metal Sonic created by Dr. Eggman. Modeled after the original Metal Sonic, this version lacked the cunning and ruthlessness gained by 2.0. Nevertheless, Metal Sonic proved to be loyal to Dr. Eggman and, to an extent, effective against Sonic the Hedgehog. Numerous versions of Metal Sonic have been produced by Eggman, as the previous versions have subsequently been destroyed by Sonic and his allies.

First Model (v3.0)
When the Freedom Fighters and Shadow the Hedgehog found a lost military base from before the Xorda attack, Dr. Eggman constructed Metal Sonic and sent him to investigate, as well as engage Sonic in combat. (StH: #146)

Sonic, Metal Sonic and Shadow all got into a three-way brawl upon meeting up, with the latter two eventually teaming up against the blue blur. When the three were separated, however, Metal Sonic found himself conversing with the base's caretaker, Isaac, about the history of the instillation and Mobius itself. (StH: #147, #148)

When the three started fighting again, they stumbled upon an ancient missile that Isaac was about to launch. The missile was stopped by Shadow and Sonic, and the new Metal Sonic was defeated and destroyed. (StH: #148, #149)

Second Model (v3.1)
Following this encounter, Shadow located the facility on Prison Island where Professor Gerald had finished creating him and was last seen alive. There, a replacement model of the destroyed Metal Sonic suprised and engaged Shadow in combat. The two were rendered unconscious when Metal Sonic fired a super charged weapon that caused a major explosion nearby. Eggman's "daughter" Mecha retrieved the damaged Metal Sonic and brought him back for repairs, while also bringing Shadow with her. (StH: #157)



Some time later, Metal Sonic soon captured Sonic and brought him to Dr. Eggman, who used a device to control Sonic's body. When Metal Sonic went into some sort of stasis, Snively, frustrated with Eggman's childlike methods of defeating Sonic, decided it would be a good time to betray his master once again. When he attempted to reprogram Metal Sonic to work for him however, he found that it was spying on him. Eggman revealed that he knew of Snively's treacherous ways, and programmed Metal Sonic, along with every other robot, to monitor Snively in case he decided to back stab Eggman once again. When Knuckles destroyed the device in Sonic's ear, Eggman and Metal Sonic attacked Knothole Village, but Metal Sonic was easily destroyed by Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. (FCS: #1)

Third Model (v3.2)
A new model was produced and used to attack Freedom HQ. Unlike previous models, this Metal Sonic allowed Dr. Eggman to speak through it. When Scourge the Hedgehog explained to Eggman that he and the Suppression Squad had taken over Freedom HQ, Eggman simply had the new Metal Sonic attack him. Sonic arrived on the scene shortly afterwards, but Scourge decided he preferred to fight alone and not get help from Sonic. Metal Sonic then proceeded to attack both Scourge and Sonic, and reinforcements arrived moments later in the form of Metal Scourge. (StH: #191)

While proving evenly matched against their organic counterparts, both Metal Sonic and Metal Scourge were quickly destroyed by the Suppression Squad. (StH: #192)

Fourth Model (v3.3)
Shortly after the destruction of both Metal Sonic and Metal Scourge by the Suppression Squad, Eggman created a new Metal Sonic model, this time using the newer SXSU-401 engine instead of the typical STH-25, allowing the robot to transport to any other dimension to pursue Sonic. Metal Sonic then left for Moebius to find and attack Sonic and the others in Castle Acorn. Sonic later asked Metal Sonic to help him take out Scourge first, instead of attacking everyone else. Metal stated that Sonic's proposal was acceptable. But Scourge didn't give up. He rushed to the throne room, followed by Sonic and Shadow. Scourge turned the tables on everyone, claiming he placed Anarchy Beryl in his throne. This managed to turn Scourge into a stronger form; Super Scourge. (StH: #195)

Metal Sonic was temporarily defeated by Super Scourge along with the others and then tried to attack Sonic again when beating Scourge was no longer an option. It was later transported to another location along with Shadow when he tried to override Metal's zone teleporter engine with Chaos Control. Arriving in an alternate universe, Metal Sonic was employed by that reality's Eggman to attack everyone, but was once again transported to a different reality by Shadow. (StH: #196, SX: #40)



Metal Sonic and Shadow then ended up in Blaze the Cat's dimension, floating above an ocean. Shadow tried to convince Metal Sonic to no longer obey Dr. Eggman, but Metal Sonic completely ignored Shadow's words and kicked him into the water before flying off to look for the zone's version of Eggman. Furious that he could not locate that zone's Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic began attacking Southern Island. Shadow, Blaze and Marine showed up shortly to witness the destruction Metal Sonic had caused. Blaze furiously attacked Metal Sonic, but the machine simply used his powers to reverse Blaze's attack. Neither Shadow or Marine could take down Metal Sonic. However, Shadow tried once again to convince Metal Sonic to work with him, but Metal Sonic simply pointed out they each had different goals, and his was to serve Dr. Eggman. Thus, Blaze set fire to Metal Sonic, and Shadow charged at him. The robot flew towards the Ocean Tornado, and Marine destroyed him with the ship's cannon. (SU: #1)

Abilities
Being a robotic clone of Sonic, Metal Sonic has access to many of Sonic's powers and abilities thanks to his equipment. Including the rocket pack in his back, that allows him to run at speeds possibly surpassing those of even Sonic himself. In addition to Sonic's abilities, Metal has numerous other capabilities. He can fly by utilizing the rocket pack on his back along with impressive strength and moderately strong armour.

Over time, the newer line of Metals began to get extra features and upgrades. The third Metal Sonic created by Dr. Eggman, had some sort of energy cannon that it fired from out of the front air intake of its engine housing where his stomach would be. The fourth Metal Sonic had the same cannon design which it used on Shadow and was also able to teleport due to the SXSU-401 engine.

Background Information

 * Interestingly, another Metal Sonic was seen being built in the background when Espio was sneaking through Eggman's lab. It can be assumed that this is the Metal Sonic later used to attack Scourge at Freedom HQ. (StH: #174, #191)
 * It's possible that the inclusion of Eggman being able to talk through the third model via voice communication is a reference to Metal Sonic's appearence in the PSP game Sonic Rivals 2, because Eggman actually used Metal Sonic to talk to Shadow in the game.
 * Also Sonic Rivals 2, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, and issue #195 are the only times Metal Sonic has done something heroic.
 * The fourth Metal Sonic spoke in a manner similar to that of HK-47, where he states what type of thing he's going to say before he says it. For example: he says "Explanation: Super form ensures 0% success rate." in StH: #196.
 * Metal Sonic's first engine is named the STH-25, after the first Sonic the Hedgehog issue he appeared in.
 * Metal Sonic's newest engine, the SXSU-401, is named after the first issue he appeared in a Sonic X comic and Sonic Universe respectively.
 * SX__-40_ = Sonic X #40
 * __SU-__1 = Sonic Universe #1


 * This Metal Sonic's designation as v3.0 was confirmed by writer Ian Flynn of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic blog.