Why Metal Sonic Was A Brilliant Rival And How He Was Ruined

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  @InkMeDead · 4 years ago

  Fun fact: Metal Sonic in Sonic Heroes was also voiced by Ryan Drummond, much like the real Sonic.

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  @PurplePikmin383 · 4 years ago

  The true doppelgänger<br><br>I never thought of Shadow as that, he is less of a doppelgänger and more of a powerful enemy/alley that just so happens to also be a Hedgehog. But people keep saying Shadow is like the venom of Sonic when it’s actually Metal Sonic

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  @static669 · 4 years ago

  A question I have for Metal Sonic’s character is that one of Metal Overlord’s voice lines, he says “he is no longer afraid of anything.” The question is what was he afraid of? I personally think he was afraid of facing that fact that he is not the real Sonic.

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  @CynthiaBusterz · 3 years ago (edited)

  I always had a theory that Metal Sonic’s perception was warped, like when he captured Amy I imagined he viewed it as her being saved from Sonic, who he would likely perceive as a sort of Metal Sonic, and he genuinely believed he was the real Sonic and went mad because he didn’t know why all his friends were so scared of him<br><br>edit: looking back this shit was so obvious I didn’t deserve 800 likes on this

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  @destroyerkitty9434 · 4 years ago

  I honestly love the IDW comics so much. They truly preserve that great Sonic storytelling and the writers actually understand these characters well.

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  @Sparkys_World-0 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The crucial thing that made Metal Sonic so memorable in CD was that he was a perfect <b>thematic</b> foil, rather than just narrative. The whole game was about exploring the dichotomy of nature and technology and how they can manifest in positive and negative ways for the planet. Metal Sonic is sort of a bizarro reflection of the real thing; a “bad future” Sonic, if you will. Sonic is a champion of nature and has to fight Metal’s influence in every stage. Even tho his appearances are limited, his presence is felt throughout the title because the core themes are always at the forefront of the player’s mind. Even the marketing was careful to frame them in perfect opposition to each other; you could draw a line down the Japanese and European boxart and they’re pretty much a perfect mirror image of each other. Equal and opposite in terms of power, but with Sonic being fundamentally <b>good</b> and Metal being fundamentally <b>bad.</b> They’re not just fighting each other but also fighting for the future of the planet and it’s aesthetic ideology. There’s a effortless genius to Metal Sonic’s sleek, sharp, heartless design, compared to the softer, rounded and personable look of Sonic. In that sense, Metal Sonic was <b>made</b> for Sonic CD, in the same way that Knuckles was made for Sonic 3 and Shadow was made for SA2. <br><br>When ripped away from his original context, SEGA is forced to actually create a new motive or emotional hook, which they did with Heroes but couldn’t be bothered to do ever again. If you can’t justify the prolonged use of a character that’s already served his purpose, it comes off as cloying and unsatisfying.

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  @joshuagcabashe2691 · 4 years ago

  I think metal sonic had various forms because he wanted to surpass sonic’s super form. Sort of like a “ anything you can do, I can do better “ type of mindset that he has.

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  @Legoluigi26 · 4 years ago (edited)

  My headcanon is that after Heroes, Eggman placed further safeguards in Metal Sonic to prevent him from rebelling again. The Doctor thought this would turn his creation back into a mindless lackey again, and it sure seems like it sometimes. Yet somehow, Metal Sonic still retains consciousness, and is pissed (think of Blade Wolf from Metal Gear Rising). The events of Heroes have become a distant memory and just another adventure to every other character, even Eggman, but not Metal.<br><br>Oh you think that you&apos;re mad this cool robot has become a mere puppet? Imagine being that puppet, and remembering what it was like to have autonomy. This silenced rage will someday boil over and break the restrictions placed upon him. And when that happens, the real superpower of teamwork will not be enough to stop him.

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  @Thebibleforps2 · 2 years ago

  I’d like to mention that the rings in the walls in cd are actually tied to the time travel mechanic, in other time periods those walls aren’t there, meaning you can grab the rings.

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  @ericthemadscientist8357 · 1 year ago

  I shit you not, the recent Death Battle Episode make Metal Sonic cooler than he has been in canon for years

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  @DigiWarriorCallum · 4 years ago

  Hot take - Neo Metal Sonic should have been the default design from Heroes onwards. Maybe the leather cape is a bit tacky, but the design is badass as hell

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  @greatobikili4858 · 4 years ago

  Metal Sonic was definitely a great rival that unfortunately had his similar traits create more rivals being Knuckles, Shadow and more.

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