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Metal Sonic is the "robotic counterpart" of video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. Being a robot, Metal Sonic has no gender; however, Metal is usually referred to as being male, since he is a robot based on a male character. As well as resembling Sonic, he can also perform Sonic's 'homing attack'. He stands at 3 feet, 3 inches, and weighs 257.4 lbs.

Personality

Prior to Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic just seems to be a mindless servant to Doctor Eggman. However, it is evidenced in Heroes that he does have an intellect of his own. He is aggressive, cold hearted, dominative and power hungry, and views himself as superior to all other beings. He was once completely obedient to Eggman, but eventually betrayed his creator, and took the task of trying to achieve world domination into his own claws. It is belived he betrayed his creator because he felt Eggman could not help him defeat Sonic.

He is absolutely determined to defeat his namesake, Sonic the Hedgehog, and he apparently believes that he is in fact the true Sonic, and that Sonic is his copy.

Abilities

In his original appearance in Sonic CD, Metal Sonic can shield himself in lightning, to destroy spikes, or superaccelerate to catch up to Sonic, becoming a fireball in the process.
Being a duplicate of Sonic, Metal Sonic can match or even exceed Sonic's lightning speed.
Unlike Sonic, Metal Sonic has tremendous strength.
Like the later Emerl
, Metal Sonic can copy moves from his opponents.
As a result of absorbing the data of Chaos, Metal Sonic could shapeshift and turn into liquid.
Metal Sonic can fire energy blasts that cause lightning (as seen in Sonic Heroes)
In Sonic The Fighters, he can shoot a beam out of his torso.
In Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, Metal Sonic is not capable of special attacks, but is able to create a Black Shield to protect himself (except from time-stopping abilities). He is also able to perform the homing attack.
In Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic was able to perform Shadow's Chaos Control by virtue of absorbing Shadow's data. It's uncertain if he's still able to perform it.

"Super" Forms

Super Mecha Sonic

It wasn't actually Metal Sonic but Mecha Sonic (see "other Sonic robots" below) who once used the Master Emerald to power up. Transforming into a metallic Super Sonic, it did battle with Knuckles. However, its powers were only temporary and required recharge, giving Knuckles the opportunity to destroy it.

Knuckles Chaotix Robot

A giant red Sonic robot appears at the end of Knuckles Chaotix. Although thought to be an enhanced form of Metal Sonic, this is mere speculation. Prior to the fight with it, Metal Sonic is seen badly damaged and flying off together with Eggman in a giant ring. Out of nowhere, the 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 co.

Metal Madness/Metal Overlord

At the climax of Sonic Heroes, Metal Sonic fires a bolt of lightning into the sky and destroys a large section of Eggman's flagship, creating a powerful vortex. Metal Sonic then transforms into 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 on top of each other. It had its right hand converted into a flamethrower and its left converted into a missile shooter. It could also project its spines at enemies. Team Rose, Team Chaotix and Team Dark fought Metal Madness, who then completed his transformation by sprouting a pair of wings and flying away into the sky. He had now become the 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 Super Sonic, led by Super Sonic. The heroes fought and defeated Metal Overlord, who tumbled down to the flagship.

It may also be noted that Metal Overlord also resembles a metallic Devil Doom, from Shadow the Hedgehog
, which could be attributed to Metal Sonic absorbing some of Shadow's DNA, which is based on the DNA of Black Doom himself. However, due to the fact that Eggman says, "Metal Sonic has finally transformed!", indicating that Metal Sonic had always had the power, this is disputable.

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