Metal Sonic

"Sonic, I was created for the sole purpose of destroying you. But I can never seem to defeat you! That is why I transformed my own body with my onw hands!"

- Metal Sonic 2003

Metal Sonic is the secondary antagonist in the Sonic series. He is a badnik built in Sonic's image by Dr.Eggman to ultimately destroy the blue blur.

Why He's Metal (Both figuratively and literally)

 * 1) His design is pretty spot on, with the most notable features of it being his red eyes with black sclera, which allows him to give a sinister, piercing gaze and his blue metal representing Sonic's fur.
 * 2) He has many badass quotes, such as "There-is-only-one-Sonic.", "I shall becom
 * 3) With his ability to nearly perfectly match Sonic's speed and power, he's earned the title of "Eggman's most powerful creation".
 * 4) Gary Dehan and Ryan Drummond did very well at portraying the character.
 * 5) Just like Dr. Eggman, he can find it in his non-existent heart to trust his enemies when there's no other option left.
 * 6) He always has a strong determination to take down Sonic, even when Eggman doesn't want him to do so.
 * 7) While obedient and loyal to Eggman for the most part, he is sometimes able to realize his creator is not good enough to take over the world. Case in point: Sonic Heroes, where he puts casualties in his own hands and decides to go on a journey to power himself up by capturing data from the heroes, the ultimate lifeform and Chaos (the fabled "god of destruction"). After that, the robot uses Eggman's fleet to turn himself into the kaijuesque Metal Overlord, a fan-favorite transformation of his.
 * 8) * That being said, he has other cool and powerful transformations, including Metal Sonic Kai and Super Metal Sonic.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) What was a simple goal for him has turned into a long-time obsession.
 * 2) Similar to most Sonic characters, he became a one-note stereotype of himself along the years, going from a cold-hearted killer robot to just a Sonic copycat.
 * 3) Some fans consider his Metal Overlord design to be overkill and claim that it makes Metal look inferior by comparison.
 * 4) He can be very reckless during the pursue of his goals, like when he uses attacks that can damaged him if they go on for too long (eg.: th V. Maximum Overdrive).

Trivia

 * In Sonic CD, Metal Sonic's boss fight played like a race than an actual fight.
 * The concept of Metal Sonic came form Oshima, He wanted to come up with a new rival for Sonic, Once Hoshino was briefed, the keyword "menacing" struck his head.