🌟 Metal Sonic is Sonic's BEST Villain!

February 22, 2025

Metal Sonic is my favorite Sonic character in the entire franchise. With that out in the open, let me talk about why he's the best antagonist!

By the by, when I talk about Metal, I'm only referring to the regular ol' blue guy we've seen since CD. Shard, Metal Sonic Kai, Metal Sonic v2.5/v3.7/3.0, and Ancient Gear are all irrelevant here unless I say otherwise! (DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA I LOVE THEM TOO BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT METAL SONIC FROM THE MAINLINE GAMES)

So, what makes him so great to me?

First off, he is SO MUCH MORE than a "Sonic clone"! Some people may know this already (I love y'all) but I want to talk about his emotional depth in the recent IDW comics, Sonic Rivals 2 and of course, the classic Sonic OVA. The thing I love the most about him is the growth he's shown-he's not just an antagonist. He's a character struggling with his own identity!

And yeah, we have those kinds of characters already; Shadow being the main one, but even he is shown to be indifferent to Metal.

Shadow's story focuses on emotional growth and self-discovery. He's already halfway there in most of his story shown. But Metal is still dealing with being under Eggman's control, and it's so COOL how it gives his self-perception that complex layer. He doesn't do what he does because he's a "bad guy" in the traditional sense of wanting power or status. OR EVEN JUST TO WIN. To Metal, Sonic stole everything from him.