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|image=[[File:M&S2020 Mecha Sonic sprite.png]]
|image=[[File:M&S2020 Mecha Sonic sprite.png]]
|species=Badnik hedgehog
|species=Badnik hedgehog
|first_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic The Hedgehog 2]]'' ({{wp|8-bit computing|8-bit}}) (1992, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|first_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic The Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Superstars|Sonic Superstars]]'' (2023, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Superstars|Sonic Superstars]]'' (2023, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)
}}
}}
'''Mecha Sonic'''<ref>Common name used in various ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' merchandise and as recently as ''Sonic Superstars'' DLC.</ref> is a crossover character from the ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' franchise. He is a robot replica of [[Sonic]], similar to [[Metal Sonic]], but usually depicted as bulkier and with less personality, and is sometimes implied to be a series of similar robots rather than a single rebuilt model like Metal Sonic is. He originally appeared as a late boss in both the [[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|8-bit]] and [[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|16-bit]] editions of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' and then appeared as a major antagonist in ''[[sonicretro:Sonic & Knuckles|Sonic & Knuckles]]'' and a brief cameo alongside Metal Sonic in ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Adventure|Sonic Adventure]]'', with each of the four games using a different design; his sporadic later appearances are usually based off one of these, and are sometimes given model numbers to differentiate from each other.
'''Mecha Sonic'''<ref>Common name used in various ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' merchandise and as recently as ''Sonic Superstars'' DLC.</ref> is a crossover character from the ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' franchise. He is a robot replica of [[Sonic]], similar to [[Metal Sonic]], but usually depicted as bulkier and with less personality, and is sometimes implied to be a series of similar robots rather than a single rebuilt model like Metal Sonic is. Each iteration of Mecha Sonic originally appeared as a late boss in both the [[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|8-bit]] and [[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|16-bit]] editions of ''Sonic The Hedgehog 2'' and then appeared as a major antagonist in ''[[sonicretro:Sonic & Knuckles|Sonic & Knuckles]]'' and a brief cameo alongside Metal Sonic in ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Adventure|Sonic Adventure]]'', with each of the four games using a different design; his sporadic later appearances are usually based off one of these, and are sometimes given model numbers to differentiate from each other.
 
The 16-bit ''Sonic The Hedgehog 2'' form of Mecha Sonic appears briefly in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise within the game ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' as a boss in the [[Tokyo Sky Flight]] minigame found in the Story Mode and the [[Game Room]]. His boss fight is similar to his one from the 16-bit ''Sonic The Hedgehog 2'', where his sprite is borrowed from, which has Mecha Sonic spinning around in a ball form, then shooting out spikes. As a ball, he homes in on the player, and when he lands, he stands on either the street level or the building as a platform. Both rolled and unrolled forms are vulnerable to shots.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メカソニック
|JapR=Meka Sonikku
|JapM=Mecha Sonic
}}


The second iteration of Mecha Sonic appears briefly in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise within the game ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' as a boss in the [[Tokyo Sky Flight]] minigame found in the Story Mode and the [[Game Room]]. His boss fight is similar to his one from the 16-bit ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', where his sprite is borrowed from, which has Mecha Sonic spinning around in a ball form, then shooting out spikes. As a ball, he homes in on the player, and when he lands, he stands on either the street level or the building as a platform. Both rolled and unrolled forms are vulnerable to shots.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:33, August 3, 2024

Not to be confused with Metal Sonic.
Mecha Sonic
Mecha Sonic's sprite from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Species Badnik hedgehog
First appearance Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (1992, Sonic the Hedgehog franchise)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Sonic Superstars (2023, Sonic the Hedgehog franchise)

Mecha Sonic[1] is a crossover character from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. He is a robot replica of Sonic, similar to Metal Sonic, but usually depicted as bulkier and with less personality, and is sometimes implied to be a series of similar robots rather than a single rebuilt model like Metal Sonic is. Each iteration of Mecha Sonic originally appeared as a late boss in both the 8-bit and 16-bit editions of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and then appeared as a major antagonist in Sonic & Knuckles and a brief cameo alongside Metal Sonic in Sonic Adventure, with each of the four games using a different design; his sporadic later appearances are usually based off one of these, and are sometimes given model numbers to differentiate from each other.

The 16-bit Sonic The Hedgehog 2 form of Mecha Sonic appears briefly in the Super Mario franchise within the game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as a boss in the Tokyo Sky Flight minigame found in the Story Mode and the Game Room. His boss fight is similar to his one from the 16-bit Sonic The Hedgehog 2, where his sprite is borrowed from, which has Mecha Sonic spinning around in a ball form, then shooting out spikes. As a ball, he homes in on the player, and when he lands, he stands on either the street level or the building as a platform. Both rolled and unrolled forms are vulnerable to shots.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メカソニック[?]
Meka Sonikku
Mecha Sonic

References[edit]

  1. ^ Common name used in various Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise and as recently as Sonic Superstars DLC.