The Metal Fighters (メタルファイター Metaru Faitā?) are a group that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are a series of robots serving the Eggman Empire which are built on a customizable body known as a prototype.
Description
As their name suggests, the Metal Fighters consist of a series of bipedal robots created by Dr. Eggman, and can be customized to resemble some of Eggman's other creations such as Metal Sonic and Metal Knuckles, as well as robotic duplicates of Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose, and Trip the Sungazer among other options.
History
Sonic Superstars
In Sonic Superstars, six inactive Metal Fighters were placed in Dr. Eggman's hidden workshop in Sky Temple Zone for unknown reasons. When Eggman returned to the location pursued by Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, he was defeated by the heroes, and subsequently fled, using his Egg Mobile to bring one of the Metal Fighters with him.
Eggman later dispatched the same Metal Fighter to assist him in a battle against the heroes in Cyber Station Zone. Although the heroes managed to handily defeat the Metal Fighter, Eggman responded by enlarging it into a Giant Metal Fighter, and tricking the heroes into releasing seven more regular Metal Fighters from a rigged Capsule. Despite the best efforts of Eggman's minions, however, all were ultimately destroyed by Sonic and his friends, prompting Eggman to flee once again.
Sometime later, a lone Eggrobo Badnik began following in Eggman's footsteps, traveling to the same base in Sky Temple Zone and taking another Metal Fighter with him while he fled the pursuing Trip the Sungazer. The Eggrobo continued copying Eggman's movements, releasing the Metal Fighter in Cyber Station Zone, enlarging it, and deploying seven more Metal Fighters to battle Trip. However, the sungazer prevailed, and destroyed all the Metal Fighters, while the Eggrobo fled once again.
In gameplay, the Metal Fighters are featured in the game's Battle Mode, where they can complete in various mini-games. Players can use Medals that they have gathered to buy new parts. The customizations applied to the Metal Fighter by the player appear on the main Metal Fighter fought in Cyber Station Zone, although the seven smaller ones will always be unaffected.
List of parts
Heads
- Prototype Head
- Metal Sonic Head
- Metal Tails Head
- Metal Knuckles Head
- Metal Amy Head
- Metal Trip Head
- Metal NiGHTS Head
- Robotic Bear Head
- Mad Fighter Head
- Mecha Rabbit Head
- Mecha Wolf Head
- Pumpkin Head
- Knight Helmet
- Clown Head
- Warrior Helmet
- Battle Mask
- Item Box Head
Bodies
- Prototype Body
- Metal Sonic Body
- Metal Tails Body
- Metal Knuckles Body
- Metal Amy Body
- Metal Trip Body
- Metal NiGHTS Body
- Robotic Bear Body
- Mad Fighter Body
Arms
- Prototype Arms
- Metal Sonic Arms
- Metal Tails Arms
- Metal Knuckles Arms
- Metal Amy Arms
- Metal Trip Arms
- Metal NiGHTS Arms
- Robotic Bear Arms
- Mad Fighter Arms
Legs
- Prototype Legs
- Metal Sonic Legs
- Metal Tails Legs
- Metal Knuckles Legs
- Metal Amy Legs
- Metal Trip Legs
- Metal NiGHTS Legs
- Robotic Bear Legs
- Mad Fighter Legs
Accessories
- Spring
- Emergency Vehicle Light
- Chimney
- Angel Ring
Colors
- Silver
- Blue
- Yellow
- Red
- Pink
- Orange
- Purple
- Green
- Black
Patterns
- No Pattern
- Polkadot
- Camouflage
Downloadable Content
Trivia
- Although Metal Fighters can be customized to resemble Metal Sonic or Metal Knuckles, it is unclear whether the actual Metal Sonic and Metal Knuckles were originally built upon Metal Fighter frameworks, or if the prototype was something created by Dr. Eggman afterwards.
Gallery
Promotional material
Models
