Sonic the Hedgehog 4 features one character we have not previously profiled…
Metal Sonic
First Appearance: Sonic the Hedgehog CD, 1993
Who is he? Even before Knuckles, we had the original Sonic the Hedgehog rival, Metal Sonic. He is fast! He is strong! He has jet boots! And he is responsible for the first official race in the whole franchise. Bro has got history! Just be aware that he is not Mecha Sonic (the robo hedgehog that is the penultimate boss of Sonic the Hedgehog 2) or Mecha Sonic Mark II (the antagonist of Sky Sanctuary Zone of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles). He was the star of the finale of Chaotix, though!
What are his powers? If Sonic has a power, Metal Sonic can mimic it. In addition to that, he can generate forcefields, shoot lasers, and utilize rocket claws. Also, like Sonic, he can utilize the Chaos Emeralds (and similar items of great power), but unlike Sonic, this usually leads to a gigantic transformation or other metal madness.
Why is he still relevant today? Metal Sonic is the one bad guy and rival that has never backed down[citation needed]. Metal Sonic is (almost always) silent, deadly, and laser-focused on obliterating his adversary. Knuckles is an outright ally. Shadow is an unwilling friend. Even Eggman occasionally works with Sonic against some manner of greater threat. But Metal Sonic? He is the greater threat (see Heroes, Sonic). No learning how to love for this robot: he was designed to hate, and he is going to hate with the fury of a million scrapped badniks.
… Also he does not appear in this stream, because some jackasses relegated him to bonus content. What the hell is wrong with Sonic the Hedgehog 4!?
Let’s Play 2-D Sonic the Hedgehog Games
Night 14
June 2, 2026
Random Notes:
- You ever play Tennis for Two? We’re playing two episodes of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Maybe we should try more games from before we were born? I don’t know, and neither does BEAT, Chromes, Caliscrub, Cassandralyn, Caithness, or Morning Song. Well, maybe Morning Song does.
- “The visuals are reminding me of Braid.” “Well, that’s no good.”
- “We will not misgender Eggman or Eggwoman or Eggthem, but we will destroy their machines.”
- Continuing an important thread from last week, Cassandralyn explains what is now wrong with her supermarket’s cookie aisle.
- “This entire chat would gladly die for Edward.”
We have fanboymaster join just in time to see the damned labyrinth stage that traps me forever. There should not be torch puzzles in a Sonic the Hedgehog game!- Deliberation on whether hotdogs, tacos, or hoagies are sandwiches is going to get us all cancelled.
- This is, like, the third Sonic game in a row with minecarts. Why does that keep happening?
- BEAT has an eternal gym membership. He is so much healthier than all of us.
- Ample Vigour joins briefly as Sonic is facing his greatest enemy: waist deep water.
- “This is a Sonic the Hedgehog boss with boss runback. This should be illegal.”
- This was back when Sony had just previewed the new Wolverine game. BEAT has opinions on the stealth capability of a guy in neon spandex.
- Meggie and SkeamnRedSkull are in the chat as we take shots at the penultimate boss. It is new and it is bad. The Amazing Digital Circus is neither new nor bad.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 is done… one way or another. Let’s switch over to Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2.
- Episode 2 adds team-up mechanics and separates itself more significantly from the old stages. It is still not remotely compelling.
- “Goggle Bob plays every single game like he has never played a videogame in his life.” – Obvious slander.
- “Cali, who have you been talking to that gave you a membership card!?”
- I am genuinely surprised by the first boss. Good job, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, you did one thing right.
- You look away for five seconds, and suddenly we’re talking about Bed, Bath and Beyond.
- And, having completed at least one snowy act, we have seen enough of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Goodbye forever, wannabe mobile game!
Next lap on Sonic’s Marathon: The colors, Duke, the colors!
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