Silver Sonic, also known as Mecha Sonic, is a minor antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, appearing exclusively in the "classic" sub-series of games. In particular, they appear in the Game Gear version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as its secondary antagonist and penultimate boss and in Sonic Mania as a minion of Metal Sonic's.
They are a robot built by Dr. Robotik to destroy Sonic the Hedgehog and to stop him from freeing Tails.
Appearance[]
Silver Sonic is a robot the size of Classic Sonic, with white fur and a yellow chest. On its face, it has a blue visor in place of its eyes, a blocky, black nose, and a yellow snout. To best attack its targets, it has a singular claw for a hand and an engine right below its shoes, the latter of which it uses to move at high speeds.
Biography[]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear)[]
In the Game Gear version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Silver Sonic serves as the boss of "Scrambled Egg Zone", its defeat rewarding the player with the sixth Chaos Emerald. if Sonic has collected the other five Chaos Emeralds, he will move to Crystal Egg Zone. If not, then it will be defeated and the game ends with Sonic running off.
Sonic Mania[]
Silver Sonic appears as a miniboss in Sonic Mania, appearing as Metal Sonic's minion in the second phase of their clash. It can be spindashed into either destroy him and release a blast that will hit Metal Sonic, or it can be hit while it's spindashing, causing it to bounce around until it either hits Metal Sonic or hits the ground and explodes.
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Trivia[]
- It is commonly mistaken as the same Silver Sonic from the Genesis version of Sonic 2. However, they are actually completely different characters.
External Links[]
- Silver Sonic on the Sonic Wiki
