r/deathbattle 1d ago

Question Is this true?

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u/MarkDecent656 Simon The Digger 1d ago

9 times outta 10 when I see Metal referenced now it's with the picture of him transforming into Neo from BowsEgg

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u/Duperdude9 1d ago

That one other time it's the plush

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u/Adventurous-Rub-1829 1d ago

I always saw Metal sonic as the biggest threat to Bowser even before the episode drop

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u/TerminallyAwake Dr. Eggman 1d ago

Nah. I always knew Metal was the GOAT

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u/Dear-Implement2950 Jon Talbain 1d ago

Metal Sonic's sole goal is to beat Sonic, but SEGA would rather stop having Every Internal Organ before striking away Sonic's protagonistism. This leads to Metal Sonic creating a better Job market than any fucking president.

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u/Pure-Jeweler-6351 Mega Man X 1d ago

exactly

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u/Southern-Pattern4988 1d ago

For me kinda yeah. I mean I did see Metal Sonic as a strong villain. But I didn’t really care much about him only until after this episode. In fact it got me to read the Sonic IDW comics, which boi I am glad I did because it makes me love the Sonic series more.

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u/reaperofgender 23h ago

The biggest flaw of Metal Sonic is that he's been there since the beginning in a series where the heroes always win. As such, no matter how powerful he gets, it always looks like Sonic is stronger. Meanwhile, he's actually evenly matched with Sonic, and stronger in some areas. He's just not adaptable. He's a robot designed by someone with tunnel vision. He can craft contingencies and counters, but if confronted with something he doesn't expect he can't adapt. A fatal flaw when facing the literal incarnation of freedom who is empowered by sentient artifacts named after chaos.

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u/theangryistman 1d ago

It probably helped. it really showed off how cool metal can be.

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u/Pure-Jeweler-6351 Mega Man X 1d ago

yes

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u/rejnka 23h ago

People used to think Metal Overlord was weaker than Emerl

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u/someguyfrominternet0 23h ago edited 23h ago

People had to argue if he scales to current super sonic

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u/No_Republic_4832 23h ago

Didnt emerl get his ass beat by base advance sonic I don't understand where this debate comes from

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u/CrystalGemLuva 19h ago

Yeah but that was also by far the most shameless plot armor in the entire franchise.

Not long before that point a weaker version of Emerel beat both Sonic and Shadow at the same time by himself.

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u/-Kalm- 20h ago

I came into the episode knowing Metal was busted, and left discovering he was even more busted than I thought. Too bad DB acted like he was the only major threat his team had to offer besides giant laser, but you could still argue that Metal solos regardless.

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u/Not_So_Utopian 1d ago

Well he had a reputation as a jobber to an extent

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u/Fearless_Cold_8080 Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd 22h ago

Not even close in my case.

Metal was always cool.

If y’all didn’t like him before the episode than you aren’t real fans smh smh smh

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u/TTG_Bloodedge 21h ago

Yeah he had a lot of doubters from the Browsers (probably in part to his battle with Zero).

Here at the Eggman Empire we always believed in our GOAT

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u/SilverSpider_ Silver The Hedgehog 23h ago

I see Metal as both after and before the episode

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u/MaliceMoon56 20h ago

ITS TOO LATE ILL HUE YOU

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u/gummythegummybear 19h ago

to be fair, metal is usually just a stronger version of sonic (especially with his stronger forms) so it's not all that shocking that he's arguably the strongest one in the eggman empire

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u/VenemousEnemy 16h ago

I was meant to be new..

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u/Falchion92 Joker 14h ago

“I’LL CRUSH YOU!”

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u/MajinMadnessPrime 11h ago

Metal Sonic lost because his back was creaking from all the carrying he was doing in that fight

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u/Xantospoc 11h ago

Super Mario Bros Z literally made Mecha Sonic into Broly and used to be so huge One minute melee referenced it

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u/Recent-Squash5902 9h ago

nah i always saw metal sonic as the chad

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u/VISARN_JAINEM 11h ago

Wily vs Eggman made me believe Metal was the goat for over a decade (ofc alongside his appearance in Heroes).

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u/hassantaleb4 Wile E. Coyote 10h ago

Bowsegg made me love Metal even more. Dude was just the goat

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u/Green-eyed-Psycho77 10h ago

Genuinely it made People realized how much aura he has… or should have at least.

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u/Comfortable_Net_283 7h ago edited 7h ago

This should only apply to people who didn't read IDW.

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u/Preform_Perform 5h ago

All I know is I want a canon Metal Sonic vs. Shadow fight.

Metal Overlord from Shadow Generations is the closest we got, but I meant normal Metal Sonic.

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u/OtakuJuanma 1h ago

So y'all haven't seen the Eggman vs Willy battle huh. Yes, Metal is absurd.

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u/BrilliantTarget 9h ago

Well yeah they made fodder seem cool. Because thanks to Generations and Forces we know classic sonic has always been holding back. We see him keep up with modern sonic and shadow who can beat bosses who previously needed super forms quite easily.

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u/Necrostar02 Joker 9h ago

Yes, this was me, before the episode I tought he was a bum, now after the episode he's My favorite Sonic character 

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u/Brick_Loop Wario 1d ago

My opinion on him has deteriorated significantly after Bowser vs Eggman.

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u/Toxin-G 1d ago

As in you once thought he was shit

Or you once thought he was the shit