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Sonic and Mega Man fight for their lives in 'When Worlds Collide': Part Eleven of Twelve! The evil doctors Eggman and Wily have completed their ultimate battle-weapon: the Egg-Wily Machine X-Powered by the Chaos Emeralds, it is the most powerful battle machine ever constructed! As our heroes do battle, Metal Sonic and Bass join the fray! Will the combined might of the Wily/Eggman arsenal be too much for Sonic and Mega Man to handle? Featuring a zone-shattering new cover from Patrick 'SPAZ' Spaziante and a special behind-the-scenes 'Pencil Ink Color' variant! Concluded in this month's Sonic the Hedgehog #251!
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When Worlds Collide Part Eleven: Worst of the Worst[]
Special Thanks to: Brian Oliveira at Capcom Media and Consumer Products and to 栄実
Synopsis[]
THe story begins with Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily making the finishing touches to their Egg-Wily Machine X in the Wily Egg's Weapons Lab. Wily is commenting to do slow, even strokes on the machine's horn, as he does not wish to use a sloppy machine in a victorious battle, while Eggman, spraying the Egg-Wily Machine X while on a harness, commented that he offered to simply allow a Badnik to complete the machine, but Wily refused as he wanted a "craftsman's touch" on the machine in irritation. Various crashing sounds are heard in the room, with Wily commenting to never mind Sonic and Mega Man, as the battle between Duo and the Chaos Devil will tear the Wily Egg apart, and if the Genesis Wave Generator is disrupted, all will be for naught. Eggman then comments that it is even worse than that: it might result in their home universes collapsing into chaos, and also tells Wily to focus as when the machine is completed, nothing will stop them. Wily comments that he is not wild about the name Eggman gave to the machine, but Eggman retorts that the name fits because the "Egg" prefix are used for his machines, Wily's machines are using the "Wily Machine" designation, and the X means the crossing of their designs. Wily then remarks that they must finish the machine. Privately, however, both doctors secretly come to the same conclusion: that their partner is a liability that they cannot afford, and must eliminate; Wily reiterates that he means "finish" as in offing Eggman as well as he has realized that Eggman is far too dangerous to cooperate with; Eggman likewise feels he is getting closer to offing Wily as well.
Meanwhile, in the Wily Egg's antechamber, Sonic and Mega Man are locked in battle with Metal Sonic, Bass, and Treble. Mega Man and Bass are engaging in a firefight against each other while Sonic and Metal Sonic are fighting running across the walls. As Sonic dodges a blow from Metal Sonic, Sonic is quick to taunt Metal Sonic, citing his many victories over the robot. However, Metal Sonic throws an object at Sonic, knocking him off, although they then stop and rush at each other, with Sonic commenting that Metal Sonic's prior action was a cheap shot by a cheap copy. Meanwhile, Bass continues to blast at Mega Man while Treble attacks him head on. Mega Man manages to strike the robot wolf, enraging Bass, only for Sonic to get blasted and land injured nearby.
The two heroes quickly realize that they're being delayed by their rivals, and Sonic proposes "the ol' 'mix and match' plan"; with their opponents being built to defeat their respective rivals, they might not be able to fair better agaist other opponents. Agreeing, Mega Man goes after Metal Sonic while Sonic takes on Bass. Unfortunately, the plan proves flawed, as Bass' rapid fire tactics and Treble's attacks prevent Sonic from getting out his favored banter, and a kick from Bass sends him flying. Mega Man finds himself similarly overmatched, struggling to land a hit on Metal Sonic, and having his one successfully aimed attack blocked by Metal Sonic's Black Shield. Metal Sonic then quickly throws Mega Man against a large metal box in the room, where Sonic joins him. Realizing the plan's faultiness, Sonic proposes another strategy: focusing their combined efforts on one opponent before turning their attention to the other one, and employing all the Special Weapons Mega Man has acquired from defeating the Roboticized Masters. A game of rock-paper-scissors determines Bass as their first target, and Sonic attacks him and Treble while Mega Man equips Shadow Man's Chaos Cannon ability, calling upon Shadow's Chaos Control technique to freeze Bass and allow Sonic to strike at him again.
Treble comes after Mega Man himself, but Mega Man calls upon Silver Man's Psycho Burst, turning Silver's psychokinesis upon the robo-wolf before turning it on Bass as well. Sonic then delivers a heavy blow to Bass, while Metal Sonic-who had previously attempted to hit the two heroes only to embed himself in the crate they were hiding behind-goes after Mega Man. Caught between him and Treble, Mega Man activates Espio Man's Chroma Camo, and with all of Espio's stealth dodges out from between the two. He then equips Vector Man's Acoustic Blaster and turns Vector's fury on Bass, allowing Sonic to strike again. Calling then upon Rose Woman's Piko Hammer, Mega Man strikes Bass a final blow with all of Amy's ferocity. With Bass out, the pair turn their efforts on Metal Sonic, Mega Man calling upon Tails Man's Tails Wind to stun him. Sonic delivers another blow to his robot copy, and Mega Man follows up with Knuckles Man's Sharp Knuckle ability, striking Metal Sonic with a Knuckles-style punch. Still in fighting shape, Metal Sonic rams Mega Man head on using his V. Maximum Overdrive Attack, only for Mega Man to use the Rapid Stinger ability he acquired from Charmy Man to strike at Metal Sonic. Sonic then finishes the job with a Spin Dash, leaving all three of their enemies too badly injured to continue.
Weary but undeterred, the two heroes bravely decide to face the doctors, only for the Egg-Wily Machine X to smash through the wall and easily overpower both weakened heroes with a mouth laser. Shortly thereafter, they awaken to find themselves in containment pods, facing the gloating doctors. Spotting the Chaos Emeralds nearby, Mega Man asks about them, prompting the doctors to launch into a brief rant that leads them to behave much as they did upon first teaming up-until they remember their growing antagonism. Sonic and Mega Man then reason that the doctors tricked them into pursuing the Roboticized Masters in order to give them time to finish their scheme, though the pair admit that their proposed contest was entirely genuine. However, their real plan has now been realized: preparing an even more powerful version of the Genesis Wave: the Super Genesis Wave. Mega Man is quick to question why they would need another wave after their success in altering both Mobius and Earth, and the doctors inform of the limits of their previous reality-altering attempt. They then announce their ultimate plan: to completely rewrite their universes using the power of all Chaos Emeralds, allowing them to become gods. Furthermore, they intend to erase their enemies from reality, leaving no further opposition to their plan, which horrifies the pair of heroes. Meanwhile, outside the Wily Egg, the pair's battered allies-including Dr. Light, Charmy, Proto Man, Blaze, Rush, Tails, and Rouge-stand surrounded by the Robot Master Army.
Originally. Bass was to fuse with Metal Sonic in this story in the same manner he does with Treble, but the idea was rejected.[1]
During their fight, Sonic mentions how he has beaten Metal Sonic even when he "turned into that stupid dragon-thing". This is a reference to Metal Sonic's transformation into Metal Overlord in Sonic Heroes.
Artwork from Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
The panel where Sonic and Metal Sonic are about to clash with one another, after Metal Sonic threw an object at Sonic, is similar to the artwork of the same characters clashing from Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
Bass, standing with Metal Sonic, declares that the heroes may have previously defeated them, but that now they will face their combined power. The pair are then shown playing electric guitars, with the billing "Metal and Bass!" Sonic rocks out to their song, while a surprised Mega Man admits that he was expecting them to fuse together as Bass usually does with Treble.
The concept of Metal Sonic merging with Bass that was alluded to in this Off Panel is a reference to the rejected concept of such a fusion appearing in this issue's main story.
Quotes[]
Sonic: Give it up, man! I've beaten you in every race, every fight, and even that time you turned into that stupid dragon-thing!
Dr. Wily: Ahh! Sonic is awake, and Mega Man is back online!
Dr. Eggman: Now that's what I call a hard reboot!
Sonic: Oh, hey! Instead of finishing us off, you kept us alive to gloat over!
Eggman: Crushing you is easy! Crushing your spirit is worth the extra effort!
Sonic: You're so corny.
Dr. Wily: With certain limitations. We could only tweak the timelines, only bend the rules here and there.
Dr. Eggman: With this wave, we can reshape everything! Rebuild our universes to the tiniest details!
Dr. Wily: We won't simply be correcting our worlds...
Dr. Eggman: We'll be gods!
Dr. Eggman and Wily: And once we erase you two from all reality, there will be no one left to stop us!
Reception[]
Flickering Myth gave the comic a positive review, praising the writing, pacing and art, and stating that it raises the fans' excitement levels for Sonic #251.[2]
Trivia[]
The planned cover for the issue featured Sonic and Mega Man in a ruined stadium, the latter kicking Bass as well as Metal Sonic emerging from a crater to pursue them as Eggman and Wily watch, which was a reference to Mega Man's Soccer.
