Mecha Sonic Model No.29 (also known as Rocket Metal Sonic) is a character that appears in Sonic the Fighters. It is a robot that is briefly seen at the start of the game's intro, where it is outside the Death Egg II, before transforming into a rocket and flying off.
Appearance
Selecting the robot via hacking.
Mecha Sonic Model No.29 looks similar to Metal Sonic, except its spines are longer than Metal Sonic's own spines. It has wrench-like hands, and it lacks the turbine in its torso that Metal Sonic has. It also has feet similar to Tails' shoes.
Powers and abilities
Mecha Sonic Model No.29 is capable of flying through space and can as well transform into a rocket.
Gameplay
Mecha Sonic Model No.29 is not playable without hacking, which can be done through the use of emulator to play Sonic the Fighters. Like Honey the Cat, he shares other characters' fighting moves - for example, Knuckles is one, Tails is another, etc. Its moves are some of the best in the game, although as of the recent port Metal Sonic is considered the strongest character as a playable fighter. When hacked, its name is registered as "Rocket Metal" in both its title card and fighter name, which is nowhere to be seen otherwise. Unlike Honey the Cat, it is not playable in the HD re-release.
Appearances in other media
Archie Comics
Rocket Metal Sonic made an appearance in the Off Panel from the Sonic the Hedgehog #271 published by Archie Comics, where it was explained that he did not appear in the "Champion" story line because his heavy head made it impossible for him to move.
Trivia
- Its designated name is written on its head: "MECHA SONIC MODEL NO.29"
- When hacking it into the game in character select, the robot will appear with its own head and claws, but will have Sonic the Hedgehog's body.
- Like the unused Honey the Cat in the original game, its image before battling is the image of Dr. Robotnik.
- When the hacked fighter does a Spin Dash, it shows him spin into a ball with his spikes showing before they disappear, proceeding with Sonic's Spin Dash animation.
- The hacked fighter has two sets of eyes, which can be seen by using him in the Arcade version via emulator by using certain moves. It is unknown if this is an intended feature or a graphical error.
| Playable characters | Sonic (Super Sonic) | Tails | Knuckles | Amy | Espio | Bark | Bean | Fang | Dr. Robotnik* | Metal Sonic* | Honey* | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-playable characters | Mecha Sonic Model No.29 | RoboEgg | |
| Arenas | South Island | Flying Carpet | Aurora Icefield | Mushroom Hill | Canyon Cruise | Casino Night | Dynamite Plant | Giant Wing | Death Egg's Eye | Death Egg's Hangar | |
| Moves/Techniques | 16t | Aerial Bomb | Air Espio Spin | Air Hammer | Air Kick | Air Punch | Air Spin | Air Snipe | Airplane Drop | Airplane Throw | Back Hammer | Back High Kick | Back Low Punch | Back Punch | Backhand Chop | Bark Elbow | Bark Elbow Combo | Bark Punch | Bark Strike | Bark Uppercut | Barrier Walk | Beak Dive | Beak Rush | Beak Shot | Beak Slip | Bean Warp | Biff-Baff | Blind Fire | Blind Fire Dash | Body Dive | Bomb Shoot | Bomb Toss | Bonk Kick | Cannon Barrage | Crush Punch | Crush and Wham! | Dash Peck | Dash Spin | Dash Tongue | Dizzy Spin | Double Beak Slip | Dodge Beak | Dodge Beak Dive | Dodge Body Dive | Dodge Bonk Kick | Dodge Dive | Dodge Hammer | Dodge High Kick | Dodge Lunge | Dodge Punch | Dodge Snipe | Dodge Spin | Dodge Spin Dive | Dodge Tongue | Double Beak | Double Beak Slip | Double Cork | Double Feint | Double Hammer | Double Jump Kick | Double Kick | Double Punch | Double Scissor | Double Side Kick | Double Slap | Double Tail Kick | Double Tail Whap | Double Upperslap | Drop Kick | Dual Hyper Upper | Emerald Dive | Espio Chop | Espio Spin | Espio Warp | Fierce Attack | Fire 'Em Up! | Fist Drop | Foot Crush | Giant Swing | Girly Punch | Guard & Attack | Hammer Attack | Hammer Dive | Hammer Spin | Hammer Throw | Hammer Uppercut | Headbutt | Head's Up! | Head Slide | Head Spin | Head Throw | High Kick | Hip Attack | Hip Dive | Holding Punch | Hop Hammer | Hop Kick | Hop Punch | Horse Kick | Hyper Uppercut | Jab | Jab-Reversal | Jab, Straight | Kick | Knuckles Glider | Knuckle Special | Leg Throw | Low Hook | Low Punch | Long-Tongue | Magical Hammer | One-Two Punch | One-Two Reversal | One-Two Throw | One-Two Uppercut | One-Two Wham! | Propeller Dash | Propeller Dash-F | Propeller Dash-L | Propeller Dash-R | Pummel Combo | Pummel Punch | Punch | Punch-Kick | Punch Rush | Punch-Spin | Push Away | Rapid Peck | Rapid Shoot | Rapid Straight | Rising Uppercut | Rocket Missile | Roundhouse Kick | Rush Spin | Scissor Punch | Shadow Followup | Shadow Punch | Skip Kick | Side Kick | Sit Punch | Slap Attack | Slap Kick | Slip-Around | Smackback Kick | Sniper Set! Snipe 1,2,3,4 | Spin Attack | Spin Dive | Spin Double Kick | Spin Hammer | Spin Kick | Spin Punch Bomb Throw Combo | Spin Rocket | Spiral Feint | Spiral Spin | Spinning Uppercut Bomb Throw Combo | Stomp | Stomp Dive | Strike | Submarine Sniper | Super Cork | Super Rush | Swing Uppercut | Tabletop Flip | Tail Attack | Tail Combo | Tail Down Attack | Tail Kick | Tail Spring Kick | Tail Throw | Three-Bomb Toss | Tongue-Down | Tongue Punch | Tongue Throw | Tongue Throw + | Toss & Attack | Triple Beak | Triple Cork | Triple Hammer | Triple Kick | Triple Punch | Triple Scissor | Triple Side Kick | Triple Tail Kick | Turnaround | Twin Hammer Dive | Twin-Dodge Snipe | Twin Punch-Spin | Uppercut | Volley Toss | Wall Beak Dive | Wall Dive | Wall Hammer | Wall Spin | Wall Stamp | Wall Twin Hammer | Weapon Grab | Wheel Dash | Wheel Punch | Wimpy Punch | Windup Kick | Windup Punch | | |
| Music | Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks | |
| Other | Chaos Emerald | Death Egg II | E-Mech | Health Gauge | Hyper Mode | Lunar Fox | Mirror fighter | Ring | South Island | Tails' Lab | Tornado | Sunset Town | |
| *Appears in the 2012 remaster only V·T·E | Category | ||