I remembered some time ago (near when I started posting art online) I made an organic Metal Sonic AU for funsies, but I started thinking about the idea again in the context of Metal being a roboticized Sonic from a bad future
So I doodled what he would look like, colored the doodles digitally and actually put some more thought into it
More rambles under the cut
Basically, Metal Sonic gets beaten so badly it's near impossible to repair, so Eggman takes that as an opportunity to create something new while fulfilling something Metal has wanted for as long as they were online. A living, organic body to transfer Metal's limited consciousness to
Of course, creating a living being to work for you means running the risk of them rebelling, and with Metal having rebelled once before, the risk is a bit higher. But the fun thing about creating life from scratch in a lab is that you can essentially program their brain however you want, make them intrinsically subservient to you, and as a bonus you make them much more powerful than the average mobian. So, sure that they would not betray him once being given free(?) will, he begins work on a new project, one that would surely defeat Sonic once and for all
There are complications once Metal awakens for the first time, though. They're completely overwhelmed by senses they hadn't felt in a long time (had they felt these sensations before?) and had to (re)learn basic things- speaking, moving, things that come naturally to most living beings
Eggman almost gave up on the project, but Metal learned fast and improved enough for him to continue with development. They still struggle with some things, speaking will always be hard and they get overstimulated easily, but Eggman is willing to accommodate if Metal can become a powerful enough asset for his army and defeat Sonic
Of course it doesn't work. That's how it goes, usually. Eggman tries a new plan, Sonic foils it. But he doesn't give up on the project just yet, as Metal can still be of use to him
That is, until Metal finds something that sends them down a terrible spiral
See, deep down, they knew they were the one true Sonic, because they originally WERE Sonic. They have vague memories of a time before working for Eggman, before being turned into a robot, running free through the world, making friends... But this body isn't the original. It's completely new, and their real body sat somewhere in one of Eggman's bases, a metal corpse, discarded. They were no longer the one true Sonic
And they couldn't do anything about it
Standing up to Eggman could lead to a second death, in a sense. If they rebelled, they had nowhere to go, and again, risked bringing out Eggman's rage and being scrapped and killed. All they can do to maybe find some closure is get rid of Sonic once and for all
Because if they can't be Sonic, no one can
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Ultimate Life Form 🔥 Ultimate Creation 🌀
I've been wanting to finish this illustration/drawing of Shadow with Metal for more than a month now, if you stop to think about both of them, they were created by a member of the Robotnick family, Shadow by Gerald Robotnick and Metal by Ivo Robotnick (Master Eggman), Grandfather and grandson.
Extra note: Shadow began to show traits of his Alien part, especially in the events after of Sonic Rivals, Shadow the Hedgehog and possibly in Sonic Generations
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Metamy week day 2: Protection + Decay, with my "Bad Future" au
"After the sudden death of the blue hero, what was known as the rebellion slowly started to crumble at the hands of an intangible enemy: their own minds. Dealing with such a great loss, everyone goes through their own way of dealing with grief, but that might not be the best for the world. Just how bad will things go? And just how did the hero die? Was the culprit really... the one he trusted and esteemed the most..?"
This au isn't exclusively focused on metamy, the story is supposed to show how differently the hedgehogs deal with Sonic's death (including Sonic himself in some way), and each of them are supposed to show one of the 5 stages of loss. Metal is supposed to represent bargain, trying to find a purpose for his existence now that Eggman disappeared for so long, ending up making a deal with himself to protect Amy's mind, who's representing denial by making herself believe Metal is actually Sonic in a weird zombified state, and having to "find" organic material to keep him alive and with her.
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How I love designing characters ✨
Now I am at a point where finally after 4 years of hard work trying to find my way of drawing Sonic style, I am satisfied with my way of drawing, even so I will continue to strive to maintain it and continue to evolve.
I'm still alive, I'm just giving some last updates to certain character designs (some designs are old, outdated or I'm not completely convinced), also giving a more detailed information.
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@artkotaro/@metal-organic-au voiced interest in having their organic!metal sonic interact with others in a discord server i'm in, so ofc I had to toss my cursed lil' guy in the ring
pros is their metal has nice clothes (for medieval times), con is he absolutely got called a feral ruffian at least once
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