Archie Sonic Universe Issue 51 is the fifty-first issue of the spin-off Sonic Universe comic series published by Archie Comics. It is the second part of the Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide crossover event.
Official solicitation[]
- "When Worlds Collide" Part Two of Twelve: The crossover event of 2013 continues HERE! There are strange things afoot as Mega Man’s world is menaced by a super-fast, blue attacker. Sonic’s world is being stalked by a blue-armored figure with a cannon for an arm. Could these mysterious villains be Sonic and Mega Man? Or are they some kind of sinister copies? Mistaken identities and explosions galore in this explosive second part to the historic Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man crossover!
Featured stories[]
When Worlds Collide Part Two: Mistaken Identities[]
- Writer: Ian Flynn
- Pencils: Jamal Peppers
- Inks: Jim Amash
- Colors: Matt Herms
- Letters: John Workman
- Assistant Editor: Vincent Lovallo
- Editor/Executive Director of Editorial: Paul Kaminski
- Editor-in-chief: Victor Gorelick
- President: Mike Pellerito
- Special Thanks to: Anthony Gaccione and Cindy Chau, and to the Character Business and Licensing Dept. of SEGA Corporation
- Special Thanks to: Brian Oliveria at Capcom Licensing and to 飛田 æ „å®Ÿ
Synopsis[]
As the comic opens just moments after the Genesis Wave struck, Dr. Light looks on with some suspicion as Rock comes in. Rock then inquires Dr. Light if he is feeling all right. Dr. Light then comments that he is fine and just got lost in his thoughts for a moment. Rock then asks what they are building for the day, and expresses hope that it is not anything weaponized, with Dr. Light, with some amusement, confirming that it is not weaponized, and in fact was a project he had put on hold for a while. He then explains the Robot Master's (called Bond Man) functions are when Roll suddenly comes dashing in after seeing Proto Man in a heated battle on television. She reveals there is a battle downtown and that "Blues" (a.k.a., Proto Man) is not only fighting unknown robots there, but is outnumbered. Light, Rock, and Roll then proceed to see the continuing live footage of the battle in Mega City's financial district (with the footage depicting Proto Man using his shield to counter a punch from Knuckles Man and Rose Woman and Tails Man rushing at them and Shadow Man holding a gem, and attempting to fire at them with his Proto Buster only for his shots to miss). Roll then points out that Blues is fighting them all alone. Rock then asks what the Robot Masters are, with even Dr. Light being at a loss as to their identities, as they do not resemble any prior models of Robot Master. Rock changes into Mega Man, vowing to get answers after rescuing Proto Man, with Dr. Light simply warning him to be careful as they still have no knowledge of what they are capable of.
Meanwhile, at the Financial District, Knuckles Man manages to successfully punch Proto Man hard enough to force his shield away from him, with Proto Man then being hit in the face by a swing from Rose Woman's Piko Hammer. Just then, Mega Man teleports in and managed to fire a shot at Rose Woman's back, causing her to try to slam her arms down on them, with Mega Man and Proto Man teleporting out just seconds before contact. Mega Man and Proto Man then appear on a highway, the former being concerned for the latter, while the Rose Woman looks around in confusion.
Meanwhile, Sonic is dashing through the Green Hill Zone searching for his friends. He had gone to Tails' house with plans to explore the Mystic Ruins together, however Tails was not home. When he went to Angel Island to see Knuckles and then back home to see Amy Rose, he realized something was up when neither were to be found. To help him look, he employs the Chaotix, a gang of detectives comprised of Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee.
The trio in question are looking for the missing Mobians in a rainy city while Sonic continues his own search. Charmy (who is quite hyperactive) separates from the group to go get ice cream, but Espio feels uneasy. He rushes off to find him but quickly disappears. Vector realizes something is up and meets a mysterious robot with blue armor and a purple scarf. Subduing Vector with a paralyzing beam, the robot reveals himself as Copy Robot. With the Chaotix captured and ready to be roboticized, Dr. Wily sends him to the Green Hill Zone where one more target remains.
Back at Mega City, Mega Man is in a heated battle with the four existing Roboticized Masters. He sends a charged shot as Knuckles Man and hits him, however instead of its usual destructive power, it has paralyzing properties—something Mega Man seems confused by. Before he can figure it out, he is struck from behind by a blue blur. A Warp Ring appears as a portal to the Green Hill Zone, and the four Roboticized Masters (plus the blue blur) escape into it. The ring begins to close, so Mega Man hops inside to go after them.
Elsewhere in the zone, Sonic meets up with Silver the Hedgehog who has noticed a disturbance in time-and-space. The two figure Dr. Eggman is to blame, but before they can get much conversation in, Silver is captured by Copy Robot. Sonic chases after Copy Robot while elsewhere, the blue bur (revealed to be Metal Sonic) helps the Roboticized Masters disperse. Mega Man decides to go after Metal Sonic since he seems to be leading the pack. These strategies are all intentional—Copy Robot and Metal Sonic are leading Sonic and Mega Man to each other, and just before they meet, they vanish from sight!
Sonic strikes Mega Man with an attack (believing it to be Copy Robot). Mega Man quickly returns fire, noting that Sonic is giving off organic readings but not believing something non-robotic could exhibit such speed. As the two battle (believing each other to be responsible for the mayhem caused by their doppelgangers), Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman celebrate from the safety of their Wily Egg.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Dr. Albert W. Wily
- Dr. Eggman
- Dr. Thomas Light
- Freedom Fighters
- Chaotix
- Team Fighters
- Amy Rose (mentioned)
- Miles "Tails" Prower (mentioned)
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Metal Sonic v3.8
- Robot Masters
- Roboticized Masters
- Silver the Hedgehog
Races and species:
Locations:
- Earth (Mega Man's World)
- Light Labs
- Mega City
- First National Bank
- Prime Zone
- Mobius
- Angel Island
- Green Hill Zone
- Soumerca (mentioned)
- Mystic Ruins (mentioned)
- Mobius
- Skull Egg Zone
Items:
- Chaos Emerald
- Master Emerald
- Mega Buster
- Sonic's sneakers
- Special Weapon
- Piko Hammer (first appearance)
- Sharp Knuckle (first appearance)
- Warp Ring
- Wily Egg
Vehicles:
- Tornado (mentioned)
Misc.:
- Genesis Wave (mentioned)
Continuity[]
- Sonic recalls having a weird déjà vu feeling again during the events of Operation: Clean Sweep in Sonic the Hedgehog #226, "Genesis Part One: In the Beginning...".
Trivia[]
- The opening scene with Mega Man and Dr. Light includes a reference to Bond Man, an abandoned Robot Master concept from the original Mega Man video game.
- When Proto Man stated that the Roboticized Masters have alien-like designs, Mega Man says that he fought alien robots before. It is a possible reference to the Stardroids from Mega Man V.
- Strangely, even though the reset "Worlds Collide" universe is based on that of the video games, the Master Emerald shrine, which appears briefly when Sonic is looking for Knuckles, still has its design from the comics pre-Super Genesis Wave timeline as opposed to the one from the video games.
- The first page in which Sonic appears, where he is running through a loop in the Green Hill Zone as the Genesis Wave fades out, is a direct throwback to the opening of the "Genesis" arc in Sonic the Hedgehog #226.
- Copy Robot wears a scarf identical to the one used by Mega Man?.
Off Panel[]
- Script: Ian Flynn
- Pencils/Inks: Jonathan Gray
- Colors: Aleah Baker
Synopsis[]
Off panel.
Dr. Wily applied the biomechanics of Sonic to his mightiest robot, Bass, making him unstoppable. Eggman is not sure the design makes him any faster, and Bass is extremely angry, yelling "I will end all of you!", his armor colored blue, his feet red, and his head resembling Sonic's.
Characters[]
Characters:
Races and species:
- Human
- Mobian (mentioned)
- Overlander
Trivia[]
- In this Off Panel, Dr. Wily possesses his appearance from Mega Man 8.
Quotes[]
- Sonic: Huh...and there's that weird feeling...again? Can I have déjà vu about having déjà vu?
- Charmy: But I saw the truck! It was just a block away!
- Vector: For the last time Charmy--you'll get some ice cream after the case is solved! Think of it like training. You can't reap the benefits until you do the work!
- Espio: That, and we couldn't afford an ice cream cone right now.
- Vector: Not my point!
- Charmy: Forget you guys! I'm getting my ice cream! And they'll give it to me for free because I'm so cute and adorable!
- Sonic:: Oh, hey! Silver! Everyone's favorite walking paradox. 'Sup?
- Sonic: WOO! Knocked the scarf right off of you! How do you like that?
Trivia[]
- Every Sonic Universe issue from here on out would be released with a variant cover, a practice that had been confirmed by Paul Kaminski.
- This is the first Sonic Universe issue that is not a landmark issue (excluding Sonic Universe #1) to have a cover drawn by Patrick Spaziante.
- On the main cover, Tails can be seen waving: the pose of his hand has it looking as if his middle finger and ring finger are practically fused together. This is a nod to an artistic quirk in artwork for earlier Mega Man games that fans have dubbed the "Finger Phenomenon", in which characters would often be drawn with the same finger formation.
- The background on the variant cover is taken directly from the Sky Sanctuary Zone from Sonic & Knuckles.
- The main cover is an homage to the character select screen from the video game Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, where Mega Man appeared as a playable character. His appearance on the cover mimics his appearance on the character select screen of the game. Even his thumbnail artwork is identical to that of the game.
Gallery[]
Cover artwork[]
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 The cover lineart of the variant cover, from Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man: Worlds Collide Volume 1: Kindred Spirits.  Cover process, from Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man: Worlds Collide Volume 1: Kindred Spirits.  Regular cover, raw.  Variant cover, raw. |
Preview pages[]
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 Page one  Page two  Pages three and four  Page five |
Miscellaneous[]
External links[]
- Archie Sonic Universe Issue 51 on Mega Man Knowledge Database
- Archie Sonic Universe Issue 51 on Mobius Encyclopaedia
