The Deadly Six are a group that appear in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are a villainous gang of six menacing Zeti, creatures native to the skyborne continent of Lost Hex. Originally formed several years ago, Dr. Eggman discovered the Deadly Six and tried to harness the power of the group in an attempt to defeat Sonic the Hedgehog and conquer the world. However, due to Sonic's recklessness, the Deadly Six broke free and threatened to destroy the world on their own, forcing Sonic and Eggman to team up to stop them. In the end, the Deadly Six were defeated by Sonic and their plans were foiled.
History[]
Past[]
The Deadly Six were formed several years prior by Master Zik. However, it was Zik's student Zavok who would assume leadership over the group as his demeanour and intelligence made him well-suited for the position. It is unknown what activities the group has been involved in the years that followed.
Sonic Lost World[]
Prior to the events of the game, Dr. Eggman discovered the Lost Hex and built a new base of operations there. While establishing his stronghold, he encountered the group of Zeti known as the Deadly Six. However, having previously studied this group, Eggman was prepared for them. Using a relic known as the Cacophonic Conch, the doctor was able to enslave the Deadly Six, putting them to work guarding his new base while he built up an army of Badniks and completed his latest invention: the Extractor.
Sonic the Hedgehog would eventually catch on to Eggman's activities and follow him to Lost Hex while the doctor was gathering up animals to power his Badniks. Shortly after arriving on the floating planetoid, Sonic encountered the Deadly Six who were working in cahoots with Eggman. First, Sonic had to contend with the psychotic Zazz, but was able to defeat him easily. Second, the hero faced the obese and dim-witted Zomom, once more scoring an easy victory. Frustrated by his new minions' ineptitude, Eggman punished the Zeti with a blow of the Cacophonic Conch, which caused them excrutiating pain.
Assembling the Deadly Six and a squad of Badniks, Eggman confronted Sonic and Tails in the Desert Ruins. After witnessing Eggman use the Cacophonic Conch, Sonic charged at the doctor and kicked the shell right out of his hands, sending it flying through the air and far away. Little did Sonic know that he had just done the Deadly Six a favour as they could no longer be hurt by the Conch and were no longer bound to Eggman. Using their innate ability to control magnetic fields, the Deadly Six hijacked Eggman's Badniks and had them attack Sonic, Tails and the doctor. Sonic, Tails, Eggman and his underlings Orbot and Cubot managed to evade the Badniks' fire and ran away.
With control over Eggman's robot army and his Extractor, Zavok decided to use these assets to the Deadly Six's advantage. While sending out the Badnik horde to hunt down Sonic and Eggman, Zavok and his cohorts repurposed the Extractor and switched it to full power, making it drain all of the life energy from Sonic's world. In a matter of hours, the planet below would be reduced to a dead husk while the Deadly Six became stronger.
After Master Zik and Zeena were each defeated by Sonic, Zavok, having grown intrigued by Sonic's abilities, decided that the hedgehog would make an excellent slave and hatched a plan to capture Sonic and turn him into a Badnik. Zavok sent Zor into the jungle to lay a trap, and while the morose Zeti also fell to Sonic, the heroic hedgehog lost as well when Tails became the victim of the trap that was intended for Sonic. After Tails was brought to Lava Mountain, Zavok prepared to roboticize the young fox, but his attention was drawn away by an alarm signalling that Sonic was fast approaching. As the Zeti left the room, Tails used his prehensile tails to pluck the cocktail pick out of a giant sub sandwich that Zomom had left next to the roboticizer machine and use it as a lockpick for the restraints binding his arms and legs. Instead of trying to escape, Tails made some adjustments to the roboticizer, then got back into his restraints again before the Deadly Six came back.
When Sonic and Eggman arrived at the Deadly Six's lair, the Zeti attacked by hurling boulders which damaged the bridge. Sonic was able to hold on, but Eggman appeared to fall to his death in the river of lava below. Zavok then sent Tails, now converted into a Badnik, to attack him. However, before being converted, Tails had adjusted the roboticizer so that it didn't affect his mind and only outfitted him with a robotic exoskeleton. When ordered to attack Sonic, Tails turned on the Zeti, firing at them with his new weapons. Sonic then went on to confront and defeat the Deadly Six one by one, though it was left unclear as to what happened to them following their defeat.