Metamorphia is a villainous character from Sonic the Comic published in the UK by Fleetway Publications. She is a shape-shifting artificial life-form created by Grimer Wormtongue, chief scientist to Dr. Robotnik. Throughout the comic, Metamorphia was tasked with destroying Sonic the Hedgehog and his Freedom Fighter allies.
History[]
Metamorphia[]
Metamorphia first appeared in Sonic the Comic Issue 30 in the story "Metamorphia". Disguising herself as a young Mobian bear, she was among several Emerald Hill Zone folk who had been imprisoned in one of Robotnik's Prison Egg capsules. After Sonic freed the captives, Metamorphia told him that Robotnik had enslaved her family who were being held in a place known as the Grim Zone. Sonic agreed to help the girl and rushed off to the Grim Zone with her.
Upon arriving in the Grim Zone, Metamorphia revealed her true nature and attacked Sonic using her shape-shifting powers. She briefly captured Sonic after morphing into a cloud of gas to knock him out, but Sonic was able to break out of the cell she had prepared. After morphing into a rocket, Metamorphia sped away and Sonic tried following her. To his surprise, Sonic encountered Tails in the Grim Zone. However, this wasn't Tails but Metamorphia in disguise. She tried kicking Sonic into a fiery pit, but Sonic dodged and Metamorphia fell into the flames herself. Sonic assumed her to be dead and left the Zone, but Metamorphia had survived by morphing into a fireproof form.
The Pretender[]
In the Issue 31 story "The Pretender", Metamorphia tried once again to get the better of Sonic. Assuming the identity of "Cosmic the Hedgehog", a caped, green knock-off of Sonic, she appeared in the Emerald Hill Zone as it was under attack from a horde of Badniks. 'Cosmic' defeated the Badniks and introduced himself to the Freedom Fighters, claiming to be a superior hero to Sonic. Sonic didn't take kindly to being upstaged and the two decided to race to the end of the Emerald Hill Zone to determine who was the better hedgehog.
Sonic easily won the race, but it all turned out to be a ruse by Metamorphia to lure Sonic away from Emerald Hill Village while another squadron of Badniks arrived to destroy it. Metamorphia revealed herself to Sonic and attempted to capture him, but the heroic hedgehog escaped her grasp once again and sped back to the village. Metamorphia then took on Sonic's form (albeit green) and chased after him, but when she arrived at the village, the Badniks mistook her for the real Sonic and opened fire on her, seemingly vaporizing her. Sonic then destroyed the Badniks and saved his friends, but suspected that Metamorphia was probably still alive after changing into another form and escaping.
Face From the Past[]
After a lengthy absence, Metamorphia returned in the two-part story "Face From the Past". She assumed the false identity of Sonic's long-lost brother, Tonic the Hedgehog, and set a trap for the Freedom Fighters in the Jungle Zone. She joined a Badnik prison convoy, believing that the Freedom Fighters would be in the area to rescue the prisoners. When released from the cell, 'Tonic' told the group that he was Sonic's brother and that he wanted to join them. The others were willing to accept him, but Sonic didn't buy it. Tonic ran away in tears, taking cover in some undergrowth to contact Dr. Robotnik and tell him that the plan was working. Tails had followed to check on Tonic but overheard his conversation, prompting Metamorphia to drop her disguise and try to eliminate him.
Sonic and the others intervened before Metamorphia could kill Tails and she decided that she would have to kill them all at once. She morphed into a mass of sticky goo in order to engulf the team, but Sonic used his speed to whip her up and disorient her. Realising she was outnumbered, Metamorphia jumped over a waterfall and made her escape. She reported back to Robotnik, who was enraged that she had failed for the third time. She stated that she was determined for Robotnik to admire her because she adored him. Robotnik merely laughed at this, calling her a monster.
Cybernik Strikes Back[]
In the Sonic's World story "Cybernik Strikes Back", Metamorphia was charged with the task of eliminating Shortfuse the Cybernik. When Shortfuse and Tekno the Canary entered the Chemical Plant Zone to destroy one of Robotnik's factories, Metamorphia was waiting for them. She and Shortfuse fought whilst Tekno armed a bomb to blow up the factory. Metamorphia managed to subdue Shortfuse and capture Tekno, leaving the Cybernik to die as the factory exploded. When she returned to Citadel Robotnik, she told Robotnik what had happened and the doctor was furious. As punishment for allowing the factory to be destroyed on top of all her other failures, Robotnik stripped Metamorphia of her shape-shifting powers and sentenced her for Badnik processing.
Mystery Villain[]
In the Issue 83 Tails story "Mystery Villain", Metamorphia had been assigned to guard the Grim Zone from trespassers. Tails had entered the zone and she attacked him in her new Badnik battle-suit. Tails gave her quite a runaround until he lured her toward a towering industrial chimney. Metamorphia tried to blast Tails with her lasers, but Tails dodged the attack and the blast brought the chimney crashing down on Metamorphia. She pulled herself out of the rubble, her armour destroyed and her identity revealed. She began to weep over how she had repeatedly failed Robotnik and that he never appreciated her, and decided she would abandon him. Despite having her powers removed, Metamorphia underwent one final change: she morphed into a little bear girl and disappeared to start a new life. She has never been heard from since.
Abilities[]
Metamorphia possesses unparalleled shape-changing abilities. She is able to morph her entire body into different personas to disguise herself and get close to her foes, and can even morph different parts of her body into various weapons such as blades, hammers and even functional laser blasters. Depending on what form she takes, Metamorphia gains other powers as well, such as when she gained super-speed by mimicking Sonic.