It was meant to be a reboot of sorts for the franchise on its 15th anniversary, and it introduced a number of new characters that have been largely ignored over the years, which is why it is so surprising that Mephiles, an antagonist introduced in the title, is having something of a moment right now. As for why Mephiles, who basically the force behind the scenes in Sonic '06 driving its admittedly confusing plot forward, is even in conversation right now, we all collectively have Great Eastern Entertainment to thank as a new set of Sonic the Hedgehog plush from the company just so happens to include, of all things, a inch plush of Mephiles.
You can check out what it looks like below alongside other new plush like Whisper and Emerl:. Our first look at the newly listed Sonic The Hedgehog plushes from geanimation are here! From Mephiles, Whisper, Emerl, Dr.
As of right now, there is no release date or price attached to the Mephiles plush by Great Eastern Entertainment in the official listing. The Sonic the Hedgehog is currently available as a physical release for both Xbox and PlayStation 3, but was previously delisted from digital platforms. You can check out all of our previous coverage of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise right here.
Mephiles intended to fuse with Iblis, reuniting them into a single entity, Solaris, their original persona. To accomplish this, he traveled to the future and implied to Silver the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat that Sonic the Hedgehog was the cause of Iblis being released, which led to the destruction of their world. He sent the two back in time, having revealed his ability to them earlier when he told them that they needed to go back to the past to prevent Iblis's awakening, making them believe that killing Sonic in the present would save their future.
Along the way, as all three storylines progress, the three main characters discover how Mephiles was somehow involved in the incident which created the "Flames of Disaster", wielded by Princess Elise. Mephiles has a very pivotal role in all of the story-lines, throughout the course of the game.
He has the most direct role in Shadow's story. He also has a major role in Silver's story, as he manipulates Silver and Blaze into attempting to kill Sonic so that he can finally fuse with Iblis. While he himself has a very minor role in Sonic's story, where he is only seen when Sonic, Knuckles the Echidna and Miles "Tails" Prower are eavesdropping on his conversation with Silver and Blaze that ends with them time-traveling back to present-day Soleanna, his actions are still very much prevalent to Sonic's story, especially with his encounters with Silver.
When encountering Shadow again, Mephiles attempted to break Shadow's will to fight and join him much like Black Doom had previously tried by revealing that in the current future, the world and an unwilling E Omega would turn against Shadow and imprison him in suspended animation while keeping his hatred for Shadow a secret. Thus, he attempted to convince Shadow to join him, saying they would both get revenge on the world. However, Shadow proved immune to Mephiles' tactics, saying that he would determine his own destiny, leading to a battle between the two of them.
Though Shadow took the upper-hand, Mephiles knocked him into a wall with an energy blast and incapacitated him when he lowered his guard, but Omega intervened and drove Mephiles off. When Shadow along with Silver after foiling his second attempt on Sonic's life traveled back into the past at that point, he learned of Mephiles' true origin while Silver learned that Mephiles lied about Sonic being the Iblis Trigger. Omega, meanwhile, pursued Mephiles.
As he was being shot, the dark entity revealed to Omega that the latter was one that would imprison Shadow in the future, prompting the robot to shoot him with heavier artillery. Though stunned, Mephiles laughs and escapes from Omega before Shadow and Rouge arrive. Shadow, Omega, and Rouge later encountered Mephiles in a desert temple , though they were too late to stop him from getting the Chaos Emerald there. Again, Mephiles offered Shadow a chance to join him, but Shadow, knowing Mephiles' true intentions, flat-out refused the offer.
Mephiles was fought again and lost. After his seeming defeat, however, Mephiles proved immune to being imprisoned in a new Scepter of Darkness that Shadow tried to use on him, saying that it would not work on him anymore he implies that the reason he was immune was either due to his time traveling by ten years ago to absorb Shadow's shade during the moment he was being sealed in the present timeline [English version], or simply because he has absorbed Shadow's shade and copied his power altogether [Japanese version].
Mephiles then uses two Chaos Emeralds to create an army of clones of himself. He then boasts to Shadow that he can't defeat him, and asks why he is even bothering to protect a world that will eventually turn against him. Shadow replies, " If the whole world decides to become my enemy, then I will fight like I always have!
In the Last Story, Mephiles, having either escaped or simply survived the fight with Shadow, finds the purple Chaos Emerald. Possibly this point, he rather than progressing to the next scene traveled to the future to deceive Silver this is not specified, but it would explain how he had the purple Chaos Emerald and the knowledge of Sonic at this point.
Eventually, after Silver abandoned his mission, he uses it to warp to Sonic and Elise's location shortly after they escape Dr. Eggman's exploding Egg Carrier. He blinds them with the Emerald's powers, and projects an energy spear that impales Sonic from behind, killing him instantly. This act reveals that Mephiles' lie to Silver and Blaze about Sonic being the Iblis Trigger was actually partially true. Sonic's death would not stop Iblis's resurrection; instead, it would be the very event that would release Iblis from Elise's soul.
The key to Iblis's freedom was an event that would cause Elise to become so consumed with despair that she would cry, as she had formed a very close friendship with Sonic.
The princess cries over his death and, as a result, Iblis is released, allowing Mephiles to fuse with him and transform into Solaris.
Solaris is soon defeated in the final battle against Shadow, Silver and a revived Sonic in Super States before Elise goes back in time and extinguishes him when he was a mere flame. Mephiles in Sonic Rivals 2. Mephiles made a small appearance in Sonic Rivals 2 , as one of the collectible cards in the game. It can be acquired by getting an S Rank in Knock Out. Unlike most of the villains in the Sonic series, who are driven by a lust for power or revenge, Mephiles according to Shadow only seems to crave nothing more or less than violence and destruction.
He is portrayed as a heartless, malevolent, and ruthless sadist with no sense of compassion or empathy, and would do anything to accomplish his goals, even if it means taking innocent lives. Mephiles happens to take great pleasure and delight in hurting others and has been shown to have a very warped and twisted sense of humor, making him a very remorseless and unsympathetic being. For example, he made it his sole mission to cause pain to Elise throughout the entire course of the game, and even broke out into a maniacal laughter after ending Sonic's life.
This is also seen when he maliciously taunts Omega by telling him he would be reprogrammed to capture Shadow. Mephiles is also highly intelligent, persuasive, deceitful, and manipulative, capable of using and manipulating people to further his evil plans. This is shown when he preyed upon Silver's frustration and desire to save the world, by deceiving him into thinking that Sonic was responsible for the devastation of his future, knowing that killing Sonic would have done the exact opposite of what Silver was trying to achieve.
In addition, his intelligence was such that he could craft fallback plans in case his initial plans did not work.
This was especially evident in the Last Story, where Mephiles proceeded to kill Sonic, after Silver evidently stopped trying to kill Sonic. Perhaps what is most unsettling about him is that he is completely calm, emotionless, patient, and falsely affable, all of which especially helps out with his manipulative nature. He is not known to lose his temper or even raise his voice, even when angered, injured, or even when in imminent danger.
While not known to lose his temper, he can get enraged, shown when Shadow outright refused to join his destructive goals for the second time, but even then, did not lose his patience completely. Mephiles also has misanthropic and even nihilistic tendencies, as evidenced in his final fight against Shadow, where he asked why Shadow even bothers fighting at all, and why Shadow even bothers defending humanity when they will inevitably persecute him later.
However, it seems that he has some manners, as he bowed to Shadow after taking his form, though this was most likely done as a mocking gesture than actual politeness. Mephiles killing Sonic. It has also been speculated that Mephiles might also be somewhat of a coward, judging from several actions he displayed throughout the game:. Despite all this, however, he has demonstrated some fortitude, such as when he willingly let Omega beat him into submission and even laughed sadistically when the latter intensified in his attacks after he implied Omega's role in sealing away Shadow in the future.
Mephiles has shown limited interest in people, taking particular interest in Shadow, Silver, Omega and Sonic, the latter only because he needed to kill him. Mephiles is shown to hold a particular hatred for Shadow since it was he who sealed him in the Scepter of Darkness. This being said, Mephiles did not acknowledge Rouge, Blaze or Elise the former two is likely because they had little usefulness in his plans , individuals he had come in contact with or had been aware of, while the rest of the game's cast did not know of him just as much as he did them.
In the Japanese version of the game, he occasionally places emphasis on "s" sounds in a manner similar to hissing sounds, and also uses the pronoun Boku, implying that he has a more youthful demeanor. Mephiles is a being who may not have a material form at all. Subtle differences are applied, however, such as a far darker shade of various colors, a pale complexion, and bestial green eyes. He can also grow stronger by absorbing shadows, especially if it comes from the same type of shadow as the being whose shadow he absorbed earlier outside of time counts him as a very powerful character in the series.
This is especially evident with his second encounter, where he managed to effortlessly escape imprisonment from another Scepter of Darkness due to his present self having gone back in time absorbing Shadow's shade while the latter was sealing away Mephiles' past self although in the Japanese version, he merely states that he could not be sealed again due to absorbing Shadow's power via his shadow without even mentioning time travel.
When he emerges from his victims' shadow to confront them, he is also shown to be much faster. Mephiles can manipulate and move through time with an ability similar to Chaos Control. Whether or not this was due to taking Shadow's form through his shadow or it was one of his innate abilities is debatable; however, being one half of the time god Solaris, the latter seems more probable. In addition, he has enough control over his time manipulation to separate pursuing enemies, as evidenced by how he managed to escape Omega and Shadow after their first fight in the future.
His primary offensive technique is a massive sphere of black energy spawned from his hands that home in on their targets. He can also use the energy spheres to move himself and others through time. Since Mephiles absorbed Shadow's shade, he has the ability to physically become the shadow itself, as seen in the first boss fight against him.
Furthermore, he can alter his physical form to sink into the ground and merge with the shadow of another. He can also manipulate shadows to create "clones" of himself, although they are warped and imperfect without the power of the Chaos Emeralds.
He can also merge the clones together to make large shadow monsters. As seen in the "Showdown with Mephiles" cutscene, Mephiles can blast opponents away by firing shockwaves of energy at them. Mephiles' final attack used before fusing with Iblis to become Solaris was a beam of energy that he extends from his right hand to kill Sonic. Mephiles appears to be immortal, surviving every fight he takes part in, and whenever he is beaten he seems to just shift into his base form.
Whether or not he is capable of feeling pain is unknown; although he reacts to taking damage during his boss battles with Shadow, he merely stood and allowed himself to be shot multiple times when confronting Omega at Wave Ocean. Indeed, when defeated by Shadow a second time, he also declared himself to be immortal and invincible.
Because he is the mind and will of Solaris, Mephiles is very intelligent. This is shown in his ability as a skilled manipulator, being able to easily manipulate Silver and Blaze into nearly getting his desired result.
He is also shown to have adept knowledge on using modern technology, as evidence by knowing exactly which files in Dr. Eggman's computer to use when trying to persuade Silver to assassinate Sonic. This is most likely due to his apparently endless lifespan and time travel power allowing him to study the world around him for as long as he needs to. Mephiles is very skillful in the usage of the Chaos Emeralds' reality warping capabilities.
He can release unseen shockwaves from them, [4] have them instill visions in others, [5] blind opponents, [6] and warp the other six Emeralds to his location instantly using just one.
Presumably in the latter's case, he utilized the Chaos Emeralds' magnetic properties to pull this off. Still, he's an obscure character to pull out of the pantheon of other, more well known Sonic characters. Mephiles only has one notable Sonic appearance and, unfortunately for him, it was in the infamous franchise reboot Sonic the Hedgehog , more commonly known at Sonic Although Sonic 06 wasn't as disliked by more diehard fans of the franchise as it was by critics and casual Sonic fans, it was absolutely a low point for the series.
Mephiles was one of the game's main antagonists but hasn't made much of an appearance in other games following In Sonic 06 , Mephiles is a manifestation of the evil desires and mind of the sun god Solaris.
To contain Solaris, the god was split into two pieces: Mephiles and Iblis. Mephiles was trapped inside the Scepter or Book of Darkness by Shadow when he traveled back in time with Silver to try and stop Iblis' destruction of the world in the future.
Mephiles later escapes the Scepter of Darkness and takes a similar likeness to Shadow. During the final act of the game, Mephiles kills Sonic only for him to be revived by the power of the Chaos Emeralds and a kiss from Elise, the human princess of the land of Soleanna.
After being revived, Sonic joins Shadow and Silver in destroying Mephiles once and for all after he merged with Iblis to become the full god Solaris. Because he dies in Sonic 06 , Mephiles isn't really in a whole lot of other Sonic games.
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