Sonic Universe Issue 51


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Sonic Universe #51 is the fifty-first issue of the Sonic Universe comic series by Archie Comics, released in April 2013. It contains the second part of the crossover Worlds Collide.

Publisher's Summary
“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!

When Worlds Collide - Part Two: Mistaken Identities

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While Rock is talking with Dr. Light, who is working on a robot named Bond Man, Roll appears and calls them to see the news, saying that Proto Man is fighting unknown robots in Downtown. Rock changes into Mega Man and helps Proto Man, who was injured in the battle, and goes after the four Roboticized Masters.

Meanwhile, in other world, Sonic the Hedgehog is wondering what happened to his friends. He was supposed to do some adventuring with Tails in the Mystic Ruins, but he was nowehre to be found, Knuckles was not guarding the Master Emerald in Angel Island, and Amy was also missing. Sonic asks the Chaotix to help him search for them, each searching in different places. In a rainy city, the three members of the Chaotix, Vector, Espio, and Charmy, are looking for Sonic's friends. Copy Robot appears and captures the Chaotix by using a shot that teleports them.

In Mega Man's world, Mega Man is fighting against the Roboticized Masters and is suddenly hit by a blue blur. The four Roboticized Masters and the blue blur use a Warp Ring to escape, and Mega Man follows them to the Green Hill Zone in Sonic's world. Meanwhile, Silver the Hedgehog appears to talk with Sonic about a disturbance in time and space that he detected, and he is captured by the Copy Robot. Sonic goes after the Copy Robot, and nearby, the Roboticized Masters break up and Mega Man goes after the fast blue blur, Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic and Copy Robot go out of their pursues view, who fight each other. Tails Man transmits the battle for Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman, the two loving to see it and celebrating.

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.

Appearances
Mega Man
 * Rock / Mega Man
 * Dr. Light
 * Roll
 * Proto Man
 * Dr. Wily
 * Copy Robot
 * Bond Man (leg only)

Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Doctor Eggman
 * Metal Sonic
 * Tails Man
 * Knuckles Man
 * Rose Woman
 * Shadow Man
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Espio the Chameleon
 * Charmy Bee
 * Silver the Hedgehog

Trivia

 * The standard cover art is based on the character select screen from the crossover game Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.
 * The background of the variant cover art depicts the Sky Sanctuary Zone from the game Sonic &amp; Knuckles.
 * The robot that Dr. Light was working on was Bond Man, a Robot Master planned for the first Mega Man game.
 * The Copy Robot wears a scarf identical to the one used by Mega Man?.
 * Dr. Wily is with his appearance from Mega Man 8 in the Off Panel.