Recap / Sonic the Hedgehog 4

This page is split into two games - Episode I and Episode II, with Episode Metal in between them.

Episode I

Picking up sometime after the events of Sonic 3 & Knuckles, with the Death Egg finally destroyed and Angel Island floating again, Sonic the Hedgehog parts with his companion Miles "Tails" Prower and heads off to explore new territories on his own. However, Sonic's break is cut short when a vengeful Dr. Eggman, who had survived their last encounter, has returned and has taken measures to get rid of Sonic by enhancing his past creations and mechs and bringing a new and improved army of Badniks.

Despite Dr. Eggman's best efforts however, Sonic destroys each of his refined creations and chases the madman to Splash Hill, where Eggman makes his departure into space. Using a rocket provided by Tails though, Sonic chases Eggman to his newest space station, the E.G.G. Station. There, Sonic defeats each of the creations and traps that Eggman reuses against him, including a powered-up Death Egg Robot. At the end, after defeating the Death Egg Robot, Sonic triggers a chain reaction that destroys the E.G.G. Station. Making it safely back to his planet, Sonic celebrates his victory in Splash Hill with his Animal friends. From there, the ending of the game will depend on the player's progress:

• If the player has not managed to collect the seven Chaos Emeralds, Sonic will be posing to the player in Splash Hill. After the credits, Eggman will then be shown in the Egg Mobile laughing at the player, as the text "TRY AGAIN" appears below him.
• If the player has managed to collect all seven Chaos Emeralds and also collects all of the Rings during the Splash Hill Zone sequence (by timing jumps perfectly as Sonic automatically runs) Sonic will use the Emeralds to turn into Super Sonic and pose to the player. If any of the rings are missed, the standard pre-credits pose without Super Sonic occurs. Regardless of which pose was triggered, after the credits, Sonic will then be making his classic pose before running to the right. Afterward, Eggman will appear in the Egg Mobile, laughing at the player before leaving the screen as well. Following a silhouette of Metal Sonic.

Episode Metal

Following his crushing and brutal defeat by Sonic on Stardust Speedway, a severely damaged and powerless Metal Sonic falls as he is left behind on Little Planet. A long time afterward, a screen floats down to the robot's remains. The screen shows Dr. Eggman as he finds the ruined Metal Sonic, who he shocks and reactivates. Eggman then commands the crippled Metal Sonic to leave Little Planet and summons him to Mad Gear Zone, which was built for the specific purpose of repairing and enhancing the robot. Revitalized, Metal Sonic is sent off to eliminate Sonic once and for all.

He soon arrives at the Lost Labyrinth Zone and explores the deeper parts of the ruins. Once he reaches an altar in a secret room hidden within the darkness, he finds a Mysterious Orb comprised of powerful energy, which is exactly what Eggman was searching the Labyrinth for. Metal Sonic approaches the orb and absorbs it into his system. With a massive surge of power, his body erupts with purple sparks and a purple aura as he tears through the stone walls of the Labyrinth with ease, leaving for the electric roads of Casino Street Zone.

In pursuit of Sonic, Metal Sonic finally reaches Splash Hill Zone. However, while he manages to locate his organic counterpart, he reaches the end of the Zone only to find Sonic and Tails taking off on the Tornado, heading for Sylvania Castle Zone. Metal Sonic quickly notices a rocket with Tails' insignia placed not too far from an open Capsule. Metal Sonic unleashes his new special attack to scare the surrounding Animals away as he takes the rocket for himself, flying off to trail the brotherly duo.

Episode II

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