Mephiles first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog, released in 2006 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. He is the primary antagonist of Sonic the Hedgehog. Mephiles was created due to a failed experiment on the sun god Solaris. Solaris was split into two halves, resulting in Iblis and Mephiles. Mephiles was sealed shortly after his birth inside the Scepter of Darkness, until he was set free by an incident ten years later involving Shadow, Rouge, and Dr. Eggman.
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After he was released, Mephiles initiated his plan to become Solaris again. He would find a way to make Princess Elise cry, resulting in Iblis being released, which will allow him to fuse back together into Solaris. Mephiles succeeded in his plan by killing Sonic the Hedgehog, the only character in the entire series to succeed in doing this. Mephiles and Iblis fused together, making Solaris whole once more. However, Solaris was defeated by Super Sonic, Super Shadow, and Super Silver, and Mephiles along with Iblis were presumably erased from existence.
Mephiles has three known forms. The first form is basically just a mass of darkness. His second form looks almost identical to Shadow the Hedgehog. The differences are that he has green eyes, slit pupils, no mouth, and anything that is red on Shadow is a pale powder blue on Mephiles. His third form is a crystalline, anthropomorphic hedgehog with no visible mouth, nose, or feet. His eyes have also changed to a red color, with his green pupils becoming more noticeable.
Mephiles' Abilities
- Shapeshifting
- Time Travel
- Dark Energy Blasts
- Self-Cloning
- Energy Shockwaves
- Dark Chaos Lance
- Chaos Blast
- Chaos Spear
- Chaos Control
- Near Immortality
- High Intelligence
- Teleportation
Mephiles' Quotes
"AH HA HA HA HA! Oh, how ironic fate can be." - Mephiles introducing himself to Shadow after being freed from the Scepter of Darkness
"What you gave me, I now return to you! A one-way ticket to oblivion!" - Mephiles transporting Shadow and Rouge into the future
"Drown in darkness!" - Mephiles Phase 2 battling Shadow
Mephiles Trivia
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Once Solaris Phase 2 is defeated, a faint "NOOOOOOO!" can be heard. This is most likely Mephiles.
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Ian Flynn, who is the head writer for the Sonic Archie comic series, thinks that Time Eater from Sonic Generations is kind of like a reborn Mephiles, a portion that survived his defeat and the paradox that prevented his existence. There is a ton of evidence suggesting this, so I may make a post about it one day or have the guy who told me about it help me.