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This article is about the second episode from the 2015 series. For the 2006 series counterparts, see The New Threat (2006 Series)


The New Threat is the second episode in the reboot of Super Mario Bros. Z, and the second of the Metallix Saga. It follows the plot of the 2006 series' third episode of the same name, involving a battle sequence between newcomer Yoshi and Metallix. The episode plans were unveiled on February 11, 2016, and (at the time) scheduled to release on April 22, 2016 as the 10th anniversary of the first episode in 2006. Despite complications citing Mark's health, the first episode of the reboot becoming a private video, and subsequent disappearance from social media, Mark returned and confirmed seeking to renew development of the series. [1] On February 2, 2020, Mark uploaded the first scene from the episode. [2] After reaching 9,000 followers on Twitter, Mark uploaded a snippet from the second scene. [3] A third preview was uploaded on February 13, 2020, [4] with an additional preview from the same scene uploaded on February 22. [5] A fourth preview was uploaded on November 24. [6] A fifth preview was uploaded on March 25. [7] The episode was released on May 2, 2021. [8]

Synopsis[]

Sonic and Shadow become acquainted in the Mushroom Kingdom, and receive the Mario Bros. and Yoshi's help to find the Chaos Emeralds. Meanwhile, Bowser is on the rebound from his previous battle, receiving aid from a sinister scientist, as a brand new threat starts his hunt for the Chaos Emeralds as well...

Plot[]

The episode begins with the menacing robot that slew the Goomba from before standing atop a hill, looking over the horizon. He observes his Chaos Emerald, before declaring that he must find the rest. He then flies off into the distance.

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Later on, at Peach's Castle, Mario and Luigi stand with the two hedgehogs who saved Princess Peach earlier. The hedgehogs introduce themselves as Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog. Peach and Toadsworth express their gratitude, and Peach offers them to stay in the Mushroom Kingdom for as long as they like. However, Sonic says that their arrival in the kingdom wasn’t to socialize and asks for a "favor." Shadow protests, not wanting others to get involved in their affairs. Still, Sonic states the locals’ knowledge of the world they’re in could help them find the Chaos Emeralds. The mentioning of them items confuses everyone in the room. Sonic explains that the Emeralds are from the same dimension as he and Shadow, and their being in the kingdom resulted from an “accident.” He then asks Shadow to explain what the Chaos Emeralds are, and Shadow reluctantly agrees.

Meanwhile, at Bowser's Castle, Bowser, accompanied by his son, Bowser Jr., is still recuperating after his recent beating from Mario. Kamek tries to make him feel better with Blaargtail soup, only to have the bowl splashed on him due to Bower's disdain of it being "stone-cold" while it was scalding him. In the brief moment of comic relief, a silhouetted stranger walks in Bowser's throne room, asking Bowser about his earlier defeat. Angered by the question, Bowser insults him in response, calling him "Baldy McNosehair." The man corrects Bowser, asking to be addressed as "the greatest scientific genius in the world," Doctor Eggman. Unfazed, Bowser demanded his reason for entering his throne room and Eggman asks Bowser if he had reconsidered his "proposal". Bowser quips that he isn't his type, Eggman laughs and clarifies that he was referring to his offer for an alliance. He also tells Bowser that he came across information that will help him destroy Mario, much to Bower's liking. Eggman then presents a large red gem that captivates Bowser, who asks what it is. Eggman tells Bowser that is a Chaos Emerald, one of seven miracle gems that ended up in the dimension with him. Intrigued, Bowsers tells Eggman to tell him more about the Chaos Emeralds, to which Eggman agrees.

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In their separate tellings, shown simultaneously to the audience, Shadow and Eggman explain that the Chaos Emeralds are gems of unknown origin and great power, capable of generating near-limitless energy and that one itself can warp reality. They then explain that should one combine the power of all seven Emeralds, they will achieve ultimate power and become unstoppable. The information horrifies Peach and Toadsworth, while Bowser is delighted. Toadsworth opts for search parties to find the Chaos Emeralds, but Sonic decides against it, not wanting to risk the Emeralds falling into the wrong hands or cause a panic with the search parties. Sonic asks Mario and Luigi for help, and the brothers agree, much to Shadow's displeasure. At his side, Bowser agrees to work with Eggman, and summons his warriors, the Koopa Bros., to search for the Chaos Emeralds and to bring down Mario and Luigi should they get in the way.

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Outside of Peach’s Castle, the three heroes, joined by Yoshi, go their separate ways to find the Chaos Emeralds while Wario and Waluigi trail them to find the gems for themselves and make a profit. Neither party is able to find the Chaos Emeralds until Luigi finds the White Chaos Emerald after crashing into a plateau. He goes to grab the Emerald, but encounters Wario and suffers from his Wario Waft. Wario then runs off with the Emerald and drives away with Waluigi in his car. Luigi manages to grab onto the trunk of the car, but Waluigi kicks him off. However, Yoshi catches Luigi and continues pursuing the Wario Bros. With the aid of a Dash Pepper, Luigi and Yoshi give chase and manage to corner the Wario Bros. on top of a plateau in the nearby forest. They fight over the Emerald, but are soon stopped when two missiles blast Wario and Waluigi away and leaves Yoshi hanging off of a damaged cliff. Luigi reaches to save Yoshi, but Yoshi falls into the forest. Luigi panics and goes to find Mario and the others.

Yoshi falls into the forest but keeps the Chaos Emerald safe. As he searches for a way out of the forest, the menacing robot from before lands and demands the Chaos Emerald. Yoshi steps back, guarding the Emerald against the robot, sensing his malice. Having grown impatient, the robot attacks Yoshi, striking him with a haymaker, and sending him through several trees. The robot then attempts to take the Emerald. Quickly recovering, Yoshi uses his tongue to retrieve the Emerald and swallows it. The robot demands Yoshi to spit out the Emerald, only to have Yoshi blech in his face. Amused but undeterred by Yoshi’s antics, the robot produces a minigun from his arm and chases him throughout the forest with an onslaught of gunfire. At the same time, Yoshi uses his Egg Roll to evade. The robot then forms massive missile launchers on his shoulders and fires at Yoshi, sending him airborne. The robot knocks Yoshi into the air before sending him crashing into the ground.

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Back outside of Peach’s Castle, Sonic, Mario, and Shadow reconvene, each of them having no luck in finding a Chaos Emerald. From behind, Luigi returns in a panic and frantically explains the events that have transpired up to this point. Sonic and Shadow become alarmed at Luigi’s mentioning of “missiles,” and that Yoshi is still alone in the vicinity of the missile crater with the Chaos Emerald. With no further time for questions, Shadow speeds ahead as Sonic tells Mario that they need to find Yoshi immediately. Mario and Luigi then use Cape Feathers and take off into the sky after Sonic and Shadow.

In the interim, at the fight's location, the robot advances towards Yoshi, who lies unconscious in a crater from his assailant's attacks. The Chaos Emerald begins to shine in Yoshi’s stomach. Its power rejuvenates Yoshi, bringing him back into the fight with greatly enhanced physical abilities. Using his newly increased strength and speed and his new abilities to fly and lay explosive eggs, Yoshi begins to turn the tide of battle in his favor. But the robot, unrelenting, fights back hard, and the two engage in a furious battle that ravages the landscape around them. The robot begins to utilize the power of the Blue Chaos Emerald already in his possession to bolster his abilities and overwhelms Yoshi. Refusing to back down, Yoshi lays his explosive eggs to catch the robot off guard and attempts to swallow and trap him within a much bigger egg. Yoshi tosses the large egg the robot was trapped inside of, and it creates a massive explosion that destroys the surrounding area.

Weary from the fight and believing that he is victorious, Yoshi begins to limb away from the scarred and burning battleground. However, a whirring sound stops him, much to his horror. The robot blasts out of the rubble, slowly advancing through towards Yoshi, the obligation to kill clear in his eyes. Yoshi tries to escape, but the robot blocks his path. Yoshi tries to use his tongue to trap him again, but the robot grabs his tongue uses it to give Yoshi a prolonged beating. He slams Yoshi into a plateau, causing him to cough up the Chaos Emerald, and the robot takes it. The robot then proceeds to savagely beat Yoshi with powerful blows before taking him into the air and throwing him into the plateau with a sound crash.

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With the battle over, the robot comments on his achievement in acquiring the Chaos Emerald, but is annoyed by how much effort he exerted to retrieve it. Regardless, the robot swears to find all of the Emeralds and complete his power, even if he has to tear the world apart. Hearing a groan, the robot turns to find Yoshi still alive after the fight. He deduces that it was the Chaos Emerald's power that gave Yoshi his increased strength. The robot proceeds to strangle him for his opposition, finding enjoyment in the act. However, before the robot could finish Yoshi off, his sensors pick up Mario and Luigi, and then detect Sonic and Shadow closing in on his location. He is shocked to find that Sonic and Shadow are in the Mushroom Kingdom after he had stranded them on "that dead planet." He steps forward and prepares to engage them in battle, but quickly decides against it as the emerald glows. Seemingly talking to himself as he changes his mind, he opts instead to gather the Emeralds first and deal with Sonic and Shadow later, and flies away.

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The heroes arrive too late to catch the robot, much to Sonic's frustration, but find Yoshi still alive. Shadow berates Sonic for his lack of urgency, stating that the robot, now identified as Metallix, has a head start over them. Sonic fires back, claiming that it was because of him that the Chaos Emeralds were teleported to the Mushroom Kingdom in the first place. Shadow himself, retorts that it was the better option than letting Metallix reach his perfect form while Sonic was left defeated in "what remained of their homeworld." Amidst their arguing, Mario demands to know who Metallix is and what happened to Yoshi. Sonic promises to tell Mario everything, despite his avoidance and Shadow's protest, after they get Yoshi some medical attention. Mario agrees and they head back to Peach's Castle with Yoshi in tow.

Battles[]

Luigi and Yoshi vs. Wario and Waluigi[]

Luigi and Yoshi vs Wario and Waluigi
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Fighters Luigi, Yoshi
Wario, Waluigi
Location Grass Land
Forms Dash Yoshi
Winner None (interrupted by Metallix)


Luigi manages to find the white Chaos Emeralds but quickly encounters Wario, who blasts him with his Wario Waft. Wario makes a quick escape with the Emerald, thus beginning the chase. Luigi recovers and goes after Wario. Wario meets up with Waluigi, and they both drive away in the Wario Car, but Luigi manages to grab the back of the car and hangs on. As Wario drives, Waluigi notices Luigi hanging on. He stomps Luigi’s face, forcing him off of the vehicle and plummeting on the road.

Yoshi arrives and gives Luigi a ride on his back in the nick of time, and Luigi feeds Yoshi a Dash Pepper to provide him with a speed boost. Ahead, Wario finds the two still in pursuit and demands Waluigi to deal with them. Waluigi then unleashes a barrage of Bob-ombs at the duo. Yoshi dodges the bombs with great speed. Luigi uses his Hammer to knock them away before sending one back into Wario’s car. The Bob-omb explodes, destroying the vehicle, and sending Wario and Waluigi crashing into the ground. Luigi and Yoshi give chase and manage to corner the Wario Bros. on top of a mountain in the nearby forest. In comedic fashion, they fight over the Emerald. Suddenly two missiles fly out from nowhere and blast Wario and Waluigi away, leaving Yoshi hanging off a damaged cliff. Luigi reaches to save Yoshi, but Yoshi falls into the forest. Luigi panics and goes to find Mario and the others.


Yoshi vs. Metallix[]

Yoshi vs. Metallix
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Fighters Yoshi, Metallix
Location Grass Land
Forms Chaos Yoshi, Chaos Metallix
Winner Metallix


Metallix charges and punches Yoshi in the face, sending him flying through several trees and crashing into a mountain wall. Yoshi collapses but recovers in time to see Metallix make a run for the White Chaos Emerald. Yoshi catches the Emerald in his tongue and puts it in his mouth. Angered, Metallix demands Yoshi to spit the Chaos Emerald out. But Yoshi belches in his face. Metallix chuckles and tells Yoshi that he’ll just have to take Emerald from his remains. He then forms a minigun on his arm and fires at Yoshi. Moving into his Egg Roll maneuver, and evades the bullets prompting Metallix to give chase. Metallix quickly catches Yoshi and forms missile launchers on his shoulder before firing a barrage. The missiles blast Yoshi around in his Egg Roll before sending him airborne. Taking advantage, Metallix kicks Yoshi into the air and ascends higher over him. He then charges down with a Homing Attack, breaking Yoshi’s egg shielding sending him crashing into the ground. Metallix then lands, looking onto the crater where Yoshi landed.

Not letting up Metallix advances to Yoshi’s crater. In the hole, Yoshi is unconscious. However, in his stomach, the Chaos Emerald resonates, and Yoshi wakes up with his eyes shining with its power. As Metallix approaches, a burst of energy emerges from the crater, much to Metallix surprise. He sees Yoshi, power-up tossing an egg in his before throwing it at him. Metallix opens fire, and the egg erupts in a tremendous explosion, sending him crashing into a plateau. Irritated, Metallix rises up to resume the fight, and  Yoshi head-butts and crashes Metallix through the hill, knocking him into the air. Yoshi takes flight after Metallix with his new powers and batters him with a combo of punches, kicks, and tail swipes. He smacks Metallix high with his tails and hits him with a strong Ground Pound into the forest. With Metallix down, Yoshi lays three supercharged eggs and throws them at Metallix.

Metallix rises back up and evades the eggs, leaving them to explode upon hitting the ground. With Yoshi distracted, Metallix kicks Yoshi into the distance. Flying back around, Yoshi charges at full speed, and Metallix readies his fists to fight. Yoshi swings with a whirlwind of fists and legs, but Metallix dodges and even counters every blow. Yoshi throws a punch, but Metallix catches his fist and strikes back with a punch of his own. He then beats Yoshi with heavy strikes before sending him off with a kick and ricocheting into the mountains. Metallix peruses, and three eggs flying towards him from where Yoshi crashed. He arms himself with his minigun and fires at the eggs, detonating them from a distance. As the explosion subsides, Yoshi charges with an egg in hand and crashes it into Metallix's face, causing it to explode. The ensuing blast knocks them both back, and Yoshi latches onto Metallix’s leg with his tongue. He then spins Metallix and tosses him to a nearby plateau below. The plateau crumbles on top of Metallix, and Yoshi begins to show fatigue from the ongoing battle.

Energy erupts beneath the rubble on the ground, and Metallix bursts free with a powerful aura around him.  Using the Blue Chaos Emerald, he uses Chaos Control to teleport. Metallix then hits Yoshi with a heavy punch to the gut, nearly causing him to spit out the White Chaos Emerald. Not letting up, he furious attack Yoshi repeatedly with fierce attacks before stomping him to the ground. Yoshi lays more explosive eggs and throws Metallix off guard, leaving him open to being swallowed by Yoshi. Yoshi is barely able to keep Metallix in his mouth as he put up a hard fight. Straining himself, Yoshi lays Metallix in a giant egg. He tosses it into the distance, and it explodes in an enormous blast.

The explosion clears, and Yoshi emerges seemingly victorious. Aching, he beings to wearily walk from the battle zone. However, a mechanical noise breaks the silence, much to Yoshi's horror. Metallix then emerge from the rocks in a blast of rubble and fire. Yoshi tries to flee but is stopped by Metallix. Yoshi tries to catch Metallix, but Metallix grabs his tongue before beating and slamming him to the ground and takes him in the air. Metallix continues to beat Yoshi and swings him down hard through the Grass Land and into a plateau. He then kicks Yoshi in the stomach, causing him to cough up the White Chaos Emerald, which Metallix takes.

Deciding to finish it, Metallix hammers Yoshi with an Ultra Combo and throws him down into the plateau. With the fight over, Metallix leaves with the Chaos Emerald in hand.

Major Events[]

  • Yoshi, Doctor Eggman, Bowser Jr., and the Koopa Bros. make their debut.
  • Mario and Luigi join Sonic and Shadow in their search for the Chaos Emeralds.
    • Yoshi joins the heroes.
  • Bowser and Doctor Eggman enter an alliance to collect the Chaos Emeralds and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom.
    • Doctor Eggman reveals he has the Red Chaos Emerald in his possession.
  • Yoshi and Metallix fight.
  • Metallix defeats Yoshi and obtains the White Chaos Emerald.


Characters[]

Transformations[]

  • Dash Yoshi
  • Cape Mario
  • Cape Luigi
  • Chaos Yoshi

Cameo Appearances[]

  • Naval Piranha
  • Poochy
  • Petey Piranha
  • Mr. Game and Watch
  • Banana Bomb

Differences from the Original Series[]

Overview[]

This episode is the second in the series, as opposed to the original's counterpart being the third.

Major Differences[]

  • Eggman's identity is revealed on his very first appearance, which is this episode. In the original series, his identity was never revealed, although Haynes planned to reveal it in the ninth episode.
  • The Chaos Emerald found in the episode is now the white one, as opposed to the original series's red one.[9]
    • The Red Chaos Emerald appears in the possession of Eggman.
  • The Mushroom Kingdom map from the original series has been slightly redesigned.[10]
  • There are new scenes focusing on the Koopa Bros., Luigi and Wario and Waluigi. [11]
    • There is also a brand new scene separating the hunt for the Chaos Emeralds and the battle between Yoshi and Metallix.[12]
    • There is a new sequence where Luigi & Yoshi and Wario & Waluigi fight for the Chaos Emerald.
  • Yoshi's battle is significantly longer, and more intense, compared to the original series.
    • Yoshi enters a brand new Chaos Emerald-empowered state. This enabled Yoshi to fight on par with Metallix.

Minor Difference[]

  • Metallix rarely curls up into a ball, as only time he's seen doing that in the new series is when he charges down on Yoshi to break his egg and strike him onto the ground.
    • Instead, he leaps up from the hill and then blasts off into the distance in a stream of light for most of the time.
  • There is a new scene where the gang set off for their Chaos Emerald hunt.[13]
    • It is here where Yoshi joins the group, as opposed to Mario heading to Grass Land to find him.
  • There are new scenes during the hunt for the Chaos Emeralds.
    • Sonic races past Boshi, leaving him stunned at how fast he is.
    • Yoshi bashes a tree with his shoulder to knock an apple down to eat. Luigi mimics him, only to have comical amount of apples fall on him.
  • Luigi finds the Chaos Emerald instead of Yoshi.
  • Yoshi falls into the woods instead of in an open terrain.
  • Luigi transforms into Cape Luigi.
  • Metallix acquires the Chaos Emerald during the fight.
  • Rather than attempt to finish off Yoshi with an energy blast, Metallix attempts to choke Yoshi until he suffocates.
  • Mario and Luigi carry Yoshi together, rather than Mario carrying him on his back.


Other[]

  • The first scene of the original series' seventh episode is remade in this episode.
    • Bowser Jr. replaces Kammy in this scene.
    • Doctor Eggman's identity is revealed in this episode, as opposed to being kept secret.
    • The Koopa Bros. are employed to go after the Chaos Emeralds.
  • Sonic confirms that Shadow was the one who sent the Chaos Emeralds to Mario's world in this episode, as opposed to the following episode.

Deleted Scene[]

  • During the emerald hunt montage in episode 2 there was going to be a scene where Luigi would split up with Yoshi before he inspects the pipe with the piranha plant in it. However this was cut because of the music length.[14] It was asked whether Haynes still had this scene archived, however he confirmed that it had been deleted along with every other deleted scenes.[15]
  1. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1223019705465634816?s=09
  2. https://twitter.com/smbzarchive/status/1682422120364621824?s=46&t=xUxHMIIrk9H4haNOD991YQ
  3. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1225400862924845060?s=19
  4. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1227998034891563011?s=19
  5. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1231221621920354304?s=19
  6. https://youtu.be/qzQQGF_X27g
  7. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1375136824427954186?s=19
  8. https://youtu.be/XWDdTIzAwCI
  9. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1261298742709366785?s=19
  10. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1244732309145878530?s=19
  11. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1223047915263926275?s=19
  12. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1245580092404690947?s=19
  13. https://twitter.com/AlvinSmbz/status/1239565873351987207?s=19
  14. https://discord.com/channels/673398228703641600/673404273421189140/1157798995360489523
  15. https://discord.com/channels/673398228703641600/673404273421189140/1157798536222613524

Credits[]

Credits
Written By: Mark Haynes
Animated By: Mark Haynes
Story Based On: Dragon Ball Z by Akira Toriyama
Programs Used: Adobe Flash CS3
Audacity
Paintshop Pro 9
Sony Vegas Pro 12
Swift3D
Swivel
Sprites: Deviantart
Mario Fan Games Galaxy
Spriters Resource
Custom Sprites By: Mark Haynes
Sean Hicks
King Asylus
Shadefalcon
Ridgetroopa
Entrail
Cary "Beetle" Frank
LoneWolfAlpha250
XFireMH
Additional Artwork By: Mark Haynes
Cotton-Gravy
Andi Wamboldt
Rom2Watt
Eyecatch Intermissions By: Kai Jordan ("Kirikai")
SMBZ Logo and Speech Bubbles By: Jon Lambert
Opening Theme: Mario Minor by Power Glove
Credits Theme: SM64 Credits Guitar Cover By FamilyJules7X
Music: SMB Stage Complete Metal Guitar By Charlie Parra Del Riego
Dark Samus Awaits - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Peach's Castle Theme - Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Bowser's Theme - Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Eggman Land Theme - Sonic Unleashed
The Earth's Fate - Dragon Ball Super
Title Theme - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Green Horn Forest - Wario World
Athletic Theme (Super Mario World) - Dr. Pez + Songelereveur
Boss Challenge - Diddy Kong Racing
Fatality Theme - Mortal Kombat 2
Young Frankenstein - Dramatic Music
Koopa Castle Emerges (Super Mario World) by DSC
Yoshi's Victory Theme - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario's Victory Theme - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Type-03 - Mick Gordon
Mario's House - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Devastation (Buu Saga) - Bruce Faulconer
Devastation (Android Saga) - Bruce Faulconer
OC Remix: Super Mario Bros. 3 'Pipes' By Seventh Epic
Sounds Effects: Toei Animation
Namco Bandai
Mugen
Digital Extremes
Codemasters
Nintendo
Sega
Dedicated To: Monty Oum (1981 - 2015)
Satoru Iwata (1959 - 2015)
Special Thanks: Chris "Kirbopher" Niosi
ArcLad84
Great Lange
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SterlingQuinn
Tonberry2K
TheGuy07
GameBoyLuke
R1665
Earoist
Invicta
Darkwraith Turk
Khyle Hamilton
Alen Alic
Kias Wersonst
Akira Toriyama
Shigeru Miyamoto
Yuji Naka
My Fans
Uncredited: Chris "Kirbopher" Niosi as Wario and Waluigi
King Asylus as Waluigi
John Mondelli as Metallix

Reception[]

The episode's release premiere was viewed live by over 25k people. By the following day, the episode was viewed by over 158k people. After being posted on Newgrounds, it appeared on the site's homepage. After one week, the episode had over 450k views. After a month, it had gained 800k views on Youtube. On June 19th, the episode surpassed one million views with over 40k likes.

Trivia[]

  • This episode shares the same title as the first episode of Dragon Ball Z.
  • This was originally the first episode to introduce text scrolling in the text boxes. However, Mark later remastered episode 1 to include text scrolling, among other changes, in order to bring the episode to his level of standards.
  • Coincidentally, Metallix was the featured character for the previews of both this episode and the previous.
  • The use of the Super Mario All-Stars tile-set in the design of Bowser's Castle is a homage to the late Randy Solem's Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom; a series that made heavy use of the sprites from the game.[1]
  • Prior to his reveal, Mark Haynes posted a preview of the episode featuring Doctor Eggman, but replaced his silhouette to reveal Humpty Dumpty from the movie Puss in Boots instead. This is a joke as to how Eggman spent the entirety of his screen-time as a silhouette in the original series, and the fact that both he and Humpty were egg-themed antagonists.[2]
  • The final release of the episode features an updated text-box image for Metallix, whereas previews for the episode used the text-box image seen in the previous episode.
    • Based on feedback from fans on the updated text-box image, Mark Haynes decided to update Metallix's sprites to reflect his new spines that are curved upward. This involved editing each scene Metallix was featured in and updating the sprites used.
  • The Banana Bomb briefly appears during the Chaos Emerald hunt montage, specifically during the segment where Mario is traveling through four different warp-pipes. The Banana Bomb can be seen flying from the green pipe to the orange pipe when Mr. Game and Watch and Petey Piranha emerge from the pipes.
  • When Wario and Waluigi are sent flying away by Metallix's missiles, they both shout, "We're blasting off again!!!" This is a reference to the Team Rocket trio from the Pokémon anime series, who shout the phrase each time they're defeated and subsequently sent flying away by an attack or other means.
    • The voice line in question was dubbed by Chris "Kirbopher" Niosi, a fellow Newgrounds user who is best known for his web-series, Terrain of Magical Expertise.[3]
  • There are numerous references to the Dragon Ball series during the battle between Yoshi and Metallix.
    • The first encounter between Yoshi and Metallix is based on the first encounter between Piccolo and Cell.
    • The exchange of blows between Yoshi and Metallix also resembles Vegeta's struggle to land a blow on Super Buu (Gohan absorbed) before Buu struck back with a series of savage blows before kicking him into a mountain in Dragon Ball Z's Fusion Saga part of the Majin Buu Arc.
      • The shots of Yoshi and Metallix clashing with one another in the air during the exchange greatly resembles the shot of Goku clashing with Jiren at the beginning of the opening animation for Dragon Ball Super's Universe Survival Saga.
    • Metallix dragging Yoshi's face against a cliffside mirrors a segment of the battle between Goku and Broly in Dragon Ball Super: Broly, where Broly performed the same action against Goku.
  • The music syncing to Metallix's attacks near the end of the battle references the same audio effect that occurs when a combatant performs an Ultra Combo in Killer Instinct. (2013)
    • Incidentally, the battle's music track is Fulgore's theme, "Type-03", from Killer Instinct (2013). A portion of Metallix's voice clips also belongs to Fulgore.
  • The scene where Luigi flies into a wall, pulls his gave from it and has a group of Marios surrounding his head is based on a similar scene from Aladdin, where Iago crashed into a pillar after evading the Sultan on Aladdin's flying carpet. [4]
  • Boshi and Sonic's interaction is reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner from Looney Tunes.
  • Wario's Wario Car having a warning on it's wing mirror is based on a scene from Jurassic Park, where Dr. Alan Grant's Jeep Wrangler wing mirror had a warning reading "objects in mirror may be closer than they appear".
  • The battle between Metallix and Yoshi was originally going to use the music track, "Circuitry (Predator Mix)" by Front Line Assembly, but ultimately "Type-03" by Mick Gordon was used instead. [5]
  • When Sonic introduced himself and Shadow, the quote "No relation" spoken by Sonic is presumed be a homage to Buster and Babs Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures.

References[]

Episode Navigation
Metallix Saga Metallix Saga Intro
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