been having a lot metal sonic thoughts lately. i really like the idea of him eventually turning against eggman and leading a badnik rebellion against him. i think it would be really fitting for metal sonic to be the one to actually take eggmans empire down, and it would be him doing something that sonic would never be able to do on his own (because of sonic's pacifism, his sympathies towards eggman in particular, and because i don't think sonic would ever be able to unite or lead badniks like an actual robot could). i think that's the only way sonic and metal sonic could end up on the same side, for metal sonic to prove his own worth to himself FOR himself as an individual, and for sonic to admit that he did something he couldn't (and probably also tell him he's proud of him, because he would be). metal and the other badniks could then live in the remains of eggman's cities and bases and become allies to the freedom fighters/the restoration (depending on what canon we're using). and in their self-actualization they find they're a lot more capable than they ever were under eggman's control