Talk:Sonic the Hedgehog vs Mega Man/@comment-2197224-20150702214743/@comment-2197224-20150703180750

Fair enough- although in terms of actual powerups (Rather than Weapons, which might be what you're thinking of.), it's mostly quite even. Whilst Mega Man might have an E-Tank or Mystery Tank with him, you've likewise got Sonic and his Shield Monitors (Fire, Lightning, Water), which could help him survive some of Mega Man's more "elemental" attacks (IE. Flame Blast, Thunder Beam) early on.

And whilst yes he does have the Super Peel-Out, it actually increases his acceleration rather than his actual top speed, which does not increase. Whilst he could go faster than Quick Man in his Super Form (Again, for only a maximum of 50 seconds, so his victory will depend on if he can either finish off or sufficiently damage Mega Man within that time.), he's limited to Mach 1 (Approximately 763mph) unassisted in his regular blue form. Still very fast indeed, but enough for Mega Man to effectively keep track of considering his success in defeating similarly fast and agile opponents. It'll be difficult sure due to Sonic constantly spinning and bouncing around like a blood-crazed pinball, but for the reasons mentioned above, by no means impossible.

Another thing I think will swing it in Mega Man's favour is the Blue Bomber's preference to strategy rather than charging in and relying mostly on sheer speed and power with little thought ("I have a plan...I plan to win!"- Sonic in Fleetway's Sonic the Comic) as Sonic tends to do. He's shown to be an expert at analysing foes, spotting their weaknesses and making use of them accordingly, so at some point, he'd definitely think to equip the weapons that could slow down or nullify Sonic's speed (Such as the Ice Slasher and Spark Shock) as much as possible, and then make use of the Time Slow and Flash Stopper when he transforms into Super Sonic to avoid his attacks and wear down his Ring Energy for long enough to survive.

Whilst yes, Sonic is by no means a dummy and can be good at spotting weaknesses himself, he's not really what one would call a strategist in comparison, being more of a berserker- preferring to rush in and overpower foes with sheer ferocity. Against a more strategic foe who has the means to effectively avoid and counter your attacks, that's the worst approach you can possibly take. Super Sonic would make it closer though, but the problem is that he'll mostly be relying on that to win- if it doesn't finish off Mega Man, then as shown in Sonic Unleashed and the Mega Drive Sonic games, he'll be much more vulnerable to being finished off afterwards.