"Hey... isn't that Mario?" Silver asked as he, Knuckles, and Shadow watched Sonic fighting against a metallic version of Mario on the SNES Mute City stage from the original F-ZERO game.
"It kind of looks just like him, but he's metal... all metal!" Knuckles stated as he pointed at the chrome fighter. "It's like a metal Mario!"
"Because it is Metal Mario." Shadow stated in a gruff voice as he closed his eyes, folding his arms together. "Nintendo has such an obvious hard on for Mario, they turn his power ups into their own characters. Henceforth, Metal Mario, the true Original Character, Donut Steel."
"Really? Wow." Silver gasped as he placed his right hand on his face. "So, is Metal Mario playable, or not?"
"Technically he is, but only when you get the Metal Box, from what I hear." Knuckles commented as he watched Metal Mario pull out FLUDD and spray Sonic off the stage. "This guy apparently is a rival in the original Smash Bros and Melee."
"Yes, but ever since, 'he' hasn't shown up as 'his' own entity. Mainly because everyone can be metal these days." Shadow stated as he sipped his Diet Dr. Thunder.
"Well, I'm just glad he's not like Metal Sonic." Silver interrupted, with Shadow and Knuckles nodding in agreement as Metal Mario punched Sonic down the pit next to the stage, causing the blue hedgehog to lose the match.
