Strong Guy

Personally, I'd probably just give him a mid-air dash attack similar to the one that Hyper Sonic had in S3K. Maybe also make him immune to drowning?

That's about it.

It's been a while since I played, but I guess like Metal Sonic in Sonic 1 and Metal Sonic Hyperdrive?

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This actually remind me I should try to get involved more in Sonic Hacks.

Allow Metal to move freely through the air like Super Sonic in Egg Reverie. Allow him to do a charge up spin attack and air-dash like he can against Sonic on the Stardust Speedway boss-fight.

lazy answer is to just make him a sonic clone

better answer, just off the cuff...maybe something like hyper sonic's air dash, minus the screen clear, but with a bit of charge time. so you press and hold jump in midair, he hovers for a moment (maybe using his "electrified" animation), then you release jump and he dashes in the direction you're holding (either in ball form or that energized super-dash, depending on whether they want him uncurled or not after the dash).

somebody is getting an eight way air dash if it kills me.

I was thinking perhaps instead of a spin dash he'd have his overdrive move. So he'd stay in place while electrified, then letting go of the button he blasts forward like he always does and doing so he can destroy walls and spikes and such.

For an aerial attack I really have no idea. I do kinda like the idea of him having hyper sonic's dash. Plenty of good ideas and I find keeping it so it works with one button is a challenge.

Sonic...wasn't a rush job, the game was delayed for a while due to him.

The characters having series accurate moves isn't likely due to balancing or it just being awkward to make work.

DLC doesn't worry about that and how positive or negatively that affects the character shows immediately.

I've got an even spicier take for you: Why does Nintendo's big crossover brand even need to be just a fighting series?

I'm pretty certain Sonic was absolutely rushed. Even if the game was delayed, he definitely wasn't made with the same energy someone like Joker, Ryu, Banjo or Bayonetta was. All of his moves looked the and sounded the same, and his normals and aerials were uninspired. Smash 4 slightly altered his animations to look less awkward but it still doesn't feel how Sonic should imho. Look at PM Sonic for an example of how with a few simple move changes, he could feel SO much better.

Also, I'm pretty sure smash kart is something everyone wants.

His animations are more stiff in Smash 4 onward...

Most of his moves being rolls, could be due to lack of creativity...not rushing though.

He's the most expressive character in Brawl, but the least creative.

@Strong Guy

Racing and other competitive games are fine, but why stop there? We can have ourselves a big Nintendo and guests crossover platforming adventure. Nintendo sees Smash as a celebration of all game series, so why not have them do what they all do best: go on adventures?

His up aerial is an example of a move made to look much cleaner and easier to read in smash 4. Regardless, Sonic is brawl felt sloppy and they kept him largely the same just because. Iirc Sakurai has stated he keeps characters mostly the same because people who liked their old playstyle would miss them.

I'm just saying Sonic in smash bros doesn't feel like Sonic at all. Again, look at PM Sonic for an example of how stylish and cool he can be in a game like this.

@Supah Berry good luck making a cohesive platform game with that entire roster. Not against the idea but I imagine it'd feel super lame and fan gamey. I hated SSBB's subspace emissary for that reason.

Hot take I know.

Sonic isn't really that different in Project M...

It's probably just the animations really (animations being easier to read was universal)

Up Smash and Down Smash could be changed without messing with his playstyle too much.

So you like the way Sonic is in vanilla smash bros?

Sonic's playstyle is near universally hated especially right now because he's a campy mess. Even though he's 100% intended to be a Fox-style rush down character. No one plays him that way though because it's too easy to camp with his moveset. There's a lot with Sonic I'd change but I'm just saying I'm way happier with how he is represented in PM. The way a character feels is more than just their gameplay. Animations are huge, which PM does a great job at. Sonic does a flip and a pose after landing a homing attack in PM. Sonic flare and Sonic eagle being used in his kit in PM feel so right. Smash bros was a huge missed opportunity for Sonic.

I can't answer that question.

But I roughly, loosely, practically said I'm fine with his animations being changed.

even worse if they got their own 'better' voice actors instead of recycled game clips

oml yeah. It's terrible.

"sEgA hIrE mE"

Christ you get this all the time with model swaps in Generations mods and anything else similar. It's a problem that's been around for a long time, and it's not going away anytime soon. People don't get subtlety and nuance. 

EDIT: Actually that Sonic Unity example isn't nearly as bad as I thought it was off the top of my head. But yeah, it happens a lot

yeah it's real easy to go overboard with voice clips. anything more than a quick, subtle grunt you've got to be careful with or you can end up driving the player nuts.

even professionally made games aren't immune to it

Unleashed was kind bad, but Unleashed Wii was even worse

No seriously why did Sonic's voice and so many other sound effects have that echo on them in Unleashed Wii? Was it an artistic choice to reflect how empty and barren the levels were?

"Hoohoo! Just what I needed!"

You have to be cool to view SSMB

*puts on sunglasses* Much better