Metal Face

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For those who have not completed games in the 异度神剑 series, this page contains spoilers regarding the plot. Discretion is advised.

"Look at you; worthless without the Monado. Isn't that right, Dunban!"

— Metal Face

Metal Face (黒いフェイス, Kuroi Feisu, Black Face) is one of the 主色调 antagonists in 异度神剑. He is the first Faced Mechon to be introduced. He is the main reason Shulk begins the journey to the Bionis' head and serves as the 主色调 antagonist along with Xord throughout the first half of the game.

Personality

Metal Face is 恶毒 and sadistic, relishing the pain and suffering of 其它. It is never made 晴天 whether it has an appetite along the lines of Xord (or if it even eats for that matter). He is also quite cunning but very cowardly; if he feels personally endangered, he will flee, though more often than not this is justifiable. Later in the game he reveals a desire to obtain the Monado for himself, though it is 未知 for what purpose as his initial motives would be impossible to realise after having become a Faced Mechon. He possesses a great, burning hatred towards both Shulk and Dunban; the former due to being a threat in wielding the Monado, and the latter out of 嫉妒.

Appearance

Metal Face has a much more elegant appearance compared with most 其它 Mechon. It has blades for fingers and the framework of its body appears almost skeletal. It also has a cannon mounted on its head. Finally, it has an "abdomen" that is actually the engine used to give Metal Face flight. After getting repaired from its second encounter with Shulk, the "horns" on its head are switched for blood red ones and it is given a bulkier outer shell which conceals most of the abdomen and gives it greater resilience.

Abilities

Among its fighting abilities, Metal Face is capable of turning into a fighter jet and flying at 难以置信 speeds, and is very agile in this form. It is shown his claw-like hands can slice through almost anything; he uses this ability to disable and destroy one of the Anti-Air Batteries 防御 Colony 9. It can also charge electrical energy and release from its cannon as either orbs or a large, concentrated 光束.

Due to its large size and metallic anatomy, Metal Face also possess great 物理 strength, having been shown to be strong enough effortlessly pick up and toss a military vehicle that nearly matched its own size. Its metallic body was also extremely durable, especially in its upgraded form, being capable of taking numerous hits from the Monado II (which could now cut through Faced Mechon) before succumbing to all the damage.

Story

The Raid on Colony 9

Leading the raid against Colony 9, Metal Face kills Fiora— causing Shulk to mark Metal Face as his 敌人. Shulk's 主色调 motivation throughout the first half of the game is to kill Metal Face once and for all. During the battle it is revealed that Metal Face is immune to the Monado's effects, making him an incredibly dangerous adversary. During this sequence he mocks Shulk with a wag of his finger. Metal Face also wounds 大佐 Vangarre in the 袭击 by throwing a large military vehicle on top of him. He eventually flees the raid as the Mechon force begins to withdraw.

Metal Face is later said by Xord to have "scarpered". As Xord continues his efforts against the Monado's wielder, Shulk, Metal Face is repaired from his earlier battle and now has a voice and working mouth.

奇袭作战 outside Colony 6

After Xord's 爆炸 and the brief lift ride to the surface, Metal Face reappears, sadistically 嘲讽 Shulk about killing Fiora and how much he enjoyed her 尖叫 of pain before attacking the party with an army of Xord Replicas and Mechon Models M64X and M53X. As things look grim for the party, Dunban and Dickson appear to help fight off Metal Face's army. During this battle Metal Face 嘲讽 the fighters further, telling them the Monado does not work for a "bunch of losers". Just as he is about to 攻击 the finishing blow, a strange bird appears and attacks him with an electrical 以太 bolt, allowing the Monado to cut into his limbs. Taking this as a sign to flee, Metal Face takes off, leaving a frustrated Shulk and Reyn.

During a premonition, Shulk envisions facing Metal Face atop a huge tower (later revealed to be Prison Island), and winning the fight. This is what drives them to continue up Bionis.

Showdown at Prison Island

Metal Face appears with a new 武器 resembling a spear, which can suck the 以太 out of a lifeform of Bionis. When the party arrives at the top of Prison Island, Zanza allows Shulk to upgrade the Monado. As Zanza is unleashing the metaphysical shackles of the Monado, Metal Face throws the spear which pierces Zanza through the chest, killing him. In the resulting battle Metal Face also impales Sorean for launching a powerful 以太 attack. Just before Zanza dies, he tells Shulk that the process is complete and Shulk transforms the Monado into the Monado II. Using it, he fights Metal Face. After the battle, Shulk manages to cut off Metal Face's 左臂; however as he goes to kill Metal Face, Silver Face (Face 世界BOSS) takes the blow for Metal Face, resulting in her chestplate being damaged enough to reveal the Homs body inside her. Face 世界BOSS retreats and Metal Face follows with the Mass-Produced Faces.

At one point during the showdown, Metal Face hints at Dunban his identity through an attack with his 爪击, which Mumkhar also used. The 电击 on Dunban's face confirms he recognises this, but does not believe it could be his old friend.

Valak Mountain

Main article: Mumkhar|Mumkhar#Valak Mountain|Mumkhar

When the party reaches Valak Mountain's Great Glacier, Face 世界BOSS reappears. As she speaks to the group, a laser shot hits the side of the Mechon and sends her crashing into a wall, knocking her pilot unconscious. Metal Face is revealed to have fired the shot and the Mechon lands on top of Silver Face, telling Shulk to give him the Monado or he will kill her. When Shulk does offer the Monado, Mumkhar - an old peer of Dunban's who ran off during the Battle of Sword Valley and was supposedly killed by Mechon - emerges from Metal Face to collect it. He 嘲讽 the party for a time but is caught off 防守 by an 以太 attack from Melia which allows Shulk to regain the Monado and fight. After this battle, Dunban and Mumkhar engage in an intense verbal and 物理 struggle which culminates in Dunban managing to injure Mumkhar. Before they are able to finish him off, however, a golden Mechon appears to stop the fight and takes 世界BOSS away. Mumkhar gets back into Metal Face and follows the retreat.

Sword Valley — The Final Battle

As the group heads toward Galahad Fortress through Sword Valley, Mumkhar appears and challenges them with eight Mass-Produced Faces (although only two Mass-Produced Faces and Metal Face are present for the actual battle). After the fight, Dunban attempts to stab Mumkhar but is prevented from doing so by Shulk. Shulk points out that there are Homs within Faced Mechon, and questions whether Dunban would kill Fiora. This reasoning causes Dunban to relent, but he cuts off both of Metal Face's arms when Mumkhar attacks him from behind. He says that he disagrees with Shulk but is convinced by his words, telling Mumkhar that he does not have time to "play". Metal Face gets up and tells them to die already. Shulk has a vision of a huge spear-like piece of infrastructure falling and impaling Metal Face, thus killing Mumkhar. Shulk tells Mumkhar to stop but Mumkhar, consumed with frustration and hatred, is beyond listening and fires his 能量大炮 at Dunban in one last effort to kill him. Shulk pushes Dunban out of the way and the shot hits a pillar on Galahad Fortress, shaking loose a spire from the structure, which falls and impales Metal Face as it had in Shulk's vision. The force of the impact causes the platform they were fighting on to break off, with Mumkhar effectively nailed to it by the fallen spire, still alive and screaming as he falls into the abyss of the Great Sea. After Dunban takes a moment to lament Mumkhar's foolishness, the group moves on into Galahad Fortress.

The Fallen Arm

On the Fallen Arm, there is a landmark called "Black 残骸" between digits four and five. It is the remains of Metal Face. The piece of ceiling that impaled Metal Face can also be seen. There is a 牵绊 nearby - "Eternal Scars" - between Dunban and Melia, in which Dunban says that although he hates Mumkhar, he was an old friend and Dunban cannot forget him.

Battle

Colony 9

Metal Face is fought twice, at level 10, west entrance of the 住宅区.

Stats

※1 During the first battle.
※2 During the second battle.

Arts

Art	Attribute	Multiplier	Hits	Range	Effect	击退	Blowdown/Daze
Killing 爪击	物理	3.8 - 4.0	1	Single	Strength Down	Yes	-
Last Resort	物理	0.0 - 0.2	2	Single	-	-	Yes/Yes
Dead Way ※1	以太	3.8 - 4.0	1	Single	-	Yes	-

※1 This art will only be used on the second part of the battle with Metal Face at Colony 9
※2 The first part of the battle will end after the time limit expires. The second part of the battle will end when Metal Face's health HP is 50% or less.

Resistances

Break	100% ‡	Lock-On	0%	物理 Def. ▼	0%	Agility ▼	0%
倒地	100% ※	束缚	0%	以太 Def. ▼	0%	Aura Seal	0%
Daze	100% ※	Paralysis	100%	Strength ▼	0%	Arts Seal	100%
睡眠	0%	Slow	100%	以太 ▼	0%	Death	100%

※ Except under certain conditions
‡ No resistance during a chain attack

Prison Island

Metal Face is fought at level 42 at the Prison Terrace.

Stats

Arts

Art	Attribute	Multiplier	Hits	Range	Effect	击退	Blowdown/Daze
Killing 爪击	物理	3.8 - 4.0	1	Single	Strength Down	Yes	-
Last Resort	物理	2.05 - 2.25	2	Single	-	-	Yes/Yes
Murder Screw	物理	2.8 - 3.0	1	Circle around caster	Bleed	-	-
Dead Way	以太	1.8 - 2.0	1	Frontal Line	-	Yes	-
Grand Shot	以太	1.3 - 1.5	1	Circle around caster	-	-	Yes/Yes

※ The battle will end when Metal Face's health is less than 20% of its total HP

Resistances

Break	100% ‡	Lock-On	0%	物理 Def. ▼	70%	Agility ▼	70%
倒地	100% ※	束缚	70%	以太 Def. ▼	70%	Aura Seal	0%
Daze	100% ※	Paralysis	70%	Strength ▼	70%	Arts Seal	100%
睡眠	100%	Slow	70%	以太 ▼	70%	Death	100%

※ Except under certain conditions
‡ No resistance during a chain attack

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Metal Face as he appears in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*.

Metal Face appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a stage boss. He appears at 夜间 on the 高尔 Plain stage and attacks all players, destroying some of the stage in the process. His attacks include firing a large laser to destroy the stage and attacking with his 爪击. As with all stage bosses, he can be defeated, and doing so produces a large 爆炸 that will harm fighters 其它 than the one who defeated him. He can show up 复数部位 times in the same battle. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he also appears in the Smash Tour mode of the game, where encountering him will trigger a boss battle, and the player who defeats him first gets several stat boosts.

If Shulk is one of the fighters on 高尔 Plain while Metal Face is present, Metal Face will notice his young 世界BOSS and occasionally say unique lines to him. It should be noted that Metal Face is slightly larger than he is in 异度神剑 and lacks his immunity to the Monado and biological lifeforms for gameplay reasons.

In Project X Zone 2

Metal Face appears as an 敌人 character in Project X Zone 2, a strategy RPG developed by Monolith Soft. He is the second character from the 异度神剑 series in this game along with Fiora, who is a playable character and one half of a pair unit, partnered with KOS-MOS from Monolith's Xenosaga series.

Quotes

"Weak, weak and Pathetic!"
"Hope I'm not interrupting!"
"Pathetic! After all that talk, Xord was crushed by worthless maggots like you."
"Oh, I can talk alright. And I got a pretty good memory. 'Fiora! Get outta there! Get out!' Her 尖叫 were music to my ears, as my 爪击 slid right through her soft flesh. Like a hot 匕首 through butter!"
"The Monado? Heh. It's been a while!"
"Tell me. How does it feel to be such a pathetic hero?"
"Aw, does it hurt? I bet it does. It hurts because the Monado won't work for a bunch of 失败者 like you!"
"You little maggots need to learn when you've been stepped on!"
"What the... a 特雷西亚?!"
"Enough of this! You got lucky, brat. Next time, your head is mine!"
"Now, now, let's all calm down. If I slip, I might mess up her hair."
"I'll slice you all to pieces!!"
"You always had to have the last word! Just DIE!!"
"No! No!! Not like this!!"
"GET OFF ME!!!"
"If there's one thing I like to see, it's carnage!"
"Whatever you're doing, it looks... SMASHING!"
"Maybe I'll watch and give you a few pointers!"
"I think I've got the best seat in the house!"
"Hey, hey, time to die!!"
"Fancy meeting you here, Monado boy!"
"If it isn't the puny boy himself. You miss me?"
"Hey, Monado boy! 希梅莉 you don't think you can hurt me with that thing!"
"Ohhh, looks like Monado boy's been practicing!"
"If the brat's here, I bet Dunban can't be far behind."
"Heh, look at the time! See ya, kiddies!"
"I love the feeling of the wind in my claws!"
"This better be a good show!"
"Come on! Fight harder you little maggots!"
"Lets get things started!"
"Don't mind if I join in, do ya?"
"Watch and learn, maggots!"
"I'll flatten you into pieces!"
"Let me hear you 尖叫!"
"Think that's clever, do you?"
"You're getting on my bad side!"
"Hey, that's not fair!"
"It's been a good laugh, but I'm off!"
"That's it for now, see ya kiddies!"
"I'm off, see ya kiddies! But first!"
"If you got any final words, now's the time!"
"Time to cut you down to size!"
"Your Monado isn't suppose to hurt me!"
"WHAT? How come the Monado can hurt me?"

Trivia

The power metal band Children of Seraph wrote a song named after Metal Face about events in the game. The song comes from the album Warriors of Light and a special single has been also released in 2016.
In the Italian version, Metal Face is called Face Nero and it is a mistranslation of "Faccia Nera", which means "Black Face".

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Contents

Personality

Appearance

Abilities

Story

The Raid on Colony 9

奇袭作战 outside Colony 6

Showdown at Prison Island

Valak Mountain

Sword Valley — The Final Battle

The Fallen Arm

Battle

Colony 9

Stats

Arts

Resistances

Prison Island

Stats

Arts

Resistances

In the Super Smash Bros. series

In Project X Zone 2

Quotes

Trivia

Gallery

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Artwork

Screenshots

异度神剑: Definitive Edition

Pilot

In Project X Zone 2

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