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==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Metalhead is a silver, big, burly robot. Metalhead has a square like body shape, with rectangular arms and legs. At the top of the robot's head is a purple mohawk, and Metalhead's eyes are made up of yellow, illuminating lights. At the end of Metalhead's arms, and on Metalhead's feet, are green, illuminating lights.
Metalhead is a large, burly robot with an almost gorilla-like build. Most of his body is large and monochromatic. His face is dark green and inset, with bright, yellow-green LEDs for eyes. He has a pair of yellow horns, and a magenta mohawk adorning his head. Additionally, He has green, illuminated laser guns on each forearm, and the vertical portions of his feet are also curiously green.
 
A Trophy Icon for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, reveals some of his makover for the newer generations hardware. He appears slightly dirty, and much more complex, with a sharper curve to his horns, teeth on the lower outset of his face, as well as visible mini-pylons and a gauge dial on his upper torso.


==Story==
==Story==
Metalhead was created by [[Gnasty Gnorc]] after his search for recruits to destroy [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]] after he [[Crystal Statues|froze all the dragons in crystal]]. It was charged up by the small power poles that were his power supply so that it could move which forced it to stay inside its fortress or else he couldn't charge. Spyro destroyed all of Metalhead's power poles and defeated it. Without out power poles, Metalhead fell to the ground motionless, for it had nothing to supply it power.
Metalhead was created by [[Gnasty Gnorc]] in his search for recruits to destroy [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]] after [[Crystal Statues|freezing all the dragons in crystal]]. He resided in his titular realm, relegated to a specific location due to the fact that he was powered by the small pylons in the vicinity. Spyro confronted him and destroyed all of Metalhead's pylons, defeating the machine.


==Boss Battle==
==Boss Battle==
Metalhead was encountered in the level, [[Metalhead]]. Metalhead fought Spyro in two large chambers that were surrounded by swamp water and filled with pylons that powered it. Metalhead was too large for a charge attack and was made of metal, so a flame attack didn't work. The only way to attack Metalhead was to attack the pylons that supplied it with power.
Metalhead is encountered in his titular stage, [[Metalhead]]. Metalhead's fight with Spyro is the most unique in the game. Whereas all previous and successive bosses are fought in a chase-like format, with most of the resistance coming from generic mooks on the paths to the the boss, Metalhead actively stands his ground, only retreating once, when his first set of Pylons is destroyed, and deactivating when the second set is destroyed.
 
Metalhead started by shooting rays out of its arm or by throwing ape-like monsters ([[Armored Banana Boys]] and [[Strongarms]]) at Spyro, and when he did, make sure you're standing in front of one the pylons. Get out of the way before the attack hits you, and the monster/ray would plunge into the pylon and destroy it, Spyro could also destroy the pylons itself by using his charge, unless they were being used at the time in which case Spyro would just be electrocuted. Metalhead had 8 health (pylons) in the first room, and 9 health (pylons) in the second room. Thus, that gave him a total of 17 health in all.


*Gems: 500
The fight begins in the first of two large chambers that are surrounded by swamp water and filled with pylons that power Metalhead. The first chamber is significantly smaller than the second, is mostly indoors, and has eight pylons to destroy. The second champer is a wider, outdoors area with another nine pylons. As Metalhead is too large for a charge attack and is made of metal, Spyro lacks any normal method of attack. Therefor, the only way to attack Metalhead is to destroy the pylons that supply him with power.
*Dragons: 1


Most of the [[Gems]] were obvious and were right in front of you as you traveled to the fort entrance and were on the platforms where the Bananaboys and Strongarms were thrown from by Metalhead. At the final, outside "Arena" after you defeated Metalhead, there was a stairway on your left-hand side of the door which you came from which had a key-chest on the top of the staircase, but the key wasn't very easy to find so, go to the start of the level, then go to the Swamp-water river, then press the triangle button to look down then there should be a ledge/platform with a busted gate, jump down and go through the gate, look around, and the key should be around there somewhere, and, after you have found it, then look for a whirlwind (DON'T go up the whirlwind until you are ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE that the key is not there) then you should be able to glide to the Gem-crates on the tower. Afterwards, go back to the final arena where you faced Metalhead and go back up the staircase which I told you about at the start then go and unlock the chest.
Metalhead usually starts the battle by firing energy rays out of its arms, but it is relatively common for him to use his other main form of attack: throwing [[Strongarms]] and [[Armored Banana Boys]], both of which can be defeated by flaming and charging respectively, or simply dodged. Both of these attacks do have the capacity to destroy the pylons if accidentally directed towards them, allowing a patient player to slowly force Metalhead into defeating himself. Likewise, for the less patient, Spyro can also charge into the pylons to destroy them, provided they aren't currently being used, indicated by the pylon being green and inactive, taking damage himself if attempting to destroy a red pylon. Worth noting is that when a pylon is blinking red and green, it's still considered inactive and can be destroyed, but this practice is unadvised, due to the possibility of the pylon turning on just as the player reaches it. Also worth noting is the fact that active pylons can be destroyed by Metalhead's attacks.


If you followed it all, then you should have all gems in the level.
The first phase of the fight consists of eight pylons. Once destroyed, Metalhead will retreat into the building behind him, through a hallway, and onto the second arena. One that arena is cleared of its pylons, Metalhead will topple over and disappear into a puff, giving up 42 Gems, and allowing Spyro to access the Exit Gate.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*It had the most health of any boss in ''Spyro the Dragon'' and ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]''.
*It had the most health of any boss in ''Spyro the Dragon'' and ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]''.
*Metalhead was proof that Gnasty Gnorc could create advanced technology, another example being the [[Gnorc Gnexus]] World due to the advanced machinery that was created from mere trash.
*Metalhead was proof that Gnasty Gnorc could create advanced technology, another example being the [[Gnorc Gnexus]] World due to the advanced machinery that was created from mere trash.
**However, the efficiency of said technology can be brought into question by how Metalhead couldn't leave his home realm and dies almost immediately once his pylons are taken out.
*In ''[http://jakanddaxter.wikia.com/wiki/Jak_II Jak 2: Renegade]'', the second game in the popular ''Jak and Daxter'' series, the main antagonists were called [http://jakanddaxter.wikia.com/wiki/Metal_Heads# Metal Heads].
*In ''[http://jakanddaxter.wikia.com/wiki/Jak_II Jak 2: Renegade]'', the second game in the popular ''Jak and Daxter'' series, the main antagonists were called [http://jakanddaxter.wikia.com/wiki/Metal_Heads# Metal Heads].



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Metalhead (アイアン・ヘッド, Iron Head in Japanese) was a giant robot who was the boss of the Beast Makers Homeworld.

Appearance

Metalhead is a large, burly robot with an almost gorilla-like build. Most of his body is large and monochromatic. His face is dark green and inset, with bright, yellow-green LEDs for eyes. He has a pair of yellow horns, and a magenta mohawk adorning his head. Additionally, He has green, illuminated laser guns on each forearm, and the vertical portions of his feet are also curiously green.

A Trophy Icon for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, reveals some of his makover for the newer generations hardware. He appears slightly dirty, and much more complex, with a sharper curve to his horns, teeth on the lower outset of his face, as well as visible mini-pylons and a gauge dial on his upper torso.

Story

Metalhead was created by Gnasty Gnorc in his search for recruits to destroy Spyro after freezing all the dragons in crystal. He resided in his titular realm, relegated to a specific location due to the fact that he was powered by the small pylons in the vicinity. Spyro confronted him and destroyed all of Metalhead's pylons, defeating the machine.

Boss Battle

Metalhead is encountered in his titular stage, Metalhead. Metalhead's fight with Spyro is the most unique in the game. Whereas all previous and successive bosses are fought in a chase-like format, with most of the resistance coming from generic mooks on the paths to the the boss, Metalhead actively stands his ground, only retreating once, when his first set of Pylons is destroyed, and deactivating when the second set is destroyed.

The fight begins in the first of two large chambers that are surrounded by swamp water and filled with pylons that power Metalhead. The first chamber is significantly smaller than the second, is mostly indoors, and has eight pylons to destroy. The second champer is a wider, outdoors area with another nine pylons. As Metalhead is too large for a charge attack and is made of metal, Spyro lacks any normal method of attack. Therefor, the only way to attack Metalhead is to destroy the pylons that supply him with power.

Metalhead usually starts the battle by firing energy rays out of its arms, but it is relatively common for him to use his other main form of attack: throwing Strongarms and Armored Banana Boys, both of which can be defeated by flaming and charging respectively, or simply dodged. Both of these attacks do have the capacity to destroy the pylons if accidentally directed towards them, allowing a patient player to slowly force Metalhead into defeating himself. Likewise, for the less patient, Spyro can also charge into the pylons to destroy them, provided they aren't currently being used, indicated by the pylon being green and inactive, taking damage himself if attempting to destroy a red pylon. Worth noting is that when a pylon is blinking red and green, it's still considered inactive and can be destroyed, but this practice is unadvised, due to the possibility of the pylon turning on just as the player reaches it. Also worth noting is the fact that active pylons can be destroyed by Metalhead's attacks.

The first phase of the fight consists of eight pylons. Once destroyed, Metalhead will retreat into the building behind him, through a hallway, and onto the second arena. One that arena is cleared of its pylons, Metalhead will topple over and disappear into a puff, giving up 42 Gems, and allowing Spyro to access the Exit Gate.

Gallery

Trivia

  • Metalhead is a slang term used when referring to someone that listens to Metal.
  • Metalhead is fondly regarded by fans as being both one of the better and more difficult bosses in the game.
  • It had the most health of any boss in Spyro the Dragon and Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!.
  • Metalhead was proof that Gnasty Gnorc could create advanced technology, another example being the Gnorc Gnexus World due to the advanced machinery that was created from mere trash.
    • However, the efficiency of said technology can be brought into question by how Metalhead couldn't leave his home realm and dies almost immediately once his pylons are taken out.
  • In Jak 2: Renegade, the second game in the popular Jak and Daxter series, the main antagonists were called Metal Heads.