Hero Units (ヒーローユニット, Hīrō Yunitto) are special units which can be called to the battlefield via a Comms Link.
Details[]
Hero Units are usually outright stronger or more versatile than normal units. Obtained at various points in the campaign, they grow stronger over the course of the campaign and can be brought over from mission to mission.[1] A Hero Unit can be brought into battle once per mission by placing an infantry unit on a Comms Link, choosing the Deploy command and selecting the tile where the Hero Unit is to be deployed via drop.[2]
Details about Hero Units which have been unlocked can be viewed in the Metalpedia and either Squad Viewer (Tiny Metal)[2] or the Hero Hanger (Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble).[3]
Locations[]
Tiny Metal[]
| Name | Unit | Mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Murphy | Rifleman | 05 | Unlocked at the start of Mission 5.† |
| Edward Kelly | Lancer | 05 | Unlocked at the start of Mission 5.† |
| Billy Abrams | Metal | 05 | Unlocked at the start of Mission 5.† |
| Brady Crandall | Gunship | MX01 | Unlocked upon completed a MX01. |
| Mary Moore | Scout | 06 | Unlocked upon completed a Mission 06 |
| Randy Stuarts | Sniper | MX02 | Unlocked upon completed a MX02. |
| Gareth Gordon | Sniper | 10 | Searching a Lab located Right below. |
| Tommy Norris | SpecOps | MX05 | Searching a Lab located Upper right (near enemy factory) |
| Allie Stirling | Scout | MX03 | Unlocked upon completed a MX03 |
| Jonathan Monash | Heavy Metal | 08 | Searching a Lab located Right buttom (Recommend to use Gunship) |
| Henry Cox | Heavy Striker | MX04 | Searching a Lab located Left Top |
| Bernice Frankel | Phased Array Radar | MX03 | A Lab building located Buttom-
Right on the map |
| William Bishop | Fighter | 07 | Searching a Lab located on Top of the map. |
| Elaine Collins | AWAC | 12 | Searching a Lab located on Below right. |
| Charles Brown | Fortress | 13 | Searching a Lab located Upper right. |
| Dante Carver | Mega Metal | 14 | Searching a Lab located Top left. Will unlock Secret Note 5 at the same time. (requires air unit) |
† = Able to use them in Mission where unlocks them. But you can't use it in Skirmish until you finish the mission.
Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble[]
| Name | Unit | Mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Murphy | Rifleman | 4 | Unlocked at the start of Mission 4. |
| Edward Kelly | Lancer | 4 | Unlocked at the start of Mission 4. |
| Nariyuki Morita | SpecOps | Optional 8 | Unlocked upon completed an
Optional Mission 8 (Unreleased). |
| Shōichi Tōgō | Sniper | Optional 6 | Unlocked upon completed an
Optional Mission 6 (Unreleased). |
| Mary Moore | Scout | 6 | Unlocked upon completed a mission 6. |
| Billy Abrams | Metal | 4 | Unlocked at the start of Mission 4. |
| Thomas Brooklyn | Heavy Metal | Optional 2 | Unlocked upon completed an
Optional Mission 2. |
| Nathan Gries | Mega Metal | Unlocked upon completed
a Mission 34 | |
| Ryu Kobayashi | Heavy Striker | Optional 7 | Unlocked upon completed an
Optional Mission 7 (Unreleased). |
| Bernice Frankel | Phased Array | ||
| Allie Stirling | Scout | ||
| Jean Michael Falcon | Gunship | ||
| James Zero | Fighter | Optional 3 | Unlocked upon completed an
Optional Mission 3. |
| Elaine Collins | AWAC | ||
| Susumu Okita | Fortress | Optional 5 | Unlocked upon completed an
Optional Mission 5. |
| Ragnar | Mega Fighter | Unlocked upon completed
a Mission 34 | |
| Krathas Walken | Gallant Mechanima | Optional 4 | Unlocked upon completed an
Optional Mission 4. |
| Nora Godwin | Mega Mechanima | Unlocked upon completed
a Mission 34 | |
| Ada Crawford | Blitz Mechanima |
Note[]
- If your Hero Unit is destroyed in a Mission, you are still able to use them in other Missions. But Experience they gained in the mission where they were destroyed is lost.
- In Tiny Metal, If you haven't finished Mission 05, there is no option to "Deploy" on Comms Link but only to Wait option.
- In Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, If you haven't finished Mission 04, there is no option to "Deploy" on Comms Link but only to Wait option.
- Once you unlock Hero Units, you will able to use them even on Ongoing Skirmish mission.