Yuck. That guy is hideous. The pose and chest puff only makes it worse. Still, he may just a be another one-shot character, and if you think about what approach they're taking with the story, it seems to me like a reasonable assumption. Shadow...well, no telling what that will amount to. It does bring up the possibility that all three of them control identically, and/or that they're all character skins like Metal Sonic from SADX.
You guys really, despereately need to stop clinging to this strict definition you have over what the "series' roots" are. You're not just a normal level of paranoid here.
Jesus FUCKING Christ. I hate you, Sega.
Haha that picture. Also if the game IS going to focus on all 3 characters, the name "Sonic the Hedgehog" sounds completely irrelevant now.
Oh, man. The love affair is officially over. The game may still end up being playable, but I have no more illusions about it returning the series to its roots in any way whatsoever.
I mean, god, do you even think before you post this crap, or do you just let the sudden nature of it all get to you and fart out an excessive rejection of the facts? (Yes, I am fully aware that Shadow and Heroes are widely despised here. It still doesn't necessarily justify the above comments.)