User blog comment:Smash The Echidna/A guide to Fan Characters and Roleplaying./@comment-4472045-20111003050755/@comment-1942179-20111003060452

They said the CLANS were obliterated, not the entire species. Have you thought that there might be other echidna's that aren't in a clan? Though of course none have appeared in the official games, but it's only logical that there would be at least one or two echidna's somewhere in the world.

Maybe I am putting a bit of pressure on that fact, but the fact still remains. This guide is to help people who are making bad characters and roleplays, not to ignore them. Unlike some people, I actually want to help others around this place. If you just ignore everyone making something bad, how will they improve?

Also, you are wrong about Shadow being faster than sonic. http://info.sonicretro.org/Shadow Clearly states here that he "does not possess the same blistering speed that Sonic has. To make up for this shortcoming, Shadow wears a pair of Air Shoes, which give Shadow's running an extra boost, allowing him to keep up with Sonic most of the time."