User blog comment:Smash The Echidna/SFW Summer 2011 Awards: Smash's Votes./@comment-1272757-20110822231818/@comment-995908-20110822233208

I agree with Smash. Statyx and Shima are very rare examples of those who can pull off the "Ultimate Lifeform" thing well.

As for relations to canon characters, the only ones I have are Manik the Hedgehog (Sonic's younger brother) and Cinos the Werehog (blood ancestor of Sonic). I know those aren't very creative, but...