User blog comment:CalimTheCrystalGem/CalimTheCrystalGem's votes/@comment-1942179-20160625212055/@comment-1942179-20160625214237

You actually tryin to debate with me here? Okay. Wasn't trying to start something unrelated in someone else's blog, but i'll give a rebuttal.

Really, it's pretty unfortunate if I can compare him to a canon character made after your OC was designed. But I did break my analysis down in a large paragraph, rather than just saying "shadow silver fusion -111111 >:C" Simply put, there are a lot of similarities in design to both of these characters that alone wouldn't be a problem, but when they're all put together it just kind of gives off the wrong impression, y'know?

If ya want my advice on that, I'd try to pick off the most expendable parts of his design that resemble shadow or silver and see if you can't make them look more like his own thing. For example, this picture you have right here went in the right direction in changing his gloves and boots and adding that extra little quill right there. Heck, now that I've seen that, I'd stick with that design personally. (his boots do look a little too big for him, but hey that's not what's important.) He has fewer similarities to the canon characters and has more of an original identity. Good job.