User:Kagimizu/Ultima the Hedgidna

 is a purple male hedgehog/echidna hybrid. Ultima is a creation of Dr. Eggman's, created as a genetic combination of Sonic and Knuckles' DNA, resulting in a being with Sonic's speed and Knuckles' strength. Ultima is also Kagimizu's first real fancharacter, created before Burst the Hedgehog and Statyx the Hedgehog.

Creation
Eggman was constantly upset and enraged over the repeated defeats dealt to him by Sonic and his friends. Thinking back on his earlier schemes, he remembered how Sonic and Knuckles were able to fight each other to a draw, never able to get the upper hand over the other. Remembering this, Eggman began thinking: what if a warrior as fast as Sonic and as strong as Knuckles was at his disposal? Giddy over the idea, Eggman immediately went about his plans. Managing to get DNA from both Sonic and Knuckles, Eggman began experimenting, splicing the DNA in such a way as to make sure his creation was able to match Sonic and Knuckles in speed and strength, respectively.

First Mission
As a way to test his new creation, Eggman lured Sonic and Knuckles into a trap, then released Ultima on the two. With his combination of speed and strength, as well as his shield that could take their strongest hits, Ultima was able to prove himself an even match for both Sonic and Knuckles. As the fight dragged on, Eggman ordered Ultima to go in for the kill. Before he could however, Sonic and Knuckles' other friends showed up. While he had superior speed and strength, Ultima lacked a proper counter to the variety of attacks launched at him and the disadvantage in terms of numbers, so he forced to rely on his shield for defense, and eventually retreated at Eggman's order. Despite the inability to kill Sonic and Knuckles, Eggman was more than satisfied with Ultima's capabilities, which pleased Ultima.

Mental Breakdown
Following several other missions, Ultima eventually found himself facing Statyx, someone who, while "lacking the speed and strength they [Sonic & Knuckles] have", had something that they didn't; his electrokinesis. As the two fought, Statyx was able to somehow gain the upper hand against Ultima, which confused Ultima greatly. When he confronted Statyx about this, Statyx told him the reason was because he (Statyx) faced both Sonic and Knuckles in battle, he knew that while Ultima had the same speed and strength as both of them, he lacked their personalities, which made the two so strong, and Ultima overall the weaker fighter. Statyx attempted to convince Ultima that despite his status as a clone, he was an individual, with his own identity and personality. This brough Ultima's inner identity crisis to head, and caused him to vocally embrace his status as a clone and his apparent destiny to surpass both Sonic and Knuckles. Ultima continued to attack Statyx, but Statyx continued to have the advantage, now verbally berating Ultima. Angered, Ultima attacked with Knuckles' Maximum Heat Attack, with Statyx easily countered, also blasting him with a Thunder Beam. Statyx finished his verbal attack by stating that Ultima, despite his claims, would never be more than a "pathetic, failed attempt to copy two unique individuals". This sent Ultima into a blind rage, and he attempted to attack Statyx once again, who not only blocked but countered, comparing Ultima's abilities to those of Sonic and Knuckles. With a final attack, Statyx not only knocked Ultima out, but finally caused Ultima's mentality to shatter.

Appearance
Ultima is a deep purple Mobian, with traits of both hedgehogs and echidnas. Ultima has dreadlocks like an echidna, but a "mohawk" of hedgehog quills down his head. He has a peach muzzle with a pointed black nose and purple eyes. His body structure is the same as Sonic and Knuckles' but his forearms are larger, proportionately fitting his large hands. He wears white gloves which have only two fingers and a thumb, with a pair of knuckle-spikes on his gloves. He wears black a arm-brace on his left forearm, with bands going vertically along his arm, parallel to each other. On his right arm he wears an oval-shield, which has a purple rim, grey additions on the sides, top, and bottom, a white inside, and an eight-sided green light in the center. His shoes match Knuckles' in terms of design, but the metal plates are a dark grey/black, white back and fronts, red sides, and black soles. His most striking feature is the marking on his body; a large white, crescent-moon marking on his stomach.

Personality
Ultima has a very complex personality, that has evolved through his experiences against Sonic and co. Ultima was originally a loyal follower of Eggman, confident in his abilities to match Sonic and Knuckles in their respective specialty, and defeat them with his greater strength and speed, respectively. Because he had both speed and power, Ultima was almost arrogant when it came to his abilities, believing that he could surpass both Sonic and Knuckles in anything they're capable of.

However, Ultima's fatal flaw came when confronted with his own identity; while a clone of Sonic and Knuckles, designed to be able to be capable of everything they were and more, Ultima did not have the same experiences and personalities that made Sonic and Knuckles who they were. While Ultima seemingly fully embraced his status as a clone of Sonic and Knuckles, deep down Ultima new he could never truly be either of them; he had his own personality and individuality. This identity crisis caused Ultima to attempt to mimic Sonic and Knuckles' personalities, mannerisms, and habits, with little to no success. When confronted with his conflicting identities as an individual and a clone, Ultima finally snapped. Suffering an identity crisis, Ultima mentally retreated into his mind, allowing two split personalities to take over his body, each derived from his genetic templates.
 * The personality based on Sonic took on the name Cobalt, and specializes in speed and using Sonic's attacks. Cobalt has much of Sonic's personality, but also has a sadistic and malicious side. When fighting opponents, Cobalt will often make brutal, painful, and unfiar attacks, claiming to go beyond Sonic's "goody-goody limits". When he has the upper hand, Cobalt will offer to wait for the opponent to recuperate and even give them a free hit, only to attack again the moment his opponent gets up. He will also cruelly taunt his opponents in an attempt to "break more than just bones". He lacks any of Sonic's good nature, masking it with an almost psychopathic sadism, and only makes cruel, taunting jokes.
 * The personality based on Knuckles took on the monniker Blood, specializig in strength and Knuckles' abilities. Blood has Knuckles' violent, short temper and gullibility, but lacks any sort of restraint or morality, using every attack with the aim to smash his opponent into a bloody mess. Blood greatly enjoys violence and carnage, and looks foward to battle with psychotic glee. Blood takes the slightest insult and responds to it with savage fury, focused on destroying the entire area in order to crush the person who insulted him. Blood despises restraint and holding back, and defines him as Knuckles without "any form of restraint or limit".

Trivia

 * Ultima is Kagimizu's very first real fancharacter, followed after Burst, then Statyx.
 * Ultima bears a resemblence to Thrash, a character from the Archie Sonic series, who is based on a glitched combination of Sonic and Knuckles sprites. This is entirely coincidental.