User blog comment:Knuckles the Echidna Lover/Yeah, i just need to know/@comment-3437898-20110923032756/@comment-1669199-20110923035449

@Free: One could argue that Sonic Chronicles is a different continuity in itself since it borrows elements from the games, Archie, and Fleetway and make their own changes. In fact, in the case of Shade one could argue that she was based off of Julie-Su, since Bioware took some concepts that obviously belonged to mostly the Archie comic continuity: Shade was part of an exiled clan of Echidnas, so was Julie-Su. Shade learns some horrific truths that relate to her tribe, so does Julie-Su. Shade is skilled in espionage and fighting with technology, again, so is Julie-Su. Shade abandons her tribe and joins Sonic's group in order to fight for the greater good. Guess what? So did Julie-Su. The list goes on. And now that I think about it, isn't Bioware an American game company? And Archie is also an American business.

So yes, one could argue that Shade is something of a homage to Julie-Su from the comics.