User blog comment:TheSuperKoopaBros11/Are Recolors a good thing?/@comment-477304-20181128144238

Eggman Nega is alternate dimension counterpart/descendant, so it makes sense that he looks like him.

Scourge is also an alternate dimension counterpart, from an evil version of Mobius, he originally looked just like Sonic and went by that name. When he became Scourge, some creativity was injected into his design.

A recolour may be an original character, but not all original characters are recolours. Glitches are not characters are mods have nothing to do with Sega.

Fan characters are ultimately harmless, Sega doesn't care eitherway, they probably just appreciate the fan commitment.

Recolours show a lack of creativity as the artist couldn't come up with a original design.