Board Thread:Speculation, Theories, and Rumors./@comment-24742636-20140327173328/@comment-26459732-20151124211058

Something a bit interesting to note is the fact that, although Sega said there couldn't be more Metal Sonics (Or something along those lines), Captain Metal still very much exists in the Post-Reboot continuity. Since Captain Metal was/is a Metal Sonic, I'm pretty sure they should be able to bring Shard into the Post-Reboot world.

That said, there is the problem of Penders probably getting mad (Since Metal Sonic 3.0, a character of his, is essentially Shard). Personally I kinda wish Archie/Sega could give Penders a run for his money since he is oh-so-clearly ripping off Sonic with his "Lara-Su Chronicles", which has a Knuckles rip-off named "The Guardian".