User blog comment:Strife237/Emerld Hunt 2/@comment-26831136-20120725183130/@comment-477304-20120726132003

Either one I guess, but most characters are named after a distinguishing trait; Sonic is named after his supersonic speed, Tails has two tails, Knuckles has spiked knuckles, Fang has a large fang, Big is big, Shadow is like Sonic's shadow, Blaze is named after her pyrokinesis and her speed, and Marine is named after her love of the sea. Chances are Silver is named after the colour of his fur as opposed to the precious metal.