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I have just recently played through the Sega Genesis Sonic Games for the very first time, and of course did my research into the Sonic Universe. I was intrigued by Ray the Flying Squirrel, who only saw the light of day in SegaSonic the Hedgehog, a Japanese arcade game. Mighty the Armadillo, the other character introduced in that game, eventually found his way into Knuckles Chaotix, and has become a fan favorite?

But why no love for Ray? Well, probably because his original character design was incredibly awkward. But in looking at the design, it was clear to me that he was the prototype design for Tails. After all, flying squirrels are often called flying foxes. So I went back and did a quick mockup sprite of what Ray SHOULD have looked like. I based his sprite off of Tails, the same way that Mighty's sprites are always based off of Sonic. It was done quickly, in about an hour, and incorporated some of the Archie Comics' design, which is really that of a slimmer Tails. If anyone is interested in including him in a fan game, I will happily do the rest of the sprites.

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I have just recently played through the Sega Genesis Sonic Games for the very first time, and of course did my research into the Sonic Universe. I was intrigued by Ray the Flying Squirrel, who only saw the light of day in SegaSonic the Hedgehog, a Japanese arcade game. Mighty the Armadillo, the other character introduced in that game, eventually found his way into Knuckles Chaotix, and has become a fan favorite?

But why no love for Ray? Well, probably because his original character design was incredibly awkward. But in looking at the design, it was clear to me that he was the prototype design for Tails. After all, flying squirrels are often called flying foxes. So I went back and did a quick mockup sprite of what Ray SHOULD have looked like. I based his sprite off of Tails, the same way that Mighty's sprites are always based off of Sonic. It was done quickly, in about an hour, and incorporated some of the Archie Comics' design, which is really that of a slimmer Tails. If anyone is interested in including him in a fan game, I will happily do the rest of the sprites.