I know the redesign isn't perfect and would look out of place in the Sonic Universe but I don't like Metal's current design. He looked fine in the Genesis games and OVA, mainly because he resembles Classic Sonic, the sharp edges, and way the animators always gave him this menacing feel. Now he kind of looks like a plushie that can go fast. He's smooth, his proportions don't match Sonic's anymore, he looks more cat-like, his colors are too bright, none of his threatening qualities like his claws stick out, and overall he's way more cute than cool in the newer games. I tried to make him more modern to match the current Sonic. His proportions match more with modern Sonic. I tried to make his silhouette more like Sonic's with his ears kind of matching the top two quills on Sonic's front-facing profile (not perfect but I also wanted him to have long pointed ears). His hands look more like fingerless gloves to match a "bad-boy" look. I made his shoulder pads yellow because it just matches tbh and sticks out more. I felt all of the sharp "quills" looked more dangerous and the sharp edges on the elbows and legs could be used for close combat and they look like little tufts of fur. I gave him a speaker slit to resemble a smirk and give him a little more reason to speak bc he never really does.

If you have and questions or suggestions plz lmk. This was really fun! X3