Shard the Hedgehog

Shard the Hedgehog is a fan character created by SButzbach07. He is an artificial hedgehog and is considered the new "ultimate lifeform", compared to canon Shadow.
This character is featured in the first Shard story, as well as the upcoming second one which will be co-written by NeoCreo.
==Appearance==
In a nutshell, Shard is Sonic and Shadow's appearance combined. He has gray fur, covering most of his body. He has peach skin, covering his belly, arms, inside part of his ears, and muzzle. He has six quills on his head that curve downward, two spines on his back, and a short tail. The furthest spikes on the left and right side point upward. Each of his quills, his spines, and tail have a blue tip, splitting into a stripe, ending at the body, with the exception of the top quill, ending a short distance away from the brow. He has blue eyes and gray eyelids.
Shard wears white gloves, with blue handslates and sock-like cuffs on his hands. He wears blue shoes with white cuffs, white lining, and black spots at the toe area.
==Personality==
Shard is a friendly and adventurous figure. When he's unsure of something, he asks questions, most of the time having answer to. He loves to explore, but hates it when he gets lost in huge places. When encountering anyone, it takes him not long to determine if they're a friend or foe. If a massive event is about to happen, he wants a large piece of the action. He always has something to do, even if it doesn't look like it. He's constantly active, as he doesn't not need any sleep. 
Shard may not be the brightest, but he can point anything out. A single thing that seems off, and he will talk about it, even if it upsets someone. In that case, he tries his best to calm the person down, most of the time succeeding. Shard can easily start a fight, whether it comes from an insult, or if it involves someone else. Nearly every fight ends with him victorious.
Compared to Sonic, he loves water and will want to swim in it when he wants to. He loves to impress his friends, although it can sometimes get out of hand. He doesn't understand when something he does gets out of hand. He'll gladly spend time with someone, but also balance a little mental schedule of his. When they ask him to sit down, he will shake his head and stand there.
Overall, Shard has a neutral mood, unless he's with friends, doing something exciting, or in a conflict. He loves hanging out with his friends, especially Sonic. When he's with Sonic in a fight with Dr. Eggman, they foil his plans quicker than if Sonic fought Eggman himself. He's not a picky eater as he will eat or drink anything, within reasonable limits. Despite not having to eat or drink, he will take anything his friends offer him to consume, also within reasonable limits.
==History==
Shard was created in Lab 16 in the Shard Dimension as Project Shard. He was created by Sonic and Shadow, also from the Shard Dimension, not to be confused with Sonic and Shadow from the mainstream dimension. Project Shard took nine months to complete. One third of Shard's DNA comes from Sonic, another third comes from Shadow, and the last third was bioengineered with best-fit combinations to fill in the missing gaps. Originally, the project name was Project Unname1, as they were too busy about designing Shard.
Approximately seven months into development, the physical portion of Shard was completed. They moved the newly formed body from an embryonic chamber into an air capsule to begin the mental and emotional development. For a week, everything was fine until he unexpectedly woke up. The feeling of touch kicked in moments after and Shard felt big for the capsule. With the impulse of more space, he punched open the capsule hatch, shattering it into crystal-shaped shards composed of metal and glass. He jumped out and went comatose again. Instead of putting him into another air capsule, Sonic and Shadow decided to rest him on a bed. They fused together the first metal and glass shards into one crystal to remind Shard who he is.
Once Shard woke up a second time, it took a while to get the sense of hearing working. For the rest of development, Sonic and Shadow put him through many tests to make sure everything is working properly. Shadow took Shard for the water test, which Sonic had no idea happened. At first, Shadow didn't think Shard would pass the test, knowing that Sonic can't swim and Shard is one-third Sonic. However, Shard was able to swim and float in the water, leading Shadow to keep this moment as a secret.
The last day of development was to test Shard's super form. Before Sonic and Shadow began the test, a reactor accident shut everything down and caused a chain reaction, slowly destroying the facility. Shadow quickly typed a document with test procedures for Shard's final test. Sonic left for the reactor in the attempt to stop the accident. However, the damage is too severe for repair, and Sonic got crushed by the collapsing floor above him, falling a few more floors below. Meanwhile, Shadow gives a hard drive and a dimensional teleporter to Shard. Opening a portal, Shard receives orders to find Sonic and Shadow in the dimension he will soon travel to. As the room collapses, he goes through the portal, knocking him unconscious. Shadow got trapped by the falling floors above him, falling a few more floors below.
== Abilities ==
Shard's abilities are similar to Sonic and Shadow. In his basic form, he can run fast at Sonic speed, roll up into a ball, and spin-dash. He can also use a Chaos Emerald to his advantage, using skills like Chaos Control, Chaos Blast, Chaos Spear, and others. Shard is really good with his fists, and he is very strong. He can carry large, heavy things, throw anyone quite a distance, and spin them for an extended period of time. One of his best abilities is called Shard Shatter, where he can turn an inanimate object into many little shard-shaped fragments.
== Forms ==
Shard has two forms: Super Shard and Shattered Shard.
=== Super Shard ===
Super Shard is the same as Super Sonic and any other super form of any character. In order to turn, he needs 7 Chaos Emeralds. Once in this form, his gray fur turns yellow, keeping the blue stripes and tips. The handslates on his gloves also turn yellow. There is no special change to Shard's abilities in this form, aside from Super Sonic's abilities.
=== Shattered Shard ===
Shattered Shard is a closer equivalent to Hyper Sonic. In order to turn, he needs his crystal filled with energy stronger than the Master Emerald. Once in this form, his gray fur turns a very light shade of blue, along with his handslates. He can unleash huge power surges in any direction. Shard Shatter is more powerful, reaching to triple the distance.
==See also==
*Crystal the Hedgehog
*Frag the Hedgehog
*Sonic the Hedgehog (Shard Dimension)
*Shadow the Hedgehog (Shard Dimension)
*Brazen the Hedgehog
*Shard the Hedgehog (Fanfiction)
*User:SButzbach07
*Shard the Hedgehog - scot.butzbach.net
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