I get wanting to distance yourself from old inaccurate fanon but recently it feels like the fandom is just being contrarian and overcorrecting so much they create a new fanon, just in the opposite direction
here's some off-hand writing about Haya the Hedgehog, some strange timeline where SEGA had to dissolve some of their assets because of some circumstances, and Nintendo snatched it and mandated it to conform to their plumber's world in character and world design (for petty reasons)
in actuality, i started drawing some organic badniks based on Mario, then made sense of the rest. that's is the biggest difference between Haya!Eggman and Canon!Eggman; he hires organic troops instead of creating robots (of course there are Bob-ombs but you know what i'm talking about)
the story events largely follow the same, except for when i find it most convenient, har har. don't worry, i like a lot of the original stories. they're unique, and there's no way Nintendo would change their stories since they focus on gameplay anyway
because of stricter synergy between the JP and ENG sides of the company though, i do have to strike at some things when they're down.
"Robotnik"?
never heard of it
though that does beg you the question if i want Haya to still love chili dogs. good question! i like that part of him, but maybe you have to rip what you love. sniff.
or maybe not. it's not like the ENG side of Nintendo is completely held hostage. have you seen them handing out the Mario license all nilly willy back in the 90s?
speaking of story changes... nothing much to change, really. most of it is indulging in preferences and having fun. i'm sure most people won't miss the original story of Sonic Blast.
"making it fun" taking the biggest priority
and to end off the lengthy post, the bio i wrote for the franchise in my Klunssite
I ONCE TRIED TO WASH THAT SCUFFED OLD THING WHILE HE WAS TAKING ONE OF HIS NAPS, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT OFF HE WAS WEARING ANOTHER IDENTICAL ONE UNDERNEATH! AND ANOTHER! I GOT THROUGH TEN MORE LAYERS OF THE SAME THING BEFORE HE WOKE UP. I WAS SO FRUSTRATED! WHERE DID HE EVEN GET THOSE FROM? THEY ALL EVEN HAD THE SAME STAINS!!