Well, on that note, I'm uneasy about this. On the one hand, it is a nice idea, how choosing your species gives you different perks, even if all those species are mammals bar the bird, with not one reptile or amphibian (yes, I care about animal representation ;p). I think the perks look nice gameplay-wise, but...okay, there's no avoiding this. The Sonic fanbase has an obsession with OC's. I should know, back in my snot-nosed years, I imagined my own OC's. As someone who writes fanfiction for various medias, there's nothing wrong with OC's, but Sonic OC's are often OC's for the sake of self-insertion, not for the sake of improving the story. I can't help but wonder if Sega knows this, and wants to appeal to everyone who thinks that John Doe the Hedgehog is the deepest bestest character EVAR. Because we see our character running as fast as Sonic, so we're already in the 'as good as Sonic, but better' territory that so many OC's fall into.
But I've already drabbled up a oneshot sattarizing the mook that I intend to post on ff.net this weekend, so I'm not exactly lacking in culpability for this.