216: Episo is still listed as the top character in title cards yet it says Featuring Knuckles The Echidna on the title screen.
Can you post the link to this Proto please. SORRY! Didn't mean to post that again. Internet Explorer messed up. And yes I will sorry.
I assume they wanted a character that people could relate to Sonic without actually being Sonic. Then again, Knuckles does that pretty well on his own, so I might just be blowing smoke out my ass. Or perhaps to start a new franchise with Espio as the lead? Beuller?
Espio was the only original character in the game (aside from Heavy). Knuckles - Mega Drive Mighty - Arcade Charmy Bee - Manga Vector - old scrapped character Metal Sonic - Mega-CD (Bomb - Sonic 1) Espio - Totally new!