User blog comment:MeltingMan234/More Banned Characters?/@comment-5487126-20140105011737

All combined, writers Karl Bollers, Mike Gallagher, Angelo DeCesare, Frank Strom, & Scott Fulop created these key characters:

Mina & Ash Mongoose

Fiona Fox (actually debuted in a Penders story, but apparently the CONCEPT of her was Gallagher's idea; Penders himself has stated he does not own her)

The Destructix

Dr. Finitevus

Mammoth Mogul

Monkey Khan

Larry Lynx

Tails's parents & uncle

The Iron King & Queen

The Sand-Blasters, Downunda, & Arctic Freedom Fighters (a few other F.F. groups were also introduced by the original writers)

As of right now, Ian Flynn & Archie have A LOT of loose ends to tie up in the post-Super Genesis Wave universe, & by the looks of things, that could take a REALLY long time. Plus, residual tensions from the Penders case are still high at this point; as such, it's probably too risky to use any of the original characters at this point. The whole Ken Penders thing must've been a huge embarrassment for Archie, so of course they're likely to take measures to make sure such an incident never happens again. Nevertheless, I do hope they keep the original non-Penders characters.

Y'know, I have a feeling that Sega's up to something here. I mean, what if they were actually WAITING for something like the Penders lawsuit to come up so that, when it did, they could capitalize on it? And artist Tyson Hesse's recent claims that Mighty the Armadillo & Ray the Flying Squirrel are possibly no longer part of the Chaotix just because Sega wants said group to be closer to the way they are in the games... Now THAT is just plain suspicious; Mighty & Ray have been Chaotix members since before Julie-Su was even introduced, & are Sega-original! Seriously, there is just NO excuse for getting rid of them whatsoever; heck, they should even be in the games by now!