Epsilon the Minkidna

Epsilon the Minkidna is the son of Upsilon the Mink and River the Echidna, and the older brother of Bubbles the Minkidna.

Personality
Epsilon is a rather shy and quiet individual. He tends to get nervous easily and isn’t very assertive, which causes people to not really take him too seriously, despite the fact that he is pretty intelligent. For example, if he told someone not to do something because it was dangerous, they most likely won’t listen to him, and say that he’s just being a coward. He’s used to this, but he can get pretty annoyed every once in a while. Since he’s not really the type to have outbursts of anger, he instead shows his annoyance through somewhat passive-aggressive sarcasm. But eventually he returns to his normal self.

Powers and Abilities
Epsilon, like his Father, is able to control and manipulate shadows. However, due to his Mother’s genetics, he controls them in a liquid form rather than a wispy/gaseous form. Because of this, his powers somewhat resemble ink and tar in appearance. The best way to use this power is to use the water part as a first hit, and the shadows as an after-effect. For example, when faced off against an enemy, he would send a blast of this dark water at them to force them back. The shadows, however, would sort of stick onto the enemy and cause secondary damage, so therefore it works as two hits in one.

Weaknesses
Since he has both the powers of his parents, he also has both of their weaknesses. While Epsilon is able to use his powers in broad daylight, it also causes some recoil damage to him as light and shadow cancel each other out. Not only this, but after a fight he has to have a “cool down” period before he uses his powers again, or else it would cause strain on his body. His powers can also be disabled if he is in close proximity of a Chaos Emerald or someone who controls Chaos Energy, as it tends to sort of screw up his biological code temporarily.

History
Not much is known about his history, other than the fact that he was born and raised in the Frozen Factory (unless SA3 wants to change this).

Trivial Facts

 * He is the first Next Gen. character I have ever created.
 * He is the first Hybrid character I have ever created.
 * Since there isn't an official name for his ability, they're referred to as "Darkwater" for the time being.
 * He came from an egg, despite the fact that he is a mammal. Since his mother is a monotreme, there would be A LOT of health complications if he was born the standard way.
 * He doesn't know much about his Mother's side of the family.