Editing Blaze the Cat (section)

==Concept and creation==
[[File:Blaze-the-Cat-Character-Sketches.png|thumb|225px|left|Concept art of Blaze the Cat.]]
Blaze was designed as a character who was equivalent yet an alternate version of Sonic's character. An undated concept of Blaze which was very similar to her final design except her eyes were rounder and her ponytail was turned front instead of back, she was supposed to wear clothing similar to the Arabs since she was wearing a shalwar and a midriff top.<ref>[[:File:BlazethecatConceptArt.jpg]]</ref>

According to the early character spreadsheet files of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]] it is mentioned that Blaze wears a cape to hide her flames because she was teased. However, the games have never shown her wearing a cape besides her purple outfit. This was later clarified by the concept artwork gallery in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' where one of the pictures showed Blaze wearing a white and pink laced cape.

An ex-member of Sega on ''Sonic Wrecks'' released concept art of Blaze which was said to be done in early 2005 in PowerPoint documents.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Kevin|title=ProtoBlaze: The Sonic Counterpart Drawing|url=http://lastminutecontinue.com/news/protoblazesoniccounterpart/|publisher=Last Minute Continue|date=8 February 2012}}</ref> Her design was very similar to [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]]'s, however, it is possible the character was in a mere silhouette form. She also had round blue eyes, red eyeshadow, long eyelashes, long wavy hair, and her red gemstone was on her chest instead of her forehead.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Kevin|title=Blaze Before Blaze – A Special Christmas Present For You|url=http://lastminutecontinue.com/news/christmasdayblaze/|publisher=Last Minute Continue|date=25 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Kevin|title=Proto-Blaze Returns! A Closer Look At The Concept Kitty|url=http://lastminutecontinue.com/sw/depository/proto-blaze-returns-a-closer-look-at-the-concept-kitty/|publisher=Last Minute Continue|date=4 February 2012}}</ref>