*Shade is an anthropomorphic echidna with tomato red fur, a peach muzzle with a small black nose, and pink eyes rimmed by a patch of much lighter (almost white) fur. Each eye is paired with a single, short eyelash which curves off to the side. She also has seven dreadlocks with a lighter zigzag pattern near the ends hanging from around her head, and a zigzag tail.

For attire, Shade wears black full body armor, a black, gray, and pink helmet and armored boots, and gray and pink Leech Blade bracelets. Her helmet is shaped into two large horns that curve down, and underneath, she wears a black headband. Both her helmet and headband sport a pale pink Nocturnus sigil.

Shade is a tough, disciplined, and somewhat noble figure. She is very loyal and is not afraid to stand up for what she believes is right. Trained in the arts of stealth and the use of powerful, high-tech weaponry, Shade is a deadly force in combat.

As a former denizen of the Twilight Cage and high-ranking officer of the Nocturnus Clan, she is very knowledgeable about the races and places of that alternate dimension, and she is willing to help the team by telling them what she knows of Ix's secrets.

She is quite impressed with both Sonic and Knuckles, and she fights alongside them to redeem herself for unknowingly contributing to Ix's plans for world domination.*