Infinite the Jackal

Infinite is a male anthropomorphic jackal with black fur. He has a white pattern of fur on his abdomen resembling a rib cage, a black bushy tail with five white tips, and long, white, and stiff dreadlocks. His muzzle is white in color and protruding with cheek tufts. He has a black nose, noticeable fangs, and complete heterochromia; his right eye blue and his left eye yellow. There’s a large white scar across his right eye. His claws are also sharp. Infinite’s true age, height and weight aren’t known, but he is above the age of 18.

For his attire, Infinite wears a white collar around his neck, black gloves with silver designs on the backs, covering his claws. He also wears black, pointed, and metal hi-tops, with his personal infinity symbol engraved on the soles, which are red in color. After abandoning his old identity, Infinite started wearing a silver colored mask with white and black circular patterns on the insides of the ears, with the right ear being black with white circular patterns and the left being vice versa. His left eye is visible through a red visor while his right eye is covered by a black lightning bolt shaped piece, similar to an eyepatch, that is attached to his mask’s right ear and glows red when he uses his power. Infinite is typically accompanied by a red aura that surrounds his figure.

Infinite possesses the finalized version of the Phantom Ruby that is fused to his chest. When he channels the power of the gemstone, he can surround himself in a red aura, with red glitch-like pixel particles scattered throughout his body.

Infinite was once the captain of a group of mercenary thieves called the Jackal Squad, who raided others for profits. He gained a reputation as the “ultimate mercenary”. One day, he raided one of Dr. Eggman’s bases with his squad. When he went in to kill the doctor with his sword, he accidentally struck the phantom ruby instead, which then showed him an illusion of what Infinite truly wanted — a destroyed, desolate world. Eggman then took a liking to him and offered to make Infinite the leader of the Eggman army, to which he agreed despite his squad’s protests. One day, when guarding another one of Eggman’s facilities, Shadow the Hedgehog arrived and raided the facility, slaughtering the Jackal Squad. Infinite tried to ambush Shadow in retaliation, but was instead subdued by Shadow. For the first time, he was afraid. After the incident, he abandoned his old identity as the ultimate mercenary with the intention of becoming stronger. He also obtained the Phantom Ruby and, following several experiments, was fused with it by Dr. Eggman.

The Phantom Ruby is a magenta colored Ruby that can manipulate space-time and materialize virtual reality.

Before fusing with the Phantom Ruby, Infinite was an arrogant, heartless, and cruel gun-for-hire mercenary who’s main interest was to earn bounties. He had no moral qualms about murder, even encouraging his squad to go for the kill. Deep down, he harbored much darker, more unhinged fantasies — anarchy, mayhem, and destruction. He only joined the Eggman Empire because he had grown bored of the world, and desired to change it for the worse for his own amusement. He was also nearly fearless; the only exception being when Shadow defeated him, when he found himself shocked and trembling in fear. Before fusing with the Phantom Ruby, he was loud, boisterous, and rough, using gruff and informal speech.

After fusing with the Phantom Ruby, he picked up a persona that greatly amplified his dark personality traits. He became a much more sadistic and more lethal character as a result, and gained a much colder, more composed outward demeanor, with his speech becoming more eloquent and formal albeit threatening. His confidence and arrogance grew exponentially upon gaining the Phantom Ruby, which granted him unrivaled power. At times he would spare his enemies instead of killing them, believing they were of no threat to him. He’d also express a strong sense of superiority when speaking, showing no respect for others but himself. Even in battle, Infinite would remain cool, calm, and collected, albeit with a cynical and sarcastic demeanor. Infinite was horrifyingly cruel, sadistic, and ruthless, and relished in the fact that the world’s population feared him and had a lust for seeing others fear him. Unlike Dr. Eggman, he never revealed his secrets or plans in battle, making him mysterious and enigmatic. He also desired a challenge, and wondered if anyone else would offer any challenges to him, given his unparalleled power.

Infinite is a very powerful character. He has the ability to generate, destroy, and manipulate virtual realities, which he could turn into virtual reality projections to interact with reality. These virtual realities are illusions which Infinite creates by exercising one’s control of one’s visual and depth perception by feeding the brain false information. He was able to use his projections to bestow powers upon himself. Infinite had, within the influence of the Phantom Ruby, virtually limitless abilities. He used the power of the Phantom Ruby to give himself the power of flight and levitation, deadly energy beam emission, energy ball projection, self-replication, size enhancement, shockwave manipulation, gravity distortion, object materialization, and teleportation. He could also use the Ruby to create Phantom Copies that would cause his victims to falsely perceive the presence of other characters. These characters are described as having mass and form, but no soul by Shadow. These copies could carry the powers, memories, and personalities of the originals. He even has the ability to manipulate nothingness, allowing himself to create Null Space, a seemingly inescapable void in spacetime where nothing exists.

Despite his cruel, ruthless personality, Infinite has several weaknesses, including his inferiority complex — the most notable example being when after he was defeated by Shadow, he raged about how he was “not weak” and abandoned his past identity after being infused with the Phantom Ruby. He also has a strong sense of overconfidence, often times sparing his foes whom he deems weak. While Infinite’s illusions are formidable, they can be neutralized using a Phantom Ruby prototype. His Phantom Ruby’s copies only work if the target is within the ruby’s field of effect. His Phantom Ruby’s copies also need a tremendous amount of energy to take effect. Should its energy supply be cut off, it would be rendered inert. If the Phantom Ruby tried to reintegrate any prototypes, he would also be vulnerable to consumption by the Ruby.