In April 2022, after the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, fans noted the film gave the character of Knuckles the Echidna an on-screen father, something no media for the series had done since Penders's lawsuit had given him copyright of the Archie Comics incarnation of his father, Locke. Penders took to Twitter to state that he believed the character in the film to be a version of Locke, and that he believed another echidna in the film to be another character of his, Enerjak.
In April 2022, following Sonic the Hedgehog 2's release, fans observed that the movie introduced an on-screen father figure for Knuckles the Echidna. This was because Penders had gained copyright over Locke, the father character from Archie Comics through a lawsuit. On Twitter, Penders claimed the film's portrayal of Knuckles to be based on Locke and another echidna character as his creation, Enerjak.