In the crossover story “Worlds Unite,” the Deadly Six of “Sonic: Lost World” became the minions of Sigma from the Mega Man X franchise. Sigma gifted the Deadly Six with power-enhancing armor, which allowed him to take control of otherwise immune organic beings. Originally, the armors were meant to be themed to each of the Deadly Six, but SEGA asked they be made into smaller, uniform designs.

Final, unused designs are by Dan Schoeing:
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ZIK

I had the most trouble with Zik of all people. Zeti. You know what I mean. He’s a Pac-Man ghost with a fu manchu mustache, and his gimmick is throwing giant fruit. What do you do with that?

I ultimately settled on full armor based on fruit. The helmet is apple-like, and the chest plate is themed after a pineapple. Zik carried himself with poise that the others were lacking, and I felt like this was too goofy for him. I’m honestly not satisfied with this idea, but I couldn’t come up with anything better.