I wonder if IDW doesn't pull cool ocs because of so many years of "Mary sues" poisoning the wells and now every single new creator is afraid of making ocs overpowered.
The only reason Infinite is so lame is because he doesn't feel threatening. Come on, make him do some crazy anime filler villain bullshit and have him trap Sonic friends in illusion worlds and the more time passes they die. Just having him fly around boasting of how evil he is is worthless.