>>545085934
"Humans" are called "apes" in Sonic Union since they're just another type of Mobian.
There are going to be real humans in Shadow Cross, so there's a need to differentiate between the two.
There's a Mobius with Mobians and a Terra with Humans.
Sonic Union takes place on Mobius. Shadow Cross takes place on Terra.
Humans and Mobian Apes are visually distinct because Mobian Apes can have more cartoonish features and proportions than humans. Mobian Apes side by side with Terra humans look like say, Jessica Rabbit compared to a human male.
>>545086048
That's intentional. It's meant to be a redesign heavily based on the Uekawa look in the same vein that Uekawa's look was an evolution of Classic. I might get art like that at some point but I'm unsure if any artist would be interested, it's hard to find affordable artists to commission.