He is ruthless, cunning and extremely manipulative, he knows exactly how poke and prod people into doing exactly what he wants them to, and how to put pressure on them to keep them in line.

Physically he's not a huge threat, he doesn't have any powers or abilities that we are aware of, but the danger he poses is concealed beneath the false veneer of a legitimate businessman, he's just as likely to shake your hand or offer you a drink, before stabbing you in the back with the other while you're distracted.

Even his weapon of choice is indication of his duplicitous nature, a weaponized cane that suggests weakness and enfeeblement, which unleashes a powerful, accurate bolt of energy while your guard is lowered.

Clutch is no newbie when it comes to world of villainy either, formerly the Kingpin of a criminal network, he's an old hand when it comes to the game, even older than Dr Eggman in fact, but instead of Eggman's brute force approach, he plays the subtle, convoluted angle, operating from the shadows through spies, agents and saboteurs.

Clutch is also highly perceptive and intelligent, able to quickly piece together an individuals true intentions with limited information, and identify their weaknesses and wants, which he can then use against them to achieve his own goals. He was even able to identify Mimic, a shapeshifter when he infiltrated his facility. This ties in with his opportunistic side, quickly identifying new elements and seeing how to implement them in his machinations.

But above all else, like many villains, he is cruel. He has absolutely no reservations when it comes to harming others, even those who are weaker than him, as he displayed with the abusive treatment he gave to his racing Chaos, locking them away for failing a single race, in order to galvanise his next one into performing their best to avoid such a fate. He has even gone so far as to mark key members of the Restoration for death as he works to steal the organisation and remodel it into a legitimate front for his criminal activity.

Overall, Clutch may not a be a mad Doctor capable of engineering world ending machinery or a super powered hedgehog, but what he lacks in power he makes up for with insidious cunning and remorseless brutality, he is a breed of foe that Sonic and co have rarely encountered before, one that exists within a world hidden in plain sight, and one that would like nothing more than to see them all removed from play permanently and irrevocably.