User blog comment:VideoGameFan9012/Season 2's Upcoming Episodes/@comment-1038387-20120722081715/@comment-47881-20120722164048

I don't know... it would not be the first time that these shows take a creative choice to change a character's design. But yeah, he's not black. Plus, I think the "mystery" about the Partner was that he also had a Scarab, as opposed to "who is he?"