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While it would be cool, it's way too early for them to appear. Maybe there'll be some sort of reference to Shadow but don't hold your breath.

They weren’t “cancelled”; Warner Bros made those decisions themselves. In fact, the only people I see talking about this aren’t the ones supposedly “cancelling” these characters, but rather the ones whining about the changes that have been made. There are many important issues in the world that are worth discussing. A cartoon skunk being retired isn’t one of them.

Interesting. Favourites aside, Amy and Metal are two of the most recognisable characters (that haven’t appeared in the movies) to non-fans and they would be pretty easy to introduce. Why wouldn’t they be added?

That’s fair. Out of the games that haven’t been re-released yet, Colours is one of the most critically acclaimed ones so I guess it makes sense in that regard.

Colours is a pretty weird choice for a remaster. Idk I would’ve expected an older game to get the remaster treatment but hey, if this is real then at least Colours won’t be a Wii exclusive anymore.

Nothing’s been confirmed yet but probably not, for obvious reasons. At most there might be a live stream but don’t hold your breath. P.S. The clip you shared appears to be from the 25th anniversary party.

I think you might be right. The movie was a much-needed kick up SEGA’s backside; if the fact that it was way more successful than anyone expected doesn’t scream “Hey, people still give a shit about Sonic, you desperately need to step up your game from now on” then I don’t know what does.

I don’t think it would be a good idea to release the 30th anniversary game(s?) alongside Prime and the movie sequel. Releasing 3 things around the same time would lead to an overwhelming amount of Sonic news and content, much like how we were bombarded with Mania/Forces news for a good year and a half. While it would be great for hardcore fans, it might overwhelm casual fans and put them off something they would have otherwise checked out. My money’s on a holiday 2021 release, maybe 2022 if (and only if) it absolutely has to be delayed. It’s not uncommon for Sonic games to be announced in spring, then released the holiday season of that year.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. The Freedom Fighters were created specifically to flesh things out a bit, since the Sonic franchise didn’t have a ton of world building at the time. I’m not against them returning, but they’re just not needed anymore. Besides, the supporting cast is huge enough as it is.

Easier said than done. I feel like the Freedom Fighters would need a major overhaul in order to fit into the IDW universe. And no matter how they’re handled, there would be complaints about them not being the same, getting too much/not enough attention, etc. It would be so much work to make them compatible with the comics that they might as well create new characters.

No hate against them, but I don’t think they’re compatible with the IDW comics. I like how the IDW comics are basically Sonic running from place to place with one or two characters to give a helping hand. After all, he’s free-spirited; he likes doing his own thing without being chained to a single team like the Freedom Fighters. But even if the FF did make it into IDW, then what? The IDW comics are very popular among younger, more casual readers who have most likely never heard of them.

Animals also don’t run at the speed of sound breaking every robot they pass...as far as I’m aware.

Probably a bit of both. Being a sequel, they might want to explore more places, like you said. If Green Hills is going to be in the sequel, I don't see it being used enough to justify all the logistics involved in filming there; hell, we barely saw it in the first movie.