Big the Cat is officially retired

[Anti Alias]

Well we had Black Knight when it comes to alternate characters, I found the implementation great.

[Multikaris]

Good Alt character implementing: S3&K, Sonic Advance series, Rush Series, Sonic CD HD, Black Knight, 8-bit games

So-So alt characters: Sonic Adventure 1, Heroes, Shadow, Rivals Duology

Bad alt characters: Adventure 2, 06, Unleased (by far the worst) S4E2

No Alt characters: 1, S4E1, Colors, Generations

Edited September 2, 2012 by miru

[Indigo Rush]

So... this was posted on the SEGA Forums...

Told you guys we'd save him! Thank Ken Balough for this though, all credit goes to him.

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So we can thank Ken Balough for bringing the Big cameos back into the game. It may not add anything from a gameplay perspective, but Big's appearances were fun to look at. While we don't know if Big will ever return in a main-series game, I think it's safe to say that Big has been saved from being scrapped.

Fish on, Big dude!

Edited September 6, 2012 by Indigo Rush

[Komodin]

Huzzah. I simply can't wait until I get to see Big get run over by the G.U.N. Truck again...

[Indigo Rush]

Huzzah. I simply can't wait until I get to see Big get run over by the G.U.N. Truck again...

Get hit by a truck and survive without a scratch you mean!

[Soniman]

Yaaaay........

Im so unenthused, maybe because I sorta expected this.

[sonfan1984]

Something tells me that Big isn't officially 'retired' but is saying he is just to get a reaction out of people.

[TheOcelot]

Get hit by a truck and survive without a scratch you mean!

13 years and Big is still going strong. He has survived longer than some characters.

I guess if including Big helps sell a few more copies then that's cool right?

[buba]

13 years and Big is still going strong.

So strong that his last playable role in a major Sonic game was in Heroes.

Edited September 6, 2012 by Tmsp

[Komodin]

Get hit by a truck and survive without a scratch you mean!

Geez, mang, I'm trying to find a silver lining in this news for me...

[Indigo Rush]

Something tells me that Big isn't officially 'retired' but is saying he is just to get a reaction out of people.

In the Iizuka Q&A panel at Summer of Sonic 2012, one of the questions asked was in regards to Big being retired - I can't recall the quote to memory, but Iizuka more or less confirmed this by asking the fans if they really wanted Big to come back. That implies some sort of decision to place him on the back-burner at the very least.

(for the record, Iizuka's question was met with cheers and applause for Big)

[Dejablue]

is a character really retired if they still show up in other forms of media?

[Your Vest Friend]

is a character really retired if they still show up in other forms of media?

In regards to the games, yes.

[Multikaris]

Well, any chance Big will die/get roboticized/willingly turn evil/randomly dissapear in the comics?

Edited September 16, 2012 by miru