Sonic IDW Characters Confirmed to come to Future Sonic Games?!

Sega and Sonic Team have stated that they are very open to the possibility of the IDW comic characters coming to future Sonic titles!

IF this happens, how do you think they'll be introduced?

I discuss it all here! #sonicthehedgehog #sonicidwcomics #idwsonic #surgethetenrec

[ZARRJJI]

Maybe Surge & Kit could have their own spinoff game where they try to discover who they were before Starline ruined their lives

[Mark-yuyd]

I think I remember Ian Flynn being asked about this to which he said there would probably be some small info dump to get the jist of the character and that’s it, people don’t need to know their entire baclstory if it’s not important for the current story

[BlackFlash]

Here’s my suggestion. Introduce a self insert for the audience, like Barry. And have them question who these comic book characters are. Then we get the standard exposition. 😉

[jose.lfurtado]

Whisper: Aimee Mann
Tangle: Michaela Diez
Jewel: Deedee Magno
Lanolin: Grey DeLisle
Surge: Kimberly Brooks
Kit: Jessie James Grelle
Belle: Shelby Rabara
Mimic: Steve Blum
Clutch: Daren Herbert

[sonicgamingkirbyfanv-xmrl]

Maybe after the big arc, they'll get shown in the games, and for that, they could have bios in some sort of, I don't know, a extra menu? Like oh they did it for sonic and the black knight, for instance.

[JDueler]

In Sonic Frontiers, each of Sonic's friends said that they might go off on their own. So if there is a sequel to this game, we may not see Tails, Amy, and Knuckles for a while. Maybe none of Sonic's usual friends, since we’ve already seen enough of them. But, not only can they bring Sage back, but also bring the new IDW characters to game in place of all his friends. Whenever Sonic is in a game with his old friends, they're mostly focused on action and adventure. While Sonic Frontiers was an open world with details on the lore that answers some questions and filled in some gaps. In the new game with the new characters, we could solve more mysteries while resolving some personal issues, like Whisper and Surge's past.

[GiftOfKnowledge-npvg]

I feel like the kind of game you’d need to make for them is the kind of game that would tell their introductory stories, perhaps even adapting and changing them (something I know a few fans would dislike, as it would make IDW only “kind of canon” rather than “exactly canon”, but it might be a necessary sacrifice).
The ideal, I think, would be one with an Adventure style story where Tangle’s story mode adapts the Tangle & Whisper miniseries, while Surge’s adapts the Imposter Syndrome arc. That would still leave room for a new A-plot explored in Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and/or Amy’s stories, so even comic fans get something new

[NwrMedea]

i think they could go about it is that they reference parts of their personality and/or backstory through dialogue. it’s a similar situation with mighty, Ray, and Gemeral. They have appeared in games but not that often so newer fans wouldn’t know them

[jamiegioca]

It’s not complicated. Just introduce them as new, but have the game characters act like they know them already

[NY-jjrh]

It really depends on the character I think, but for most of them I don't think it has to be that big a deal

In my view the most efficient way to go about it for the heroic characters would be to start by bringing fans of the games up to speed with how the Resistance has transformed into the Restoration since Forces, like in a cutscene or something. And with that, most of the work is done, honestly? Once you've established that the game characters are involved with the Restoration and have been for some time, it wouldn't feel unnatural or unexpected that they'd be familiar with some of the people in it, which is like, all of the comics' cast of heroes at this point

Of those, the only one who particularly warrants further elaboration is Belle (since she's a puppet and all), which could just be a brief line or two about her being an abandoned creation of Eggman's who joined the heroes

Surge and Kit are a bit trickier since their backstory is pretty relevant to _why_ they hate the heroes, so for stuff like that I think some flashbacks would be required if they were to play a big role

But anything else could just either be peppered in as needed with expository dialogue or included in optional character bios tucked away in a menu or something; I think this idea some people seem to have that they'd need to redo everything by having Sonic meet them for the first time again is kinda silly

[Sylvieboy]

If people by now dont know whose those beloved IDW Characters are by now, then they're definetly gonna Learn sooner rather than later! I dont care how Sega introduces them, all i know is i'm gonna be hyped as hell when they Eventually make a console appearance, Especially if they're playable from the Jump!

[devinsauls]

Theme of Sonic's & Blaze's Event from Sonic Rush?! 👂🏿

[littleneonstar]

I'll have no problem too but I wonder this question too.

[JDueler]

I have an idea for a good video game. A Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff game that does not involve Sonic or any of the modern casting (Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Rouge, Shadow…etc). The game should be about the IDW comic characters (Tangle, Whisper, Jewel, Surge…etc) meeting the classical throwaway characters (Mighty, Ray, Bean, Bark…etc), along with some forgotten and unseen characters (like Shade, Sticks, and Trip).

[GrimGoblinLives]

Another issue is that with multiple of those characters you have to also explain how a platypus with Eggman obsession was involved

[Shywhitefox]

I would suggest just bring out a new Sonic Riders game. It will please fans, introduce the characters, give them all character bios, with may optional content that reveals more about them, like buying a video in the shop that deep dives into different characters, and if they wanna keep things canon with the comics with Starline, just have Eggman build a robot of him or something. May not be perfect, but I think at the very least a spin off game would do the trick to make their inclusion more seamless.

[viddarkking]

Personally, I think a Mario + Rabbids style spin off would be a great way to introduce them.
Hell all down to the gameplay Give the Guns another chance.
Just so that Many sonic fans can know the horrors of pressing a shotgun Wispon to an Egg Pawn with a 96% chance of hitting only to have RNgesus kick them in the balls over and over again.
All jokes aside. A tactical RPG with the Sonic cast is far from a bad Idea. We most definitively have the variety of skills to make one extremely fun.

[be_nice]

I'm with you on the voice actors part, you guys brought these characters to life and made them feel so alive and filled with emotions, Surge's explosive anger, Kit's stuttering, Whisper's.... Well, whispers. So, yeah, having you guys be the official voice actors for these characters would be a great one up for both the channel and the games these guys would be introduced in.

[emeraldphoenix]

Here's my Voice Actor recommendations for the IDW Characters.






1. Brenda Song as Tangle the Lemur



2. Patricia Summersett as Whisper the Wolf



3. Lizzie Freeman as Jewel the Beetle



4. Keith Silverstine as Dr. Starline



5. Grey Griffin as Surge the Tenrec



6. Maren Miller as Kit the Fennec



7. Ashleigh Ball as Lanolin the Sheep



8. Steve Blum as Mimic the Octopus



9. Keith David as Clutch the Opossum



10. Erica Lindbeck as Belle the Tinker




And that's basically it.

[JDueler]

They could wrap things up when they get to Issue 100.