Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II May Feature An Extended Cast.

But in Episode II, it looks like he's getting some company (sigh). Speaking in the latest issue of GameInformer, SEGA's Takashi Iizuka c0nced that fans will be “very pleased with the cast in Episode 2.”

Obviously, fans are most pleased when Sonic's doing his thing against Eggman alone — so maybe that's what Takashi is reiterating here. We suppose if Sonic has to bring his buddies along though, we only really want to see Tails and Knuckles.

Stick Big the Cat in there and we're not touching it with a barge-pole.