Just as Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 before it, the upcoming threequel will introduce another franchise character to tease the film series' future. Director Jeff Fowler revealed as much in a wide-ranging Entertainment Weekly interview that published on Wednesday,

If the Sonic movies want to really dive deep, they could potentially throw in some of the more obscure creatures in future installments.

Sonic 3 is seemingly following the path laid down by Tails and Shadow's post-credits scene debuts when it comes to introducing fresh faces for its threequel. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, director Jeff Fowler opened up on the possibility of bringing in "new characters" for Sonic 3 in a similar fashion to Tails and Shadow joining the cast after popping up in the preceding movie's after-credits stinger.