Despite past widespread fan complaints about Sonic’s cast of pals, Sonic is once again rejoined by Tails the machine-savvy fox, Knuckles the surly echidna and Amy Rose the pink hedgehog.

In Sonic 3 ’s mid-credits stinger, an army of Metal Sonics show up to neutralize Sonic. But a savior arrives: Amy Rose, cloaked and armed with a giant mallet, and she lays waste to the robotic ...