Big the Cat could make his debut after Sonic the Hedgehog 3. ... Despite Big the Cat’s importance to the Sonic lore, Fowler has followed a different approach in the film franchise so far.

And it turns out, they actually did write a cameo for Big the Cat into the second Sonic the Hedgehog film... only for it to be a bit too grim to make it to the final cut. "In one draft of Sonic 2 ...

He resides near the Mystic Ruins alongside his mate, Froggy. Despite Big the Cat’s importance to the Sonic lore, Fowler has followed a different approach in the film franchise so far.