>>529513880
Sega's pretty weird about the use of characters. The western-made comics can do whatever as long as they follow classic rules/mandates and meet various approvals. Modern designs for game use weren't made, so Rovio is in the positiom to get them. Now, Bark has a Modern-ready game-design. But we're in an interesting position because...
>Bark is now the first "Classic" character who has a "Modern" appearance (not counting Mecha Sonic)
>His design isn't even much different except less blockiness, more traditional proportions and subtle eye color, which may indicate the AM2 characters can't be changed too much if they can be used
>Bark is traditionally tied to Bean and Fang, which is even stated in his bio; yet he still managed, despite all odds, to break free from Classic hell
>Bean is already in the game, in Classic form. There is no sign, even in the datamines, that Modern Bean is happening, though Modern Fang might
>Bean might be in a similar situation as Honey where his design is tied to another IP and thus they might be stuck in Classic hell
>This means Fang and Bark have a decent chance at ascending to Modern heaven while Bean and Honey remain in limbo.