This video talks about it very well.

The Reason fang the sniper isn't in the games - YouTube

     Ugh, I knew it was because of Rouge, and she's hardly a bad guy at all anymore!
What does SEGA mean when they say that the position of a bounty hunter/crook is reserved for Rouge?
Maybe she was in the first game, but not anymore, now she is much more like a government secret agent.

sheesh

Fang should have appeared in Sonic Adventure 2, Then He could use his originally planned
revolver, along with an AK47 or rifle of some kind maybe?

At least using those weapons would be more along the lines of Fang's Cahracter, not Shadow's . . . 

Sega dropped Bean the Dynamite, Bark the Polar Bear, and Fang the Sniper
just because they don't feel like using them anymore, and because they fear that
Rouge will lose popularity.

And I could care less about Rouge, this is a kids game, I think that she, as a character, is fairly
borderline for the audience. But I never liked Rouge in the first place.

Fang was awesome, would anyone else like to see him a new Sonic Game, (provided that his character
isn't butchered) or talk about how he might be used?

A user of this :

I was worried this would get no replies.

Thank you so much for posting here, I very much agree with you.
But I think this thread is doomed. 

*sigh*

Can anyone talk about sonic on Vizzed?

this thread has come back from the dead! i dunno who fang is, was going to do a thread on forgotten characters from sonic so can you enlighten me with the appecance?

Mecha Leo :

You can find out more about him here:

Fang the Sniper - Sonic News Network, the Sonic Wiki


Okay, Fang the Sniper first appeared in Sonic Triple Trouble:


Play Sonic The Hedgehog - Triple Trouble rom Game Online - Sega Game Gear free gg - Vizzed


In the game, he's after the chaos emeralds so that he can sell them for money.
He also appears as a playable character in Sonic Drift 2.

His last playable appearance was in Sonic the Fighters

He's potrayed his best in this game in full 3D.
Although in the past, he's been mostly after the Chaos emeralds
in order to sell them for money, in this game, he's trying to get them all
so that he can Stop Dr Robotnik ( aka Dr. Eggman) from taking over Mobious.
Although he may be planning to sell the precious jewels later. If you want to know more,
then I really recommend that you read the wiki article. Fang is a great Sonic Character.
And you're very welcome.

How did Fang play like, anyways? I have Sonic the Fighters on Gems Collection, but for some reason, I never chose the guy.

sonicfan&mariofan1991:

Basically you have a bit of a hard time with opponents
if they're up close due to a lack of quick, powerful, short range moves. But you get to use your gun to drive some players crazy if they don't know what to do about it. XD. He is a fun character to use. But definitely different.


I use him from time to time. I think that he's great.

Bringing Fang back seems like it could go badly depending on the way he's handled. Mostly the fact that from the way he was handled during his introduction game, I see him having a large chance of becoming the butt of comic relief like Knuckles became. Started off as a great character, but eventually took the part of slapstick jokes and became known for not being very bright. I mostly worry that they'd have Fang end up like that if they did bring him back in. The high chance of censoring his gun doesn't help matters either.

I always knew him as Nack the Weasel from Sonic Triple Trouble back when Sonic games were 95% good (instead of the 50% good these days). I always found it odd how they constantly created and dropped characters from the series.

Remember Sally the... I wanna say squirrel, but leader of freedom fighters in cartoons and comics? Suddenly she's gone and replaced with Amy Rose. I think all of the freedom fighters were essentially axed, save for Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles (I think they all joined it at one point).

Even just brief mentions of old characters would be nice, they don't necessarily need the spotlight (so their precious Rouge wouldn't lose popularity). I liked Nack the Weasel in Triple rouble (before a kid stole the game from me), and was upset I never got to beat the game. Last time I played as him was in one of the Sonic Drifts. He, along with the others should be brought back, even if just for brief appearances,

name543 :

I totally agree with you.

Knuckles was once cool. Now, he's just
to silly. And yeah, the gun. . .


Fang should have been using a real gun
years before Shadow picked one up.

ruesen :

Sally is only a comic character.
She only got one cameo in Sonic Spinball.
Amy was once accidentally refered to as
Princess Sally in the Sonic CD instruction
manuel.

I wish Rouge didn't exist.

Yet another Character wanted back.. I can't say I blame you. Even Though I hardly known fang. I've known him from one game and that's Sonic the fighters.

Rogue Stinks, I hate her. All she does is do secret stuff, and try to get in everybody's way.  In my opinion(and I do mean this) I find rogue more annoying then Amy Rose.


If they do bring Fang back, they need to keep his bad guy personally, because unlike Rogue she had one, but when she was with shadow and others, She ended up losing it, and became very boring. 

Heck: If I say so: Fang Should come back, using his sniper and killing rogue with it... that would be sooo sick. XD. 


Fang  isn't the only problem. They need to stop making everyone so friendly, I mean knuckles used to be stubborn a rival, and totally cool. Now he's just a retarded friend, Shadow also had a deep dark personality, but they gave him the good guy spirit too. Even Eggman doesn't even seem like he's apart of the sonic series, because of how stupid they are making him.



End of Rant, and Bring back fang!.

SuperCrash64 :

Shoot Rogue now!

Yeah, the character have changed way to much.
I love the old Knuckles. He was a little corney, but he
was pretty cool all the same.

He was great in Sonic Adventure 2!

Robotnik isn't nearly as evil as he once was.
He was pretty cool in SA2 and Sonic 3 and Knuckles.

He had the maaaaasster plan!

Rouge doesn't fit Sonic in the first place in my 
opinion.


If Sega wanted, they could make Fang come back so awesomely.
He comes up the dessert, riding the Marvelous Queen, and wielding
duel pistols and a Sniper Rifle! 

Yeah man!

And maybe fans would like using a gun as him!

Only problem I see is trying too hard to make him look cool and ending up just making him look hilarious.. We know Shadow the Hedgehog started off with Shadow combining all the stereotypical awesome things.. Guns, motorcycles, and swearing. Really, I think Fang would work out best as a bounty hunter that Eggman hires to face Sonic. Though I doubt he'd make a good one on one boss battle unless he has mech support. I mostly see him taking shots at Sonic as you go through a level. This would add a bit of challenge, trying to get through while avoiding the shots from Fang's rifle. Just need to keep away from trying to make him look cool. Knuckles original personality from Sonic three and Knuckles might work well for Fang now that I think about it. A smirking rival that gets in Sonic's way at every point and will provide a hassle whenever he has the range to get a shot off. Though these are just my opinions.

name543 :

I think that Fang would do pretty well with
a personality, that makes him, kinda
corny and into himself, but yet make him
fairly cool. Like Eggman used to be.

Your idea of him shooting at you as you ran
through a course would be quite cool though!

I think that he should get his own levels.
as well as be featured as a boss. the boss fight
could be similar to the Sonic VS Shadow fight in
Green Forest in Sonic Adventure 2.

Fang should definitely work for Dr. Eggman.

Or, maybe even G.U.N.

Bringing back Fang(or Nack)is fine as long as they can manage to work his occupation of cocky/bumbling treasure thief without making him too much of comic relief. I don't really see it happening but this is something that has to be worked out before they could actually bring him back.