Would Sega/Sonic Team ever put classic versions of characters

Honey is a beloved character and I am aware that I do not align with popular consensus around her coming back, especially in a series as starved for female

A brief history of Sonic The Hedgehog on PC

Remember when Sega used Modern Sonic to advertise collections of Classic games? That's because, originally, Modern Sonic was simply a redesign, not a new version of the character. Back then, there was

Ranking Every Mainline Sonic The Hedgehog Game - Game Informer

SONIC ORIGINS Official Site

Classic Sonic, Heroes Wiki

Sega Rolling Out New Update For Sonic Origins, Here's What's Included

Would Sega/Sonic Team ever put classic versions of characters introduced in the Modern era into a Classic style game?, Page 2

About classic sonic characters…Where did they go? Shouldn't they also be in the modern continuity? Do they just disappear from the sonic cast's childhood? : r/SonicTheHedgehog

The fact that Classic Sonic is older than Modern Sonic, isn't a problem anymore, since they're considered different people now : r/SonicTheHedgehog

How Sega moved Sonic from 2D to 3D - Polygon

Top 5 Sonic the Hedgehog Characters – Wizard Dojo

Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka on co-op play, pixel graphics, and getting momentum right