Character Analysis: Tails

Background

Miles "Tails" Prower is an anthropomorphic fox who, due to a genetic abnormality, was born with two tails. Due to his abnormality, Tails was a victim of bullying during his youth. One day, however, he met Sonic the Hedgehog and was inspired to become as cool as him after seeing him run like the wind. Tails soon after began following Sonic on his adventures and has since become his best friend and sidekick. 

Weapons & Equipment

Miles Electric

A multi-functional electronic handheld device that serves as Tails’ most frequently used gadget and tool. It possesses several advanced functionalities, including; video communication, a radar, a translator for alien language, universal wi-fi accessibility, the ability to create codes to hack enemy systems, signal tracking sensors, etc. Tails can also use the Miles Electric to view the memories of robots it’s connected to.


 

Boomering 

A ring Tails can throw to latch onto objects and enemies.


Bombs

Tails has carried a wide array of bombs throughout various games. The following are a list of bombs he’s used throughout the series.


Missile Launcher

A missile launcher used to fire carrot-shaped missiles. 


Repulsor

A device used to deflect or repel other objects. Tails uses this to reflect Witchcart’s spells back at her in the Tails 30th Anniversary Special comic.


Emerald Radar

A radar used to detect the location of Chaos Emeralds more easily. Yes, it is practically a variant of Dragon Ball’s Dragon Radar.


Remote Robot

A remote controlled fox robot that Tails uses to collect items. It can fly, walk on lava, and transform into the Sea Fox (See Vehicles).


Super Glove

A pair of gloves used to increase Tails’ lifting strength, allowing him to pick up larger objects.

Speed Boots

A pair of boots used to enhance Tails’ running speed.


Hammers

Hammers that Tails uses as short melee weapons.


Helmet

A large protective dome Tails uses to block attacks. 


Night Vision Goggles

A pair of goggles Tails uses to see in the dark.


Teleport Device

As the name suggests, it’s a device Tails uses to teleport

 

Jet Anklet

A pair of metallic boosters that can be attached to the back of Tails’ shoes. Once equipped, the Jet Anklets increase Tails’ speed while flying, allowing him to cover greater distances.


Rhythm Badge

A badge that gives Tails near perfect balance, preventing him from becoming dizzy.


Magic Hook

An invention Tails uses to punch opponents. The Magic Hand appears to be a boxing glove attached to a spring-like object, allowing the user to swing the invention around their body before hitting the opponent.


Energy Ball Hand Cannon

A red arm cannon Tails summons to shoot sphere-shaped energy projectiles at the opponent.


Flick

Tails summons a large, gloved hand from underground to flick the opponent. 


Tails Heal

A healing machine Tails uses to heal damage. This can be used as many times as he wants.


Medi Bot

A droid Tails deploys to restore health and power points.


Tails Guard

A guard mech Tails activates to block attacks.


Shield Bot

A droid Tails deploys to create a force field around himself.


Scan

A droid Tails deploys to scan enemies for weak spots.


Zeti Zapper

Devices Tails created to turn the Zeti’s electro-magnetic powers against them. 


Extreme Gear

Various types of hoverboards, hover skates, and other vehicles used by Tails for transportation, typically in the Sonic Rider series. Tails can use multiple types of gear but his exclusive set is the Yellow Tail. 


Depending on the model, they are powered by Air, Gravity Points, or Ring Energy. These types of fuel are used for using speed boosts to accelerate the rider to high speeds, in a technique known as Kick Dash. In addition, Extreme Gear powered by Air can drop miniature Tornadoes to trip up rivals.



Ark of the Cosmos/Gravity Bands

Ring-shaped metallic stones that allow the user to manipulate gravity. Wielders of the Arks can use this ability to warp gravity and propel themselves forward or create bursts of gravity that can repel obstacles at will. While the Arks were lost at the end of Zero Gravity, items called Gravity Bands exist, and provide the same effects.


Item Boxes

Item boxes that grant Tails various power-ups. The following are a list of notable power-ups Tails can obtain from these item boxes:


  • Shield: Protects Tails from a deadly blow

  • Flame Shield: Protects Tails from fire-based attacks

  • Electric Shield: Protects Tails from electric-based attacks and can reflect projectiles

  • Bubble Shield: Grants Tails the ability to breathe underwater and can reflect projectiles

  • Invincibility: Grants Tails temporary invincibility for a few seconds

  • Power Sneakers: Grants Tails a boost in speed for a few seconds

  • Colorball: Obscures the opponent’s vision with colored paint

  • Moto-Bug: Spawns a moto-bug that launches into an opponent

  • Tornado: Spawns multiple tornadoes on the ground


You can see a full list of item boxes here

https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Item_Box/List 


Sonic Rivals Power-Ups

Power-ups Tails obtains throughout his races in the Sonic Rivals series. The following are a list of power-ups from Sonic Rivals:


  • Fire: Can shoot fireballs or create fire shields

  • Ice: Shoots blasts of ice that freezes opponents

  • Lightning: Paralyzes opponents via lightning

  • Illusion: Distorts the opponent’s vision

  • Wind: Creates tornadoes

  • Oil Slick: Drops puddles of oil that causes opponents to slip

  • Glue Trap: Temporarily immobilizes enemies with glue


Sonic Chronicles Items

Tails can equip various types of equipment in the game Sonic Chronicles. Some of Tails’ best possible equipment includes the following:


The immunity idol, which prevents negative status effects https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Immunity_Idol 


Various items that enhance speed, strength, and defense. There are also various items that can revive characters from a deadly blow, infuse attacks with elements, as well as heal the user overtime. 


You can see a full list here https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Items_in_Sonic_Chronicles:_The_Dark_Brotherhood 


Chao

A species of small winged creatures often featured in life sim minigames in Sonic. In Sonic chronicles you can raise/equip them to characters, and the chao will grant the characters various boosts in stats or special abilities(such as health/stamina regeneration, the ability to do elemental damage, shielding, insta killing, reviving after a deadly hit, ect) 


You can see a full list of them here https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Chao_in_Sonic_Chronicles:_The_Dark_Brotherhood 


Wisps

A species of alien lifeforms that grant Tails a wide array of powers. The following are a list of color powers the wisps have granted Tails:


  • Black Bomb: Creates a bomb that rolls over enemies and detonates 

  • Blue Cube: Creates a blue cube. Said cube can emit a shockwave that can destroy enemies or trap them in blue cubes

  • Crimson Eagle: Fires an eagle shaped projectile that homes in on enemies

  • Cyan Laser: Fires a laser that moves at the speed of light

  • Gray Quake: Creates stone pillars that emerge from the ground

  • Ivory Lightning: Strikes enemies with lightning

  • Jade Ghost: Turns Tails invisible and intangible

  • Magenta Rhythm: Creates musical notes to disorientate opponents

  • Orange Rocket: Fires rocket shaped projectiles

  • Pink Spikes: Creates 3 spiky balls that orbit around Tails

  • Violet Void: Creates black holes 


You can see the Wisp abilities Tails uses here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR41BE2KBNY&ab_channel=U.DPlaythroughs 


Rings 

Ring-like objects that hold great power. Rings contain a unique form of energy known as Ring Energy, which can be used to power machines or rejuvenate someone’s stamina and abilities.


-Silver using rings to restore his powers https://imgur.com/a/AtCtZnu and https://youtu.be/hgRAua1c_2k?t=2232 


-Rings restore Sonic’s boost gauge in various games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4OBe-rONR4&ab_channel=SonicJGB 


In most Sonic games, rings are used to protect the user from a deadly blow. As long as the user has a ring on their person, the ring will protect them from nearly any attack. While this can be seen as a gameplay mechanic, there are a few instances throughout the series that could suggest that these are how rings operate in the Sonic universe. Whenever characters are hit by attacks, they lose the rings they are carrying and have to recollect them before they disappear.


-Various manuals and in-game descriptions state that rings protect the user from a deadly blow https://info.sonicretro.org/images/thumb/7/7a/Sonic1_MD_US_manual.pdf/page6-351px-Sonic1_MD_US_manual.pdf.jpg  


-Rings are knocked out of Sonic when hit by Shadow in Sonic Prime. This would suggest that the rings are protecting him from Shadow’s attacks https://youtu.be/U9z39SZp7go?t=79 


-Interestingly, rings are also knocked out of Sonic when he is attacked by The End in Sonic Frontiers, which would suggest that they are protecting him from its attack as well https://youtu.be/IfgG26pDjio?t=684 


Ring Time

A power-up that turns nearby enemies into rings.


RC Vehicles

Remote-controlled devices Tails designed to aid Sonic in Sonic Lost World. The following are a list of RC Vehicles Tails created and their abilities:


  • Helicopter: Drops bombs on enemies

  • Fighter Jet: Shoots missiles at enemies

  • Stealth Jet: Turns characters invisible to all enemies

  • Hovercraft: A vehicle that can be ride on to avoid obstacles

  • Balloon: Lifts characters into the air

  • UFO: Slows down jumps for more precise platforming

  • Omochao: Used to collect 1-Ups, Rings, and Item Boxes


You can see Tails creating the RC Vehicles here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Ujj8uYchE&ab_channel=Zephiel810 


You can see a full list of Tails RC Vehicles and their abilities here https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/RC_Vehicle#List_of_RC_Vehicles 


Chaos Emeralds

A set of mystical objects that are said to grant near infinite power. Depending on the type of thoughts and motivations of their user, they will generate either positive or negative energy. Tails can use the positive energy of the Chaos Emeralds to transform into a more powerful state called a “super form” (See Transformations).



Resistances

Additionally, Chaos Emeralds have been shown to be capable of protecting the user from certain abilities, like memory manipulation and transmutation.



Super Emeralds

Enhanced versions of the Chaos Emeralds. They have additional power due to drawing power from the Master Emerald. Tails can use the Super Emeralds to transform into a more powerful state called a “hyper form” (See Transformations).


Vehicles

The Tornado 2

A plane Tails created after his original biplane was shot down. It comes equipped with a missile launcher with an onboard targeting system and can fold its wings to transform into a jet plane, giving it a boost in speed and mobility.


The Cyclone

After the events of Sonic Adventure, Tails upgraded the Tornado 2 so it can transform into 2 different vehicles, with the first and most important one being a walker that he dubs the Cyclone.


The Cyclone comes equipped with an automatic targeting plasma cannon, a mini gun, a rocket launcher, and can fire a massive laser.


Car Mode

The second of the Tornado 2’s transformations is Car Mode. It’s a car. That’s it.


SS Tornado EX

A watercraft-esque like vessel used for dimensional travel.


Sea Fox

Tails’ remote robot can transform into his own personal submarine called the Sea Fox. The Sea Fox comes equipped with a front drill, vulcan gun, anti-air missiles, photon torpedoes, mines, and jet boosters. It can also electrify the water around the Sea Fox to destroy nearby enemies.


Skills & Abilities

Spin Attack and Dash

The Spin Attack is a jumping attack where Tails spins rapidly in the air to cut through objects and opponents. Tails can also perform a Spin Attack while rolling on the ground and can even charge up speed for such an attack with an ability called the Spin Dash.


Homing Attack

Tails performs a mid-air Spin Attack that homes in on opponents.


Flight

Tails has the ability to spin his two tails like helicopter blades, giving him the ability to fly. While most games have Tails tire out after flying for a few seconds, games like Tails’ Sky Patrol seem to suggest that he can fly for extremely long periods of time without getting exhausted. In Sonic 3, Tails was also able to carry Sonic from Marble Garden Zone all the way to Carnival Night.


Boost Mode

A state of enhanced speed in the Advanced series. In this mode, Tails moves fast enough to leave behind afterimages.

Dash Boost

An ability where Tails envelops himself in an aura and propels himself at higher speeds than normal, while acting as a sort of battering ram to enemies in front of him. A variation of this ability can be used in the air.


Tails Swipe

An attack where Tails performs a 360 degree spin and lashes out with his twin tails to damage enemies in front of him. There is a variant of this attack where Tails performs the Tail Swipe while in Boost Mode and one where he performs a chain of continuous Tails Swipes.


Insta-Shield

When performing Insta-Shield, Tails generates enough energy to create a temporary shield for a split-second that can slash enemies and items within their range without having to touch them


Tornado Attack

A technique where Tails swipes his tails with enough force to create a spinning tornado.


Chao Attack

An attack that makes a Chao home onto nearby enemies.


Parry

While guarding, Tails can use a spring to parry and deflect attacks. Tails has a variant of this skill called the Debuff Parry. With it, enemies will be afflicted with a status effect that will reduce its attack power for a short period of time.


Adrenaline Rush

Tails deploys a temporal field that boosts his speed and defense.


Tinker

A move where Tails sabotages robotic enemies, leaving them in a weakened or distracted state.


Wrench Attack

Tails attacks enemies by throwing an endless supply of wrenches at them. Said wrenches homes on enemies from a distance. There is a variant of this skill where Tails throws multiple wrenches that hover in midair for a few seconds.


Cyloop

A technique where Tails creates a light trail. Once he encloses said light trail, it can be used to launch enemies in the air or create rings.


Cyblaster

A ball of light Tails fires from his blaster that detonates upon impact.


Spike Stomp

Tails transforms his blaster into a pile bunker to launch a diving attack.


Intelligence

 Tails is easily one of the smartest characters in the Sonic series, possessing an IQ of 300, and is often stated to have intellect rivaling that of Dr. Eggman. The following are a list of notable intellectual feats Tails has performed throughout the series:



Transformations

Hyper Mode

A super mode all characters can use in Sonic the Fighters. It enhances speed, strength, and allows for more powerful attacks.


Super Tails

The traditional Sonic super form. Tails can gain the use of this form after absorbing the power of all 7 chaos emeralds at once. In game, Tails typically requires 50 rings in addition to the chaos emeralds to start the transformation, and burns through said rings at a rate of one ring per second. While in this form, Tails’ physical abilities become greatly enhanced. Super forms are also described to be near invulnerable, although it is possible to harm them if the enemy is strong enough (i.e. Solaris, Dark Gaia, etc.)



Positive Energy Aura

Because super forms use the positive aspect of the Chaos Emeralds, Super Tails can pacify evil creatures by beating the evil out of them. Super Sonic used this to neutralize the negative energies of Perfect Chaos in Sonic Adventure.



Hyper Tails

(Artist: Nerkin)


An enhanced version of Super Tails that becomes available after upgrading the Chaos Emeralds into Super Emeralds. The form has all the abilities of Super Tails, but enhanced. As Hyper Tails, Tails is surrounded by a group of birds known as Flickies.


Feats

  • Assisted Sonic in defeating Eggman and saving the world multiple times

  • Defeated Dr. Eggman in a one on one fight

  • Along with Sonic, saved South Island from sinking into the ocean

  • Defeated Witchcart and her army

  • Liberated Cocoa Island from the Battle Kukku Empire

  • Saved Station Square from a nuclear missile 

  • Assisted in defeating Metal Overlord

  • Assisted Shadow the Hedgehog in defeating members of the Black Arms

  • Assisted Sonic in putting the Earth back together…twice

  • Is quite the ladies man


Strength


Speed

Durability


Scaling

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tails obviously scales to Sonic. While Sonic is the stronger of the two, Tails has fought characters that are equal to or stronger than Sonic, like Knuckles, Chaos, Metal Sonic, and Metal Overlord. So Tails should scale to anything his base form can do. Super Tails should also scale to anything Super Sonic can do, as both are powered by the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Not to mention, Classic Super Sonic is capable of defeating Time Eater, who obviously scales to Modern Super Sonic. Since Classic Tails’ super form is comparable to Classic Sonic’s, he would scale to Modern Super Sonic feats.


Shadow the Hedgehog

While Shadow is portrayed as being stronger than Tails, Tails has proven that he can hold his own against the Ultimate Lifeform in games like Sonic Heroes and Sonic Battle. Plus, Tails is on par with Sonic, who is Shadow’s rival, thereby making them scale. 


Silver the Hedgehog


Tails and Silver fought each in Sonic Rivals 2, so Tails should scale to him.


Dr. Eggman

Eggman is a boss in nearly every Sonic game. Tails also defeated him in Sonic Adventure 2. He should obviously scale to Eggman.


Chaos Emeralds

Tails’ super form is powered by the Chaos Emeralds, so naturally, he should scale to its power.


Emerl

An ancient and powerful robot from Sonic Battle. Sonic, who Tails scales to, defeated Emerl after he had absorbed power from the Final Egg Blaster. Tails’ super form should also be more powerful than Emerl because it's powered by the chaos emeralds.


Master Core ABIS

The final boss of Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. Tails assisted in defeating Master Core ABIS, so he would obviously scale to him.


Dark Gaia

The main villain of Sonic Unleashed, who is later fought and defeated by Super Sonic. Tails should scale to Dark Gaia with his super form.


Void

The main villain of Sonic Shuffle. He is one of the two halves of the Goddess of Dreams, Illumina. Tails assists in defeating Void, so he should scale to him.


Solaris

The final boss of Sonic 06. He is a super-dimensional lifeform and a god of time. Tails’ super form scales to Solaris because Super Sonic could break his armor and take hits from him.


The End

The main antagonist of Sonic Frontiers. It is an unknown entity that once wandered the universe with the sole intent of annihilating all life within it. In the game’s original ending, The End’s physical form was defeated and destroyed by Super Sonic, with Sage. Because Super Sonic was able to defeat The End, Tails should scale to it with his super form.


Weaknesses

Despite being a capable combatant, Tails sometimes lacks confidence in his own abilities and can be over reliant on Sonic (for example, when Sonic went missing for months, Tails was afraid to fight a clone of Chaos 0 in Sonic Forces despite being able to fight stronger forms of Chaos in Sonic Adventure). It is also implied that he has a fear of lightning. 


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