Game Theory: Could Tails Really Fly? (Sonic the Hedgehog)

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We've done TONS of research on Sonic's speed over the years. From how fast he REALLY is to if he can even survive his own speed - we've covered it all! Well, that's only partially true. Until now we've only turned our Theorist eyes towards the blue hedgehog. That ends today! Enter Tails, the lovable fox sidekick. He's famous for helicoptering his way around with his, you guessed it, tails. What I wanted to know was whether or not Tails SHOULD actually be able to fly. Today Theorists, we are going to find out if this fox is flying high or about to crash and burn!
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[@chopper1_135]

I just realized that "Miles Per Hour" sounds like Miles Prower, which is tails's real name lol

[@prestonavocado9837]

Jaruno wiw

[@0GalaxyCat0]

COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!

[@player_exenotfound]

*WAIT A MINUTE*

[@starnicu4660]

OOOOOOOH

[@vikkissecret]

That’s the point💀they wanted his name to be a pun

[@dmlppspringtraplover]

Now that u dissected Sonics speed Tails flight Now u got to do knuckles strength

[@crisaf8471]

or his glide

[@enigmaoftheechidna6279]

Or his Ugandan heritage

[@TerrariaGolem]

Or his deformed knuckles

[@peeshooter2063]

But do u know da wae

[@roitplayz9477]

more like ugandan heredity

[@zahra3634]

Matpat: "he's missing another set of tails" Sonic Prime: "We gave tails a new look" Tails: "they gave me 7 extra tails"

[@saitamacraft5322]

Haha😐

[@whyamihere1230]

What

[@whyamihere1230]

Wht

[@whyamihere1230]

What the king fuuuu

[@whyamihere1230]

I peted tails two tails :))))

[@rizkiyoist]

Tail's tail is actually possible when the left one spins the opposite way of the right one, it won't tangle. This also means he don't need another tail blade to keep him from spinning out like a helicopter would.

[@dapimppimpin5684]

That's what i was thinking

[@zeeveestudios]

That's what i was thinking

[@Incepter.]

I still don’t get it because im dumb

[@rizkiyoist]

@@Incepter. one tail spins clockwise, another spins counter clockwise, it won't tangle because of reasons

[@Incepter.]

@@rizkiyoist but it does tangle tho?im imagining it in my head

[@jambr054]

Sega lists canon weight. SEGA DOES WHAT NINTENDON’T

[@ItchyTheSwordfish]

Jambr0 XD

[@smudged4090]

I APPLAUD YOU

[@camsterasmar975]

Jambr0 Ah yes, the classic phrase back when Sega actually did compete with Nintendo, until Sega died and Sonic joined Mario. Game over Sega!

[@Death_Skull]

...NINTENDONT ...GOES THIRD PARTY

[@duck7781]

Not sure whether to be happy to find a fellow mbmbambino or upset that people think this was your joke Its from mbmbam

[@reginaldcopperbottomproduc4845]

Matpat: Its like an eggbeater Eggman: Oh no

[@suegarlick9072]

Mettaton: OH YE- Egg man: WHERE DID YOU COME FROM????

[@patrioticwhitemail9119]

@Rick & roll he tried a "no!" "YES!" meme, but it fell through. A better character would have been koolaid man, since saying "oh yeah" after someone says "oh no" is his thing, but youngsters don't know about him. Only meme games like sans and imposter.

[@patrioticwhitemail9119]

@Rick & roll No. The joke he was trying to make was the situational humor of responding to a passive negative with an aggressive positive. "Oh no" is what his joke was trying to respond to.

[@ooboomooretiredchannel435]

Lol makes sence

[@keketski5430]

He desearves it ngl

[@karm7956]

Tails might be able to actually fly if he had a different technique. Tails can run 100 miles mph without the use of his tails. If he used his tails as the top helicopter blade and moved his legs in a biking motion he would not only be able to fly, but he would be able to actually go somewhere while flying.

[@eclipseruin8265]

I've always argued with myself how unfair an advantage Sonic has over Eggman especially when Tails and Robotnik have the same IQ

[@abbyagust]

who' teaches you? student: my teacher me: matpat

[@kr1ckz220]

XD

[@astrolight5708]

I wish you'd listen and agree he's just a paid actor by the youtube partnership he is getting paid for false information.

[@mrlol9283]

Well, I believe you, mat doesn’t teach much grammar.

[@kevinolinga2700]

Do true

[@freedom8753]

@@mrlol9283 Mat*

[@littykitty040]

"... Is everyone's favorite anthropomorphic fox" Sad Melee Fox noises.

[@gentleben4770]

Starfox is pissed too!

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

Really... ya'll forgot about the Ol' G, Robin Hood??

[@Nitroshot99]

Hayyyaaaaa

[@fluxcutie4813]

What about Krystal?

[@d9fred95]

Also Nick Wilde

[@KriskitArms]

MatPat: Tails is everybody’s favorite anthropomorphic fox. *Sad Foxy sounds*

[@ricememes]

Foxy is technically an animatronic... so yeah

[@Marcelelias11]

Sad Star Fox noises

[@justafan9206]

@@Marcelelias11 sad fox McCloud noises

[@Tam3603]

Mat Pat, if you really did your research, you’d know that each one of Tails’s tails spin the opposite direction of the other. Therefore, he’d still be able to fly

[@IGSA101]

Also he would only need to hover because he does have a propulsion mechanism in his shoes.

[@mileymint]

@super gamer *SEGA, USE MOTION BLUR!!!!!*

[@AsuraRose]

But wouldn't the tails collide and he'd fall? If he had the `motor` system in his tail then they'd be spinning the same way, if he didn't then he can't spin them without them getting intertwined. Also the tails wouldn't form one circle above/behind him if they were spinning the opposite direction, they'd be seperate circles.

[@samanthaboulton2119]

no because then they would just keep slappin each other and just not working at all

[@mileymint]

This entire conversation is helping me give my character a reason to have trouble flying Aaand I just realized that is super out of context

[@POSSUM_chowg]

Tails now: "I have an IQ of 300 and have fixed a super computer with dishwashing detergent and a toothpick." Tails in Sonic the hedgehog 2 (1992) : "Hmm... I'll just walk right off this platform and fall into the abyss, what could go wrong?"

[@justaperson4656]

That was an experiment, and him learning from that (plus his apparent immortality) is what made him so smart (I genuinely think he's a kitsune because of the amount he's survived the abyss)

[@DumzDev]

These thumbnails be so cheesy

[@GengUpinIpin]

"I'm falling" -Tails

[@mileymint]

*What's next, building a rocket ship out of a piece of pizza and a battery?*

[@lazyd2.029]

@@mileymint Of course not, That’d be ridiculous! That was last month’s project

[@VTAnimation]

Kind of ironic for a character who is theoretically supposed to be a flying pinball but can balance himself *owns a machine* that is aerodynamically perfect but crashes it all the time.

[@natethepnda8528]

VTAnimation So much for 300 IQ

[@AnInsideJoke]

Not really. Tails is an ENGINEER, not a PILOT. Despite what media would tell you, those are two different skills, to say nothing of the fact that helicopters fly completely different from planes. Assuming that an airplane engineer is also capable of being a top pilot simply because they build the machine is like assuming that someone who designs Hondas is automatically qualified to also be a NASCAR driver.

[@maquahuitl1989]

a machine with an engine powered by chaos emerald.

[@pokegirl1799]

wait... THATS WHY TAILS CANT FLY HIS PLANE CUZ HES TO USED TO THE AERODYNAMICS OF HIS TAILS AND NOT THE AERODYNAMICS OF AN AIRPLANE THE TWOS PHYSICS R COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

InsideJoke That's completely irrelevant. From the games, it's completely clear that the planes crash not from bad piloting, but from the planes malfunctioning in mid-air, which is a consequence of bad engineering.

[@mileymint]

MatPat: All he's missing is another pair of tails! Sonic Prime: *Hold my Chaos Cola.*

[@Turmpett]

I like how MatPat can just take any fictional thing, whip it in the creativity bender and make a 15 minute theory out of it.

[@MockingbirdInc]

"Say, hypothetically, you're a blue hedgehog who was born in the 90's and runs at the speed of sound, but you still wanna show the world that you're hip and cool. Well, first of all, don't make a movie about your exploits. You're just gonna get a lot of hate for that sort of thing." What I love about Game Theory is how applicable the given advice is.

[@mariasullivan493]

Boi remember what happened w/ the Mario movie? **shudder*

[@Immadeus]

"Citing my sources, I am a changed man." *H E A R T B O U N D I N T E N S I F I E S*

[@tkdace2459]

HyperGamer 120 oh yeah yeah

[@drakath5727]

Speaking of Heartbound, what happened to the development? I still have the current version and it hasnt changed in the slightest since you could preview the three doorways.

[@Asoue1554]

My heart dropped when he said that idk why

[@snage-thesnakemage]

@@drakath5727 you cant see for yourself on their youtube channel :P

[@jacquettaoliver2801]

Oh yeah yeah

[@ProfessorMike64]

11:30 And that's why he has the Jet Anklet in Sonic Adventure.

[@Theredstonedispenser]

At this point, MatPat is my physics teacher.

[@awesomepossume3682]

False. In nature, yellow foxes have been observed to be able to fly with their tails. You may even see flocks of them fly past your house during the winter

[@moemuxhagi]

Man, one day one of them flew right over my trampoline and my little sister had a chainsaw. The poor little guy.

[@hazeltree7738]

I saw them migrating today, a massive flock of foxes straight over the house!

[@moemuxhagi]

@@hazeltree7738 And, what did the foxes say ?

[@alexwolfy1055]

@@moemuxhagi Weird combination of barking and screaming.

[@hazeltree7738]

@@moemuxhagi They told me to upgrade mah satellite dish to a nuclear weapons launcher...

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

The thing I respect about Tails is that he always has the High Ground. Matpat, I expected, once underestimated Tail's power and is accordingly trying to discredit Tail's ability to fly. Classic hit-piece.

[@ashespanda26]

“It’s over Eggman! I have the high ground!”

[@lowie2658]

Hey how was the fight with Shaggy?

[@Reilers]

@@lowie2658 One thing i remember about the rise of shaggy... is how quiet it was...

[@cozzy7635]

Hmm nice play mattpatt I have a challenge make a theory on (a gaming theory) on how Mario in Mario Galaxy on the cosmic clones on what are they made of

[@pizzatime7433]

I have the high ground obi wan

[@PunakiviAddikti]

Small note: some drones have three rotors. The way they counteract the torque difference is by tilting the rear rotor for yaw control. Some tricopters tilt the two front rotors instead.

[@amundherfindal6577]

Simple answer: one tail spins one way, and the other tail spins the other way

[@Marcelelias11]

Then they'd twist into each other.

[@amundherfindal6577]

Yeah proberbly

[@dimitriitcaci8922]

@@Marcelelias11 but then it will be like "the adventures of sonic the hedgehog" tails that he twists his tails and *boom* magically flies (make no sense right???)

[@totallynotaminecraftchanne1923]

Actually not, INSERT LONG PHYSICS EXPLANATION here but basically lift dosen’t work that way.

[@eclipsefox7213]

"Tails has a magic tookus." -MatPat 2019

[@ceecee6521]

Just...No, don't ever quote that again.

[@tatslegaspi7248]

Well... have you heard about “kirby’s nubblies”?

[@flatulenceyogurt5961]

Magic arse

[@totallynotaminecraftchanne1923]

Cee Cee I agree. Ohwaitthatrhymed…

[@Alovon]

Nice theory. Now do Shadow's shoes, I want me some rocket skate shoe things.

[@hahafunny698]

Yees.

[@ToaDrakua]

Sounds like a SCIENCE! episode in the making.

[@England91]

Well explain when a helicopter loses it's tail it can still recover and able to fly straight enough to land safely

[@cristianhernandez9640]

What about knuckles glide?

[@BreakTheBeat852]

They’re a secret

[@JCG-049]

MatPat. Tails can't fly Literally Tails: *GOD MODE*

[@dzakwan2994]

I havent watched game thorist in like 2 years or something and the music intro is so nostalgic

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

Tails casually ripping off his tail in the thumbnail

[@SpaceCore2053]

kremit the frog Hi kremit!!!

[@ravenpotter3]

kremit the frog why are you in every comment section of every video I watch?

[@TheGeladoo]

I don't know if that's "casually", he doesn't look very happy about it.

[@abstract0407]

EPICCC (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@PC_Princess]

But of course!

[@Dangandronic]

So what is next? *How does Knuckles dig?* *How can Amy read Cards to see the Future?* *How do Shadow`s shoes work?*

[@MrMinebase]

I really want to know if shadows shoes could work in real life

[@KilosFoxo]

Main Game Knuckles can only dig using the shovel claw which functions as a shovel (generations bonus missions and sega heroes don't count)

[@melon4249]

How does sonic roll in place without scraping his skull off

[@DobieMeltfire]

How does knuckles glide? With what? His fists?

[@vibive]

How about how does he TELEPORT I think that’s a bit more important than his frickin SHOES

[@gigglesdoesstuff8062]

Mobius is Earth, just after it went through a mutation. That's why the Mobians are part human and part animal.

[@while_coyote]

Tails isn’t actually using his tails to fly He’s actually just using magic

[@beauvoirferril]

_"Hey Sonic, ever call a coin toss? Let me give you a word of advice, always bet on Tails..."_

[@Blood-PawWerewolf]

Beauvoir Ferril I believe the sonic twitter account may need a word with you...

[@nandovaldez27]

SONIC FOR HIRE!

[@theflaminskull5006]

Oh God...

[@FLAGG-oj8ow]

Beauvoir Ferril Eyyy!

[@Roseasuko]

I always do this

[@ethanbrown6352]

Imagine tails just flailing his arms around to counteract the third law.

[@moistpookiebear]

LOL

[@charliemcgarry7185]

Tails:I'm gunna make it! Falls to the ground in a ball of fire Tails:I'll get you mattypatty!!!

[@meenamathew8248]

lol

[@ARandomMinecraftVillager]

That wouldn't help, it's still an un-even number :/

[@johnvkaneiv5976]

hey ethan. I'm just gonna say this. that would in theory actually work.Nice thinking

[@eastonreynoldsc7540]

Tails’s tails spin in different ways one goes lest the other goes right.

[@Whoami-hx7fn]

2:34 Thank you for noticing that detail I realize right now

[@nimbuswarrior7377]

I actually have a pretty valid theory about how tails can fly. Tails has been considered a Kitsune, a Japanese mythical creature that is known to be a fox with nine tails. When Kitsune's are born, they are like normal foxes, but for each one-hundred years it will grow a tail as well as high intelligence. This explains Tails's intelligence and two tails. Kitsune's also can have mystical and magical powers, like shapeshifting, possessing, ect. When Kitsune's reach nine-hundred years of age, that's when they are the most intelligent, and will grow a ninth tail in witch they will also turn as white as snow and be able to do even more magical things. So I think the reason Tails can talk, fly and have high intelligence, is because he's a two-hundred year old kitsune.

[@whaa7016]

Nice

[@archerwarren4984]

That's interesting.

[@cookiecatanimeowtions3683]

Pokemon Ninetails fan anyone? Just me? ok..

[@duncanfoutz6857]

So THAT'S why he is so young, yet so smart.

[@memaximilianmus4880]

200 year old Furry*

[@BIastProcX]

Well then maybe Tails can fly. But can you explain why he has infinite lives in the classic games?

[@douchecopter2209]

Worth considering.

[@hairbucket]

Beat me to the question lol 👏🏼

[@skyebluee]

he did some 1 up farming before the level

[@Coinfliptails]

Fast reincarnation.

[@henryentertainmentsystem9923]

Matpat: The thing Tails is missing is another set of tails Sonic Prime: Thanks for the advice

[@dragonscalier3576]

Love the content theory man. I always figured Tails spun his tails like a kmax helicopter. But ig he'd need more tails for that.

[@MajorMokoto]

I can't wait for SEGA to retcon in that Tails has little rotors in his shoes that stablize him. And when you zoom in on them the rotors say "EAT IT MATPAT" Please SEGA make my dreams come true.

[@commonsense-og1gz]

tail rotors are only needed on helicopters where the power is coming from the central shaft. what matt failed to look for is the hiller hornet and other experimental helicopters from the 1950's which use tip jets on the rotor blade tips. helicopters with that propulsion don't need tail rotors.

[@iman5147]

No retcons plz

[@iman5147]

Makes sense though tbh

[@IndieLambda]

Tails have been shown on a few occations with jet shoes.

[@artwithaddisonyt7964]

Dude he’s just trying to make content

[@MrTattooASMR]

of course he can fly... don't ruin my childhood

[@Gold_Yoshi]

yes do not ruin pat mat

[@dogwatersoda]

_But ruining childhoods is what he does best!_

[@noahpressler9787]

Oof

[@Sean-xq9yd]

Why are you everywhere I go on KZbin

[@epic6899]

He misspelled the hashtag. IM MAD

[@blueherostudios8591]

This is the first Game Theory video I ever watched!🤩

[@MaryPoggers]

can't fly a plane but can make a tv out of paperclips *seems legit*

[@mengchee6725]

True

[@maryanngorham5920]

LOL

[@maukio]

He *can* fly a plane, but okay I guess.

[@jamiewaswrong]

@@maukio bruh don't ruin it

[@marlenilainez973]

Meng Chee hkzxñ gjxxjhh eso Fox The Flash en Sanex Roar hizo Fox Fortuny Five Years que oyes güey o Fox por HIS bike ya suite You te Oates en hito en infláis Body Falldown

[@Liquid23]

How to prove all of sonic characters physics false: Step 1 : prove sonic is slow Step 2 : prove tails can’t fly Step 3: Prove knuckles is weak

[@emargaux]

Only Infinite is weak.

[@Liquid23]

Emem theory busted

[@joker3889]

Step 4 : prove amy isn't in love with sonic.

[@Liquid23]

The Joker of Earth-0801 yea

[@ShackleYT]

we could prove knuckles can't climb with those puny spikes, or they'd snap right off

[@Enigma_toons]

Well like hover boards he can just lean forward for him to fly in control,it doesn’t mean that he has to be an accurate helicopter

[@diamondaniel2483]

MatPat when a video game character has unnatural power: SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE [PHYSICS BOOK]

[@MegaJman143]

There ARE helicopters that get away with having only 1 rotor. Just look up “Helicopter without tail rotor”. They counteract the spinning by venting gas from the engines to make thrust. It is possible for tails to fly and control it. He just has to fart crazy hard. Personally I want to see the math on how much butt power it takes to stabilize a helicopter.

[@magc9961]

He

[@PlasticChairVergil]

That sounds like a great theory idea. It could be the sequel to the wario fart one

[@owendong992]

lol

[@dreamcanvas5321]

It would explain why in the cartoon they're so obsessed with constantly eating chilidogs...

[@VeloJG]

So Sonic feed Tails Taco Bell before every level huh

[@yourdad7389]

The real question is, *Does Tails Get Nauseous?*

[@MellowDoesYT]

One word Sonic Heroes My heads spinning!

[@moyai6618]

dustBoxed.isUpNORTH it was actually supposed to sounds like that

[@dergor7342]

Reached 20m yet lol?

[@starbreaker6740]

He gets _*SUBNAUSEOUS *_

[@spartanwar1185]

@@MellowDoesYT That's like 5 words... Increase your sense manufacturing skills, man

[@millowandbobbie7918]

I LOVE UR INTRO, IT HAS THE BEATS

[@taylorgarman6278]

The reason he can move his tails so fast is bc he winds them up so when they unwind there goin super speed and I already new this but I’m happy u did a therory about this ur a fricken genius

[@DanielSambar]

Tails can spin his tails so fast to the point where he can fly... _That’s how gravity works._

[@randomfandoms1753]

Hmm, yes, quite.

[@PC_Princess]

*That's what he said*

[@adamp.3739]

***insert Danny2462 reference here***

[@endbro-345]

Thats not entirely true

[@PhotonXX-mc1zj]

Nice

[@jctopsasss2841]

Revolutions per minute is how the the French measure most things

[@VoxelMusic]

I swear theres a medal for these kinds of comments.

[@sanosu87]

@@VoxelMusic yep

[@icel8828]

What about us here in the United States?

[@mranxiety9995]

@@VoxelMusic yea.....the like button

[@saiykokaiten7270]

@@icel8828 burgers per minutes or freedom per day

[@MoodCubed]

0:25 You forgot "Watch out! You're gonna crash! Aaah!

[@maheshnair3835]

I always love to watch the intro song It is the best intro i have ever seen

[@UltraCboy]

11:47 You should absolutely get started on that

[@jimothyjimothy1]

Pi pi pi

[@fdsdvsdvsacsafscafs7429]

but you know, extend it to 10 minutes for gain some of sweet money

[@copiryte9535]

Same problem browser would just be spinin g out of control.

[@Drhmj-dk2wh]

Yes. That would be amazing.

[@josiahwhaler1253]

next sonic theory: knuckles "knuckles" are broken edit: wow this is like the most likes i have gotten ever thanks guys

[@elijahspitze9837]

Josiah Whaler no pretty sure it’s going to be Sonic theory: egg mans little eggs down below are scrambled

[@mjcgwmjcgw1522]

Problems with mats theory - assumes mobius is earth -assumes tails can magically spin (not a problem it just counteracts his point about spinning the opposite direction) - talks about how drones have two / four / 6 / 8 rotors to counteract the spinning in the opposite way Since tails already has magical tails that spin, is it such a stretch to think one goes the other way?

[@theswig2339]

That's actually an interesting theory! would love hear a theory about that

[@hankenthusiast6187]

And knuckles.

[@josiahwhaler1253]

@@elijahspitze9837 lol thats nasty 🍆🥚🥚

[@guy_plays4751]

i love the intro music and sync

[@SgtDude2012]

tails: *can fly* game theory: *talks about helicopter* helicopter meme when tails fly: HELICOPTER HELICOPTER

[@samscenefordummies8706]

When he said "miles per hour" I thought he said "miles prower"

[@loki_playz9156]

me to fam

[@nayjinantin9355]

Tails real name

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

that's the joke.

[@MrBagel-og9kf]

He said Miles Prower...

[@owynnc4436]

did you know tails real name is miles prower??? it stands literally for '''miles per hour''' CRAZY right???

[@bucketman3095]

"Tails is undoubtably everyone's favorite anthropomorphic fox." Fox McCloud: Am I a joke to you?

[@hasannaim8381]

Master Hand: Not a joke, but a mere toy.

[@user-zb1jy8lm2g]

Ксюша Канива

[@user-zb1jy8lm2g]

Добрый Кошка Папа Мама Пицца Lo Как

[@beforethedutt7996]

The Legitimate Bucketman I was just about to comment that damn

[@MahouBakaW]

I think now it's Judy Hopps

[@truthspreader1996]

I wonder if the second Sonic movie will touch on Tails' ability to fly?

[@lezlue2273]

Matpat: All Tails needs is another set of tails Tails: grows two more tails. "jokes on you, I'm a kitsune. We're literally known for growing new tails."

[@EggsBenedicts]

What I learned from this video: Tails is one thicc boy Also he can’t fly

[@commonsense-og1gz]

yes he can, matt didn't do much research into vintage helicopters. tail rotors only apply to helicopters that have their power running through a central shaft. if you place jets at the tips of rotor blades, as is the case with the hiller hornet of the 1950's, then a tail rotor is not required, they are called tip jets.

[@oofernuggz6737]

@@commonsense-og1gz but im gonna guess there are no jets at the tips of Tails tails

[@commonsense-og1gz]

@@oofernuggz6737 you wouldn't be able to tell due to his fur, and the method is really never given. the thing to keep in mind is that engines don't have to be placed at the tips, but compressed air as in this old video about the voljet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX6mnoiKdrmUm9k.

[@DitieBun]

@@commonsense-og1gz r/woosh

[@jordanandluner]

SeriousMANBOT/Kim/NFT/mOOmOOcOWcOW Stf

[@feralfernweh6091]

I just now got the joke. Miles Prower = Miles per hour. HOW DID I NEVER REALIZE THIS

[@Chief-VR]

Boi

[@Ejeffers-eh2om]

OMFG

[@M_LikesToStab]

OMG, you just made my favorite Sonic character even better by showing me a pun.

[@enderkatze6129]

Probs Same as how I never Realized it:You live in Not 'Murica and use the Metric System and Probs don't even know how many KMs Translate Into a Mile

[@dat_fast_boi]

Oh god, you’re right. Quick, what’s sonic’s full name? Is that a pun too? What about eggman? Mario? Is everything a pun?

[@streled5361]

The most common backstory for Tails before he meet Sonic is, he used to get bullied/teased/mocked for having two tails and was seen as an abnormality and everyone avoided him When Tails saw Sonic, he immediately idolized him and trained himself to be able to keep up with Sonic's speed to become his sidekick, so, he used his two tails to help propel himself and be fast enough Ending up giving him the ability to fly for a short while

[@degenerate1363]

"Tails is undoubtedly everyone's favorite anthropomorphic fox" -Matpat *Furries burst in* ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?!

[@rubenhenriksen5744]

I want to mention that not all helicopters have tail rotors, there are helicopters with a NOTAR system. It means a No Tail Rotor, instead they use exhaust gasses to act as a tail rotor. They will look similar to other helicopters but with air blowing out the sides of the tail section, instead of rotor blades. Basicall i think if he could fart constantly and control the direction of his rear to couteract the rotational force of his main rotor i think his flying plauseble, if your rules apply. Great video hope you see this MatPat.

[@notagent4128]

lol you got me. XD

[@insertobject4002]

Tails isn't Wario

[@lemoniieeee]

I don't think sonic would wanna get carried by him anymore lol

[@nihildwo4874]

i mean you ve seen dorkly's old man sonic? he clearly has a secondary rotor system

[@goldilock4199]

@@insertobject4002 how do you know? Maybe Wario is just a furry

[@rajkangriwala2898]

You forgot to mention how he can lift sonic off he ground without falling to his weight or at least slowing down dramatically

[@TennoWolf]

Momentum?

[@fidgetspinner7284]

He does slow dramatically

[@evastassi3165]

Alright we know what the next theory is👏

[@jamesgabor9284]

No no no, sonic uses his hedgehog quills to propel himself

[@rjd-kh8et]

In the future in the Archie Comics, Tails has a son named Skye Prower, who hasn't learned to fly properly yet and spins his whole body aroud.

[@RevolutionaryOven]

But... have you considered his tails spinning in opposite directions, like those military helicopters that have no rotor but a second propeller?

[@the_angle2969]

According to all known laws of aviation tails should not be able to fly, its tails are to small to get its fat little body off the ground.Tails of course flies anyway because tails doesn't care what matpat thinks is impossible

[@ladedadedayoh3188]

Ya like jazz?

[@gecko2023]

Angel Luevano there’s also that stuff with bees shouldn’t be able to fly but idk, they just kinda felt like to re enact an asdf movie sketch of ‘screw gravity’

[@unbeliekess8335]

I applaud for this

[@starsandsticks4515]

I love this comment more then I probably should.

[@ladedadedayoh3188]

@@gecko2023 It's a Bee Movie reference...

[@AndresFlores-xp4so]

HOLD UP WHAT IF HIS TWO TAILS ARE SPINNING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.

[@Omega55333]

Exactly my thoughts Tho I guess if his tails have the same length, it would yet again be physically impossible

[@Kahadi]

Because of their locations, that would make them either wrap around each other or smack into each other and stop spinning. To be theoretically possible, they would need to be completely detached and spin around a shaft on his butt instead of actually connected to him, but even then that would change the physics to making him more of a single rotor helicopter, going back to the physics of the Chun Li video and making things even less likely

[@turkeypeck5152]

I said that too

[@SillviaTV]

TheLunaticOmega look at a chinook’s design, they have a dual rotor system that can get so close to each other they overlap. If tails can tilt his tails away from each other, he could spin them in opposite directions, therefore outsmarting Newton’s third law. He might have to work the tails a little harder, but the example Matpat gave with the 6000rpm drone negates that theory. But hey, that’s just a theory

[@cwiebe9]

That is what I always thought was happening.

[@Gabowsk]

Tails: Sorry, MatPat, but you know too much. It's time for my blaster to take disposal of you.

[@kirbomatic1573]

I just realized that "miles per hour", when said quickly enough, is "Miles Prower." this may or may not be how they came up with the real name of Tails.

[@brastix2051]

Game designers: *gives official data on characters* MatPat: MUAHAHAHA

[@shadow-kage9943]

Matt: *SONIC IS SLOW, TAILS CANT FLY* Me: Cant you leave my childhood alone?

[@kenji586]

ME TO I AGREE

[@gameboy2451]

Huhu

[@trueblueflare]

Well, Sonic is canonicaly around 55 mph (by pixel measurements) and Tails COULD theoretically fly, but couldn't control it... at all...

[@turbopros1430]

Leave our childhoods alone internet I mean just look at the sonic fan base it's all sorts of weird I still can't forget that awful sanic meme!

[@raptorzeraora2632]

Matt: no i cant

[@tuneableice]

My theory is that tails just twists his tails until he can't anymore so he gets tired and goes down which is shown in sonic 2.

[@kitydaprincess]

YES

[@evanrobert175]

What's crazy about the RPM needed, is it matches the animation. The tails in the Sonic 2 move fast enough it's a 2 frame animation, but modern tails, has a little more than double that.

[@testthelegend1468]

"Everyone's favourite anthropomorphic fox" I'm not so certain. I know a guy That can actually fly a flying vehicle

[@jennyzhao9271]

Nah he's still everyone's favorite.

[@thecountbassy_]

Seriously.

[@gecko2023]

Is your friend a fox?

[@ferhanthefox4688]

Is it fox?

[@testthelegend1468]

@@ferhanthefox4688 Yes. I don't know that many anthropomorphic foxes.

[@alltheplanets]

*Dear new theorist;* If MatPat asks a question at the beginning he’s obviously going to do a plot twist or confirms his question in a minute. *Dearest,* *Loyal theorist*

[@thatinternetshipperyouknow632]

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemes

[@PC_Princess]

Truer words were never spoken.

[@christophermullinax6767]

Oof I had to watch this twice before I realized that this is actually a pretty good game theory on my little buddy, my favorite two tailed fox, and my number one favorite fox. sorry foxy but your my second favorite. Great job on this episode of game theory Matpat keep it up. 👍

[@havelockvetinari3032]

He's not my favorite anthropomorphic fox. Swiper will forever hold that spot in my heart.

[@114Freesoul]

Consider this: Tails' tails spin in opposite directions

[@exittheflorpus7354]

Yeah, exactly! We've never seen a slow-mo of his tails spinning, and barely any footage of him flying from a birds eye view. So, it just may be true that his tails spin in opposite directions

[@NotASpyReally]

then even if he had a magic butt/rotor to spin them, they would get tangled.

[@114Freesoul]

A-ha! But there are actually two rotors! One is an outer ring with one tail attached to it, the second is the inner ring with the other tail - they spin independently in opposite directions, and the tails never tangle!

[@psychautica]

RazzleDazzle114 What about three rotors? One that spins both of them, one that spins one, and the other spins the other. Dunno how'd that work but it sounds fun lol.

[@frozenwintershitty]

no, because when you look at the images etc its clear that the tails are on the same level, they can't spin in opposite directions

[@KnightSlasher]

Have you tried turning him on and off again

[@siyotsistu]

OOOH...

[@teebs2721]

Maybe task manager?

[@ShennaTheShinyEevee]

access denied: can't stop process "tail's tails" well, at least we tried

[@kingslayer3089]

Hmm maybe he needs a internet connection

[@fatfrog5171]

you tried putting it in rice?

[@SSanzuki]

Soooo, does your word still stand, that in 20mil you'll do a Sonic theory?

[@Actually_JustAvery]

I’d like to see an episode like this but with “Nine” from Sonic Prime

[@agq1665]

Sonic in a car: why?! Tails in a plane: why?! Kunckles in a glider: proceeds to jump off a building

[@An_average_BA_enthusiast]

What's wrong with him having a plane? To counter whatever point you may have, answer this: why live when we can all die

[@jbbajangamer]

I mean, Sonic in a car is weird, since can run faster than it anyways, but Tails in a plane makes more sense, since flying on his own everywhere would be tiring, and planes are much more manuverable (and he can carry Sonic on it)

[@josephfoster622]

Sonic needs to rest his legs at some point and tails needs to rest his tails at some point and knuckles just knows how to glide he is on a floating island how else is he supposed to get down

[@agq1665]

Easy explanation to my replies, it's a J O K E (not trying to sound toxic or anything)

[@sjahbw]

Sonic’s In A Car To Make Things Fair

[@1leg1der]

In the Sonic TV show Tails actually twists his tails like a rope to let him propel forward constantly when they are released.

[@joko2882]

Is that actually Canon?

[@leaf_teaf2107]

There’s a sonic tv show?!

[@joko2882]

@@leaf_teaf2107 and comics and a film. Milking a videogame cow isn't that unique.

[@Still_Loading_1010]

@@leaf_teaf2107 Sonic Satam, adventures of sonic the hedgehog, sonic x, and sonic boom

[@ooboomooretiredchannel435]

The cartoons suck must be a reason why the franchise is dead well until the new Movie and sonic mania

[@cringecontent9597]

I love the intro always have

[@flammableear59]

what if he was just using one tail to fly and the other as a secondary rotor?

[@yeyboi1807]

1 they r at the same place 2 i think we need 2 tails for lift

[@GMDTheOnyxGuyEizzX]

Knuckles is *NEXT*

[@jaschabull2365]

Knuckles probably paid MattPat off in helping him make an ad that one time.

[@moemuxhagi]

@@jaschabull2365 Well, MatPat *_DID_* say that a *_portion_* of the episode was brought by Google's Pixel 3. Not *_all_** of it.*

[@moemuxhagi]

*_HOW CAN A PORCUPINE LIVE IN UGANDA ?_*

[@User_1767]

Knuckles has already been done, a looooong time ago, one of the first Game Theory sonic videos I think

[@jomuffins6551]

And knuckles

[@WillyFreshy]

If Tails lost his tails, would he be “Feet”???

[@Gnidel]

He would be Arms, a magical two-armed kitsune. Kitsune means two armed fox.

[@cobaltprime9467]

Think Will9895 he’d be Miles

[@cobaltprime9467]

Homeless nice

[@qwertyuiop423e]

No, he would be called milo

[@Kippuin]

he would be tails without tails *CLICKBAIT*

[@AFriskyRandom]

Old Game theory intro is just the best

[@maxandroverinc.]

Me on Tail's side: Waiting in constant dread for the secret weapon of the tail rotor to be used against him

[@MildlySpider-Man]

designers of tails "hmm, robotic set of tails, write that down!'

[@LSF17]

No not funny

[@LSF17]

@Michael Mamo And

[@Sonicandmario_fan]

@@LSF17 and your being extremely rude like dude get a life instead of ruining others focus on yourself more

[@liamstevens68]

Kkjj

[@Owen-xc3pi]

@@LSF17 high tails Tell us what you're doing today

[@cadetjones9205]

Tails ain't broken, he was nerfed last patch.

[@vicentheguzman3349]

I thought it was this patch...

[@cyan4864]

Bro. Tails got nerfed a while ago.

[@jackplay6446]

Matpat: I won’t do more sonic vids till 20mil. Us now: well I guess if that movie didn’t happen we still won’t see any sonic

[@Nightmare_Blade.]

I just noticed, u have the traveler from destiny 2 and 1 in ur intro