The Limitless Potential of Super Tails

Tails has long been dismissed on this channel, but today that all changes as I once again needlessly look WAY too deep into the underlying themes we can take away from Sonic 3 and Knuckles. Let's examine this glowing mess of fur and feathers to see if I can finally find appreciation for gaming's favorite fox.
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[@RedstoneRazor]

"Why would Tails use a plane if he can fly?" Why would you use a car if you can walk?

[@hurt4322]

Why use an elevator when you can climb?

[@arohk4415]

the same reason people use cars when they can run instead.

[@benjaminratthe9904]

@@arohk4415 It's like you didn't read the comment

[@arohk4415]

@@benjaminratthe9904 i think i read half of it.

[@masterbison8957]

Why walk when you can ride?

[@cooldude1228]

"Sonic the hedgehog." "Knuckles the echidna" " *Miles the P R O W E R* "

[@JeSuisMrCraft]

Lol

[@jigniishvids9181]

Miles per hour

[@cooldude1228]

@@jigniishvids9181 i get the pun. but the guy calls miles prower *MILES THE PROWER*. like. sonic the hedgehog, or knuckles the echidna. the joke isn't funny anymore when you have to explain it.

[@jigniishvids9181]

@@cooldude1228 Sally the Acorn

[@cooldude1228]

@@jigniishvids9181 YEP

[@StasConstantine]

"thanks cybershell" - everyone in sonic community lol

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

what's that even mean?

[@zoom0451]

@@andrewsd.r.7180 It means that the entire community thanks Cybershell

[@fun-epersonnproductions4002]

Cybershell: I don't even know who your are.

[@The_AuraMaster]

Not really, I don't really like him.

[@celestine7093]

@@The_AuraMaster why?

[@geminithewolf2189]

It's such a shame they never did anything with Super Tails. They could have set up a great Teen Gohan sort of story where Tails matures and not only reaches the same level of the characters he looks up to, but surpasses them and makes something unique to himself.

[@mehakahuja4722]

I WANTED Tails to eventually become like Teen Gohan. I actually came up with a ''what if''. Some of the dbz characters are replaced with their Sonic counterparts. But the story remains almost the same with a few changes to fit the SONIC franchise more.(I put Tails as Gohan)

[@SAGEtheGOD01]

This ain't dragon ball dude what a weirdo no one wants rip offs

[@princesspikachu3915]

Funny... I always pictured Tails as Krillin. Who never gets a “Super” form.

[@theconnected7234]

They already had enough similarities to Dragonball. Why not just go full on blatant ripoff huh?

[@manglegaming8673]

YEA THEY JUST MADE HIM Y E L L O W

[@KeybladeMasterSpike]

Funny, I had this idea that if Tails ever went super, he'd simply grow his seven other Tails. One for each emerald.

[@melodywhispersong9541]

I've joked with my sona that if chaos emeralds were a thing in my lore that she would just become a kitsune anyway.

[@dragonoverlord2010]

You may have convinced me that Tails is a young kitsune

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

That would make his propeller flight ridiculously cumbersome, though. And Dragon Ball-esque flight is lame.

[@bluethumbbuttoneek9465]

And then he starts shooting kyubi beast bombs

[@remyrichardson2741]

And then he could stay in the air longer. Imagine if his Hyper form was adding 14 tails to him, AND giving him the Flickies of Death. All the while, he has this seizure-inducing color that all the Hyper forms do.

[@williamzeo2493]

Get rejected by a girl wasn't my first sad experience, geting all 7 emeralds and Tails not turn super was.

[@harrytaylorjr2770]

I know right same here dude

[@nickno7311]

Same. :(

[@nathanguinto9037]

Same

[@noneyabidness9644]

same.

[@willingforeverything6232]

Same 😞

[@RoseSupreme]

My simple reason for why he's "Super" and not Hyper is because he's channeling half the Hyper power into the Flickies to grant them super forms. At least in Mania he has a proper Super Form. *EDIT:* Welp, Origins managed to retcon/fix this, calling him Hyper Tails now since he can access the non-Flickies super form with the Chaos Emeralds now. Neat.

[@percivalknightoftheflames855]

True so tails could potentially also go hyper

[@princesspikachu3915]

Tails is sharing his power with the Flickies.

[@Bornheck]

I just figured he isn't strong enough to achieve a Super form through the Chaos Emeralds, so he needs the Super Emeralds to give him enough power to achieve a Super transformation, but it's still not enough for a Hyper form.

[@Power-Consumer]

For Tails' age, it's impressive that he's able to go super in general.

[@sh21dow]

Your pfp makes this 10 times funnier

[@terrariaguy216]

Is that one of the legendary commentors?

[@sh21dow]

@Yousef lol calm down🤣

[@KidPrarchord95]

@Yousef Chill.

[@rivalkosarduymaidique6987]

@Yousef wtf

[@Grimsikk]

Tails in games: "Sonic help me!" Tails in comics: *becomes a literal god*

[@mrdasjo]

Tails is a badass in the comics.

[@InsidiousOne]

Tails in fan comics: *sits on a bench*

[@jedihunter176]

@@InsidiousOne Leave now and never come back.

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

@@lucasheinrich9377 They forget on top of being as strong as Sonic, he's also a fucking genius on top of that. Imagine being as strong as somebody 6 years older than you who has been fighting badniks all his life. And you're a little guy who gets bullied.

[@OneWingdAnge1]

As strong as Sonic, I don't think so. 😏

[@kimi1522]

Tails’ theme lyric in the SA games: ”If I just follow you, I will never see the light” Tails in Sonic forces: ”Sonic, help me!”

[@_seb_7103]

Tails in games - "Heeelp!" Tails in Archie, etc comics - *Becomes fucking God himself*

[@Lagaa]

Pain

[@restoul1]

Tails in sonic 2 and 3: *I can cheat death whatever i want.*

[@aceofspades3257]

What i get from the replies, are that tails is a badass in the comics.

[@kanowest4834]

One thing I wish they did was explain how tails never dies

[@joshuapierre2095]

"Unlike Knuckles who doesn't chuckle. I mean he is though. It's the first thing he does" had me laughing for ages

[@TABBYMUSIC]

..and in conclusion, Tails is literally god

[@SplatRat30L]

hello and yes true how do u think of ma tabby plush

[@nintenboi7482]

Archie: CORRECT!

[@kraxicorde5408]

Obama Awarding Obama

[@charlien6123]

And the smartest like a philosopher

[@JonnySpec]

Tails in Sonic Adventure 2 when he thought Sonic was dead: I won't let Sonic down, I won't give up! Tails in Sonic Forces when he thought Sonic was dead: Sonic, help me!

[@theultimatehomiegsenior3058]

let's just imagine that Sonic Forces is not canon

[@hypergoon1152]

@@theultimatehomiegsenior3058.I hope they make forces not canon.

[@Hajilex]

@@theultimatehomiegsenior3058 screw that noise sonic forces was actaully fun (unlike classic games like 1)

[@tsrenis]

@@Hajilex lmao ok less than 3 hours of shitty boost gameplay btw

[@ClownLordi]

The bigE sure, buddy. Whatever makes you happy

[@Urthdigger]

I liked Tails from the start because he's adorable, but that whole story of growth is really why he's remained my favorite character. Though, one thing I've been a bit disappointed about in the more recent games is that, outside of a single line in Sonic Adventure 2, I don't think they really call back to the fact that he saved a city. Unfortunately for the little guy, for having a story about growth they sure do love putting him back down to where he's always been any time he makes progress.

[@celavetex]

Tails Was my favorite character since I was 7!

[@McYum.]

Tails was my favorite character ever since I had first seen sonic

[@MilesTraveler]

Because everything since the adventure series lost the plot on the aesthetic, environments, characterizations and story telling.

[@skibot9974]

Well saving the city doesn’t really matter given Station Square was destroyed later that week

[@Urthdigger]

@@skibot9974 Regardless, he has a situation where he has to step up and be the hero and performed admirably, showing he is capable of being a full fledged hero in his own right. It's more about knowing what he's capable of.

[@mrsquee9280]

Tails has always been one of my favorite sonic characters since his very first appearance, it also helps that as a disabled guy, seeing tails overcome the stigma of being different physically is really cool to see

[@MonsteryRedery-et6sg]

I like Tails too. He's my favorite character because I love foxes I like yellow orange and red and he's cute and I like cute plus he's op he can literally fly have you ever seen a fox that can fly didn't think so

[@MonsteryRedery-et6sg]

Also I think it's funny I've played like one sonic game for like 5 minutes or something j remember I was really young and was playing with my brother and I was like: cute fox man. Cute fox man fly! I like cute fox man. 😆

[@mistersp3753]

4:54 That was the proper reaction to Tails' birdie minions that lay waste to all who dare stand before him. I really need to try this in the Knuckles fight...

[@CollectorKenji]

The fact that Tails is actually 8 years old. He can do anything to get a step closer to Sonic.

[@JimmysALilGirl]

"Why would Tails use a plane if he can fly!?" Because the plane can fly for longer than 3 seconds... I remember the first time I beat the game with all 3 characters. Tails, of course, was the last character I used. When I got the last Super Emerald and it said "Tails can now become Super Tails" I thought it was a typo at first but then got excited because I was hoping it would happen. I transformed at my first opportunity and was like: "that's cool, he gets all shiny...but his hair doesn't get spiky...". Then the birds descended. At first I thought it was a cool little visual effect and then the birds began to murder all of the robots around me. I was stunned for a second, just sitting there watching the carnage. Then I realized Tails was FUCKING AWESOME!

[@themostbritishpersonalive868]

Also apparently the chaos emeralds turn emotions into power or that's the only explanation I've heard which means any number of characters can turn super at the same time

[@eltony4318]

Why? imagine the pain in you ass after moving your own tails at 6,000 rpm after more than 5 minutes? That’s why

[@IhaverycoolGdnAngel]

More than 3 seconds, can fly high, but not for long (although Tails can fly pretty high if the button is pressed rapidly and if the character is flown to the right angle he may go higher)

[@JimmysALilGirl]

@@IhaverycoolGdnAngel What?

[@marzipancutter8144]

@@IhaverycoolGdnAngel Saying it's only 3 seconds was Hyperbole, there's no need to "correct" it. You don't have to give us the rundown of how this Character works. Danny here clearly played the game. Why would you think he doesn't know how this basic move works?

[@richieosborn2639]

Fun Fact: Super Tails was named Hyper Tails in the Archie Comics. In Sonic Origins, when Super Tails from Sonic Mania came to Sonic 3 And Knuckles, the Hyper Tails name was given to the original.

[@sixty5notch796]

I think origins is overhated and one of the better ways to play the classic titles, but this is super lame

[@maxmartinez3671]

11:27 HE SAID IT, HE SAID THE THING

[@whitelasagna6786]

Being a little brother, I was pretty fond of the only character I got to play in Sonic.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Awww... And, Ouch!

[@ROFusion]

You were the most important member of the duo. When your older brother got hit in tough situations, it was you who jumped over the cliffs or into spikes in order to retrieve those lost rings. Well done!

[@insectlover602]

Lmao I'm an older brother and I was also always Sonic, but my little brother loved playing as Tails cus he liked not being able to truly die

[@whitelasagna6786]

@@insectlover602 I replayed with a friend a while back, I didn't know you couldn't die as Tails. I don't say this often, but that discovery ruined my childhood.

[@savgxdxv7266]

😂

[@TheYeetiest]

Sidekicks are underappreciated, usually most by their own franchises.

[@ThePilleroflightning]

It’s funny, because if given the opportunity to shine and with proper development, most, sidekicks would be better than the main protagonist.

[@ThePilleroflightning]

Failingpepper 11 This also applies to Watch Dogs 2. Everyone loves the members of Dedsec more than Marcus. Specifically Wrench.

[@Dadude572]

People are just more prone to really root for the underdogs, and companies have a set goal with what their brand and face of their series have to be. Sonic and Mario for example. Luigi and Tails are usually portrayed as less head strong or even cowardice in their games while Mario and Sonic are always the first ones to take action which is fitting for a protagonist role. Nintendo capitalizes on Luigis traits with a Luigi's mansion game, but Mario is the kind of character you can easily fit into any situation which is why he works well as a main character in a vast majority of his games as does Sonic.

[@rodrigomorales563]

I'm pretty sure luigi nor tails would ever envy the popularity their main heroes get and just want to help them because they are important to their lives.

[@ThePilleroflightning]

Rodrigo Morales Who said they were envious? We weren’t even talking about the characters themselves. The developers don’t give the sidekicks their own development for the fans that prefer them over the main protagonist. Even Shadow and Peach get more recognition then Tails and Luigi.

[@sussybaka5207]

11:00 "why would tails use an airplane when he can actually fly?" *because he can get tired of flying?*

[@djull2204]

6:20 OMG.... I still have PTSD, panic attacks and night terrors from that exact bonus stage...

[@ryujijitei]

Okay, the Birds joke had me howling, you sure as hell aren't losing your touch. This video is fascinating to me as someone who really only has outsider knowledge of the series; I never knew about Super Tails until now. Thank you for covering these kinds of more granular topics, it's helped you stand out a lot and I'm sure that's a big part of why you've gotten the explosion of support you have.

[@cyclops8238]

That was funny as hell 😂

[@KaiokenBlu]

same

[@Hocklie333]

Yeah i was about to post something too until I saw yours. Freaking funny

[@TheGuardDuck]

Yeah, the birds joke was EPIC!! That was PERFECT!!

[@animemanXLK]

The super flickies are awesome. I wish they'd been included in sonic mania maybe in cheat form. They're probably one of the most op forces in sonic 3 and knuckles since they can defeat bosses for you.

[@RadicalSoda]

I've been going though a bunch of your videos ever since the Hyper Sonic video was reccommended to me, really really great stuff! Look forward to seeing where you go from here!

[@dexterousfox8753]

KZbin has acknowledged him as "Gaming Creator on the Rise"

[@GodlyDiamonds]

SadicalRoda

[@yan_dj]

Same thing is happening to me right now

[@spawn7128]

Wow using clickbaity and overly sexual thumbnails...

[@Mike14264]

Oh look, it's Soda Boi!

[@altermike3197]

Tails is awesome! I never picked him for an "Easy Mode" though, I always pick him because he's just my favorite

[@aidanpalmer4720]

He's a easy mode until marble garden act 2 boss...

[@serenaedey4255]

Cool pfp @altermike3197

[@Jurtaani]

5:06 that one had me laughing.

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

When I was a young boy, about 8 years old, I played Sonic Adventure. Trust me, for a reclusive kid, Tails is amazingly relatable.

[@yoshkabosh7979]

When you look at it, Tails doesn't ever go to the Doomsday Zone, yet can still retrieve the master emerald and come down in super form, which, in my theory is because he had Flickies to help him.

[@woobgamer5210]

and Knuckles loses the master emerald again, but Eggman decides, instead of reusing the Egg Doomsday (It does not have an official name unlike the other Mobile bosses) to use Egg-Robo and Mecha Sonic to take the Master Emerald (and for some reason Sonic comes to help Knuckles?)

[@RootBeerAddict520]

Using debug mode you can tell it's meant to be for all three characters (at least sonic and knuckles). Knuckles even uses his gliding animation.

[@KidPrarchord95]

@@woobgamer5210 My head-canon is that Robotnik has nothing to do with Knuckles' story. The robots left on the island, without knowing what else to do, just attempt to finish the task they were designed for.

[@jorgeandreis]

@@KidPrarchord95 so they would be like i want to call "the left ones"

[@TrentonDoesStuff.]

my thinking: the reason why tails couldn't go super with normal chaos emeralds is because he didnt know how much power to draw from the chaos emeralds, so he didnt know how to harness the power of them because he couldn't draw as much as he thought he needed. After using the super emeralds, he starts studying chaos emerald power use and finds out exactly how much power is needed to take out. by sonic mania, he is starting to use his super form with regular chaos emeralds.

[@slateoffate9812]

So if SEGA gets their act together, play styles should be as follows; Sonic: Pure Fast Paced Reaction Timing. Tails: Exploration. Knuckles: Platforming.

[@tsrenis]

all: Exploration

[@bestbechara8682]

Good idea, I think that would work well.

[@oldgreenknees1205]

Sonic:speed timing and reaction Tails:puzzles and exploration Knuckles:platforming, item collection and brawling

[@haroldbaluyottan]

This was how sonic riders did the difference of speed/flight/power types

[@JimboDoomface]

I want a game where the others do their thing and knuckles goes around beating the crap out of things like I always dreamed. Just punching stuff. With his knuckles. I'd love that.

[@aguyontube3805]

Why game apologist matter

[@Pan-lv7vv]

Because said so

[@Espartanica]

@@Pan-lv7vv And yes.

[@tricmagic]

Because good commentary.

[@kiryugamingbaby]

Poop

[@owart2585]

Why grammar matters...

[@SamiTheAnxiousBean]

Im glad that Someone is complimenting this I really love early Tails Also ye the themes of Tails being in a shadow of sonic and being the weaker one with potential is explored in every corner of older sonic games and media Dudes cool One Interasting thing is that everyone else gets a metal verson to combat them (Metal Sonic Metal Knuckles ecs.) but tails... He gets Tails doll and not a metal verson of himself

[@allenholloway5109]

My personal fitting of the inconsistency of Tails' super form between Sonic 3 and Mania is that Tails was simply less experienced back in Sonic 3. He had to work harder to get a super form, and required the Super Emeralds to kickstart everything, but after becoming more experienced (and knowing what it was supposed to feel like), he can now harness the original Chaos Emeralds like Sonic. It took him longer, and took more effort, but it worked in the end. Even Tails not being able to fly in game for Sonic 2 can (almost) be explained away by the fact that he isn't relying on Sonic to do most of the work for him, and is simply too tired from all the fighting to actually use his tails for anything useful.

[@fruitlion8]

Correcting the thumbnail title: "Why Tails matters." Or at least he should, but Sega keep screwing him over. I genuinly hope he gets into Super Smash Brothers, if only to start over with a clean slate. He went from the underdog with a heart of gold, to the still fun but one note mechanic, to a total background character.

[@kingdededelicious]

TAILS FOR SMASH! (Or yet another Fire Emblem character)

[@fruitlion8]

@@kingdededelicious To be fair in that subject, not all the FE characters are bad. I play as Robin, because he's not only one of my favourite game characters in general, but because he's a good single representation of modern Fire Emblem. Or at least he was until Byleth xD

[@kingdededelicious]

ItsASquid that's true

[@2bitbyte]

Tails has been my number one desire for Smash ever since the infamous Melee hoax... I've basically lost hope for that at this point :/

[@DARamosYT]

They might nerf his flight ability. But it would be awesome to have Tails in Smash Bros. Knuckles would be a welcome addition too. (Though, let's not get crazy with all the characters that could be added.)

[@SonicCentral]

Huge fan of your work. These videos are genuinely so well made and informative, and you come up with points that I've never ever considered before. It makes me so happy seeing your channel getting incredible attention and growth, it's well deserved. Well done! :D

[@JogG4DX]

How does This have no comments and likes? your Are amazing too!

[@Randomperc]

TäiłsG4mērʙя!•_95 ツ you’re *

[@Randomperc]

I bow down 🙇

[@JogG4DX]

@@Randomperc your and you're are the same dude.

[@Randomperc]

TäiłsG4mērʙя!•_95 ツ 🤷

[@Sightless-vz2wh]

This is so accurate it’s exactly why Tails has been my favorite character for a long time!!!

[@bouncingdynamo3968]

Ah, the music overlaying that Birds clip is magnificent

[@ooferrell]

"This furry little deformity" lol im dead...

[@kalipsy5700]

I've said it once and i'll say it again, Finding this channel was honestly such a hidden gem, I was expecting a lot more of a comedic kind of review or...Opinion sharing, but I still found it incredibly entertaining thanks to the commentary. Keep up the good work man.

[@dvdbytes4348]

I think these channels where there is a clear passion for the games are a lot more engaging then those big channels that just gloss over things.

[@pixelga1962]

Definitely, im so glad I found this gem of a channel.

[@RobertFrost10]

Thank you. This is a great video. Tails is my favorite character of anything for the reasons you summed up in the video. Yeah he has his faults just like any other character but he's actually amazing if you look passed the BS that Sega has done to him. There are plenty of things that make him a worthy hero and in any universe/series you look whether it's comics, video games, or shows Tails being there made it possible for his friends to do things they normally wouldn't have been able to and in some cases saved their lives.

[@INFJPhilosopher]

I got all of the super emeralds for Tails when I was little. For some reason, my game would never let Tails transform. To this day I am still puzzles as to why.

[@conspiracypanda1200]

Super Tails is one of those things I REALLY wish could be a thing again. If only Sega still cared about his character development... like, at all... Just imagine if Tails' plot in Forces had been him searching for the chaos/super emeralds by himself to reverse Eggman's takeover instead of acting as an accessory to Classic Sonic. (also i just think the flickies circling him are super cute and unique to his design, overpowered though they may be)

[@precieux6303]

Yea why make Tails an actual badass when he can just be useless

[@kaexewires7531]

you're GODAMN RIGHT! tails is just so cute and cool, his personality made me like him, he's just awesome. (I'M JUST TRYING TO FORGET THAT SONIC FORCES SCENE...)

[@sauvagess]

according to Iizuka, canonically only male hedgehogs can go super, so...

[@raldoman-kfpexecutivekroni2854]

@@sauvagess Such a stupid thing. Why hedgehogs specifically? They say they're tired of ripping of DBZ but this is one of the biggest examples of DBZ copying so far. Only the three protags of a specific race get the super form. How idiotic.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

I do think his role in the story is downplayed, as he’s the one who figures out eggman’s plans. However I also can’t deny that he regressed either. I don’t think anyone expects him to solo Chaos but at least put up a good fight.

[@UltimateCarl]

"I tought I taw *A PUSSY*" hahaha oh man, lost my shit And yeah, Tails was always my favorite in the classic series, man. Even when I replay Sonic 2 I usually switch to Tails mode because it's functionally the same thing just without Super Sonic, and I don't like using SS too much anyway because it makes the levels trivial. I even like him in Mania but hot damn is the drop dash too good to miss out on - Sonic is the bee's knees in Mania but all the characters are fun in their own way.

[@RancidKari]

UltimateCarl tails is best boy

[@foxtrap86flame]

Hope you aren't forgetting about Sonic Mania Plus that includes Mighty and Ray, plus there Super Forms (which is just invincibility with a ring draining ability)

[@JerryBlaze7]

4:45 to 5:21 - this was TRULY the best part of this entire video for me. I haven't laughed that hard since 2018' Thank you you've made my week. ..but the ending was pretty funny too xD

[@imalwayswatching5103]

“I tawt I taw a PUSSY”

[@sanosu87]

0:15 "miles the prower" I'm dead💀💀😂😂

[@SonicG4mer97]

Finally! Someone understands, why Tails has an own Fanbase. This Video made my day. Thank you so much for this Video.

[@Sonicgott]

Tails is a precious bean and deserves love.

[@Tailstraw_xD]

Facts

[@kikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

He doggy paddles when swimming it's so precious

[@moon908]

@@kikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii yes it is!

[@changeuphitter5678]

In the early games where we were dealing with a super speed powered chaos energy absorbing hedgehog, a tough as nails and strong as a bull guardian echidna, and a maniacal genius with a robot army, tails represents the regular, little guys (quite literally). While sonic is saving the world fighting his nemesis, tails reminds us why sonic fights, to save the animals captured by eggman. He is just a kid, one who was seen as a freak, and one who we see hanging with the animals as sonic destroys the death egg. Yet despite being the most “normal” guy, he idolizes sonic and what he does, and he pushes himself to the limit to be like sonic, and over time manages to step into his own spotlight in sonic adventure. He is the story of the little guy, and thats why when he turns super he brings powered up flickies, more little guys to stand up and fight with him. To me that’s what tails stand for and what makes him so special in this chaotic canon.

[@quantumtabbylargo7457]

11:44 this made me think of one thing. “I miss my wife, tails.” “I miss her a lot.” “I’ll be back.”

[@sonicathehedgehog7488]

Tails underrated and misunderstood, I judge him like I judge most character's in his position but he is a cool character but sega feels like it is necessary for him to be in sonic's shadow the only development he had was in the first two adventure games.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

He’s my favorite charachter for this series he has so much potential that Sega just isn’t utilizing, he is pretty much the Tony Stark of the series with his hreatest weapon being his mind

[@revolutionstudios5052]

SA1 and 2, as well as Tails Adventures, and I guess Skypatrol?

[@sonicathehedgehog7488]

@@revolutionstudios5052 I never played sky patrol or tails adventure

[@sonicathehedgehog7488]

@@RedfurredPikachu he is also miles morales and deku or better yet kind of like tim drake character's who get a lot of clout but sometimes when a writer or even game developer gives them the time of the day turning them into something special

[@fidelgarcia2224]

Yea and a lot of people forget that he was the one taught Sonic bow to spindash

[@bluefire3131]

Lets just appreciate how this guy takes 24 year old games and makes them into an entertaining video.

[@fr8traaain]

These games still bang tho

[@shade08538]

4:00 Im wheezing 😂

[@justinsketchesNG626]

I totally agree of the growth of Tails, he isn’t just you’re average cute character! #Miles”Tails”ProwerMatters! I love Tails in the series, especially Classic Tails!

[@sumgai848]

I felt like I was having a nervous tick til you finally called them Flickies halfway into the video. Now I feel all is well with the cosmos.

[@lucianoliberati6119]

That shoutout to Cybershell got me almost crying my boi

[@GameApologist]

Gotta pay respects to the greats.

[@lucianoliberati6119]

Congrats for the 15k! Been here since the begining (not only for the Sonic content) and its amazing to see how people have finaly discovered you! Well deserved!

[@rayfisharmour1862]

@@GameApologist he lives in you he lives in me he lives in all of us ;_;

[@Rydax]

Cybershell was so great. I'm subscribed, but the last thing I heard, years ago, was him saying he had the flu.

[@philiphunt-bull5817]

Does anyone know if cybershell is dead?

[@bubbleboi1122]

Tails has been my favorite character ever since I knew what sonic was

[@super_pro1000alt]

0:55 TAILS ALONE IN BURNING ANGEL ISLAND?!?! *flashback intensifies *

[@alexanderstilianov]

『STAND MASTER』Miles Prower 『STAND NAME』 Aerosmith

[@friskycalibri2293]

Volare Via!

[@AverageHandle_]

Is that a motherfricking jojo reference

[@turnernator100]

@@AverageHandle_ You bet so.

[@blaykay-4797]

@@AverageHandle_ YESS! IT IS!

[@NintendoNerd7824]

@@AverageHandle_ Thanks for the chuckle

[@Junkyardproduxtions]

I feel like Forces really missed having a Hawkeye kinda breakdown where he's creating all the Wispons, waging a full war against Eggman, and keeps wondering whether or not he is going far enough. I think Tails (in his old characterization) would way over correct after witnessing and losing his idol/best friend. With that being said Forces just dropped a lot of things

[@JDoradoTube]

The “you can fly , you can fly” Peter Pan part made me laugh way too hard 😂

[@segevstormlord3713]

Even before 10:05 in this video, I was pondering that maybe Tails only goes "super" with the super-emeralds and not the chaos emeralds because he's a kitsune with two tails and a deeper reservoir of power that needs filling before he can get anywhere. But also has more overall potential, and eventually some power source will be too big for Sonic or Knuckles, but Tails can still absorb it...growing a third tail in the process. And implying he could go still further, growing a fourth, fifth, sixth, etc. with greater power.

[@spartanwar1185]

5:00 rest in peace, me, i died of laughter That was definitely unexpected lmao

[@Jenny-tu2tu]

Spartan War118 XD

[@InsaneBufoon]

RT and straight to Favs! the same thing happened to me, but with a mustache

[@skibot9974]

It was beautiful

[@GoldenLigerZero]

When I first heard that I chocked from laughing couldn't breathe for bit too🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trainboss5801]

Same

[@TheShoeJr]

The Archie comics were great and almost cannon, but everyone would like to forget the Ken Penders era.

[@melodywhispersong9541]

Oh god the ken panders comics! I wanted to forget that existed!

[@gato_feliz605]

Uhh... Who is Ken Penders? Ive never heard of him.

[@lightningmcseed7303]

2 words. Oglevie Hedgehog

[@hurt4322]

@@gato_feliz605 you lucky innocent human being...

[@mandymorgan3172]

5:05 The birds scene

[@dodecabrick]

Tails worked his two tails off to get to this point, he definitely deserves it, even if he's fictional. He proved that he's a good pilot AND that he's an 8-year-old genius, perhaps smarter than Eggman himself. He proved that everyone has potential to become greater than their hero. He proved that, like you said, sidekicks should be like Tails. Throwing full effort.

[@unwithering5313]

It'd be nice if the modern Sonic games could actually use Tails to his actual potential

[@tailsprowerfan2729]

the early modern sonic games used to do that back in the late 90s and early 2000s

[@tdogsonicproductions9212]

13:04 Can we talk about how sonic dumped tails off the plane? BAD HERO = SONIC

[@expressience]

Lol

[@thewanderinggamer1369]

NicoBBQ: *interesting..*

[@_seb_7103]

Sonic - Yo Tails! Check this out! Tails - *falls* Sonic - Cool Stunt Tails!

[@whittythebomb2891]

SEGA should've made Tails fall into the water right there, it would've been funny

[@Charagodslayer666]

11:54 Tails isn't smarter than robotnik. Not anywhere close. BUT he is a better machanic. That's why tails' inventions last much longer than robotnik's

[@clapdaddy681]

@Game Apologist so glad u have more subscribers I was here when you had 5k and I'm just proud that u made it this far congrats

[@pzb1017]

5:01 Merrie Melodies Tweety Bird stars in: Radical Roid Rage

[@joshualowe959]

Super Tails could only be access when Tails has both all the Chaos Emeralds and the Super Emeralds. And here comes Sonic Mania where Tails can turn into Super Tails with the regular Chaos Emeralds.

[@3spoons366]

Isn't it without the overpowered flickies?

[@joshualowe959]

@@3spoons366 Yes. Only S3&K Super Tails has the flickies

[@shmeeblo7027]

The Hyper forms aren't canon so they had to give him his super form somehow.

[@dinosaur2022]

well technically i think the implication was the super tails with the flickies was actually hyper tails, remember whitehead wanted to put hyper forms in the game but iizuka said no for some reason, theres unused text of "hyper" in the files.

[@yeahok6595]

The lore deepens and we don't even know it

[@chrisducharme1729]

Tails always was my favourite character as a kid. This puts all my love for the play through into words.

[@DragonQueen78]

I was obsessed with Tails. When 2 came out I played Tails like every time. When 3 came out I remember reserving a copy and also a Tails plush. I saved up until the time it came out and walked all the way to the mall to get it. Those were the days.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Yup hes gonna fly higher (if he's not written like in forces) But the line about Tails someday surpassing Sonic is a potentially powerful one. Hes learned a lot of what Sonic himself can do on top of unique stuff he can only do cause of his tails AND his technological prowess on top of all of that. He can certainly be his own hero

[@rainpooper7088]

Tails’ character really has come a long way since the Classic era, though he was actually stated off interested in technology, particularly vehicles, as early as Sonic 2 and everything that followed just developed this interest into a full-fledged talent. What’s also really interesting is that the American manual for Sonic Triple Trouble stated that Tails did not actually know he could fly with his tails before meeting Sonic, which could explain why his flight ability wasn’t playable in Sonic 2, though the canon behind that is debatable. I for one was really disappointed that the little Super Flickies weren’t in Mania, because I think they are way more important than you might think. The Flickies are obviously oppressed by Eggman since he uses them as fuel and Tails was said to be bullied for being a mutant weirdo. Super Tails represents these two fractions coming together to do the right thing. The Flickies get to take revenge and kick Eggman‘s ass with their newfound power and Tails gets to show off that he’s not merely a mutant weirdo, but just as cool as Sonic, which was his original goal in Sonic 2.

[@rynobehnke8289]

I wouldn't put to much stock in Tipple troubles American manual given that Tails adventures Japanese manual claims that it plays before Tails meet Sonic. (Tails adventure is also to this day the only game in which we see that Chaos emeralds can actually increases ones stamina and endurance even without going super) And while I love that Tails shows that technology isn't all bad does it annoy me that he these days is just "smart guy with his tablet" .

[@vla1ne]

@@rynobehnke8289 i like to think that in sonic 2, tails was trying his absolute best to keep up with sonic to save his friends, and sonic 3 showed the results of him having to keep up with, and trying to carve his own niche alongside the fastest blue ball in the game. He got fitted for his role in 2, and in 3 he grew into it, mastering technology was pretty much him doing everything he could to help sonic keep up with eggmans schemes, and eventually he got so good at it, that he carved his own niche alongside eggman as a true genius as well. The little dude had a lot of levels to him, and the later games slowly stripped much of that out of him, and reduced him to the "smart guy". At least imo.

[@BlindLibrary]

Small hypothetic? SuperTails flickies in Boss fight, but each bird is only allowed to hit Robotnik once, then it disappears off-screen? Leaving for the last 4 hits of an Act2 boss (or last 2 hits of an Act1 boss)?

[@austingockel5552]

"Have you ever flown a helicopter? With your ass?" LMAO

[@tommypickles8927]

1:52 FUCKING ASS COPTER LMFAO

[@HMHSBritannicYT]

Lmfao ass copter

[@Kirbychu1]

It's wonderful to see someone discover what makes this character so great! You summed up why Tails is/was one of my favorite video game characters. It's also probably deeply personal, because my older sister always made me play as Tails while she would be Sonic. Seeing those feelings of him always trying to keep up with someone older and more experienced actually be an integral part of not only his gameplay, but character itself struck a chord with me. I never really found him to be "easy mode". He's just a slightly different playstyle. There are instances while playing as him where I'd LOVE to be able to use one of Sonic's shields. Sonic is the snappier more "impressive" way to play the game though, that's true.

[@BlindLibrary]

There totally needs to be a Genesis ROM hack/SonicMania fan mod where all 3 (or more) characters) can use shield defenses (the bounce of the water shield, the moon jump of the electric shield, etc.).

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@BlindLibrary Then Sonic would be useless.

[@BlindLibrary]

@@princesspikachu3915 Sonic the Useless Hedgehog? /Me ponders: Perhaps someone can do a ROM hack where Sonic is... Useless? And still have to deal with Ivo Robotnik? #SonicTheUselessHedgehog

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@BlindLibrary I thought that’s what Sonic Labyrinth was for?

[@Jamseth_Ingramious]

@@BlindLibrary Put him in a wheelchair with a broken leg (and Tails pushing him around).

[@questionablesalad5350]

17 minutes ago, i wasn’t sure why tails was my favorite character. thanks for putting it into words for me.

[@KairuHakubi]

for me, those words were "googoo poopoo" no seriously the fact that NO version of Tails has ever been bad, even in the dumbest adaptations.. says a lot about him.

[@hurt4322]

And 6 seconds as well

[@doubtingtom92]

That scene from the birds with the Sonic music in the background broke me. 10/10

[@InsomniaAndMilly]

Tails literally becomes the grim reaper when he goes super in Sonic 3

[@thestarryeyedobserver]

i think it's pretty cool that Tails' superform sympathizes with the birds, and allows them to fight alongside him. the sidekick, who's grown to his fullest potential, calls forth his own sidekicks. (also notice how the birds are blue, and have their feathers styled a bit like sonic)

[@ninguem1719]

0:15 "Miles the Prower"

[@RicPendragon]

I honestly thought I was the only one who heard it; cos I don't see any other comments about it 🤣

[@TheGamerWhosBored]

Lucas64 isn't it "Miles Prower" b/c "Miles Prower" sounds like "Miles Per Hour"? Edit: fuck autocorrect

[@cardboardhawks6783]

The Gamer Whos Bored it’s a reference to his sonic 2 video.

[@gato_feliz605]

Miles the per hour Ok

[@specialopsdave]

I can totally see Super Tails as a modern plotline. Imagine the following: He goes super, then looks at a large flock of birds making them go super. Then, as the birds are now invulnerable, Tails commands them to, say, fly directly into the propellers and turbines of the Egg Fleet, annihilating all forms of propulsion, and thus, bringing down the entire Egg Fleet.

[@rightwing707]

My favourite secret Tails got in 3&K is a hidden ledge at the top of Hidden Palace Zone just before the Knuckles fight with all three elemental shields and some other goodies. It's possible to carry Sonic up there too with a player two (or second controller) which gave the secret more value as Sonic was the only character who had unique moves for each shield.

[@MaimyMayo]

"Holy Crap that actually works! Thanks, Cybershell!" this man is too great can i sub twice

[@missZoey5387]

Tails has always been my favorite character, and not just because he's this adorable little anthro fox and I love those, but he was also Sonic's partner, his little buddy. Plus, he also has a use to the games as a mechanic, pilot, technician, and inventor

[@lunarghost255]

I'm happy someone else looked deeper into tails, he was always my favourite but nobody else really cares about him. Actually I have my own canon for why tails needed the super emeralds to go super, though I'm definitely reaching and they probably didn't do this on purpose- sonic and knuckles both have a huge amount of chaos energy in them compared to the average mobian (like sonic can use chaos control with a fake emerald in sa2), and experience with the emeralds. So they can go super with the chaos emeralds while tails needs the extra power of the super emeralds since he does not have that. In later games, he is much more experienced with them.

[@nmk1ng]

Tails is an underrated character tbh. He tries his hardest to do what his friends Sonic and Knuckles can do. If he’s not able to do what they do, he always tries his best to find something close to make sure he’s not put in the dust. I really admire Miles “Tails” Prower and I’m a bit bummed out that SEGA’s been doing him dirty lately. LONG LIVE TAILS!

[@Rayhero]

Its his song in sonic adventure! “I wanna fly high” He wants to fly higher or as high as sonic! He wants to be the best hero he can be. Tails wants to fly high, super high!

[@MystFox1314]

"So I can reach the Highest of all the heavens! Somebody will be Waiting for me, so I've got to fly Higher!" I love that song

[@TonyFink1]

I'm pretty good with Tails, he's my favorite in the Sonic series, I also main him too in the games. I've been on leaderboards and speedruns with him lately too; I like both his speed and potential elusiveness as well as being able to fly with his 2 tails which he can also strike with which I think is pretty cool.

[@ConstructiveCriticHD]

thank you for doing this as a hobby. I really like the flash back and the history of sonic that you cover that we all vaguely remember or didn't get to appreciate to the fullest when we were young. My introduction to your channel was the Sally episode. Thought It was really interesting. Hope you do more lore videos for subordinate characters.

[@robbiebrownvox]

5:00 I was in the middle of a sip of tea at this point in the video. Now my monitor will smell like Earl Grey forever XD

[@27jumpsquad26]

I think Johnny from somecallmejohnny summarizes hyper tails the best way possible... FLICKY ARMY OF DEATH!

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

"He's not just a fanboy. He's a hero in his own right. One that, eventually, could surpass the hero he idolizes." ♥♥♥ And yet, instead of embracing such potential, Sega saw it as a mistake and pushed against it. They're no better than the bullies that picked on Tails in his younger days. "[Tails in Sonic Forces] isn't the character we know and love." Boost-era Tails was never the same Tails as Classic- or Adventure-era Tails. Forces was just when it was undeniable courtesy of Chaosgate. As much hell as Adventure 2 and '06 rightfully get, at least Tails was doing SOMETHING worth a damn in those games. Even in Shadow, he at the very least tried. Unleashed onwards stuck us with a clear imposter.

[@gato_feliz605]

I think that they just went with the whole Tails is mourning Sonic kinda thing, which is totally fine, after all he is just a kid. But still, mabey they could have made him surpass his fear and avenge Sonic and fend off for himself, eventually joining up with the resistance.

[@Zeromaru42]

Tails is like the Gohan of the series. He was awesome in the earlier games but kinda fell off for everyone as Sonic and Knuckles the Goku and Vegeta of the series went further. It feels like Adventure was his big Gohan moment but everything since then people don't really care for. He has a couple of good moments but he never really surpasses his Mentor or Father figure who just stays the main protagonist no matter what. Sonic keeps going and moving faster than him, and Tails stays behind being used simillarly but never reaching that peak that he did.

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

​@@Zeromaru42 I'd say that Shadow's the Vegeta, not Knuckles. And neither Gohan nor Tails "fell off for the crowd"; they just got sidelined in favor of Main Character and Rival because how dare there be threats to The Established Order™. Utterly spineless.

[@josiahgoodman8875]

Yeah Knux is more piccolo than vegeta

[@DemonDethchase]

With the mention of Sonic 06 can you believe that that was the last time Tails was playable in a 3D mainline Sonic game (besides maybe Boom if you want to count that). I was happy to see him out the mech like in Adventure 1, but not so much when they nerfed his running speed into the ground to the point Knuckles was faster than him, meaning that if you wanted to get anywhere quickly flying was the only option. I think he's long overdue another chance to shine with his SA1 moveset (along with Knuckles). Let Tails run (and fly) wild and free, because as the old saying goes: let Tails run (and fly) wild and free.

[@sentientkoffee972]

Sonic: Speed Knuckles: Flexibility Tails: "I have the higher ground" Seriously though, Tails was the first ever character I got to play with in all of Sonic games (Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on mobile specifically) and I'm glad that I did. He helped me and my sibling explore every area on each level. We weren't allowed to use the Internet back then when I was younger, thus making the stages unpredictable.

[@ultra10yt26]

7:23 *Orange Sherbert

[@Ganonussyszestygorillagrip]

Why? Cream is Sherbert

[@Sir.Quagsire]

For some reason when I first got my hands on sonic 2, I instantly fell in love with tails. I mean cute fox sidekick that happens to be underrated, I lost my mind once I found that I could play as him