The Limitless Potential of Super Tails

[@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?

[@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!

[@mcyum6815]

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.

[@SegaMario]

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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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]

😂

[@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.

[@Celestine1462]

@@The_AuraMaster why?

[@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 😞

[@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. 😏

[@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

[@Seieiemon]

​@@MonsteryRedery-et6sg lmao that must have been fun.

[@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!

[@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.

[@joshuapierre2095]

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

[@CollectorKenji]

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

[@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"

[@rodneykendall2022]

Sonic flying by in the plane to pick him up was the best part.

[@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...

[@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 🤷

[@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.

[@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

[@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...

[@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.)

[@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

[@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)

[@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

[@djull2204]

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

[@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...

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

@@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@sussybaka5207]

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

[@SonicG4mer97]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@rodneykendall2022]

I've always considered Knuckles easy mode until that infamous jump in sandopolis

[@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

[@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.

[@bouncingdynamo3968]

Ah, the music overlaying that Birds clip is magnificent

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@MystFox1314]

Tails is actually my favourite Sonic character. I love the little kid Plus, nostalgia from playing as Player 2 with my mom in Sonic 2, so...

[@cactusowo1835]

Best nostalgia ever

[@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)?

[@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.

[@ooferrell]

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

[@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)

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@ItzAyoKy]

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

[@TankEngineMedia]

Same

[@doubtingtom92]

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

[@pzb1017]

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

[@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

[@Sightless-vz2wh]

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

[@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).

[@Sonicgott]

Tails is a precious bean and deserves love.

[@Tailstraw_xD]

Facts

[@kikiiiithesillykitkat]

He doggy paddles when swimming it's so precious

[@moon908]

@@kikiiiithesillykitkat yes it is!

[@maxmartinez3671]

11:27 HE SAID IT, HE SAID THE THING

[@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

[@yeahok6595]

The lore deepens and we don't even know it

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@dinosaur2022 but it is called super Tails and doesn't have the same coloration. They probably could've had the flickies.

[@Bakanineinstein]

I'm going with the Apologists here and agreeing that it's just because he was to young to go Hyper... If they allowed it he would have in Mania without the need to modify the game... -_-,

[@chrisharriscreations]

I've found this trip back to Sonic land so nostalgic - I only found this channel through a recommendation on youtube and I've nearly watched every sonic related one while I work. Its great stuff and makes me want to go back through my Mega Drive carts and play them all again. Thanks for that.

[@JDoradoTube]

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

[@dvdbytes4348]

I am one of those Tails fans In fact in any Sonic game I automatically go to Tails first. No Tails ? No interest. And I like the long vids and the non Sonic content too.

[@1Devthedog1]

Yo!!! I'm the same way about that shit dude 😂

[@laharl2k]

Tails fan #75725941 reporting. I finished sonic mania with Tails. Havent yet bothered to finish it with the rest of the characters and i feel sad Tails didnt get a "true" ending u_u Ps: vote Tails for main character Pps: Tails the Fox 4 & Sonic

[@zashadakat]

@@laharl2k for real tho, can we have another Tail's Adventure or something? Love those games on my Game Gear but I'd love something new.

[@briteboy6131]

I never played through Sonic CD because you can't play as Tails in the original version. Also no tails in Sonic & Knuckles by itself was a crime then and it is now!!!

[@Sanjixoxo]

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...

[@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”

[@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

[@viewtifulkiwi7108]

Tails has always been my fav character and I’m glad he got the credit he deserves in this video. Literally only played him in Sonic Battle as well.

[@Jurtaani]

5:06 that one had me laughing.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@poeticicerants7327]

The birds scene made me spit out my lunch and start crying from laughter!!! I wasn’t ready for that lol

[@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

[@agentsofthe6ix110]

Yeah, those hyped up flickies make his super form very fun. I remember the first time I unlocked that, it felt so cool that there was something different from sonic and knuckles

[@KibatheMalinois]

Lots of heart in that ending and because I am a die hard sonic fan from the old days(like 1993/4 old), you just earned a like, comment and subscriber!! Keep em coming, looking forward to it.

[@27jumpsquad26]

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

[@pyro8632]

Brings back memories of when I used to play Sonic 3 with my friends. We were three, and we all liked different characters. My favorite was Tails, someone else's was Sonic and the last one was Knuckles. So we all would see all the different playstyles and areas. That is until we all eventually got stuck in the circus area lol.

[@stickboy79]

Even as an 8 year old with scarce access to a Genesis, it always confused me when some of my friends would dunk on tails. I just liked having a new character to play as, though as mentioned, tails can't fly in Sonic 2, but can in Sonic 3, the latter of which was my first exposure to the character, probably painted my view of that in a way. Still, I never thought he was as bad as people said. Thank you for validating that point! Looking forward to your future content, whatever you got coming up! May the algorithm continue to bless you!

[@madrugaiden2317]

Wait wait wait .....you're telling me that Tails can't FLY when playing solo in Sonic 2? Are you kidding me in my mind he always did, he's fucking Tails. (I never choose him so maybe that's the reason)

[@TheGuardDuck]

You can't control it, no. He can't fly with the second controller either, when using Sonic and Tails. The trick where Tails can carry Sonic only came about in Sonic 3

[@madrugaiden2317]

@@TheGuardDuck wow........that's some mandela effect right here

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@madrugaiden2317 Well, if you never tried it, not really. I only knew about the carry technique because I had a guide back then, but, ironically, didn't have Sonic 3. Dumb parents who didn't understand that just grabbing anything with Sonic on it wasn't actually smart. Did eventually get Sonic 3 tho.

[@danfriz1270]

You can't carry Sonic but you definitely can fly as Tails, this is how my sister and I played all the time on the genesis Sega.

[@madrugaiden2317]

@@danfriz1270 ok now i'm even more confused

[@vizuren]

Tails is very unique. He has a story and even though it isn't mentioned throughout the game, the real story is growth.

[@BWGAssassin]

Found your channel through the hyper sonic video and honestly love the stuff!!! Excited to see what you make in the future ❤️

[@soniccreephog1819]

8:07 "Thanks Cybershell." I watch Cybershell videos too.

[@JP-hk6xw]

BONUS. VIDEO.

[@user-jh9hh5jk4h]

sonic 3 bonus video

[@EWOODJ]

Cybershell always got on my nerves for some reason

[@njez7563]

@@EWOODJ why? He complained alot and was always angry?

[@alexman2598]

@@njez7563 They probably didn't like his sarcastic attitude and dry sense of humor.

[@Dimumouto]

Rewatching this, I've always had the head canon that deep down, Tails is already more powerful than the OG Chaos Emeralds. This may have been exposure to some of the Archie stuff or fan created stuff (I wish I could reread Chaos Diamonds 3 again), but looking at it from my perspective, how else could a little kid have the willpower or strength to withstand the journey of S3&K WITHOUT already being innately powerful, though not knowing it? And if you want to take it philosophically, you could see it as you are much stronger than you think you are, you just have to find out your strengths. Been a fan of the kid since Sonic 2 (I'm a BIG sidekick fan, Luigi is the better brother, fight me). Also, watching this mid December 2020, and you went from what I gathered was just over 10k subs to now 66.4k subs. Keep it up yo.

[@MaimyMayo]

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

[@milesium-487]

You just said what I've been thinking for the past few years. Tails has more character potential than sonic himself.

[@chrisducharme1729]

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

[@RamielEdits]

When gohan goes super sayian 2 you can see a bird behind him when he transforms When tails goes super you can see a bird around him... HMMMMM

[@jadetealaaron2003]

I really like that actually

[@alxjones]

There are a lot of ways in which Tails parallels Gohan, the same way Sonic and Knuckles parallel Goku and Vegeta. There's a lot of inspiration for the Sonic series taken from Dragon Ball Z.

[@devildavin]

i CAN SEE THE FUTURE KNUCKLES AND ROUGE HAVE A KID THE REAL ROBOTNIK IS A CHILD METAL SONIC REACHES HIS PERFECT FORM TAILS BECOMES THE STRONGEST IN THE UNIVERSE BUT STILL DOESN'T DO CRAP

[@WrayMaxwellVO]

That's what it was all about man. That's why you can relate DB to Sonic so damn much and believe me, you really can. ( And I don't mean just going super, its alot more to it). Might have to do a video on the comparisons in the many many ways.

[@tsrenis]

oh shit

[@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

[@sanosu87]

0:15 "miles the prower" I'm dead💀💀😂😂

[@StayFrostee_]

Ya know, something has told me my favourite character is tails, and I was ashamed of it because I thought people would joke about me because of it. But tails has a better story to tell than sonic. That's a fact. Straight fax. From my fax machine.

[@Taterzz]

i'm not crying, my eyes are just sweaty.

[@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

[@theironpone035]

Honestly, for me, Tails is and always will be my favorite character in video game history. I don't know why, but I just love him. He's my little bud, and I love him even more than Sonic. This two tailed fox has been through a whole lot, games and comics alike. He started out as being a bullied kid for his two tails, seen only as a freak. But after all he's been through, he ended up becoming a young genius, and Sonic's best bro. The first player two of Sonic The Hedgehog, and the first to ever match Sonic's speed. At least, in the games. Sonic and Tails, the unbreakable bond...

[@chrishansen1842]

2:14 Not gonna lie I kind of wanted to hear "They fly now." But this is almost as good.

[@super_pro1000alt]

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

[@5688gamble]

I love the way Tails breaks the game, if you watch the Tails TAS you will see, it's difficult to master the intricacies of Tails flight, like launching him in the direction he is jumping and landing him where you want, you can build a lot of extra speed and/or height done right, I love the TAS strategy for Hydrocity 1. He does not break the game as bad as Sonic and Tails together or as easily as Knuckles glide drop or Hyper Sonics mad dash attack but flying breaks the game in interesting ways and his smaller sprite allows unique strategies, I found the current strategy for Death Egg 2, Tails is my favourite and I wanted to see him breaking the game alone!