Ranking How USELESS Tails is in Every Sonic Game

Tails is anything but a consistent character. Sometimes he's absolutely clutch and saves Sonic's life, and other times he's completely helpless and needs Sonic to baby him.
Today, we're looking at Tails' character in every mainline Sonic game and ranking him from worthless to elite.
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[@jeremymklinger]

CORRECTION: You CAN play as Tails by himself in Sonic 2, he plays the same as Sonic and can’t fly, but he’s more independent than I initially thought. Still though, I’d keep him in sidekick tier.

[@Pinkio]

clearly on Sonic 2 he always works a lot better when being with Sonic except sometimes on special stages ☠

[@mayanays5163]

So despite being completely independent and beating Robotnik without Sonic, he's still just a sidekick. Damn.

[@michaelcarlton1484]

You forgot to include Tails's own games or how important he is in side games like Sonic Riders.

[@morbid333]

I thought Tails was just the 2 player character so the little brother can play, and it doesn't matter if he dies. That's my vague memory anyway.

[@krisdreemurr3533]

​@@Pinkio *Tails: I'm so sorry, I'm so annoying.* *:"(*

[@TheSonicScratcher]

You can play as Tails in the original Sonic 2. You have to go into the options. Great vid!

[@alrBlast]

I was about to say that.

[@Sploobicious]

I was too lol

[@rjd1922]

But he can't fly when controlled by the player (except in the mobile port and Sonic Origins), only to catch up to Sonic when controlled by the computer.

[@JStryker47]

Actually, you don't even need to do that. A second player can control him on the player 2 controller.

[@Sploobicious]

@@JStryker47 well yeah but he ranks more useful if he can beat the game by himself

[@tjlnintendo]

Eh I feel like you kind of did adventure 2 tails dirty. That one mistake where he gets outsmarted by Eggman (who was a genuine threat in that game) doesn’t really overshadow how Tails feels more like an equal to Sonic. Carrying over his independence arc from Adventure 1. He goes on a rescue mission to save Sonic from the military captivity and even Amy from eggman. He comes up with plans. He stroms into Eggman’s hidden base to find the entrance. After he gets tricked, he still undoes it by fulfilling Sonic’s presumed final wish to stop eggman. Sonic trusted him to take care of the rest.

[@Pepperknight341]

Let's not forget Cannon's Core.

[@arieson7715]

Yeah, without Tails the story would've been over by City Escape.

[@criticalbuddy524]

Not to mention Tails wouldn't have made the mistake if it wasn't by Amy who got kidnapped by second time in that game 💀

[@tjlnintendo]

@@criticalbuddy524 That’s true. She was the true liability

[@ronaldmatos1516]

Let’s not forget that he tracked down the president, of all people, all by himself.

[@Wahknight-ew5ml]

5:54 Honestly, Tails not trusting Eggman is very justifiable, not cause of jealously, but cause...he's Eggman. And the fact that Eggman betrays both of them at the end only makes Tails more justified.

[@CrystalGreymon]

Okay, but at the same time, the benefit of the doubt is also a reason to somewhat trust him. He wants his stuff back and is putting aside the grudge with them to achieve that. If Sonic simply said: "It's obvious you wanna betray us, can we just skip that and come back to it another day?" Eggman probably would have!

[@jamiegioca9448]

@@CrystalGreymon And (I assume, at least) he does remember SA2, Heroes and Advance 3

[@CrystalGreymon]

@@jamiegioca9448 Those situations are unique instances where starting a fight after everything that's happened would just be a waste of everyone's time and energy.

[@DeltaDonsan]

That’s not really what happens though. Tails for some reason thinks Sonic trusts Eggman MORE RHAN HIM and is bothered by it. He doesn’t even have a problem with Eggman at first

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Thats not how the story was written, as it was very clearly about Eggman and Sonic being mature and putting aside their differences for better cause and Tails malding that someone's standing in his spotlight. We know for a fact that Eggman did indeed want to stop the zetis and the machine, AND he literally doesnt even attack Tails or try to break up their friendship or actually anything at all, every cutscene is Eggman just kind of standing there and then here comes Tails screaming "i got no bitches, i got no bitches" picking fights because his pride got hurt. Like, seriously - this your Tails? Risking the fate of the world because he wants to do it without any help? Its especially bad since we have another game where Eggman and Tails join forces and its actually a very fun, in-character dynamic of two nerds geeking out. But its a fun, cute and positive dynamic that makes you feel like youre on an interesting adventure, and if theres anything Pontaff hate more than writing pay offs to their endless set-ups, its fun adventures with friends. So the whole game has the vibe of an unpleasant car trip, getting a car broken and having to find a hostel while everyone in the group is passively aggressively bickering about each other. Hey, kids, Sonic... yay...

[@gameexplorer9777]

Classic/Adventure Tails: I'm gonna do all by myself! 🗿 Modern Tails: Waaaaaaah! Sonic! Help me! 😭

[@TheMagic1412]

Agreed. Classic/adventure: standing tall ready to fight even in the the face of danger even when uncertain if he can win. Forces Tails: Head down, rear end up, fettle position.

[@jamiegioca9448]

Frontiers Tails: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIbSfod5aZmCe7Msi=ibgz79uJhXM2eS1u

[@davin6957]

Frontiers Tails is Adventure Tails V2

[@jamiegioca9448]

@@davin6957 More like V0.5, cause even though his writing improved, he still does very little compared to both SA games

[@LonyEditzz]

Nah look in lost world

[@lightyearpig12]

I'd argue that Frontiers Tails deserves to be a little higher for the development he got. Tails didn't get an arc on par with his Adventure story, but it's great for him to learn that he's still a capable hero in his own right and acknowledge how useless he's been in the past few games, or "wildly inconsistent" as he puts it.

[@RaiginAnimator]

Ya and since the Final horizons isn’t unlocked after beating the game it’s an alternate ending… And since all the characters are important there I’d say at least sidekick

[@thaneros]

I love the fact that Frontiers pretty much pointed out the Forces issue and fixed it.

[@darthrevan6316]

@@RaiginAnimatorAre you sure you have to complete the game? I was able to switch to that “alternate ending” before completing the game. It automatically switched me to the new save with Amy, Knuckles, and Tails. I had switch back to main save to get the rest of the Original Story.

[@T_Dude]

Can confirm, you just need to get to Ouranous to unlock The Final Horizons.

[@melvinlovesyou_]

ngl, for him to callout himself out like that feels a little realistic. Sometimes there are days where you feel capable, and some days where you feel you need help. Depending on the challenge, its easier to feel overwhelmed and powerless, but there are moments where you feel confident to take on that challenge. I like that they managed to fix him with just that line.

[@sonicthehedgehogDX]

1:26 "To proving himself as an equally capable hero" 1:30 "In the beginning of the game he crashes his plane-"

[@TailsDollPrower]

Lol

[@Chezburgerplz]

I don't think that was his fault as im pretty sure it had something to do with the chaos emerald powering his plane

[@davion4777]

Right? I laughed at that part 😂

[@Green_The_Gamer]

Yes, but tails becoming indépendant and a capable hero is a character arc that takes time, and that scene happened at the very start of the game. That scene was used to show that tails isn’t indépendant at the start of the game

[@NSK_2015]

The Perfect Plan

[@E-102GammaMKII]

7:21 - He's fixing E-123 Omega, NOT E-102 Gamma. Gamma was destroyed at the end of _Sonic Adventure._ Omega was introduced in _Sonic Heroes_ as part of Team Dark.

[@mediamanjamessmith251]

Was about to make this comment

[@Vaffle_1231]

As a no life Gamma fan I take offense to confusing the two E-Series robots

[@CrystalGreymon]

@@Vaffle_1231 What's your stance on the Chaos Gammas in Sonic Battle?

[@Vaffle_1231]

@@CrystalGreymon The what? Sorry I can't talk about something that doesn't exist

[@anotherprofessional]

@@Vaffle_1231​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠ 🤨 But Chaos Gammas do exist.

[@andrewbrownie]

Sonic Adventure era Tails was definitely the peak of his character. The story of him coming out of Sonic's shadow and becoming a brave, strong, independent hero in his own right was great writing and was solidified in the second game

[@MechaShadowV2]

Sonic Adventure era was peak writing in general, really took a step back afterwards

[@T_Dude]

Glad to see Frontiers course-correct and send his character back towards his Adventure self.

[@binyanddomnicmaliakal8585]

i agree

[@hyperwerefox3542]

You forgot "Sonic Battle". If you play Tails' story there is a part where he literally kicked Shadow's ass just to protect Emerl.

[@Devinwifi]

He beat a weakened Shadow who wasn't trying but impressive nonetheless.

[@jacobgraemoor5778]

Knock out a weakened Mike Tyson. Mf it’s still Mike Tyson.

[@yarknark]

He does something similar in Sonic X, although it's more of him getting his ass kicked repeatedly by Shadow but still refusing to give up. Though it's not canon I still enjoy that portrayal of him a lot

[@Certified_racist12]

​@@jacobgraemoor5778mf it's a weakened Mike Tyson, he's obviously gonna be at a huge disadvantage while not being able to use his full potential

[@canaldecasta]

​@@DevinwifiTails also has an infinite combo in his kit

[@Mr.Galaxia]

7:24 I’m telling you, the rating on this game would’ve gotten to M real quick if classic sonic didn’t bail him out.

[@ChickenMcKicken]

wait was chaos boutta give tails a prostate exam

[@ComicBoi11]

Gotta be real, Tails should get some points in Rush for cheering you on during the boss fights. It’s genuinely such a cute addition.

[@Racco20]

7:13 yeah why is Tails literally just standing there being an iPad kid, while his best friend is getting "killed" 💀

[@mariaparisi6182]

So if he was to step tails is also is gonna get his ass kicked

[@IzzyTheMVP]

5:40 - Bragging about building a TV outta paperclips is wild

[@antonitocotter447]

Yeah... I think Sonic's arrogance might have influenced him in Lost World... mostly cause Sonic was as cocky as Tails was in it.

[@devonm042690]

What about reprogramming a supercomputer with dishwashing detergent and a toothpick? It's like he's making his own Chuck Norris-style memes but about his intelligence.

[@lazy_bt]

@@devonm042690 lil bro is 8. id let an 8 year old brag about doing anything related to a supercomputer unless it was breaking it. he built a translator for a language he couldnt speak, and theres enough different language structures in our planet, let alone what an alien race's language must be like. id brag FOR him. how many 8 year olds do u reckon can fix whole planes? his brain is cracked and u cant tell me otherwise.

[@obbyistguywhodoessomeguides]

@@lazy_btbro i can only speak english 😢😢😢😢

[@sonicmastersword8080]

Yeah... I do not believe he did any of those things. Not realistic in the slightest, especially when it comes to the physics involved to do so.

[@Mojojojo9001]

The worst part about tails not being able to defend himself from chaos 0 in sonic forces, is that he was able to defeat chaos 4 in sonic adventure 1…

[@AnotherW3irdThing]

Bro Fr I just finished the game and I’m so pissed abt that now that I’ve played the game

[@jamiegioca9448]

And before anyone comments “Erm, Sonic and Knuckles fought Chaos 4 alongside him, so Tails being afraid of Chaos is justified” Did you even play Tails’ SA1 campaign to the end?

[@josephadkins2298]

I genuinely think that the ranking for Sonic Adventure 2 was kinda unfair and that you should have put him in sidekick tier because I don't think that he's initially the reason how Eggman knew. I think in the game, he's just trying to make Tails feel bad. I'd give him a sidekick tier.

[@CrystalGreymon]

Tails is playable in Sonic 2 by going to the options. In Forces he is fixing up longtime ally E-123 Omega since E-102 Gamma has been dead since Sonic Adventure. In Adventure 2 Tails doesn't play identically to Sonic which is a fantastically good thing. The whole point of him using a mech like Eggman does is to simulate the intellectual battles of wits between the two. They're the tacticians and the engineers. It's what they do! In Sonic Rush Tails is basically Sonic's Mission Control so he's more of the "barely does anything" since he establishes key information with Sonic and helps make him generally aware of what's going on and how to stop it even if he doesn't get involved himself.

[@RoshiBro08]

1:20 hes not useless AT ALL. As you said, he literally takes us to special stages to get the chaos emeralds, the main thing to collect in most of the games. It helps you go super so, thats not really useless. I would at least put him below sidekick

[@CrystalGreymon]

Okay, but Knuckles does that too... so if Tails was removed literally nothing in the game would change.

[@Snickritz]

​@@CrystalGreymonAND the chaos emeralds do jack Sh*t in the game.

[@Essu_]

you can't go super in 3D Blast. Ending also doesn't change.

[@Kogotom123]

@@Snickritzyeah, but in the DX version you at least get Super Sonic

[@Snickritz]

@@Kogotom123 true, but thats a mod.

[@naitsabes6222]

Lost world tails is such a wierd ass character , he has a such a big ego and is so smug, but his ego is so big and easy to fracture

[@whoevencares123]

"AnD yOu dOn'T trUsT mE tO Do It!"

[@Boltscrap]

At least he's competent enough to live up to his ego, unlike Forces Tails who has lost it so badly, he's crying for his presumed dead for months friend to save him from the easiest 3d Sonic boss.

[@radmilastupar4235]

​@@Boltscrapeven Silver says:"And Tails, Tails has just lost it" 💀

[@CHICKENRAN34]

Tails surprisingly has the best combat in Boom, and he's a key role in many stages where he's 100% needed to open doors or getting to out of reach buttons with his buddy bots, he's got flying vents only he can use, also only Tails & Sonic can hydrodash, and Tails was able to free the gang when they got trapped with Lyric's attack. Bad game but Tails is really helpful / most helpful and I'd say I'd give him elite for being a core member for progression and constant involvement.

[@OkieDokie-xp9gu]

Yes definitely. Playing multiplayer he’s very useful. Well sorta if everyone didn’t keep bugging out.

[@oddi7911]

since spinoffs weren't included, sonic battle wasn't included-- sonic battle being one of tails' most useful appearances. tails fixes emerl, has some incredible moves for emerl to use (one of them being the best aerial) incredibly strong projectiles, and he hosts the VT.

[@ARedMagicMarker]

Well, he's 8.

[@seanmarley3598]

Yet this is same tail who's level genius

[@user-cd2pw6yh2f9]

He’s 6

[@ARedMagicMarker]

@@user-cd2pw6yh2f9 No, he's def 8. I even remember reading that on the character bios to a Sonic the Hedgehog 2 guide when I was a little kid, thinking he was a "big" kid, and I think he's been the same age for a while. He was at first designed with the image of a 5 year old kid as a reference, but he's always been 8.

[@Superemie401]

So, can you really blame him for being scared of villains sometimes? Not really. He’s just an eight year old fox!

[@SanicmonkeLOL]

@@Superemie401what about modern tails

[@sonicwhite91]

In Sonic 4 Ep 1, the rocket Sonic used to get to space was clearly made by Tails, due to it having his tails on it.

[@milesr4609]

Its the same Tails mark 1 from Sonic the fighters.

[@michaelcarlton1484]

1. Tails is playable in Sonic 2. 2. You didn't include any of his own games. 3. His role is critical to the story of several games, so a lot of them should be much higher. 4. You didn't include games like Sonic Riders. Tails is a big part of those.

[@mayanays5163]

Yeah, kind of sad to see a surface-level fan make a video about something he knows very little about, but I wasted 9 minutes on my own, so whatever.

[@titaniumvideos1039]

same​@@mayanays5163

[@Green_The_Gamer]

He said at the start he is doing mainline games. Tails’s own games and sonic riders aren’t main line.

[@alelauguz]

*OF his own

[@B-rex395]

5. He’s fixing Omega, not Gamma.

[@chicoamorim588]

0:14 what is the title

[@void_kmdr]

Sonic Lost World

[@jordandaigle6227]

I think you're underrating Tails in Adventure 2. When Sonic gets locked up, the first thing Tails does is turn the Tornado into a flippin mech, flies to a maximum security prison and bulldozes his way through while also chasing Eggman off. Tails was a badass in that game.

[@invaderjim6723]

What about “the murder of sonic the hedgehog” lol. I know it’s not mainline, but tails is pretty useful there I guess

[@petesoys6348]

So, whole thing about Frontiers, that update is specifically a story change, and since it seems like Sonic Team and Sega prefer that ending, it feels like it's safe to say that it's the canon one. If that's the case, he's easily an Elite tier, helping Sonic by collecting the emeralds with Amy and Knuckles, and even helping with the defense in the final battle. Also wanted to say that there are quite a few games I'm a little sad were left out, like Sonic Battle, which as also for the GBA, or the GameGear games, with two of his own game that would definitely let him be Elite. Still a fun video though.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Maybe when Saga makes Sonic's version of Tears Of The Kingdom. Tails will more useful like his Nintendo Counterpart Tulin.

[@utopian4769]

Wait, they haven't confirmed whether or not the Final Horizon DLC is canon? I figured the whole point of them making that was because of fans complaining about how underwhelming the original final boss was, so that was their way of fixing it. I would be surprised if it was only a "What If?" scenario, considering a bunch of the dialogue with Sage and the other characters has some pretty big lore implications for the future of the series. Why put all that in there if it amounts to nothing?

[@petesoys6348]

@utopian4769 It's kind of a toss up, but I will say that the implications do seem to point more towards it being canon. I'd say it's canon, and maybe Ian Flynn said something about it, but I don’t really watch his BumbleKast thing, so I'm not 100% sure. I'm with you though when it comes to it being a surprise if it's not the canon ending.

[@Nintendo_Wolf]

Your sounds affects and comedic timing made me subscribe 😂 As well as learning something in a fun way!

[@coolgray6497]

7:20 boy that is NOT gamma. that is like 100% omega

[@jumpmanfan-u6e]

You can actually play as Tails in OG Sonic 2 by going to options and choose Tails alone (yes you can play as Sonic alone aswell if you want) though he can't fly in that until the next game.

[@Rehmanihani]

I always forget that since i always played the mobile version which allows him to fly.

[@kauanjos3199]

And also no super

[@JStryker47]

You don't even need to do that. A second player can control him on the player 2 controller.

[@ronalddavidrojas5795]

1:29 i was not ready for that 💀

[@riicky83]

Skipped over Sonic 3 and Knuckles version of Tails where he's every bit as good as Sonic 3's Tails but with the added bonus of becoming Super Tails.

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

Frontiers even makes a point of calling out Forces' depiction of Tails as being very out of character - that's how bad Forces' Tails was.

[@nicholasaugello2534]

Sonic forces really did Tails dirty I was expecting Tails to be defeated along WITH sonic and fight back but they got his character wrong because he's not meant to be a god damned coward 😠

[@disneyknightspadilla1406]

They always made him an NPC but he still useful just for a plush toy so kids can hug him.

[@tailsdollbelike]

Expectition: SA1 Has Better Animation, Good Quality And Better Gameplay! Reality: 1:34

[@darkmario66]

Disagree with 3d blast since you go to tails to get choas emeralds to get the true ending. Also in Adventure 2, your opinion on tails gameplay has literally nothing to do with anything. Sonic wouldn't be able to anything without tails help.

[@RoshiBro08]

Glad someone else said it

[@luis-sophus-8227]

And playing as mech is actually fun

[@JLpiparote2]

6:41 did you know that: if you connect a second controller, player 2 can actually control Tails if you selected him with sonic in mania mode (Found out on a xbox one, and didnt test this with the &Knuckles option, probably doesn't work in Encore mode iirc)

[@Miles_Tails_Prower_1992]

Other than what I already said, all of your rankings of my usefulness are valid or unavoidable, fair enough, well done, I’m waiting for the next adventure to be actually useful again.

[@OrangeObject605]

Tails is my favorite character

[@Themariotailsyoshifan1090]

Me to

[@Greenibles]

NOBODY CARES

[@Krantzingoing]

Feel free to ignore the jackass before me who’s mad people say they like Tails on the Tails related video, he’s my fav too. He was really relatable as the younger sibling.

[@AWVRman777]

People of culture i see. Besides you Greenibles.

[@Essu_]

Tails is playable in Sonic 2, its in the options menu. Hes also playable in the 2011 version of CD.

[@tobylodder3362]

4:20 if you are flying you can spam them

[@nwing265]

7:20 Isn't he fixing Omega in Sonic Forces, not Gamma?

[@comicfan1324]

To be fair, if you include narrative instead of focusing purely on gameplay, you could make an argument that sonic needed tales to defeat Eggman in sonic 2. He would’ve never gotten to the flying Fortress if tails didn’t fly them up there, and in the bad ending tails actually saves sonic’s life.

[@mimic_is]

Usually I'd skip the Sponsorship part of a video but the Portable Switch Dock is something that i have been looking for quite some time

[@JohnDoe-dw3hj]

7:55 You don't unlock Tails after beating the main game. Its after the 4th island. You don't have to beat the original 5th island to play as him

[@TheSonicKOT]

In originals games Sonic 1 and CD -> NO, but remake - yes 0:42 - wrong... in options Player select: s+t, s only, t only

[@kingcam7175]

Don't mean to be that guy, but -tails is playable in some versions of sonic 1 -tails makes a cameo,locked behind a code in the stage select in sonic CD -you can play as tails in Sonic and knuckles thanks to sonic 3 and knuckles

[@McGar1]

6:48 isn’t sonic forces a literally a racing game without cars??

[@Tailsfan5338]

Not really. It’s just a boost game where classic sonic and modern sonic controls the same as in sonic generations. I’m gonna say it, generations and lost world are better than forces. You need to hear me out on why. I’ll give it that forces has good soundtrack. But the game controls almost the same as generations, the level design is literally boost to win, The bosses were lame except metal sonic and the final boss, classic sonic was here for no reason other than nostalgia, tails’s characterization is even worse than generations and lost world, infinite doesn’t think he’s weak although i’ll be one to give infinite some credit here. His mask is cool and his theme is good. Not to mention he bodies sonic a lot of times and he almost killed him and he creates a literal freaking sun just to try to surpass everyone like Mephiles did. Yeah I can’t deny that’s impressive. And the cutscenes had a lot of missed potential. That’s a most of the game that’s bad. Where forces has a lot of bad things that makes people hate it compared to generations where only 1 thing is mid and in lost world where only a couple things are bad I think generations and lost world takes it.

[@McGar1]

@@Tailsfan5338 thx but ain’t reading all of that

[@Soldier_is_Real]

@@McGar1 I think you’re talking about the mobile one

[@anthanybazan231]

Your able to play as tails in sonic and knuckles because I did it with the game cube

[@evildevil97]

If the Advance games count, I feel like the Game Gear games should too. He was useless in 8-bit Sonic 2, but was playable in Chaos and Triple Trouble.

[@YujiUedaFan]

He didn't include any of the fighting games or Dream Team either.

[@SonicM216]

great vid as always and agreed with the tier list 100% keep it up!

[@ScaryCupcakeSquad]

1:34 that sound caught me off guard😂😂😂

[@Rubber_BallOfficial]

7:23 why does he bend over tho 🤨

[@LucarioBlade]

Tails is playable by himself in sonic 2. He just can't fly.

[@JStryker47]

He can also be controlled on the player 2 controller.

[@khaosklub]

unless it's the whitehead remake

[@devthomaskutty]

That's what makes him useless

[@andrebrooks9153]

4:37 Robot Pirate Island thats a good clip!

[@E-102GammaMKII]

7:41 - Only starting at the third island, Chaos Island.

[@starswithmessages]

Someone already pointed this out but you can play as Tails in Sonic 2 and Sonic 1 if u play the origins game and you can make him fly sonic around in Sonic 2. (pretty sure someone pointed that out too)

[@DannyWillis-ub5gg]

Ready for sonic the hedgehog 3

[@jeremymklinger]

Wooooooo!

[@Speedrunnerzoom]

​@@jeremymklingerWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@shadow_guy2001]

Rollin’ around

[@adumanimator]

​@@shadow_guy2001 At the speed of sound

[@shadow_guy2001]

Got places to go

[@Magicalkits]

Unless I missed it did you forget Sonic and Knuckles with the sonic 3 add on? Not only can you play the whole game with Tails but you can also get Super Tails as a form too.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

0:22 Well he kinda is because IOS & Android. I think I remember playing him in Origins but whatdoi know I’m not a Cynic fan.

[@eiadithecoder620]

Hei wes tawking abowt ze original

[@xxsuperproductionsxx138]

tails is my fav sonic character and this is really well made! good job!

[@melan8ed197]

Ngl you did Tails pretty dirty with the frontiers ranking, completely glossed over his character arc. How he’s realized how useless he’s been lately and affirming he’s going to work to change that. Probably one of Tails’ biggest moments in several games. And if you include the “alternate story” update, he helps collect the chaos emerald through the first gameplay of him in a 3D mainline game in over a decade. He at least deserves elite

[@lenlimbo]

Let's be honest here, realizing that he has been useless in the past last games isn't a character arc. It is himself finally arriving to the start line. One that he LEFT way behind in the early games (not to mention Tails Adventure, where, depending on the version, he either saved an achipelago while he was on holydays from his adventures with Sonic... or he was already a badass before even meeting with Sonic). Sure, so long as Team Sonic actually follows through, it gets the way to his actual character arc ready... but it's not one.

[@genarftheunfuni5227]

Small thing to point out: He is KINDA present in Sonic 4 Episode 1, as he pilots the rocket that takes Sonic to the final level. Barely does anything tier tho

[@RikouHogashi]

Huh from Peach to Luigi to Tails seriously poor tails in Lost World and Forces the writers REALLY did him dirty!!

[@TheCreationOfDread]

What about the ds versions of Colors, Generations & Lost World

[@thawkade]

They're all the same plot lol

[@TheCreationOfDread]

@@thawkade Only that 3DS Generations changes the Post-Green Hill Act 1 scene and he doesnt even cheer on along with the others in 3DS Time Eater fight. DS Colors has him unable to translate Void Wisp language and there are missions. You are only correct about Lost World.

[@GottaGoFast91]

7:24 bro is really presenting his Gyatt to Chaos 0. Did SA1 even mean anything…

[@TheHeelerGang2024]

Bro was about to get a prostate exam

[@Darien2016]

I still love the moments when they underestimate Tails, and he just clowns on those who underestimate him. Especially in the comics when he outsmarts Eggman even.

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

7:19) "Erm, ackshually, that'th E-123 Omega. Gamma died in Thonic Adventure 1." -🤓

[@ZIONOMANIA]

The moment he said Gamma i was like hold up- 😭

[@robinvymetal8140]

2:37 i think eggman was really Smart about tricking tails

[@Dark_Polygons]

Tails is the second more cute characther in the franchise The first one is the chao

[@Allycat-VA182]

6:07 Back *SHATTERED!*

[@Lordonilink]

Ok, but in Sonic 3- Tails has his a literal FLICKY ARMY OF DEATH. Sure, you need to have all the Chaos Emeralds but still, it's a major upgrade from being a sidekick back in Sonic 2.

[@B3NJ1TR4P]

7:18 it makes me so mad that no one seems to remember 3 VERY important things 1. While yes, Tails is a genius, he is also only about 9 or 10. 2. At this point in the story, everyone including Tails thought that Sonic was captured or dead. If i was Tails, and i heard that my role model/big brother/the person that bascially raised me was now gone, and there was no way to get him back, i know i wouldnt be in the best of mental states. And finally 3. Eggman had been in control of the entire world for 6 months if i remember correctly. I dont care how smart or mature someone is, living everyday in fear of being captured or killed will definitely screw with your head, especially when you're a young kid. Basically my point is that yes, while Tails did defeat Chaos before, that was when he had the others to help support him, as well as the fact that he was prepared and in an at least decemt mental state. Is it really that big of a deal that a traumitized kid gets terrified and calls out for the one person who has always had his back? edit: and i dont wanna hear anything about the "they dont have canon ages anymore" thing. when forces came out they still did, and even now, these characters are still children and teenagers fighting a war again an insane scientist and a jackel that can warp reality in seconds.

[@CadetAnimations]

glad someone understands

[@shamanmaster8011]

This. Also, I don’t like how people get upset that Tails didn’t fight Infinite when he was first introduced. Tails doesn’t know who or what Infinite even is. I don’t know about anyone else, but if I were in Tails’ shoes, I also wouldn’t fight Infinite if I didn’t know a thing about him. And before anyone brings up the fact that Sonic fought Infinite without knowledge about him, that’s just part of Sonic’s personality. He’s cocky and willing to take on any challenge that doesn’t involve swimming. That’s just my take on it, at least. Quick Edit: I will say that I do think he was done kinda dirty in Forces, just not to the extent that other people do. I kinda wish he was playable instead of Classic Sonic, or at the very least was a fourth playable character, but that doesn’t make me think Tails was “ruined” by Forces. Also (I know I’m rambling, I’m sorry), to add to the Chaos point, in the cutscene where Sonic was getting beat up, Chaos 0 held Sonic’s fist in place and assisted in Sonic “dying.” Tails being frightened by someone who (as far as he knows) defeated/killed his best friend is pretty logical.

[@Hypersonic-s98]

3:06 here you go if your Lazy enough to not do it yourself

[@megajala]

You shoulda put Forces in a separate tier and labeled it “sONiC, hELp mE!!” Lmfao Jokes aside, nice video and nice ranking

[@CoyoteMao]

00:41 ← Never figured how to access the options menu in Sonic 2, did you?

[@coolstuff4828]

3:33 but tails with sonic and knuckles go super and defeat neo metal sonic

[@owenm.5056]

Rankings (from Worst to Best) 6:48 Sonic Forces 5:14 Sonic Generations 3:54 Sonic Rush 5:44 Sonic Lost World 4:44 Sonic Unleashed 3:35 Shadow The Hedgehog 1:11 Sonic 3D Blast 7:37 Sonic Frontiers 4:59 Sonic Colors 4:27 Sonic Rush Adventure 2:04 Sonic Adventure 2 6:17 Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric 5:27 Sonic 4 Episode 2 4:06 Sonic 06 3:18 Sonic Heroes 0:18 Sonic 2 8:00 Sonic Superstars 6:30 Sonic Mania 3:06 Sonic Advance Trilogy 1:22 Sonic Adventure 0:45 Sonic 3

[@nononame26]

Dude legit skipped the gamegear games... what

[@tutussaimal2659]

MAINLINE games

[@thawkade]

​@@tutussaimal2659 How are Advance and Rush "mainline" but Triple Trouble and Chaos aren't.

[@AWVRman777]

Yeah. Sure the Tails games are not Mainline but if you are doing a ranking of Tails then why not add them?

[@nononame26]

@@AWVRman777 it says "every sonic game". And no I'm not reffering to just sky patrol and tails adventure... tails is extremely useful in Chaos, TT, and both Drift games. He is completely useless in Sonic 2 because he gets kidnapped however.

[@ziadmurad4074]

Sonic 4 episode 2 should definitely be elite. He can help you swim underwater and combine with sonic into the fastest roll in any “classic” sonic game. His moveset does not exist in any other sonic game

[@julianwhitfield2158]

Can’t wait for Tails Role in Sonic 3

[@supremetrapxex]

but did tails appear as the helicopter flyer in sonic and knuckles and you can still select him as a playable character in options in sonic 2

[@user-yd3qo6zd2t]

IM SORRY YOU GOT A SHOUTOUT AT THE END???,

[@jaceyman1017]

3:06 press this if you don't want to be spoiled for SA2

[@albertomartinez8144]

Are we gonna ignore the fact the this guy got a shout out from tails while making a tails video.

[@AWVRman777]

Wait wha-

[@Cat_animecrew]

Sonic Adventure 2 was peak I don’t care what anyone says I played that game when I was a kid and holy shit it was good 😭🙏

[@MrcaliciousHyphy]

Tails absolutely CARRIED team hero in adventure 2. “Liability,” my ass.

[@algotkristoffersson15]

1:21 why does it need to be mainline in the first place? The title doesn't say that

[@Bfdi_tpot77_geomate-sf8hb]

Tails is playable in sonic 1 and sonic CD Sonic 1 tails: beat the game with any ending in the mobile version to unlock tails or use the debug code and beat it using the capsules and leave the level to unlock him, sonic origins version counts too sonic cd tails: beat the game in any ending Literally that's it Just on the mobile version And idk about origins for this one

[@THELIFEOFLUKAS]

1:26 AI SONIC MEMES

[@EliBoi298]

No, its literally just SA1

[@TheRealSomething_5912]

Have you played or even know about sa1?

[@Zgamer199]

Finally! A youtuber who doesn’t throw the sponsorship in your face! Thank you for waiting until the end😊

[@toorurururu5911]

Despite of being Sonic's Sidekick And Best Friend, i think Tails is CRIMINALLY Underrated in the Franchise nowadays Pretty Sad, because he is Awesome as a Character

[@_TRB_]

True, meanwhile, people overrate Cream when she should be hated on.

[@InsertCoolIdentifierHereLol]

You can play as Tails in Sonic 1 and CD. Just go to the 2013/2011 remaster and beat the game.

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

You missed Sonic Battle and Dream Team

[@VestedUTuber]

So... Sonic & Knuckles _on its own_ doesn't let you play as Tails. However, the game is a lock-on cartridge that lets you connect Sonic 3 on top of it, allowing you to play through both games in the way they were originally intended (they're actually two halves of one bigger game), while also unlocking new features like the Super Emeralds and hyper forms, the ability to use any of the playable characters throughout the whole game, new team-ups (Sonic + Knuckles and Knuckles + Tails) and even a super form for Tails that's unlocked alongside the hyper forms.

[@DannyWillis-ub5gg]

Hi bro how are you

[@jeremymklinger]

Good man thanks!

[@DannyWillis-ub5gg]

Good man

[@HeyLookAGun]

"But since you only unlock him after the main game-" I unlocked him on my first playthrough

[@zerrkitree]

One good thing about sonic forces tails: he throws CHEEKS

[@Meemer2097]

He's fucking 8 bro 💀

[@RightFaceTurn]

That's a child 😭

[@zerrkitree]

Doesn't change the fact that he got cheeks

[@BlurroBlue]

​@@zerrkitreeDAWG.

[@E-102GammaMKII]

He helped formulate the plan to neutralize the Phantom Ruby, but most of you won't acknowledge that because "Forces bad."