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The zone artist for ''Sonic 2'', [[Craig Stitt]], said that the emerald was merely an object for the player's character to break through. [http://www.sws2b.com/zones/hidden_palace.2] However, it is noted that it is highly unusual to use a solid object with no other function (derived from the solid pink block in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic 1]]'''s [[Green Hill Zone]]) when a breakable block like those in [[Chemical Plant Zone]] or [[Hill Top Zone]] is available for use. [http://www.sws2b.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5208] But since the Zone was left almost completely untouched since its inclusion in the very early [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)|Nick Arcade prototype]] it's likely the solidness of the object was meant to be rectified but wasn't due to neglect.
 
The zone artist for ''Sonic 2'', [[Craig Stitt]], said that the emerald was merely an object for the player's character to break through. [http://www.sws2b.com/zones/hidden_palace.2] However, it is noted that it is highly unusual to use a solid object with no other function (derived from the solid pink block in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic 1]]'''s [[Green Hill Zone]]) when a breakable block like those in [[Chemical Plant Zone]] or [[Hill Top Zone]] is available for use. [http://www.sws2b.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5208] But since the Zone was left almost completely untouched since its inclusion in the very early [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)|Nick Arcade prototype]] it's likely the solidness of the object was meant to be rectified but wasn't due to neglect.
  
Tails may have helped inspire the design of a Pokémon known as Buizel. A similar colour and shape to Tails, it uses it's forked tail like a propeller; mostly when swimming, but it can also use them to fly (as depicted in the Pokémon anime) to fly. [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Buizel_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29 <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>]
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Tails may have helped inspire the design of a Pokémon known as Buizel. A similar colour and shape to Tails, it uses it's forked tail like a propeller; mostly when swimming, but it can also use them to fly (as depicted in the Pokémon anime). [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Buizel_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29 <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>]
  
 
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Template:CharacterSheet Miles Prower, better known by his nickname, Tails (Japanese: テイルス), is a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games, comics and TV shows released by SEGA. "Miles Prower" is a pun on "miles per hour", a reference to the famed speed of the Sonic games. He is an 8-year old fox with two tails, which enable him to fly.

In the Video Games

Yasushi Yamaguchi designed Tails for an internal competition for the sidekick. His entry won, beating out other submissions such as a rocket-powered turtle named Boomer, but his character's name was changed from "Miles" to "Tails". Yasushi then sneaked the name "Miles" into the character's name as his legal name; "Tails" would be his nickname. Yasushi ended up with a compromise.

In the games, Tails first appeared as a big fan of Sonic's, who began following him after being rescued by the hedgehog. After following his hero relentlessly for a long time, Tails eventually became fast enough to keep up with Sonic by spinning his two tails like a propeller.

Miles was first seen on Sonic 2 for the Master System but made his first hit in Sonic 2 for the Mega Drive (Genesis) where he played the part of Sonic's sidekick and also as a playable character. He could not fly when being controlled at this point- but this changed first in Sonic Chaos (Sonic and Tails in Japan), and then in Sonic 3 when he made his second major appearance.

Tails and mechanical creations

Although he can fly like a helicopter, he also enjoys flying Sonic's red biplane, the Tornado. As the series progressed, it was obvious his interest in the old biplane went farther than just piloting it- Tails is a mechanical genius with intelligence comparable to Dr. Eggman's, and soon after, many modifications to the Tornado, as well as new biplanes, were added to his arsenal. He also operates a small blue submarine called the 'Sea Fox' and a F1 racer called the 'Whirlwind S7'.

In Sonic Adventure, Tails was experimenting with a Chaos Emerald-powered prototype plane based on Sonic's Tornado, the Tornado II. The Tornado II had two modes. One was quite similar to the old Tornado, but with a button press, Tails could make it transform into a rather futuristic-looking little plane, which outperformed the Tornado in all but one important function; landing gear. Big the Cat ended up flying the wrecked Tornado II to his home after Sonic and Tails crash-landed on Eggman's flying fortress, the Egg Carrier.

In Sonic Adventure 2 Tails uses the Tornado II's greatest upgrade: the Cyclone. The Cyclone has three modes; the plane mode, the car mode, and the mech mode. The mech mode gets the most use in the game, the car is used on only one level and in multiplayer, and the airplane is only seen in cutscenes. Tails drives the mech during all other gameplay, except when visiting the Chao.

The Tornado that appears in the Sonic Adventure series and Sonic Heroes resembles the Polikarpov I-153 Chaika, a Soviet biplane from WWII; the I-153's engine is a Wright 'Cyclone'.

Moves

Just like many of the characters who hang around Sonic, Tails can do the Sonic Spin and the Spin Dash, as well as attack with his tails by twirling around. In Sonic Heroes, as the flyer of Team Sonic, he can also use Thunder Shoot, whereby he electrically charges Sonic and Knuckles and hurls them at his enemies (without Sonic or Knuckles being harmed, of course). He can also swim quite well, something Sonic has never learned to do, or wants to, since the hedgehog hates water and won't even touch it except to take a bath.

Tails cannot transform with the seven Chaos Emeralds like Sonic, Knuckles and Shadow can. In Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Tails transforms into Super Tails if he gains the power of the seven Super Emeralds, which are powerful incarnations of the Chaos Emeralds at their full power when exposed to the Master Emerald.

Tails, aside from Sonic, plays major roles in almost every possibly released Sonic game.

Comics and TV shows

Tails has appeared in several cartoon shows, such as SatAM (voiced by Bradley Pierce), Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (voiced by Christopher Evan Welch), and Sonic X (voiced by Amy Palant). He is absent from Sonic Underground, however.

He also appears in the British Sonic the Comic, where he hails from the Nameless Zone, which can apparently only be accessed by a space warp. A misunderstanding led Tails to the Emerald Hill Zone, the streets of which he believed were paved with real emeralds, but once there, Tails immediately became fascinated with Sonic, and eventually became his sidekick. Unfortunately for him, though, he exaggerated the relationship in letters home, professing that HE was the great hero of Mobius and that Sonic was HIS sidekick, which resulting in the elders of the Nameless Zone often calling him back, and gifting him with a suit of enchanted armour to defend their Zone from assorted evil - and poor old Tails never did quite manage to explain the truth.

Tails also appears in the American Archie Sonic comics, where he is developed upon as the chosen one and the son of Rosemary and Amadeus Prower. In the Archie Sonic comic, he seemed to have lost his parents at an early age, and admired the Freedom Fighters, particularly Sonic. He has grown pretty close with the Princess Sally, as he calls her Aunt Sally. He is also Sonic's surrogate little brother. Jules and Bernie hedgehog (Sonic's parents in the comic version) also view Tails as a son to them and lastly Mina Mongoose has been making an impact too. While he is by no means romantically interested in Mina, he certainly does enjoy her company and likes her singing.

When he absorbs fifty rings and seven Chaos Emeralds, he becomes Turbo Tails. His fur color changes from orange to dark orange, and all natural abilities upgraded and he is, like Super Sonic, immune to all attacks that come his way. He has only once made an appearance as Super Tails after he had absorbed the power of a thousand power rings in a battle along side Ultra Sonic against the evil wizard Ixis Naugus. He was aided by four flickies that have chaos energy and that will attack whatever he wishes them to.

Video Game Appearances

Theme Songs

Voice Actors

Rumors

It is rumored by some fans that he was the original guardian of the Master Emerald, and that when the Hidden Palace Zone was scrapped from Sonic 2, the role was given to a new character, Knuckles. However, the majority of the community feels this theory is false, since its main evidence (the Tails 1-up monitor and the Master Emerald-like object in Hidden Palace) are based on a never-finished level in a build of Sonic 2 that was very early and glitchy.<br? The zone artist for Sonic 2, Craig Stitt, said that the emerald was merely an object for the player's character to break through. [1] However, it is noted that it is highly unusual to use a solid object with no other function (derived from the solid pink block in Sonic 1's Green Hill Zone) when a breakable block like those in Chemical Plant Zone or Hill Top Zone is available for use. [2] But since the Zone was left almost completely untouched since its inclusion in the very early Nick Arcade prototype it's likely the solidness of the object was meant to be rectified but wasn't due to neglect.

Tails may have helped inspire the design of a Pokémon known as Buizel. A similar colour and shape to Tails, it uses it's forked tail like a propeller; mostly when swimming, but it can also use them to fly (as depicted in the Pokémon anime). [3]


Characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog game series
Recurring characters
Heroes Sonic (Super, Starfall, Hyper, Darkspine, the Werehog, Excalibur) | Tails (Super) | Knuckles (Super, Hyper) | Amy (Super, Hyper) | Mighty (Super) | Ray (Super) | Espio | Charmy | Vector | Cream | Big | Blaze (Burning) | Silver (Super) | Sticks
Anti-heroes/Neutrals Shadow (Super) | Rouge | E-102 Gamma | E-123 Omega | Jet | Wave | Storm
Villains Dr. Eggman | Metal Sonic (Rocket, Neo, 3.0) | Mecha Sonic (8-bit, Mk. II, Mk. III, Super) | Fang | Tails Doll | Metal Knuckles | Chaos (Perfect) | E-Series | ZERO | Biolizard (Finalhazard) | Black Doom (Devil Doom) | Eggman Nega | Orbot | Cubot | Deadly Six (Zavok, Zazz, Zomom, Master Zik, Zeena, Zor)
Teams Sonic/Heroes | Rose | Dark | Chaotix | Babylon
Other Animals (Flicky) | Froggy | Chao (Hero, Dark) | Tikal | Pachacamac | Omochao | Chaclon | Gerald & Maria Robotnik | President | King Boom Boo | Cheese | Chocola | Vanilla | G.U.N. Commander | Wisps | Mother Wisp
One-off characters
Heroes Emerl | Marine | Lumina Flowlight | Chip | Shahra | Knights of the Round Table | Caliburn | Yacker | Avatar | Barry | Trip (Super)
Anti-heroes/Neutrals Bean | Bark | Shade | Merlina | Sage
Villains Witchcart | Hocke-Wulf | Bearenger | Carrotia | Battle Kukku Army (15th, 16th, Dr. Fukurokov) | E-101 Beta | Void | Chaos Gamma | Gemerl | Shugo-hei | Iblis | Mephiles | Solaris | Erazor Djinn | Captain Whisker | Johnny | Master Core: ABIS | Ix (Super) | Dark Gaia | King Arthur | Hard Boiled Heavies | Infinite | The End | Mirage Express
Teams Vector | Eggman
Other Birdie | Illumina | Secretary | Elise | Duke of Soleanna | Sonic Man | Coconut Crew | Vikings | Professor Pickle | Wentos | Don Fachio | Dodon Pa | Koco | Ancients | Conductor | Conductor's wife | Ariem | Heavy | Bomb | Tiara Boobowski | Honey