Tails 3 is the third issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series Tails miniseries, the last of three parts. It was released in February 1996.
Southern Crossover, Part 3
- Continued from Tails 2.
- Tails continues to write his own comic book, canonicalizing the past two issues with his own bias, under the guise of Captain Super Fox-Man. After saved from drowning by the Forty Fathoms Freedom Fighters, he went to Downunda to stop Robotnik's supply blimp, only to be attacked by the evil Crocbot's minions. Injured by the dingo minions, the Downunda Freedom fighters saved him and took him to the echidna Athair, while the Freedom Fighters went on to take care of Crocbot.
Tails looks up to Athair while looking over his comic, thinking it's too wordy. The old echidna, however, has more important things to focus on and tells him to put the comic away. As he puts the comic away, Athair tells Tails that he has much to learn and has a lot of healing, so he picks up the fox and leads him to the Ancient Walkers in the crater cave they are in. He claims that the knowledge he can receive will cure all his ills, and that he has been chosen to share the past and the future. He calls on Tails to listen, as the Ancient Walkers prepare to share their tales. Tails, on the other hand, is in a hurry to help the Freedom Fighters, but this angers Athair, as he claims his ancestors were also always busy, busy worrying about technological advancement instead of the nature of Mobius. Despite all their technology, they did not see a comet on a collision course for the planet until it was close to the planet. All they could do was lift their city off the ground, forming the Floating Island.
Athair's words confuse Tails, as he speaks in riddles, so he tries to convince Athair to speak in a way he would understand, as he knows Sonic, who knows Knuckles. Athair also claims to know Knuckles, claiming his family has been in charge of protecting the Floating Island, showing the faces of the many guardians on the cave wall. Tails then realizes that Athair is actually Knuckles' grandfather. This, however, has distracted Athair from his original discussion, but Tails has heard enough and wants to go help his friends. Athair tries to convince Tails to stay, but he refuses to stay to watch a bunch of statues. All of a sudden, the Ancient Walkers move, revealing their lively state, and grab Tails. Athair then claims that time, to them, is in an abundance.
Background Information
- Athair is revealed as Knuckles' grandfather.
- The first details of echidna history, the technological sophistication of the species, the comet, and the rising of the Floating Island, are first detailed in this issue and touched upon further in the Knuckles solo stories.
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