The Limitless Potential of Super Tails
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- čas přidán 19. 01. 2020
- Tails has long been dismissed on this channel, but today that all changes as I once again needlessly look WAY too deep into the underlying themes we can take away from Sonic 3 and Knuckles. Let's examine this glowing mess of fur and feathers to see if I can finally find appreciation for gaming's favorite fox.
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"Why would Tails use a plane if he can fly?"
Why would you use a car if you can walk?
Why use an elevator when you can climb?
the same reason people use cars when they can run instead.
@@arohk4415 It's like you didn't read the comment
@@benjaminratthe9904 i think i read half of it.
Why walk when you can ride?
"Sonic the hedgehog."
"Knuckles the echidna"
" *Miles the P R O W E R* "
Lol
Miles per hour
@@jigniishvids9181 i get the pun. but the guy calls miles prower *MILES THE PROWER*. like. sonic the hedgehog, or knuckles the echidna. the joke isn't funny anymore when you have to explain it.
@@cooldude1228 Sally the Acorn
@@jigniishvids9181 YEP
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.
True so tails could potentially also go hyper
Tails is sharing his power with the Flickies.
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.
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.
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)
This ain't dragon ball dude what a weirdo no one wants rip offs
Funny... I always pictured Tails as Krillin. Who never gets a “Super” form.
They already had enough similarities to Dragonball. Why not just go full on blatant ripoff huh?
YEA THEY JUST MADE HIM Y E L L O W
Funny, I had this idea that if Tails ever went super, he'd simply grow his seven other Tails. One for each emerald.
I've joked with my sona that if chaos emeralds were a thing in my lore that she would just become a kitsune anyway.
You may have convinced me that Tails is a young kitsune
That would make his propeller flight ridiculously cumbersome, though. And Dragon Ball-esque flight is lame.
And then he starts shooting kyubi beast bombs
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.
Tails in games: "Sonic help me!"
Tails in comics: *becomes a literal god*
Tails is a badass in the comics.
Tails in fan comics: *sits on a bench*
@@InsidiousOne Leave now and never come back.
@@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.
As strong as Sonic, I don't think so. 😏
"thanks cybershell" - everyone in sonic community lol
what's that even mean?
@@andrewsd.r.7180 It means that the entire community thanks Cybershell
Cybershell: I don't even know who your are.
Not really, I don't really like him.
@@The_AuraMaster why?
For Tails' age, it's impressive that he's able to go super in general.
Your pfp makes this 10 times funnier
Is that one of the legendary commentors?
@Yousef lol calm down🤣
@Yousef Chill.
@Yousef wtf
Get rejected by a girl wasn't my first sad experience, geting all 7 emeralds and Tails not turn super was.
I know right same here dude
Same. :(
Same
same.
Same 😞
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!”
Tails in games - "Heeelp!"
Tails in Archie, etc comics - *Becomes fucking God himself*
Pain
Tails in sonic 2 and 3:
*I can cheat death whatever i want.*
What i get from the replies, are that tails is a badass in the comics.
One thing I wish they did was explain how tails never dies
"Unlike Knuckles who doesn't chuckle. I mean he is though. It's the first thing he does" had me laughing for ages
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
I like Tails too. He's my favorite character because I love foxes I like yellow orange and red and he's cute and I like cute plus he's op he can literally fly have you ever seen a fox that can fly didn't think so
Also I think it's funny I've played like one sonic game for like 5 minutes or something j remember I was really young and was playing with my brother and I was like: cute fox man. Cute fox man fly! I like cute fox man. 😆
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!
let's just imagine that Sonic Forces is not canon
@@theultimatehomiegsenior3058.I hope they make forces not canon.
@@theultimatehomiegsenior3058 screw that noise sonic forces was actaully fun (unlike classic games like 1)
@@Hajilex lmao ok
less than 3 hours of shitty boost gameplay btw
The bigE sure, buddy. Whatever makes you happy
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.
Tails Was my favorite character since I was 7!
Tails was my favorite character ever since I had first seen sonic
Because everything since the adventure series lost the plot on the aesthetic, environments, characterizations and story telling.
Well saving the city doesn’t really matter given Station Square was destroyed later that week
@@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.
..and in conclusion, Tails is literally god
hello and yes true how do u think of ma tabby plush
Archie: CORRECT!
Obama Awarding Obama
And the smartest like a philosopher
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...
Being a little brother, I was pretty fond of the only character I got to play in Sonic.
Awww... And, Ouch!
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!
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
@@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.
😂
"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!
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
Why? imagine the pain in you ass after moving your own tails at 6,000 rpm after more than 5 minutes? That’s why
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)
@@IhaverycoolGdnAngel What?
@@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?
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.
I think origins is overhated and one of the better ways to play the classic titles, but this is super lame
5:06 that one had me laughing.
The fact that Tails is actually 8 years old. He can do anything to get a step closer to Sonic.
Sidekicks are underappreciated, usually most by their own franchises.
It’s funny, because if given the opportunity to shine and with proper development, most, sidekicks would be better than the main protagonist.
Failingpepper 11 This also applies to Watch Dogs 2. Everyone loves the members of Dedsec more than Marcus. Specifically Wrench.
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.
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.
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.
11:00 "why would tails use an airplane when he can actually fly?"
*because he can get tired of flying?*
11:27 HE SAID IT, HE SAID THE THING
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.
That was funny as hell 😂
same
Yeah i was about to post something too until I saw yours. Freaking funny
Yeah, the birds joke was EPIC!! That was PERFECT!!
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.
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.
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?)
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.
@@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.
@@KidPrarchord95 so they would be like i want to call "the left ones"
6:20 OMG.... I still have PTSD, panic attacks and night terrors from that exact bonus stage...
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.
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!
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Same thing is happening to me right now
Wow using clickbaity and overly sexual thumbnails...
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Because said so
@@Pan-lv7vv And yes.
Because good commentary.
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Why grammar matters...
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.
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.
So if SEGA gets their act together, play styles should be as follows;
Sonic: Pure Fast Paced Reaction Timing.
Tails: Exploration.
Knuckles: Platforming.
all: Exploration
Good idea, I think that would work well.
Sonic:speed timing and reaction
Tails:puzzles and exploration
Knuckles:platforming, item collection and brawling
This was how sonic riders did the difference of speed/flight/power types
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.
When I was a young boy, about 8 years old, I played Sonic Adventure. Trust me, for a reclusive kid, Tails is amazingly relatable.
Tails is awesome! I never picked him for an "Easy Mode" though, I always pick him because he's just my favorite
He's a easy mode until marble garden act 2 boss...
Cool pfp @altermike3197
Ah, the music overlaying that Birds clip is magnificent
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.
TAILS FOR SMASH! (Or yet another Fire Emblem character)
@@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
ItsASquid that's true
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 :/
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.)
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.
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.
Definitely, im so glad I found this gem of a channel.
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.
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
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
How does This have no comments and likes? your Are amazing too!
TäiłsG4mērʙя!•_95 ツ you’re *
I bow down 🙇
@@Randomperc your and you're are the same dude.
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"This furry little deformity" lol im dead...
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
“I tawt I taw a PUSSY”
This is so accurate it’s exactly why Tails has been my favorite character for a long time!!!
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)
Yea why make Tails an actual badass when he can just be useless
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...)
according to Iizuka, canonically only male hedgehogs can go super, so...
@@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.
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.
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.
0:15 "miles the prower" I'm dead💀💀😂😂
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
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.
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
SA1 and 2, as well as Tails Adventures, and I guess Skypatrol?
@@revolutionstudios5052 I never played sky patrol or tails adventure
@@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
Yea and a lot of people forget that he was the one taught Sonic bow to spindash
1:52 FUCKING ASS COPTER LMFAO
Lmfao ass copter
11:54 Tails isn't smarter than robotnik. Not anywhere close. BUT he is a better machanic. That's why tails' inventions last much longer than robotnik's
That shoutout to Cybershell got me almost crying my boi
Gotta pay respects to the greats.
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!
@@GameApologist he lives in you he lives in me he lives in all of us ;_;
Cybershell was so great. I'm subscribed, but the last thing I heard, years ago, was him saying he had the flu.
Does anyone know if cybershell is dead?
Lets just appreciate how this guy takes 24 year old games and makes them into an entertaining video.
These games still bang tho
5:05 The birds scene
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.
"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.
UltimateCarl tails is best boy
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)
Tails is a precious bean and deserves love.
Facts
He doggy paddles when swimming it's so precious
@@kikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii yes it is!
0:55 TAILS ALONE IN BURNING ANGEL ISLAND?!?! *flashback intensifies *
@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
13:04 Can we talk about how sonic dumped tails off the plane?
BAD HERO = SONIC
Lol
NicoBBQ: *interesting..*
Sonic - Yo Tails! Check this out!
Tails - *falls*
Sonic - Cool Stunt Tails!
SEGA should've made Tails fall into the water right there, it would've been funny
Finally! Someone understands, why Tails has an own Fanbase. This Video made my day. Thank you so much for this Video.
Even before 10:05 in this video, I was pondering that maybe Tails only goes "super" with the super-emeralds and not the chaos emeralds because he's a kitsune with two tails and a deeper reservoir of power that needs filling before he can get anywhere. But also has more overall potential, and eventually some power source will be too big for Sonic or Knuckles, but Tails can still absorb it...growing a third tail in the process. And implying he could go still further, growing a fourth, fifth, sixth, etc. with greater power.
Tails has been my favorite character ever since I knew what sonic was
5:00
rest in peace, me, i died of laughter
That was definitely unexpected lmao
Spartan War118 XD
RT and straight to Favs! the same thing happened to me, but with a mustache
It was beautiful
When I first heard that I chocked from laughing couldn't breathe for bit too🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same
5:01
Merrie Melodies
Tweety Bird stars in: Radical Roid Rage
"Have you ever flown a helicopter? With your ass?" LMAO
The “you can fly , you can fly” Peter Pan part made me laugh way too hard 😂
The Archie comics were great and almost cannon, but everyone would like to forget the Ken Penders era.
Oh god the ken panders comics! I wanted to forget that existed!
Uhh... Who is Ken Penders? Ive never heard of him.
2 words. Oglevie Hedgehog
@@gato_feliz605 you lucky innocent human being...
It'd be nice if the modern Sonic games could actually use Tails to his actual potential
the early modern sonic games used to do that back in the late 90s and early 2000s
4:00 Im wheezing 😂
7:23 *Orange Sherbert
Why? Cream is Sherbert
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.
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)
In the early games where we were dealing with a super speed powered chaos energy absorbing hedgehog, a tough as nails and strong as a bull guardian echidna, and a maniacal genius with a robot army, tails represents the regular, little guys (quite literally). While sonic is saving the world fighting his nemesis, tails reminds us why sonic fights, to save the animals captured by eggman. He is just a kid, one who was seen as a freak, and one who we see hanging with the animals as sonic destroys the death egg. Yet despite being the most “normal” guy, he idolizes sonic and what he does, and he pushes himself to the limit to be like sonic, and over time manages to step into his own spotlight in sonic adventure. He is the story of the little guy, and thats why when he turns super he brings powered up flickies, more little guys to stand up and fight with him. To me that’s what tails stand for and what makes him so special in this chaotic canon.
That scene from the birds with the Sonic music in the background broke me. 10/10
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
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.
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" .
@@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.
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)?
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
Tails always was my favourite character as a kid. This puts all my love for the play through into words.
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Is that a motherfricking jojo reference
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You bet so.
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IT IS!
@@AverageHandle_ Thanks for the chuckle
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!
"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
Tails worked his two tails off to get to this point, he definitely deserves it, even if he's fictional. He proved that he's a good pilot AND that he's an 8-year-old genius, perhaps smarter than Eggman himself. He proved that everyone has potential to become greater than their hero. He proved that, like you said, sidekicks should be like Tails. Throwing full effort.
11:44 this made me think of one thing.
“I miss my wife, tails.”
“I miss her a lot.”
“I’ll be back.”
0:15 "Miles the Prower"
I honestly thought I was the only one who heard it; cos I don't see any other comments about it 🤣
Lucas64 isn't it "Miles Prower" b/c "Miles Prower" sounds like "Miles Per Hour"?
Edit: fuck autocorrect
The Gamer Whos Bored it’s a reference to his sonic 2 video.
Miles the per hour
Ok
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.
Isn't it without the overpowered flickies?
@@3spoons366 Yes. Only S3&K Super Tails has the flickies
The Hyper forms aren't canon so they had to give him his super form somehow.
well technically i think the implication was the super tails with the flickies was actually hyper tails, remember whitehead wanted to put hyper forms in the game but iizuka said no for some reason, theres unused text of "hyper" in the files.
The lore deepens and we don't even know it
I was obsessed with Tails. When 2 came out I played Tails like every time. When 3 came out I remember reserving a copy and also a Tails plush. I saved up until the time it came out and walked all the way to the mall to get it. Those were the days.
thank you for doing this as a hobby. I really like the flash back and the history of sonic that you cover that we all vaguely remember or didn't get to appreciate to the fullest when we were young. My introduction to your channel was the Sally episode. Thought It was really interesting. Hope you do more lore videos for subordinate characters.
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
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.
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.).
@@BlindLibrary Then Sonic would be useless.
@@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
@@BlindLibrary I thought that’s what Sonic Labyrinth was for?
@@BlindLibrary Put him in a wheelchair with a broken leg (and Tails pushing him around).
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.
I can totally see Super Tails as a modern plotline. Imagine the following:
He goes super, then looks at a large flock of birds making them go super. Then, as the birds are now invulnerable, Tails commands them to, say, fly directly into the propellers and turbines of the Egg Fleet, annihilating all forms of propulsion, and thus, bringing down the entire Egg Fleet.
17 minutes ago, i wasn’t sure why tails was my favorite character.
thanks for putting it into words for me.
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.
And 6 seconds as well
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
The flickies remind me of how OP Cream was when attacking with cheese in Sonic advance 2. I never realized he had this form in sonic and knuckles 3! I only ever saw him use the power sonic gave him in heroes. I usually played as sonic or knuckles. Now I want to go back and play this again. Also what is that movie, birds? It reminds me of the movie bats. I died at 5:12.😹 Thanks, you've given this long time sonic fan a newfound respect for Tails. I remember How he acted in Sonic Forces was so out of character for him and felt like a different character replaced Tails completely. I hope they fix his personality in the next game. Maybe he will get new powers later on?💫
5:00 I was in the middle of a sip of tea at this point in the video.
Now my monitor will smell like Earl Grey forever XD
8:07
"Thanks Cybershell."
I watch Cybershell videos too.
BONUS. VIDEO.
sonic 3 bonus video
Cybershell always got on my nerves for some reason
@@EWOODJ why? He complained alot and was always angry?
@@njez7563 They probably didn't like his sarcastic attitude and dry sense of humor.
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.
Nostalgic! I remember loving the idea of the birds in 3- while also being bummed he just kinda flashed
I totally agree of the growth of Tails, he isn’t just you’re average cute character! #Miles”Tails”ProwerMatters!
I love Tails in the series, especially Classic Tails!
"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.
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.
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.
@@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.
Yeah Knux is more piccolo than vegeta
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.