Coricus
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Tails was created as part of an internal contest in SEGA to create a new character for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. A man named Yasushi Yamaguchi designed a youthful kitsune (mythological Japanese fox that grows more tails as it ages) that he named Miles Prower, a pun on "miles per hour." However, SEGA felt that Tails was a better name and used that instead. Yamaguchi, not taking this sitting down, stuck the name "Miles Prower" under every single one of his illustrations of the fox until SEGA at last caved and compromised by giving the character both names.
But enough about the technical stuff, what's the lore?
Tails was largely bullied growing up due to his two tails and love of tinkering, living alone and without friends. That all changed one day when he just couldn't help himself and began to tinker with a someone's biplane he found on a beach, falling asleep under it's wing. This biplane turned out to belong to none other than Sonic, but fortunately rather than being angry Sonic was actually quite appreciative of the work Tails had done on it. That day, Tails made the first friend he'd ever had.
Since then, Tails has been on quite a few adventures. Whether it being helping Sonic stop the Death Egg, saving Station Square from a bomb, creating translators for aliens or just being a pilot for Sonic, Tails is always happy to help. Some say that he's even fought some birds and a witch somewhere out there on his own.
Surely he'd just be a clone of Sonic, right?
Not at all! Tails has actually had quite a number of different abilities depending on the game, from bombs of several types (including normal, timed, and napalm) and a remote robot in Tails Adventure, to an arm cannon and glove on a spring in Sonic Battle, to Dummy Ring Bombs and sniping in. . .uh. . .some game we don't talk about, Tails has quite the varied past in terms of abilities. Then of course there is his spinning tail swipe and signature flight abilities, to say nothing of the planes, mechs, and submarines he's driven.
I think Tails' potential is best demonstrated by his Mii costume. According to the default assumption that he'd be "just a clone," he would have surely been chosen as a Brawler, but instead he was created as a Gunner with a weapon he's never even had before. This is a pretty good demonstration of how deep his potential runs compared to the usual idea people have of him. Seeing as he's a tinkerer and only bested by Eggman in terms of raw IQ in his world, he has essentially bottomless potential in terms of a moveset.
So anyway. . .welcome to the Tails support thread. Grab some chili dogs with extra cheese and some delicious mints and make yourself at home.
Official Smash Bros Prower Club
Tails was created as part of an internal contest in SEGA to create a new character for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. A man named Yasushi Yamaguchi designed a youthful kitsune (mythological Japanese fox that grows more tails as it ages) that he named Miles Prower, a pun on "miles per hour." However, SEGA felt that Tails was a better name and used that instead. Yamaguchi, not taking this sitting down, stuck the name "Miles Prower" under every single one of his illustrations of the fox until SEGA at last caved and compromised by giving the character both names.
But enough about the technical stuff, what's the lore?
Tails was largely bullied growing up due to his two tails and love of tinkering, living alone and without friends. That all changed one day when he just couldn't help himself and began to tinker with a someone's biplane he found on a beach, falling asleep under it's wing. This biplane turned out to belong to none other than Sonic, but fortunately rather than being angry Sonic was actually quite appreciative of the work Tails had done on it. That day, Tails made the first friend he'd ever had.
Since then, Tails has been on quite a few adventures. Whether it being helping Sonic stop the Death Egg, saving Station Square from a bomb, creating translators for aliens or just being a pilot for Sonic, Tails is always happy to help. Some say that he's even fought some birds and a witch somewhere out there on his own.
Surely he'd just be a clone of Sonic, right?
Not at all! Tails has actually had quite a number of different abilities depending on the game, from bombs of several types (including normal, timed, and napalm) and a remote robot in Tails Adventure, to an arm cannon and glove on a spring in Sonic Battle, to Dummy Ring Bombs and sniping in. . .uh. . .some game we don't talk about, Tails has quite the varied past in terms of abilities. Then of course there is his spinning tail swipe and signature flight abilities, to say nothing of the planes, mechs, and submarines he's driven.
I think Tails' potential is best demonstrated by his Mii costume. According to the default assumption that he'd be "just a clone," he would have surely been chosen as a Brawler, but instead he was created as a Gunner with a weapon he's never even had before. This is a pretty good demonstration of how deep his potential runs compared to the usual idea people have of him. Seeing as he's a tinkerer and only bested by Eggman in terms of raw IQ in his world, he has essentially bottomless potential in terms of a moveset.
So anyway. . .welcome to the Tails support thread. Grab some chili dogs with extra cheese and some delicious mints and make yourself at home.
Official Smash Bros Prower Club
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