After some discussion about making a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), portions of Sonic Team went to work with Sega of America's Sega Technical Institute.
The concept for Tails was founded during the development of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. 3.6.2 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.3.4.1 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.2.22 Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.Since encountering Sonic, Tails has looked up to him and stood by his side, helping him however he can during their adventures.Īccording to official polls, Tails is the third most popular character of the series, behind Sonic and Shadow. After meeting Sonic, however, Tails became more confident about himself, eventually growing up to be a more outgoing, brave and independent individual and a hero in his own right. He is able to use his twin-tails to fly by rotating them like helicopter rotors and is a mechanic genius and aerial pilot.Ī gentle and sweet-natured soul, Tails was initially timid and lacked courage. Tails soon after began following Sonic on his adventures and has since become his best friend and sidekick. One day however, he met Sonic the Hedgehog and was inspired to become as cool as him after seeing him run like the wind. Because of his abnormality, Tails was the subject of bullying during his youth.
He is an anthropomorphic eight-year-old fox cub born exclusively with two twin-tails, hence his nickname. Template:Nihongo, better known by his nickname, Template:Nihongo, is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing was well received as a rival to Mario Kart, offering a different feel to the game. It’s difficult to release a kart game without comparing it to Mario Kart, and especially so when releasing a mascot kart racing game.