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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 animated cartoons released by Sega.

The name "Miles Prower" is a pun on "miles per hour", a reference to the famed speed of Sonic the Hedgehog. He is a young fox with two tails, which enable him to fly by spinning them in a helicopter-like motion. He's 8 years old, stands at 2'7", and weighs 44 lbs. His birthday is most likely October 16th, the release date of his 1992 debut to the Master System and Game Gear version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, although most players' introduction to the character was in the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

During his first appearance his fur was an orange color, but changed to yellow-orange for Sonic Adventure, and light-yellow for Sonic Heroes. In 1995 he starred in his own game, Tails Adventure for the Game Gear.

Character design

Yasushi Yamaguchi, originally the main artist and zone designer for Sega's Sonic Team, designed Tails for an internal competition for the sidekick. His entry won, but Sonic Team decided to change his character's name from "Miles" to "Tails". Yamaguchi ended up with a compromise. He snuck the name "Miles" in as his legal name; "Tails" would be his nickname, ending up with the full name of Miles "Tails" Prower.

Tails was redesigned (along with all of the other Sonic characters) by Yuji Uekawa for Sonic Adventure. His fur changed color, and he gained visible blue irises.

In the American and UK comics, he is a brownish color. However, after the release Sonic Adventure, some artists at Archie decided to make him look more like the Japanese image, being sharp and orange.

Personality

Tails was very shy when he first met Sonic, but gradually opened up and became Sonic's best friend. In Sonic Adventure, Tails proved his independence by saving Station Square from Dr. Eggman without Sonic's help. He now has many different creations and his intelligence matches Eggman's. He does have a few weaknesses though; he is very afraid of lightning and has a tendency to talk too much, stating the obvious most of the time. In the Archie Comics, the other Freedom Fighters take care of the young fox child, him being too young to do much. However, overtime he grows up to become an invaluable member.

Relationships

As a sidekick

The Japanese and western manuals differ somewhat in the story of how Tails first met Sonic.

In the Japanese manual, Tails lived on Westside Island, which Sonic arrived at shortly after the first game in his plane, the Tornado. Sonic instantly became Tails' idol when the young fox first witnessed the blue hedgehog's incredible speed. After Sonic saw that Tails was actually able to catch up with him, he decided to let him tag along (this scene can be witnessed in Sonic Adventure in a flashback during Tails' story). Being a mechanics buff, Tails took the time to look over Sonic's plane when he had gone away. However, around the same time, Eggman began demonstrating the power of his spacestation, the Death Egg. Tails (having defended Cocoa Island in the past from the Battlekukku Army in Tails Adventures) was more than willing to help stop Eggman, effectively teaming up with Sonic. The added details about his mechanical abilities explain why Tails was so quick with repairs during Wing Fortress Zone, and have since been referenced in later titles such as Sonic Adventure where he made a much faster, more well equipped plane, the Tornado II, to replace the old one.

According to the western manual, Sonic had been Tails' hero ever since he was a baby fox. After following his hero relentlessly for a long time, Tails became fast enough to keep up with Sonic by spinning his twin tails in a propeller-like style, which gave the fox the ability of flight. Eventually, Sonic and Tails became best friends.

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