Miles Tails Prower is one of the most iconic sidekicks in the history of video games.
First appearing in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis, the character fought alongside
Sonic in order to defeat the twisted doctor Robotnik, and became a precious piece of nostalgia
for many a gamer who spent hours playing the platformer as a couch coop.
Oh the memories!
Since his debut though, many different versions of Tails have popped up, whether found in
the games themselves, or spawned by fan inspiration.
So today, we are counting down our picks for the top 10 strongest alternate versions of
tails.
Let’s get to it!
10.
Metal Tails Metal Tails first appeared in the Archie Comics
spin off series, in issue 37 of Sonic Universe.
And he’s a villain.
Created by doctor Robotnik as part of a series of robotic clones of Sonic, Amy and Tails,
Metal Tails’ full potential in battle is still unknown, but in terms of abilities,
he’s a close match with Tails himself, and arguably is more deadly than his namesake.
He was eventually destroyed by Rotor Walrus along with Elias Acorn.
9 Tall Tails Tall Tails is exactly that – he’s tall.
To be fair, he’s really more of a giant, who, thanks to Doctor Robotnik, had grown
in size to a massive proportion.
Hailing from Sonic the Comic, this version of Tails can easily swat away badniks, and
when he spins his tails to fly, he creates hurricanes.
His large size also comes in handy briefly when he uses his body to protect the regular
sized villagers from a rain storm.
But ultimately, the growth serum wears off when he’s covered in water, shrinking him
back down to his normal size.
8 Tailsop Tailsop is a version of Tails who comes from
the Sentai Zone.
He’s like a technologically enhanced ninja of sorts, inspired by the Japanese superhero
team, Gatchaman, specifically being a parody of Jinpei the Swallow.
He and the rest of the Sonicaman: Chaos Ninja Team were summoned to Mobius Prime in order
to save Sonic and the gang from Sallactor’s attacks in the comics.
7.
Tails-Zilla If you’ve seen our strongest alternate versions
of Sonic the Hedgehog list, this character might bare some resemblance to you since sonic
had a similar alternate – it’s Tails-Zilla, a giant sized version of Tails.
Except contrary to the similar sonic alternate, this Tails alternate is evil, and has bat
wings for ears.
Yikes.
He was transformed thanks to Chaos Emerald radiation.
And, fun fact, Tails-Zilla was inspired by Devilman and Akira Fudo’s devilman transformation.
6 Dark Mobius Tails This version is yet another alternate Mobius
Tails, who is first introduced in Sonic Universe issue 25.
He’s from an alternate future time line in which he sought out the Chaos Emeralds
un order to help Sonic transform and fight an evil version of Knuckles.
While we don’t really get to see him in action all that much (rather, the majority
of time we do see him, he’s in captivity), he is said to be wickedly powerful, having
chaos based powers, a genius level intellect, and is skilled at hand to hand combat, all
while maintaining his technical expertise.
5 Super Tails Super Tails is the hero’s equivalent to
Super Sonic – a state that occurs when Tails transforms by harnessing the power of the
Chaos Emeralds or the seven super emeralds.
Similar to sonic, this state makes Tails practically invincible, giving him a boost in his strength,
speed, longevity in terms of flight and the ability to jump higher.
He also gets one brand new ability - he can create a pulsating golden energy shield around
his body.
4 Captain Super Fox-Man the Mutant Cyborg Clone
The Archie comics are known for parodying Marvel comics characters in their Sonic series.
There’s a few alternates of Sonic kicking around that are homages to heroes like Spider-Man
that have appeared in their panels.
This version of Tails is another riff off of the comic giant, referencing the Uncanny
X-Men comics.
Anywho, this version of Tails is from a comic book called Tails to Astonish, yet another
Marvel reference, except Tales is spelt like Tails’ name.
He’s a superhero with super strength and the ability to fly, and he’s also a mutant
cyborg, similar to Marvel character Cable.
3 Hyper Tails From Archie comic Sonic the Hedgehog issue
66, Hyper Tails is the ‘hyper form’ of Tails, which came to be when the character
absorbed a large collection of special super power rings.
Aside from giving his regular abilities a serious boost, this version of Tails has super
strength, speed and reflexes, and can fly without the use of his tails.
He is also said to be invulnerable to harm.
Visibly, there isn’t a huge difference between Hyper Tails and regular Tails.
Hyper has longer hair, and he’s surrounded by a flock of elemental Flicky that function
as a miniature army whenever he needs help, controlled via a mental link.
2.
Doll Tails Tails Doll first appeared in Sonic R, a racing
game in which you could unlock him as a bonus character.
Atop its head is a metal rod with a red gem that seemingly controls the robot’s movements.
According to the game, I quote, “as a last resort, Eggman manufactured this to catch
Sonic unprepared.
This, except for the power plant embedded in its head, is a mere stuffed animal, whose
meagre form nevertheless exhibits considerable ability in races due to its lightweight design.
Still, it is also able to float in the air for a long time.”
What seems so harmful or strong about that, you may be wondering?
Well, it’s what the Tails Doll has become thanks to urban legends that makes it so deadly
these days.
Tails Doll is the focal point of a creepypasta in which a dad and his kid play Sonic R, unlock
the character, and then eventually release it from the game, with the story implying
that it murdered the father.
It’s said to be demonic, filled with evil, and will never stop hunting its prey until
it gets what it wants.
Fun fact – this character was actually created by a background artist who started at Sega
in 1997 to work on Sonic Adventure.
1.
Titan Tails Titan Tails has only appeared one in the Archie
comics spin off, debuting in Sonic the Hedgehog issue 150.
He’s a super powered entity, is incredibly muscular, and came to be when Tails fused
himself with a bunch of his other alternate parallel universe selves.
When Zonic the Zone Cop, an alternate of Sonic who polices over the different zones of the
morbius multiverse, gathered these versions of Tails together, they all amalgamated into
this transformation in order to kick Mammoth Mogul’s butt.
According to the comic, this version of Tails commands powerful cosmic energy, is a higher
being, and has knowledge of the universe’s workings, and is therefore capable of manipulating
the fabric of reality.
I duno about you guys, but that seems like one hell of a powerful sidekick.
He can also absorb the powers of others, making it his own.
Zonic once noted that Titan Tails was the ultimate power in the multiverse.
Unfortunately, he only makes that one appearance, with Titan Tails deciding to give us his power
in order to restore reality.
There we have it friends!
What other versions of Tails do you think are quite strong?
Were there ones that we should’ve included on our list?
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