CORRECTION: You CAN play as Tails by himself in Sonic 2, he plays the same as Sonic and can’t fly, but he’s more independent than I initially thought. Still though, I’d keep him in sidekick tier.

Eh I feel like you kind of did adventure 2 tails dirty. That one mistake where he gets outsmarted by Eggman (who was a genuine threat in that game) doesn’t really overshadow how Tails feels more like an equal to Sonic. Carrying over his independence arc from Adventure 1. He goes on a rescue mission to save Sonic from the military captivity and even Amy from eggman. He comes up with plans. He stroms into Eggman’s hidden base to find the entrance. After he gets tricked, he still undoes it by fulfilling Sonic’s presumed final wish to stop eggman. Sonic trusted him to take care of the rest.

5:54 Honestly, Tails not trusting Eggman is very justifiable, not cause of jealously, but cause...he's Eggman. And the fact that Eggman betrays both of them at the end only makes Tails more justified.

You can play as Tails in the original Sonic 2. You have to go into the options. Great vid!

7:21 - He's fixing E-123 Omega, NOT E-102 Gamma. Gamma was destroyed at the end of _Sonic Adventure._ Omega was introduced in _Sonic Heroes_ as part of Team Dark.

Classic/Adventure Tails: I'm gonna do all by myself! 🗿 Modern Tails: Waaaaaaah! Sonic! Help me! 😭

Not gonna lie I feel Forces did Tails *DIRTY.* Tails had PTSD when base Chaos showed up. When Tails had taken on Chaos 4 & Egg mech in Adventure. It’s so bad that he even talks about it in Frontiers

I'd argue that Frontiers Tails deserves to be a little higher for the development he got. Tails didn't get an arc on par with his Adventure story, but it's great for him to learn that he's still a capable hero in his own right and acknowledge how useless he's been in the past few games, or "wildly inconsistent" as he puts it.

Sonic Adventure era Tails was definitely the peak of his character. The story of him coming out of Sonic's shadow and becoming a brave, strong, independent hero in his own right was great writing and was solidified in the second game

1:26 "To proving himself as an equally capable hero" 1:30 "In the beginning of the game he crashes his plane-"

You forgot "Sonic Battle". If you play Tails' story there is a part where he literally kicked Shadow's ass just to protect Emerl.

5:40 - Bragging about building a TV outta paperclips is wild

Tails is playable in Sonic 2 by going to the options. In Forces he is fixing up longtime ally E-123 Omega since E-102 Gamma has been dead since Sonic Adventure. In Adventure 2 Tails doesn't play identically to Sonic which is a fantastically good thing. The whole point of him using a mech like Eggman does is to simulate the intellectual battles of wits between the two. They're the tacticians and the engineers. It's what they do! In Sonic Rush Tails is basically Sonic's Mission Control so he's more of the "barely does anything" since he establishes key information with Sonic and helps make him generally aware of what's going on and how to stop it even if he doesn't get involved himself.

Gotta be real, Tails should get some points in Rush for cheering you on during the boss fights. It’s genuinely such a cute addition.

The worst part about tails not being able to defend himself from chaos 0 in sonic forces, is that he was able to defeat chaos 4 in sonic adventure 1…

In Sonic 4 Ep 1, the rocket Sonic used to get to space was clearly made by Tails, due to it having his tails on it.

1:20 hes not useless AT ALL. As you said, he literally takes us to special stages to get the chaos emeralds, the main thing to collect in most of the games. It helps you go super so, thats not really useless. I would at least put him below sidekick

What about “the murder of sonic the hedgehog” lol. I know it’s not mainline, but tails is pretty useful there I guess

7:13 yeah why is Tails literally just standing there being an iPad kid, while his best friend is getting "killed" 💀

Ngl you did Tails pretty dirty with the frontiers ranking, completely glossed over his character arc. How he’s realized how useless he’s been lately and affirming he’s going to work to change that. Probably one of Tails’ biggest moments in several games. And if you include the “alternate story” update, he helps collect the chaos emerald through the first gameplay of him in a 3D mainline game in over a decade. He at least deserves elite

Tails is my favorite character

2:31 E G G W I T H G U N

Tails surprisingly has the best combat in Boom, and he's a key role in many stages where he's 100% needed to open doors or getting to out of reach buttons with his buddy bots, he's got flying vents only he can use, also only Tails & Sonic can hydrodash, and Tails was able to free the gang when they got trapped with Lyric's attack. Bad game but Tails is really helpful / most helpful and I'd say I'd give him elite for being a core member for progression and constant involvement.

Tails is playable by himself in sonic 2. He just can't fly.

since spinoffs weren't included, sonic battle wasn't included-- sonic battle being one of tails' most useful appearances. tails fixes emerl, has some incredible moves for emerl to use (one of them being the best aerial) incredibly strong projectiles, and he hosts the VT.

Lost world tails is such a wierd ass character , he has a such a big ego and is so smug, but his ego is so big and easy to fracture

I genuinely think that the ranking for Sonic Adventure 2 was kinda unfair and that you should have put him in sidekick tier because I don't think that he's initially the reason how Eggman knew. I think in the game, he's just trying to make Tails feel bad. I'd give him a sidekick tier.

7:24 I’m telling you, the rating on this game would’ve gotten to M real quick if classic sonic didn’t bail him out.

Your sounds affects and comedic timing made me subscribe 😂 As well as learning something in a fun way!

Usually I'd skip the Sponsorship part of a video but the Portable Switch Dock is something that i have been looking for quite some time

You can actually play as Tails in OG Sonic 2 by going to options and choose Tails alone (yes you can play as Sonic alone aswell if you want) though he can't fly in that until the next game.

1:29 i was not ready for that 💀

1. Tails is playable in Sonic 2. 2. You didn't include any if his own games. 3. His role is critical to the story of several games, so a lot of them should be much higher. 4. You didn't include games like Sonic Riders. Tails is a big part of those.

So, whole thing about Frontiers, that update is specifically a story change, and since it seems like Sonic Team and Sega prefer that ending, it feels like it's safe to say that it's the canon one. If that's the case, he's easily an Elite tier, helping Sonic by collecting the emeralds with Amy and Knuckles, and even helping with the defense in the final battle. Also wanted to say that there are quite a few games I'm a little sad were left out, like Sonic Battle, which as also for the GBA, or the GameGear games, with two of his own game that would definitely let him be Elite. Still a fun video though.

7:19) "Erm, ackshually, that'th E-123 Omega. Gamma died in Thonic Adventure 1." -🤓

I think you're underrating Tails in Adventure 2. When Sonic gets locked up, the first thing Tails does is turn the Tornado into a flippin mech, flies to a maximum security prison and bulldozes his way through while also chasing Eggman off. Tails was a badass in that game.

"But since you only unlock him after the main game-" I unlocked him on my first playthrough

Ready for sonic the hedgehog 3

They always made him an NPC but he still useful just for a plush toy so kids can hug him.

Expectition: SA1 Has Better Animation, Good Quality And Better Gameplay! Reality: 1:34

I'm sorry, did you call ma boi Tails... USELESS?!?!

great vid as always and agreed with the tier list 100% keep it up!

Tails is playable in Sonic 2, its in the options menu. Hes also playable in the 2011 version of CD.

IM SORRY YOU GOT A SHOUTOUT AT THE END???,

Sonic forces really did Tails dirty I was expecting Tails to be defeated along WITH sonic and fight back but they got his character wrong because he's not meant to be a god damned coward 😠

Skipped over Sonic 3 and Knuckles version of Tails where he's every bit as good as Sonic 3's Tails but with the added bonus of becoming Super Tails.

tails is my fav sonic character and this is really well made! good job!

Huh from Peach to Luigi to Tails seriously poor tails in Lost World and Forces the writers REALLY did him dirty!!

6:07 Back *SHATTERED!*

finally didnt leave out the advance games your such a W

Small thing to point out: He is KINDA present in Sonic 4 Episode 1, as he pilots the rocket that takes Sonic to the final level. Barely does anything tier tho

You shoulda put Forces in a separate tier and labeled it “sONiC, hELp mE!!” Lmfao Jokes aside, nice video and nice ranking

Disagree with 3d blast since you go to tails to get choas emeralds to get the true ending. Also in Adventure 2, your opinion on tails gameplay has literally nothing to do with anything. Sonic wouldn't be able to anything without tails help.

6:41 did you know that: if you connect a second controller, player 2 can actually control Tails if you selected him with sonic in mania mode (Found out on a xbox one, and didnt test this with the &Knuckles option, probably doesn't work in Encore mode iirc)

To be fair, if you include narrative instead of focusing purely on gameplay, you could make an argument that sonic needed tales to defeat Eggman in sonic 2. He would’ve never gotten to the flying Fortress if tails didn’t fly them up there, and in the bad ending tails actually saves sonic’s life.

Do not call him useless he’s very helpful in my opinion

Dude legit skipped the gamegear games... what

Can’t wait for Tails Role in Sonic 3

In originals games Sonic 1 and CD -> NO, but remake - yes 0:42 - wrong... in options Player select: s+t, s only, t only

If the Advance games count, I feel like the Game Gear games should too. He was useless in 8-bit Sonic 2, but was playable in Chaos and Triple Trouble.

7:20 Brief correction: Thats E-123 Omega, not E-102 Gamma. Other than that, nice video, including getting his VA, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, to give a shoutout

Tails is the clutch in superstars for real

4:20 if you are flying you can spam them

He got the voice actress to do a tail shoutout for himself. Thats legendary 😂

Tails: i dont need sonic Tails: sonic help me Chaos: bendover right now

1:34 that sound caught me off guard😂😂😂

We need tails game. Just tails with sonic barely doing anything.

There’s something he did in SA2 that you forgot that would bring him down for me. While it’s unknown which parts of hero and dark are canon in the story like who actually won the boss fights between two characters. But after the 2nd Tails Eggman fight in the final Hero cutscene Eggman is laying on the floor and Tails LITERALLY left the final Chaos Emerald laying a on the floor right next to him! Sure it didn’t matter in the end, but it doesn’t change the fact that Tails left it on the freaking floor for Eggman to just take. It’s debatable if that actually happened or if Eggman defeated Tails in that fight, since we don’t know exactly which story ending of the two is canon. But I still feel like that was worth mentioning.

7:41 - Only starting at the third island, Chaos Island.

Where's Sonic Chronicles: the Dark Brotherhood? Or The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog? I'd say he's Elite in Chronicles just because he's your first healer and is pretty solid at the role. And textbook "brains" tier for The Murder.

AW yeah i love this two tailed sidekick. I hope he doesn't become useless in any future sonic games :)

Omg thank you so much for protecting me from spoilers of a 20 years old game

OH MY GOD RUSH ADVENTURE REALLY IS ROBOT PIRATE ISLAND! HOW HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS???

Are we gonna ignore the fact the this guy got a shout out from tails while marking a tails video.

I luv how nobody ever talks about how tails in the begging of wing fortress zone in sonic 2 gets SHOT DOWN and sonic is just like nope and in s&k after doomsay zone tails SAVES Sonic on the torando

was the frontiers part of this script written by an ai. tails only appears in chaos island and does nothing during that whole part and at the end when he saves sonic. so barely does anything but that’s the plot of frontiers so it makes sense. but he deserves elite of we are counting final horizon because he is vital to getting two of the chaos emeralds while sonic is mastering the cyber corruption.

Fun Fact: Sonic.EXE: Spirits of Hell had reused Adventure Tails' "I'm not scared" line during the final boss battle against Exeller in the Tails solo campaign.

You forgot the Game Gear games! (He'd be Worthless in Sonic 2 because he _literally dies_ in a bad ending -- but there's always Tails' Skypatrol and Tails Adventure!)

Sonic adventure tails : 🧏 Sonic forces Tails : SONIC HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!

Actually Jeremy Klinger You could've played as tails in Sonic CD by using a glitch so all you have to do is start a game as Tails, exit, then go to Stage Select and choose a zone. And that's how you get Tails in Sonic CD

Finally! A youtuber who doesn’t throw the sponsorship in your face! Thank you for waiting until the end😊

In Sonic heroes tails might not be too different from the other fly types but that doesn’t take away from the fact he’s absolutely useful for the team in platforming. In terms of battle, at lvl 1 he can crowd control but at lvl 3 he obliterates enemies and wipes bosses

I know this probably wasnt intentional but i think sonic 3 builds tails's character let me explain, when we first meet tails in sonic two he cant carry sonic but he does fly back into scean if you run away from from him, next in the start of sonic 3 tails can now carry sonic showing he's gotten stronger but theres a limit for how long he can, now heres the part i like to think if intentional is amazing character development for being an old game. In the third stage Eggman boss fight given your playing sonic, Eggman destroys the grownd and tails has to carry sonic. tails carries you way beyond his limit showing his dedication to his friend sonic and how far he can truly push himself

YU SAID THAT THE BUDDY THAT MADE ME DIE 1000000 TIMES IN SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 IS ELITE ?! THATS UNFAIR

So... Sonic & Knuckles _on its own_ doesn't let you play as Tails. However, the game is a lock-on cartridge that lets you connect Sonic 3 on top of it, allowing you to play through both games in the way they were originally intended (they're actually two halves of one bigger game), while also unlocking new features like the Super Emeralds and hyper forms, the ability to use any of the playable characters throughout the whole game, new team-ups (Sonic + Knuckles and Knuckles + Tails) and even a super form for Tails that's unlocked alongside the hyper forms.

Tails is playable in cd or at least the mobile version, but I can forgive you for how good the video is.

7:55 You don't unlock Tails after beating the main game. Its after the 4th island. You don't have to beat the original 5th island to play as him

Tails is playable in sonic 1 and sonic CD Sonic 1 tails: beat the game with any ending in the mobile version to unlock tails or use the debug code and beat it using the capsules and leave the level to unlock him, sonic origins version counts too sonic cd tails: beat the game in any ending Literally that's it Just on the mobile version And idk about origins for this one

For Sonic CD, if we're talking about the 2011 or sonic origins, I'd put tails in elite, otherwise, keep him to he's gone

you can play as tails in sonic 2. you need to go in the options menu to switch to him.

man the modern games undid all of tails's character development,that is horrible,poor tails,he deserved better than this

“wwwwaaaaah! i didnt like playing as tails! low tier” - this guy

I yelled "G U N" when shadow pulled up. 3:35

leaving out a few instances of playable tails: - sonic chaos - sonic triple trouble - sonic fighters - sonic R and while you said "sonic games", these ought to count, since they are tails's games - Tails' sky patrol - Tails adventure and the remakes added him in - sonic 1 mobile - sonic CD mobile that's not even counting instances of tails in a car or hoverboard.

I remember a sonic game I played on the wii where I had to play as tails in some city and there was a beach area lol

I hate how tails just sits there standing when we die😭😭💀💀🙏🙏

I don’t know with the sonic 3d blast one, I mean he doesn’t do much but atleast it’s to get the chaos emeralds, that’s gotta be worth something.

In sonic 2, MAKE HIM ELITE! He saves sonic in the game ending.

7:19 Gamma blew up in adventure 1. That was E-123 Omega that Tails was trying to fix in forces. You got the wrong robot.

whoopsie, didn't join your Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles cartridges to get Sonic 3 & Knuckles such a shame too, it's the only mainline game where Tails actually gets to turn super.