Miles "Tails" Prower

**Miles Prower** (マイルス・パウアー Mairusu Pauā?, lit. "Miles Power"), better known by his nickname, **Tails** (テイルスTeirusu?), is a fictional character from the *Sonic the Hedgehog series*. He is an anthropomorphic fox born with two distinct twin tails, hence his nickname. Because of his abnormality, Tail was a victim of bullying during his youth. One day, however, he met Sonic the Hedgehog and was inspired to become as cool as him after seeing him run like the wind. Tails soon after began following Sonic on his adventures and has since become his best friend and sidekick. He can use his twin tails to fly by rotating them like helicopter rotors and is a mechanic genius and aerial pilot.

A gentle and sweet-natured soul, Tails was initially timid and lacked courage. After meeting Sonic, however, Tails has become more confident, eventually growing into a more outgoing, brave, independent individual and a hero in his own right. Since encountering Sonic, Tails has looked up to him and stood by his side, helping him whenever he can during their adventures.

## Appearance

Tails is a young, anthropomorphic fox cub with a unique genetic mutation giving him two tails instead of one. He has mostly yellow-orange fur with white fur around his muzzle with cheek tufts, front torso, and the tips of his tails. He also has blue eyes, triangular ears with white canals, and three locks of hair on his forehead.

Typically, Tails' attire consists of white gloves with a gray band around each wrist, shoes that are red from the heel to the middle, and white from the middle to the toe with gray soles, each with a gray band around the ankle.

For Extreme Gear races, Tails replaces the bands on his wrists and ankles with silver metal cuffs. He also wears goggles on his head and a pair of red shoes with white toes and cuffs, two white straps each with yellow fasteners, gray soles, and white tongues with a red square on them.

## Personality

Tails is a gentle-hearted, sweet-natured, and loyal fox with a positive attitude. In the beginning, he was timid and quiet, but he has opened up and become more outgoing over the years. Tails are not one to grab the spotlight for themselves instead, are always ready and willing to help others without asking for anything in return.

Tails have a distinct love for mechanics and he finds himself most at home in his workshop working on his next creation. Despite his great skills, Tails is very humble about his abilities, never giving them many thoughts, though he has yet to discover the true potential of what he can accomplish. At the time of Sonic Lost World, Tails has become more confident and outspoken about his intelligence, though he still does not openly brag. Regardless, he has been known to mock Eggman's creations, and sometimes Eggman himself.

When young, Tails often lacked self-confidence and courage. After meeting Sonic and gaining his support, Tails gained more confidence and belief in himself. However, this status quo, created by Sonic's authority over him, initially placed a mental stranglehold on Tails that made him dependent on Sonic. As such, he often lacked initiative and confidence when alone.

A turning point for Tails came in *Sonic Adventure*; when Station Square was in danger of being destroyed, Tails was the only one who could stop this. With Sonic nowhere to be found, Tails realized that he could not depend on Sonic forever and had to try on his own. After saving Station Square, Tails realized he could be independent and support himself without Sonic, and all he needed was determination and faith. Since then, Tails has become more independent, self-confident, motivated, and brave, as well as rising to be a real hero when needed.

During their earlier adventures together, Tails strove to become just like Sonic by replicating the mannerisms he found admirable. In this period, Tails was content with being Sonic's sidekick as he was just happy to hang out with Sonic. As Tails grew as a person, he would remain as close to Sonic as ever and look up to him as he has always done, but his esteem in Sonic's heroics has dwindled, as he these days cares more about inventing than Sonic's heroic deeds.

Despite his development, Tails still tends to depend on Sonic when he is in a moment of weakness. However, he hopes to one day be self-sufficient and independent like Sonic to prove he can be relied upon. Also, even though Tails still enjoys being Sonic's sidekick, he believes that he can do almost anything if he puts his mind to it.

Despite his intelligence and general fearlessness, Tails is afraid of lightning and can be naive and big-mouthed, such as in *Sonic Adventure 2* when he accidentally confirmed Eggman's suspicions that the Chaos Emerald that Sonic had was a fake, thus ruining the heroes' plans. Tails also hate feeling useless or being ignored, as seen in the cases when he is talking to Sonic. He also gets very angry when someone insults his mechanical skills and takes it very personally, as seen when Wave the Swallow mocked his self-customized Blue Star.

Tails tend to talk techno-babble, much to the irritation of his friends, such as when he tried to explain how an Extreme Gear worked, meaning that Tails does not always use tact in a situational matter. Nevertheless, Tails is supportive of his friends, willing to be by their side no matter how dangerous the situation might be, and will do whatever it takes to help them, even if it means sacrificing himself for them.

## Voice Actors/Actresses

* Christopher Welch
* Chris Turner
* Bradley Pierce
* Lainie Frasier
* Corey Bringas
* Connor Bringas
* William Corkery
* Amy Plant
* Kate Higgins
* Colleen O'Shaughnessey
* Alicyn Packard
* Ashleigh Ball