Miles Tails Prower

Miles "Tails" Prower[a] is a character created by Japanese game designer Yasushi Yamaguchi. Part of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, he is the first character to consistently appear by Sonic's side in the series, appearing in nearly every mainline and spin-off game since his debut. His role as Sonic's best friend and sidekick is analogous to Luigi from the Mario series. The name "Miles Prower" is a pun on "miles per hour", a reference to the famed speed of Sonic the Hedgehog. Prower is a two-tailed anthropomorphic fox cub, hence the nickname. Tails Sonic the Hedgehog character Classic (left) and Modern (right) Tails designs First appearance Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) Created by Yasushi Yamaguchi Designed by Yasushi Yamaguchi Yuji Uekawa Voiced by Japanese English In-universe information Full name Miles Prower Species Fox Gender Male Tails made his debut in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis in November 1992. Yamaguchi designed Tails as part of an internal competition to create a character to serve as a sidekick to Sonic. When his entry won the competition, Sonic Team wanted to name the fox Miles Prower; Sega of America resisted, presenting the name Tails at a board meeting, along with a backstory for the character highlighting the name to convince Sonic Team to acquiesce. A compromise was eventually reached, leaving Miles Prower as the fox's name and Tails as his nickname. Tails is characterized in Sonic media as a good-natured mechanical genius and skilled pilot, possessing the ability to fly by spinning his tails similarly to the rotor blades on a helicopter rotor. Most media depicts him as having been bullied at a young age for his intelligence and twin tails, until he met and befriended Sonic. He looks up to Sonic as a role model and desires to be like him, though he later realizes he must stand up for himself and becomes his own hero. Outside the Sonic platform games, Tails has starred in Tails and the Music Maker for the Sega Pico, and Tails Adv