Throughout the different Sonic titles, Tails aka Miles Prower is arguably the best character of all time. With the likes of complex characters like Knuckles and Shadow, Tails is a much simpler character. Ever since his first debut, Tails has been one of the most popular characters in the series. If you are a fanatic about this cute yellow fox, you might want to know his age. While this is a criteria less discussed among the community, you might want to know if you love this character. So, check out our guide on how old is Tails in Sonic the Hedgehog to find out.
How Old is Tails’ (Age) in Sonic the Hedgehog
Tails aka Miles “Tails” Prower is eight years old during the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Yasushi Yamaguchi, the main artist and level designer for the Sonic team, designed him with the image of a five-year-old. But despite that, his official age was settled at 8 years old. Being Sonic’s sidekick and best friend, Tails is half his age. That means he was about six years old during the first Sonic the Hedgehog game.
The launch of Sonic 2 marked the first appearance of Tails. From there on forth, he has been one of the most popular Sonic characters of all time. Among his several awards, he won the Best New character in Electronic Gaming Monthly’s 1992 Video Game Awards.
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Tails Facts & Lore
Tails or Miles is a genius-level intellect and a skilled inventor with a love for mechanics. Several of his inventions have resulted in Team Sonic winning against Dr. Eggman. But that being said, Miles often acts withdrawn and a bit naive at times. While he always depends and relies on Sonic, he later realizes he cannot depend on him forever.
So, here are some facts about Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog and other series or titles:
- As we all know, Tails is a gentle and sweet fox with a positive and kind spirit. But he wasn’t originally intended to be a fox in the first place. Yuji Naka, the head of the Sonic Team, originally intended this character to be a Tanuki. It is a canine Japanese raccoon dog originating from East Asia.
- Furthermore, Tails was also going to model after a UFO Catcher Plushie. However, Yamaguchi stated that it was simply misinformation from a different project.
- Tails’ also was not supposed to have any sclera with him having round and black eyes in the original designs.
- Speaking of which, originally Tails depicted three bangs coming from the right side rather than the middle.
- Till now, Tails has featured in three solo video games without Sonic taking the center stage. These video games are Tails’ Skypatrol, Tails Adventures, and Tails & the Music Maker (Sega Pico).
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