The BEST Tails Design?
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We’ve looked at Sonic, we’ve looked at his enemies, we’ve looked at Vegeta, we’ve looked at, well, Knuckles, it’s about time we looked at his sidekick. The original one, before all his enemies and rivals were his sidekicks, the OG. If you’re like me and lost in the swarm that was Sonic the Hedgehog’s 90’s popularity you definitely would’ve also recognised the sidekick of the blue blur, Miles Prower himself, Tails the Fox. That really doesn’t have the same ring as Sonic the Hedgehog does it?
Complementing Sonic’s blue fur with an orange tone that is quite literally the opposite, the character sped into the franchise with new flight based abilities that separated him from the world's most famous hedgehog. Flight was the character's main selling point and how was this possible you ask? Two tails of course! Hence the name and hence the logic behind… Yeah that doesn’t make sense actually.
Regardless, Tails has been one of the franchises most popular characters since he arrived and like Sonic his design has resonated with decades worth of gamers. Tails was designed from the ground up with an aim to attract new audiences as Sonic’s sidekick and this is illustrated through his smaller, cutesy appearance in contrast to Sonic’s at the time edginess and cool demeanor.
Like other popular side characters, he would appear in numerous games across the franchise and even lead as the front man in some of his own games at the peak of his popularity. His design has changed, perhaps not as drastically as his blue hedgehog friend, but he’s definitely evolved whilst keeping his trademark features intact.
Today we’ll look at the designs from across the years and games that stand out to me, though if there’s a great one you think I’ve missed… Do let me know in the comments section! I’m only looking at the ones that truly stand out to me today.
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10:01 it all makes sense now...
@cesaryael5750
2 жыл бұрын
Instablaster...
I NEVER REALIZED TAILS HAD BLACK RINGS AROUND HIS SOCKS AND GLOVES W H A T
@DemonDethchase
3 жыл бұрын
With them I started to look at it as he's still a little kid and has to grow into them
@PurpleSanzz
2 жыл бұрын
SAME
@deltaknight2764
9 ай бұрын
I know, right!? I always just thought they were just shadows. It didn't help that Boom got rid of them.
"Purple mech" That mech is more blue then Sonic is most days.
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
Ye I'm colour blind 🤣
@Sundjer_Bob_Kockalone
3 жыл бұрын
It's blueish purpleish it’s in the middle between blue and purple
"Before all the rivals" Metal Sonic: *cries oil*
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@guy1774
3 жыл бұрын
W e l p
@violetthebat8810
3 жыл бұрын
*WHEEZE*
@LannyLeArtist
Жыл бұрын
LOL
The placement of classic tails's nose on the old official artworks look kinda... off to me...
@cdscissor
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes it does.
@catsmeow995_
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@sarcasticsuperjerk18
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like he's trying to balance a pebble on his snout...
@BlueJack222
3 жыл бұрын
Finally somebody noticed But they finally Fixed that in Sonic Mania
@Confused203
2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine what that would look like without the nose
You know, my favourite design of Tails is actually the Advance games version, which I guess is based off the Adventure redesign. Classic is fine, but eh, he's just a little *too* juvenile back then.
@jacm4150
3 жыл бұрын
"juvenile" he's eight
@makotoyuki345
3 жыл бұрын
JacM I think he means the conveyance of the art style not the character himself
@aika1313
3 жыл бұрын
That design is my favorite too! Along with Rush's design.
@MilkIsTheOne
3 жыл бұрын
In Sonic Force.. Tails is kinda weak compared to his other iterations
@Plasmariel
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacm4150 he was 4 and a half years old back then
"Rush was actually much more floofy tbh". Lol so true.
Like = respect for tails
I love All Tails design because it is TAILS but i have to say in Riders and Boom he looked Cool
Tails is my favorite character. He's super cute,and can't wait to see him in the next movie
@chilliorganism
3 жыл бұрын
Same. I hate the misrepresentation he got from Unleashed onwards. Now he’s just whiny instead of the courageous universe-saver he once was.
@azrieldreamer
3 жыл бұрын
@@chilliorganism Same. It was the worst in forces when he gets scared of Chaos 0 when he beats a stronger version back in SA1
@chilliorganism
3 жыл бұрын
Azriel Does Stuff also remember Sonic 3? HE WENT INTO FKING SPACE THATS HOW STRONG HE WAS
@chilliorganism
3 жыл бұрын
disabled account same
@chilliorganism
3 жыл бұрын
Unknown - your welcome. Also, I bet Classic and Pre-Unleashed Modern Tails are laughing nonstop at his older version.
3:43 - That's not even Tails' plane. It's Sonic's.
@Mitsuraga
3 жыл бұрын
It's true. Tails built it for Sonic.
@SplatRat30L
3 жыл бұрын
@@Mitsuraga sonic had it before met tails
@SplatRat30L
3 жыл бұрын
@@Mitsuraga he just upgrades it
@Mitsuraga
3 жыл бұрын
What is that, Archie canon? That's never established in the games.
@MaximG.
3 жыл бұрын
@@Mitsuraga It's canon for games since Sonic 2, in Japanese storyline.
"Honey? Why did a full grown man just drop a stuffed toy out his window?"
Fun fact did you know that the master system/game gear version of Sonic 2 came out before the actual version of Sonic 2? And with tails being present this technically makes it his debut game
Best Sprite: Sonic 2 Best 3D Model: The Movie Best Artwork: they’re all the saaaaaaaaame
Tails has always been one of my favorite characters, and I somehow never noticed the black bands on his arms and legs
@Mechablizz
3 жыл бұрын
I always thought they were just shadows the entire time
I don't think I have to say I like Tails... because it looks pretty obvious. Although I should mention that while the cartoon adaptation of Tails was touched upon, the Sonic OVA one wasn't. He's kinda Toei-esque in his design despite not being drawn by Toei.
you might not have realized this or just thought that it wasnt important but tails in the movie puts both his tails together to look like one tail but he separates them to fly
@traktor420
3 жыл бұрын
Synismain yeah I thought that was super cool
@giuliacf4180
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he hided his two tails so he wouldn't get bullied back in mobius
Well he jumped out of the window :| R.I.P Tails 1992 - 2020
Is it okay to like Tails more than Sonic? Edit: My favourite Tails designs would be his Rush and Movie design. I can't decide between them.
@venousgolf5636
3 жыл бұрын
Yes. I like tails more than sonic too
I gotta say, my favorite Tails design probably still is the original, though I do quite like his design in Boom with all the inventor gear and the goggles. But really bro, how can you say Tails Adventure is "of questionable quality"?! It's one of the best games on the Game Gear, and one of the finest 8-bit titles in the Sonic series!
Your content is so high quality,I tend to forget that you're only at 20k+ subs. How? Keep up the great work man
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@imssonic
3 жыл бұрын
how is this comment 3 days old but the vid is 2 days old?
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
A wizard did it
@vexzel5773
3 жыл бұрын
Pls do a best design for super sonic my buddy, I like your takes
@itsgrey8135
3 жыл бұрын
Just saying but I like the Sonic OVA Tails design with all his expressions as a kid who follows his cool friend around
@evanaorrandomguywhodosenot3713
3 жыл бұрын
Nicest intro in the world See's you thorough tails out the window ya nevermind
My favourite design is probably the mania intro version
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's a great one that I missed off tbh!
Favorite design classics tails in 3D and adventure art and movie tails.
Tails: the character design so good they never really had to mess with it
"Yes, a flying fox does also fly a plane for some reason" I mean, you can walk, but you also drive a car for some reason.
So it returns With one of the best intros too! Personally, Adventure was my favorite, he was the perfect mix of young, yet grown up and matured.
My favorite was definitely the sprite from Sonic Advance! I think it had a lot of personality and style while still managing to be cute :)
I think making his fur more brown at the 90s show worked pretty well. It helped contrast his eyes even more, just like with Sonic and his blue color.
**sees the title** *All* *All of them* *Every Tails is perfect*
9:23 My favourite is floofy Tails because I think he should've been fluffier from the word go.
That intro is absolute. Wholesome and funny in 1 blend. Worth rewatching a lot.
Tails is my favorite character in the series. But I never liked how he was not as cute as the original design. His new body shape seems kinda weird
If it wasn't for Tails's weirdly giant snout in the Sonic 2 art I'd say yeah to that design too, but dang it's kinda bad lol The Sonic Chaos box art made the nose a lot smoother looking at least
Tails's lines on Heroes is sure a meme fountain. I love'em all. But imo my favorite Tails design is the Genesis/Mega Drive era's design
6:39 Talis is wearing sonic's snekers
I love boom tails and movie tails the best imo Movie tails looks so fluffy and huggable and when I saw him in theatres when I went with my friends I screamed and cried for so long because of how perfect he looked (tails is my favourite sonic character I get emotional) And boom tails is just how I picture tails looking normally his design actually looks natural compared to the other boom designs
Yes! Thanks so much for uploading this Mark. My favorite character in all of gaming has such a kickass design no matter what form of media it's in. Adventure 2's model is awesome and I love the extra fluff for the Rush artwork. I also really like his Riders model because his ears are truly massive.
I’ve loved the Riders and Boom art style of Tails personally
Loving the new intro dude! Great video as always!
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, we need to play some fall guys, keep seeing you pop up on steam 😂
@TheGamingMuso
3 жыл бұрын
The Artist Mark Flynn sure thing man!
Great video! Love your content! The editing and structure of your videos is mind blowing, it’s astounding! In fact, the only gripe I have with your videos is that you can sound slightly monotone and uninterested in the topic you’re discussing at times (but, this is only a very minor nit pick).
Either tails in riders or boom are my favourite design. It’s the goggles that make me like those designs more.
My favorite is the Sonic Adventure one, mainly because they all look good and I just like that game's artstyle the most
Tails is my favorite Sonic character, not only is he adorable, but also smart, creative, not full of himself..!
I'm biased towards the adventure design of Tails. But I also love the OG Tails too! You hit everything I love about it right on the head!
Adventure 1/2 Art style and curves (like spiral golden ratio design. Really capture the dynamic but smooth cool look of turning into a ball for spindash) are what I always felt were the genuine best versions representative of Sonic Tail and Knuckles With Sonic riders intro being the animation flare I hope to see in a sonic cartoon
Like how classic tails looked like more of a kid
My favorite Tails design is the modern day Tails only looking better in CGI.
I really like classic tails with blue eyes, the colour compliments the orange
tbh I never even noticed the bands on his gloves and shoes before you mentioned them lol
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
I had convinced myself they wereent there anymore but they never actually left lol
My favorite will always be the movie design, HE LOOKS BOMBASTIC IN THAT!
great video i like it how you can breakdown the designs of characters and make it interesting but I've been wondering if you could do a video about Pac-Man designs since he had so many redesigns over the years and it would be fun to watch
When I was a kid, I actually liked Tails more than sonic because I figured “sonic has super speed, but tails can fly AND has super speed” I now understand how stupid I was
I really like the movie version :)
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
Same here! He looked awesome in the movie.
I actually kinda like Tails' boom design
What about Megaman? He’s had some of the most drastic changes to his design across the entire series
Sonic Generations (Classic) is my favourite design
Boom tails is a good design, he looks like an inventor
Boi he back
The Adventure Gamebook Metal City Mayhem's cover is probably my favourite Tails design - The US Sonic 2 cover design (So, lacks the adorable chest fur tuffts of the Japanese cover art of the time) but with a more three-dimensional colouring. (How worried Tails looks about falling into the firey abyss below him as Sonic's holding onto him to prevent him falling is probably my favourite aspect of the cover, mind. Tails. Dude. Buddy. You can fly.) In the less freaking obscure ones - I adore how he looks in the Mega Drive title screens. The original design, with my preferred tuffts of chest fur rather than the smoother transition from white to orange fur. I also prefer the more vivid orange to the more yellowish-orange of modern interpretations of the character)
Tails and Silver are my two favourite characters, please do one for silver in the future if you feel like it 😊
Can’t wait for next video, I’m on my toes!
Mark, what are your opinions on the game gear sonic games?
Did you know that classic Tails' hair fluff was originally on the left of his head rather than the middle? It looks weird.
I was waiting for this video for siiii looong
I love Tails in Sonic Boom, he’s the cutest xD
@jojones5646
3 жыл бұрын
All of tails designs are great because Tails is sssssssoooooo cute and adorable 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
I think the classic design is the best, I like to draw, and since classic tails has less details, it’s much easier to draw him.
"... Characters like Sonic and Knuckles changed quite a lot throughout the classic titles" I thought Knuckles was only in one classic game. His title game kinda counts, but that seems more like a spin-off
My favorite desings are from: the Sonic Advance series, Sonic Rush, the Ova and Sonic Mania's cutscenes.
Fans: dude u did the sonic best design like 2 year ago- Mark: DID I STUTER?
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
😂
If we on a Sonic high, Amy has some neat designs.
I like all of his designs, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would either be Movie Tails, or Adventure Tails
I still think Advance 2 and 3 have the best sprites in the series
question, what did the original movie tails look like, i can imagine that the cg was almost definitely done for tails by that point, i need to see it, or maybe i need to not see it.
You forgot about how they made his snout smaller. He used to have a long fox nose
Where have you gone, this video was 4 months ago?
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
Working on something big!
Oh hey I was hoping you’d return soon!
Was that scene of Tails on a victory stand thing with Pyro from TF2 a mod? A fangame? No way it's official.
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
It's from all stars racing transformed. Steam version hence the TF2.
I think my favorite is the classic interpretation, especially with his lil long foxy nose...adventure is pretty good too, basically the same imo
The next one has to be Amy next right...
0:00 Tails's series-long character arc in a nutshell Personally, I think Tails's forehead is too big in the movie. All they need to do is make his eyes take up a little more vertical space, and it'll be perfect.
3:40 Fun fact most don't know is the Tornado is actually Sonic's plane and tails just borrowed it because of his flying knowledge (despite being 8 years old). Tails also finds it more useful for flying as it's not as exhausting and good for long distances.
I say the sonic movie version of tails is the most fluffy of them all just looks at it
Who else was excited for the premiere of the Sonic and O.K. K.O. Crossover episode when it first came out?
I feel Like King Dedede would be a good character for you to look at, it's very interesting how much his designs change even on a game by game basis!
@arvc-5224
3 жыл бұрын
What game is your profile pic bowser from?
@donkeyshspittle
3 жыл бұрын
@@arvc-5224 Mario RPG
The best tails design is the one with two tails
@traktor420
3 жыл бұрын
Seriously tho, it’s the movie design
I liked Tails' look more in the first Sonic movie compared to the 2nd one, he looked way fluffier and cuter in the first one. They still (the both of them)still cute but still.
@ArtistMarkFlynn
2 жыл бұрын
I much prefer him in the 2nd from what I've seen, but fair enough.
I honestly liked Boom Tail's design best.
This may be unpopular but I was never a fan of how short Classic Tails was. It made Tails look way younger than he actually was
Does anyone know the name of the song he used when he spoke about Tails's Adventure era design?
@SwiftAsTheWind
3 жыл бұрын
It's the instrumental of "Believe in Myself" from Sonic Adventure 2.
@alphaman819
3 жыл бұрын
@@SwiftAsTheWind Thank you very much sir!
Now we need amy
I like ALL The designs🙂
Loved Sonic 2! First one I owned.
Is metal next?
How the heck is Tails supposed to believably wear those Riders goggles?
I see you're covering a lot of Sonic and Nintendo characters, so why not include some other classic ones like the guys from the Starfox games? that would be interesting to see, their designs also differ quite a lot in all of their games. For Fox, you could also include designs from his father, since he's basically Fox but with sunglasses (most of the time), except that one time in F-Zero where he's actually human. Just as a suggestion, since this video is about Foxes anyways, hehe
what's the song at the end?
@TerrorOfTalos
3 жыл бұрын
Tornado defense 1st battle
I like the Mania and Boom Version
My favorite tails design is the one from generations
Did...did I never notice tails had those bands on his rists?
@ArtistMarkFlynn
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people didn't!