Game Theory: Could Tails Really Fly? (Sonic the Hedgehog) 

I just realized that "Miles Per Hour" sounds like Miles Prower, which is tails's real name lol

Now that u dissected Sonics speed Tails flight Now u got to do knuckles strength

Matpat: "he's missing another set of tails" Sonic Prime: "We gave tails a new look" Tails: "they gave me 7 extra tails"

Tail's tail is actually possible when the left one spins the opposite way of the right one, it won't tangle. This also means he don't need another tail blade to keep him from spinning out like a helicopter would.

I actually have a pretty valid theory about how tails can fly. Tails has been considered a Kitsune, a Japanese mythical creature that is known to be a fox with nine tails. When Kitsune's are born, they are like normal foxes, but for each one-hundred years it will grow a tail as well as high intelligence. This explains Tails's intelligence and two tails. Kitsune's also can have mystical and magical powers, like shapeshifting, possessing, ect. When Kitsune's reach nine-hundred years of age, that's when they are the most intelligent, and will grow a ninth tail in witch they will also turn as white as snow and be able to do even more magical things. So I think the reason Tails can talk, fly and have high intelligence, is because he's a two-hundred year old kitsune.

So what is next? *How does Knuckles dig?* *How can Amy read Cards to see the Future?* *How do Shadow`s shoes work?*

Tails might be able to actually fly if he had a different technique. Tails can run 100 miles mph without the use of his tails. If he used his tails as the top helicopter blade and moved his legs in a biking motion he would not only be able to fly, but he would be able to actually go somewhere while flying.

I've always argued with myself how unfair an advantage Sonic has over Eggman especially when Tails and Robotnik have the same IQ

The thing I respect about Tails is that he always has the High Ground. Matpat, I expected, once underestimated Tail's power and is accordingly trying to discredit Tail's ability to fly. Classic hit-piece.

"Say, hypothetically, you're a blue hedgehog who was born in the 90's and runs at the speed of sound, but you still wanna show the world that you're hip and cool. Well, first of all, don't make a movie about your exploits. You're just gonna get a lot of hate for that sort of thing." What I love about Game Theory is how applicable the given advice is.

MatPat: Tails is everybody’s favorite anthropomorphic fox. *Sad Foxy sounds*

Mat Pat, if you really did your research, you’d know that each one of Tails’s tails spin the opposite direction of the other. Therefore, he’d still be able to fly

Kind of ironic for a character who is theoretically supposed to be a flying pinball but can balance himself *owns a machine* that is aerodynamically perfect but crashes it all the time.

Nice theory. Now do Shadow's shoes, I want me some rocket skate shoe things.

MatPat: All he's missing is another pair of tails! Sonic Prime: *Hold my Chaos Cola.*

I like how MatPat can just take any fictional thing, whip it in the creativity bender and make a 15 minute theory out of it.

Matpat: Its like an eggbeater Eggman: Oh no

Tails now: "I have an IQ of 300 and have fixed a super computer with dishwashing detergent and a toothpick." Tails in Sonic the hedgehog 2 (1992) : "Hmm... I'll just walk right off this platform and fall into the abyss, what could go wrong?"

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="690">11:30</a> And that's why he has the Jet Anklet in Sonic Adventure.

Small note: some drones have three rotors. The way they counteract the torque difference is by tilting the rear rotor for yaw control. Some tricopters tilt the two front rotors instead.

There ARE helicopters that get away with having only 1 rotor. Just look up “Helicopter without tail rotor”. They counteract the spinning by venting gas from the engines to make thrust. It is possible for tails to fly and control it. He just has to fart crazy hard. Personally I want to see the math on how much butt power it takes to stabilize a helicopter.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="707">11:47</a> You should absolutely get started on that

At this point, MatPat is my physics teacher.

This is the first Game Theory video I ever watched!🤩

"Citing my sources, I am a changed man." *H E A R T B O U N D I N T E N S I F I E S*

I want to mention that not all helicopters have tail rotors, there are helicopters with a NOTAR system. It means a No Tail Rotor, instead they use exhaust gasses to act as a tail rotor. They will look similar to other helicopters but with air blowing out the sides of the tail section, instead of rotor blades. Basicall i think if he could fart constantly and control the direction of his rear to couteract the rotational force of his main rotor i think his flying plauseble, if your rules apply. Great video hope you see this MatPat.

The most common backstory for Tails before he meet Sonic is, he used to get bullied/teased/mocked for having two tails and was seen as an abnormality and everyone avoided him When Tails saw Sonic, he immediately idolized him and trained himself to be able to keep up with Sonic's speed to become his sidekick, so, he used his two tails to help propel himself and be fast enough Ending up giving him the ability to fly for a short while

"... Is everyone's favorite anthropomorphic fox" Sad Melee Fox noises.

Sega lists canon weight. SEGA DOES WHAT NINTENDON’T

Matpat: All Tails needs is another set of tails Tails: grows two more tails. "jokes on you, I'm a kitsune. We're literally known for growing new tails."

MatPat when a video game character has unnatural power: SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE [PHYSICS BOOK]

Have you tried turning him on and off again

"Tails has a magic tookus." -MatPat 2019

Tails isn’t actually using his tails to fly He’s actually just using magic

Matpat after making these videos: 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠

Well then maybe Tails can fly. But can you explain why he has infinite lives in the classic games?

who' teaches you? student: my teacher me: matpat

Tails’s tails spin in different ways one goes lest the other goes right.

Simple answer: one tail spins one way, and the other tail spins the other way

Tails can spin his tails so fast to the point where he can fly... _That’s how gravity works._

I can't wait for SEGA to retcon in that Tails has little rotors in his shoes that stablize him. And when you zoom in on them the rotors say "EAT IT MATPAT" Please SEGA make my dreams come true.

tails: *can fly* game theory: *talks about helicopter* helicopter meme when tails fly: HELICOPTER HELICOPTER

Matpat: The thing Tails is missing is another set of tails Sonic Prime: Thanks for the advice

_"Hey Sonic, ever call a coin toss? Let me give you a word of advice, always bet on Tails..."_

You forgot to mention how he can lift sonic off he ground without falling to his weight or at least slowing down dramatically

"Tails is undoubtedly everyone's favorite anthropomorphic fox" -Matpat *Furries burst in* ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?!

You have angered the shovel gods, Classic Tails will come after you with a red shovel

next sonic theory: knuckles "knuckles" are broken edit: wow this is like the most likes i have gotten ever thanks guys

The real question is, *Does Tails Get Nauseous?*

Soooo, does your word still stand, that in 20mil you'll do a Sonic theory?

Matpat: I won’t do more sonic vids till 20mil. Us now: well I guess if that movie didn’t happen we still won’t see any sonic

False. In nature, yellow foxes have been observed to be able to fly with their tails. You may even see flocks of them fly past your house during the winter

Gravity isn't the same on Mobius. Its acceleration is 34.5394736842 cm every second (Sonic 1, which I based this off of uses linear acceleration) Yes, I actually calculated that

In the future in the Archie Comics, Tails has a son named Skye Prower, who hasn't learned to fly properly yet and spins his whole body aroud.

Mobius is Earth, just after it went through a mutation. That's why the Mobians are part human and part animal.

According to all known laws of aviation tails should not be able to fly, its tails are to small to get its fat little body off the ground.Tails of course flies anyway because tails doesn't care what matpat thinks is impossible

How to prove all of sonic characters physics false: Step 1 : prove sonic is slow Step 2 : prove tails can’t fly Step 3: Prove knuckles is weak

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="154">2:34</a> Thank you for noticing that detail I realize right now

WHEN I CLICK THE VIDEO, I GET AN AD ON THE GOOGLE PIXEL 6, THEN FIRST THING MATPAT SAYS IS “part of this video was brought to you by the google pixel 3” LOL

Tails casually ripping off his tail in the thumbnail

Revolutions per minute is how the the French measure most things

Tails: Sorry, MatPat, but you know too much. It's time for my blaster to take disposal of you.

But... have you considered his tails spinning in opposite directions, like those military helicopters that have no rotor but a second propeller?

can't fly a plane but can make a tv out of paperclips *seems legit*

Game designers: *gives official data on characters* MatPat: MUAHAHAHA

Tales feels like he was the only successful fan-fiction character ever injected.

Tails: I built a TV out of paper clips. Sonic: yeh😒

Imagine tails just flailing his arms around to counteract the third law.

Matt: *SONIC IS SLOW, TAILS CANT FLY* Me: Cant you leave my childhood alone?

Me on Tail's side: Waiting in constant dread for the secret weapon of the tail rotor to be used against him

I LOVE UR INTRO, IT HAS THE BEATS

When he said "miles per hour" I thought he said "miles prower"

Knuckles is *NEXT*

He's not my favorite anthropomorphic fox. Swiper will forever hold that spot in my heart.

Tails back then: *defeats EggMan though he thought his best friend was dead* Tails in sonic forces: “SONIC, HELP ME!”

What I learned from this video: Tails is one thicc boy Also he can’t fly

Tails ain't broken, he was nerfed last patch.

Tails somehow made a flock. great. Sonic has 67 friends now.

I could imagine chun li having a mutation from nuclear radiation that resulted in her getting 2 additional legs to counteract her leg rotation.

"Tails is undoubtably everyone's favorite anthropomorphic fox." Fox McCloud: Am I a joke to you?

HOLD UP WHAT IF HIS TWO TAILS ARE SPINNING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.

I havent watched game thorist in like 2 years or something and the music intro is so nostalgic

I wonder if the second Sonic movie will touch on Tails' ability to fly?

I just now got the joke. Miles Prower = Miles per hour. HOW DID I NEVER REALIZE THIS

I imagine that tails farts really hard at an angle to make sure that he doesnt spin out of control

game theory: TAILS IS BROKEN game theory: SONIC IS BROKEN Me: hmmm I wonder if these two characters have something to do with each other

Thats smart because " When a random mugger attacks a TWITCH STREAMER and steal there phone, the first thing they do is reset the phone to factory default "

of course he can fly... don't ruin my childhood

Hey Matpat, I'm sure this will be lost in the sea of comments, but I have an important theory regarding Super Mario 64. Don't stop reading, because I have some juicy evidence to back it up. Here it goes: the villain of the game is Peach and not Bowser. This might be surprising, because it seems obvious that Bowser is the villain. However, my theory is that Peach used the star power to assume the form of Bowser. Consider this: what are the in-game effects of wielding the star power? First and foremost is the ability to change shape and warp reality, as seen with various bosses given portions of the star power. There's also the ability to speak to Mario "telepathically" without being physically present. Obviously, these both apply to Bowser. Let's see how they apply to Peach. Does she change shape/warp reality? Well, yes. At the end of the game, she appears floating outside the castle. How does she appear? The star taken from Bowser transforms into Peach. We're led to believe that Bowser locked Peach up somehow and that the star power is the key to release her, but what if Bowser being "defeated" was just Peach transforming into the star form and then back into Peach? That's not conclusive evidence, but I have more. There's also the matter of telepathic speech. Obviously, Bowser can do this, but what about other characters? There are a few others. For one, Big Boo's Haunt includes telepathic speech, presumably from the Boo(s) that had stars. There are occasional instructional popups in various worlds, which could just be from Lakitu himself. However, there's one other character that speaks telepathically: Peach. At various points in the game such as Peach's Secret Slide, Peach communicates telepathically to Mario, a power that seems to be reserved for wielders of star power. So it seems plausible that Peach could have been using the star power, but we'll need a little more evidence to prove that she did. My next piece of evidence is the note at the beginning of the game, which says, "Dear Mario: Please come to the castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly, Princess Toadstool." Based on the timing and context of how this is displayed, it's assumed that it was sent and delivered shortly before the intro cutscene, and that Mario left immediately for Peach's castle. We know this because it says she already baked the cake, which she wouldn't say if the letter would take days to deliver. It almost reads like a text message in terms of its timing. There are a couple problems with this. If Peach's letter is to be believed, then in the short interval between the letter being sent and Mario's arrival, Bowser arrived at the castle, overtook the entire thing, found where the star power was hidden, used the star power to bring most of the paintings to life, entered the paintings to give stars to bosses and hide the rest, created various traps in the castle, and still had time to greet Mario at the door. That seems suspiciously like it would take a long time. I'll get back to that in a moment, but there's another problem with the letter: the cake. Peach had said she baked a cake for us, yet the cake is nowhere to be found in the castle. Even when we "rescue" Peach, she tells us that she's going to bake a cake for us, as in she hasn't even baked it yet. This confirms that at the very least, the cake is a lie. There was never any cake waiting for us at the castle. So why did she say there was? This brings me to the part where I tie it all together. Peach was bored and wanted some adventure, so she used the star power to transform into Bowser and bring all those worlds to life. Then, after visiting each one and giving some extra star power to the bosses, she wanted even more adventure. That's when she sent a letter to Mario promising cake if he comes to the castle. She lied to him to get him to come to the castle and play along with her game. She wanted another adventure so much that she deliberately set up a crisis for Mario to rescue her from. Peach played the whole thing off as if Bowser captured her when she was behind it all. At least she followed through with the cake.

Game theory: the channel that ruin’s your childhood ❤️

There are 2 things that could saport in flayng 1 He Has a mechanizm in his shoes 2 He can spin his..... You knows what

Consider this: Tails' tails spin in opposite directions

" Tails has a magic Toocus. " Ah, I see Matpat goes to THAT side of the internet in his off hours....

"If Tails could design himself a Tail rotor assembly for him to to wear while he flew like say on his foot or something he could technically have a chance." You mean like the Jet Anklet in Sonic Adventure?

I just realized that "miles per hour", when said quickly enough, is "Miles Prower." this may or may not be how they came up with the real name of Tails.

It’s not flying, it’s falling, with style!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="701">11:41</a> damn , dadpat is already grounding characters ......... am worried for babypat

Love the content theory man. I always figured Tails spun his tails like a kmax helicopter. But ig he'd need more tails for that.

I’d like to see an episode like this but with “Nine” from Sonic Prime