Ranking How USELESS Tails is in Every Sonic Game 

CORRECTION: You CAN play as Tails by himself in Sonic 2, he plays the same as Sonic and can’t fly, but he’s more independent than I initially thought. Still though, I’d keep him in sidekick tier.

You can play as Tails in the original Sonic 2. You have to go into the options. Great vid!

Eh I feel like you kind of did adventure 2 tails dirty. That one mistake where he gets outsmarted by Eggman (who was a genuine threat in that game) doesn’t really overshadow how Tails feels more like an equal to Sonic. Carrying over his independence arc from Adventure 1. He goes on a rescue mission to save Sonic from the military captivity and even Amy from eggman. He comes up with plans. He stroms into Eggman’s hidden base to find the entrance. After he gets tricked, he still undoes it by fulfilling Sonic’s presumed final wish to stop eggman. Sonic trusted him to take care of the rest.

5:54 Honestly, Tails not trusting Eggman is very justifiable, not cause of jealously, but cause...he's Eggman. And the fact that Eggman betrays both of them at the end only makes Tails more justified.

Not gonna lie I feel Forces did Tails *DIRTY.* Tails had PTSD when base Chaos showed up. When Tails had taken on Chaos 4 & Egg mech in Adventure. It’s so bad that he even talks about it in Frontiers

7:21 - He's fixing E-123 Omega, NOT E-102 Gamma. Gamma was destroyed at the end of _Sonic Adventure._ Omega was introduced in _Sonic Heroes_ as part of Team Dark.

I'd argue that Frontiers Tails deserves to be a little higher for the development he got. Tails didn't get an arc on par with his Adventure story, but it's great for him to learn that he's still a capable hero in his own right and acknowledge how useless he's been in the past few games, or "wildly inconsistent" as he puts it.

1:26 "To proving himself as an equally capable hero" 1:30 "In the beginning of the game he crashes his plane-"

You forgot "Sonic Battle". If you play Tails' story there is a part where he literally kicked Shadow's ass just to protect Emerl.

5:40 - Bragging about building a TV outta paperclips is wild

Sonic Adventure era Tails was definitely the peak of his character. The story of him coming out of Sonic's shadow and becoming a brave, strong, independent hero in his own right was great writing and was solidified in the second game

In Sonic 4 Ep 1, the rocket Sonic used to get to space was clearly made by Tails, due to it having his tails on it.

Tails is playable in Sonic 2 by going to the options. In Forces he is fixing up longtime ally E-123 Omega since E-102 Gamma has been dead since Sonic Adventure. In Adventure 2 Tails doesn't play identically to Sonic which is a fantastically good thing. The whole point of him using a mech like Eggman does is to simulate the intellectual battles of wits between the two. They're the tacticians and the engineers. It's what they do! In Sonic Rush Tails is basically Sonic's Mission Control so he's more of the "barely does anything" since he establishes key information with Sonic and helps make him generally aware of what's going on and how to stop it even if he doesn't get involved himself.

Tails is playable by himself in sonic 2. He just can't fly.

What about “the murder of sonic the hedgehog” lol. I know it’s not mainline, but tails is pretty useful there I guess

You shoulda put Forces in a separate tier and labeled it “sONiC, hELp mE!!” Lmfao Jokes aside, nice video and nice ranking

I genuinely think that the ranking for Sonic Adventure 2 was kinda unfair and that you should have put him in sidekick tier because I don't think that he's initially the reason how Eggman knew. I think in the game, he's just trying to make Tails feel bad. I'd give him a sidekick tier.

1:20 hes not useless AT ALL. As you said, he literally takes us to special stages to get the chaos emeralds, the main thing to collect in most of the games. It helps you go super so, thats not really useless. I would at least put him below sidekick

The worst part about tails not being able to defend himself from chaos 0 in sonic forces, is that he was able to defeat chaos 4 in sonic adventure 1…

Gotta be real, Tails should get some points in Rush for cheering you on during the boss fights. It’s genuinely such a cute addition.

Tails surprisingly has the best combat in Boom, and he's a key role in many stages where he's 100% needed to open doors or getting to out of reach buttons with his buddy bots, he's got flying vents only he can use, also only Tails & Sonic can hydrodash, and Tails was able to free the gang when they got trapped with Lyric's attack. Bad game but Tails is really helpful / most helpful and I'd say I'd give him elite for being a core member for progression and constant involvement.

since spinoffs weren't included, sonic battle wasn't included-- sonic battle being one of tails' most useful appearances. tails fixes emerl, has some incredible moves for emerl to use (one of them being the best aerial) incredibly strong projectiles, and he hosts the VT.

You can actually play as Tails in OG Sonic 2 by going to options and choose Tails alone (yes you can play as Sonic alone aswell if you want) though he can't fly in that until the next game.

Your sounds affects and comedic timing made me subscribe 😂 As well as learning something in a fun way!

1. Tails is playable in Sonic 2. 2. You didn't include any if his own games. 3. His role is critical to the story of several games, so a lot of them should be much higher. 4. You didn't include games like Sonic Riders. Tails is a big part of those.

Lost world tails is such a wierd ass character , he has a such a big ego and is so smug, but his ego is so big and easy to fracture

They always made him an NPC but he still useful just for a plush toy so kids can hug him.

Classic/Adventure Tails: I'm gonna do all by myself! 🗿 Modern Tails: Waaaaaaah! Sonic! Help me! 😭

Skipped over Sonic 3 and Knuckles version of Tails where he's every bit as good as Sonic 3's Tails but with the added bonus of becoming Super Tails.

So, whole thing about Frontiers, that update is specifically a story change, and since it seems like Sonic Team and Sega prefer that ending, it feels like it's safe to say that it's the canon one. If that's the case, he's easily an Elite tier, helping Sonic by collecting the emeralds with Amy and Knuckles, and even helping with the defense in the final battle. Also wanted to say that there are quite a few games I'm a little sad were left out, like Sonic Battle, which as also for the GBA, or the GameGear games, with two of his own game that would definitely let him be Elite. Still a fun video though.

great vid as always and agreed with the tier list 100% keep it up!

Tails is playable in Sonic 2, its in the options menu. Hes also playable in the 2011 version of CD.

Small thing to point out: He is KINDA present in Sonic 4 Episode 1, as he pilots the rocket that takes Sonic to the final level. Barely does anything tier tho

Ready for sonic the hedgehog 3

tails is my fav sonic character and this is really well made! good job!

Huh from Peach to Luigi to Tails seriously poor tails in Lost World and Forces the writers REALLY did him dirty!!

To be fair, if you include narrative instead of focusing purely on gameplay, you could make an argument that sonic needed tales to defeat Eggman in sonic 2. He would’ve never gotten to the flying Fortress if tails didn’t fly them up there, and in the bad ending tails actually saves sonic’s life.

1:29 i was not ready for that 💀

Dude legit skipped the gamegear games... what

If the Advance games count, I feel like the Game Gear games should too. He was useless in 8-bit Sonic 2, but was playable in Chaos and Triple Trouble.

Tails is my favorite character

Tails is the clutch in superstars for real

Can’t wait for Tails Role in Sonic 3

Disagree with 3d blast since you go to tails to get choas emeralds to get the true ending. Also in Adventure 2, your opinion on tails gameplay has literally nothing to do with anything. Sonic wouldn't be able to anything without tails help.

7:19) "Erm, ackshually, that'th E-123 Omega. Gamma died in Thonic Adventure 1." -🤓

7:24 I’m telling you, the rating on this game would’ve gotten to M real quick if classic sonic didn’t bail him out.

OH MY GOD RUSH ADVENTURE REALLY IS ROBOT PIRATE ISLAND! HOW HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS???

finally didnt leave out the advance games your such a W

Where's Sonic Chronicles: the Dark Brotherhood? Or The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog? I'd say he's Elite in Chronicles just because he's your first healer and is pretty solid at the role. And textbook "brains" tier for The Murder.

Ngl you did Tails pretty dirty with the frontiers ranking, completely glossed over his character arc. How he’s realized how useless he’s been lately and affirming he’s going to work to change that. Probably one of Tails’ biggest moments in several games. And if you include the “alternate story” update, he helps collect the chaos emerald through the first gameplay of him in a 3D mainline game in over a decade. He at least deserves elite

I luv how nobody ever talks about how tails in the begging of wing fortress zone in sonic 2 gets SHOT DOWN and sonic is just like nope and in s&k after doomsay zone tails SAVES Sonic on the torando

tails in sonic adventure 1 and 2: screw sonic, i'll become independent, cool, smart- tails in sonic forces: **becomes the fandom's cat that's just there to be shipped and made fun of**

Sonic adventure tails : 🧏 Sonic forces Tails : SONIC HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!

7:20 Brief correction: Thats E-123 Omega, not E-102 Gamma. Other than that, nice video, including getting his VA, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, to give a shoutout

You forgot the Game Gear games! (He'd be Worthless in Sonic 2 because he _literally dies_ in a bad ending -- but there's always Tails' Skypatrol and Tails Adventure!)

There’s something he did in SA2 that you forgot that would bring him down for me. While it’s unknown which parts of hero and dark are canon in the story like who actually won the boss fights between two characters. But after the 2nd Tails Eggman fight in the final Hero cutscene Eggman is laying on the floor and Tails LITERALLY left the final Chaos Emerald laying a on the floor right next to him! Sure it didn’t matter in the end, but it doesn’t change the fact that Tails left it on the freaking floor for Eggman to just take. It’s debatable if that actually happened or if Eggman defeated Tails in that fight, since we don’t know exactly which story ending of the two is canon. But I still feel like that was worth mentioning.

was the frontiers part of this script written by an ai. tails only appears in chaos island and does nothing during that whole part and at the end when he saves sonic. so barely does anything but that’s the plot of frontiers so it makes sense. but he deserves elite of we are counting final horizon because he is vital to getting two of the chaos emeralds while sonic is mastering the cyber corruption.

Sonic forces really did Tails dirty I was expecting Tails to be defeated along WITH sonic and fight back but they got his character wrong because he's not meant to be a god damned coward 😠

Actually Jeremy Klinger You could've played as tails in Sonic CD by using a glitch so all you have to do is start a game as Tails, exit, then go to Stage Select and choose a zone. And that's how you get Tails in Sonic CD

in sonic forces,tails just become a baby again just like in sonic 2(i think)

1:34 that sound caught me off guard😂😂😂

you can play as tails in sonic 2. you need to go in the options menu to switch to him.

7:41 - Only starting at the third island, Chaos Island.

7:13 yeah why is Tails literally just standing there being an iPad kid, while his best friend is getting "killed" 💀

AW yeah i love this two tailed sidekick. I hope he doesn't become useless in any future sonic games :)

For Sonic CD, if we're talking about the 2011 or sonic origins, I'd put tails in elite, otherwise, keep him to he's gone

YU SAID THAT THE BUDDY THAT MADE ME DIE 1000000 TIMES IN SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 IS ELITE ?! THATS UNFAIR

Fun Fact: Sonic.EXE: Spirits of Hell had reused Adventure Tails' "I'm not scared" line during the final boss battle against Exeller in the Tails solo campaign.

IM SORRY YOU GOT A SHOUTOUT AT THE END???,

leaving out a few instances of playable tails: - sonic chaos - sonic triple trouble - sonic fighters - sonic R and while you said "sonic games", these ought to count, since they are tails's games - Tails' sky patrol - Tails adventure and the remakes added him in - sonic 1 mobile - sonic CD mobile that's not even counting instances of tails in a car or hoverboard.

I don’t know with the sonic 3d blast one, I mean he doesn’t do much but atleast it’s to get the chaos emeralds, that’s gotta be worth something.

You missed Sonic Battle and Dream Team

FWIW Tails actually is playable in the modern ports of Sonic CD but as an unlockable after beating it. Really though his most useless appearance ever is actually his true debut in Game Gear Sonic 2. Gets kidnapped in the opening cinema and you have to play the worst Sonic game ever with some of the most insufferable Chaos Emerald requirements to rescue him.

I Remember Playing Sonic 2 and 3 with my cousin. And i was Tails. I wish They Brought 2 player modes with him back like they just did with Sonic Superstars.

I yelled "G U N" when shadow pulled up. 3:35

Are we gonna ignore the fact the this guy got a shout out from tails while marking a tails video.

You can play as Tails in Sonic 1 and CD. Just go to the 2013/2011 remaster and beat the game.

I remember a sonic game I played on the wii where I had to play as tails in some city and there was a beach area lol

Y- you think sonic boom is t-t-trash 😢🥺, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH 😭😭😭 Edit: well the animation is horrible but it’s pretty fun in my opinion

whoopsie, didn't join your Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles cartridges to get Sonic 3 & Knuckles such a shame too, it's the only mainline game where Tails actually gets to turn super.

0:00 *Stop for this part.*

Is it intentional that Sonic and the Black night + Sonic and the secret rings were not mentioned? I can understand since I don’t remember Tails being in them much, but it was a little sad not seeing them since they were childhood games for me

Speaking of Sonic Frontiers, I'm Stuck on the Island he's on

Making a correction: In Sonic 2, go to the options menu, select Tails as the player character. You can play as Tails without Sonic. Can't fly, though.

I'm sort of unsatisfied with this list. There were facts that were not explained or just plain wrong. Felt Tails in Adventure 2 was given an unfair opinion, and there's no mention or even honorable mentions of the Game Gear games, including Tails Adventure and Tails Ky Patrol.

You can actually play Final Horizon before beating the game, since there’s nothing stopping you from entering the ring portal, it’s just recommended that the player finishes the main campaign first, and even then I’d still consider Final Horizon part of the main story.

I think you have missed a few games. like the 8 bit games like the game gear sonic 2 had tails gets kidnapped. And is playable in other games expect for sonic blast and labyrinth

in Sonic 4 episode 2, you can call tails at any moment to pull you out from a bottomless pit or swim you out of water. Not only is that broken paired with him being able to fly or teleport you to him in multiplayer I cannot imagine how you'd put him in "sidekick" tier. Also why are episode 1 and 2 combined together? Sometimes they're aren't even on the same platforms (like Wii).

I'm sorry, did you call ma boi Tails... USELESS?!?!

You missed something else other than the Sonic 2 playability. I believe it's possible to get tails into Sonic and Knuckles via the lock-on technology feature with Sonic 3. It's just a shame that not a whole lot of sonic genesis collection games join the two together like they're meant to be.

Eggman used reverse psychology on Tails in sa2

Tails is playable in cd or at least the mobile version, but I can forgive for how good the video is.

Can you actually put your sponsors in the description for once? What if I want to use that product and can't find it anywhere?

Tails is not useless he helped sonic every time and he is his sidekick

I got a sonic ad while watching

Can you do one for knuckles?

Though tails gets trick he still fight eggman and defeat him though he can be docked for letting eggman get away with the chaos emerald after the fight

You have to put sonic 3 and sonic and knuckles together to get the full game then tails is playable and how did you not get his jet anklet upgrade in sa1 ?

My favorite Sonk character

4:20 if you are flying you can spam them