Hover (Sonic Boom)

Hover, or Hovering, is an ability used by Miles "Tails" Prower in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. When using this ability, Tails uses his signature twin-tails to slow his descend.

Description
When performing Hover, Tails twirls his twin tails around like rotary blades while in mid-jump, thus creating a lift that lets him descend his fall through the air like a helicopter. In gameplay, this ability enables the player to glide through midair and across wide gaps. On its own, Hover cannot be used to gain altitude, but when Tails enters the air currents released from Air Vents, he able to ride them, allowing the player to either gain altitude or move in straight lines when using Hover, depending on the direction of the air current.

In both Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, to use Hover in gameplay, the player has to hold during a jump. The player can then use the direction controls to control the direction of Tails' descend.