Tail Swipe

The Tail Swipe (シッポ攻撃), also known as the Tails Swipe, Tails Attack (シッポ回転攻撃) or Tail Attack, is one of the signature moves of Miles "Tails" Prower. It first appeared in Sonic Adventure, then in Sonic Adventure: Director's Cut and later in all three Sonic Advance titles. It is an attack Tails performs with his trademark twin tails. Tails can also use it in Sonic Adventure 2, but only in the Chao Garden. In Sonic Shuffle, the Tails Attack is Tails' standard Battle attack, but he does, however, perform it multiple times in a row instead of just once.

Description
Fitting with its name, the Tail Swipe involves Tails performing a 360° spin, where he is lashing out with his twin tails to damage any enemies in front of him. This move is however not as safe as the Spin Attack, as the Tail Swipe only focuses on attacking the foes that are in front of Tails and thus leaves him more vulnerable from attackers from behind and above.

Super Tail Swipe
The Super Tail Swipe (スーパーシッポ攻撃) is basically the Tail Swipe performed at high speeds. It has appeared in Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Advance 3. In order for Tails to perform the Super Tail Swipe, he must perform a normal Tail Swipe while in Boost Mode, which can be reached by running at high speeds for a certain amount of time or by using Dash Panels (in Sonic Advance 3, Tails must be partnered with Sonic the Hedgehog in order to enter Boost Mode). The speed created from the Boost Mode will then transform the Tail Swipe into the Super Tail Swipe.

When Tails uses the Super Tail Swipe, his twin tails will form a large, light blue wave as they are swung (this wave does not appear in Sonic Advance 3), which will increase his attack range. Most importantly though, the Super Tail Swipe allows Tails to maintain the speed he is currently running at and remain in Boost Mode, unlike the normal Tail Swipe which makes Tails stop entirely. This allows him to literally charge through his enemies.

Rapid Tails Attack
The Rapid Tails Attack is an advance form of the Tail Swipe move where Tails performs a chain of continuous Tail Swipe. This move can only be used when Tails possesses the Rhythm Badge.

Tornado Attack
The Tornado Attack is a far more powerful version of the normal Tail Swipe, where Tails swings his tails with extreme force. Tails can only use this move when having Knuckles as his partner in Sonic Advance 3.

Archie Comics
The Tail Swipe has several appearances in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics as one of Miles "Tails" Prower's standard attacks.

Because of his young age, Tails did not initially participate in many of the fights during the comics early run. Over time however, Tails began to participate more actively in fights and began using his unique twin tails to his advantage, thus developing his Tail Swipe move.

Trivia

 * This move is remarkably similar to what Mario can do when he obtains a Super Leaf, Tanooki Suit, or Cape Feather power-up in the Super Mario Bros. series. When using these power-ups, Mario quickly spins around multiple times to attack foes by hitting them with his Cape or suit's Tail.