Sky Patrol


 * For the Sega Game Gear video game, see Tails' Skypatrol.

The Sky Patrol is an aircraft that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It serves as the New Freedom Fighters's air base.

History
The Sky Patrol was a top-secret project and was designed by Tails and Rotor to be the answer to Dr. Eggman's Death Egg Mark 2 and the flying fleets the doctor kept attacking them with. As such, it was kept hidden from Eggman. When the Sky Patrol was ready for its maiden voyage in Mystic Ruins, it came under attack by a Badnik patrol as Rotor was implementing the auto-targeting defenses. While Rotor tried to defend the Sky Patrol, Sonic, Tails and Big came to his aid, and together they destroyed all the Badniks. Following that, Rotor gave Sonic, Tails, and Big a tour of the Sky Patrol where Sonic and Tails restored Rotor's memories of his life in the reality before the Super Genesis Wave. Despite being mentally overwhelmed from regaining his memories, Rotor helped Sonic and Tails with the whereabouts of their friends. (StH #253)

Sonic and Tails, after finding all the missing Freedom Fighters, returned to the Sky Patrol, now ready for launch, with their friends. Once Sally's and Amy's memories were restored, however, Nicole urgently told Rotor to launch the Sky Patrol immediately. There, hovering above Soumerica, Nicole explained that the multiverse was collapsing upon itself and that the planet would soon tear itself apart. (StH #256)

Trivia

 * The Sky Patrol's name is a reference to the Sega Game Gear video game, Tails' Skypatrol.
 * The Sky Patrol's design is based off the Springs and Bumpers gimmicks from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
 * Each of the Sky Patrol's weapons systems is taken from Sonic-related media outside the Archie Comics:
 * The Laser Blaster is an optional Level Up Item for Dr. Eggman in Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle.
 * The Particle Beam Cannon is a weapon utilized by the Heavy Dog and Blue Falcon vehicles in Shadow the Hedgehog.
 * The Omochao Gun is an unlockable weapon from Shadow the Hedgehog for Shadow.
 * The Sonic Power Cannon is the main weapon of the Blue Typhoon from the anime series Sonic X.
 * The Anti-air Missiles are a Special Item from Tails Adventure.
 * The Volkan Cannon is a weapon/attack used by Tails' Cyclone and Eggman's Eggwalker in Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle.