Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27168366-20160109214941/@comment-25622445-20160413154618

Mystic Monkey wrote: Sonic X is absed after canon but shouldn't be regarded as it.

Such as repainting the Tornado purple before meeting Sonic.

The truth is the Tornado was never repainted, the purple/blue coloured Tornado II is a seperate plane introduced in Sonic Adventure. The first Tornado sometimes taken out for a few other adventures but it's just a regular biplane while the later ones are more modified and high-tech. The Tornado first appeared in StH2, Sonic was flying his biplane the Tornado and found a small island to hang out at, not knowing he was being followed by a certain metallic object far behind him. When he landed, he started exploring, but was followed by a shy fox nicknamed Tails by the rest of the animals on said island, Tails was a shy fox with no direction in life, having been bullied for his two tails, but is known to have stopped an invasion of angry birds hell bent on destruction before. He started following Sonic, Sonic was impressed by his ability to keep up with him but thought nothing more of the kid, other than being an annoying tag-along. Eventually, Tails was exploring the island by himself when he came across this majestic plane, being a budding fan on machinery himself, he ran to the plane, meticulously examining it in every detail, until he noticed the owner, Sonic, sleeping under the wing, so he shied away to the other side of the plane to not disturb Sonic. As soon as that happened, a bright flash occurred in the woods, and then a blazing fire was swooping towards the plane, trees were blasted everywhere, in every direction, Tails was amazed by this spectacle, but then a bunch of badniks started digging around the island, as if they were searching for something, Sonic knew who did it, cursed Eggman's name and darted into the fire, Tails, who couldn't resist the sensation of adventure, darted headlong into the fire. Unknowingly, his fate had been sealed...

The Tornado was used to reach the Flying Battery Zone, but was shot down, so Tails couldn't reach the Flying Battery in time, eventually, he came back with a rocket attached to said plane to fly Sonic to the Death Egg just in time for the final showdown. Tails then rescued Sonic at the end by saving him from plunging into the ocean.