Yellow Tail

The Yellow Tail (イエローテイル) is a recurring board type Extreme Gear that appears in the Sonic Riders series. It is Miles "Tails" Prower's character board, exclusive to him, meaning only he can use it, and his default Extreme Gear. It is one of the first Extreme Gears available in every games in the Sonic Riders series.

Sonic Riders
"Tails was already comfortable with air tricks, so he caught on quick thanks to his trusty Yellow Tail Board and his many airborne talents. This board was created by Robotnik, Inc. Specifically for Tails"

- Description from Sonic Riders (Website)

"By Robotnik Corp. Flight Type Air board."

- Game description in Sonic Riders.

The Yellow Tail first appeared in Sonic Riders. In this game, it was designed as a metal plated yellow-orangish hovering air board with a yellow stripe ringing around it.

As a customized porduct from Robotnik Corp., the Yellow Tail is made especially for Tails. With healthy stats it is bounty-of-a-board. The Yellow tail is considered one of the starter Extreme Gear in the game, meaning it is easy to master, though it does not possess any overwhelming stats.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
"Tails' Gear built anew from the ground up with a body made of transformable morphing metal"

- Game description in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

The Yellow Tail returned in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity once again as Tails' trusty Extreme Gear. It has in this game received a noticeable redesign, resembling a bone shaped yellow aircraft board with a two white sections, and a platform on top to balance Tails. This version of Yellow Tail, however, is not explicitly that same as the one seen in Sonic Riders, but rather a completely rebuilt Extreme Gear from the ground up, by Tails, with the metal used for it having tranforming properties. When in use, the Yellow Tail can change type into a Air ride type with its Gear Change.

Gear Parts

 * Max Speed UP: Increases the Yellow Tail's top speed.
 * Air Ride: Turns the Yellow Tail into an Air Ride type Extreme Gear, allowing it to glide through the air and Dash Rings.
 * GP Gauge UP: Raises Yellow Tail's GP gauge by 25 points.

Sonic Free Riders
The Yellow Tail appeared for a third time in Sonic Free Riders. In this game, the Yellow Tail was given another redesign, this time having been given a hull-shaped, but still sleek and thin, design. While it also still maintains its yellow and gray color scheme, it has also been given red metal accents and outlines. According to its profile, Tails personally customized the Yellow Tail for himself. While it lacks overall power, it makes up for it in racing capabilities.

Archie Comics
The Yellow Tail made a brief appearance in the Archie Comics. In this media, the Yellow Tail was one of the Extreme Gears constructed by Miles "Tails" Prower so that the rest of the team could keep up with Sonic the Hedgehog during their missions.

The Yellow Tail's first and only appearance so far has been in Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 164's second story, "Sonic Riders - Part two", which served as a comic adaption of Sonic Riders. After Sonic returned to Freedom HQ, beaten and bruised by the Babylon Rogues, the hedgehog was at a loss of how to stop this group, who had promised to come to attack Knothole the next day. Tails, however, presented a solution to this problem, by giving themselves their own Extreme Gear, the Yellow Tail included, so they could face the Rogues on even grounds. While Knuckles took a look on the Yellow Tail, Tails pointed out that though the boards were prototypes, they were all functional.

The next day, Tails arrived on the Yellow Tail outside of Knothole, along with Sonic and Knuckles on their own Extreme Gear, and managed to intercept the Babylon Rogues with their Extreme Gear. Tails himself squared off against Wave on his Yellow Tail, though Wave dismissed the Yellow Tail as a piece of junk, much to Tails' anger. Eventually though, the heroes were successful in defeating the Babylon Rogues and driving them off.

Trivia

 * In Sonic Riders and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity the Yellow Tail has the same stats as the Blue Star and the Type-W.