Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic Boom)

"Ingenious inventor, expert pilot and Sonic's best friend."

- Sonic Boom Official Website

Miles "Tails" Prower is one of the main characters in the upcoming series, Sonic Boom. He is an anthropomorphic two-tailed fox and the best friend and sidekick of Sonic the Hedgehog. He serves as his team's aerial pilot, gadget specialist and strategist.

Concept and Creation
Tails' attire was meant to emphasize his role as the "gadget guy" of the team. He received a belt to "really show" his gadgets and aviator goggles to reinforce that he was also the team's pilot.

The sports tape Tails wears is inspired by fighters and American football players and is meant to give him a sense of practical heroism by showing that that he is not vain, which is a trait more fitting for villains, when saving the world and to give him a more grounded approach.

Appearance
Among the main characters, Tails has been redesigned the least compared to his game counterpart, except that he stands a little taller. He wears a pair of goggles on his head, wears a work belt that also straps around his shoulder and has sports tape around his shoes similar to Sonic. His gloves appear to be work or miner's gloves instead of the standard cloth gloves.

Personality
Tails is an prolific tinkerer, constantly dreaming up inventions not only to give his team the edge but also to make life easier, though while some of his creations are brilliant, some are of questionable purpose. Unlike Sonic who runs headlong into trouble, Tails plans out the best possible approach to take on a challenge. Sometimes though, he feels like he has to prove that he belongs with his tougher team-mates.

Powers and Abilities
Gifted with a pair of twin-tails, Tails can utilize these unique appendages to achieve flight by twirling his twin tails around like rotary blades, like a helicopter. He can also use them as a turbine to propel himself forward, allowing him to move at higher speed. He is also an ingenious mechanic, inventor and an expert air pilot, as well as one of the best aerial fighters that can use a plane in battle.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Tails is the best friend of Sonic the Hedgehog. He has a brotherly relationship with him and is Sonic's equal partner in his adventures. However, he is not afraid to tell Sonic that he is wrong whenever that happens.

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric/Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal
Tails also appears in the video games Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. The games serve as a prequel to the TV series, where Tails and his friends Sonic, Knuckles and Amy come to a unknown island to battle an ancient evil named Lyric the Last Ancient. Tails is one of the four playable characters in both games, where he can fly in midair similar to Propeller Flying and he can attack enemies with energy bolts, bombs and gadgets. He also has a buddy bot, which he can release onto enemies or to unlock gates for him.

Archie Comics
It was revealed on July 16, 2014 that Archie Comics are set to publish a comic book series based on Sonic Boom which will feature Tails.

Trivia

 * The promotional artwork for Tails is the second artwork of him depicting him holding a wrench; the first being in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.

Quotes
"Somebody needs a hug" in the Gamescom trailer of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric