Tails' rocket is a vehicle that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a rocket invented by Tails to help Sonic reach the E.G.G. Station Zone. Later, Tails' rocket was stolen by Metal Sonic, who used it to follow Sonic and Tails to White Park Zone.
Description[]
The rocket has a black and red color scheme, with some areas colored yellow. Tails' two signature tails are painted to the sides. There are around eight rockets on it. This allows the rocket to travel at extremely fast speeds.
History[]
Sonic the Hedgehog 4[]
Episode I[]
Tails' rocket first appears in the console/PC version of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I. Constructed by Tails, the rocket was a part of Tails' secret support of Sonic during his battles with Dr. Eggman.[1] Eggman escaped by flying away in his Egg Mobile and retreated to the E.G.G. Station Zone when Sonic later chases him through Splash Hill Zone. He jumps off a nearby edge and boards the conveniently-placed rocket to pursue Eggman, taking him straight to the E.G.G. Station.
Episode Metal[]
In Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal, Metal Sonic finds Tails' rocket abandoned in the end of Episode Metal Act 4, surrounded by Flickies. As he glances at it, he watches Sonic and Tails fly in the Tornado to Sylvania Castle. He uses the new power he has gotten from Lost Labyrinth Zone to scare off the Flickies around him, takes the rocket, and pursues Sonic and Tails to White Park Zone.
Episode II[]
Metal Sonic piloting Tails' rocket, from Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II.
Tails' rocket makes a brief appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II during the battle with Metal Sonic in White Park Zone. Having chased Sonic and Tails to the White Park Zone, Metal Sonic arrives on the scene by flying in Tails' rocket. As Metal Sonic challenges the duo to a fight, the robot jumps off Tails' rocket to face Sonic and Tails, leaving it to fly away.
In other media[]
Books and comics[]
Archie Comics[]
Tails' rocket in the Archie Comics.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Tails' rocket makes an appearance as a part of the comic's adaptation of the events leading up to Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II. Created by Tails, the rocket was sent into space to pick up Sonic after his battle with Dr. Eggman and his Death Egg Robot in E.G.G. Station Zone. As the space station exploded, Sonic jumped into the rocket and used it to return safely to the surface of the planet.
Trivia[]
- As the cutscene with Tails' rocket is missing in the initial iOS release of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, the rocket does not exist in mobile versions and it is not shown how Sonic reached E.G.G. Station Zone.
- The color scheme and design of Tails' rocket bears a strong resemblance to the Tornado-1.
See also[]
References[]
- ā 1.0 1.1 Sonic The Hedgehog 4. Sega. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved on 27 October 2017.