Sonic Finally Gives Tails the Big Win He Always Deserved, With One Twist
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Sonic the Hedgehog #50!
IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog finally just gave Tails the big win he always deserved, and it was against none other than his cyborg replacement, Kitsunami «Kit» the Fennec.
As a sidekick to the fastest thing alive, it's expected that Tails will get lost in Sonic's dust every now and then. Tails doesn't seek glory or fame, unlike the Blue Blur who is a sucker for attention. The two-tailed fox is content with limiting himself to supporting Sonic, Leading to Tails getting perpetually overshadowed and overlooked. Tails also prefers utilizing his superior intellect to help Sonic as opposed to resorting to violence, an affinity that naturally lends to Tails serving as the mastermind behind the scenes. While this might be Tails' preference, it can be frustrating for his fans who would love to see their favorite sidekick take center stage for once.
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Luckily, Tails not only has a chance to outperform his cyborg replacement Kit with his superior intellect but even employs impressive physical exploits in Sonic the Hedgehog #50 by writer Ian Flynn, artist Adam Bryce Thomas, colorists Matt Herms, Heather Breckel, Reggie Graham, and letterer Shawn Lee. Tails overcomes Kit mentally two times over the course of their battle. Even though the twin-tailed fox eventually is forced to resort to a second strategy after the first fails, the reason why he wasn't successful initially was due to how much Kit has been brainwashed into blindly following his version of Sonic, Surge the Tenric. The first instance involved Tails trying to find common ground between himself and his opponent in an effort to convince Kit
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