Tails, Not Sonic, is the Actually Series' True Hero For a Brutal Reason
The most effective comic book heroes are usually those who've endured a great deal of pain or loss — and Tails actually went through more than Sonic the Hedgehog ever did in Archie Comics. This makes the twin-tailed fox a tragic hero, but not in the sense that most would expect.
During the early issues of Archie Comics' discontinued series, Tails had actually been prophesied to be the Chosen One for, as fans later learned, defeating the terrifying villain Mammoth Mogul. But before Tails could fulfill his destiny, readers would discover in issue #114 that the Tails who had been following Sonic for 20 installments (which spans months in Sonic's universe) was a fake. Mammoth Mogul, who'd been trapped in Knuckles' Master Emerald that powers the Floating Island, escaped and kidnapped the real Tails, forcing the poor sidekick to stay in his Turbo Tails form so he could suck the fox's energy from him to restore his own power.
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Ironically, the psyche of the imposter was explored more so than the real Tails even though the latter had just been forced to endure such a long, torturous experience, as revealed in Sonic the Hedgehog #114 by writer Benny Lee, penciler Ron Lim, inkers Andrew Pepoy and Pam Eklund, letterer Jeff Powell and colorists Josh and Aimee Ray. Readers are immediately led to sympathize with the Tails they have no reason to think isn't real as the comic explores a fear festering inside the imposter's mind before he eventually goes out on his own adventure to find the truth. Although Sonic eventually joins him, the focus stays on his sidekick, especially when he learns he's a fake. It's actually quite terrifying as the Tails readers believed was real
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