TailsTube is a YouTube web series based on Sonic the Hedgehog. It is hosted by Miles "Tails" Prower (Colleen O'Shaughnessey) acting as a Virtual YouTuber. Tails will be answering long-awaited questions from the fandom alongside special guests from the Sonic series.
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Episodes
- Teaser
- Episode 1 (feat. Sonic) (March 24, 2022)
- Episode 2 (feat. ???) (June 9, 2022)
- Episode 3 (feat. Knuckles) (September 22, 2022)
- Episode 4 (feat. Amy Rose) (March 16, 2023)
- Episode 5 (Remember When?) (October 10, 2023)
- Episode 6 (Surprise Gift Exchange Bonanza) (December 21, 2023)
- Episode 7 (Between Two Hedgehogs) (April 25, 2024)
Frequent Troper asks: what tropes are seen used in TailsTube?
- Affably Evil: As a thanks for Tails' present, Eggman gives him a "Get out of invasion free coupon" that will allow him to call off an invasion. And he keeps his end of this deal when Tails uses it to prevent him from crashing a Christmas party.
- Always a Live Transmission: The series is framed as it were a livestream, such as a live chatbox, along with Tails and his guests taking questions from an In-Universe social media site, despite all the episodes being pre-recorded short videos.
- In Episode 2, Eggman's takeover of the show is treated as if he were hijacking Tails' livestream, which he then loses control of shortly afterwards.
- In Episode 6, after the gift exchange by the other heroes, Tails plans on ending his stream, until Eggman literally brings his roof down in order to stage a takeover of the show, but finds no one else is there except for Tails. This isn't framed in-universe as a planned segment, but rather Tails leaving the "camera" running and the two shooting the breeze about the holidays, until Eggman leaves after Tails uses his "Get out of invasion free coupon." After he leaves, Shadow returns, seemingly unaware the show is still going on, but takes the present left behind for him by Tails, with Tails smirking that he got the moment live on camera after Shadow leaves.
- Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: Both Shadow and Sonic name-drop the trope itself, with the first time being through Shadow's assertion that he can anything better than Sonic, and the second time being Sonic repeating what Shadow said in a mocking tone.
- Black Comedy Burst: In Episode 6, Omega gifts Amy a destroyed Motobug. When Amy points out she has robot friends, Omega asks to know where they live.
- Brick Joke: In Episode 3, Knuckles demonstrates his rock's special properties, where it is able to destroy the communicator that Tails sent him. He comes back in Episode 5, where he brought Tails' destroyed device, saying that it wasn't "rock compatible."
- Call-Back:
- Relevant clips from prior games get played on Tails' screen to help illustrate points. In episode one alone, you can see footage from Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Generations, Sonic Unleashed, Team Sonic Racing, the Sonic Advance Trilogy, Sonic Lost World, Sonic Riders and Sonic Forces playing on the screen.
- At the start of episode two, you can faintly hear Sonic talking about his second fight with Shadow from Sonic Adventure 2.
- Episode 5 starts with Tails feeling introspective, with clips of Sonic bonding with himself, Amy, and Knuckles on the Starfall Islands from Sonic Frontiers, which segues into them reminiscing on their very first adventures.
- When Episode 5 has the gang talking about Mighty, Knuckles remembers when the armadillo helped him and "The Boys" back in Knuckles Chaotix, along with Tails showing a clip from the game's title screen.
- Call-Forward: Episode 5 has Sonic refer to Sonic Superstars as the "anniversary" of their adventure on Northstar Islands, with the Episode releasing a week before the game's launch.
- Canon Welding:
- Episode 1 features a question from Tangle the Lemur.
- Episode 6 has Tails mention Jewel the Beetle and how she's organizing a party at the Restoration's HQ from the IDW comics. Him namedropping both of these elements is a part of Sega and the Sonic franchise's efforts to bring things into a streamlined continuity.
- Episode 7 shows off a clip of Sonic and Shadow battling in Sonic Prime, as part of how the show is considered canon to the overall game continuity.
- Christmas Episode: Episode 6 is set during the Holidays, where Tails has gotten himself, Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Omega, and Shadow together to do a gift exchange (though Shadow immediately takes off after being told it was a gift exchange). When Eggman crashes the show, he lets out some Christmas-themed puns before realizing no one else is here.
- Company Cross References: An Easter Egg in Episode 6 shows Tails' monitor playing gameplay footage of the "Sonic the Hedgehog into Dreams" mode from the Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... promo disc.
- Continuity Cameo:
- Plenty via the questions that are sent to Tails, such as Cream the Rabbit, Knuckles, Cubot, and more.
- The first person to ask a question in the first episode is all but said to be Dodon Pa.
- Jet the Hawk makes a small appearance as a picture Tails brings up in Episode 4, where he's wearing a Sonic hat with a cranky scowl.
- Continuity Nod:
- In Episode 6, Eggman name drops Sage from Frontiers, saying she was looking for fun "family bonding" things to do together.
- In Episode 7, Sonic, Tails, and Shadow recount the rivals' past confrontations with each other, including their original fights in Adventure 2 and team clash in Heroes, while also keeping in mind Shadow and the other teams working together to stop Metal Sonic. When Tails asks the two rivals to compliment each other, Sonic and Shadow specifically point out each other's proficiency in Chaos Control, with Sonic admitting that Shadow's ability to warp space-time was impressive, and Shadow doing the same in regards to how Sonic was able to induce the phenomenon with a fake Chaos Emerald.
- Cutting Off the Branches: In Episode 7 Sonic calls Shadow a sore loser under his breath when they talk about meeting again (and fighting) in Heroes, implying that canonically Team Sonic wins the Team Sonic vs Team Dark boss fight.
- Diegetic Soundtrack Usage: At the start of Episode 4, Tails briefly hums part of "Believe In Myself" from Sonic Adventure 2 before he realizes that he's live.
- Do Not Adjust Your Set: Dr. Eggman does this when he takes over the broadcast in Episode 2.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus:
- In the second episode, after Tails gets control back from Dr. Eggman taking over the show, Cubot can be seen behind Orbot slinking away from the camera feed while holding two Wisp capsules.
- In the fourth episode, Chao will occasionally pass by in the background of Amy's feed.
- Foreshadowing: At the end of the fifth episode, Sonic mentions that they're almost to the anniversary of the time they went to Northstar Islands (the game officially coming out roughly a week after this episode aired), with Amy wondering if they'll be able to invite someone before she's cut off as she walks away. She's referring to Trip, who eventually becomes an ally to the heroes in Superstars.
- Fourth-Wall Mail Slot: Tails and his guests answer questions that have been bugging Sonic fans for some time.
- Friendly Enemy: Despite Orbot being part of Dr. Eggman's empire and thus, Tails' enemy, that doesn't stop him from having a pretty good relationship with the Fox, as he is a guest on the second episode.
- Hostile Show Takeover:
- Episode 2 ends up getting hijacked and taken over by Dr. Eggman at one point. He doesn't get very far before Tails takes it back.
- Downplayed, but Eggman literally crashes through Tails' roof in Episode 6, looking to stage a takeover of the show, only to be met with only Tails, as everyone else already left, but the show is still going. The two briefly have a friendly conversation about the Holidays before he leaves in a huff.
- Hypocritical Humor: Knuckles admonishes Fang the Hunter for willingly working for Dr. Eggman, even asking "What kind of jerk works for Eggman?" This is immediately followed by Sonic calling Knuckles out for the times he unwillingly teamed up with Eggman in the past, to which Knuckles defensively yells "one time!" at the group. The other three then mutter to themselves about how Knuckles was tricked at least two more times afterwards.
- Killed Offscreen: Episode 2 explains that the reason G.U.N. wasn't involved during Sonic Forces was due to Dr. Eggman destroying the organization after capturing Sonic. He says he "put them in their place", but the implications are obvious.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: The discussion that Tails, Sonic, Amy, and Knuckles have in Episode 5 regarding Fang the Hunter's various regional name changes ever since his debut game. Sonic, Knuckles, and Amy are confused about his conflicting titles and species, likely reflecting fans who knew Fang by any of his former names. Tails is the one to clarify that they're all aliases for the jerboa, as explained by Sonic Superstars.
- Leitmotif:
- The first episode, that introduces Tails' channel, features an instrumental version of "Believe in Myself" from Sonic Adventure 2.
- When characters other than Sonic appear as a singular guest star (or hack into the channel), their instrumental theme song plays in the background. Dr. Eggman uses "E.G.G.M.A.N.", Knuckles uses "Unknown from M.E.", and Amy uses "My Sweet Passion". Rather than "Throw it All Away" Or "All Hail Shadow", Shadow uses the Forces version of "Supporting Me".
- Manipulative Editing: Played for laughs in episode four when Tails clearly has some clips of Sonic spliced together to make it look like he's saying "I love TailsTube."
- Mythology Gag:
- One of the folders shown is titled "Extreme Gear concepts".
- One of the users that sends in a question is "SonicFan4Eva", with the profile pic showing it to be Tangle the Lemur from the IDW comics using her render from Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.
- One of the usernames is "Spiral Hill Fan Club", which is another reference to the IDW Comics, Tangle's hometown of Spiral Hill Village. It’s also a reference to the fan club seen in one of the 2019 annual stories. The profile picture for the user is the little blonde girl seen in some of the Pre-Rendered Cutscenes of Sonic Adventure 2.
- Tails' username shown in Episode 2 is Sky Patrol.
- Tails ponders if there's a multiverse version of Sonic with blue arms, referencing the iterations of Sonic from Sonic Boom and the Sonic The Hedgehog films.
- The updated background introduced in Episode 5 is Tails' laboratory from the 3DS version of Sonic Lost World. It's also loaded with Tails-related ephemera, including the modern incarnation of the Tornado, the Yellow Tail, a bag of mint candies (Tails' favorite kind of sweets, as established all the way back in Sonic the Hedgehog 2's Japanese manual), and the Rhythm Badge. The chalkboard in the back also features a self-illustrated drawing of Sonic based on his Classic-era Western box art look, "mohawk" quills and all.
- Perhaps the most surprising detail in the new background is Cosmo's pot; it should be said, however, that Tyson Hesse (who designed the new background) included it as just a cute little easter egg and nothing more.
- Perhaps the most surprising detail in the new background is Cosmo's pot; it should be said, however, that Tyson Hesse (who designed the new background) included it as just a cute little easter egg
- The "Wanted!" Poster of Fang Tails pops up in Episode 5 is modeled after the one seen in City Escape Act 1 from Sonic Generations, with the poster using his Sonic the Fighters render instead of his portrait from Triple Trouble. The same posters of Bean and Bark from Generations also appear in this episode.
- In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Knuckles mutters to himself that he likes Fang's hat, referencing the OVA where he wore that exact same hat.
- Episode 6 has Tails gifting Eggman a book called "102 Things To Build On A Rainy Day," with the number being a reference to Gamma's designation number from Sonic Adventure. Gamma himself is also on the cover of the book.
- Out of Focus: Episode 5 explains that characters that've only appeared in the Classic era (namely Mighty, Ray, and the Hooligans) are still around in the Modern era, but they've been busy having their own adventures and escapades and Sonic and co. simply haven't been able to catch up with any of them, hence why we haven't seen them outside of Classic-centric games and media.
- Paper-Thin Disguise:
- A user asking about the Chaos Emeralds is pretty obviously Rouge.
- Parodied when Cubot sends in a question, but Dr. Eggman asked him not to use his own name before sending one in. He ends up following his instructions to the letter, where Cubot's username is "dontregisteryourownnamecubot" while also having a profile picture of himself.
- Pet the Dog: At the start of Episode 6, Shadow immediately takes off, thinking the gift exchange is a waste of time. Before the video is over, Shadow comes back after hearing the commotion from Tails' workshop, seeing that Tails has left a present for him. After reading the card, he ends up taking the scarf that Tails left, conceding it is a little chilly.
- Please Subscribe to Our Channel: Befitting a take of online channels, Tails closes out in this manner in Episode 2.
- Retcon:
- Episodes 4 and 5 definitively undo the concept of the Classic-era characters being from an alternate universe.
- Episode 4 re-establishes Sonic Generations' explanation of Classic Sonic being a younger version of Sonic from the past, and Tails even refers to time as "one dimension of reality" to clarify that that's what he meant when calling Classic Sonic "that Sonic from another dimension" in Sonic Forces.
- Episode 5 establishes that characters like Mighty, Ray, and the Hooligans are still alive and kicking in the Modern era; we just haven't seen them around because they're busy with their own escapades.
- The image depicting the opening of SegaSonic the Hedgehog in Episode 5 has Ray depicted wearing the blue shoes he's been wearing since his reintroduction in Sonic Mania, rather than the red ones he wears in the actual game, indicating that Ray's red shoes have been retconned away.
- Episodes 4 and 5 definitively undo the concept of the Classic-era characters being from an alternate universe.
- Rule of Cool: Sonic's explanation for using a car in races.
- Running Gag: Knuckles and his love for rocks. He uses one to destroy Tails' communicator in Episode 3, says the communicator isn't rock-compatible in Episode 5, and then gives Omega a rock in Episode 6 as a Christmas present.
- Screen Name: Fitting a show that is framed as a livestream, when Tails and his guests take questions from their In-Universe social media site, characters make brief cameos with their usernames highlighting an aspect of their personality or character.
- "BigMotorPapa" is Dodon Pa from Team Sonic Racing, whose name is a reference to him being the boss of his company, Donpa Motors.
- "SonicFan4Eva" is Tangle the Lemur from the IDW Comics, who became fast friends with Sonic after her introduction, and was already a big fan of the blue blur himself.
- "I <3 Jewels" is Rouge the Bat, who is a treasure hunter who loves jewels, and her question immediately asks about the Chaos Emeralds.
- "Spiral Hill Fan Club" is a bit of an obscure pull, not representing a specific character, but rather the group of Sonic fans from the comics under the same name, with their profile pic being the little blonde girl from Sonic Adventure 2's pre-rendered cutscenes.
- Played for Laughs with Cubot, whose username is "dontregisteryourownnamecubot" when Dr. Eggman asked him not to use his own name before sending a question in.
- Tails, who normally runs the show, has his own username pop up as "SkyPatrol," right before he regains control of his stream from Dr. Eggman. This one stems from one of his solo games, Tails' Skypatrol.
- "ChaoRtheBest" is Cream the Rabbit, who asks her question in a rather polite way, matching her personality, and her username stemming from her love of Chao, along with having two Chao companions, Cheese and Chocola.
- Knuckles asks two questions in the fourth episode, with his username being..."KNUCKLES," with this name and his questions being asked in Caps Lock, highlighting his unfamiliarity with technology and social media due to his reclusive lifestyle.
- Shout-Out: Episode 7 is titled "Between Two Hedgehogs", has Tails add a pair of hedges to his set, and features Sonic and Shadow primarily ribbing, insulting, or threatening each other. These are nods to Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, which uses this exact setup (but with ferns instead of hedges, obviously).
- Special Guest: Each episode of the show features someone besides Tails to host the Q-and-A period or talk on the show.
- The first episode has Sonic, talking via a call. Sonic also briefly crashes the show in the third episode.
- Orbot is Tails' guest for the second episode, with Eggman taking over the show midway through.
- Knuckles is Tails' third guest, who talks to the fox via a communication device that was sent to the island.
- Amy is the special guest of Episode 4, who also talks to the fox via a communication device from a Chao Garden.
- Episode 5 has Sonic, Amy, and Knuckles joining Tails as they reminisce on past adventures.
- Episode 6 has Team Sonic again (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy), who are also joined by Team Dark (Shadow, Rouge, and E-123 Omega). Shadow takes off once he realizes that he was tricked into coming on as a guest for the gift exchange, leaving Rouge and Omega behind. After everyone else leaves, Dr. Eggman and Orbot literally drop in to crash the show, becoming impromptu special guests.
- Episode 7 has Sonic again, with Shadow being the episode's guest and actually sticking around for the whole thing.
- Stealth Sequel:
- In Episode 3's case, a stealth prequel. The episode ends with Tails telling Sonic that while he was tracing the Chaos Emeralds' energy signal, he came across a mysterious set of islands, and asks Sonic if he wants to check it out. It is implied that these islands are the Starfall Islands, which makes the episode a prequel to Sonic Frontiers, with Tails even asking Sonic if they can bring Amy along with them.
- Following Episode 3's example, Episode 5 ends with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy remarking that the anniversary of their adventure on the Northstar Islands is coming up, making the episode a sequel to the events of Sonic Superstars. Amy even ponders if next time they could invite someone. Although she gets cut off before the end, it is all but stated she's talking about Trip the Sungazer, who makes a Heel–Face Turn during the game and joins them.
- Surveillance as the Plot Demands: Tails usually has a cutscene, gameplay video, or something related on-hand that he will bring up when he's recounting his adventures Sonic to illustrate his point or refer to a past event. How Tails got all that footage from the previous games, including one that was wiped from the timeline, will forever be a mystery.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Discussed in Episode 5, where Knuckles notes how similar Mighty and Ray are to Sonic and Tails, though he gets tongue-tied when Sonic points out the same can be applied to him.
- Touché: When Tails claims Orbot is biased in favor of Eggman, Orbot points out Tails' bias for Sonic. Tails responds with this.
- Versus Character Splash: The one from Sonic Colors Ultimate pops up in Episode 4 when Metal Sonic is brought up.
