Tails (Super Smash Flash 2)

This article is about Tails's appearance in Super Smash Flash 2. For the character in other contexts, see Miles "Tails" Prower.

Tails is a playable newcomer character in Super Smash Flash 2. He still retains the sprites that were used in Super Smash Flash.

Tails ranks 11th on the current tier list; a small drop from his 8th place position last demo. Tails has good priority in his attacks, a solid air game, a decent recovery, good combo ability and kill moves in his up smash, down smash and his back aerial. Tails has a decent recovery with four midair jumps, good air speed, he can use Spin Dash and his back aerial to help him travel through the air horizontally. He has a solid down aerial meteor smash that can net him early K.O.s. He has good mobility with his good air speed and his Pseudo wavedash. Most of his attacks flow into each other perfectly giving him amazing combo ability.

However, he has problems dealing with characters who posses disjointed range that can go through his higher priority attacks, ex Ichigo and Marth. He has problems KO'ing his opponents because he has few KO options and most of his KO moves require good set ups. His projectile is slow, easy to avoid and covers a short distance. He also has a high learning curve which requires tons of practice to master him.

Regardless of Tails' flaws, he is a good character with great potential. However, Tails requires a lot of knowledge on how to use the character and the various techniques that he is able to perform, to be played at his full power.

Tails has a growing player and has decent representation in online tournaments. Most beginner Tails players would spam his side special, Rhythm Twister, instead of using him to his full potential. Experienced Tails players would use the various techniques that can be used out of Spin Dash. Tails players ,such as RemPrower, take top spots in tournaments.

Attributes

Tails can be described as a character who can execute everything, but excels at nothing due to his attributes. Tails has great mobility with having the fifth best dashing speed, good air speed and having a pseudo-wavedash that, when fully charged, can cover three/fourths of Final Destination. Tails has amazing combo ability with his attacks being able to flow into one another perfectly. Tails has a projectile in his Electron Cannon that has high priority, like most of his attacks, and can break shields. He has kill moves in his up smash, down smash and his back aerial. He has a powerful meteor smash in his down aerial which can to lead to early kills on his opponent. His down special, Spin Dash, is one of the main forces behind his advanced techniques in that it is required to perform his pseudo-wavedash, can cancel out low-priority projectiles and gives him a variety of options to mix things up. Tails' gravity benefits him, in that he is not as susceptible to combos and chain grabs like other fast fallers.

However, Tails suffers from poor reach in the majority of his attacks. His projectile is slow, easy to avoid and leaves him vulnerable for a few seconds making it unreliable. Due to having few KO moves; Tails needs to keep them fresh or risk not being able to KO his opponent, at the same time he needs set ups that will lead into his KO moves and has to over rely on his down aerial. His gravity flaws him, in that his falling speed brings down his recovery and does not give him good vertical endurance like other fast fallers. Due to this, if Tails were to get meteor smashed offstage, then he will most likely not be making it back to the stage despite possessing multiple midair jumps. His grab and throw game is rather poor especially compared to other characters (tied with Peach for having the 13th longest grab range in the current demo and having useless throws with the exception, of maybe, his up throw).

Tails is similar to Melee's Fox, in that he has a high learning curve. He needs good reflexes, good strategy and knowledge of how he works to play him to his full potential.

Moveset

Ground attacks

Standard attack 1: Tails punches. 2%
Standard Attack 2: Tails punches. 2%
Standard Attack 3: Tails dashes forwards and frantically moves his arms and legs around. 6%
Down tilt: Tails whips his tail around him on the ground. Great for putting opponents in the air. Can lead into his up smash. 6%
Down smash: A boxing glove on a chain appears, which Tails whips around his body, while dealing tremendous knockback. 14% uncharged, 20% fully charged.
Side tilt: Tails whips his tail forwards. 10%
Forward smash: Claps his hands forward. It does only moderate knockback. 13% uncharged, 19% fully charged.
Up tilt:Tails curls into a ball and does a small jump upwards. 7%
Up smash: Tails points upward, and a boxing glove on a chain springs out of the ground in front of him to the level at which he is pointing. 14% uncharged, 20% fully charged.
Dash attack: Curls into a ball and rolls forward, like Sonic's but knocks the opponent behind him. 6%

Aerial attacks

Neutral aerial: Spins in place, like Sonic. If all hits connect 17% total.
Forward aerial: Whips his tail in front of himself; like his Side Special, but with only one spin. 6%
Back aerial: Spins his tails like a propeller behind himself and propels himself forawrd. Good knockback and can be used to KO at high percentages. 7%
Up aerial: Kicks upward with both feet in handstand position. 9%
Down aerial: Whips his tail diagonally underneath himself. It is a powerful meteor smash that sends opponents diagonally downward. Can be Ken Combo'ed into with his forward aerial. 8%

Grabs & throws

Grab: Reaches forward with one hand.
Pummel: Punches his opponent. All hits do 1%
Forward throw: Throws his opponent forwards with both hands. 7%
Back throw: Throws his opponent behind him and does a mule kick. Sets opponents up for edge-guarding.8%
Up throw: Carries his opponent up into the air and punches him, sending his opponent upwards. Tails can move left or right while performing the throw. At low percentages the throw can be followed up with a forward aerial. 5%
Down throw: Throws opponent on ground and spins on top of them, dealing multiple hits. 8%

Other

Ledge attack: Tails flies a short distance upwards and lands on the ground, smacking the opponent with his tails. 3%
100% ledge attack: None.
Floor attack: Does a spin encased in a tornado. 6%

Special moves

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Misc.

Entrance: Tails flies above the platform using his tails and lands on the ground.
Taunts:
- Standard: Jumps and yells: "Yes!"
- Side: Same as standard
- Down: Does a star jump and exclaims: "Yeah!"
Revival platform: Riding on the "Tornado".
Fanfare: Act Clear theme from Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Wins: Tails jumps, gives a thumbs up, and says, "heh heh" "Leave it to me!" while striking a pose.
Loses: Tails claps to the winner.

Changes from v0.9a

Tails has received a mix of buffs and nerfs. However, he remains an effective character.

Aesthetics

Tails now waves toward the screen during his On-screen appearance.

Attributes

Gravity was decreased, this makes it more easier for Tails to recover.

Aerial attacks

Up air is stronger.
Forward air is stronger.

Grabs and throws

Grab range was increased.
Tails can now carry opponents when using up throw.
- However, it no longer leaves the opponent in enough hitstun for good follow ups.

Special moves

Energy Ball Blaster is faster.
- However, it no longer breaks shields.
Spin Dash lost a lot options out of it.
- However, it is stronger and can be canceled in the air.
Tails Whirlwind gain more momentum and has a vortex effect. This makes it better as a approach option.

In competitive play

Match ups

Notable players

RemPrower
Chaos0
Bomono

Tier placement history

In tier lists for demo v0.7;Tails was seen as a top tier character because he ranked 2nd of A tier on the first list and ranked 1st of S tier on the second list. In demo v0.8b; Tails dropped to 16th of D tier from his 1st place position of S tier which he was tied of with Sonic for having had the largest tier drop from demo v0.8b to v0.9a(dropped by 15 tier positions). In demo 0.9a; Tails rose to 8th of what can considered A tier where he is seen as a top tier character once more. In demo v0.9b, Tails dropped to 11th of A tier where he is seen a high tier character.