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The Tornado technically belongs to Sonic, not Tails, despite the latter being associated with it more often.
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Collaborative'' marketing material===
===''Collaborative'' marketing material===
Wingtail and [[Blue Booster]]'s escape pod left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before crash-landing in the Green Hill Zone. As the pod opened, the two Autobots scanned a pair of nearby vehicles to take on as their new alternate modes, with Wingtail taking the form of [[Tails]]' biplane. After enjoying speeding through the terrain for a while, the two transformed into robot mode, gave each other one more last fist bump, then transformed back into alt-mode and sped off to parts unknown. {{storylink|#External links|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Collaborative reveal short}}
Wingtail and [[Blue Booster]]'s escape pod left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before crash-landing in the Green Hill Zone. As the pod opened, the two Autobots scanned a pair of nearby vehicles to take on as their new alternate modes, with Wingtail taking the form of [[Sonic]]'s biplane. After enjoying speeding through the terrain for a while, the two transformed into robot mode, gave each other one more last fist bump, then transformed back into alt-mode and sped off to parts unknown. {{storylink|#External links|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Collaborative reveal short}}


==Toys==
==Toys==

Revision as of 00:34, 27 July 2025

Wingtail is an Autobot from Sonic the Hedgehog (via Collaborative).
"All right, the next one of you to call me 'Pixel Brain' gets it!"

Wingtail wants to fly high, so he can reach the highest of all the heavens!

Fiction

Collaborative marketing material

Wingtail and Blue Booster's escape pod left Cybertron before crash-landing in the Green Hill Zone. As the pod opened, the two Autobots scanned a pair of nearby vehicles to take on as their new alternate modes, with Wingtail taking the form of Sonic's biplane. After enjoying speeding through the terrain for a while, the two transformed into robot mode, gave each other one more last fist bump, then transformed back into alt-mode and sped off to parts unknown. Sonic the Hedgehog Collaborative reveal short

Toys

Collaborative

  • Wingtail & Blue Booster (Multi-pack, 2025)
Collaborative Wingtail is based on Tails, the genius twin-tailed fox from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise, and transforms into the games' iconic Tornado biplane (based on its appearance in more recent games like [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Sonic Frontiers|{{#if:||Sonic Frontiers}}]]) in 32 steps. 5mm ports are located on the lower set of wings, which are attached to the arms in robot mode. The vehicle mode features an opening dome canopy, not part of the original design of the Tornado.
The engine thruster attached to the bottom of the alt-mode acts as a blaster in robot mode, with a fiery blue blast effect completing the look in either mode. Unusually, this blast effect is cast in hard plastic rather than rubberized material, and uses a 5mm peghole as opposed to the smaller pegholes traditionally used. The underside of the booster appears to have clips intended for an unknown purpose, plus an extra 5mm port just above the booster which allows the blaster and Blue Booster's accessories to combine into an undocumented super weapon.
Though not intended for removal for transformation, Wingtail's wing assemblies are not permanently affixed to the figure and merely held on with 5 mm posts, making them being prone to popping off while handling the figure (especially when transforming from plane to robot mode), possibly done for safety reasons.
Wingtail and his pack-in buddy Blue Booster were unveiled at Cybertron Con on December 5, 2024, and were then given a proper announcement the following day. They went up for pre-order as a Target exclusive (with limited quantities on Hasbro Pulse) on December 10, and shipped on June 23, 2025, the date of the Sonic franchise's 34th anniversary. However, units were reported showing up on shelves as early as two weeks prior.

Notes

  • Wingtail is far from the first transforming biplane the Sonic franchise has seen — two other versions of the Tornado (the Tornado 2 from [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Sonic Adventure|{{#if:||Sonic Adventure}}]] and the confusingly-named Tornado-1 from [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Sonic Unleashed|{{#if:||Sonic Unleashed}}]]) have secondary mid-air combat modes, while the Cyclone from [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Sonic Adventure 2|{{#if:||Sonic Adventure 2}}]] transforms into a bipedal combat mech armed with a box-busting Vulcan cannon and powerful laser blaster.

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