Dark Horse and Sega Reveal Classic Sonic and Tails Vinyl Figures

There was always one kid who got stuck playing Tails in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. If your friend had the first controller, you spent half of Emerald Hill trying to keep up and the other half waiting for Sonic to stop long enough for you to catch up. Still, when Sega introduced Miles "Tails" Prower in the 1992 Genesis game, handing somebody that second controller meant they could actually join you for the ride.

Thirty years later, the movie sequel with the same name gave the two their own big-screen team-up. Colleen O'Shaughnessey carried her role as Tails from the games into the movies, where the fox joined Ben Schwartz's Sonic in taking on Dr. Robotnik. For fans who met the pair on the Genesis, though, a couple of red shoes and two wildly different patches of terrain are enough to place them.

Collider can exclusively share details on Dark Horse and Sega's new classic Sonic and Tails vinyl figures, which pull the pair straight out of the 1992 game. Previously teased at San Diego Comic-Con, the figures kick off Dark Horse's official Sonic the Hedgehog collectible line. Bigshot Toyworks sculpted the figures, with J.W. Productions handling prototyping and paint.

Sonic and Tails Revisit Two Classic 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Zones

Sonic stands 8 inches tall, with one of his red shoes kicked back and a cloud of dust trailing him as he tears across a Chemical Plant Zone base. If you spent your childhood dreading the part of Chemical Plant where the pink liquid starts rising, there's something funny about seeing Sonic look this unbothered. He's already halfway out of there.

Tails gets a piece of Emerald Hill Zone, the opening stage of the game that introduced him. His figure stands 7 inches tall and catches him on foot just before takeoff, with both tails raised behind him and his red-and-white shoes still on the ground. Put the two side by side and it looks like Sonic has already taken off for the next level while Tails is about to take the shortcut.