The Copter Combo (フライトコンビネーション Furaitokonbinēshon?, lit. "Flight Combination") is a move seen in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a Tag Action in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II which allows Tails to carry Sonic and fly together for a short while.
Description[]
In Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, the player can use the Copter Combo by pressing the Tag Action button while in the air. If Sonic is transformed as Super Sonic, using Copter Combo will revert Sonic back to his normal state. The Copter Combo is also automatically performed when Sonic and Tails resurface out of water areas while performing the Submarine Combo. When the Copter Combo is initiated, Sonic and Tails are transported together to the location of the character whose player activated the move, with Tails beginning his flight while Sonic grabs onto his hands will gradually descend. The player can make Tails fly by pressing the Jump button (
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In Single Player mode, the player can manually cancel the move by pressing the Tag Action button while flying, and doing this will make Sonic Spin Jump from Tails' hands. In Multiplayer mode, Tails' movement is controlled by his player, where the flight limit after Tails' player presses the jump button seven times. If Sonic's player presses the Jump button, he will jump off Tails' hands, and either player can either cancel the move by pressing the Tag Action button (which will make Sonic jump off of Tails' hands as with Singe Player mode) or let Sonic simply drop from Tails' hands. The Copter Combo will also be cancelled if an external force affects Sonic or Tails, such as being hit by a Badnik's attack or an obstacle.
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Books and comics[]
IDW Publishing[]
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Tails using copter combo to save Sonic from the Egg Hammer from, Sonic the Hedgehog #1
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, in Vista View Sonic was about to get crushed by a Egg Hammer and Tails swoops in and save him using the copter combo, the move would be utilized with throughout the comics.
Trivia[]
- Among the Zones in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Oil Desert Zone and Sky Fortress Zone are the Zones that have the player utilize this move the most.
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