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| Tangle the Lemur | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| First comic appearance | Sonic the Hedgehog #4 (April 2018) |
| Created by | Ian Flynn (writer) Tyson Hesse (artist) |
| Voiced by | Ashlyn Madden[1] |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Ring-tailed lemur |
| Place of origin | Spiral Hill Village |
| Team affiliations | Diamond Cutters |
| Partnerships | Whisper the Wolf Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Abilities | Stretching tail |
Tangle the Lemur (Japanese: タングル・ザ・リーマー, Hepburn: Tanguru za Rīmā) is a character from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, created for IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. Created by writer Ian Flynn and artist Tyson Hesse, she debuted in the series in 2018 and was one of the first original characters introduced in the IDW series.
She is a grey anthropomorphic ring-tailed lemur known for her bubbly and thrill-seeking personality, as well as her elastic prehensile tail.
Creation and development
[edit]Tangle was brought up when the staff at IDW Publishing wanted an independent female character who could join Sonic on his adventures. Since none of the main female characters within the Sonic series were able to fit that occupation, Tangle, who would be able to accompany Sonic’s adventures and look cool while doing it, was thus conceptualized.[2] Lead writer Ian Flynn conceptualized the character, while artist Tyson Hesse handled her design.[3]
Prior to being given a name at all, IDW wanted the character “to be like a lot of other great Sonic characters and have a special ability tied to one of her features.”[4] Ultimately, she was inspired by the prototype rabbit design of Sonic—this concept for him was that she could utilize her ears to pick up and throw objects,[2] hence, she was pitched as “Tangle the Hare” initially.[5] After pondering for animals who could do cool features with their traits such as flexible bunny ears and noses reminiscent of an anteater,[6] the staff decided on a ring-tailed lemur, whose tail could prove a highly adaptable tool. Finally, she was given the name “Tangle” as a reference to how “she likes to "tangle" with bad guys.”[6]
Appearances
[edit]Comics
[edit]In her first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog #4, Tangle helps defend her hometown of Spiral Hill Village from a Badnik raid. Sonic arrives to assist her against the attacking robots, while Blaze the Cat later joins them to help defeat the remaining Badniks.[7]
Following her introduction, she reappears in the Battle for Angel Island storyline, where she joined the Resistance in defending Angel Island from Neo Metal Sonic's forces.[8] During the conflict, she also meets Whisper the Wolf,[8] who would later become her closest ally.[9]
After the battle, Tangle invited Whisper to visit Spiral Hill Village and introduced her to her friend Jewel the Beetle, curator of the local Mineral Museum. When the Babylon Rogues stole valuables from the museum and inadvertently abducted Jewel, Tangle and Whisper pursued them and ultimately rescued Jewel while recovering the stolen items.[10]
In 2019, Tangle starred with Whisper in the four-issue miniseries Tangle & Whisper.
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Video games
[edit]Tangle appeared in numerous mobile games, such as Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Rumble Party.[11][12][13][14][15][16][better source needed] Prior to her first console debut in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds,[17] she was briefly mentioned in Sonic Frontiers, which in turn confirmed the comic series were part of the mainline canon.[18]
In other media
[edit]Tangle makes recurring appearances in the audio drama series The Chaotix Casefiles.[1] She later was featured in the web series TailsTube.[19]
Merchandise
[edit]Tangle has received merchandise based on her appearances in the IDW comic series, including plush toys.[20] In 2025, an action figure of Tangle was released by Jakks Pacific as part of its Sonic the Hedgehog toyline.[21]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sonic fans can't handle these 2 long-awaited voice reveals". rollingout.com. 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- 1 2 Thurmond, Joey (February 15, 2018). "Writer Ian Flynn Discusses Giving The Sonic Comic Series A Fresh Start". Game Informer. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Ian Flynn [@IanFlynnBKC] (January 24, 2018). "@tyson_hesse took my vague ideas and made magic happen" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Yehl, Joshua (January 24, 2018). "Sonic the Hedgehog's Newest Ally Is Tangle the Ring-tailed Lemur". IGN. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ↑ "BumbleKast for May 23rd, 2022 - Priority Q&A Podcast with Ian Flynn". Youtube. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- 1 2 "IDW Sonic Comic Squad". Facebook. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Caroline Cespedes: "How do you choose what different animals the characters are, such as Tangle and Starline?" / David Mariotte: "That's a very interesting question! Sometimes it just happens naturally—Whisper was always planned as a wolf. Sometimes it takes a couple of revisions. For Tangle, we though about all sorts of animals that have a really distinct feature that we thought could be bendy. Like bendy rabbit ears came up, as well as like a anteater type nose. But Lemur ended up making the most sense."
- ↑ Flynn, Ian (w), Stanley, Evan (a). Sonic the Hedgehog, no. 4 (April 2018). IDW Publishing.
- 1 2 Flynn, Ian (w), Yardley, Tracy (a). Sonic the Hedgehog, no. 9 (September 2018). IDW Publishing.
- ↑ Flynn, Ian (w), Stanley, Evan (a). Sonic the Hedgehog, no. 12, p. 18 (September 2018). IDW Publishing.
- ↑ Flynn, Ian (w), Hernandez, Jennifer (a). Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019 (March 2019). IDW Publishing.
- ↑ SEGA HARDLight [@SEGAHARDLight] (June 28, 2020). "Fearless friends and fan favourites Tangle & Whisper join #SonicForces Mobile. Both rare runners will arrive into the battle in a 3-part event!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2020 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Deschamps, Marc (June 28, 2020). "Sonic Fans Are Thrilled That Two IDW Characters Are Coming to the Video Games". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ↑ Lada, Jenni (June 29, 2020). "Sonic Forces Tangle and Whisper Event Announced". Siliconera. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ↑ Musgrave, Shawn (July 13, 2020). "Best iPhone Game Updates: 'Sneaky Sasquatch', 'PUBG Mobile', 'Retro City Rampage DX', 'Homescapes', and More". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ↑ Sonic Speed Simulator [@SonicSimulator] (November 30, 2024). "🍂 New World + Tangle + Mega Sale ‼️🍂 New World! "Autumn Forest", explore this huge forest and scale up large trees! 👟 New Character: Tangle from the comic book world of Sonic makes her debut in Speed Sim! 🐔 New Event: Tangle's wild animal rescue! find and drop off animals that Eggman had captured! ‼️ MEGA SALE, up to 37% off on Skins + Legendary Spinner discount and more!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Sonic Rumble Party [@Sonic_Rumble] (November 27, 2025). "Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf are joining the mayhem…tomorrow! 🐺 Tag your duo – who's locking in Tangle and who's taking Whisper? 👀" (Tweet). Retrieved November 27, 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is getting another three free characters, and yes one of them is NiGHTS". Eurogamer. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ↑ Foster, George (November 11, 2022). "Sonic Frontiers Has References To Jet, Tangle, Cream, And More Of Sonic's Friends". TheGamer. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ Sega (February 26, 2026). TailsTube #14 - Bonus Lap. YouTube.
- ↑ Brown, Tom (May 12, 2021). "IDW's Sonic comic characters Tangle & Whisper get official merchandise". Nintendo Wire. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Jakks Pacific Tangle The Lemur Action Figure Silently Releases At Walmart!". Sonic Stadium. Failinhearts. April 27, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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