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Fans will recognize him from his time as Heimdall in the MCU. Elba is more commonly known for his live-action roles. Idris Elba is one of the biggest names in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, having lent his voice to other voice roles in Zootopia, Finding Dory, and The Jungle Book. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 adapts Sonic and Knuckles' initial antagonistic relationship before they eventually team up, creating the iconic trio of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles that is a staple of the Sonic game franchise. Searching for the Master Emerald in order to protect it and honor the Echidna tribe's legacy, Knuckles initially teams up with Robotnik, who manipulates Knuckles into helping him. In 2021, Idris Elba was announced as the voice of Knuckles the Echidna in the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, one of the most popular characters from the Sonic game franchise. Along with Sonic, she is perhaps best known for her roles voicing Sora Takenouchi in the Digimon anime, Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto anime series, among others. O'Shaughnessey has a decorated voice-acting career, appearing in many different franchises and projects besides the Sonic franchise.

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O'Shaughnessey began voicing Tails in 2014 for the Sonic game series and its spinoffs. This leads Tails and Sonic to become friends, teaming up to stop Robotnik and Knuckles' plan. He initially visits Earth to warn Sonic that Knuckles the Echidna is hunting him, after being inspired by Sonic's battle against Robotnik at the end of Sonic the Hedgehog. Tails is an anthropomorphic two-tailed fox who can use his tails to fly at speeds rivaling Sonic by spinning them like a helicopter rotor. Colleen O'Shaughnessey reprises her role as Tails the Fox in the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, being the only voice actor from the game franchise to voice their CGI live-action counterpart thus far.

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