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* The ''Literature/HarryPotter'' universe has (as mentioned in ''Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'') the [[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Crup Crup]], which resembles a Jacky Russel apart from its forked tail. They normally have the ends clipped in order to preserve TheMasquerade.

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* The ''Literature/HarryPotter'' universe has (as mentioned in ''Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'') the [[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Crup Crup]], which resembles a Jacky Russel Jack Russell Terrier apart from its forked tail. They normally have the ends clipped in order to preserve TheMasquerade.



* One of ''Literature/AesopsFables'' (later adapted by Creator/JeanDeLaFontaine) concerns two travelers -a German and a Turk- who claim to have seen two dragons (one with a hundred heads and the other with a hundred tails) on the other side of a hedge. The multi-headed one was actually the ''least'' dangerous, because all its heads prevented it from going through the hedge, but the multi-tailed one passed through without issue (an allegory for the Holy Roman Empire having many armies each led by their princes, and the Ottoman Empire having only a single leader).

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* One of ''Literature/AesopsFables'' (later adapted by Creator/JeanDeLaFontaine) concerns two travelers -a travelers--a German and a Turk- who Turk--who claim to have seen two dragons (one with a hundred heads and the other with a hundred tails) on the other side of a hedge. The multi-headed one was actually the ''least'' dangerous, because all its heads prevented it from going through the hedge, but the multi-tailed one passed through without issue (an allegory for the Holy Roman Empire having many armies each led by their princes, and the Ottoman Empire having only a single leader).
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* [[MultipleHeadCase The Zipplebacks]] from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.
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* While mutated rather then supernatural, the {{Hellhound}} ActionGirl Surama from ''Webcomic/{{Wurr}}'' has two tails.


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* ''Webcomic/TheGreenhouse'': The demon 'Red' once [[spoiler:she's put into the body of a cat]]. Not yet known whether these twin tails are [[PrehensileTail prehensile]] like her single tail was. [[spoiler:As the cat is probably a magical construct rather than a real cat being possessed, this is best described as GlamourFailure rather than MarkOfTheSupernatural.]]


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* While mutated rather then supernatural, the {{Hellhound}} ActionGirl Surama from ''Webcomic/{{Wurr}}'' has two tails.
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* Though usually born with only one tail, lizards that have the ability to regenerate their tails can end up growing more tails than they had to begin with after the original tail is broken off. This could be because the old tail was not completely severed and regrows with the new tails or if the lizard had suffered enough damage to stimulate multiple points along the tail where regeneration normally takes place, causing multiple tails to grow. [[http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/lizard-grows-six-tails-once-setting-new-world-record/ Just]] [[https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28404-first-known-case-of-a-lizard-growing-six-new-tails-at-once/ look]] [[https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150928-tails-lizards-animals-science-regenerate/ at]] [[http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/10/a-lizard-with-three-tails-and-other-tail-tales/ some]] [[http://www.anoleannals.org/2012/06/24/two-tailed-lizards-howd-that-happen/ examples]].

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* Though usually born with only one tail, lizards that have the ability to regenerate their tails can end up growing more tails than they had to begin with after the original tail is broken off. This could be because the old tail was not completely severed and regrows with the new tails or if the lizard had suffered enough damage to stimulate multiple points along the tail where regeneration normally takes place, causing multiple tails to grow. [[http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/lizard-grows-six-tails-once-setting-new-world-record/ Just]] [[https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28404-first-known-case-of-a-lizard-growing-six-new-tails-at-once/ look]] [[https://news.[[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150928-tails-lizards-animals-science-regenerate/ com/animals/article/150928-tails-lizards-animals-science-regenerate at]] [[http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/10/a-lizard-with-three-tails-and-other-tail-tales/ some]] [[http://www.anoleannals.org/2012/06/24/two-tailed-lizards-howd-that-happen/ examples]].
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* More like 'Multiple Tailed BadassAdorable', but [[PunnyName Miles "Tails" Prower]] in the VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog series has two tails, and frequently uses them to helicopter around. As a nod to folklore concerning Japanese ''kitsune'', he is the smartest character in canon and employs lots of transforming or disguised machinery as weapons and transportation.
* In the video games of ''VideoGame/HarryPotter'', there are several references to the [[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Gytrash Gytrash,]] which are ghostly dogs with forked tails. The gytrash is a creature in English folklore, though only the Harry Potter games describe it with a forked tail.

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* More like 'Multiple Tailed 'Multiple-Tailed BadassAdorable', but [[PunnyName Miles "Tails" Prower]] in the VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series has two tails, and frequently uses them to helicopter around. As a nod to folklore concerning Japanese ''kitsune'', he is the smartest character in canon and employs lots of transforming or disguised machinery as weapons and transportation.
* In the video games of ''VideoGame/HarryPotter'', there are several references to the [[http://harrypotter.wikia.[[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Gytrash Gytrash,]] which are ghostly dogs with forked tails. The gytrash is a creature in English folklore, though only the Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' games describe it with a forked tail.



* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'', with its focus on youkai, unsurprisingly has this.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'', ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', with its focus on youkai, unsurprisingly has this.
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* Cattus from ''Animation/BoBoiBoy Galaxy'' is a cat alien with three tails that allow him to disguise himself as a cactus.
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* ''VideoGame/BoundByBlades'' has one of the bosses, Vaeryth, who has two tails. And can use them both to perform an epic TailSlap capable of covering half the arena.

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* In ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'', Pecora, the current Demon King, has three tails.


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* In ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'', Pecora, the current {{Maou|TheDemonKing}}, has three tails.

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* [[MultipleHeadCase The Zipplebacks]] from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.

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* [[MultipleHeadCase The Zipplebacks]] from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.''Art/RealisticPokemon'': {{Subverted}} with Vulpix and Ninetails, as their extra "tails" are actually massive dreads of matted fur, and these only appear in wild specimens; in domestic Ninetails, daily brushing transforms the dreads into a six-foot train of fur that resembles an opulent gown.


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* King Ghidorah, who appears in several ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' movies. He has two long tails (and three heads).
* ''Film/TheNakedGun 2½'' has a nuclear power commercial, with the family dog having two wagging tails.
* [[FinalBoss Slattern]] of ''Film/PacificRim'' possesses three main tails and several much smaller ones. They're prone to twirling at high speeds to mislead adversaries before striking.

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* King Ghidorah, who appears in several ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' movies. He has two long tails (and three heads).
* ''Film/TheNakedGun 2½'' has a nuclear power commercial, with the family dog having two wagging tails.
* [[FinalBoss Slattern]] of ''Film/PacificRim'' possesses three main tails and several much smaller ones. They're prone to twirling at high speeds to mislead adversaries before striking.
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* King Ghidorah, who appears in several ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' movies. He has two long tails (and three heads).
* ''Film/TheNakedGun 2½'' has a nuclear power commercial, with the family dog having two wagging tails.
* [[FinalBoss Slattern]] of ''Film/PacificRim'' possesses three main tails and several much smaller ones. They're prone to twirling at high speeds to mislead adversaries before striking.
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* ''Film/TheNakedGun 2½'' has a nuclear power commercial, with the family dog having two wagging tails.
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Compare {{Kitsune}} and BakenekoAndNekomata, most instances of which will fall under this trope. Doesn't have anything to do with TwinTails. Compare and contrast MultipleHeadCase for the other end of the animal.

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Compare {{Kitsune}} AsianFoxSpirit and BakenekoAndNekomata, most instances of which will fall under this trope. Doesn't have anything to do with TwinTails. Compare and contrast MultipleHeadCase for the other end of the animal.



* ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'' stars two {{kitsune}}s, one with nine tails and one with just three.

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* ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'' stars two {{kitsune}}s, a pair of [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]], one with nine tails and one with just three.



* Myth/JapaneseMythology: {{Youkai}} especially are known for having multiple tails, the most famous example being the ''{{Kitsune}}'', which is depicted with up to nine tails. The ''{{Nekomata}}'' is another commonly portrayed multi-tailed youkai, which has the appearance of a two-tailed cat. Aside from the Nekomata and Kitsune, there are other Youkai with multiple tails. The ''Orochi'' is a giant serpent with eight ([[LostInTranslation or possibly infinite]]) heads and sometimes the same number of tails, and the ''Raiju'', or Thunderbeast, is depicted as various animals, sometimes described with multiple tails. One particularly powerful nekomata is described as having seven tails rather than two, a result of its great age.

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* Myth/JapaneseMythology: {{Youkai}} especially are known for having multiple tails, the most famous example being the ''{{Kitsune}}'', ''[[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]]'', which is depicted with up to nine tails. The ''{{Nekomata}}'' is another commonly portrayed multi-tailed youkai, which has the appearance of a two-tailed cat. Aside from the Nekomata and Kitsune, there are other Youkai with multiple tails. The ''Orochi'' is a giant serpent with eight ([[LostInTranslation or possibly infinite]]) heads and sometimes the same number of tails, and the ''Raiju'', or Thunderbeast, is depicted as various animals, sometimes described with multiple tails. One particularly powerful nekomata is described as having seven tails rather than two, a result of its great age.



* ''TabletopGame/KitsuneOfFoxesAndFools'': The players are {{Kitsune}} who are awarded additional tails by the kitsune elders for tricking sinful mortals. The first one to get nine tails wins.

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* ''TabletopGame/KitsuneOfFoxesAndFools'': The players are {{Kitsune}} [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]] who are awarded additional tails by the kitsune elders for tricking sinful mortals. The first one to get nine tails wins.



** There are Ran, a nine-tailed {{kitsune}}, Chen, a twin-tailed [[{{Catgirl}} nekomata]], and, somewhat oddly, Orin, a [[{{Catgirl}} kasha]], who looks just like a nekomata despite the fact that they're mythologically unrelated.

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** There are Ran, a nine-tailed {{kitsune}}, [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]], Chen, a twin-tailed [[{{Catgirl}} nekomata]], and, somewhat oddly, Orin, a [[{{Catgirl}} kasha]], who looks just like a nekomata despite the fact that they're mythologically unrelated.
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* In ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesForThreeHundredYearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'', Pecora, the current Demon King, has three tails.

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* In ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesForThreeHundredYearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'', ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'', Pecora, the current Demon King, has three tails.
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* Akita from ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' can [[{{Animorphism}} transform]] into a three-tailed wolf.
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* Sanbi from ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'' has three tails that it uses to communicate its moods and intentions.
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** A crystal dragon's tail forks in two about halfway down its length.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. The demon lord Demogorgon has two tails. The Warped Beasts also have multiple, flail-like tails.
* In ''[[TabletopGame/KitsuneOfFoxesAndFools Kitsune: Of Foxes and Fools]]'' the players are {{Kitsune}} (duh) who are awarded additional tails by the kitsune elders for tricking sinful mortals. The first one to get nine tails wins.
* "Twin Tailed" is a possible morphism in the furry sci-fi RPG ''TabletopGame/HcSvntDracones'', it's considered one of the more "attractive" morphisms and many Vectors have tails surgically added to mimic them. In fact it's so common among Canidae that true twin tails are assumed to have had surgery and take a social penalty among their own kind.

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The demon lord Demogorgon has two tails. The tails.
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Warped Beasts also have multiple, multiple flail-like tails.
** Dracohydras have multiple snakelike tails forking from a common base.
* In ''[[TabletopGame/KitsuneOfFoxesAndFools Kitsune: Of Foxes and Fools]]'' the ''TabletopGame/KitsuneOfFoxesAndFools'': The players are {{Kitsune}} (duh) who are awarded additional tails by the kitsune elders for tricking sinful mortals. The first one to get nine tails wins.
* ''TabletopGame/HcSvntDracones'': "Twin Tailed" is a possible morphism in the furry sci-fi RPG ''TabletopGame/HcSvntDracones'', it's morphism. It's considered one of the more "attractive" morphisms and many Vectors have tails surgically added to mimic them. In fact it's so common among Canidae that true twin tails are assumed to have had surgery and take a social penalty among their own kind.



* TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}: Player characters of the Kitsune race have access to a feat that grants them additional tails and associated magical abilities, and can be stacked up to 8 times for a total of 9 tails.

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* TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}: ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Player characters of the Kitsune race have access to a feat that grants them additional tails and associated magical abilities, and can be stacked up to 8 times for a total of 9 tails.
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* Myth/JapaneseMythology: {{Youkai}} especially are known for having multiple tails, the most famous example being the ''{{Kitsune}}'', which is depicted with up to nine tails. The ''{{Nekomata}}'' is another commonly portrayed multi-tailed youkai, which has the appearance of a two-tailed cat. Aside from the Nekomata and Kitsune, there are other Youkai with multiple tails. The Orochi'' is a giant serpent with eight ([[LostInTranslation or possibly infinite]]) heads and sometimes the same number of tails, and the ''Raiju'', or Thunderbeast, is depicted as various animals, sometimes described with multiple tails. One particularly powerful nekomata is described as having seven tails rather than two, a result of its great age.

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* Myth/JapaneseMythology: {{Youkai}} especially are known for having multiple tails, the most famous example being the ''{{Kitsune}}'', which is depicted with up to nine tails. The ''{{Nekomata}}'' is another commonly portrayed multi-tailed youkai, which has the appearance of a two-tailed cat. Aside from the Nekomata and Kitsune, there are other Youkai with multiple tails. The Orochi'' ''Orochi'' is a giant serpent with eight ([[LostInTranslation or possibly infinite]]) heads and sometimes the same number of tails, and the ''Raiju'', or Thunderbeast, is depicted as various animals, sometimes described with multiple tails. One particularly powerful nekomata is described as having seven tails rather than two, a result of its great age.

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