Flicky (Sonic the Comic)

Flicky is a species that appears in the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions. It is a race of songbirds originating from planet Drak, which migrate to Mobius once every year.

Anatomy
The general Flicky is a small and round-shaped bird with thick three-toed feet. They have a round-shaped head with two large eyes, a round torso with a differently colored belly, a soft beak and hair tuffs on their head. Their wings are medium-sized compared to their body and their tail consists of delicate feathers.

The Flickies come in a variety of different colors, particularly their plumage. Their eyes and skin differentiate less though, the latter only being either being yellow or orange while the former can be either blue, brown or green. They can also have different hair styles, some more elaborate than others. Some Flickies also display facial markings, like colored cheeks, or even a chubbier built.

Characteristics
Flickies are unable to speak regular language, instead communicating by a sort of tweeting that only Tails can understand (although he later says it is not exactly a language, and he only gets a feeling of what the Flickies mean). While recognized as fauna, Flickies have demonstrated remarkable intelligence. They also possess a great deal of energy which makes them perfect organic batteries for Badniks.

Habitats
The Flickies originate from planet Drak, a planet located in another dimension, although their exact habitat is unknown. When migrating to Mobius, they reside exclusively on Flickies' Island, a haven of peace and tranquility.

History
Coming from planet Drak, the Flickies would migrate to Flickies' Island on Mobius once a year for a few weeks using a Mobius Ring, an inter-dimensional portal from the Drakon Empire. After Dr. Robotnik had been overthrown as ruler of Mobius, he made a base on Flickies' Island, intending to discover the Flickies' secret. Learning of their great potential as organic batteries, Robotnik caught several Flickies to power his new Badniks. One Flicky escaped though and brought in Sonic and Tails to help. However, Robotnik's plan was thwarted by the intervention of the Drakon Empire, who had left the island's Mobius Ring as a way of knowing when the Mobians had grown to be a potential threat to them. Robotnik was captured by a Drakon Prosecutor and taken to Drak, and the Mobius Ring was deactivated.

Flickies' were later seen in their native habitat on the Drakon homeworld Drak. After making a deal with the Drakon's Emperor Ko-Dorr, Robotnik ran his operations from Flickies' Island and continued to use Flickies to power his new model of Badniks until his base was destroyed.

Trivia

 * The Flicky design made cameos often in earlier issues as random Mobians and victims which could talk freely to Sonic and friends. As the series developed though, more anthropomorphic bird characters were used instead.