Flapper


 * For the Archie Comics character, see Egg Flapper or Egg Flapper (Pre-Super Genesis Wave).

The Flapper (フラッパー) is a recurring robot created by Dr. Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog series video games.

Appearance
The Flappers look very similar to the Egg Pawn, possessing the round torso, black undercarriage, and dome-shaped head that the Egg Pawns have. However, instead of arms, the Flappers have airplane-like wings, and instead of legs, they have two turbines on their backs that serve as jetpacks. Also, while they have the Egg Pawns' pointy nose and panel-based mouth, they have flight visors instead of eyes.

The Flappers come in a variety of colors, although they are most typically orange-red with yellow noses.

Sonic Heroes
In Sonic Heroes, Flappers come in a variety of models, each with a different ability or weapon. The easiest way to destroy them is by using Thunder Shoot to knock them out of the sky, leaving them open to any attack. Although, if Thunder Shoot is leveled up to Level 2, then it may be enough to destroy a Flapper in one shot. There are many different kinds of Flappers that are equipped with different weapons and come in a variety of colors.

Sonic Rush
Flappers also appear in Sonic Rush, which introduces 2 new types of Flapper. The Egg Diver that moves under water and the Battle Flapper. They are enemies in Water Palace, Night Carnival and Altitude Limit. Cannon Flappers and Laser Flapper also return.

Sonic Rivals series
In Sonic Rivals and its sequel Sonic Rivals 2, green-colored Flappers appeared as common enemies in the Zones of both games. They are armed with homing missiles that follow the player.

Sonic and the Black Knight
In Sonic and the Black Knight, Flappers appeared in the Legacy versions of each locations level. They can only be destroyed by the Homing Dash or the glide.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Flappers appeared in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games in both the Wii and DS versions. The Bomb Flapper was featured in a DS mini-game.

Sonic Colors
In the Nintendo DS version of Sonic Colors, the Flapper appears as an enemy. In this game, they look like the red Flappers that appeared in Sonic Rush. The player can only encounter them in Starlight Carnival. In gameplay, Flappers have no form of attack. Instead, like in Sonic Rush, they just hover back and forth around a certain spot.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
In Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, they appear in the Dream Fencing event (which takes place in Ocean Palace) as randomly occurring obstacles.

Sonic Generations
In the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations, the Flappers return in Water Palace. In this version, they have the design they had in Sonic Rush; being more robust in design with more cylindrical-shaped jet engines on their back.

There are three types of Flappers in this game, all unarmed. The first type is the orange one which appears in the non-watery sections. This type does not move around the area it is patrolling, making it just an obstacle for the player to take care of since they can sometimes encounter them in tight sections. The second type is the Egg Diver, which is only encountered in underwater sections. These Flappers are rarely stationary, and mostly move left and right and vice versa, although they do not attack.

In Water Palace Act 1, a larger version of the Egg Diver appears during the final underwater section of the Act. This Flapper engages Sonic from behind the wall; by ramming into the wall, it can make small blocks of bricks fall at Sonic which can damage him should they make contact. After reaching the end of this section, this Flapper will ram at the wall in order to damage Sonic directly, causing the wall to break apart and leaving the Flapper itself immobilized. When this happens, the player must aim their Spin Attack at its head to destroy it. This will make the blocks of bricks in front of the player collapse and create an opening to proceed through.

Variations
Flapper variations include:

Archie Comics
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Flappers (here named Egg Flappers) were created by Dr. Eggman to replace his decommissioned SWATbots. When the fourth Enerjak surfaced however, the Egg Flappers were destroyed while attempting to subdue the chaos demigod.

After the events of Worlds Collide, the Egg Flappers became nearly identical to their game counterparts. In addition, Breeze Media has bought several outdated Egg Pawns to serve as her staff.

IDW Publishing
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing, the Flappers are Badniks created by Dr. Eggman. Their past is virtually identical to their game counterparts' up until after Sonic Forces.