Birdie[5] (小鳥さん[1][6] Odori-san?), also spelt Birdy,[7][8] is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a Flicky that escaped from Dr. Eggman during the Chaos incident.
Appearance
Birdie resembles a standard turquoise Flicky, albeit with brown eyes, a white belly, a short yellow beak, three strands of hair on his forehead, three-toed yellow feet, and no facial markings. For attire, he wears a wooden locket holding by a rope around his neck which features a green hatch, and a picture of him with his two siblings inside.
History
Past
At some point, Birdie and his siblings were captured by Dr. Eggman. The pink Flicky and white Flicky were placed into E-102 Gamma and E-101 Beta respectively, while Birdie himself was sought after for the Chaos Emerald he possessed in his locket. However, Birdie managed to escape, prompting Eggman to send out ZERO to recapture him.
Sonic Adventure
Amy and Birdie fleeing from ZERO, from Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut.
In Sonic Adventure and its enhanced port Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, Birdie made his way to Station Square while chased by ZERO, eventually crashing into Amy Rose. ZERO soon arrived, and attempted to grab Birdie, only for Amy to help him evade capture by hiding with him in a diner. Realizing ZERO was out to capture Birdie, Amy promised to keep him safe, and attempted to convince Sonic to become his bodyguard. However, Sonic refused, and despite ZERO's subsequent return, Amy led Birdie into Twinkle Park, which led to a chase that resulted in both Amy and Birdie being captured by ZERO and brought to a prison onboard the Egg Carrier.
Birdie and Amy were later confronted by E-102 Gamma, who had come to retrieve Birdie. Despite his orders coming directly from Dr. Eggman however, Gamma was convinced by Amy to let her and Birdie go free. After escaping through Hot Shelter and onto the Egg Carrier's main deck however, Eggman appeared in his Egg Mobile and stole Birdie's Chaos Emerald, after which he left. Soon after, the Egg Carrier began losing altitude, prompting Tails to carry Birdie and Amy back to Station Square. While Amy expressed her confusion regarding Birdie's Chaos Emerald, Birdie opened his locket, and showed Amy the picture of him and his siblings inside it. Correctly believing that Birdie's siblings were still captives of Eggman, Amy agreed to help him find them, and started out by investigating the Final Egg. However, they failed to find Birdie's siblings there, and worse yet, ZERO continued to pursue Birdie. Amy then decided to search the crashed ruins of the Egg Carrier. Fortunately, upon their arrival there, Birdie found his siblings. However, Birdie was then suddenly attacked and injured by an Arm Punch from ZERO, who had followed them. Amy subsequently destroyed ZERO in a rage, and helped Birdie recover, before he and his siblings flew away.
Powers and abilities
Being a Flicky, Birdie is capable of flight.
Relationships
Friends/allies
Enemies
In other media
Animation
Sonic X
Lily, from "A Chaotic Day".
In the Sonic X anime series, Birdie appears under the name Lily. Unlike her game counterpart, she is female, despite sharing a similar history with Birdie.
Books and comics
Archie Comics
Birdie, from Sonic the Hedgehog #260.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Birdie (referred to as Birdy) was a green Flicky. Like his game counterpart, he escaped from Dr. Eggman and befriended Amy during the incident with Chaos in Station Square.
After the Super Genesis Wave re-wrote history, Birdie's history became virtually identical to his game counterpart's.
Trivia
- In the "Final Egg" section of Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia, Birdie's family members are erroneously stated to be his parents, rather than his siblings.[9]
- However, a later section of the book directly contradicts this, stating the pink Flicky contained within E-102 Gamma is Birdie's older brother.[3]
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
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 Birdie with his siblings, from Sonic Adventure |
Screenshots
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in Japanese) ソニックアドベンチャー ナビゲーションガイド. Softbank. 16 March 1999. p. 102. ISBN 978-4797308624.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sonic Team (23 December 1998). Sonic Adventure. Dreamcast. Sega. Area/Level: Station Square (Amy's story). "Amy: あら? このベンダント・・・・あなたの兄弟? (Oh? This pendant... your brother?)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). "Sonic Adventure". Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-1506719276. "E-102 Gamma: He was built as one of Dr. Eggman's elite robots, but the doctor's cruelty affected Gamma. He eventually went rogue, hunting down the other E-100s and destroying them to free the animals within. His rampage complete, he self-destructed, releasing his own animal-which was Birdy's older brother."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). "Sonic Adventure". Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Amy becomes the custodian of a wayward Flicky and tries to protect him from harm while being hunted by the massive robot Zero."
- ↑ Sonic Team (9 September 1999). Sonic Adventure. Dreamcast. Sega. Area/Level: Egg Carrier (Amy's story). Cutscene: Cutscene 19. "Amy: Please, wake up, birdie."
- ↑ Sonic Team (23 December 1998). Sonic Adventure. Dreamcast. Sega. Area/Level: Egg Carrier (Amy's story). "Amy: ど、どうしたの、小鳥さん! (What's wrong, Mr. Odori!)"
- ↑ Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Amy recruits Sonic to help her protect Birdy from Zero but is quickly distracted by the park's couples-oriented free admission, and get seperated from her hero."
- ↑ Stratton, Bryan (17 June 2003). "Amy Rose". Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. p. 90. ISBN 978-0761542865. "Her humdrum afternoon is interrupted by the arrival of a small bluebird named Birdy, who falls out of the sky and lands at exhausted Amy's feet."
- ↑ Flynn, Ian; Sega (8 December 2021). "Sonic Adventure". Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia. Dark Horse Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1506719276. "Final Egg: Gamma is activated here and tears through his first training course. Amy and Birdy search for his parents while Sonic invades Dr. Eggman's hidden jungle base for the final showdown."
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