Editing Animals

{{about|the group of creatures from the {{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}} franchise|the companion characters from the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]] franchise|[[Animal Friends]]|the little animals from [[Super Mario Odyssey]]|[[Small animal]]|real-world animals represented in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise|[[:Category:Earth animals]]}}
{{group infobox
|image=[[File:FaunaOfWindyHillZoneTrophyWiiU.png|200px]]
|first_appearance=''{{wp|Flicky}}'' (1984, Flicky only)<br>''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic|Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic Vol. 1]]'' (1991, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, Cucky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, and Rocky)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Wii]]) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Superstars|Sonic Superstars]]'' (2023, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|member_species=[[sonicretro:Cucky|Cluckies]]<br>[[sonicretro:Flicky|Flickies]]<br>[[sonicretro:Pecky|Peckies]]<br>[[sonicretro:Picky|Pickies]]<br>[[sonicretro:Pocky|Pockies]]<br>[[sonicretro:Ricky|Rickies]]<br>[[sonicretro:Rocky|Rockies]]
|collapsed=y
}}
'''Animals''', also known as '''animal friends''' or '''small animals''', are a group of creatures from the ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' franchise. They appear alongside [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] characters in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'']] and [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']] series. Various animals have been shown throughout official media; the core group of seven from the original [[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'']] game are '''[[sonicretro:Flicky|Flickies]]''' (songbirds), '''[[sonicretro:Pocky|Pockies]]''' (rabbits, originally localized as '''Johnny Lightfoot'''), '''[[sonicretro:Ricky|Rickies]]''' (squirrels, originally localized as '''Sally Acorn'''), '''[[sonicretro:Rocky|Rockies]]''' (seals, originally localized as a walrus named '''Joe Sushi'''), '''[[sonicretro:Picky|Pickies]]''' (pigs, originally localized as '''Porker Lewis'''), '''[[sonicretro:Cucky|Cuckies]]/Cluckies''' (chickens, originally localized as '''Chirps'''), and '''[[sonicretro:Pecky|Peckies]]''' (penguins, originally localized as '''Tux'''). They are often captured by [[Dr. Eggman]] to be used as energy sources for his robots and machines.
==History==
{{image|more=yes|section=y|images from them as audience members, London 2012 badge and Tokyo 1964 sprites}}
===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
[[File:M&S Sonic Animals Audience.png|thumb|left|A Cucky, a Flicky, a Pecky and a Picky in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'']]
Cuckies, Flickies, Peckies and Pickies appear as audience members in all entries of the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series. Pockies, Rickies and Rockies also join them as spectators in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''.

====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====
A Flicky, a Picky, a Cucky, and a Pecky also appear in a [[list of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''====
In the Tokyo 1964 mode, all seven types of animals appear as other racers in the [[Marathon (Tokyo 1964)|Marathon]] Event, where colliding with them causes the player to slow down. Additionally, Pockies are featured as teammates in the [[Volleyball (Tokyo 1964)|Volleyball]] Event if the player is playing as [[Sonic]], [[Tails]] or [[Knuckles]].

A Flicky, a Pocky, a Picky, a Clucky, and a Pecky, can also be found in the story mode.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Flickies, Pockies, Rickies, Rockies, Pickies, Cuckies, and Peckies occasionally appear in the background of [[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U#Windy Hill Zone|Windy Hill Zone]] in both ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. All seven types of animals also appear together as a [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.

==Profiles==
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Fauna of Windy Hill
|altname=Animals of Windy Hill Zone
|image=[[File:FaunaOfWindyHillZoneTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|category=Stage
|appears_in='''Wii U''' ''Sonic Lost World'' (10/2013)
|trophy_box=84: Dr. Eggman's Ambitions (NTSC) / Sonic The Hedgehog (2) (PAL)
|unlock=Random
|desc=Windy Hill, a plain on the floating Lost Hex continent, is the first area in Sonic Lost World. It has giant windmills and mysterious caves and is home to a wide variety of animals...that Dr. Eggman has gone and used as a power source for his robot collection. Typical... Just destroy the robots and set those animals free.
}}

==External links==
*[[Sonicretro:Animals|Animals on Sonic Retro]]
*{{fandom|sonic|Animals|Animals at the Sonic Wiki Zone}}
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[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games characters]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games characters]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 characters]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games characters]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games characters]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games characters]]
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