Editing Egg Flapper

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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:M&S 2012 Flapper.png|200px]]<br>An Egg Flapper in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
|first_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Heroes|Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Nintendo DS|DS]]) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic X Shadow Generations|Sonic X Shadow Generations]]'' (2024, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) ([[List of games by date#2016|2016]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|variant_of=[[Egg Pawn]]
}}
'''Egg Flappers''' (also referred to as simply '''Flappers''') are some of [[Dr. Eggman]]'s robots, introduced alongside [[Egg Pawn]]s in ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Heroes|Sonic Heroes]]''. They are usually weak aerial sentry drones that only get in the way, but different colors exist with weaponry such as machine guns, lasers, or bombs. They resemble Egg Pawns, but can fly via airplane-like attachments. They are fairly uncommon in their home series, with their role typically going to [[Spinner (enemy)|Spinner]]s, which predate them. Their only ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' appearances are in games of the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]], where they usually appear as enemies in various [[Event]]s.
==History==
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''===
In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'', Flappers appear as obstacles in [[Dream Platform]], where they will cause the player to lose points and speed when hit. 

In the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|version]], Flappers appear as targets in [[Dream Shooting]], where they will also occasionally appear carrying [[Item Box]]es. Flappers also appear as obstacles in [[Airship (minigame)|Airship]] and as one of the enemies to be sorted in [[Conveyor Belt (minigame)|Conveyor Belt]].

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
Flappers appear as targets in the [[Dream Gliding (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Gliding (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Gliding in the Wii [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', where the players can hit them with [[Green Shell]]s to earn points. Standard red Flappers are worth two points each, while the golden ones are worth three. A Flapper also appears during the Sonic World routine in [[Dream Figure Skating]], where it first appears carrying a [[Chaos Emerald]] during the first segment, and is defeated along with a second Flapper to obtain the emerald during the second part.

In the Nintendo DS [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|version]], Flappers appear as enemies in [[Rocket Ski Jumping]], where they cause the player to lose speed and altitude when hit. A Flapper also appears as a boss for the Sonic Medley routine in [[Ultimate Figure Skating]], and Flappers carrying targets appear in [[Ski Shooting]]. A '''Bomb Flapper''' appears in the [[Defeat Bomb Flapper!]] minigame, where it drops [[Bob-omb]]s after being modified but apparently not reprogrammed by a [[Shy Guy]].

===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
Egg Flappers appear as enemies in [[Dream Fencing (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games)|Dream Fencing]] in the Wii [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', where they move around the platform and cause the players to lose health and  get knocked back when hit. Egg Flappers can be defeated with a thrust, but will continue to respawn.

In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], an Egg Flapper appears in the Story Mode, where it appears with an Egg Pawn attacking [[Omochao]] and a [[Chao]], but is defeated by [[Bowser Jr.]] A [[list of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of an Egg Flapper can also be obtained from the badge machine.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''===
In the Nintendo 3DS [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'', Egg Flappers appear as an obstacle in [[Golf Plus]], where they patrol certain areas of the course with beams that turn balls into heavy iron balls if they land in them.
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==Gallery==
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Dream Platform.png|Some Flappers in the Wii version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''
M&SATOG Airship minigame.png|Some Flappers in the DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''
M&S Gold Flapper.png|A golden Flapper in the Wii version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''
M&S Defeat Bomb Flapper.png|A Bomb Flapper in the Nintendo DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''
M&S 2012 Flapper and Egg Pawn.png|An Egg Flapper in the Nintendo 3DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''
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==Names in other languages==
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|Fre=Flapper
|Ger=Flapper
|Ita=Flapper
|Spa=Flapper
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==External links==
*[[sonicretro:Egg Flapper|Egg Flapper at Sonic Retro]]
*{{fandom|sonic|Flapper|Flapper at the Sonic Wiki Zone}}
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