Balkiry
Balkiries are a Badnik species from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise modeled after both a bird and a plane. They are generally depicted as having a red body with a yellow beak. Balkiries made their first overall appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis, but their first Mario-related appearance is in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Balkiry | |
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Balkiries in the Tokyo Sky Flight mini-game of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | |
General information | |
Species origin | Bird, Airplane |
Variant of | Badnik |
Appearances | |
First appearance | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Genesis) (1992, overall) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Mario-related media) |
Latest appearance | Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys Issue 4 (2020, overall) |
In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Balkiries are featured as enemies in the Tokyo Sky Flight mini-game. Here, their sprites are reused from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, albeit upscaled. Here, Balkiries fly forward while firing projectiles at the playable characters. A Balkiry can be quickly defeated from with one gunshot from the Tornado. Whenever this occurs, the player receives 200 points.