Despite that they appear to be good friends, Flaky develops a phobia of him in the later episodes. Flaky's scream snapped him out of his flipped-out mode in Double Whammy Part I. 2: Jumping the Shark) he doesn't kill her in Party Animal or Random Acts of Silence, while she is vulnerable. Although Flippy has killed Flaky several times (even once on purpose in non flipped out state in Happy Trails Pt. He appears to be good friends with Flaky, as they are shown doing activities together like playing hide and seek, and going camping. At the end of the episode Autopsy Turvy (Double Whammy Part II), Flippy finally cures his post-traumatic stress disorder, but is run over soon after by a chicken truck. After three attempts to cure him, Lumpy fails. However, in Double Whammy Part I, (and possibly Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow, when he resists his evil side for the first time) he finally realizes his problem and goes to Lumpy the psychiatrist for answers. Additionally, when he "flips out", he doesn't remember the bloody rampage that follows.
In most of the episodes where he appears, he is shown as a friendly individual before he goes insane, or as many people say, "flipping out", hence his name. This is proven in several episodes where he is seen doing social activities with some of the other characters, such as going to the movies and playing hide and seek. When he is flipped out, he is known as Fliqpy.Īlthough Flippy can be the most cruel and dangerous character in Happy Tree Friends when "flipped out", in his normal state, he is considered to be one of the most sociable and one of the kinder characters. If he is in his evil state, he (along with Lumpy, The Mole, Cro-Marmot, and Nutty) doesn't have Pac-Man shaped pupils. There has even been one instance where his eyes became small, circular, and with a light blue iris ( Remains to be Seen). In the early internet shorts, his teeth simply became crooked. While flipped-out, several physical features about him change: His eyes turn a different color, usually green or yellow, his voice changes from high and cute to deep and evil, and his teeth become sharp. He also might "flip out" due to anger or stress as seen in Random Acts of Silence and Happy Trails Pt. (It's possible he also has dissociative identity disorder as a result of his experience in war, judging from him basically becoming someone else in most of his appearances and the few instances he resisted his evil side during Double Whammy and Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow, much like a Dr. Whenever he sees or hears something that reminds him of war (e.g., gunshot-like sounds or crackling campfires), he becomes delusional and extremely aggressive, often killing everyone in sight. He has a severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Lumpy most likely has even more kills than Flippy, since he has below 150 kills and has only appeared in 23 episodes so far.įlippy is the only character in the series to cause the deaths of other characters on purpose in every episode which he appears, at least when he "flips out" (except Without a Hitch, where he never flips out for real, and Autopsy Turvy (Double Whammy Part II), where all of his kills happen by accident). Flippy rarely appears in the series, most likely due to his repetitive behavior in most of the episodes in which he appears.
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During the internet and TV series, it is unknown if Flippy has retired from the Army or if they are simply in a time of peace.
According to writer Warren Graff, Flippy is mostly inspired by and based on John Rambo. As he fought for years, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Army Special Forces, which played a role during the Vietnam War. In addition, his attire seems to resemble the U.S. He fought in the Weaponized Animal Regiment (The W.A.R), and has an obsession with making booby traps inspired by the Viet Cong, as well as a flashback of his experience of being held captive by them (as seen in Easy For You to Sleigh episode).
He is a retired veteran soldier in the Army. He wears dog tags around his neck and a green beret with checkered crest on his head.