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'''Balkiries''' are a [[Badnik]] species from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|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 ''[[wikia:sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' for the [[wikia:sonic:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], but their first ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-related appearance is in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''.
The '''Balkiries''' are enemies that originated from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise. They are a group of mass-produced, bird/plane-based [[Badnik]]s created by [[Dr. Eggman]] which are commonly used as air forces for the [[Eggman Empire]]. Balkiries made their first overall appearance in the 16-bit version of ''[[wikia:sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' for the [[wikia:sonic:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], but their first ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-related appearance was in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''.


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 (vehicle)|Tornado]]. Whenever this occurs, the player receives 200 [[point]]s.
In ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'', Balkiries are featured as enemies in the [[Tokyo Sky Flight]] minigame. Here, their sprites are reused from ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', albeit upscaled. During the minigame, Balkiries fly forward while firing projectiles at the playable characters. A Balkiry can be quickly defeated with one gunshot from the [[Tornado (vehicle)|Tornado]] and will award the player 200 [[point]]s upon being defeated.


[[Category:Badniks]]
[[Category:Badniks]]
[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Birds]]
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[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 species]]