The Bird Officer, or Bird Guard, is a recurring character in Freedom Planet. He quacks throughout the game, using only the word "Weh". He serves the Royal Magister as a Guard of the Royal Palace and a Soldier of Shang Tu. He is commonly seen with General Gong in certain cutscenes[2][3], as he is likely Gong's second-in-command.
During Jade Creek, the Bird Officer can be seen driving the police hovercraft with Neera Li, who is occasionally on top of it. If the Player Character is frozen by Neera's Frost Arts or the hovercraft's ice missiles, they will be carried off by said vehicle. Otherwise, he'll accidentally hit Neera with an ice missile after the Player Character gets past the submarine in the second half of the stage.
History
Freedom Planet
The Bird Officer is seen in almost every cutscene that includes General Gong, saying "Weh" after everyone else finished what they're saying. He first appears in the Shang Tu Royal Palace, after Neera starts an investigation on Lilac and Carol following the theft of the Kingdom Stone.[2]The next day, Gong brings him along when the Magister sends him to ask Lilac and company to travel to Shang Mu to negotiate with Mayor Zao for the Kingdom Stone.[3] After this, he returns to the Royal Palace to resume his guard duty until Lilac and company break out of the dungeon after being detained.[4] Neera and the Bird Officer operating a hovercraft are sent after them, with Bird Officer firing ice projectiles as support until he accidentally freezes Neera with an ice missile and carries her off. Later, the Magister learns that Zao has declared war on Shuigang in an effort to reclaim the Kingdom Stone. So he sends Gong, the Bird Officer and the army of Shang Tu to hold off the Shang Mu army.[5] As they pass through the outskirts of Jade Creek, they find Carol, Milla & Torque, who tag along with them, saying they can persuade Zao to stop his attack.[6] For one of the last times, Bird Officer pop his head up and says "Weh".
The last time the Bird Officer is seen is when he is standing on a rock after the Holodragon forces both Zao and General Gong to unite against Brevon.[5] After that, he appears in the credits for one last "Weh".[7] The Bird Officer also appears in the Gallery, whenever his voice clip is selected, appearing onscreen for a brief moment and saying "Weh".
Abilities
The Bird Officer is only capable of saying "Weh".
The hovercraft that he operates is able to fire Sleet Bombs, Ice Missile, and can even deploy Meteor Rollers on the player's location from the background. In certain areas of Jade Creek, the Bird Officer will attempt to capture the player, continuously firing multiple sleet bombs, along with the occasional Ice Missiles until the player leaves his range.
Bird Officer is known to be a capable driver, easily piloting the police hovercraft in Jade Creek, but accidentally hits Neera with an Ice Missile, after she ironically says "FREEZE".
Gallery
References
- ↑ Calculated using Strife's rough FP2 height formula.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Freedom Planet in-game cutscene - Shang Tu Royal Palace (Gong's Bad News)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Freedom Planet in-game cutscene - Northern Plateau (Gong's Help)
- ↑ Freedom Planet in-game cutscene - Shang Tu Royal Palace (Talk With Magister)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Freedom Planet in-game cutscene - Snowfields (Army of Shang Tu)
- ↑ Freedom Planet in-game cutscene - Outside Thermal Base (Carol, Milla and Torque)
- ↑ Freedom Planet in-game cutscene - Ending
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