Chirpy

**This article is about the character, Chirpy the Penguin. For other uses of the name Chirpy, see Chirpy the Penguin (disambiguation).**

> This doesn't feel like I'm doing the right thing. I'm destroying so many creatures... is it worth it?
>
> Chirpy, Chirpy Reverie

### Relatives

Christopher (Older Brother)Wolfie (Adopted Older Brother)

## Appearances

### Appears in

* Chirpy the Penguin
* Game and Chirp
* Pencil-Sketch Panic!
* Chirpy the Penguin 2
* Chirpy Rush
* Chirpy 3: Mirror Worlds
* ChirpWare
* Chirpy the Penguin Deluxe
* Chirpy Duel
* Chirpy 4: Heart of the Masked
* Chirpy Reverie

### Debut

Chirpy the Penguin

**Chirpy the Penguin** is the titular protagonist of the *Chirpy the Penguin series*. He is a 14-year old blue anthropomorphic Adélie Penguin with a kind heart and a brave yet cheerful attitude. As his species implies, he has extraordinary swimming skills.

Born in *Azure Paradise*, Chirpy lived with and was raised by his parents. During that time, he knew next to nothing about his brother, *Christopher*, as he had been possessed by the *Flawless Demon* two months before Chirpy's hatching. A year after the destruction of the *Silva Tribe*, Chirpy would meet *Wolfie*, a lost and vulnerable cub, in which Chirpy's parents would take him in as their own child.

## Conceptualisation

    Chirpy was first conceived in 2014, as Updator, the character's creator, wanted to create a player skin for use in the game Minecraft. At this time, he had black feathers, a golden-yellow beak, and a white stomach area. The proportions of Minecraft skins forced Chirpy to have rectangular prism anatomy, which would be carried over into his other appearances, primarily in Updator's old art.

This design would remain the norm until development on Chirpy the Penguin started. In the 2016 build, Chirpy was given his redesign, primarily in regards to his colour scheme. His feathers were changed from black, to his more recognisable indigo look. He was also given more detailed hands and talons. In the official release of the game, his height was reduced, and he was given his iconic cyan hoodie. This design was used throughout in Chirpy games for the remainder of the 2010's and early 2020.

In 2020, Chirpy received yet another major redesign. The most notable change was that his general anatomy deviated from his Minecraft roots, being changed to something more humanoid. This included changing his square head to something more circular, and being given large feathers around his head. Along with these changes included the addition of faded blue pants and smaller hands. Said redesign would be used in official crossover games such as Super Scratch Smash, and would be tweaked for use in Chirpy Reverie.

## Story

### Background

Chirpy was born in Azure Paradise, not too long after Christopher disappeared from his family. The three of them lived on a small, isolated house on a turquoise hill. Chirpy had never met Christopher in his youth, but was very much aware of his existence, and had asked questions regarding his identity in the past.

A year after Chirpy's birth, a homeless Wolfie had stumbled upon their house, and was allowed to stay by the family. It was not too long before the family decided to adopt Wolfie, in turn making him Chirpy's older brother, and best friend. Chirpy would later meet Piggy at age 4, FearlessBot around age 10, and Phoebe's friend group at age 11. At some point in his youth, Chirpy was given a blue hoodie, crafted by his mother. This became his most treasured clothing item, and he wears this throughout his future adventures.

### Chirpy the Penguin

Chirpy the Penguin makes his franchise debut in the game of the same name, at 12 years of age. After becoming aware of Christopher's theft of the Flawless Gems, Chirpy and his friends chase after him, eventually thwarting Christopher and reclaiming the gemstones.

### Chirpy the Penguin 2

Chirpy returns as the protagonist in Chirpy the Penguin 2. Set a few months after the events of the previous game, Chirpy now lives in a city built to celebrate their triumph in saving the Flawless Gems. Bubble Mage, seeking the gemstones in his quest for power, visits this city in order to commit a heist. He succeeds, but is spotted by Chirpy and his friends upon making his escape, triggering the events of the game. After reclaiming the gems, Bubble Mage accidentally leads Christopher to their final confrontation, resulting in a showdown between the two forces that Chirpy's faction prevails in.

### Chirpy 3: Mirror Worlds

Chirpy maintains the role of the protagonist and is the default playable character in Chirpy 3: Mirror Worlds. One year after the events of his last adventure, Chirpy, relaxing outside his hometown, bore witness to a tornado that pulled his friends and the Flawless Gems towards Amethyst Island. Chirpy then went on an adventure through this island, reuniting with his friendgroup (alongside meeting his mirror world counterpart, Cheepy) and collecting the Flawless Gems along the way.

At the end of his journey, Chirpy comes face-to-face with Christopher, who has suffered injury after losing their last battle and consequently becoming stranded in a snowstorm. Like their last two confrontations, this battle ends with Chirpy coming on top. However, Christopher's injuries lead to the Flawless Demon losing control of Christopher and leaving his body. Christopher apologises to Chirpy, explaining how he got possessed, and expressing his guilt for never being able to be there for Chirpy as a brother figure. However a wounded Flawless Demon emerges, destroying the arena the penguins stood in. The two escape, although the Flawless Demon shoots a last-ditch energy laser at Chirpy, in which Christopher rushes in to tank, sacrificing his own life in order to save Chirpy's.

### Chirpy 4: Heart of the Masked

Chirpy is left with trauma from his brother's death. He believes that he should've died instead of Christopher, as Chirpy feels he had a life ahead of him that he missed out, due to his former state as a puppet of the Flawless Demon. Falling into a depression, he starts isolating himself from his friends and the outside world. It's not until half a year of convincing from his brother Wolfie that he's able to get himself to leave his home again. This gives Chirpy a sense of relaxation he hasn't felt in months.

Chirpy's story in Chirpy 4: Heart of the Masked stars Chirpy six months after the events of the previous game. The game opens with Chirpy sitting atop of a skyscraper, watching the sunset. Not too long after, he is met by Piggy, returning from months of adventuring. Piggy informs Chirpy of his new discovery; an island home to a race known as the Celantur, offering to have Chirpy accompany him, alongside FearlessBot and Kitty. Intrigued, Chirpy agrees, and the two set out to the island.

Upon arrival, Chirpy and Piggy are welcomed by the king of the Celantur, whom allows the two to enter his castle, welcoming them to talk to the other residents. He informs the two about how the Celanturs' source of power, Starlight Shards, has been stolen by a mysterious thief. Chirpy and Piggy offer to help in finding the shards, although as well wonder where FearlessBot and Kitty are. After finding a few shards, the Celantur King is able to preform a scan of the island, which reveals that the two are currently being held hostage at a "dangerous factory", to which the king suggests might be where the shard thief is residing.

Chirpy and Piggy arrive at the factory, and come face to face with an anomalous, distorted Celantur, whom fights the two and is promptly defeated. It's here where Kitty is found and rescued. Upon returning, the King informs the three about the crystallised heart of the original leader of the Celanturs, Pallio, and how the distorted Celantur they just fought was likely using the heart's power for their own benefit. Chirpy and his friends continue onwards, eventually reuniting with FearlessBot, prevailing in a rematch against the distorted Celantur. They later discover that the king had gone missing.

Following their searchings for him, the four are confronted by the distorted Celantur once more, in which the four heroes once again are victorious in a fight against. Upon defeat, the Celantur revealed its true form, that being of the king himself. He had been possessed by the Flawless Demon, who transferred his essence into Pallio's Heart in order to trick the king into becoming his puppet. Chirpy tells the demon off, in vengeance of Christopher. However, before he can finish, the Flawless Demon shoots a laser at Chirpy, causing the penguin to be knocked unconscious.

Not too long afterwards, Wolfie and Radwell arrive from a journey through the Mirror World. Them, as well as the three heroes who had just witnessed Chirpy's near-death, all attempt to fight the Flawless Demon, in which they lose against. Chirpy is finally able to regain consciousness. Enraged, Chirpy defeats the demon, although is halted before he's able to kill him for good.

The Flawless Demon confesses that he wanted to reset the universe, as he began to grow tired of the one he had created, desiring to start fresh for the sake of everyone else. Chirpy, being fond of the idea of a new beginning, sparred the demon, consequently allowing him to reset the universe. However, before he got the chance to, an anonymous solider joined the scene, stabbing the demon and cancelling the reset. Chirpy panics, screaming about the fact that the resetting was ruined. However, it wouldn't be long before the effects of the unfinished reset would glitch reality, birthing the Flawless Reverie.

### Chirpy Reverie

Chirpy's final canon role in the series is in Chirpy Reverie, where he acts as the protagonist once more. The game begins directly after the events of the failed reset in 14 AC. **Chirpy** awakens on a unknown yet nostalgic shoreline, with his memory lost. After standing back up and scanning the area, he meets with a small, green flame creature, whom is named Ignis. The two get acquainted, both informing each other that they can't seem to remember anything, or where they are. Chirpy suggests that they team up and explore the beach together, in which Ignis agrees, subsequently transforming himself into an essence that Chirpy absorbs. This grants Chirpy the ability to dash.

The two continue onwards, eventually confronting the husk of Trunk, whom the two defeat and collect a Flawless Gem from. Chirpy isn't able to identify the gemstone, although he acknowledges that it seems familiar to him. Later that night, the gemstone helps Chirpy recover a memory of him asking his father about Christopher, to which he replies that Christopher has gone down a path, and that him and Chirpy's mother were unable to save him. In the present, Chirpy and Ignis continue onwards to Urban Thicket in the morning.

Chirpy and Ignis go through the abandoned city, eventually being confronted by the husk of Bubble Mage. The two factions fight, although a masked spear wielder appears from above, killing the husk unexpectedly and taking the Flawless Gem it drops. Ignis immediately identifies the warrior, urging Chirpy to fight her. He refuses, as he feels uncomfortable hurting somebody who's clearly alive. This prompts both Ignis and the warrior to run off, to which Chirpy follows.

Chirpy arrives in Chasm Cove, in search for Ignis. He eventually arrives at a dead end, where Ignis is hiding. Upon reuniting, Ignis once again asks for help, and tells Chirpy that he wants to find the three remaining Flawless Gems. The two agree to team up, with Ignis elaborating that there are five gemstones, and three are yet to be recovered. The two traverse through caves and tundras, eventually recovering two gemstones from other husks. Chirpy starts to contemplate if he's morally correct for hurting these creatures, which Ignis reaffirms that he believes it's what must be done in order to satisfy their goal. Chirpy grows to trust Ignis, as he assumes that the latter is more aware of what the right course of action is.

Eventually, Chirpy and Ignis make their way to a strange, empty island. They find the final Flawless Gem here, to which the spear wielder has made her way to. The warrior warns Chirpy not to trust Ignis, although Chirpy sticks on Ignis' side, who asks of Chirpy to fight the warrior. He agrees, and eventually is triumphant in the clash. Taking the last gemstone, Ignis immediately turns on Chirpy, revealing that he was manipulating Chirpy for his own benefit and unleashes his proper form, that of the Flawless Demon. He then destroys the island, sending Chirpy and Eryn to the Void of the Forgotten, consequently revoking Chirpy's ability to dash.

Upon awakening, Chirpy tries to apologise to the spear wielder, who lashes out at him for unknowingly teaming with the Flawless Demon. Chirpy explains that he had lost his memory, and couldn't have known what the demon's intentions were. The warrior then explains to Chirpy what happened directly before he woke up on Sunset Shore, and how what the universe has turned into is known as a Flawless Reverie. She as well elaborates on what she knows about the Flawless Gems, Chirpy's home planet, and the Flawless Demon's plan to reset the universe. The two eventually decide to salvage what they can of the Flawless Reverie, exploring the void for what remains. Chirpy and the spear wielder eventually run into Chirpy's friends, starting with FearlessBot, who asks the spear wielder her name (that being Eryn), and helps Chirpy and his friends get through the void.

The group escape from the void and eventually make their way to the Flawless Spire. Chirpy and Eryn continue onwards and recover the Flawless Gems, letting Chirpy use his dash once again. Chirpy proposes the thought that the two aren't quite in the right for putting an end to the Flawless Demon's plan, to which she strongly disagrees, reminding him about how many lives the demon has ruined as part of his plan. After getting further through the spire, Chirpy suggests that, as the Flawless Reverie has corrupted most of the universe already, perhaps he might truly be doing the best for the sake of the universe. The two are able to agree to peacefully make amends with the demon once they get to the peak of the Flawless Spire tower.

Upon arrival, the Flawless Demon screeches at Chirpy and Eryn, labelling them as chains holding him back from resetting the universe. Eryn, recalling the purpose of her mission and hatred of the demon, abandons the new goal she formed with Chirpy and attacks the demon. She eventually is able to defeat the demon, to which Chirpy is completely flabbergasted by, fearing what Eryn has caused. Not to long after, the Flawless Demon splits into two halves, one being the true form of Ignis. He explains that the demon had been holding him back all this time, desiring a genocide in order to fulfil his goal. The other half is the Static Mind, who claims to stop at nothing in order to save the universe from a reset. In order to stop the Static Mind, Ignis uses the Flawless Gems to activate the Flawless forms of both Chirpy and Eryn, assisting them in putting an end to the destructive half.

The two are able to reach the Static Mind, easily being able to deal damage to him in their Flawless forms. As a last ditch effort, the Static Mind creates a pathos illusion of Christopher, meant to convince Chirpy to give into allowing the Static Mind to stop the reset. Chirpy is able to put together that this isn't real, as he recalls that Christopher is dead. Chirpy and Eryn continue, eventually killing the Static Mind and setting the universe into Statis Station. Some time in this environment is spent before Ignis is able to complete the resetting, thanking the two for all the help they've provided to get to this point. Directly before the reset, Chirpy and Eryn express their first and last goodbye to each other, promising to meet again sometime soon.

## Non-Canon Appearances

### Pencil-Sketch Panic!

Chirpy appears as the sole playable character in Pencil-Sketch Panic!. He accidentally falls into a magical sketchbook, and fights an unnamed monster by launching fireballs at him in order to escape.

### ChirpWare

Chirpy appears in two microgames in ChirpWare. The first of these is "SQUASH!", where Chirpy is attempted to be cartoonishly flattened by a falling Piggy. The second of these is "LEAP!", in which Chirpy and Phoebe sprint through a blue field and jump over pits of lava.

### Game & Chirp

Chirpy appears in Game & Chirp as the only character. He jumps over hazards while running forwards, until inevitably being hit and falling over.

### Chirpy Rush

Chirpy appears in Chirpy Rush. He runs through a series of obstacle courses, being guided by mouse/touch control.

### Chirpy Duel

As with all other playable characters from Chirpy games from the first three mainline instalments, Chirpy is a playable fighter in Chirpy Duel. He is strong against Phoebe, Wolfie, Mew, and Kitty, whilst being weaker against Piggy, Radwell, Rosie, and Bunny.

## Personality

Chirpy shows off traits of being kind-hearted and passionate for both his friends and his enemies across his games. While he has a strong sense for justice, he still cares about whom it affects, and is mindful of how his actions may affect others. For example, during the final few stages of Chirpy Reverie, Eryn and Chirpy get into a conflict about whether to kill or spare the Flawless Eye. Chirpy was convinced that there was a peaceful way to end this conflict.

Chirpy has also been shown to be very easily manipulated, largely demonstrated in Chirpy Reverie. The first half of the game shows him being manipulated by Ignis, in order to destroy the husks left by the Flawless Reverie and collect the Flawless Gems. This leads to Ignis revealing his true form, and ditching Chirpy behind. Another example is in the final boss of the game where he almost falls for Static Mind's illusion of his brother, Christopher. While he does not end up getting caught in the trap, he's hesitant to say goodbye to his brother, even if it is for the sake of the universe.

## Gallery

### Artwork

Chirpy 4: Heart of the MaskedSuper Scratch SmashCodebreakers (prior to v1.4)Codebreakers (since v1.4)Chirpy ReverieArt made to celebrate the Chirpy series' fourth anniversaryChirpy Reverie: Full SoundtrackChirpy Reverie: Full Soundtrack
### Sprites

Chirpy the PenguinPencil-Sketch Panic!Chirpy the Penguin 2ChirpWareChirpy RushChirpy 4: Heart of the MaskedSuper Scratch SmashChirpy ReverieChirpy ReverieChirpy ReverieChirpy Reverie
### Screenshots

Chirpy the PenguinPencil-Sketch Panic!Pencil-Sketch Panic!Game and ChirpChirpy RushChirpy RushChirpy 3: Mirror WorldsChirpy the Penguin DeluxeChirpy DuelChirpy 4: Heart of the MaskedChirpy 4: Heart of the MaskedChirpy ReverieChirpy Reverie
## Trivia

* Chirpy is the only character to appear in every single game in the Chirpy franchise. By extension, this gives Chirpy the highest amount of appearances of any character in the series, with 11 appearances in total.
	+ Phoebe, Wolfie, Piggy, FearlessBot, Radwell, and Christopher are all tied for second, having 8 appearances each.
* Chirpy is asexual, as confirmed by The\_Updator in 2021.
	+ It's heavily implied that Chirpy is aromantic as well, as Updator has encouraged his audience not to romanticise him with other characters for this reason.
* Chirpy's status as the protagonist of his series has garnered him a role as Updator's mascot. He is often used to represent Updator online, most notably through the use of profile pictures and his appearance in Super Scratch Smash.