Backflipping Champion

* Standard
* Ascended

### Related Spirits

The **Backflipping Champion** is a Regular Spirit in the Valley of Triumph who offers the  Backflip Expression. The Backflipping Champion is found in the Citadel, in one of the small outer towers to the left of the main structure. The collectibles offered by this Spirit are a  Hair and a  Face Accessory.

## Memory

The Backflipping Champion can be found in the Citadel, in one of the small outer towers to the left of the main structure, beneath an intact roof. This Spirit is a standard memory quest with 10 memory fragments, with a 4-minute overall time limit.

As you relive its memory, you can see the Backflipping Champion hop onto a Manta and ride it around the main Citadel structure. The pair then pass through the large floating ring at the center of the area before heading towards the tallest towers, where the Spirit dismounts.

At the end of the memory, the Backflipping Champion warms up with a quick stretch and then performs a backflip that smoothly transitions into a proud pose as the Spirit shows off for their onlookers.

## Expression

This Spirit offers the  Backflip Expression and has 4 Levels.

* Level 1 will make your avatar hop into a crouch before pushing off into a backflip, then land in a crouch before standing up.
* Level 2 makes the same motion as Level 1 with sparkles following both feet and light particles bursting out from your hand upon landing.
* Level 3 will make your avatar curl forward and push off from your right leg into a front flip, then land in a crouch before standing back up with a hop.
* Level 4 makes the same motion as Level 3 with sparkles following both feet and red light particles bursting out from your feet upon landing.

The prices of the three Expression upgrades are 3 , 4 , and 4 . Levels 3 and 4 are only available after unlocking the Spirit's Wing Buff.

## Cosmetics

### Hair

The Hair offered by this Spirit is a large mane resembling daisy petals, costing 5 . It is permanently available to all players after unlocking the Friendship Tree's second node.

The Hair iconThe Hair
### Face Accessory

The Face Accessory offered by this Spirit is a silver head guard with long pointed horns, costing 5 . It is permanently available to all players after unlocking the Spirit's Wing Buff and the Friendship Tree's fifth node.

The Face Accessory iconThe Face Accessory
## Friendship Tree

This shows all the collectibles that can be purchased from this Regular Spirit. All items are permanently available to all players who have relived the Spirit's memory. Additional information can be found at Friendship Tree.

## Trivia

* Before December 2020, the Backflipping Champion was one of two Spirits (the other being Bowing Medalist) found in the Flying Race. Players would have to fly into the Spirit during the race and could then receive their Expression at the end of the race in the Coliseum. After Patch 0.13.0, both the Backflipping Champion and Bowing Medalist were relocated and given memories to relive.
* The Backflipping Champion is one of only four Regular Spirits (the others being Manta Whisperer, Bowing Medalist, and Proud Victor) whose memory has a time limit.

## References

1. ↑ This item was recategorized from a Mask to a Face Accessory as a result of the Closet category expansion in Patch 0.22.0.