Flaky is a major character in Happy Tree Friends. Her gender was previously a big debate among fans until in early 2012 she is confirmed that she is indeed a female. She is friends with Flippy, Jane Doe, Cuddles, Giggles, Lumpy, Toothy, Petunia, Sniffles, Mime and Nutty.
Description[]
Flaky is a red female porcupine whose quills are full of white flake-like dandruff, thus her name. She is one of the most popular characters in the series and she has the identifiable personality of a very cautious and timid character.
Personality[]
Flaky is often seen as a coward and very shy in many cases. Her shy and nervous nature also gets her easily embarrassed, some episodes like Royal Flush made clear of. She is also very clumsy when around inflatable things due to her quills, sometimes even when not involving her quills. However, some of Flaky's actions in both the internet episodes and the TV series go against this, as she has been brave and on several occasions saved her own life. Flaky is actually one of the kindest characters on the show, doing things like saving a baby bird in Take a Hike. She is often seen around Lumpy, Sniffles, and Cuddles. Additionally, when hanging around with Cuddles, Flaky is often forcefully dragged into situations that lead to one or both of their demises, despite her warning Cuddles about possible dangers that could occur. This is seen in Water You Wading For, Let It Slide, and The Wrong Side of the Tracks. Flaky has also been shown to be close friends with Flippy, as they are shown doing activities together such as playing hide and seek, going camping, and going to the movies.
Flaky seems to be somewhat mentally unstable, as seen in the episode Snow Place to Go. Near the end of the episode, she begins to go insane and treats a garden gnome as her companion, singing "Rock-A-Bye Baby" to it after being trapped in the arctic with no food or civilization. This is also seen in Without a Hitch, where she suffers from fear-induced hallucinations over the course of the episode, culminating in her stabbing Flippy in the left eye with a shard of glass in imagined self-defense when Flippy pulls out a bowie knife.