The Freedom Fighters were loosely based on the small animals Sonic rescued in the games, but that doesn't mean they're the same characters. Ricky is a type of squirrel just as Flicky is a type of bird- No one considers Flicky a unique character, after all. Ricky is more like a species of squirrel, since we've seen multiple Rickies onscreen at once, particularly after freeing them from an Egg Capsule. Second, Ricky is neither Sally nor a unique person in the Sega games.
There's a huge difference between Sally being owned by Sega (which she is) and Sally being recognized by Sega as part of their canon (which she isn't). Allow me to tear this argument apart for the final time.Īlright, first things first.
