Rolling Bird (series)

Rolling Bird (ゴロゴロ・ビリー Gorogoro Birī lit. "Rolling Billy") is a series of video games developed and published by SmileSoft.

Premise
Rolling Bird centers on a duck-like bird called Billy, in the first game he is called to rescue the Miracle Land's rulers Princess Blossom, after she was captured and turned to a statue respectively by an evil sorcerer named Manny. Eggbo, the servant to Blossom, managed to escape the chaos and goes to Billy, as he is the only one who can help. In the end, Billy and Eggbo confront Manny in his castle, defeat him, and rescue Blossom as well as reverse the effects that Manny brought to the Miracle Lands.

Later games tell other stories, such as Billy finding his lost mother in the second game, retrieving the Rainbow Pieces in the third and so on. In many of the games, Eggbo is also playable by the second player. In future installments, they would be joined by Blossom, the princess of the Miracle Lands and Ben, an adoptive parent of Billy.

Characters

 * Billy (ビリー Billy): the main protagonist of the series. He is a small bird who resembles both a duckling and a male cockatiel. He lives with a friendly bear named Brandon who acts as a sort of father figure to Billy. Billy does not speak in full sentences; instead he chirps, leaving his listeners very confused. Eggbo is able to understand him somehow. Voiced by Ikue Otani.
 * Eggbo (エッグボ Eggbo): the secondary protagonist of the series. He is one of the guards of Miracle Castle, protecting Princess Blossom, although they can protect themselves quite easily. Eggbo, on the other hand, tends to act more like a coward and will usually make Billy handle a situation that Eggbo couldn't. Voiced by Debi Derryberry in English and Tarako Isono in Japanese.
 * Princess Blossom (サクラ姫 Sakura-Hime, Princess Sakura): Princess Sakura is the ruler of the Miracle Lands. She was kidnapped by Manny in the first game, prompting Billy and Eggbo to rescue her. In the future installments of the series, she would actually be playable, starting with Rolling Bird 3. Voiced by Erica Lindbeck in English and Mika Kanai in Japanese.
 * Ben (クマさん Kumasan, Kuma-san): Ben is a bear who is an adoptive parent of Billy. In the first game, Ben only appeared in the first cutscene, tutorial, and ending. Starting with the second game, he begins to help Billy in his adventures more. Ben is laid back, and treats Billy as if he was his son. Voiced by Dan Green in English and Shigeru Chiba in Japanese.
 * Manny (マニー Manny): Manny is an antagonist of the series. He is a magician who spends much of his time studying magic. As a result, this leaves him with no free time and is disdain at how easy the lives of the Miracle Landers are. In the first game, he captures Princess Blossom so he can rule the Miracle Lands. For the rest of the franchise, Manny is either a main villain or in some cases, or a pawn of the true villain. Voiced by Lani Minella in English and Fujiko Takimoto in Japanese.