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|name       = Heliconia
|quote  = But I shouldn't leave you unguarded, Majesty.
|image     = RainTransparent.png
|speaker = Heliconia to [[Glory]], ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|age       = Unknown
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|gender     = Female
{{Character
|tribe     = [[RainWings]]
|name     = Heliconia
|occupation = Guard of [[Queen Glory]] and the Wingery
|image     = <gallery>
|residence  = [[Rainforest Kingdom]]
Heliconiapg42b.png|Graphic Novel
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Winter Turning]]'')
HeliconiaTemplateSkyla.png|Reference
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|age       =  
|gender   = Female
|tribe     = [[RainWings]]
|powers    =  


|appeared  = ''[[Winter Turning]]''
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]'')
|mentioned  =


|quote      = ''"But I shouldn't leave you unguarded, Majesty."''
|current  = Top Secret Invisible Guard for [[Queen Glory]]
}}(''Not to be confused with [[Heliconian]] the Flamesilk.'')
|former    =


'''Heliconia''' is one of the [[RainWings |RainWings]] in [[Queen Glory|Queen Glory's]] secret and invisible guard, which [[Deathbringer]] put in place to quietly follow the [[Dragon Queens|queen]] and protect her from potential assassination attempts. The guard really isn't that secret, because Glory knows about them, although other assassins won't. In ''[[Winter Turning]]'', Glory accidentally mistook her for [[Banana]]. Heliconia politely corrects her and states that it was a good guess.
|a2App    = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|a2Men    =


== Appearance ==
|gnApp    = ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)|Winter Turning]]''
Heliconia has pink scales{{Ref|Winter Turning, page 54}} in her appearance, which may suggest an inherently cheery personality.
}}
'''Heliconia''' is a female [[RainWing]] guard who was introduced in ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''. She is one of the RainWings in [[Queen Glory]]'s secret invisible guard, assigned by [[Deathbringer]] to quietly follow the [[queen]] and protect her from threats and potential assassination attempts. She currently resides in the [[Rainforest Kingdom]].
 
== Description ==
[[Winter]] described her scales as "a rather hideous shade of pink".{{Ref|WT|54}}


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== ''[[Winter Turning]]'' ===
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
Glory mistook Heliconia for Banana while Heliconia was following her. She was then assigned to alerting the scout captains of the Queen to meet Glory at the pavilion as quickly as possible, though Heliconia doesn't want to leave Queen Glory unguarded. It can be noted that she is very protective and polite towards Queen Glory. Glory tells her that she will not be unguarded; she has multiple guards, which leads her to bicker with Deathbringer.  
==== ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]'' ====
Heliconia was first introduced when Glory mistook her for Banana while she was following her. Heliconia was then assigned to alert the scout captains of the queen to meet Glory at the [[RainWing royal pavilion|pavilion]] as quickly as possible, although Heliconia did not want to leave her unguarded. Glory told her that she would not be unguarded as she had multiple guards, which led her to bicker with Deathbringer.


Later, Heliconia wanted to refuse [[Prince Winter|Winter]] entry to the hatchery, saying he looked too 'hostile' because Winter, at that time, wanted to establish IceWing superiority on a small scale of 0-2.
Later, Heliconia spoke with one of the [[NightWings]] guarding the [[RainWing wingery|wingery]] who was reluctant to allow Winter's entry, stating that he looked too "hostile" because Winter wanted to establish [[IceWing]] superiority at the time.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Heliconiapg42b.png|Heliconia from ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
HeliconiaTemplateSkyla.png|Reference by {{U|Skyla the Skywing}}
</gallery>


== Trivia ==
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
* A heliconia is a large-leaved tropical American plant that bears spectacular flowers with brightly colored bracts. It grows normally in the Southern-East United States.
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* Heliconia holds a lot of respect for Queen Glory, shown when she doesn't seem to be angry when mistaken for Banana.
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* Heliconia may also have a lot of patience for the new queen.
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* Heliconia's scales have been described as "a rather hideous shade of pink" (WT, pg.54)
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* There is also a [[SilkWings|SilkWing]] character named [[Heliconian]]. 
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Gallery ==
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Typical RainWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical RainWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
RainTransparent.png|A typical RainWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
RainWingGer.jpg|A typical RainWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
InvisiblegaurdbyHeronLineart.png
Screen Shot 2017-01-19 at 6.23.33 PM.png|By xTheDragonRebornx and how she imagines Heliconia|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Canon-RainWing-Reference-Sheet-656068624
RainWing Sigil.png|RainWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
Heliconia.jpg|A real heliconia plant
Heliconia's possible colour palette.jpg|Heliconia's possible colour scheme, by ItsCharlooloo
Screenshot_20180331-134534-2.png|Possible coloring
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 20 October 2025

"But I shouldn't leave you unguarded, Majesty."
— Heliconia to Glory, Winter Turning

Heliconia is a female RainWing guard who was introduced in Winter Turning. She is one of the RainWings in Queen Glory's secret invisible guard, assigned by Deathbringer to quietly follow the queen and protect her from threats and potential assassination attempts. She currently resides in the Rainforest Kingdom.

Description

Winter described her scales as "a rather hideous shade of pink".[1]

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Heliconia was first introduced when Glory mistook her for Banana while she was following her. Heliconia was then assigned to alert the scout captains of the queen to meet Glory at the pavilion as quickly as possible, although Heliconia did not want to leave her unguarded. Glory told her that she would not be unguarded as she had multiple guards, which led her to bicker with Deathbringer.

Later, Heliconia spoke with one of the NightWings guarding the wingery who was reluctant to allow Winter's entry, stating that he looked too "hostile" because Winter wanted to establish IceWing superiority at the time.

References

  1. Winter Turning, page 54


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