Clyde the Cat is a fictional, anthropomorphic blue cat that first appeared in Lippies V.3 as one of Sonic's "soldiers", alongside Flint (formerly knowns as "Blaster"). The two characters only ever made a minor appearance in the first book, attempting to either kill or capture Knuckles. Clyde did not appear again until the infamous ninth book, in which he makes an appearance on the cover. He ends up saving Knuckles from a couple of hyenas, which in return, Knuckles saves Clyde from getting shot.