Character Concept History[]
Hickory and Dickory are based on Austrian Crooners.[1]
It's likely that during development, Hickory was meant to be a full-Country Troll, prior to him being a Yodelling Troll alongside his brother Dickory.
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Hickory and Dickory were summoned by Queen Barb along with the other bounty hunters to go after Queen Poppy, after she glitter-bombed Barb. The Yodellers didn't show for the meeting, but were still aware of their target. They infiltrated the Country Trolls under disguise, with Hickory being its front and head, and Dickory being its back end.
When Poppy finally showed in Lonesome Flats, the Yodelling brothers were a long ways ahead of them and their fellow hunters. They set their eyes on Poppy, who was travelling with Biggie and Branch. Hickory freed the trio from jail after Delta Dawn imprisoned them for alleged "crimes against music". This caused a brief, yet wild chase with Delta and several other Country Trolls in pursuit.
The four fleeing Trolls flew halfway across a ravine with a prompt cartoonish pause in the air, almost immediately falling down the ravine and into the river, and thus successfully escaping. Having evaded the Country Trolls' pursuit, the group headed on. Hickory built a boat unrealistically fast to travel along the river, as it was the fastest way into the Funk Trolls' territory. Along the way, Chaz ambushed the group and put the Pop Trolls under a trance with his music. Hickory avoided the trance by using gumdrops as earplugs, the same ones that Poppy had gifted him as a showing of gratitude for saving them from the Country Trolls.
Hickory bystands the scenario, in which Biggie freaks out at the idea of bounty hunters being after them before arguing with Poppy, and leaving with Mr. Dinkles to return home to Pop Village.
As they proceed down the river, Hickory sings I Fall to Pieces and approaches Branch. He confides in him that Poppy's not listening at all to the points Branch tries, and fails to make to her. The moment is quickly ruined due to a barrage of bubbles encapsulating them, then being transferred by a beam to the innards of Vibe City, home of the Funk Trolls. There, they meet Prince D, the prince of the Tribe, while Poppy and Branch meet up with their old friend Cooper, who had left Pop Village to find other Trolls like himself. They're introduced to King Quincy and Queen Essence, the rulers of the Funk Troll tribe.
The Funk Trolls refuse to combine their music with the Pop Trolls to protect the Strings, telling them of the true history. When they finish, the Rock Trolls attack Vibe City and the Funk Trolls immediately prepare for battle. Cooper sends Hickory, Poppy and Branch in bubbles away from Vibe City. Hickory (and, in turn, Dickory) is sent flying in the opposite direction of Poppy and Branch.
When Hickory catches up to Poppy, she's on her own. She explains that Branch and her had a fight, which severed their friendship; Branch is heading back home. While she speaks, the trust she has in Hickory leads her to recklessly pull out the Pop atring out in front of him. This prompts Dickory to finally drop the disguise, as he seizes the chance to protect yodelling. There's a three-way tug over the Pop string, as Dickory tries to snatch it from Poppy, who tries to stop him, and Hickory is attempting to stop both opposed sides from fighting over it.
The pairs' yodelling, however, had caught Barb's attention. Hickory can only watch as Poppy is captured and her string is taken.
Hickory and Dickory are present in the audience when Barb performs for her victory concert at Volcano Rock City. They witness Branch throwing himself in the way in order to protect Poppy from Barb, who's converting all the Trolls into Rock Zombies. She continues by converting the other Troll leaders, then turning her attention to Poppy again. Poppy is supposedly turned into a Rock Zombie after a powerful blast, but it turns out she uses Hickory's gumdrop trick in order to avoid the conversion so that Barb may trust her with holding her String-wielding guitar. Hickory was impressed over this.
Poppy smashes the guitar to stop Barb, but destroys all music in the process, turning everything and every Troll, including Hickory, grey. Barb is distraught by the loss of the Strings and accuses Poppy of destroying everything they value again, claiming irony due to her being a Pop Troll. The attention is drawn to the Funk twins, who are able to make music despite the Strings being destroyed. All the Trolls realize that their music always came from within, proceeding to sing and restoring themselves back to normal. Hickory and Dickory are seen performing in Just Sing during the song's Country part. Troll Kingdom is once again united as one.
Hickory is seen again with the Country Troll disguise at the Pop Village party.
References[]
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