Flip was the son of the Sun, and the nephew of the Dawn, but he was something of a ne'er-do-well, and was more or less outcast. He spent his time in Slumberland (whose residents didn't want anything to do with him either), vying with Nemo for the Princess' attentions, unafraid to play dirty. Eventually he passed from nemesis to tolerated playmate to close friend of Nemo's and became one of the strip's livelier, more charming characters.