User blog comment:SaenihpNnylf/Flaky's Mind Compared to Cuddles'/@comment-27271185-20160212092748

Phobias and anxiety disorders are irrational, and, without professional help, are often very difficult or impossible to overcome (the subconscious mind is telling the conscious mind that it's in danger, causing a fight-or-flight response, even though the conscious mind knows there is no danger). That being said, regardless of intelligence, overcoming the irrational part of your brain is extremely hard and takes enormous amounts of will power, making Flaky's attempts at skiing, rollerskating, surfing, and a continued association with Cuddles fairly impressive in my opinion. I personally can't say if Flaky is more or less intelligent than the average tree friend, but If Flaky's goal is to try new things and come out of her shell, then she's doing the right thing. If she were actually listening to her subconscious and trying to avoid dying, she could probably do a better job at avoiding it/resisting Cuddles than she has in the past. (She's not a weakling, she pulled herself onto the lift in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya like it was nothing, and used a school of sharks as stepping stones in Wipe Out. If she really didn't want to go with Cuddles she probably wouldn't be going.) Overall I'd put her intelligence somewhere in the range of average.

I believe Cuddles is a psychopath. He exhibits a fear deficit, a charismatic personality, lacks respect for rules, and his friendships often seem to lack contribution from his side. The lack of maturity shown in Youtube 101: Subscriptions is... wow. Experiencing shock at the sight of a corpse is not the same as feeling guilt or sympathy over the death. He feigns enough compassion to maintain good relations and create the illusion of a "mixed personality," in my opinion. I'd probably put Cuddles' intelligence at fairly high. I am (obviously) not qualified to diagnose a psychopath, this is just my opinion.