Mighty Eagle


 * For the dragon counterpart with a similar effect, see Mighty Dragon.
 * For the space counterpart with a similar effect, see Space Eagle.

The Mighty Eagle (sometimes referred to as Mighty in comics) is an optional, gigantic bird that can be unlocked and used in Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds (Google Chrome) and Angry Birds Facebook under specific circumstances.

Locations
The Mighty Eagle appears in any level within the following apps:
 * Angry Birds
 * Angry Birds Seasons (except Year of the Dragon and Dragon Boat Races)
 * Angry Birds Rio
 * Angry Birds (Google Chrome)
 * Angry Birds Facebook
 * Angry Birds Fuji TV

Release History
The Mighty Eagle was first made available in the Angry Birds episode "Ham 'Em High", launched in December 2010. It was subsequently released for Angry Birds Rio on October 28, 2011, Angry Birds (Google Chrome) on December 1, 2011 and was included with the launch of Angry Birds Facebook on February 14, 2012.

Description
The Mighty Eagle is the largest and strongest of all of the available Birds, and as such, has a limited use: If the Eagle is used on a level that hasn't been completed normally, it can't be used again on another non-completed level until a full hour has passed. However, the Eagle is used on a level that the player has already completed, the player won't have to wait before it can be used again.

Gameplay
To summon the bird, the player must first purchase him (only once), on the top left of the screen during gameplay, an eye button is placed alongside the "Pause" button. If this button is tapped, all of the standard Birds will instantly disintegrate and a can of sardines will land on the slingshot. Then, the player must simply fire the sardines at the Pigs' structure. After a few seconds, the Mighty Eagle will come roaring down from the skies and strike the ground with incredible force, killing all pigs and piercing through any blocks he launched through. Any missed pigs will be instead killed by a massive earthquake the Eagle causes.

Also the Mighty Eagle has a unique ability if you place the can of sardines in front of the pigs structure, in turn causing him to hit the ground then spin out of control which actually causes more damage.

If the Mighty Eagle is used to pass the level, no stars will be awarded. Instead, the standard scoring system will be replaced by a "Destruction" meter. Depending on how much damage the Eagle causes to the Pig's structure, this meter will fill up to a maximum of 100%. Scoring a perfect percentage ratio will award the "Total Destruction" feather next to the level's icon on the stage select screen. In some scenarios, the default birds will have to be used in conjunction with the Eagle to get 100%. If he is used in an incomplete level, the user will have to wait 1 solid hour to use him on any other incomplete level. The player can actually enable him without waiting by completing the level he/she used it on without using him again.

Platforms
At present, the Mighty Eagle is unlockable for the following:
 * iOS players are able to unlock the Eagle by paying for an in-game app that unlocks the Mighty Eagle for the rest of the game.
 * Owners of the Barnes & Noble Nook Color or Nook Tablet, who pay for and download Angry Birds onto their devices, can employ the Eagle for free while they are within a Barnes & Noble Bookseller store and employing the store's complimentary WiFi connection.
 * In Angry Birds Google Chrome, you have to use Google Wallet to pay for the Mighty Eagle. The cost is .99¢ (USD) and must be paid for by credit card.
 * On Android, the Mighty Eagle is currently exclusive to T-Mobile USA subscribers, who can unlock the eagle by texting "BIRDS" to 6255 and following the link to the T-Mobile Store. Installing the special build of the game from the T-Mobile Store will allow Android users to unlock the Mighty Eagle. Once the Mighty Eagle has been purchased, the game can be updated to its current version in the Android Market and the Mighty Eagle will still be available. The Mighty Eagle is not available in the Android versions of Angry Birds Seasons or Angry Birds Rio.
 * In Angry Birds Facebook, the Mighty Eagle can be purchased on a per-use basis.
 * In Angry Birds Fuji TV, the Mighty Eagle can be used for free.

The Story of the Mighty Eagle
In the animated short film, the Red Bird, Yellow Bird and Blue Bird happily stare at some newly-laid eggs. Then, a butterfly accidentally knocks over an egg, angering the birds, thus distracting them. The pigs took the opportunity to steal the eggs.

After going after the pigs to defend their eggs, the pigs were eventually forced to retreat into a large fortified base invulnerable to the bird's effort.

Suddenly, the yellow bird pulled out a can of sardines as an idea to get help from the Mighty Eagle. Then, the red bird, in fear, went to the cave where the mighty eagle dwells, and asked for assistance while offering the sardines.

A chef pig came out of the base, scouting later on. He was suddenly knocked on the head by the sardine can. He looked around, saw the can of sardines, shadow of said eagle appears and stuff flies up, pig squeals, chucks the eggs out, and waves a white flag, indicating a surrender, but gets crushed by the eagle, surrendered the eggs, ending the pigs' capture of the eggs. thumb|left|400px|This video seen Mighty Eagle is being used in level

Holidays and Seasons Trivia

 * The Mighty Eagle has been mentioned in the Angry Birds Peace Song.
 * In the Ham'o'ween animated backstory video, the three blue birds (dressed as Frankenstein, the devil, and a witch) trick or treat at the Mighty Eagle's cave and he gives them candy.
 * In the newest installment of Angry Birds Seasons, titled "Year of The Dragon" and "Dragon Boat Races", the Mighty Eagle is replaced with the Mighty Dragon, which works the same way.

Comic Strip Trivia

 * The Mighty Eagle has visited Santa's workshop according to the Christmas comic.
 * The Blue Birds in the comics have mentioned the Mighty Eagle having multiple places of residence, of "rejuvenation spots". The primary appears to be high atop a cliff, as depicted in Ham'o'ween and the comics. However, other places include the base of a mountain by a grassy plain, the summit of an another mountain, and an underground sweat-lodge of sorts near the birds' home.
 * The Mighty Eagle is the eldest, strongest, and wisest of all the birds. He was likely feared by the Angry Birds originally, since the Red Bird was very afraid to go ask him for assistance in the Mighty Eagle trailer. As seen in a wallpaper, even Big Brother is afraid of the Mighty Eagle, which may explain why the birds disappear when the sardine tin appears, as they may have run away. Yet, after the initial meeting, the birds became less afraid of Mighty, instead respecting him and going to him for advice (as seen in the comics and other animations), and even wishing to invite him to Christmas.

Gameplay Trivia

 * If you set your time ahead one hour, the Mighty Eagle can be used, even if you have used it already. However if this exploit is used a couple times in a row, the Mighty Eagle's wait time will be extended to a lengthy 18 hours.
 * When the Mighty Eagle destroys something or hits the ground, he sounds exactly like the Big Brother Bird.
 * There's a downside to his power, because if you use him to get a Golden Egg, you can't get the Golden Egg.

Misc Trivia

 * The Mighty Eagle can fly, despite having no wings.
 * The Grey Bird, might have been a prototype of the Mighty Eagle. Or this bird is the original Mighty Eagle.
 * The genuine Mighty Eagle plush toy was released in the 7th of December 2011. Unlike others, this particular plush is $104.99 and is 18 inches tall.
 * The Mighty Eagle is replaced with Space Eagles in Angry Birds Space.