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- "Keep to yourself. It's better that way."
- — Red's motto, The Angry Birds Movie Official Guidebook[7]
Red J. Bird[4] is a character that appears in the Angry Birds Movie series and its spin-offs. He is a bird native to Bird Island, recognized for his large eyebrows and notoriously short temper. Born an orphan, Red has long struggled with anger management issues, which contributed to his isolation from the other birds for most of his life.
In The Angry Birds Movie (2016), after years as an outcast, Red leads the birds in a mission to recover their stolen eggs from the pigs, led by Leonard. His leadership during this crisis transforms him into a respected hero within his community. He returns as the protagonist in The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), where he teams up with Leonard to thwart a plan of Zeta from the nearby Eagle Island. Red is also anticipated to return in the upcoming Angry Birds Movie 3 with an unspecified role.
Red's personality was marked by years of rejection from his community, in part due to his preference for solitude and irritable demeanor. Throughout the films, he evolved to being the protector of Bird Island along with his best friends, Chuck and Bomb. Despite this growth, he continues to struggle with his personal insecurities and short temper.
Appearance[]
Red is an anthropomorphic, pill-shaped bird covered in red feathers, hence his name. He has a tuft of two feathers on his head and three black feathers with squarish ends as a tail. His belly is peach-colored, and his face has a horizontal line of circular, crimson spots. Red has distinct thick, black eyebrows, as well as brown eyes.
Personality[]
- "What makes you angry?"
"Being asked all these questions! And slow-moving birds. And loud birds. And late birds. And spoiled birds. And cheerful birds. And birds who stand too close. And birds who complain. And cheerful birds. And that bird who likes to give hugs. And birds who don't respect personal space. And birds who make me do anger management. And cheerful birds. Oh, and did I mention birds who are so dang cheerful that it starts TO MAKE ME ANGRY, and also EVERY BIRD AND THING AND PLACE ON THIS ISLAND?!" - — Questionnaire and Red, The Angry Birds Movie Official Guidebook[7]
Red elbow striking the Mime for bothering him, from The Angry Birds Movie.
Red is widely recognized as Bird Island's "angriest bird", a title he embraces with both pride and some frustration. His fiery temper makes him notorious among the other birds, who are generally characterized by their nonstop cheerfulness.[10] This constant happiness is a major irritant for Red, and he finds many things easily push him to the edge. His wrath can be invoked by virtually anything, to the point he even finds himself frustrated by being hugged or asked questions, which he sees as an intrusion into his desire for solitude.[7]
Red considers himself "a very private bird" and indulges in hobbies that he can do alone.[7] His struggle to fit in made him feel like an outcast, a sentiment exacerbated by his preference for solitude.[10] This drove him to build a seaside hut far from the others, in which he lived for several years.[7] This hut, made of hardened mud stucco, contrasted sharply with the soft, nest-like homes of the other birds. His garden was filled with cacti, and a giant spiky palm tree stood by his front door, serving as a literal "stay out" sign.[11]
Despite his volatile exterior, Red's temper merely serves to mask his deep-seated discomfort about being an outcast.[10] From a young age, Red was isolated from society, partly as a result of the mockery he received for his large eyebrows,[3] and his brusque nature made it difficult for him to build lasting friendships.[10] Although he generally has good intentions, his temper lead to frequent, unintended mishaps and social blunders in his early life,[10] including an incident in which he accidentally caused the premature hatching of a family's egg, leading to his court-ordered anger management classes.[3]
Red's anger is matched with an equally intense bravery, a combination of traits that makes him willing to boldly face any challenge head-on.[12] Additionally, he is devoted to protecting the birds' eggs, which he sees as the community's most valuable resource.[10] His initial suspicion of the pigs, who arrived on Bird Island under the leadership of Leonard and the guise of peaceful explorers, proved well-founded. When the pigs' true intentions were revealed, Red emerged as a reluctant leader, guiding the community's efforts to thwart the pigs' plans on Piggy Island. This role earned him the respect of the other birds and led to the relocation of his hut to the center of the village.[3]
While Red still considers himself his best companion,[6] he has managed to build close friendships with Chuck and Bomb, during his anger management classes. Though he describes them as "cool", he remains reluctant to openly admit his fondness for them.[7] He is also occasionally seen with Matilda and Terence.[12]
Red feeling abandoned by his allies during his truce with the pigs, from The Angry Birds Movie 2.
Red remains dedicated to protecting Bird Island following his first encounter with the pigs, thwarting countless schemes from them since then, but showed a willingness to temporarily put this antagonism aside and team up with Leonard when Zeta, from Eagle Island, threatened Bird and Piggy Islands. Despite his recognition, Red struggles with insecurities, often fearing that he might return to being an outcast to society and even feeling like he was no longer seen as a hero to the people who once praised him after the truce with the pigs. This caused him to consolidate control in the mission to disarm the superweapon on Eagle Island. At one point, he even isolated himself from the group on the island when he was not receiving the attention and praise he was once used to.[4]
Animated Appearances[]
The Angry Birds Movie[]
Red didn't have much luck in life. From childhood, peers laughed at his eyebrows and the fact that he was an orphan, which made young Red very upset and angry. Because of the accumulated anger, he developed uncontrollable fits of anger, which have become quite common for him. In the end, the rest of the birds get bored of this, which is why they arrange a trial for Red. The sentence becomes an obligation to attend Anger Management courses taught by Matilda.
After arriving on the island of Leonard, who showed the pigs in the best light, only Red began to smell something wrong in him. He tried many times to warn the birds of the danger, but they did not listen to Red. But when the pigs stole the eggs, Red led the birds and defeated the enemies. In addition, he personally rescued The Blues from the clutches of the King Pig.
The Angry Birds Movie 2[]
Three years later, Red got a lot of fame and since then he devoted every day to fighting pigs. However, when both islands were attacked by Zeta and the pigs offered a truce to unite against a common enemy, glory began to fade from Red, and he soon began to feel lonely again, because now no one was interested in his merits in the ended fighting pigs. His closest friends Bomb and Chuck decided to take him to a blitz club to find a match for the surly bird. There he met Silver, who, due to her rudeness, immediately rejected him when she began asking him questions about him to see if they were compatible by the formula. The test came back negative, and Red went home alone. There he fell into a depression, and in this state he was discovered by Leonard, who came to negotiate a union. Red was very distrustful of the leader of the pigs, literally killing him a couple of times. However, the king was adamant: he explained that they needed to unite against Zeta in order to repel the attack on both islands. Red realizes that this will be a good way to regain his former glory, and eventually agrees, along the way starting to argue with the pig who is actually the leader of the operation. Together, they recruit Bomb, Chuck, Mighty Eagle, Silver (much to Red's annoyance; however, he couldn't refuse, as Silver turned out to be Chuck's sister) and Courtney. They begin to make a plan, and at a visual presentation of the plan, Red and Leonard continue to squabble until Silver seizes the initiative.
Later, they are about to leave in Leonard's huge submarine. Along the way, Red tells the people of Bird Island that there is nothing to worry about and that evacuation is not needed. On the boat, they meet the genius inventor Garry, who introduces many of the gadgets he has designed, which later turn out to be useless. Red angrily criticizes the pig's inventions, but Silver tries to calm him down by trying to teach Red about teamwork.
When the team arrives at Eagle Island, Red discovers that his comrades already have a plan that they made without him. Angered, he separates from the team and goes to storm Zeta's base alone. Silver goes after him in an attempt to dissuade him, and later decides to go with him. Together they get to the mouth of a long-extinct volcano, where Zeta's base is located. Red notices the eagles' weapon power cord, which he decides to unplug, and recklessly throws himself down on the untethered cable, but Silver saves him by tying himself to the other end and jumping with him. After Red's failed attempt to zip-line to the other side of the base (he still has to accept Silver's help) and after they almost let themselves be discovered when Red dropped his feather down (Silver had to catch it by jumping down), they still manage to cut the cable. However, it turns out to be a microwave cord and the two are caught, with Red being knocked out by an unusually muscular guard.
Waking up, Red finds himself frozen to an air mattress in a room where Zeta explains to him and Silver (who is also a prisoner) her plan to take over the two islands. Specifically, she attacks Bird Island, and Red realizes he made a mistake by not telling the residents to evacuate. Silver manages to free himself and Red, and later the rest of the team reunites with them. They develop a new plan, and according to this plan, Red is sent along with Silver to neutralize the device from the inside. Along the way, they begin to sympathize more and more with each other. Together, Red and Silver fall into one of Zeta's ice balls in order to destroy the weapon with this ball. Just before the collision, they join hands.
However, a flaw in Silver's plan is discovered when they go the wrong way, and the entire team is captured. But the situation was eventually resolved thanks to the unexpected return of the Mighty Eagle, Red's suggestion to stop the weapon's projectiles with a superthread, and the efforts of Chuck and Silver. Zeta travels with Mighty Eagle and her daughter to Bird Island and a wedding takes place where everyone praises Red again. However, seeing that his girlfriend Silver did not receive well-deserved applause, he draws the attention of the crowd to her, and Red still receives well-deserved fame. Later, they decide to retire to a high cliff for a romantic picnic. Unfortunately, they are interrupted by Chuck.
Piggy Tales: Third Act[]
Art School[]
When a pig was posing for a drawing, one of the failed drawings was Red.
Angry Birds BirLd Cup[]
Angry Birds MakerSpace[]
Red appears as the main character in it, though not debuting in the first episode, he debuted in the second one, VR 2000, instead. He has a more deeper voice, he uses his Angry Birds BirLd Cup design and maintains his angry personality. He appears in most episodes.
Angry Birds Mystery Island: A Hatchlings Adventure[]
Red makes a handful of cameos in the series as a poster.
Book Appearances[]
Angry Birds Comics[]
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Red's Got The Blues[]
In this story, Red is convinced by The Blues to let them tag along with him to the ceremony for Judge Peckinpah's new statue. The Judge himself soon arrives, and gives Red a hard time over his dismissive attitude. Red struggles to be interested, as he wants nothing more than piece and quiet. Little do Red or Peckinpah know that The Blues took a disliking to the Judge's condescending attitude and snuck a peppershaker into his pocket.
Once the ceremony begins, Cyrus immediately begins sneezing uncontrollably, soon knocking the Judge off his feet. Peckinpah swiftly discovers the peppershaker, and begins blindly accusing Red, chewing him out over how untrustworthy he is. While he and Red argue, the judge discovers the blue feathers in his pocket, and finally pins The Blues for the crime. Despite them almost getting him sent to court, Red comes to the three's defense, pointing out that they're just kids. The Judge orders Red to take The Blues home, and Red leaves in a huff. The story ends with Red returning home, glad to have some piece and quiet.
What's Bothering Bomb?[]
Red appears in a supporting role at the beginning of the book. He, Chuck, and Bomb are at a picnic, when Chuck presents a surprise container of organic worms. The picnic ends when Bomb gets too excited over the worms and explodes.
Game appearances[]
Angry Birds Friends[]
Red's debut was in Angry Birds Friends as a part of a special tournament to reveal the first image for The Angry Birds Movie which was called Sneak Peek Tournament with portraits of Red, Chuck and Bomb being hidden in wood, bricks, or bands in the levels. The blockers would be destroyed as the player destroyed the tools the pigs had.
Angry Birds Transformers[]
Red appears in the loading screen of Angry Birds Transformers, seen playing with some Transformers figurines.
Angry Birds Action![]
In Angry Birds Action!, Red appears as the first and default character the player is given. In gameplay, he can run towards a direction by pointing him at a target and shooting. Red would then hit and bounce off of targets until he ran out of speed. He can only do this three times, and he will disappear afterwards.
Angry Birds Football[]
In Angry Birds Football, Red appeared as the only playable character, as a member of the team Mighty Feathers. For the first time in an Angry Birds game, Red used his design from The Angry Birds Movie, in promotion of the film.
In gameplay, the player could upgrade Red' skills, in different categories that ranged from pace, power, technique, and defense that helped the birds' performances. These skills could be raised by training the birds or using in-game currency to upgrade them instantly. To win, the player had to pass the ball around in a special arrangement to the other birds in order to make the goal.
Angry Birds Holiday[]
In Angry Birds Holiday, Red once again appeared in the icon of the game, and also appeared in promotions and trailers for the game. However, while most Angry Birds games include Red as the main leading character, Matilda actually took on this role rather than Red, guiding the player through the game. Because of this, Red actually did not have as much of a part in this game, though he did appear.
The game was never released outside of soft launch, and Rovio officially announced that the game stopped development and it was shut down as of December 31, 2016.
As said before, Red did not have much involvement in this game. Because of this and the fact that the game didn't finish development, not much is known about Red's gameplay. It was known, however, that Red could be purchasable with in-game currency along with his Holiday Shop. From there, Red and his shop would appear in the player's customizable map.
Angry Birds Evolution[]
In Angry Birds Evolution, Red appears as the icon character of Angry Birds Evolution. He appears as an unlockable character and is unlocked after beating the Yellow Desert. He can also be obtained in events with stronger stats.
Biography[]
Red saved the island from the pigs once already. Can he do it again?
Appearance[]
Normal[]
Red looks exactly the same as the movie version.
Evolution[]
Based on a biker, Red now wears a black jacket with his classic design on a white triangle. In the back of it, there are 2 buttons on the frill, which aren't connected, making the frill open. There is a belt that also isn't connected, a red button on the left of the jacket and he also wears what seems to be a white shirt or tank top. He also wears a black band with 2 white spots and a white snowflake symbol on it and two black fingerless gloves on each hand.
Weak Spot Evolution[]
Based on a Karate fighter, Red now wears a white kimono with a black belt and his classic design of him on the back. He also wears a white band with a black triple spiral symbol on it. On his left-wing, he now has white bands. His gaze is now angrier with the beak blowing air.
Power Row Evolution[]
Based on Superman, Red now wears a dark blue suit with a Superhero symbol containing his classic design, wears red underwear with a golden yellow stripe and red gloves. He also wears a red cape and has a bit of hair on his forehead. His gaze is now like if he was confident, having a smile that is curved to the left. His eyebrows are also curved to be angry-like and his right eye is very open.
Abilities[]
Confusion Kick Rank 1[]
Kick an enemy, dealing 975 damage and knocking him around, damaging any enemy he hits. The kicked pig has a 30% chance to increase its turn counter by 1.
Confusion Kick Rank 1[]
Kick an enemy, dealing 3110 damage and knocking him around, damaging any enemy he hits. The kicked pig has a 30% chance to increase its turn counter by 1.
Weak Spot Rank 1[]
Kick an enemy, dealing 3250 damage and knocking him around, dealing damage to any enemy he hits. The kicked enemy receives a critical from the front, not from the back.
Power Row Rank 1[]
Jump into the air and slam down, dealing 3250 damage to a pig and push it around to deal damage to any pig it hits. Additionally upgrade all power ups on impact.
Leader Skill[]
All red birds in the team get +30% attack power.
Awaken Skill[]
Increases Red's critical damage by 30%.
Bird Information[]
Health[]
When he is in his first level, it is less than 200, but he can be evolved to surpass this number.
Strength[]
When he is in his first level, it is less than 90, but he can be evolved to surpass this number.
Bird Power[]
When is in his first level, he gives less than 540 Bird Power to the team, but he can be evolved and trained to give more.
Costs[]
It costs 200 Red Evolution material to evolve him. The income of Red Evolution Material and Coins when selling him varies according to his level.
Health[]
When he is in his first level, it is less than 1000, but he can be evolved to surpass this number.
Strength[]
When he is in his first level, it is less than 1000, but he can be evolved to surpass this number.
Bird Power[]
When he is in his first level, he gives less than 1100 Bird Power to the team, but he can be evolved and trained to give more.
Costs[]
It costs 300 Red Evolution material to evolve him. It then costs 780 Evolution Material and 25 Red Essence to evolve him to a last evolution.
The income of Red Evolution Material and Coins when selling him varies according to his level.Classic Red[]
Gallery[]
Angry Birds Match[]
In Angry Birds Match, Red appears as a supporting character that can be summoned in the levels. In the test version of the game. he also teaches the player how to play the game. In gameplay, Red can be summoned in any level by matching four items of the same color. When the player taps onto him and then slides the finger to any side, he will run towards that side, cleaning items in his way, popping pigs, and damaging boxes. However, if he is touched by other bird, or is not used by the player when they complete the level, he will split into two and will run either horizontally or vertically. This means that, for example, vertically, one Red will be running towards the top part of the screen, while the other one will run to the bottom part.
Angry Birds Dice[]
In Angry Birds Dice, Red appears in the game as a playable character. He could also be fought as an opponent.
As the game is monopoly-like, the player has to roll the dice and make a determined number of steps until a point is hit, which the player gains property over something or fall into a trap. For more details about the gameplay, see here. He has also his power that can be activated, but it is unknown as the game was canceled.
Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs[]
Red about to be launched to a building, from the VR version of Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs.
In both versions of Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs, Red is one of the four playable characters, and the first one used by the player. He is used for the first time in the first level of Sandy Beach. He can also be added as an optional character in the Level Builder mode. In this game, he has his sound effects from Angry Birds 2, which are taken from some episodes of Angry Birds Toons. When launched, Red will have no ability, which is why he is mainly used to push buildings.
Angry Birds POP Blast[]
In Angry Birds POP Blast, Red is a playable character that is unlocked in the first level. He also appears as Super Red in the Space Race.
In gameplay, Red can be used in any level as long as the player chooses to him. When his bar is full, he will active his ability, which is an explosive fireball that will pop some bubbles in a range.
Red, from Angry Birds Explore.
Angry Birds Explore[]
In Angry Birds Explore, Red is a character who can be played as in the Peperami and PEZ Bird Code minigames, the Go Fly minigame and surprisingly the only playable character of the Pig Out! minigame but the other characters can be used as extra characters.
Red, from Angry Birds Tennis.
Angry Birds Tennis[]
In Angry Birds Tennis, Red is a playable character unlocked by default. He can be played in any level the player wants, he can also be chosen to be part of the player's team. He uses his boost when he has energy to do it.
A character with Red's body next to a “Red was here!” sign
Angry Birds: Bird Island[]
In Angry Birds: Bird Island, Red was the tour guide of the island when the player logged on. He was one of the 3 free character bundles along with Chuck and Stella for all players. When the game was called Angry Birds: Mayhem Simulator, he appears at the first Hatchling Shop selling eggs. He also appears on the thumbnail and loading screen of the game.
Sonic Dash[]
Commercial appearances[]
Geico[]
Red is seen with Chuck and Bomb flinging themselves at a resident's suburban house. The couple complains about the birds while they destroy their outdoor decor.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Allies[]
- Matilda
- Terence
- Chuck
- Bomb
- Silver - girlfriend
- Ethan "Mighty" Eagle - idol
- Stella
- Hal
- Bubbles
- Hatchlings
- Gale
- Mime
- Hug Trader
- Duck
Neutral[]
- Judge Peckinpah - former instigator
- Ella - former instigator
- Eva - former instigator
- Edward - former instigator
- Timothy
- Leonard/King Pig - former enemy; situational Ally
- Garry - situational Ally
- Courtney - situational Ally
- Roxanne
- Ella
- Zeta - former enemy
- Debbie - former enemy and Honorary Niece
- Glenn - former enemy
- Big Pig
Enemies[]
Quotes[]
The Angry Birds Movie[]
- "I'm sorry, it's on me?" - Red after getting provoked by Edward.
- "Pluck my life" - Red after being sentenced to attend Anger Management Classes.
- "I need some angry flocking birds." - Red becoming a leader after the pigs stole the eggs.
The Angry Birds Movie 2[]
- "What we really need is a hero. I'm in." - Red accepting to team up with Leonard.
- "No. It... It is my fault. I put myself before everyone else. I was afraid if I wasn't a hero anymore, they'd all stop... They'd all stop liking me." - Red confessing his problem to Silver.
Trivia[]
- Red's hatchday (his birthday) is somewhere in August, as seen in the episode All the Way to the Top from Angry Birds MakerSpace.
- As of 2016, Red is the official United Nations (UN) Ambassador of Climate Change.[13]
Notes[]
- ↑ Identified as a desert cardinal in a Lego The Angry Birds Movie booklet.
References[]
- ↑ Angry Birds: La Película - Ficha eldoblaje.com - Doblaje
- ↑ Cohen, John (March 3, 2022). Zelensky voiced Red in #AngryBirds. ❤️. Twitter. Retrieved on March 3, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Kaytis, Clay; Reilly, Fergal (directors) (May 20, 2016). The Angry Birds Movie (motion picture).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Van Orman, Thurop; Rice, John (directors) (August 14, 2019). The Angry Birds Movie 2 (motion picture).
- ↑ Sadler, Christopher (October 15, 2022). "Drone Woes". Angry Birds MakerSpace. Season 2. Episode 18.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Cerasi, Chris (April 12, 2016). "99% Angry". The Angry Birds Movie Official Guidebook. Harper Festival. Pg. 5. ISBN 978-0062453426. "Anyway, as part of my anger-management training, I've been asked to be your guide through Bird Island. [...] So let's just get this over with so I can go back to being with my favourite person (myself) and doing what I love best (which - you guessed it - is being left alone!). But before we get started, please just keep one thing in mind. Think of this as one of Red's Rules: Some birds are born to be angry."
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 Cerasi, Chris (April 12, 2016). "Red". The Angry Birds Movie Official Guidebook. Harper Festival. Pg. 6–7. ISBN 978-0062453426.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Angry Birds: Flight School #2, "No Bird is an Island"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Angry Birds: Flight School #1, "You Got It Backwards"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Barcus, Christy Ullrich (April 5, 2016). "Bird Island". The Angry Birds Movie: Red's Big Adventure. National Geographic. Pg. 12; 22. ISBN 9781623029760.
- ↑ IDW Publishing (June 14, 2016). "Seeing Red". The Art of the Angry Birds Movie. IDW Publishing. Pg. 23. ISBN 9781623029760.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Centum Books (September 1, 2016). The Angry Birds Movie Annual 2017. Centum Books. Pg. 6. ISBN 978-1910916971.
- ↑ AP (March 19, 2016). Red, Angry Birds character named UN ambassador for climate change. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved on May 22, 2022.