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- "The juxtaposition between cute and dangerous is what makes the Blues so appealing."
- — Pete Oswald, production designer of The Angry Birds Movie[1]
Jim, Jay, and Jake, collectively known as the Blues,[2] are characters that appear in the Angry Birds Movie series and its spin-offs, as well as the main protagonists of the Angry Birds Blues television series. They are three twins with virtually identical appearance and personalities, renewed for their resourcefulness and creativity. The sons of Greg and Olive Blue, the trio hatched from the same egg at the conclusion of The Angry Birds Movie, after Red saved their egg from Leonard and the pigs.
Appearance[]
(From left to right) Jay, Jim and Jake, from Angry Birds Blues.
The Blues are small, anthropomorphic hatchlings with squarish bodies covered in blue feathers, hence their name. They have small wings and legs, and share nearly identical features, including two long feathers forming a crest, a tail composed of three black feathers with squarish ends, and orange rings around their eyes. The three can be distinguished by their eye colors: Jay has blue eyes, Jake has green eyes, and Jim has brown eyes.[note 2] Additionally, in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Jay has a little floof on his head unlike his brothers.
Personality[]
The Blues are known for their fun-loving and mischievous spirit, embodying a combination of "cute" and "dangerous".[1] Their virtually identical personalities make them a knit-tight trio, rarely seen apart.[2] They often find themselves in chaotic situations, their curiosity and creativity frequently leading them to ambitious building and crafting projects, which they enthusiastically pursue despite failing catastrophically as often as they succeed.[3] Despite their age, they are surprisingly resourceful and determined, being always up to the task at hand, whether it involves constructing elaborate contraptions or rebuilding structures after accidents.[4][5] Despite their courageous demeanor, however, the Blues are not immune to fear, particularly when venturing into the unknown; their adventurous spirit sometimes leads them into unexpected situations, such as camping alone in the dark, where their imagination can get the better of them.[6]
The Blues are also very competitive, often striving to outdo each other in various activities, from building the perfect paper airplane to pranking one another with increasingly dangerous traps.[7][5] However, this often results in friction between them, especially when personal belongings are involved, leading to playful yet intense rivalries.[8] The Blues are also known for their love of food, especially strawberries, which can occasionally lead to disagreements among the trio.[9] Despite these quarrels, they always find a way to reconcile after their antics.
Animated Appearances[]
The Angry Birds Movie[]
Their egg is first seen with their parents, Olive and Greg Blue, while Red walked back home from the Infinity Acceptance Center. The egg makes its next appearance during the film's final act, where it pops out of the basket that Mighty Eagle was trying to save. Red drops back into the Pig Palace to recover it. Red and Leonard fight for the egg, falling into a secret room filled with dynamite and TNT. Leonard got a candle to cook the egg but was stopped by Red, who made Leonard drop the candle, setting off the dynamite and exploding the entirety of Pig City. The birds had assumed that Red had died with it, but he managed to survive, along with the egg, that he had accidentally broken. The Blues hatched, and Red gave them to their parents.
When Bird Village was rebuilt, the Blues, along with many other hatchlings whose eggs had been stolen, sang a special song for Red based on the Mighty Eagle song. The Blues also appear in the mid-credits scene for the film, where they launch themselves toward the sea, huddle up together as lightning crackles around their bodies, and use their splitting ability for the first time. (The Angry Birds Movie)
Angry Birds Blues[]
The Blues are the main characters of their series, Angry Birds Blues. The entire series is based on their life as hatchlings and takes place after the events of the Angry Birds Movie.
To see their involvement in the Angry Birds Blues series, click here.
The Angry Birds Movie 2[]
Three years later, Jay alongside other Hatchlings attends the Red J. Bird Elementary school to learn about how Red saved the eggs, he and his brothers went to the beach to play in the bouncy house until the Pigs popped it with a giant magnifying glass, which made all of them begin crying. (The Angry Birds Movie 2)
Book Appearances[]
Red's Got The Blues[]
In the story, The Blues beg Red to let them hang out with him until he eventually relents. It's around this time that Judge Peckinpah arrived, and begins talking down to Red about both his position and the upcoming ceremony for the Judge's new statue. The Blues take a disliking to Peckinpah, and sneak a peppershaker into his coat.
Later that day, Cyrus is unable to control himself, and sneezes so hard that he knocks the Judge down mid-ceremony. Luckily for The Blues, Red is the first target of the Judge's ire once he finds the shaker, and they try to leave. However, the trio's attempt to escape is blocked by the surrounding crowd, and the jig is up once Judge Peckinpah finds blue feathers in his coat. The judge begins reprimanding the three, but Red comes to their defense. Peckinpah ultimately orders Red to take the three home, concluding the story.
What's Bothering Bomb?[]
The Blues show up throughout Bird Village. The appear to be following Bomb, being with him while jogging and attending Stella's Dance Studio.
Game Appearances[]
Angry Birds Holiday[]
The Blues didn't have a major part in Angry Birds Holiday, only showcasing The Blues owning a Yard Sale and if the player purchased the item they would unlock the Blues.
Angry Birds Evolution[]
See: Andromedon
While Jake and Jim don't appear in Angry Birds Evolution, Jay appears in the game piloting the Andromedon suit created by Dr. Probotnik (an obvious reference to Dr. Robotnik) in the game.
Angry Birds Dice[]
The Blues appears as playable characters within Angry Birds Dice, as representatives of the type of character the player is using. Like other character within the game, The Blues can change their color to correspond with the team color.
Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs[]
Jay, Jim and Jake appeared in Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs as playable characters with gameplay similar to their original counterparts.
Angry Birds POP Blast[]
Jay, Jake and Jim were initially introduced in the loading screen in Angry Birds POP Blast, before they were later brought in as playable characters. The Blues are unlocked by obtaining 100 points at the Piñata. When their bar is full, they will active their ability, which is launching three balls that destroy a bit of bubbles. Like all the other characters in the game, The Blues appears at any level where the player uses them, which the player has to assist them in popping bubbles once again, but this time, it's in any objective.
The Blues, like all of the characters, use their movie design and outlined sprites that were made to look like a cartoon. However, all of them have the same eye color as Jay: blue.
Angry Birds Kingdom[]
The Blues made a comeback in Angry Birds Kingdom, only now sporting faces straight from their Toons counterparts.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Ability: Splits into three
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Olive Blue - biological mother
- Greg Blue - biological father
- Betty - adoptive mother; (The Angry Birds Movie 2)
- Alex - adoptive father; (The Angry Birds Movie 2)
- Red - uncle
Allies[]
Neutral[]
Trivia[]
- When the trailer for The Angry Birds Movie was released, The Blues were colored in various shades of blue as opposed to their finalized azure color scheme, most likely to hide the twist that they were in the film in the first place.
- The reason is unknown, but in the second film her parents are different characters than Olive and Greg, but rather Betty appears as her mother, while Alex is treated as his father according to the Father's Day short. Jay also got two other siblings alongside Jake and Jim as well.
- Jay also appears to be feminine, which aroused a bit of controversy.
Gallery[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ In The Angry Birds Movie 2, a different character named Betty appears as the Blues' mother.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Despite being distinguished by their eye colors, the Blues have been inconsistently identified across different sources. For example, Jay is described as both the green-eyed Blue in the Angry Birds Blues episode "Flight Club" and the blue-eyed one in the episode "First Love". For consistency, this page uses the Blues' eye colors as depicted in Angry Birds Match.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IDW Publishing (June 14, 2016). "The Blues". The Art of the Angry Birds Movie. IDW Publishing. Pg. 172. ISBN 9781623029760.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Characters. Angry Birds official website. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved on August 13, 2024. “The Blues - Say hello to Jim, Jake and Jay: AKA the Blues! These fun-loving and mischievous little birds are identical triplets with identical personalities.”
- ↑ Blues. Angry Birds official website. Retrieved on August 13, 2024. “Meet Jake, Jay and Jim – The rambunctious bluebird triplets with big ideas that wildly succeed or hilariously fail. But no matter what happens, this fun feathered trio ALWAYS bounces back!”
- ↑ Hand, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "Mighty Delivery". Angry Birds Blues. Season 1. Episode 1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hand, Jeff (April 21, 2017). "Trap-A-Geddon". Angry Birds Blues. Season 1. Episode 7.
- ↑ Hand, Jeff (March 24, 2017). "Camp Out". Angry Birds Blues. Season 1. Episode 3.
- ↑ Hand, Jeff (March 31, 2017). "Flight Club". Angry Birds Blues. Season 1. Episode 4.
- ↑ Hand, Jeff (May 5, 2017). "Sticky Feathers". Angry Birds Blues. Season 1. Episode 9.
- ↑ Hand, Jeff (October 11, 2017). "The Last Strawberry". Angry Birds Blues. Season 1. Episode 21.