Red Jack
Angry Birds character
First appearanceAngry Birds
First gameAngry Birds
Created byJaakko Iisalo
Tuomas Erikoinen
Designed byTuomas Erikoinen
Voiced by
In-universe information
SpeciesBird, Northern cardinal
GenderMale
AffiliationThe Flock
FamilyUnnamed parents
RelativesAnger Management Class
HomeBird Isand

Red Jack Bird is a main fictional protagonist of Rovio's puzzle video games character Angry Birds[2] and the computer animated film The Angry Birds Movie (2016). He is a desert cardinal where in the classic series, he currently lives on Piggy Island with some of his closest friends and takes care of the eggs. In the film series, he currently is a native to Bird Island, born as an orphan, was later accepted by the rest of the Birds and is currently praised as a hero. In the Summer Madness series, he seems to have parents.

Appearances edit

Red is a cardinal with red feathers that cover most of his body, hence his name. In most of his game appearances, Red had a spherical body without showing any limbs at all, however, he has little stubby wings as seen in Egg's Day Out. He has a tuft of two red feathers on his head, and on his tail, there are three short black feathers with square ends. The feathers on his belly are peach-colored, and he has three small crimson spots ordered in a horizontal line across his face. In the Wreck the Halls short in late 2011, his design was slightly modified to make him more expressive. This design was not used very often until Angry Birds Toons in 2013, and has become the most common design since then.

In his appearances in the animated trailers by Kombo, his body is oval in shape, with three feathers on his head instead of two, visible feather texture on his sides, and three rounded black feathers similar to Stella Emily's.

After the release of The Angry Birds Movie, he received an anthropomorphic, pill-shaped body with his head directly connected to his torso without a neck. His crest and tail feathers are also much longer and detailed than before. In addition, his irises were tinted brown. Future releases would occasionally switch between Red's new body and his old one.

In Angry Birds Dream Blast, Red was re-designed again to resemble a hatchling. In this game, he is much shorter, with a round body and small limbs. Angry Birds Journey uses a similar design for its trailers and promotional artwork, although it was somehow more simplified. In the levels of said game, he uses his design from Angry Birds Toons, though modified to have him with a small beak, large eyes, and brown irises.

Personality edit

Red is extremely short-tempered. The angriest of all the birds, he is not above using violence when someone annoys him. He is someone who takes his duties very seriously, not willing at all to leave them aside. However, he also likes to discover new things when he is in a day off. During the events of the films, Red was an antisocial person who was rejected by the other birds.[3] With an unstable anger (despite him trying to state otherwise), he had always hated being disrespected and made fun of, as he took jokes very seriously. This would result in him getting enraged and/or sad. As he grew up, he also became someone who could get frustrated by anything, acting rude in front of other people not matter how friendly they were towards him. However, after he stopped Leonard Mudbeard from cooking the eggs from Bird Island, Red became much more outgoing and was approved by the rest of the birds, which allowed him to control his anger issues much more than before. Nevertheless, even after these incidents, it was shown that Red could still get angry at anything, sometimes cursing himself for his actions,[4] and showing an open hatred for ridiculous holidays.

Since he moved to Piggy Island, Red has been very fond of the three eggs he sometime ago found there. As he believes that they will be very important for his species' survival, he takes good care of them and is not willing to leave them alone; once, he was shown spending entire seasons only looking after them. Whenever he is left alone with them, he softly strokes them and tells them bedtime stories, being one of the rare moments where he shows a soft side. Similarly, he spends hours in the morning cleaning and polishing his properties, specially the slingshot, and constantly checks that its band is perfectly elastic.However, he can easily lose his temper whenever something, such as an insect or a leaf,Carney, Ian; Boddy, Ashley (August 11, 2013). "Egg's Day Out". Angry Birds Toons. Season 1. Episode 22. touches either the eggs or the slingshot. He also returns to his usual serious self when others come in.

Ever since the first time he met them, Red has had a mutual dislike for the pigs, being skeptical about them during their stay on Bird Island. After he and his friends moved to Piggy Island, his hatred for them was just aggravated. As a result of all the times they tried to steal the eggs, Red has become even more determined to keep them safe, which has bordered him on schizophrenia when he is not near them; a notable example of this was shown when, while he was having a forced vacation, Red started to have hallucinations where he saw all surrounding objects as eggs. A similar case was when he saw everything round as pigs, though this was due to his rage after he defeated a group of them This also made him very paranoid, interpreting small things as a declaration of war, such as imagining the sound of the wind as a battle cry of the pigs. Despite his friends' best attempts of making him forget about them for a while, he never managed to take them out of his mind. He even is enraged by the smallest sight of green due to this.

While serious and hostile, Red likes being with other people, and appreciates their company. He is afraid of losing his friends and being ignored by others, just like in his childhood and adolescence, though he keeps this fact a secret to everyone. It has been confirmed that Red never managed to get rid of this trauma; a notable example of this was when Chuck asked him if he feared something. While Red said that he was not scared of anything, he had some flashbacks of him being left alone by others. Another example was when his friends were preparing him a surprise party for his birthday. Unaware of this, Red thought that his friends had died during an incident, or that they had abandoned him. However, when he realized that they were completely fine, he was so happy to see them that he shedded a tear.[5] Despite him sometimes treating his friends badly, Red respects and trusts them, and is not above leaving aside his duties to visit them, such as when he wanted to go to Rio de Janeiro to visit Blu and Jewel.[6]

Powers and Abilities edit

Despite not having undergone any notable training, Red is a very skilled and powerful fighter, having been able to break though Pig City on his own many times with no wounds or scratches. His strength is one of his most notable abilities; though most of the time he cannot break stones or wooden blocks, Red is strong enough to pick up and launch pigs with ease[7], nd has even been capable of breaking through many different walls and a metal wall within a few seconds with no additional equipment[8]. In addition, his speed has let him run though entire mountains[9] and onto water with no problem at all.

Red has demonstrated to have a great durability and resistance against attacks. He has been able to survive massive explosions[10] and falls from high heights, and even withstood atmospheric entry once.[11]

Strength and speed aside, in the movies, Red is able to hide all his limbs to turn himself into a ball akin to his classic design, though this ability has only been used once.[12]

Transformations edit

Super Red edit

By passing though an extraterrestrial wormhole of some kind, Red can transform into Super Red. In this state, Red has some different body features, the most notable of which is his black and white glasses, which he can use to track and analyze enemies. However, most of his abilities remain the same. This transformation first appeared in Angry Birds Space. If the screen is tapped, Super Red launches red soundwaves from both directions, aka, battle cries.

Mighty Feathers edit

By using a few of the Mighty Eagle's feathers, Red can have a (so far), unnamed transformation. He looks the same as his normal counterpart, except that he is now surrounded by a few white and red feathers. In this state, Red can head himself towards any location he wants to. However, he can only use this ability once before losing the feathers. This transformation only appeared in the original Angry Birds Classic and it's Chinese version.

Telebird edit

Through unknown means, Red can transform into the Telebird. In this state, he now wears a magenta and yellow helmet on his head. As the Telebird, Red now can teleport himself and surrounding objects to any place he wants to, allowing him to pass through solid objects. However, he can only use this ability once. This transformation only appeared in the international version of Angry Birds Seasons.

Homing Bird edit

By unknown means, Red can transform into the Homing Bird, where he wears a gray radar on his head. In this state, Red automatically heads himself towards any pig that is near him. However, he can only use this ability once. This transformation only appeared in Angry Birds Seasons and its Chinese version.

Pig edit

When Chef Pig made a potion to transform the birds into pigs, so that they bring the Eggs to them. Red was used as the test subject and it was a success, as he gave the Eggs to Chef Pig and was about to cook them. However, this potion was temporary as he was turning back into a bird. Chef Pig tried to make a new potion to make him a pig again, but Red blew the gas to him, which transformed him into a snail/tree/toy train/flower hybrid.[13] When he was transformed into a pig, he appeared to look like a Minion Pig but with Red's signature eyebrows.

Optimus Prime edit

When the EggSpark hit Piggy Island, Red transformed into Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobirds. He can shoot lasers towards Minion Pigs and hit structures. This transformation only appeared in Angry Birds Transformers.

Weaknesses edit

While not having any physical weaknesses, it is confirmed that Red is allergic to pollen.[14] In addition, he can be scared quite easily by a scarecrow, and will be unable to do anything whenever he finds one. [15] He can also be distracted whenever he is trying to aim with the slingshot, being scared by almost any sound, including his own farts.[16]


References edit

  1. ^ "Jason Sudeikis". IMDb.
  2. ^ "After 51 Failed Games, Rovio Created Angry Birds - $1 Billion Valuation".
  3. ^ "Characters | Angry Birds". Angry Birds. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Angry Birds: Big Movie Eggstravaganza, "The Hot Air Balloon"
  5. ^ Angry Birds Comics (2016) #1, "Angry Birds"
  6. ^ Angry Birds (February 21, 2014). "Return to Angry Birds Rio!". YouTube. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Slimovici, Agnes (December 7, 2014). "The Miracle of Life". Angry Birds Toons. Season 2. Episode 8. Toons.TV.
  8. ^ Cervantes, Juanma Sanchez (March 15, 2015). "The Great Eggscape". Angry Birds Toons. Season 2. Episode 25. Toons.TV.
  9. ^ Lindgren, Niklas; Carney, Ian; Guaglione, Eric (May 25, 2013). "Slingshot 101". Angry Birds Toons. Season 1. Episode 11. Toons.TV.
  10. ^ Angry Birds (December 17, 2011). Angry Birds Wreck the Halls animation. YouTube. Retrieved on June 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Angry Birds (February 21, 2014). Return to Angry Birds Rio!. YouTube. Retrieved on June 27, 2021.
  12. ^ Nugem, Jordan (April 17, 2021). "Fever Pitch". Angry Birds Bubble Trouble. Season 1. Episode 17. YouTube.
  13. ^ Kenworthy, Stuart (October 13, 2013). "Pig Plot Potion". Angry Birds Toons. Season 1. Episode 31. Toons.TV.
  14. ^ Angry Birds Comics (2016) #3, "Where The Wind Blows"
  15. ^ Angry Birds Comics (2016) #4, "The Scarecrow"
  16. ^ Nugem, Jordan; Sadler, Christopher; Helminen, Kim (July 31, 2021). "Unflappable". Angry Birds Slingshot Stories. Season 2. Episdsadsaode 7.


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