Red



"I'm Red! The mighty defender of the nest! The smasher of pigs! The castle-busting wrecking ball!"

- Red, Angry Birds Comics #10

Red J. Bird (born August 17 ) is the main protagonist of the Angry Birds series. He is a desert cardinal native to Bird Island with a short-tempered and rude personality.

Born an orphan on Bird Island, Red was an anti-social person with rarely any contact with anybody else. After Leonard's attacks on the island however, Red was accepted by the Bird Island society and had many new friends. He currently lives on Piggy Island with some of his closest friends and takes care of the eggs.

Appearance
Red is a desert cardinal with red feathers that cover most of his body, hence his name. His most notable characteristics are two feathers that work as his crest, large, black eyebrows on his face, a peach belly, and three small, black feathers on his tail.

Originally, Red had a non-anthropomorphic, round body without showing any limbs at all. After the release of The Angry Birds Movie, he received an anthropomorphic body, which borrowed many featured of his old one. In addition, his eyes would have brown irises. 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 hatching. In this game, he is much shorter, with a round body and small limbs. Angry Birds Journey uses a similar design, though it was somehow more simplified.

Personality
Red is a short-tempered person, who 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.

"How are you, Red? Oh! I'm horrible!"

- Stella and Red, The Angry Birds Movie

During his earliest years, Red was an antisocial person who was left aside by everybody else. 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 was also someone who could get frustrated by anything, acting rude in front of other people not matter who friendly they were towards him. However, he later met Chuck and Bomb, who became his first friends. After he stopped Leonard 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. Regardless, it was still shown that he still got angry at anything, sometimes cursing himself for his present actions. He himself has admitted that he still suffered from anger issues from time to time. In addition, even after the first incident with Leonard, he was afraid of losing his friends and being ignored by other people, 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 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 his friends were actually making a party for him, he was so happy to see them that he almost shedded a tear.

In the present day, Red is very fond of the three eggs he sometime ago found on Piggy Island. 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. Also, as a result of all the times the pigs have 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. In addition, he also distrusts his friends to take care of the eggs. This does not necessarily mean that Red dislikes his closest friends, but that he does not look at them as the adequate people for the job. Despite his grumpy personality however, Red is a helping person who cares deeply for his friends, willing to adventure the world with them as long as the eggs are safe.

Angry Birds
Red made his debut in the original Angry Birds game as the main character (and icon). He is introduced in Theme 1-1 as the very first bird to the players. From then on, the following levels are mostly based on teaching the player how to play the game/use Red, and from then on he appears often as a playable character.

After his first appearance in Poached Eggs, Red appears in all of the themes, excluding The Big Setup, which was entirely based off of Hal and Terence. He also appears in all of the cut-scenes for the game.

Ever since the game first skyrocketed, Red has become a very noticeable and iconic character.

Gameplay
Despite being the main character, Red (for the most part) does not have any actual abilities. When the screen is tapped Red will do a battle cry.

Red's strengths and weaknesses are seen here.

In the Red's Mighty Feathers theme, Red was given an ability similar to Lazer Bird, which is to fly off to wherever the player taps. This ability makes Red much more useful as he can reach any location on the level map, which is something that none of the birds can do at will. He is also slightly stronger, mostly due to his increased speed when his ability is activated.

This ability is exclusive to the levels in the theme and the Golden Eggs associated with the theme, but the game once offered an in-app purchase to active Red's ability permanently for all levels, where the profits contributed to the RED organization.

Angry Birds Seasons
Red appears with the rest of the birds in the game, and is once again generally the main character of the game, along with being the icon. He first appears in Trick or Treat as the first character introduced, and afterward appears in all of the following themes as a main character.

Unlike other Angry Birds games, the characters' designs for Seasons did not change, so he looks exactly like the original style.

Red, like all of the other characters, has unlockable costumes.

He often appears in promotions and cover arts for the themes, but will sometimes not appear and in place will be other birds. (for example, Red did not appear in the Ham Dunk cover, while Bubbles, Bomb and Jay, Jake, and Jim did)

In the golden egg for Go Green, Get Lucky, Red wears a leprechaun hat that is attached to his head. This is the first time that any bird wears a costume in the Angry Birds universe in-game.

A female cardinal named Girl Bird appears in the Hogs and Kisses cutscenes and promotion and is Red's romantic interest throughout the theme. She is not playable in the game. However, she became extremely popular with fans, and her own merchandise began to spread, including her own plush toy.

Gameplay
Red does not have any special abilities just as in the first game and has the same launch sounds and battle cries. No changes are made to his size, speed, or strength. He also has his own Bird Wear that can be obtained from getting objects or completing quests.

Red appears as a power-iup as the Homing Bird, wearing a radar on his head, where a radar signal will appear around him and he will fly straight towards the first pig he detects.

He also appears as The TeleBird, which he wears a purple helmet with yellow goggles, with an antenna. Touching the screen will slow down Telebird until you choose a determined place. After choosing it, Telebird will teleport to the place you wanted, destroying what it's near him, also, he will attract things to the place.

Angry Birds Rio
Red, Jay, Jake, Jim, and Chuck are all kidnapped by the smugglers and sent to Rio, where they are encaged in a room with all of the other birds. Because of their strength and rage, they break free of the cage, beginning the Rio game's storyline.

Red is once again the icon for the game, and the first character to be introduced. After his first appearance in Smuggler's Den, he is a playable character in all of the themes that follow.

Once they defeat Nigel they manage to fly all the way back to Piggy Island, just in time to once again save the eggs from the pigs.

Red then travels back to Rio with his flock to visit his friends, Blu and Jewel. This starts the Rio 2 segment.

In this segment Red, along with all of the other characters, receives a change in design. He bears his Toons animation style, with much thicker eyebrows, better shading, and different outlines.

He also appears as the Samba Burst power-up, which he wears a fruit hat and is happy. Touching on the screen when you launch him will cause Red to samba dance and makes something near him shake, such as Marmosets, Wood, Stone, etc.

Gameplay
Red once again bears no abilities, just like the previous two games. However, he, just like Matilda, receives a noticeable increase in strength. He can destroy blocks much more effectively, making him a much more useful character to have. This was very pleasing to fans, as they complained that he was much too weak.

During boss battles, Red can be used to activate TNT or knockdown easy structures onto the boss. However, if the player gets rid of all the surrounding blocks and debris then Red isn't a very effective character but can bring somewhat decent damage to the enemy.

Angry Birds Space
The game was first teased in early 2012, showing a costumed Red in a short video. As the game kept being teased, it was finally announced as the 4th installment of the series. Red, along with a few other members of his flock, were shown in their space costumes, all based on comic book characters.

The game's story begins with Red and the others watching after the eggs when the Ice Bird and his eggsteroid fly through a wormhole, which had just opened in the sky. A large tentacle then shoots out of the wormhole, grabbing the eggsteroid but also the flock's eggs, causing them to sling themselves into the void. His first appearance was in Pig Bang.

Through the portal, all of the characters are zapped into their space form, and they fly out of the portal into space, beginning the events of the game.

Red is known as "Super Red Bird" in the game and is once again the main icon and character.

Red and all the other characters received their own promotional videos, which can be found on youtube, and also received their own plush toys. (excluding Atomic Bird, who didn't appear when the game was first released)

Gameplay
Red, once again, does not have an ability. However, he is slightly tougher, and can forcefully shove structures down if they are light enough, along with heavy boulders and spacecraft.

It is also not widely known, but if the player taps the screen when Red is in flight near a pig, then he will make his battle cry and emit a flash of red, and the nearby pig will "jump". It is not extremely effective but can pop the pig or topple over the structure underneath if it is light enough. (this will only work in a gravitational pull) Terence can also do this, but much stronger.

While Red's mask does not give him any special powers, it is known that it can zoom in and out like a pair of binoculars, allowing Red to be much more alert and attentive to nearby trouble. This is not a feature that is available to the player during gameplay but only is used in cutscenes.

Angry Birds Friends!
Red makes an appearance in Angry Birds Friends! as a playable character. Red, along with other birds appear in the game's now removed Story Mode (which is only for the Facebook version), and since then they've appeared in the rest of the themes and levels, including Piggy Tower, and Tournaments. Since 2017, Red, along with other birds, and pigs, have their design changed to their Toons design.

Gameplay
Just like the other characters, he remains with his classic ability and strength. He first appears in level 1 of Poached Eggs just like the first game but it's up to either play the tournament or Story Mode first. He can be chose and equipped as an avatar.

Bad Piggies
Red makes an appearance in Bad Piggies not as the main protagonist, but as an enemy against the pigs, who are the main characters in this spin-off of the series. Red along with a few other members of the flock appear in the Flight in the Night episode, and since then they've appeared as enemies and hazards in multiple levels of the themes after.

This is the first game in the Angry Birds universe in which Red was introduced through an update.

Red's design slightly changes; he is much more animated, and he is given much more shading, rather than the simple colors of the other games. He uses the same sprites as the current Angry Birds game, including his attack face and corpse.

Gameplay
Red first appears in Flight in the Night, where he and the other birds are completely sound asleep. However, in the following levels, they are easily woken if the player makes noise.

If Red is woken, which can be done if the player activates parts of their kart near him, he will then shoot himself on a nearby slingshot at you. It is possible to not be affected by this if your kart is strong enough, but he can land on top of your vehicle, weighing it down, or send it in to the wrong direction by pushing it.

If Red manages to hit the player's pig, Ross, he cannot die, so he will only forcefully shove him. This can be useful if Ross is trying to roll towards the finish line if his kart is destroyed.

The Blues and Chuck can activate their abilities when they sling themselves, but Red cannot, as he does not have an ability.

Red Skywalker
Red appears as the in-game counterpart of Luke Skywalker, the main protagonist of the Star Wars original trilogy.

Known as "Red Skywalker", he first appears in the Tatooine episode as the first character introduced, and then appears in all of the themes later.

Red is responsible for destroying the Death Star the very first time, along with defeating Emperor Palpatine.

Skywalker is the brother of Princess Stella Organa, and his mother is Padme Amidala. He is the owner of R2-D2 and C-3PO, who he buys off of the Jawas.

At the ending of the game, he is saved by his father, "Lard Vader", also played by Red.

Gameplay
In the game, He will be given a lightsaber and when the player taps the screen, Red will swipe his lightsaber around his front in an arc way, destroying/damaging the nearby objects around him.

If the player beats the last level of Path of the Jedi, then Red will receive an upgrade. This time, he receives a green lightsaber, which is much stronger than his previous blue lightsaber, along with a new black outfit. This upgrade is also usable in all of the levels of the game and not removable.

Notably, all of the characters can also activate their ability ' after they'  land on a surface, though this only lasts for a short period of time. This is very useful if the player wants to dive deep into a structure to cause more damage, or perhaps go a bit further to reach a farther target.

Lard Vader
Red also is the counterpart of Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker, in the game. (otherwise known as Darth Vader)

Darth Vader is the main antagonist of the game, and the entire story is based on defeating him. However, in the very last moments of the game, he decides to sacrifice himself, doing one last deed of good, in order to save his son and everyone else from Emperor Palpatine. After this, he sees his son Luke for one last time and then dies, joining Yoda and Obi-Wan.

He appears from the very start of the game and even received his own promotional video, which can be found on youtube.

Gameplay
Vader's TIE fighter appears in the boss battle of Death Star as the last stage of the level, though he does not make a physical appearance.

His first actual appearance as a boss is in the Cloud City episode, using his red lightsaber to repel nearby enemies. He can be defeated if the player knocks enough debris into him, but if the player directly aims for him then he will simply just push the bird away. Lasers also will be deflected by him.

His final appearance is in Death Star 2. where he is first an enemy in the final level. This time, he uses his force abilities to push away nearby objects and characters. However, towards the end of the level, he hops onto the slingshot as a playable character.

He is unlimited, and will just hop back onto the slingshot until Palpatine is defeated.

He can gravitate all the nearby objects in a large radius around him and then push them away with great force. He is extremely powerful but is only playable in that one situation, and nowhere else in the game.

Anakin Skywalker
Red appears as Anakin in the prequel version of the game and first appears in the bird side portion of Escape to Tatooine. After his first appearance, he then on appears in the following bird side themes until Revenge of the Pork, where he is then on playable in the pork side portion.

As the player progresses, Anakin will age and receive different counterparts of his character along with different abilities.

Anakin is the father of Luke and Leia, and Padme's love interest. He was first discovered by Qui-Gon, who realized that he could potentially defeat all of the pigs. After Qui-Gon's death, Anakin is mentored by Obi-Wan but is manipulated by Emperor Palpatine and falls over to the dark side becoming Darth Vader.

Gameplay
Podracer Anakin is the first version of Anakin to be unlocked in the game, and he is tethered to a podracer, which flies across the screen once the player launches the character. The podracer will explode upon contact, and the player can tap the location that he/she wants the podracer to fly to. The podracer has decent strength, and Anakin can also knock down nearby structures as he swings around.

In Rise of the Clones, Anakin then receives an upgrade into his Padawan form, and his Podracer counterpart is no longer playable in the game. (though it can be used as a powerup, like all of his other counterparts and is also playable in previous levels) Anakin now will swing a blue lightsaber 360 degrees around his body, destroying/damaging the objects near him.

In Revenge of the Pork Anakin receives his final counterpart before he turns into Darth Vader, his Sith counterpart. When his ability is activated, he will pull all the objects nearest to him and use the force to push them away, causing much destruction to the nearby structures. In this form, he is extremely powerful and can tear apart towers and buildings with ease.

Anakin also has a Darth Vader counterpart (as a playable character), though he is not introduced in the story and can only be used solely as a powerup or in the Rewards Chapter. His ability is basically the same as Sith Anakin's, but much stronger. (though in return, more expensive to purchase with coins)

All 4 are basically the same character in different parts of the story but are considered separate in terms of gameplay.

Luke Skywalker
Luke appears as a playable character, but only as a power-up. He cannot be found in any of the story levels but can be purchased in amounts at the shop where the player can then use it in all of the bird side levels.

Gameplay
As pilot Luke, he retains his ability from the first game. As Endor Luke, he slices an area in front of him twice. As Jedi Luke, he instead slices an area in front of him three times.

Ezra Bridger
Ezra, the main protagonist of the Rebels TV show, is played by Red in this portion of the game. He is the first character to be introduced in this theme, which takes place in Lothal, and then on appears in the rest of the theme and can also be purchased as a power-up. He is also given a level in the Rewards Chapter if the player makes enough points with him as a power-up.

Gameplay
Ezra, like all of the other characters, is given a unique ability never used before by previous characters. He can shoot a yellow-colored laser beam in whatever direction the player taps to, destroying the wood and glass blocks in its path. Like other laser-based characters, his beam will deflect off of metal, which can be used to the player's advantage in harder to reach locations. It will also destroy the metal that it bounces off of, so the player should aim for blocks in towers that can easily be knocked over.

The more blocks that the beam goes through, the weaker it becomes. Thus, if the player shoots at multiple blocks of glass and wood before it bounces off of metal, it will not as effectively break the metal, only damaging it.

Ezra's blaster will blast strongly before quickly dying out, so the player should keep this in mind when using it. (though it does not take time in finding its path)

The laser will also fizzle out when it comes in contact with indestructible material (such as the ground) and will disappear if the player aims at the sky.

Angry Birds Go!
Red appears in Angry Birds Go! as the very first character introduced in the Seedway theme and the only character that does not have to be unlocked to be playable. After the player finishes the introductions and tutorials, he/she can use Red as a playable character whenever he/she pleases.

Like all of the other characters in the game, Red received a brand new 3D model for the game. His style takes on his Toons appearance, and unlike past games, it is made clear that Red has two separate eyebrows rather than one single unibrow. (as they can shift around to how he is feeling, allowing him to be much more expressive)

Gameplay
All of the characters have power-ups in the game, and Red's is a boost that can be used when his power-up beaker is filled. When the icon is tapped, Red will increase speed leaving a trail of red feathers behind him.

While it is useful at the beginning of the game, the player will soon find that it is not as effective as other characters whose power-ups are also based off of speed, such as Chuck or Bubbles, who are much faster than Red.

Angry Birds Epic
Red is introduced as the very first character of Angry Birds Epic, along with being once again the icon character. The player uses him to complete the first few levels and free Chuck, and from then on he becomes one of the five prominent playable characters in the story mode.

He also appears in most promotional material and cutscenes for the game.

Red, like all of the other characters, can be upgraded and changed to the player's preference with the resources that he/she has.

Gameplay
Main Article: Epic Characters

Angry Birds Stella
Red doesn't appear in the game, Angry Birds Stella, but appeared in the Game Console object.

Angry Birds Transformers
Red appears in Angry Birds Transformers as all variations of Optimus Prime, which includes Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Energon Optimus Prime, Ultimate Optimus Prime, Nemesis Optimus Prime, and Epic Optimus Prime. He also appears as the icon character of the game, and appears in a lot of the promotional material and trailers for the game usually as Optimus Prime, and also appears in the comic series as Optimus Prime.

Optimus Prime's Description In-Game:

''Optimus is a charismatic leader whose courage and compassion inspire everyone he meets. He's brave, powerful and wise.''

''If he has one weakness it's that he's always focused on the well-being of his fellow Autobirds. Also, he's straightforward and to the point - so don't expect him to crack any jokes. And he sometimes loses his temper, too.''

Optimus isn't driven to fight by hatred or vengeance, but a desire to achieve freedom for all and end the destruction the EggBots are causing.

''Actually, fighting against the EggBots is causing Optimus real problems. They're the Eggs - so they have to be protected at all costs, right? But they're destroying everything and must be stopped.''

Ultra Magnus' Description In-Game:

''Where Optimus Prime is a leader, Ultra Magnus is a dedicated soldier, 100% focused on protecting the innocent. That may make him a bit blunt, sure, but he's got a job to do.''

It's his role to take the fight to the Deceptihogs and Eggbots.

Ultra Magnus is extremely disciplined when carrying out the mission at hand - and right now that's to the end the destruction of Piggy Island and keep the EggBots from trashing everything.

Nemesis Prime's In-Game Description:

''Nemesis Prime was created to be a dark opposite of Optimus Prime, to cause mayhem and trouble whenever he wants. But the EggBots had forgotten two things: Angry Bird Red is a hero! And Optimus Prime is a hero!''

''So now Nemesis Prime fights for good; helping his teammates battle to reclaim Piggy Island! Ha! In your eggy face, silly EggBots!''

Blurr's In-Game Description:

''Hi i'm Blurr i'm without doubt the fastest most furions angry autobird around. I'm fast talking, fast thinking, fast driving and fast fring. You get the idea... Can't stop, got togo faster!!! Beep, Beep.''

''Yap, that's Blurr alright. Let's slow things back down. Too fast for his own good that one! Althrough, if you ever nead a message delivered fast, he's your guy. Not only is his weapon fast firing, he is known to travel so fast that it seems like the rest of the world isin slow motion! All this rapid movement bulids up an appettile fast, which requires both energon and most importantly candy! Nom Nom.''

''Blurr is very different from the other incarnations of Red in the game. Instead of a truck, he is a car. A very fast, futuristic, floating car. And by very fast, I mean really really fast. He’s in fact so fast that every time you switch to vehicle mode, everything starts moving in slow motion! So wouldn’t Chuck have been a better choice to portray this character? Maybe...''

Gameplay
Optimus Prime's (regular) gameplay description:

''Optimus is a good, all-round fighter, with no major weaknesses. With his balance of firepower, toughness, and speed he's able to take on any situation.''

''His weapon takes a short time to hit its target, so it's best to focus your fire on one threat at a time. It may not do the most damage but it never overheats or needs to reload, so just hold the screen.''

Energon Optimus Prime's gameplay description:

His (Energon Optimus Prime's) Energon overcharged weapon is enormously powerful, but Energon is volatile, so he takes a lot more damage, too!

''Energon Optimus fires three lasers at once, and the weapon has a super quick reload time. Like the regular Optimus, you can focus on one enemy at a time, or, if powerful enough, you can swipe across the screen and deal with a spread of damage.''

Ultimate Optimus Prime's gameplay description:

''Variant characters are for expert players! If they complete an Event they earn loads of bonus coins, but if they fail they get... nothing. Ouch!''

Ultra Magnus' gameplay description:

''His (Ultra Magnus ' ) fires powerful bursts but takes time to reload, so watch out you don't get caught at the wrong moment. Sometimes it's worth holding your fire so he has the chance to reload.''

Ultra Magnus has a good mix of power, toughness, and speed, but isn't focused on any one thing, so you'll need to adapt to whatever's coming at you.

Nemesis Prime's gameplay description:

''Nemesis Prime's anti-gravity gun doesn't do much damage per shot. Instead, it launches pigs and blocks into the air and lets gravity do the rest!''

To ensure that you get the maximum lift, aim directly at pigs or for the top few blocks of the tower.

Angry Birds POP!
Red first appeared in the game as a limited edition character and was only available for a short period of time. He was then taken out of the game but was still seen in one area of the map.

Rovio then introduced him once again as a limited edition character.

Later on, the game was changed to a regular Angry Birds game rather than an attachment to the Stella series, and the characters (excluding Stella) were changed to members of Red's flock. Red took what was originally 2 of Stella's sections, the Drop the Pigs and Defeat King Pig segments of the game.

Gameplay
In the Drop the Pigs section, the player must assist Red in popping the bubbles, blocks and other items holding the pigs up. The player beats the level by dropping all of the pigs to the bottom of the level.

In the "Defeat King Pig" portions, King Pig and his minions will attempt to stop you from clearing the level. The player's objective is to free the fireflies in the very top row. For every couple pairings the player makes, the pigs will try to divert the player by throwing in their own obstacles, from explosives to clouds.

In both of these segments, the player is given a limited amount of bubbles and if he/she runs out, then he/she loses the level.

Red, like all of the other characters, has his own special bubble that can be used when the player makes enough pairings. His pop, entitled the Rock Pop, will pop up to 4 bubbles/obstacles.

Angry Birds Fight!
Red appeared in Angry Birds Fight! as once again the icon character and the main character. He was one out of the 6 playable characters the player could have chosen from and was the first character that the player was introduced to in the very beginning of the game. Other than being a playable character, he also appeared as an icon in the matching board.

Red appeared very often in the cutscenes and promotion for the game.

Certain parts of the game used computer animation, such as the player's customizable characters. Red used computer animation when fighting other characters as well as some other parts of the game. He took on his Angry Birds Toons animation style and while other games had their own styles, Fight! takes character animation directly from the Toons series.

Like all of the other birds in the game, Red was customizable to the player's preference, and the player would be able to purchase costumes and weapons for Red with in-game currency.

As of August 1st, 2017, the game has been discontinued and removed from the Play and App stores, and the servers have since been shut down.

Gameplay
The game wouldn't include direct gameplay with the birds, but rather a tile-matching objective. Matching 3 of the bird icons would have popped the birds out, and matching 4 or more would activate the specific bird's special ability. If 4 of Red's icons were matched, then random panels would be blocked out with wooden boxes on the opponent player's matching board.

Once the round was over, the two battling players began fighting, and the player's success would entirely be based on how much points he/she was able to gather together.

Angry Birds 2
Red appears in the first official sequel to the original game, Angry Birds 2, as once again the icon and main character. He is the very first character to be introduced, and after the player plays the very first introduction level of the game, they receive Red's card that can be used any time during all of the levels. Unlike all of the returning characters of the game who kept their abilities, Red finally received one of his own after usually never having one in a slingshot based game. (excluding games like Star Wars, where Red was portraying another character)

The game also introduced computer animation for the birds and the pigs, which had never happened with the previous installments of the series. (which used pre-set separate sprites for when the bird is idle, flies, etc) Red also appears in his Toons animation style, along with the voice used in the series.

Gameplay
As stated before, Red finally received his own ability in this game. He is now able to, when the screen is tapped, squawk and send red waves in front of him, forcing away the structure in front of him and causing it to fall onto other structures.

Red's ability is most effective when it is used on taller structures. Red will not be able to knock down heavily fortified structures, or blocks that aren't stacked up with each other.

Like all of the other characters of the game, Red can be upgraded through earning feathers. As the player levels Red up with a certain amount of feathers, his rank and card color will change, and the number of points he racks up will increase.

Angry Birds Football
Red appeared as the main and icon character of Angry Birds Football. For the very first time in any Angry Birds game, Red was featured as the only playable character in this soccer-based game. Red's team was named the Mighty Feathers, which included Red as the team captain and 4 other unnamed red birds alongside him. Side birds like the Mighty Eagle, Bomb, Stella, and a handful of other birds each had a different purpose, such as cheerleading or training the team. The main goal of the Mighty Feathers was to defeat their rival team, the pigs.

Red used a 3D character model in this game, and his appearance was based on his one in the ''Angry Birds Movie. ''

The game was discontinued as of December 15th, 2016, and was never released to the public.

Gameplay
The player could have upgraded their characters' skills in this game, the categories 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.

The purpose of the game was to pass the ball around in a special arrangement to the other birds in order to make the goal.

Angry Birds Action!
Red appeared in Angry Birds Action! as once again the main and icon character. He appeared for the very first time (in an Angry Birds game) in his Movie animation style, which prominently included arms and legs.

Red appeared at the beginning of the game as more of a default character and was the first character to be introduced.

The game was based on 3D animation, so Red along with all of the other characters used 3D character models.

As of 2017, the game had been discontinued.

Gameplay
The entire game was based on a puzzle-pinball genre, and there were certain objectives that each level could have in order to complete the level.

The player could have used Red by pointing him at a target and shooting, and Red would then hit and bounced off of targets until he ran out of speed.

Unlike the other playable characters of the game, Red had no abilities, and as said before was more of a "default" character.

However, like all of the other characters, as Red leveled up he would have received special boosts. In his bronze stage, he would have the bounce boost. In his silver stage, he would have the speed boost. In his gold stage, he receives an extra move.

Angry Birds Ace Fighter
Red once again appeared in Angry Birds Ace Fighter as the icon and main character. He appeared in promotional material and trailers for the game.

Red's Description In-Game:

''Red has outstanding leadership skills, but he is nervous all the time. He is liable to mistake the smallest sound as the enemy firing the first shot. He's even mistaken the wind blowing through the trees for the distant oink of the hostile pig.''

Rovio announced that the game would be discontinuing due to adjustment of structure platform, as well as an expired contract with Siamgame. On September 6th, 2016, the game was removed from the Play and App stores and recharge was turned off, making the game nearly impossible to play. On October 10th, servers were shut down.

Gameplay
The gameplay was based on a Shoot em up style, with the player located at the bottom of the screen as the enemies fly downwards from the very top. Not much was known about Red's role specifically in the game. It was known that he was one of 4 different playable characters, and could be paired with different kinds of planes.

Angry Birds Blast!
Red appears in Angry Birds Blast! as once again the icon and main character, but not a playable character (as technically none of the birds are playable). He appears in promotional material and trailers for the game.

Every character has his/her own unique quest, and Red's quest is to find a lost hatchling. All the player has to do in order to meet this goal is to beat one level where a hatchling is shown on the map.

Red once again takes on his Angry Birds Toons animation style in multiple parts of the game, but the Reds encased inside of the balloons take on a slightly different, more exaggerated appearance.

Gameplay
The game's objective is for the player to pop 2 or more balloons of the same color to free the birds encased inside. Multiple different Reds can be found inside of red-colored balloons.

Other than this, there is not much direct gameplay when it comes to any of the birds, as the game is entirely based on the player and unlike past installments, no birds are directly used with their own unique abilities.

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 31st, 2016.

Gameplay
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
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.

There are also other red birds, which can be evolved as the player progresses.​​​​

Biography
''Red saved the island from the pigs once already. Can he do it again?''

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.

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

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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.
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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 Essense to evolve him to a last evolution.

The income of Red Evolution Material and Coins when selling him varies according to his level.

Angry Birds Match
Red appears in the game as a booster and main character. Like all of the characters in-game, he uses a modified version of his Movie design. His gameplay is the following:

Gameplay
When the player destroys a line of four objects, Red appears. If he is tapped and pushed to one side, he will destroy the line of objects on the side. He is strong to defeat pigs.

He also helps the player on how to play the game.

Angry Birds Dream Blast
Red appears in the game as a booster and protagonist once again. Unlike other games, Red is a hatchling in this game, like all of the other characters. He appears in the level select background, sleeping with a headset. He also appears when the player beats a level, jumping and watching the last bubbles be popped and other occurrences.

Gameplay
If the player pops more than 4 bubbles, Red will appear. The more bubbles there are, the larger Red will be. If tapped, Red will destroy a line of bubbles. If there is a block near him, he will destroy or damage it with his boost.

Red also appears as a profile picture that the player can unlock and choose. He could be unlocked as a mission member if popcorn was collected on the movie event and as a vampire in the Halloween event,as well as in other events.

Angry Birds POP Blast
Red appears in the game as a playable character that is unlocked in the first level. He has a new power-up.

Red, like all of the characters, uses his movie design and outlined sprites that were made to look like a cartoon. His animations are similar to the ones from the first game. In the Space Race, his design is based on his one in Angry Birds Space

He is also introduced as an icon and artwork character, which he often appears.

Gameplay
Red is unlocked in the first level. Red can appear at any level where the player uses him. Which the player has to assist him in popping bubbles once again. But this time, it's in any objective.

When his bar is full, he will active his ability, which an explosive fireball appears on the launcher and if it's launched, it will explode some bubbles in a range.

He can be chosen along with any pig.

Angry Birds Island
Red appeared in Angry Birds Island once again the icon and main character, but not a playable character (as technically none of the birds are playable). He appears in promotional material and trailers for the game.

Red once again takes on his Angry Birds Toons animation style in multiple parts of the game, but the Reds encased inside of the balloons take on a slightly different, more exaggerated appearance.

Gameplay
The game's objective is for the player to pop 2 or more balloons of the same color in order to free the birds encased inside. Multiple different Reds can be found inside of red-colored balloons.

Other than this, there is not much direct gameplay when it comes to any of the birds, as the game is entirely based on the player and unlike past installments, no birds are directly used with their own unique abilities.

He also helps the player on re-building Bird Island along with The Flock and other birds.

Angry Birds Tennis
Red appears in Angry Birds Tennis as once again the main character and first unlocked character once again. Like all of the characters in-game he uses a modified version of his Movie 3D model. He has his own boost and can be played in the level the player wants, he can also be choosen for the player's team.

Gameplay
The game is played like tennis, but with Angry Birds characters, Red is unlocked in the first level and is playable ever since then. He uses his boost when he has energy to do it.

Angry Birds Journey
Red appears in Angry Birds Casual as, once again, the main character, though he is the last character to be unlocked. Like all of the characters in the game, he uses a classic toons and movie appearance and cartoonish sprites. He has a new ability and stronger ability.

Gameplay
The game is like the classic slingshot games but way easier. Unlike the other games, he uses his ability on impact. His ability is to target 5 blocks/targets and then destroy them in a ruckus. When the Anger Meter ability is used, the ruckus will be bigger.

Powers and abilities
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 has been shown to be unable to break stone blocks, Red is strong enough to pick up and launch pigs with ease, and has even been capable of breaking though a metal wall within a few seconds with no additional equipment. In addition, his speed has let him run though entire mountains and onto water with no problems.

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

Strength and speed aside, Red has been shown to be able to hide all his limbs to turn himself into a ball, though this ability has only been used once.

Super Red
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.

Unnamed Angry Birds transformation

 * See also: Red/Angry Birds Classic

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 Red's Mighty Feathers from the original Angry Birds.

Telebird
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 Angry Birds Seasons.

Homing Bird
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.

Chuck
Perhaps one of Red's closest friends is Chuck. The two first met when they assisted Matilda's anger managment classes. While Red was initially annoyed by the yellow bird's quick-paced personality, which would often make him feel uncomfortable, they quickly became friends. Though Red can still be annoyed by Chuck's arrogant personality, he acts as a parental figure towards him and respects and trusts him. In addition, when Chuck was seemingly crushed by the slingshot, Red regretted his friend's "loss", only to immediatly afterwards find out that he was indeed alive and perfectly fine, confusing him.

Friends/allies

 * Angry Birds
 * Bomb
 * Bubbles
 * Chuck
 * Hal
 * Jake
 * Jay
 * Jim
 * Matilda
 * Silver
 * Stella
 * Terence
 * Blu
 * Ice Bird
 * Jewel
 * Luiz
 * Mighty Dragon
 * Mighty Eagle
 * Rafael
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Tony

Neutral

 * Courtney
 * Garry
 * Leonard
 * Mechanic Pig
 * Professor Pig

Enemies

 * Badniks
 * Dr. Eggman
 * EggBots
 * Piggy kingdom
 * Agent Pig
 * Chef Pig
 * Corporal Pig
 * Dr. Pig
 * El Porkador
 * Foreman Pig
 * Hektor Porko
 * King Pig
 * Minion Pigs
 * Common Pigs
 * Knights
 * Ross
 * Undead
 * Wildboars
 * Prince Porky
 * Nigel
 * Marmosets
 * Mauro
 * Zeta

Angry Birds Toons
Red is featured as a main character in the Angry Birds Toons series and makes multiple appearances in many of the episodes, sometimes the subject on his own. The series shows more depth to Red as a character and his interests other than what the games have shown us.

To see Red's involvement in the Toons series, see the episode listings below:


 * List of Angry Birds Toons Episodes
 * List of Angry Birds Toons Episodes/Season 2
 * List of Angry Birds Toons Episodes/Season 3

Piggy Tales: Third Act
Red makes a cameo as a drawing in Art School.

Piggy Tales: 4th Street
Red, Chuck, and Bomb made a brief appearance in the Piggy Tales: 4th Street episode, Slingshot Delivery, Which he Is watching Chuck Fell from the Slingshot by a Pig.

The Angry Birds Movie
Red appears in The Angry Birds Movie as the lead character and is voiced by Jason Sudeikis. He is introduced as an isolated, lonely bird, and the movie follows his journey to redemption as at first angry, aggressive bird, then to a loved, happy companion to those around him.

To see Red's involvement in the movie, see here.

The Angry Birds Movie 2
Red appears in The Angry Birds Movie 2 as the lead character and is voiced by Jason Sudeikis again. He still protects the birds from The Pigs' attacks but has to embark on a new adventure with his enemies when a new villain threats the islands with powerful Ice Balls while he has to overcome his fear of being ignored by the birds again.

To see Red's involvement in the movie, see here.

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.

Trivia

 * An officially licensed t-shirt entitled “Nerdy Birdy” showed Red with glasses and a bow tie. The image was so popular that a plush version was created. It should be noted that the Nerdy Birdy is not a new character, just Red wearing a bow tie and eyeglasses.
 * Red and Silver are the only birds to be named after a color.
 * The Angry Birds Zero Gravity episode "Stamp Collector" revealed that Red is a philatelist.