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* GenderFlip: The Ugly Duckling was a boy in the original tale.
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* GenderFlip: Foxy Loxy was male in the original tale.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The huge guy to Foxy's tiny girl.


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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The tiny girl to Runt's huge guy.
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* HateSink: For the first half of the movie, she is the only real antagonist until the plot with the aliens.

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* StrongGirlSmartGuy: An antagonist example. The Strong Girl (as a PassionateSportsGirl) to Chicken Little's Smart Guy .

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* PinkMeansFeminine: After her HeelFaceBrainwashing, she wears a pink skirt.
* StrongGirlSmartGuy: An antagonist example. The Strong Girl (as a PassionateSportsGirl) to Chicken Little's Smart Guy .Guy.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ZachBraff

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ZachBraff
Creator/ZachBraff; Creator/LorantDeutsch (European French Dub)



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoanCusack

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Creator/JoanCusack; Claire Keim (European French Dub)



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveZahn

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveZahn
Creator/SteveZahn; Creator/EmmanuelGarijo (European French Dub)



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmySedaris

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmySedaris
Creator/AmySedaris; Marjorie Frantz (European French Dub)



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GarryMarshall

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GarryMarshall
Creator/GarryMarshall; Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (European French Dub)

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* GenderFlip: He is based off of "Henny Penny", a female.

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* GenderFlip: He is based off of "Henny Penny", a female. He was also originally going to be a female.
* TheGenericGuy: Has very little identity other than being an unpopular kid.


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* PetTheDog: Even before her HeelFaceBrainwashing, she does try to comfort Buck Cluck at one point.
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* SmallReferencePools: Run is quite fond of making music references and pretty much has a song for every possible situation and mood he finds himself in. [[spoiler:Even the film parody of himself at the end does this]].

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* UnathleticNerd: He's a smart LovableNerd who is also stereotypically scrawny and unathletic, unlike his father who was a popular jock in his youth.



* StrongGirlSmartGuy: An antagonist example. The Strong Girl (as a PassionateSportsGirl) to Chicken Little's Smart Guy (an UnathleticNerd).

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* StrongGirlSmartGuy: An antagonist example. The Strong Girl (as a PassionateSportsGirl) to Chicken Little's Smart Guy (an UnathleticNerd).Guy .
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: A family picture shows that Chicken Little got all of his looks from his mother. As seen [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d2/a2/ed/d2a2ed36e9ceec90d84365f59008821c.jpg here]].)

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: A family picture shows that Chicken Little got all of his looks from his mother. As seen [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d2/a2/ed/d2a2ed36e9ceec90d84365f59008821c.jpg here]].)

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* BullyMagnet: Being an outcast, he is the target of bullies at school, especially from the female JerkJock.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: A family picture shows that Chicken Little got all of his looks from his mother. As seen [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d2/a2/ed/d2a2ed36e9ceec90d84365f59008821c.jpg here]].

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: A family picture shows that Chicken Little got all of his looks from his mother. As seen [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d2/a2/ed/d2a2ed36e9ceec90d84365f59008821c.jpg here]].)
* UnathleticNerd: He's a smart LovableNerd who is also stereotypically scrawny and unathletic, unlike his father who was a popular jock in his youth.


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* GirlinessUpgrade: Towards the end, she goes from an aggressive PassionateSportsGirl to a sweet GirlyGirl, as a result of HeelFaceBrainwashing.


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* AbusiveParents: Granted, he sees the error of his ways towards the end, but for the vast majority of the film, he only cares about what the egotistical self-serving townsfolk want, over the well-being of his own flesh and blood. Whenever his son embarrasses him, Buck distances himself from Chicken Little as much as possible.



* CockyRooster: He is a JerkJock who is harsh towards his son for being an unpopular nerd.

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* CockyRooster: He Downplayed. He's not particularly cocky, but he used to be a popular jock and is a JerkJock who is harsh towards visibly embarrassed by his son for being an unpopular nerd.son's reputation as a loser.


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* ParentalNeglect: To Chicken Little, though unintentionally. While he sees the error of his ways towards the end, for the vast majority of the film, he only cares about what the egotistical self-serving townsfolk want, over the well-being of his own flesh and blood. Whenever his son embarrasses him, Buck distances himself from Chicken Little as much as possible.
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* CockyRooster: He is a JerkJock who is harsh towards his son for being an unpopular nerd.
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[[folder:Fish Out Of of Water]]



* NiceHat: He wears a submarine helmet filled with water in order to interact with others on land.

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* NiceHat: He wears a submarine helmet filled with water in order to interact with others on land. It's also to help him breathe.



* TheUnintelligible: Unable to speak properly, he instead makes gurgling sounds and acts out what he feels.

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* TheUnintelligible: Unable to speak properly, he instead makes gurgling sounds and acts out what he feels. Justified because his helmet is filled with so much water.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Steve Zahn

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->'''Voiced by:''' Steve Zahn
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->'''Voiced by:''' Amy Sedaris

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->'''Voiced by:''' Amy Sedaris
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Thats simply not true.


* FlatCharacter: Has very little identity other than being an unpopular kid.

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* JockDadNerdSon: Provides the contrast between him and his geeky son Chicken Little.


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* JockDadNerdSon: Provides the contrast between him and his geeky son Chicken Little.
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* AbusiveParents: Of the [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] emotional kind. Granted, he sees the error of his ways towards the end, but for the vast majority of the film, he only cares about what the [[WhatTheHellTownspeople egotistical self-serving townsfolk want]], over the well-being of his own flesh and blood. Whenever his son embarrasses him, Buck distances himself from Chicken Little as much as possible.

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* AbusiveParents: Of the [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] emotional kind. Granted, he sees the error of his ways towards the end, but for the vast majority of the film, he only cares about what the [[WhatTheHellTownspeople egotistical self-serving townsfolk want]], want, over the well-being of his own flesh and blood. Whenever his son embarrasses him, Buck distances himself from Chicken Little as much as possible.

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Wouldn't that make him a Flat Character instead? A Generic Guy would be someone who's neither popular nor unpopular enough to stand out.


* FlatCharacter: Has very little identity other than being an unpopular kid.



* TheGenericGuy: Has very little identity other than being an unpopular kid.
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* TheGenericGuy: Has very little identity other than being an unpopular kid.
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** Along with a GenderFlip, he is given the name "Chicken Little" in place of "Henny Penny".
** InUniverse, [[spoiler:the movie that shows "the truth" of Chicken Little and the aliens has his name become "Ace".]]

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** Along with a GenderFlip, he is given the name "Chicken Little" in place of "Henny Penny".
Penny."
** InUniverse, [[spoiler:the movie that shows "the truth" of Chicken Little and the aliens has his name become "Ace".]]"Ace."]]



* OnlySaneWoman: The only one among Chicken Little's friends to understand that Chicken Little needs to confront his father directly.

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* OnlySaneWoman: The only one among Chicken Little's best friends to understand that Chicken Little needs to confront his father directly.
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* AdaptationalBadass: InUniverse. [[spoiler:His movie counterpart, Ace, is a shades wearing Commander.]]

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* AdaptationalBadass: InUniverse. [[spoiler:His movie counterpart, Ace, counterpart Ace is a shades wearing shades-wearing Commander.]]
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[[folder:Abigail "Abby" Mallard]]

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[[folder:Abigail "Abby" [[folder:Abby Mallard]]
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* CallingTheOldManOut: With some unexpected help from Abby, Chicken Little ''finally'' tears into Buck for never believing him when he should and always being so vocal about his embarrassment.
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* TheCameo: Appears as a summon in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''

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* TheCameo: Appears as a summon in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''.



* MissingMom: Chicken Little's mom died at some unspecified point before the start of the film, and Buck Cluck still hasn't learned how to be an effective single parent to his son.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: A family picture shows that Chicken Little got all of his looks from his mother.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: A family picture shows that Chicken Little got all of his looks from his mother. As seen [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d2/a2/ed/d2a2ed36e9ceec90d84365f59008821c.jpg here]].
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[[folder:Kirby]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Sean Elmore, Matthew Michael Joston, and Evan Dunn

A young alien that accidentally got separated from his parents when they were acorn gathering, triggering an alien invasion.
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* CartoonCreature: He's a vaguely teardrop-shaped alien with three eyes, orange fur and multiple legs.
* ExtraEyes: Three eyes, like his parents. It appears to be a species trait.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Speaks only in childish babbles, unlike his [[AliensSpeakingEnglish English-speaking parents]], but Chicken Little, Abby and Runt can understand him just fine. But not Buck, for some reason.
* PatchworkKids: His orange fur color is a mixture of his parents', who have red and yellow fur.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: A small and endearing baby alien.
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* PostKissCatatonia: [[spoiler:Well, not exactly catatonia, but after Chicken Little kisses her, she hops and twirls through the streets giggling incoherently to herself in the middle of the alien invasion, causing Runt to think that the aliens have given her a mind wipe.]]

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* TheAce: Unlike his son, Buck was a popular student due to being a star baseball player. He was even nicknamed "Ace".

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* TheAce: Unlike his son, Buck was a popular student in high school due to being a star baseball player. He was even nicknamed "Ace"."Ace".
* TheAtoner: After it finally hits him how neglectful he's been toward his son, he spends the last third of the movie making it up to him by helping him navigate the chaotic streets in the middle of the alien invasion to return Kirby to his parents, and defending Chicken Little from the wrath of said angry alien parents when they're aboard the ship.
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* NonMammalianHair: Those are some big eyebrows. Although they could just be feathers.

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