History Characters / SingMoonTheatre

* AesopAmnesia: In the first film, repeatedly lying to people and making promises he can't keep winds up causing Buster nothing but trouble, and almost gets him killed at one point. However, that doesn't stop him from [[spoiler:lying to Jimmy Crystal in the second film, so the lupine businessman will fund one of the theater troupe's shows, and he bites off quite a bit more than he can chew when he later discovers what kind of person Mr. Crystal is.]]

* TheUnfettered: The lengths Buster goes to to be successful in the show business are pretty excessive.
** In the first film, other than stealing electricity and water to maintain his theater, he lies to all the contestants about the prize he is offering to keep them invested in his project. Then, when his inability to maintain his theater backfires leading to its destruction and foreclosure, he puts up his show by force in spite of the bank's protest.
** In the second film he doubles down on his antics, this time for no reason other than his ambition to go bigger. He sneaks into Crystal Entertainment after being told "no" by the receptionist and uses lie upon lie to maintain his partnership with Jimmy Crystal and the production crew. Then, when Jimmy catches up with his plan, cancels everything and is called to explain publicly what happened with his failed show, Buster convinces everyone that they should just hijack Jimmy's enormous theater and put up the show by force just to go against Jimmy's "bullying" and have their hopes and dreams realised. Jimmy trying to kill Buster may have been too much of a reaction, but he still had some pretty good reasons to be outraged.

* TookALevelInJerkass: The lengths Buster goes to to be successful in the show business are pretty excessive.
** In the first film, other than stealing electricity and water to maintain his theater, he lies to all the contestants about the prize he is offering to keep them invested in his project. Then, when his inability to maintain his theater backfires leading to its destruction and foreclosure, he puts up his show by force in spite of the bank's protest.
** In the second film he doubles down on his antics, this time for no reason other than his ambition to go bigger. He sneaks into Crystal Entertainment after being told "no" by the receptionist and uses lie upon lie to maintain his partnership with Jimmy Crystal and the production crew. Then, when Jimmy catches up with his plan, cancels everything and is called to explain publicly what happened with his failed show, Buster convinces everyone that they should just hijack Jimmy's enormous theater and put up the show by force just to go against Jimmy's "bullying" and have their hopes and dreams realised. Jimmy trying to kill Buster may have been too much of a reaction, but he still had some pretty good reasons to be outraged.

** In the first film, Meena and Miss Crawly help Buster to commit several crimes, when he ropes them into his schemes to save his theater, and during the climax, the whole gang is determined to push ahead with their big show in the ruins of Moon Theater, in spite of the potential legal consequences Judith threatens them with for trespassing.

** In ''Sing 2'', he frequently tries to protect his friends from being harmed, compliments some dude's hat with Nooshy just to make him feel good about himself, and [[spoiler:seems to let go of his resentment towards Klaus pretty quickly, once the proboscis monkey finally ends his feud with him. Johnny has also fully forgiven his father and the rest of the gorilla gang for the conflict between them in the previous film, and is happy to see that they're all still doing well after they've been released from jail.]]

** In "Love At First Sight", he sets up a dating profile for Miss Crawly after assuring her that it's never too late for romance. In "For Gunter's Eyes Only", he completely exhausts himself trying to stop a hypnotized Gunter from getting hurt or getting himself into a whole lot of trouble. In ''Sing 2'', he frequently tries to protect his friends from being harmed, compliments some dude's hat with Nooshy just to make him feel good about himself, and [[spoiler:seems to let go of his resentment towards Klaus pretty quickly, once the proboscis monkey finally ends his feud with him.]]

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Gunter is a jolly and enthusiastic pig who expresses his emotions all the time. Mike is a rude and mean-spirited mouse who enjoys making remarks and betting. Johnny is in the middle: a soulful and mild-mannered gorilla who loves to sing, but is also a member of his dad's criminal gang.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Over the course of two movies, Johnny is led down a life of crime by his gangster family when he would much rather pursue his dreams of being a singer; his father turns his back on him for several days when Johnny's absence during a heist leads to the whole gang being imprisoned; he's separated from his entire clan for an untold amount of time while they're behind bars; his abusive dance instructor tries his very best to completely destroy his self-esteem (including [[spoiler:trying to publicly humiliate him at one point]]); and he and his friends are put in grave danger multiple times by a collapsing theater and [[spoiler:Jimmy Crystal's enforcers]]. Thankfully, by the end of ''Sing 2'', his life has become much happier. He's found his own voice and forged his own path as a budding singer. He's made a lot of great friends in the theater troupe who have helped him grow and thrive. He and his father have mended their relationship, and his bond with his clan has grown a lot stronger and healthier. He's put in the hard work to learn all the basics of being a performer and reaped the rewards by getting to live out his dreams. And his self-confidence has grown as well, thanks to Nooshy.

* GentleGorilla: He's a gorilla who's very nice and soft-spoken, in contrast to his KillerGorilla father.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: He has a few of these with several other members of the Moon Theater troupe, but the one he has with Miss Crawly is especially noteworthy. After she teaches him how to master the art of piano-playing in the first film, Johnny grows quite fond of the elderly iguana. In "Love At First Sight", he tries to help her resume her love life by setting her up with an online dating profile. In ''Sing 2'', [[spoiler:he makes sure she doesn't get left behind when the group is being chased by Jimmy Crystal's security team, and he gives her a big, overjoyed hug later when Rosita manages to save Buster Moon's life.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: He's gentle and soft-spoken despite his rough upbringing, in addition to the usual gay parallels the GenderNormativeParentPlot invokes. Plus, the two songs he performs are both by [[Music/EltonJohn openly]] gay [[Music/SamSmith artists]]. The second film also has him become good friends with both Nooshy, a female lynx, and Ryan, a male tiger.

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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Gunter is a jolly and enthusiastic pig who expresses his emotions all the time. Mike is a rude and mean-spirited mouse who enjoys making remarks and betting. Johnny is in the middle, a timid and soulful gorilla who wants to sing, but is also a part of his dad's gang of criminals.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Over the course of two movies, Buster loses his dad, he has to live without a home for an unknown amount of time because of how much his business is struggling, he watches his beloved theater and his father's legacy be destroyed before his very eyes (which briefly sends him spiraling into a horrible depression), and he [[spoiler:nearly gets murdered by Jimmy Crystal twice.]] But by the end of the second movie, he finally gets to live out his dreams of making it big in the world of show business, alongside his talented cast who have become his TrueCompanions.

* ComicallyCrossEyed: Because of her GlassEye, her eyes are always unfocused, in line with her personality. It also has a habit of popping out at inconvenient moments.

* CoolOldLady: She is old but she's very kind and has just as much fun as the rest of the group, and even keeps up with all their antics. The second film also reveals that she enjoys jamming out to heavy metal music when she's alone.

* DudeMagnet: Ms. Crawly's [[ADayInTheLimelight spotlight mini-movie]] has her signing up for a dating service...in less than a minute she already has numerous amount of men who want to take her out on a date.
* EyepatchOfPower: In the second film. After losing her glass eye following her being chased away from Clay Calloway's mansion, she takes to covering the empty socket with an eyepatch. This works quite well with her DrillSergeantNasty routine.

* TheBigGuy: A Class 2 example, as a GentleGiant. He's actually the second largest member of the Moon Theater troupe after Meena, but he's often the one who uses his natural strength as a gorilla to help his friends when they're in trouble: like saving Meena from drowning when the theater floods, keeping the rest of the gang hidden out of sight while they're sneaking into Crystal Entertainment, or [[spoiler:scooping up Rosita and Miss Crawly in his arms when they're being chased down by Mr. Crystal's security team.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Over the course of two movies, Johnny is led down a life of crime by his gangster family when he would much rather pursue his dreams of being a singer; his father turns his back on him for several days when Johnny's absence during a heist leads to the whole gang being imprisoned; he's separated from his entire clan for an untold amount of time while they're behind bars; his abusive dance instructor tries his very best to completely destroy his self-esteem; and he and his friends are put in grave danger multiple times by a collapsing theater and [[spoiler:Jimmy Crystal's enforcers]]. Thankfully, by the end of ''Sing 2'', his life has become much happier. He's found his own voice and forged his own path as a budding singer. He's made a lot of great friends in the theater troupe who have helped him grow and thrive. He and his father have mended their relationship, and his bond with his clan has grown a lot stronger and healthier. He's put in the hard work to learn all the basics of being a performer and reaped the rewards by getting to live out his dreams. And his self-confidence has grown as well, thanks to Nooshy.

* CostumeEvolution: Her hoodie in the sequel is pink, and her sneakers are now light blue.

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** In general, it's implied that part of the reason why Johnny has grown increasingly loyal towards (and later protective of) the other animals in the theater troupe is because of the kindness they've shown him ever since they met in the first film. Johnny's friends have supported him a lot as he's grown into his own man, they kept him company while the rest of his clan was in jail, and they accepted him into their group, even after he told them everything about his past, so he's come to love all of them like they're family.

* CharacterTics: He tends to raise his fist into the air whenever he's feeling excited about something - like when Buster sends his freshly picked finalists home for the night, with promises of big things to come; when Buster gives the theater animals a rousing pre-show pep talk before they're due to go onstage in the ruins of Moon Theater; when he's cheering Meena on after her performance of "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"; and when Johnny is trying to get a crowd pumped-up during his performance of "Let's Go Crazy".
* CostumeEvolution: He wears a new long sleeved teal shirt in the sequel, while keeping the rest of his previous attire.

* TheReliableOne: Whatever Mr. Moon asks of her, she'll do it without haste and without any complaints most of the time, working all sorts of odd-jobs around the theater. In the first film, she's an assistant, a stagehand, and a piano tutor, all at the same time. In the second film, she's the one who tracks down Clay Calloway's home address, and the one who keeps the production of Buster's show running smoothly while he steps out to talk to Clay. [[spoiler:Later, when Buster rehires Rosita as the lead for "Out Of This World" and asks Ms Crawly to find someone to play her previous role, she goes straight into enemy territory to rehire Porsha Crystal, without Jimmy even knowing.]]

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* DeathGlare: [[spoiler:In the climax of ''Sing 2'', Klaus tries to sabotage his act and publicly humiliate him out of jealousy, but he manages to turn the tides back in his favor with some encouragement from Nooshy. While he restrains himself from actually hurting the proboscis monkey (other than a sharp thwack on the nose), Johnny shoots him a heated scowl at the end of their duel to establish dominance between them, looking angrier than we've ever seen him.]]

* GreaserDelinquents: Johnny usually dresses like a [[HellBentForLeather leather-jacketed]] 1950's greaser, and he is indeed a teenage delinquent when we're first introduced to him, since he's been raised by gangsters to follow in their footsteps. However, even after he decides to walk away from a life of crime and pursue an honest career as a singer and pianist, he still decides to keep his signature look going forward, as seen in ''Sing 2'' and the franchise's various comedy shorts.

* InsecureProtagonistArrogantAntagonist: He has this kind of dynamic with Klaus in the second film. Johnny is a mild-mannered young man who, despite being a talented singer, carries around a lot of self-doubt about whether he'll ever be able to live up to Redshore City’s high standards, or master the art of dancing. Klaus, by contrast, is a very haughty and pompous older man, who's held a high reputation in his field of work for years and firmly believes that his approach to dancing is the only one that's worthwhile. He makes no attempt to hide his disdain for Johnny as the weakest link in his class, puts him down at every opportunity for failures, and grows very resentful of him later, when he manages to improve as a dancer without using his methods. [[spoiler:This conflict is eventually resolved when Johnny manages to get the better of him onstage: Johnny proves to himself that he does have what it takes to be a real performer, while Klaus is thoroughly humbled by the experience and left to rethink some of his deeply held beliefs.]]

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* BreakUpToMakeUp: In the beginning, Ash used to follow Lance's lead, dressing the same all while rarely getting to sing lead or play her own songs despite being a supposed team. This came down to her insecurities regarding her talent and worthiness, exacerbated by Lance's putdowns of whatever meager contributions he'd allow her to do. Following the pain of a broken heart, she's momentarily paralyzed as she has never had the respite to make her own decisions. Once she gets the handle, Ash blows expectations out of the water, performing her own song of her own authorship at the destroyed Moon theater without the need for a partner. Come the second film, she's happier, bolder and on the prowl for major success.

A porcupine punk rocker. In the first film, Ash tries out with her boyfriend, Lance, but only she gets picked. She later breaks up with him after catching him "auditioning" with another girl, presumably to take her place, which she overcomes through writing her own song. In the second film she, alongside Buster, set out to find reclusive rock star, Clay Calloway, who Ash is also a huge fan of, to get him to perform in Buster's new show after he lies about knowing him.