Characters / Free Birds

Reggie

Voiced by: Owen Wilson

• The Alcoholic / The Stoner: Gets high/drunk via TV and Pizza.
• All of the Other Reindeer: He's bullied for seeing the true faith of turkeys on Thanksgiving.
• Be Yourself: His entire story arc in the movie.
• Butt-Monkey: He does not get any respect whatsoever.
• Broken Bird: Cannot get over that the turkey farm wants him to be the president's dinner.
• Casanova Wannabe: Spent half of the entire movie trying to win Jenny's heart and trust.

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• The Chew Toy: He's the film's punching bag.
• Cruel and Unusual Death: The turkey farm forced him to be eaten by the president.
• Deep South: A redneck turkey.
• The Ditz: Being bullied and abused makes him feel dumber as he goes on.
• The Eeyore: He's always sad and depressed
• Elephant in the Living Room: See Anachronism Stew.
• Embarrassing First Name: His name rythms with Wedgie.
• Fake Ultimate Hero: He lies about being the greatest hero known as "El Solo Lobo"
• Fail O'Suckyname: His name rhythms with Wedgie.
• Fat Idiot: He does not know what TV is and eats pizza, so of course he'll be stupid.
• Fish out of Water: Nobody wants him around, which is why he feels out of place.
• Idiot Hero: He's pretty dumb to not realize he's being used.
• Karmic Rape: Jenny pushed him into Jake's Glutes.
• Meaningful Name: Again, His name rhythms with Wedgie and he gets bullied. Despite this, Jake never gave him one.

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• Mummy's Boy: Whines and complains and never get what he wants.
• Pinball Protagonist: He gets caught in random escapades that are out of his control.
• Punny Name: Again, his name rhythms with Wedgie and he gets bullied.
• Small Name, Big Ego; He really wants to prove himself that he's not a joke, but cannot catch a break.
• Stoners Are Funny: Cause he's always high.
• This Loser Is You: Pretty Much.
• Too Dumb to Live: Had no idea he's being used by the bully turkey (Jake).
• The Unfavorite: To the turkey farm he's originally from. Everyone back there really hates him.

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Jake:

Voiced by: Woody Harrelson

• The Ace: Towards Reggie.
• Anti-Hero: To an extent, he turned good out of nowhere.
• Ass Shove: Did this with Reggie while showing off his glutes.
• Body Horror: His glutes are very powerful and his gizzard inflates.
• The Bully: Resort to torcher Reggie until he realizes his fate.
• Cold-Blooded Torture: How he treats Reggie and Ranger.
• Covers Always Lie: The ads want you to think He and Reggie are friends. But really, they're not.
• Deadpan Snarker: Part of what kind of character he's supposed to be.
• Death Glare: How he looks at Reggie (expect he smiles).
• The Dragon: He not only bullies Reggie, but he uses him to go back in time so he can fight the toughest turkey in Jenny's family.
• Gross-Up Close-Up: He gets a lot of these.
• Heel–Face Turn: Resorts to this out of nowhere.
• Mistakes Are Not the End of the World: Part of making Reggie's life a living nightmare, he always reminds Reggie.
• The Stoic: No matter what mod he's in, the tone of his voice never changes.

Jenny:

Voiced by: Amy Poehler

• Brainless Beauty: She believes Reggie's lie about being a great hero before he actually became one.
• Only Friend: She, Pizza Dude and Steve are the only ones who are nice to Reggie.
• Only Sane Man: Along with her father.

Myles Standish:

Voiced by: Colm Meaney

• Advancing Boss of Doom: Nothing can hurt or stop him.
• Advertised Extra: He does not appear a whole lot in the movie, but they want us to think he's a main character.
• Annoying Laugh / Evil Laugh: The way he chuckles.
• Ax-Crazy: And How?
• Bad Boss: He's mean & abusive to everybody & only cares about money.
• Big Bad: The turkey's greatest fear.
• Body Horror: He twerks when walking.
• Camp Gay: He's dress like Mr. Slave and is super flamboyant.
• The Comically Serious: Despite being strict, he can laugh by time to time.
• Corrupt Hick: A evil hilbilly.
• Deadpan Snarker: He was referred to in a review as "Snarky"
• Deep South: A hillbilly hunter who walks around with a hunting gun.
• Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: His jerky nature is enough to turn Jake good.
• Disproportionate Retribution: Got the pilgrims to burn the turkey's hideout tree
• The Ditz: Despite his strict nature, he's just as dumb as most of the other character.
• Ego Maniac Hunter: Hates turkeys and everything else that isn't money
• The Don: Leader of a pilgrim mafia.
• Fish Eyes: He has weird-looking eyes.
• Gag Nose: Long Goofy Nose
• "Get Back Here!" Boss: Frequently towards Reggie
• Grumpy Bear: Moody as a self-centered control freak
• Gun Nut: He's always on the trigger.
• Hate Sink: He makes everyone around him feel uncomfortable.
• Hunting the Most Dangerous Game: He hunts turkeys for money.
• Implacable Man: He's a sociopath, so nothing will get in his way.
• Jerkass: He's extremely unpleasant to be around.
• Jiggle Physics: See body horror.
• Karma Houdini: Ditto Jake
• Laughing Mad: He laughs a lot.
• Lone Wolf Boss: He has not connection to the President or the strict elderly farm turkey
• The Mafia: See The Don.
• Manchild: He throws angry tantrums if he cannot get what he wants.
• Mean Boss: Treats the pilgrims like they don't matter to him.
• Narcissist: Out of all the film's characters, he's all full of himself. Even more so than Jake or Strict Elderly Farm Turkey.
• Neat Freak: He's a hate monger, so of course he'll be obsessed about being tidy.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: His voice sounds like Mark Hamill but has the mannerisms of Adolph Hilter.
• Only Sane Man: He thinks of himself like this. But really, he's not.
• Our Monsters Are Weird: Has a Frankenstein like body.
• Repulsive Ringmaster: To the pilgrims and use them for his evil acts.
• Scary Teeth: Croak and jagged teeth in all the wrong places.
• Simpleton Voice: He's dark, but his voice sounds very goofy.
• Smug Snake: Thinks of himself as the greatest hunter in the world.
• Too Dumb to Live: He thinks Steve is an egg.
• Those Two Gay Guys: With Governor Brandford.
• Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: He's unforgiving and has a dark personality to the point where he makes the entire film dark and grim.
• Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: He's cold-hearted, so of course you could feel bad for him.

Strict Elderly Farm Turkey:

• Bad Boss: He doesn't treat anyone with respect or dignity. Especially Reggie.
• The Bully: He makes Reggie's life a living nightmare.
• Chaotic Stupid: Extremely dumb and thinks he can be a good mentor.
• Dean Bitterman: He rules a turkey farm with an iron fist.
• The Don: He runs a mafia of red-headed turkeys.
• The Dreaded: Annoyed by Reggie.
• Evil Mentor: He's the farm turkey's guardian and only cares about himself.
• Expy: Of Pigdon Today as being an annoying little creature with childish mannerism. Also has the gangster attitude of Vito.
• The Grotesque: Freakishly small, ugly and is a complete eyesore.
• Grumpy Bear: Means and selfish
• Hate Sink: Reggie has this feeling about him.
• Karma Houdini: Don't you wish he deserves worse?
• King Mook: The head of the turkey farm.
• Laughably Evil: A short turkey with childish mannerisms.
• The Mafia: See The Don.
• Manchild: Always mean and act very childish
• Mean Boss: A sour ruler of red-headed turkeys
• The Napoleon: He's very short and always grouchy.
• Pointy-Haired Boss: He's mean-spirited and childish but does not make a good mentor.
• Satan: And Proud of it.
• Sadist: The only thing that makes him happy is seeing Reggie being the president's Thanksgiving dinner.
• Simpleton Voice: He sounds very hammer-headed.
• The Spook: Nobody questions where he came from or why he's a ruler.
• Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Like Standish, he makes every moment dark.

President's Daughter:

• Bratty Half-Pint: Bratty is putting it mildly.

The President:

Voiced by: Jimmy Hayward

• Abusive Parent: Does not raise his daughter properly
• Annoying Laugh: Has one in one scene
• Big Bad: He's going to make Reggie his dinner.
• Deep South: Sounds like a redneck
• The Ditz: He's pretty dumb.
• Laughing Mad: Laughs while watching TV.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: Basically a redneck version of Donald Trump. He even acts like him too.
• Parental Neglect: Terrible at being a father.
• Sleazy Politician: Does not know how to run the state.
• Smug Snake: He's a complete idiot about his job.
• Who's Laughing Now?: Laughed after capturing Reggie.

Governor Bradford:

Voiced by: Dan Fogler

• Advertised Extra: He's barley end it, but they love to showcase the funny way he talks.
• Crapsack World: Governor of one and there's nothing he can do about it.
• Fat Idiot: Overweight and ditzy.
• The Igor: Standish's henchman for his bidding.
• Jive Turkey: Most of his dialog has slang in it.
• Lethal Chef: He runs a restaurant for pilgrims
• Minion with an F in Evil: Despite working for Standish, he's bad a being evil.
• Motor Mouth: He talks EXTREMELY fast.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: His voice sounds like Kevin Michale Richardson but talks like Snoop Dog.
• Simpleton Voice: He has the derpiest voice of anyone in the entire film.
• Soul-Sucking Retail Job: Had to put up with Standish's childish attitude to get food for his restaurant.
• Straight Gay: He does have a soft side for Standish, but actually knows how to rule pilgrims.
• Those Two Gay Guys: With Standish
• Toilet Humour: His dialog will have pee sounding words.
• Token Good Teammate: He's the only one who believe he can make piece with the turkeys.
• The Unintelligible: He talks way to fast that you need subtitles to understand him.

S.T.E.V.E:

Voiced by: George Takei

• Only Friend: One of Reggie's only allies.
• The Mentor: Closest thing Reggie has to one.
• Reality Warper: Can alter time and space.

Pizza Dude:

• Only Friend: One of Reggie's only friends.
• Shout-Out: Chuck E. Cheese appears in his pizza boxes.
• Surfer Dude: A stereotype of one.

Cheif Broadbeak:

Voiced by: Keith David

• Only Sane Man: One of the only characters who have any common sense. As well as being the only level-headed character.
• Papa Wolf: To his kids, Jenny and Ranger.
• Surrounded by Idiots: Pretty much everyone he's around is braindead. Even his own children.
• Voice of Reason: The only character with actual common sense.

Amos and His Lacky:

• Annoying Laugh: Ammos has one.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Basically Jake's goon as the film goes on.
• The Bully: Like Jake, they cause trouble for the other turkeys.
• Fish Eyes: They have weird-looking eyes.
• The Igor: Both serve this to Jake.
• Laughing Mad: Ammos is another antagonist who laughs.
• Simpleton Voice: Ammos talks like this.
• Sidekick Creature Nuisance: Everyone feels iffy about them
• The Spook: Nobody questions where they came from or why they're here.
• Terrible Trio: With Jake.
• Those Two Guys: Duh.
• The Voiceless: Ammos' lacky

The Pilgrims:

• Deep South: They're hillbillies who work for Standish.
• The Ditz: The work for a spoiled man child, so they're likely to be as dumb as him.
• Eccentric Townsfolk: They live in a Crapsack World and act like goofy jerks.
• The Mafia: Part of Standish's all pilgrim crime syndicate.
• Soul-Sucking Retail Job: They work for dimwitted hatemonger Myles Standish.
• Those Wacky Nazis: Crazy and controlling.
• What the Hell, Townspeople?: Ungrateful for having the Turkeys make them starve.

The Red-Headed Farm Turkeys:

• Deep South: Litterlay Red-Necks.
• The Ditz: The work for a spoiled man child, so they're likely to be as dumb as him.
• The Dreaded: Annoyed by Reggie.
• The Mafia: Part of their mentor's all turkey crime syndicate.
• Those Wacky Nazis: Crazy and controlling.
• Unstoppable Rage: Will stop at nothing to get Reggie killed.