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Ice Bird is a member of Red's flock who first appears in Angry Birds Space. He is an extraterrestrial companion to the Flock who helps them defeat the space pigs. He is the second original character to be introduced outside of the classic Angry Birds game.
Ice Bird appears exclusively to Angry Birds Space and its Reloaded remake, but he makes cameos in Angry Birds Friends (in the Lotus F1 Tournament as a poster), Angry Birds Lotus F1 Team, Angry Birds Journey (as a statue) and in Boba's Delivery as a gag.
Appearance
Ice Bird is a really cool bird, literally. He has no feathers, instead, his body is a cube-shaped block of ice that seemingly cannot melt. He has two rectangular icicles that represent feathers on his head and back, a long orange beak that is not made of ice, and reddish-brown eyebrows.
Personality
Ice Bird is a very mysterious character, and not much is known about his origins. He is very serious and hostile, and does not trust very easily. Despite this, he is very loyal to those close to him such as Red's flock as well as his egg.
Game appearances
Angry Birds Space
Ice Bird is first introduced when he falls out of a wormhole. He is initially hostile to the birds, out of the intention of protecting his eggsteroid. However, their first encounter is interrupted when King Pig's ship bursts through the wormhole and captures the eggsteroid, along with the flock's eggs. This event initiates Ice Bird to fly back into the wormhole, and the flock (consisting of Red, The Blues, Chuck, Bomb, and Terence) to follow them through the slingshot.
The flock encounter Ice Bird later on in the chapter Cold Cuts, where he is held in captivity by the pigs. Once freed, he convinces the Flock to help him in his quest to recover his eggsteroid. According to promotional material, he intends on saving his home planet from the Space Pigs, though this planet is never expanded upon nor introduced.
In gameplay, he debuts in Cold Cuts 2-3 but he becomes playable in Cold Cuts 2-4. He explodes when his ability is triggered causing the objects in his proximity to be frozen into an ice/glass-like material. This ability can be triggered by the player or automatically, moments after first impact, similar to Bomb. Ice Bird's explosion doesn't directly damage any regular blocks or pigs, but will make them brittle and easier to break. His ability will also set off any explosive objects in range, such as TNT. Ice Bird and the Lightning Birds (the Blues) are often paired due to their compatibility.
Ice Bird does not appear in the episodes Brass Hogs and Solar System.
Angry Birds Friends
Ice Bird makes a cameo in the Lotus F1 Team Tournament on a poster in the background.
Angry Birds Lotus F1 Team
Ice Bird makes a cameo in the game on a flag on the level selection menu.
Angry Birds Go!
There was a Twitter tweet which unveiled unknown concept that was discovered by a game designer named Liz Edwards. She also helped in the concepts of an Angry Birds game from there people asked if Ice Bird is in Angry Birds Go! but then she answered this: "I wish I knew! I don't have any information I was only an intern there for 3 weeks" that possibly concludes that Ice Bird could not appear in the game.[1]
Angry Birds Journey
He makes a cameo as a statue in the background of Ancient Ruins in Angry Birds Journey, implying he was once looked upon by the inhabitants of the land.
Angry Birds Reloaded
Ice Bird initially appeared as a profile picture in Angry Birds Reloaded. However, Ice Bird's original face was a carryover from Chuck's. In July 2023, Ice Bird was brought into the game in the remastered Cold Cuts levels in the game. His gameplay hasn't changed since the original game.
Media appearances
Angry Birds Space Origins Short Movie
Ice Bird, alongside the Eggsteroid that he was carrying, came out of a wormhole and crash-landed on Piggy Island where the Flock were curious about his appearance. However, after Red tapped him to see if he was alright, the Ice Bird immediately became hostile towards them by protecting the Eggstroid. Suddenly, a claw came through the wormhole and grabbed the Eggstroid alongside the Eggs. Furious, he went to the Slingshot and launched himself through the wormhole chasing after the UFO.
Boba's Delivery
When Boba Fett was trying to raise Han Solo from the carbonite chamber, he accidently grabs an Ice Bird squeaky toy, before he throws it away and grabs Han Solo in carbonite. (Boba's Delivery)
Super Angry Birds
Ice Bird appears throughout the Super Angry Birds series as a protagonist with the Flock.[2]
Powers and Abilities
- Deep Freeze Attack
Relationships
Allies
- Super Red
- Lazer Bird
- Lightning Blues
- Firebomb
- The Incredible Terence
- Atomic Bird
- Toucan Sam
- Mighty Buzzard
Enemies
Names in other languages
Language | Name | English translation |
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Latin Spanish | Cubito | Small ice cube. |
Polish | Zamrażacz[3] | Freezer |
Trivia
- His pain noises are actually Matilda's pain noises distorted.
- He is the second character that gets captured, freed, and then becomes playable. The first is Hal.
- Despite that he is the only bird in Angry Birds Space not to have a real name, it is confirmed in the book The World of Angry Birds Official Guide that his true name is indeed Ice Bird.
- In the Beak Impact Trailer, Ice Bird is shown to be inside a meteor that freezes, and Ice Bird is shown breaking out of it.
- He is one of the only 2 members of the Space Flock to appear in more than 2 games, The other member is Super Red.
- Carbonite Han Solo has a similar power (and appearance) to that of Ice Bird's, but unlike Ice Bird he doesn't explode once in contact with an object.
- A drawing of Ice Bird made by Firefly(ish) on Twitter was featured in the trailer for the Minecraft DLC.
- Ice Bird and Leonard are the only characters of The Flock, that lacks feathers.
Gallery
For the gallery, see Ice Bird/Gallery.
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Birds | Chuck • Bomb • Silver • Stella • Red • Hatchlings • Gaia • Judge Peckinpah • The Brewer • Melissa Bird • Christine Bird |
Pigs | Minion Pigs • Birdie • Construction Pigs • Helmet Pig • Piñata Pig • Telepork |
Materials and Objects | Balloon • Cages • Fireflies • Mystery Box • Slingshot • Apple • Coins |
Episodes | Ancient Ruins • Crystal Clouds • Starry Desert • Sleepy Meadows • Sacred Springs • Rocky Canyons • Icy Caverns • Coming Soon! • Gaia's Challenge (extra) |
Events | Birdie's Kiosk • Bonfire Event • Feathered Frenemies • The Race • Halloween Event • Holidays Event |
Voice actors | David Menkin • Taylor Clarke-Hill • Andrew James Spooner • Claire Morgan • Kosha Engler |
Further Info | Gallery • Beta elements • Credits • Glitches • Version history |