Gloria

Gloria
Adult (2) Adult (1) Chick
Gender	Female
Relatives	Maurice (father) Michelle (mother) Mumble (husband) Erik (son) Memphis (father-in-law) Norma Jean (mother-in-law)
Appearance	Feathers: Black Eyes: Brown
Voiced By	Alyssa Shafer (Baby) Brittany Murphy (Adult in Happy Feet) Pink (Happy Feet Two & Happy Feet Three)
Appears In	Happy Feet Happy Feet Two Happy Feet Three (upcoming)

Gloria is the deuteragonist of Happy Feet, a major character of Happy Feet Two and a supporting character in the upcoming sequel. She is a female emperor penguin who is known as one of the best females singers. She is the daughter of Maurice and Michelle, the wife of Mumble, and the mother of Erik. She was treated similarly to how Norma Jean was, as all of the males wanted to mate with her. Her heartsong is "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Information

Happy Feet

Chickhood

Gloria's father, Maurice was friends with Memphis. When the eggs began to hatch after the winter storm, both Gloria and her father noticed Mumble's late hatching. After tapping on the egg many times, she helped him break free and called him Mumble. Memphis decided to keep the name and from there, Gloria and Mumble were best friends. She was always quick to come to Mumble's aid when others would tease him for his lack of singing skills, and he always fancied her.

From a young age, her singing skills were noticed and praised by teachers and peers.

Adulthood

As she grew older, more and more males began fighting for her attention, the two main contenders being Mumble and Seymour. She truly began to notice Mumble when he went through great difficulty fighting a skua for fish. Although she didn't really show signs of minding Mumble's lack of singing capabilities, at their graduation (where she sang "Somebody to Love" by Queen) when Mumble was singing along, she kindly mentioned for him to stop.

When Mumble left after being exiled by the Elders to find out what happened to the fish, Gloria decided to join him. However, presumably to prevent her from being harmed, Mumble insulted her singing so she wouldn't come. While Mumble was gone, she and Seymour began to teach singing to young penguins.

She joined into the final number, acting as one of the main vocalists. Afterwards, Mumble and Gloria mated and had a child named Erik.

Happy Feet Two

The movie starts out as when Gloria is singing, then Mumble comes, when Gloria and Mumble see Erik by himself not dancing, Gloria says she is going to talk to him but Mumble said he would. Mumble teaches his son to try to tap dance, and Erik almost does it when he falls into the ice. Bo says it isn't funny (just like Gloria did) and Atticus told them that it was not funny. Erik, Bo, and Atticus go to the hole and be by themselves. Then when Mumble was going to check on them that they were gone.

Later when the Doomberg arrived blocking Emperor-Land, she was one of the trapped emperor penguins when Mumble arrived with his son Erik to see what's happening. When Erik was in distress of the disaster, she sends Mumble off to catch some more fish. Leaving Erik with his mother along with Atticus for some mother love. She sings a song "Bridge of Light" to calm him down.

The next morning, a huge flock of Skuas attack Emperor Land. She tells Erik and Atticus to take cover. When the Boss Skua tries to take and fly off with one of her class students she smacks him away. Exclaims him to pick on someone his own size and calling him creep.

Appearance

As a Chick

As a chick, not much distinguished her from the other chicks in Emperor-Land. She was a light grey, fuzzy, with brown eyes, and a dark grey patch on her chest.

As an Adult

Gloria has a white underside with a yellow patch on her chest, like other female Emperor Penguins. The feathers on her head is black, and some feathers are coloured indigo. Also has brown eyes.

In Happy Feet Two, her physical appearance is different than the first film. Her back and tail feathers are slightly brighter. As well, the yellow patch changed to gold, but her yellow color is still visible, only slightly.

Personality

Gloria is generally soft-spoken, patient, understandable, and warmhearted. She is kind and pleasant and doesn't tolerate Mumble or anyone else being teased. This is just one more similarity to Norma Jean. Gloria isn't known to get upset, but she is kind of proud and got very mad when her singing was insulted. This could significate a hint of vanity in her.

Relationships

Relatives

• • Mumble - Husband
  • Erik - Son
  • Maurice - Father
  • Michelle - Mother
  • Memphis - Father-in-law
  • Norma Jean - Mother-in-law

Allies

• • Seymour - Friend
  • Miss Viola - Friend and School Teacher
  • Ramón - Friend
  • Atticus - Friend
  • Boadicea - Friend
  • Lovelace - Friend
  • The Mighty Sven - Friend and Temporary Enemy
  • Nestor - Friend
  • Lombardo - Friend
  • Rinaldo - Friend
  • Raul - Friend
  • Noah the Elder - Enemy Turned Friend
  • Eggbert the Elder - Enemy Turned Friend
  • The Elders - Enemies Turned Friends
  • Bryan the Beach Master - Friend
  • Shane - Friend
  • Darren - Friend
  • Wayne the Challenger - Ally

Enemies

• • Boss Skua - Enemy
  • Skuas - Enemy
  • Brokebeak - Enemy
  • Francesco - Enemy
  • Doomberg - Enemy

Songs

• Somebody to Love - Brittany Murphy
• Boogie Wonderland - Brittany Murphy
• I Wish (Reprise) - Brittany Murphy
• Happy Feet Two Opening Medley - Pink
• Bridge of Light - Pink
• Under Pressure - Pink

Voice Actors

• Happy Feet - (2006) - (film) - Alyssa Shafer (baby) Brittany Murphy (adult speaking and singing)
• Happy Feet Two - (2011) - (film) - Pink (speaking and singing)
• Happy Feet Three - (2018) - (film) - Pink (speaking and singing)

Trivia

• In the draft, Gloria is called Ella.
• In the original script for the first film, an egg rests on Mumble's feet while Gloria goes off with the other females to feed in the ocean, just like Memphis and Norma Jean did in the beginning.

Brittany Murphy recording her voice as Gloria.

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