| Mrs. Astrakhan | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Appearance | Black eyes, dark red irises, large upper body, overweight |
| Voiced By | Miriam Margoyles (in movies) Grey DeLisle (in video game) |
| Appears In | Happy Feet
Happy Feet Two |
Mrs. Astrakhan is a former minor antagonist in Happy Feet. She is a female emperor penguin who is portrayed as a large operatic penguin, much like the impression of opera singers today. She has a Russian accent and speaks as if English is her second language.
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Happy Feet[]
After Miss Viola suggests Mumble should see Mrs. Astrakhan, Mrs. Astrakhan is seen singing Ochi Cheryne which suggests it may be her heartsong.
Personality[]
Viewed as the best teacher in the lands, she is known to never fail in her teachings, as stated by Miss. Viola; "If anyone can, Mrs. Astrakhan can." Mrs. Astrakhan tried her hardest to teach the tone-deaf Mumble and was deeply distressed when she felt she too had failed him, remarking "I never fail before! Never! Never!" crying and banging her head on a block of ice.
However, she did not fail in her teachings, because only after Mrs. Astrakhan told Mumble to look inside his soul for what the voice inside him was feeling did Mumble break out into a terrific tap-dancing routine; the voice inside him told him to sing with his body, and he eventually found his Heartsong in the form of 'I Wish' by Stevie Wonder through tapdance.
Relationships[]
- Allies: Mumble, Miss Viola, Memphis, Norma Jean
- Enemies: Mumble (formerly)
Trivia[]
- Originally, Mrs. Astrakhan was supposed to appear in Happy Feet Two but she is cut from the sequel if she did appear. It's unknown if Miriam Margoyles reprises her role.
- In Happy Feet: The Videogame, Memphis referred her as Mrs. A in the level "Cooling The Pipes".
- In the movie, she is voiced by Miriam Margoyles who voiced Mrs. P. from Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Fly in Babe, Matchmaker in Mulan, The Queen in Early Man and Rita's Grandma in Flushed Away.
- In the game, she is voiced by Grey DeLisle.
- When she is shocked that Mumble cannot sing, this is not necessarily defeat, but rather simple shock.
Quotes[]
- (Singing) Kak boyus' ya vas, znat' uvidel vas, ya v nedobryi chas!
- Can't sing? Can't sing? Rubbish, darlink. Every little pengvin has a sonk. Ven I have finished, your singing will be giving everyone the goose pimple!
- First, we must find a feelink. Happy feelink... sad feelink... maybe... lonely feelink?
- Let it out! Be SPONTANEOUS!!!
- Do you want to meet beautiful girl? Do you want to make the egg? Then, SIIIINK! And no jiggy-jog! Do not move muscle! No moving!
- Enough! Forget body. Look inside soul. Feel the feelink...enormous feelink, so enormous, it fills whole body! It must escape, or you EXPLODE!
- Now... Now... (Singing operatically) NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!
- Ohh, disaster! Catastrophe! I never fail before! Never! Never! (crying)
Gallery[]
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| v - e - d Characters | |
|---|---|
| Emperor Penguin | Mumble • Gloria • Erik • Memphis • Norma Jean • Seymour • Noah the Elder • Bo (Boadicea) • Atticus • Miss Viola • Mrs. Astrakhan • Maurice • Michelle • Eggbert the Elder • The Elders |
| Adélie Penguin | Ramón • Nestor • Lombardo • Raul • Rinaldo • Carmen • Adelie Chicas |
| Animals | Lovelace • Sven • Will and Bill • The Albatross |
| Elephant Seals | Trev • Nev • Kev • Barry • Bryan the Beachmaster • Shane and Darren • Wayne the Challenger |
| Predators | Boss Skua • Dino • Frankie • Vinnie • Brokebeak • Leopard Seal • Leopard Seals (Happy Feet Two: The Video Game) • Killer Whale |