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| “ | The last blue macaws on Earth! These are worth a fortune! | „ |
| ~ Marcel about Blu and Jewel. |
| “ | Plucked, stuffed, eaten? Who cares? All I know is we're gonna be rich! | „ |
| ~ Marcel downplays the fate of the birds, since he only wants to become rich by selling them. |
Marcel is the overarching antagonist of Blue Sky's sixth animated feature film Rio.
He was Nigel's owner, Armando and Tipa's boss and the leader of the smugglers, as well as the former boss and arch-nemesis of Fernando, and one of the archenemies of Linda Gunderson and Tulio (prior to the Big Boss). His primary goal is to smuggle birds, including Blu and Jewel, to other countries and sell them to become rich. He serves as the direct cause of the first movie's plot and therefore the one responsible for the Blue Macaws to almost be smuggled, even if their survival chance was in great danger.
He was voiced by Carlos Ponce.
Personality[]
Unlike the other smugglers, Marcel is evil, greedy, vain, selfish, and intelligent in nature. He keeps the birds that they capture in extremely appalling conditions, and only pays Fernando half the amount he promised him, showing how cheap he is. He also scolds his two henchmen named Armando and Tipa in contempt over their idiocy, incompetence and clumsiness. He is even willing to abandon them when their plane started to crash, taking the only parachute for himself, displaying a cruel, uncaring and treacherous nature. The only one he seems to treat with any sort of respect is Nigel; he is often seen petting him, and treating him like a completely competent enforcer and pet. However, this may only be because the cockatoo has never failed him. Besides, Marcel didn't seem particularly concerned when Nigel was ejected from the plane through the propellers, probably because he didn't care about the birds in the first place.
Appearance[]
Marcel has a black goatee, fairly tanned skin, Jamaican hair (dreadlocks), and wears a Hawaiian-style shirt. He is also usually seen wearing a pair of sunglasses.
Biography[]
On the orders of a client, Marcel hires Fernando to break into Tulio's aviary and steal Blu and Jewel, sending in Nigel first to pose as a sickly bird, so he could let Fernando in. After Fernando brings him Blu and Jewel, Marcel only pays him half of what he promised, and callously sends him on his way, in addition to refusing to adopt him. To make matters worse, Marcel bluntly reveals that he doesn't care what happens to the birds, as long as he gets rich, while Fernando hears this and begins to regret stealing the macaws.
After discovering that Blu and Jewel have escaped, he sends Nigel after them, and formulates a plan to use Carnival as a cover for their moving of the captured birds. When Fernando returns (with Linda and Tulio, unbeknownst to him), Marcel has him help with their plan. Once Nigel captures Blu and Jewel, Marcel takes the birds to a waiting plane. Before taking off, he spots Fernando trying to free them and attempts to take him by force, but is unable to stop him from running off. As the plane takes off, Linda and Tulio (driving a float) attempt to stop them, but fail. During the flight, Marcel notices that the birds are escaping. With the door to hanger blocked by a pile of cages, Marcel sends Nigel to stop them. This backfires when Nigel is strapped to a fire extinguisher by Blu, and is blown out of the plane, and into one of the propellers, causing the plane to fall. Marcel takes the single parachute for himself, but Armando and Tipa jump after him, grabbing onto his legs as they slowly descend.
In the end credits, it is revealed that Marcel and his goons were caught by the authorities and arrested for their crimes, as they are last seen inside a prison cell, much to their displeasure.
Trivia[]
- Marcel is the only Rio villain to not be defeated on screen, but instead, he was imprisoned during the film's credits.
- He is the only villain not to appear in Angry Birds Rio. However, the level of the Smuggler's Den is inspired by him.
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