Octopi (Penguins of Madagascar)

Villain Overview Gallery

Partners in Crime
Full Names	Nicolas Elijah Drew Barry Robin Charlize Helen William Jim Halle Hugh Jack Kevin Scott Dan Thousands of others
Alias	Octopi Octopuses Octorians Squids Dave's Octopuses
Origin	Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Occupations	Dave's minions
Powers/Skills	Disguising Changing colour and texture of skin Flexibility High intelligence High fighting skills
Hobbies	Following Dave's orders.
Goals	Help Dave capture all the penguins that replaced him and turn them into monsters (succeeded, later backfired). Stop the penguins from ruining Dave's plan (failed).
Crimes	Assault Aiding and abetting Kidnapping Unethical experimentation
Type of Villains	Right-hand Minions

“	Alright, alright, Octopus. Whatever Dave's paying you, I'll double it.	„
	~ Classified trying to make a deal with one of the octopi so that he and his team can be freed.

“	After them!	„
	~ Dave ordering the Octopi to stop the penguins

The Octopi (or Octopuses) are the secondary antagonists of DreamWorks' 30th full-length animated feature film, Penguins of Madagascar, a spin-off of the Madagascar franchise. All of them are named after famous celebrities.

Information

The octopi are the evil minions who work for Dave and assist him in his plans to get rid of all penguins. They never speak, but make bubbling fish-like gurgle sounds that Dave can understand. Though they are loyal and highly competent minions for the most part, they are shown to be easily distracted, such as when Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico lead them away from their guard posts by playing music and dancing.

When Dave's ray with Private's cute energy is fired, they mysteriously disappear and are not seen again. One could assume that the octopi were shrunk down and trapped in snow globes, as in Dave's case, or assumed a different "cute" appearance. However, it is equally likely that the octopi were either vaporized by the ray or fled the moment it went off.

Trivia

• A running gag in the movie has Dave order the octopi to enact an action which would spell out the actor's full name; Ex. "Nicholas, cage them." (Nicolas Cage), "Halle, bury them." (Halle Berry), "Elijah, would you please take them away." (Elijah Wood), "Kevin, bake on!" (Kevin Bacon), etc..