According to Wikipedia, Mumble is stuck permanently in his baby feathers because of being dropped by Memphis as an egg. I'm not sure that's supported by the film, which makes a point of implying that baby feathers are shed once the penguin meets the requirements for sexual maturity, which was singing one's heartsong.
This is because until late in the first movie's production, it was intended for Mumble to lose his down feathers during his pursuit of the fishing fleet. However, it was decided that Mumble would keep half of his juvenile down throughout the story, to make him different to the other emperor penguins.
In Happy Feet Two, Mumble regains his baby feathers. The reason for this is most likely to keep his trademark look. His difference in appearance from other Emperor Penguins (along with his inability to sing) may be interpreted as birth defects since he was dropped as an egg.
The film tells a story about a penguin named Mumble who is excluded by his fellow Emperor penguins because he is unable to sing as they can. Mumble can only dance, and the other penguins dislike him for this difference.
Set in the cold land of Antarctica, the film follows Mumble (Wood), an emperor penguin who is able to tap dance brilliantly despite lacking the ability to sing a heartsong to attract a soulmate.
Happy Feet (1/10) Movie CLIP - Mumble Has No Heartsong (2006) HD
Why can't Mumble sing?
During surviving the storm, Memphis drops the egg on accident which makes Mumble different to the others not able to sing like the other penguins to find true love but can dance which other penguins said was not a real penguin.
Mumble is a male emperor penguin, who develops ADHD due to being dropped in freezing temperatures at a young age. This weakness affected him throughout the whole movie, started at brith to adulthood. He is a very curious but slightly awkward character to the rest of the community.
According to Wikipedia, Mumble is stuck permanently in his baby feathers because of being dropped by Memphis as an egg. I'm not sure that's supported by the film, which makes a point of implying that baby feathers are shed once the penguin meets the requirements for sexual maturity, which was singing one's heartsong.
Adding to the film's flaws, Mumble's parents (played by Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman) have completely disappeared. And the character of Gloria feels substantially different since Brittany Murphy, the original voice actress, died.
Before the first Happy Feet movie was released, Mumble was rumored to lose his juvenile feathers when he jumped off the ice cliff to stop the aliens from taking the fish. However, this got scrapped before the final cut of the film.
Answer: what is happy feet's first name? Mumble is the main protagonist of Happy feet and also, one of the 2 main protagonists of Happy Feet Two [Erik being the other].
Ramón is one of the five tritagonists of Happy Feet and a supporting character of Happy Feet Two. He is a male adélie penguin who is the leader of the group "The Amigos".
Summaries. Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Ava Acres as Erik, Gloria and Mumble's only son and Memphis and Norma Jean's grandson. His singing voice is provided by E. G. Daily, who voiced Baby Mumble in the original film. Elijah Wood as Mumble, Gloria's husband and Erik's father.
With Mumble 'singing' Gloria's heartsong with his feet, the rest of her heartsong came to her, and since Mumble was the only penguin who helped her finish her heartsong, she knew he was the only one for her, and she chose him as her mate.
Mumble gets married with Gloria and becomes a hero. All the emperor penguins dance with Mumble, alongside Ramón, Nestor, Lombardo, Rinaldo, Raul, and Lovelace.
And it's exactly what brings Norma Jean and Memphis together and leads them to give birth to a cute, blue-eyed little guy they call Mumble. But there's a problem. Against all penguin logic, their little fuzzball child can't carry a tune in a bucket.
Mumble is the only Emperor penguin chick in Antarctica who can't sing. His friend Gloria (voiced by Brittany Murphy) has a glorious voice, but Mumble can never hope to attract a mate without a 'heart song', the personal tune that all Emperor penguins must have.
In desperation, Mumble begins tap dancing to “Boogie Wonderland”. The elders are appalled by Mumble's conduct, which they see as the reason for their lean fishing season. Memphis begs Mumble to stop dancing, for his own sake, but when Mumble refuses, he is exiled.
Lovelace is the tritagonist of the 2006 film Happy Feet and a supporting character of its 2011 sequel Happy Feet Two. He is a Rockhopper Penguin who has a high social status due to the amount of Lovestones in his pile. He is also the narrator of the films.
The fact that Mumble is a terrific tap dancer is completely lost on his tribe, and he spends a rather lonely adolescence as an outsider. His hero's journey involves both discovering his own innate coolness, and, more importantly, solving the mystery of the dwindling supply of edible fish in the ocean.
