- NOTE: This is about the version of Kludd from the movie. For the version from the books, click here.
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Then you don't know me... at all!
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~ Kludd finally reveals his true nature as he is completely influenced by the Pure Ones.
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Kludd is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Nyra) of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. He is an adolescent barn owl, the first son and eldest child of Noctus and Marella and the elder brother of Soren and Eglantine who joined forces with the Pure Ones out of vengeful spite against Soren.
Unlike the books, in which he goes by the title of Metal Beak and leads the Pure Ones, Kludd and Metal Beak are two different owls, with Metal Beak being a sooty owl named Surtr (as revealed in the film's video game). Kludd's personality is also not as dark as his book counterpart due to his better relationships with his siblings up until his betrayal. Also in the film, Kludd does not push Soren from the nest, resulting in the latter's capture, as he hadn't been in league with the Pure Ones at this time and instead is captured along with Soren and taken to St. Aegolius.
He was voiced by Ryan Kwanten.
Biography[]
Kludd originally lived in the forest of Tyto with his family and nestmaid snake Mrs P. Kludd didn't believe in the legends of Ga'Hoole that his father Noctus spoke about and was jealous of his younger brother Soren for being better than him and being favored by their parents. He longed to be appreciated and respected (which he found when joining the Pure Ones) and boasted about Tyto superiority.
One day, after being taught branching by Noctus, Kludd and Soren fall from their tree (after Kludd got annoyed with Soren and shoved him for talking about his hero Lyze of Kiel) and are attacked by a Tasmanian Devil (who scars Kludd) before being captured by Jatt and Jutt and taken to St. Aggie's where Soren and his new friend Gylfie became pickers after they protest against the speech of the Ablah General Nyra, whom Kludd was in awe of. As Soren is taken away, he asks about Kludd, mentioning that they are brothers. Nyra asks Kludd if he wishes to join Soren as a picker, to which Kludd after some hesitation (possibly out of love for Nyra), turns away from his brother. Taking this as a no, Nyra replies that she didn't think so and calls Kludd a good soldier as Soren (shocked at Kludd's decision) and Gylfie are taken away.
After succeeding in capturing a bluebird better than the other recruits during soldier training, Kludd went with Nyra to try to recruit Soren to become a soldier, but find him and Gylfie being taught to fly by Grimble (an owl working for the Pure Ones in order to protect his family). Grimble pins down Nyra and tells Kludd to go home with Soren and Gylfie. Kludd once again hesitates, but after seeing Nyra struggling to breathe, declares that he is home, before screeching at Grimble, giving Nyra time to overpower the older owl and throw him to his death. During this, Soren and Gylfie escape to find the Guardians.
Later when asked by Nyra what he can offer the Pure Ones, Kludd replies that he has his sister Eglantine, who would be a strong Tyto. Kludd takes Eglantine from the family hollow (possibly whilst Noctus and Marella were out looking for him and Soren) and brought her to St. Aggie's. He listens to Metal Beak's speech and along with the rest of the Pure Ones present, chants Metal Beak's name. A worried Eglantine looks on before telling Kludd that she misses their parents, to which Kludd replies that she shouldn't worry as she is with him and the Pure Ones appreciate them. Eglantine pleads with Kludd to come with her to find Soren, to which Kludd (who has grown to hate Soren), tells his sister to forget about Soren, saying that he is "weak". Eglantine promises not to say anything about what Kludd is doing and asks to go home. Kludd tells Eglantine that they will go home tomorrow before he and Nyra moon-blink her. Sometime after this, Kludd gives Eglantine and another moon-blinked owlet to Allomere (a Guardian who is in league with the Pure Ones) to take to the Great Tree.
During the battle against the Guardians and the Pure Ones, Kludd battles Soren in a forest fire and declares that the Pure Ones believed in him when no one did and how Metal Beak told him that the strong would survive, the broken would be put out of their misery and that honor is just another word for weakness. Soren replies that he knows that Kludd doesn't think like that, which makes Kludd reply that Soren doesn't know him at all. When launching at Soren, Kludd breaks his wing and dangles above the fire. Kludd pleads for Soren to help him, but when Soren tries to, Kludd tries to throw him into the fire, but the branch he is holding onto snaps, causing Kludd to fall into the flames. Believing his brother to be dead, an angered Soren picks up a burning branch to go after Metal Beak to stop him from destroying another owl's life as he did to Kludd.
Following Metal Beak's death and the Guardians' victory, it is revealed that Kludd (now with red Pure One eyes) had survived the fire and comes across Metal Beak's body and gazes down at his mask, possibly taking it for himself to become the new leader of the Pure Ones.
Appearance[]
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I imagined Kludd to be a bully and bitter older brother - just like some of us might have in our life too. I gave him a spiky short hair and a "faux hawk" and added a little weight to his body. These slight changes help Kludd exercise his dominance to Soren and Eglantine - reminding them just who's 'big brother'
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~ Patrick Awa description of Kludd.
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Kludd greatly resembles his mother Marella in having her Amber eyes and her bright feathers. He also has a small tuft of feathers on top of his head resembling a faux hawk. After being attacked by the Tasmanian Devil, Kludd gains three scars on his face; one across his right eye, one across his left eye, and one on his left cheek. At the end of the film, Kludd gains red Pure One eyes.
Personality[]
Kludd was skeptical about the legends of Ga'Hoole and impatient with his siblings and his parents, though he seemed close to Eglantine, unlike his book counterpart, who didn't care for her at all. His relationship with Soren differed slightly from the books, where he hated his brother from the moment he hatched, whereas in this film, their relationship is the stereotypical sibling rivalry.
Kludd was jealous of the attention his parents gave Soren, and seemed to have a desire to be appreciated and respected, something he found in the Pure Ones, whom he came to see as family more than his biological one. He was granted the promised power, which proved that Kludd desired glory and power. Even before meeting the Pure Ones, he seemed to think Tytos were better than other owls, although this may have been boasting or some sense of pride of being a barn owl.
During his time with the Pure Ones, Kludd's jealousy of Soren turned to hatred, enough for him to desire to kill him, which led to his defeat when he tried to trick Soren before another murder attempt. After becoming a Pure One, Kludd lost all love for his family, even Eglantine, whom he tried to recruit into the Pure Ones, but became frustrated when she did not succumb and for mentioning Soren, and he intentionally had her moon-blinked, though he did give her to Allomere, maybe hinting he wanted her out of harm's way. At times, he showed signs of being enamored with Nyra, referencing their relationship in the books, though the love is most likely one-sided and unreciprocated, due to Nyra being a full-grown owl (and married to Surtr) and Kludd being an adolescent.
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Trivia[]
- In the books, Kludd was in love with Nyra. However, in the film, the love is one-sided, as he was simply trying to impress her.
- At the end of the film, Kludd can be seen gazing at Surtr's mask with red Pure One eyes, implying that he will become the new Metal Beak.
- It is possible that that the reason Kludd chose to remain with the Pure Ones rather than escape with Soren and Gylfie was because of his love for Nyra.
- Kludd and Soren's age gap differs in the books and film. In the books, Kludd had begun branching (the first step to learning to fly) when Soren was three weeks old whereas, in the film, both brothers have begun to learn branching at the same time, hinting that in the film, Soren was born not long after Kludd, unlike the books where they were many weeks apart.
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