Ginger (Chicken Run)

Do-Gooder
Full Name	Ginger Rhodes
Alias	Baby-Doll (by Rocky) Doll-Face (by Rocky) Angel-Face (by Rocky)
Origin	Chicken Run Chicken Run 2: Rocky's Rooster Adventures
Occupation	Leader of the British chickens
Powers/Skills	High intelligence Various weapons Leadership
Hobby	Coming up with new plans to escape
Goals	Escape Tweedy's farm with all the other chickens and avoid becoming a pie (succeeded)
Family	Rocky Rhodes (husband)
Friends/Allies	Rocky Rhodes Bunty Babs Mac Fowler Nick and Fetcher Edwina (formerly; deceased)
Enemies	Mrs. Tweedy Mr. Tweedy The Dogs
Type of Hero	Determined Freedom Fighter

“	And that's what we want. Freedom!	„
	~ Ginger to Rocky, when he calls himself a Lone Free Ranger

Ginger is the main protagonist of DreamWorks' 4th full-length animated feature film Chicken Run, which is Aardman's 1st feature film. She is a Rhode island red hen and the responsible leader and boss of the hens. At the end of the film, she becomes Rocky Rhodes's wife.

Ginger is set to return in the upcoming Netflix sequel which will depict her and Rocky having a daughter named Molly.

She is voiced by Julia Sawalha.

Personality

Ginger has many plans for how to get out of the fence and escape the chicken coop, although many of these plans are thought up of by her friend Mac. No matter how many times she fails to escape, she refuses to give up; when Bunty laid out the odds of escaping to her, she merely replied "Then there's still a chance". Her determination is not without justification, however, due to Mrs. Tweedy's tendency to kill the chickens when they can't lay anymore eggs.

Despite not thinking much of Rocky at first, she nonetheless puts up with him as he is (seemingly) their best chance to escape the farm. Upon discovering the devastating truth beyond his flying ability, her determination almost cracks and she very nearly gives up trying to escape. She is also shown to have a bit of an 'eye for an eye' policy, slapping Rocky for abandoning the chickens and kissing him for coming back.

Appearance

She is a Rhode Island Red hen with a white scarf with multi-coloured flowers, green beret, green eyes and a pink eye-shadow.

Gallery

Ginger's first appearance.

Ginger running to the fence surrounding the chicken coops.

Ginger at the fence armed with a spoon.

When the cost is clear, Ginger makes her move to dig a hole under the fence.

Ginger crawling under the fence.

Ginger having made it out of the fence.

Ginger signaling her friends to follow her.

Ginger rolling her eyes when Bunty gets stuck in the fence.

Ginger keeping Bunty quiet as the other chickens try to free her.

Ginger hearing Mr. Tweedy and his dogs coming.

"Get back!"

Ginger about to run from Mr. Tweedy's dogs.

Ginger confronted by Mr. Tweedy's dogs.

Ginger trying to defend herself.

Ginger defenseless when one of dogs eats the gnome she used to protect herself.

Ginger scared as she's cornered by the dogs.

Ginger saved when the front door of the Tweedies' home opens.

However, Ginger is horrified to see Mrs. Tweedy at the front door.

Ginger in Mr. Tweedy's grip.

Ginger about to be thrown in a box.

Ginger thrown in solitary confinement as punishment for trying to escape.

Ginger with Fowler, Mac, Babs and their flock

Ginger longing for freedom outside Tweedy's Farm.

Rocky crashes in

"This is our way out of here. We'll fly out."

"Show us how to fly! (Rocky: With this wing?!) "Teach us then! (Rocky: NO!)

Ginger in Mr. Tweedy's grip

Ginger at the mercy of the pie machine

Ginger and Rocky in the pie machine

Ginger, heartbroken after discovering that Rocky has been a fake all along.

Ginger about to pounce on Mr. Tweedy

Ginger & The hens overpowering Mr. Tweedy

Ginger & Rocky kiss

Ginger & Rocky in paradise at last

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Trivia

• In 2012, Ginger appeared in an Christmas advert for Google Hangout alongside Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Piella Bakewell, Fluffles and Trixie nd Captain Cuddlepuss from Creature Comforts.
  • This is likely not canon due to Chicken Run taking place in the 1950s.
• Drew Barrymore, Winona Ryder, Brittany Daniel, Linda Cardellini, Edie Falco, Meg Ryan, Jennifer Aniston, Jodi Benson and Jessalyn Gilsig were all considered for the role of Ginger.