List of Guardians of Ga'Hoole characters


This is a list of Guardians of Ga'Hoole characters.

Characters from the main storyline

The Guardians

The Band/Chaw of Chaws

Soren
Soren is the main protagonist; a male barn owl,, leader of "The Band". Soren was born in the Kingdom of Tyto, where he lived with his father, Noctus, his mother, Marella, his older brother, Kludd, his younger sister, Eglantine, and the family's nest snake Mrs. Plithiver.
He was snatched by patrols from St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls after Kludd meanly pushed him from the nest. He later escaped with his friend Gylfie and together the two met Twilight then Digger before journeying to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. On their way to the tree, Soren was reunited with Mrs. Plithiver. After many adventures, Soren becomes a Guardian of Ga'Hoole, leader of The Band, leader of the Chaw of Chaws after, a member of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree and the ryb of the weather interpretation and colliering chaw after Ezylryb died. He has a particular friendship with Gylfe, whom which he escaped St. Auggie's with. He is the mate of Pellimore and the father of Bell, Blythe, and Bash. Soren has starsight, allowing him to view glimpses of the future through his dreams. At the end of The War of the Ember he becomes king of the Great Tree after the death of his nephew, Coryn.
Portrayed by Jim Sturgess in the film.
Gylfie
Gylfie is a female elf owl,, who is Soren's best friend and part of "The Band". Gylfie was hatched in a cactus in the Desert of Kuneer and was snatched by patrols from St. Aggie's after trying to fly before her wings had completely fledged. She escaped with Soren, and after befriending Twilight and Digger, came to the Great Ga'hoole tree. She later becomes the navigation ryb. Gylfie is both articulate and intelligent, although less reliant on books than Otulissa. In the first book, she tells Soren almost everything she knows.
Portrayed by Emily Barclay in the film.
Twilight
Twilight is a male great grey owl,. He was orphaned only moments after hatching, and his only memory of the time is the fact that he hatched at twilight, hence the name. It is revealed in The Guide Book to the Great Tree that he was the son of a famous poet, Skye, and was named "Cassius" when he was hatched. He was snatched by St. Aggie's but escaped when he bit one of his captor's talons off. He is part of "The Band". Soren and Gylfie met him after escaping from St. Aggie's. He claimed that he taught himself everything about surviving and was abandoned within hours of hatching. He dealt the final blow to Kludd, the ruler of the Pure Ones, in the Battle of the Burning. One of the only times he is injured in battle was in "The Golden Tree" during the Battle of the Book of Kreeth, when he faced off against Nyra, he was slashed across his chest and almost died, but was saved by the two flying snakes, Slynella and Stingyll, with their healing venom. It is revealed in The War of the Ember that he has two brothers, Tavis and Cletus, that he had never met, as they left shortly before he was born. He is very confident and boastful, and is constantly singing songs about himself, but still has a very good heart. He is now a Guardian of Ga'Hoole at the Ga'Hoole Tree in the search-and-rescue chaw. twilight is a battle chanting great grey owl from the great ga'hoole tree
Portrayed by Anthony LaPaglia in the film.
Digger
Digger is a very smart tracking burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia, who is part of "The Band." Born in the Desert of Kuneer, he was separated from his parents when owls from St. Aggie's attacked his family and ate his brother. He is now a Guardian of Ga'Hoole at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree in the tracking chaw. He is a very deep thinker, and can often come up with things that others can not. It is revealed in The Shattering that he has a huge crush on Sylvana.
Portrayed by David Wenham in the film.
Primrose
A female northern pygmy owl. Eglantine's best friend. A member of the search-and-rescue-chaw. Primrose seems to be a kind and generous owl to all except Ginger, a Pure One, who she despises.
Pellimore
Pellimore, nicknamed 'Pelli', is a female barn owlTyto Alba. She is Soren's mate, and is also the mother of Bell, Blythe, and Sebastiana. She is introduced in The Outcast. She was rescued by Soren in a forest fire, and the duo bonded over their love of reading before eventually becoming mates. She is also the ryb of the Search and Rescue chaw. She plays a major role in the last books of the main series in particular. She is almost killed in the battle during Exile, but is saved by her daughter, Bell. At the end of The War of the Ember, Pelli becomes the queen of the Great Tree when Soren becomes its king following Coryn's death.
Otulissa
Otulissa is a female spotted owl, Strix occidentalis. She is the Ga'Hoolology ryb at the Great Tree also chief ryb, a member of the Chaw of Chaws, and a superb collier and weather interpreter. She is very prim and proper, but extremely smart and intelligent, as she likes to read a lot of books in the library. Disliked by the band at first, but later accompanies them on many of their adventures. She constantly boasts about her ancestor, the renowned weatherist, Strix Emerilla. Since Strix Emerilla is the mate of Hoole, she is a direct descendant of Hoole. She lost an eye in battle and now wears a bandana over it. Mate of Cleve and mother to 4 yet-to-hatch chicks.
Portrayed by Abbie Cornish in the film as a short-eared owl rather than a spotted owl.
Martin
Martin is A male northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus; a member of the Chaw of Chaws; a Guardian at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree and a member of the colliering and weather interpretation chaw together with Soren. His mate is named Gemma and he has one son Justin.
Ruby
Ruby is a female short-eared owl, Asio flammeus. A member of the Chaw of Chaws and the most spectacular flyer in the six known kingdoms. She is in the colliering and weather interpretation chaw. However, she is not very book-smart. Her most distinguishing feature is her ruddy feathers.
Coryn/Nyroc
Nyroc is a male barn owl, Tyto alba; Kludd and Nyra's chick; first to NOT perform the Special Ceremony as a Pure One. He is the youngest member of the Chaw of Chaws; the former monarch of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree; Eglantine and Soren's nephew; the cousin of Bell, Blythe, and Bash. Considered one of the greatest monarchs since Hoole and also has firesight. He helped to kill his mother. He died of blood loss when The Striga cuts off his wing and becomes a constellation in the sky. Although dead, he lives on with a great name in history, and is thoroughly remembered through all animals near the owl kingdom.

Owls and other creatures of the Great Tree

Metal Beak is voiced by Joel Edgerton. He also has never been mentioned in film as Surtr.
Portrayed by Helen Mirren in the film.
Portrayed by Ryan Kwanten in the movie.
The St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls works for the Pure Ones.
Portrayed by Hugo Weaving in the film.
Voiced by Hugo Weaving in the film.
Voiced by Essie Davis in the film.
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