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Ezylryb (Legend of the Guardians)

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“My days as Lyze are well behind me. And that battle is a distant memory.”
―Ezylryb to Soren

Ezylryb is the overarching protagonist of Zack Snyder/Warner Bros.' 2010 animated film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. He is the film's adaptation of Ezylryb and was the war hero of both Eglantine and Soren during their youth, eventually becoming the latter's mentor.

During his younger days, Ezylryb as Lyze of Kiel  led a group of Guardians against Surtr, the leader of the Pure Ones but Lyze had tore of a large part of Surtr's beak. Coming out victoriously but losing a talon, Lyze took on the name Ezylryb and became the ryb (teacher of both the weather interpretation and colliering chaws. He became a mentor to a young Barn Owl, Soren.

At the end of the battle, Ezylryb led the band into the storm.

Background[]

Ezylryb was once known as the fierce warrior, Lyze of Kiel, and leads the Guardians through the Battle of the Ice Claws, a very terrible battle, between the Guardians of Ga'Hoole and the Pure Ones.

During the battle, Lyze fought the leader of their opposing side, Metalbeak. During the Battle, Lyze tore off half of Metalbeak's beak but lost a claw at the same name. After this battle, Lyze changed his name to Ezylryb and conceived a book that fell into legend. The battle was a distant memory for Ezylryb and tried forgetting about it, but still retained his desire to fight a battle.

Personality[]

Back as a young owl, Ezylryb was known as Lyze of Kiel who bravely fought during the Battle of the Ice Claws. However, it was known for a fact that Lyze did not go into battle for fame or for glory, but merely did it for a right reason. However, he took out the leader of the owls and bravely led other owls into battle.

Most people believed him to be strange, such as when Soren and Gylfie first meet him, especially Otulissa. Also, some Owls doubted his teaching skills. Soren, for that matter, points out that what Ezylryb had taught him of Trusting his gizzard that his wings could have been ripped off. Ezylryb has also been worried for the well-being of others, showing this kind of emotion to younger owls, such as Soren and his friends, by telling Soren, Gylfie and Digger to stay to guard the other owlets who had been moon-blinked. The prime reason for this is because Ezylryb came to see Soren as a son.

It is known for a fact that Ezylryb also has a very sarcastic and dry sense of humor. He sarcastically remarks that Soren wouldn't last a whole minute in the battle and when he confronted Metal Beak one last time, Ezylryb had a dry sense of humor, claiming what he did to Metal Beak was an improvement.

After the death of his enemy, Ezylryb becomes more light-hearted, as to when he playfully makes the children laugh.

Appearance[]

Ezylryb is an old Screech owl with both white and brown feathers. It is often noted by most people that he sheds his feathers from time to time. Ezylryb as Lyze of Kiel lost two of his talons. According to Otulissa, he could use a good bath every now and again, but that was her being rude. He's also got a scarred eye in the struggle.

Abilities[]

  • Combats: As Lyze of Kiel, Ezylryb used to fight like a pro. He was able to fight Metal Beak and also take off his upper beak. However, age seems to catch up with him, as he is unable to fight Metal Beak. He was overpowered by Metal Beak and Nyra before being saved by Soren. However, Ezylryb was able to throw Nyra off of him during the final battle.
  • Meteorologist/Weather interpretation: Being the ryb (teacher) of weather, Ezylryb is able to keep track of the weather. He also had predicted when another storm was coming before he and his friends go to fly in the storm.
  • Flight: Ezylryb is an expert in flying, mostly trusting his gizzard over his head, as he advises Soren on how to fly when they are flying through a monsoon.
  • Mentoring skills: Ezylryb knows how to teach other owls. However, Ezylryb's methods aren't always the best forms of teaching, as his teachings were ridiculed by Twilight, Digger, Gylfie, and especially Otulissa. Soren had learned a great deal from Ezylryb, such as letting his own natural instincts take over flying and also learning the true nature of battle.

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole[]

Decades later, a band of four owls and a snake came to the Great Tree of the Guardians saved by King Boron and Queen Barran and later a barn and elf owlets, came before them. Soren and Gylfie explained their plight and how the Pure Ones had kidnapped them and other owls. During the Battle of the Beaks, Ezylryb managed to subdue many Pure Ones, but was shocked to see Allomere had betrayed them even yelling out the traitor's name He and the other Guardians were incapacitated by the flecks, causing Ezylryb and the other guardians' great pain from being affected by their gizzard. However, because of the skills he taught Soren, the young Barn Owl trusted his gizzard as Ezylryb taught him. and used the fire to ruin the Flecks, watching him complete the task. After the flecks were destroyed, Ezylryb comforted Soren and praised him for what he did, but claimed they were not finished yet.

Ezylryb joined the assault on the Pure Ones. Going to confront his old enemy, Ezylryb told Soren to guard the moon-blinked owlets. Into the battle. Throwing Metalbeak off his perch, the two old enemies circled each other. Metalbeak sarcastically called Ezylryb legendary and proclaimed he would have his vengeance for what Ezylryb had done to him all those years ago, but the old owl said it was an improvement before the two of them engaged in battle. However, during the fight, Ezylryb was attacked by Surtr's mate, Nyra.

At the mercy of the two owls, Ezylryb told Metalbeak to be done with it, ready to embrace death. However, Soren rescued Ezylryb a second time at the last-minute attacking Metalbeak, who recognized the student-mentor relationship between the two. Unable to assist Soren, Ezylryb struggled against Nyra, but she kept a firm grasp on him. She was distracted when Soren slashed Metalbeak with the burning branch. With Nyra distracted, Ezylryb managed to throw her off and watched as Soren killed Metalbeak in Self-defense, but immediately ' looked away as his old enemy collapsed dead.

Ezylryb told Soren what he did was right. He smiled to Soren, and told the young Barn Owl that it seemed they would have to add to the chronicles.

Ezylryb attended the guardian initiation ceremony, the band, bowing down to them because of their bravery. He came across Soren telling other children the story and insisted they flew off to another storm.

Quotes[]

“Well, while the rest of us had our talons deformed too. But I say caution when the losses could be so many. I would never counsel rushing blindly into war, but for a cause such as the one the boy described, for a violation of peace so blatant, so powerful... ...of course I'd fight!”
―To Allomere
“Boron, you can judge the winner.”
―To Boron
“And you would argue with that?”
―To Boron
“Oh, to be a young owl with a taste for adventure... ...arriving to the Tree for the first time. Well done to hold your own in there. Some more nice strong gizzards. The Tree always needs them.”
―To Soren and Gylfie
“Well, your da had good taste in authors. You enjoying it? ”
―To Soren
“No? How did he tell it?”
―To Soren
“Like hell? Come on, boy. Is almost first light. You've got a big day tomorrow. I'm going to teach you how to really fly."”
―To Soren
“Feel the gutters! The currents in the rain. A scupper! A swillage! Baggywrinkles!”
―to the Band and Otulissa
“The air currents warm in different ways, you see... ...from the sky to the ocean. You can't fight them. You have to feel them with your gizzards.”
―to the Band and Otulissa
“Aha! You see that one? Soren, see it! It's there. Go for it. Thas it! Use your gizzard, boy. Trust it! Fly inside.”
―To Soren
“You've got no reason to worry, boy. I confess, I guided you into that twister on purpose. I wanted to test your gizzard. You were exemplary”
―To Soren
“And you trusted your head. That's when you failed.”
―To Soren
“Well, no. As a soldier. As the, I guess you could say, leader of all the soldiers.”
―To Soren
“My days as Lyze are well behind me. And that battle is a distant memory. Except, funnily enough, for young owlets like you.”
―To Soren
“What difference does it make what I call myself?”
―To Soren
“Yes, well, fancy it must be hard meeting your hero... ...and seeing that he's real and not a myth”
―To Soren
“What did you expect? Some Tyto alba with gleaming armor and battle claws, the moon rising behind him? Well, this is what it looks like when you've actually fought in battle. It's not glorious, it's not beautiful. And it's not even heroic. it's merely doing what’s right. And doing it again and again, even if someday, you look like this. ”
―To Soren
“Or you could stay here... ...tend to your sister... ...and do some real good. But what do I know? I'm just a tired old screech.”
―To Soren

Relationships[]

Soren[]

Ezylryb regarded highly of Soren during their first meetings despite them hardly knowing each other, as he was the only one who believed Soren's (and Gylfie's) claims of the Pure Ones were enslaving Non-Tyto owls and defended both Soren and Gylfie and said he would gladly fight for the boy's cause. Over time, Ezylryb came to see Soren as a son, but he never told Soren of his former identity because it didn't seem to matter at all. Ezylryb in turn became a father figure and a mentor for Soren, teaching him how to fly with his gizzard and the true meaning of battle.

However, he never told Soren who he was in the past life, because he didn't believe it was important on who he is called. Ezylryb was fond of Soren by the time of the final Battle of the Pure Ones. Soren saved him at least twice: the first time, freeing Ezylryb and the other guardians from the Devil's triangle and a second time when Metalbeak had Ezylryb at his mercy.

Soren and Eglantine used to worship him as their hero when they were children, but saw him as both a friend and father figure.

Metalbeak[]

Surtr and Ezylryb have been enemies since before the Battle of the Ice Claws as Metal Beak was the leader of the Pure Ones and Ezylryb was the leader of the Guardians of the tree. Ezylryb was one of the reasons why Surtr became "Metal Beak", as he was responsible for Metal Beak 's deformed face and missing beak. When they are engaging in a duel, Ezylryb mocked Metal Beak, saying his beak being removed "was an improvement."

At the owl's mercy, Ezylryb was just ready for him to finish it, but he was saved at the last minute by Soren. Ezylryb was fazed by Metalbeak's death, and looked away as he died.

The two of them serve foils as each other. While Metal Beak wears a mask to cover his scars and cares very little for others, Ezylryb is not ashamed of his scars and is more opened of his appearance and cares for the well-being of others. Also, they both changed their names to fit the person they were.


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Trivia[]

  • Ezylryb actually never stopped fighting in the film, unlike his book counterpart, where he became a pacifist. However, he doesn't enjoy fighting and actually calls one of his battles a "distant memory" ]at one point.
  • The first part of his name, "Ezyl" is an anagram of his birth name, spelled backwards. Then, he just added "Ryb" at the end of his name, thus making it Ezylryb.
  • His birth name "Lyze" possibly means "bright."
  • Ezylryb is voiced by Geoffrey Rush, famous for portraying Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
  • Ezylryb is similar to characters Obi Wan Kenobi (Star Wars), Gandalf (The Hobbit) and Merlin (Arthurian Legend),
    • Are all mentors to the protagonist, becoming the hero's paternal figure (Soren, Luke Skywalker/Anakin Skywalker; Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and King Arthur)
    • They have a former colleague who turns against them (Surtr for Ezyrlyb; Anakin for Kenobi, Saruman for Gandalf and the Lady of the Lake for Merlin)
      • However it is unknown if Ezylryb and Surtr were friends before the battle but it is highly unlikely
    • Have lost someone.
  • Ezylryb lost a talon and also, his eye has a scar over it due to Surtr slashing it during the war.
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Soren • Gylfie • Nyra (books | movie) • Kludd • Ezylryb • Digger • Twilight • Horace Plithiver • Boron • Barran • Grimble • Strix Struma • Dewlap • Allomere • The Echidna • Jatt and Jutt • Otulissa • Primrose • Eglantine • Noctus • Marella • Pellimore • Ruby • Martin • Blythe • Bash • Bell • Crows • Bats • Metal Beak • The Striga • Shard • Tasmanian Devil
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