- “'Now, that I have my revenge, I feel... empty. As if, what I needed all along was... MORE REVENGE!'”
- ―Dave[src]
Dave (A.K.A. Dr. Octavius Brine) is an octopus seeking revenge for his popularity declining and being shuffled from zoo to zoo after the introductions of penguins at each one. He appeared in Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie and was voiced by John Malkovich.
Appearances[]
Penguins of Madagascar[]
Dave was originally a human reality show contestant turned into an octopus and shipped to the Central Park Zoo. He entertained children with his many tricks. However, when the penguins came along, they unknowingly stole all of his glory and he was then kicked out and transferred to another zoo. The same thing happened again and again and again: penguins getting all the attention while Dave was shunned, ignored and neglected. As a result, Dave grew hateful towards penguins and swore revenge against them. He escaped captivity and disguised himself as a human professor under the alias "Dr. Octavius Brine". He recruited dozens of octopuses as minions and created a green chemical called the "Medusa Serum", which, when fired in a ray, turns animals into physically and mentally disfigured monsters. He kidnapped penguins from every zoo he got kicked out, including Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private.
Private escapes, but Dave still turns the penguins into monsters. He then releases them on a rampage in Central Park, allowing them to terrorize the citizens. But Private manages to turn his friends back to his side and they then learn that they can use Private's cuteness as a reverse for the Medusa Serum. Dave and his Minions attempt to stop them, but Private punches him with his butt hand (which he developed as a side effect from the serum) and knocks him away. The penguins then use the machine to return all of the penguins back to normal.
Later, Dave is revealed to have also caught in the blast, and as a result, he is shrunk and trapped in a snow globe. He swears revenge against the penguins, but he's interrupted when a Little girl picks up his snow globe and proceeds to shake him around. It is unknown what happened to him after this.
Personality[]
Dave was originally a child friendly zoo animal. He performed tricks for children and made them laugh. However, when the penguins stole his glory, he snapped and became a villainous and psychotic mastermind. He grew to hate penguins and attempted to take his revenge by turning them all into monsters, hoping it would make the humans dislike them. But shortly following his defeat, he was shown to have a sympathetic feeling toward the little girl that picked him up. However, it's possible he changed his mind when she began to shake him rapidly.
Trivia[]
- Interestingly, Dave orders his minions and call out their names in the sentences of some local and famous celebrities. Like "Nicholas, cage them. Charlize, they're on the ray. Helen, hunt them down. William, hurt them. Drew, Barry, more power. Robin, write this down." And so on. It is possible that he may be a fan of some of them and decided to name his minions after those celebrities.
- Dave is the only villain who does not meet or interact with Alex, due to the fact that the spinoff sequel focuses on the Penguins.
- He is also the second villain who does not meet or interact with Marty, Melman, Gloria, and the Lemurs. The first being Makunga.
- He disguises himself as a professor named Dr. Octavius Brine, following that his real name is actually "David Styroker Brine", that's why he adopted that alias.
- Dave serves as a dark parallel to Classified, Skipper, and Private:
- Classified: They are both leaders of different groups, and they have a low opinion on penguins for different reasons, with Classified feeling that Skipper's team is threatening the North Wind's duties, and Dave having a petty grudge against the Penguins for overtaking his past popularity as a zoo animal. However, Classified would soon become more welcoming towards the Penguins after discovering their worth, whereas Dave still remained begrudged towards them at the end of the film. Dave serves as an example of what Classified would have become if he had not been able to let go of his underestimation against the Penguins.
- Skipper: Both animals have a history of being zoo animals and taking the responsibility as leaders. Although Skipper is rather haughty and condescending, he still cares deeply for his penguin team. On the other hand, Dave is overtly menacing, and he mostly see his octopus henchman as his pawns only. If Skipper had not learned to put his team first, he would have become similar to Dave.
- Private: They both have a life of being misjudged for their appearances, and they were unaccepted for their abilities. However, Private was always trying to help his team. As for Dave, he continued to get revenge on the penguins. Dave represents what Private would have become if he had held a grudge against those who mistreated him and had not found his purpose.
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See Also[]
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