Rufus

Rufus is a character in Over the Hedge: The Video Game. He plays the role of a side character

Biography
Rufus has no explicit backstory. He's simply a side character. However, he is quite cocky, and has an attitude.

Role
In the level "Conner Heist Escape,"  Rufus helps pick up food when Ozzie plays dead in the road and spills the food. After time runs out, or the player collects all the food, Rufus demands he should get 3 bags of chips (FYI) for flying around. In "Conner Heist Escape, Part 3," the player helps him escape. After breaking him out, he "shows" the players how into get into the house via window. However, he smacks into the window, rather than opening it. In other levels, he flies in and takes items taken to a drop off circle in certain levels, when then appear at the woods. He first appeared in the "Gladys' Back Yard" level.

Appearance
Rufus is a blue jay. He has blue feathers and a white underbelly.

Trivia

 * Rufus is voiced by Michael J Gough, who is known for being a Shrek sound-alike, portraying him in almost all of his non-movie appearances. He also voices Gopher in the Winnie the Pooh series.
 * As a blue jay he can possibly carry at least than 45 kg when picking up items in the loot zone.