Darius

"*Yeah, Gina, listen. I'm sorry, that-that's not what falling in love with me looks like. I...I should know. I see it day after day, week after week. (chuckles) Let's run it again. From the top! And five, six, seven, eight. And one...*"
— Darius to Meena about their characters' chemistry for their performance

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Darius *Featured Article*  (March 2022)

Physical Information

Species
Yak

Gender
Male

Age
Young adult

Status
Alive

Physical Appearance
* Reddish-brown fur
* Blonde hair
* Brown eyes
* White horns with black tips
* Blue vest and slacks
* Black shoes
* Black scarf
* Gold bangles and necklace

Personal Information

Aliases
*Unknown*

Occupation
* Singer
* Dancer
* Musical performer

Residence
Redshore City

Family
*Unknown*

Allies
* Meena
* Buster Moon

Enemies
* Jimmy Crystal
* Jerry
* Jimmy’s bodyguards

Likes
* Himself
* Getting awards

Dislikes
* Being interrupted
* People going behind his back

Production Information

Debut
Sing 2 (2021 film)

Voiced by
* Eric André
* Szabó Győző

Songs Performed

Sing
N/A

Sing 2

**Darius** is a male yak and a supporting character in *Sing 2*.
He is voiced by Eric André.

Appearance
Darius is a yak with reddish-brown fur. He has two white horns with black tips that curl inward and long, blonde hair that nearly covers his brown eyes. He wears a white collared shirt, a blue vest, blue slacks, and black shoes. His accessories consist of a black scarf, a few gold bangles on his right wrist, and a gold necklace with the letter "D" on it.
For his and Meena's performance in the musical, Darius wore a white suit and cape.

Personality
Darius immediately shows himself to be egocentric, self-absorbed, bragging about the awards he's won for his musical talents, and passively dismissive and rude. He also shows himself to be blind to the fact of how uncomfortable he makes Meena (and getting her name wrong by calling her Gina despite her correcting him once) and that they have no real chemistry together.
Darius is quite narcissistic in how he boasts of seeing what falling in love (with *him*) looks like on a regular basis, either referring to loving himself or seeing others swoon after him (though it's likely the former).
However, it's also shown, that, like Porsha, he's not the best actor, and he doesn't always listen to direction. He's also shown to be a bit fragile, since he cried when he didn't get a part in a movie.

Biography

*Sing 2*
Darius is casted in a romantic duet alongside Meena. He is egotistical and constantly calls Meena "Gina". When she first tried to correct him, he ignored it and said not to interrupt him while he was speaking.

Quotes

"*Uh, yeah, it's a scene from the last show I was in. I'm sure you heard of it...* Hope Against Hope*. Gosh, I won every award in town. Uh, the Golden Piccolo for Best Crying. (chuckling): Uh, the Archer Newman Award for Outstanding Hair. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, my costar, she was just like you, Gina. She was, uh...*"
— Darius, to Meena, about his achievements

"*Excuse me?*"
— Darius, when Meena tries to correct him

"*Yeah, okay. (laughs) In the future, if you could* not *interrupt me, that would be* way *better.*"
— Darius, when Meena tells him he got her name wrong

"*Okay, let's run these steps one more time. So, music starts, I step out, do my moves, fancy moves. Step together, drop. Gazing at each other like we're burning up with love... (groans) What are you doing with your face? (Meena gives Darius a very awkward smile) Your face looks broken. What is that?*"
— Darius, rehearsing his dance with Meena, before being taken aback by her awkward smile

"*Yes! I am gonna win a ton of awards for this!*"
— Darius, after his and Meena's performance

Trivia* Darius was originally named Elwood during production.
* Compared to Clay Calloway, as a newcomer in the group handled by Buster Moon, Darius seems less integrated: as their show ends in the Crystal Tower Theater, he is the only one to not look at Buster, and he is not present in the bus that leads the group away from Redshore City. Furthermore, Darius, despite still playing his part, does not appear on the final billboard of the show.

References