Characters of 12 oz. Mouse
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The following is a list of characters seen in the American animated television series 12 oz. Mouse.
[edit] Major characters
[edit] Mouse Fitzgerald
Voice and guitar by Matt Maiellaro
Also known as "Fitz", Mouse Fitzgerald is an alcoholic, arrogant, womanizing freelancer who struggles to survive and find love in a world of danger, international intrigue, and anthropomorphic doodles. Fitz seldom answers a question directly and often relies on circumlocution, non sequiturs or insults to evade a clear response. He hangs around with his pal Skillet and drives a yellow jet fighter taxi which they use to commit crimes, stage gun fights, or rock out therewithin. Fitz displays sociopathic tendencies and seems to practice a philosophy of life heavily grounded in the 20th century existentialist movement. An excellent metal guitarist, he is often at odds with Skillet's timing on the drums.
As the show has progressed, Fitz has become increasingly suspicious of Roostre, The Policeman, Golden Joe, Rectangle, Rhoda, and Shark, due to his memories returning in increasing frequency. He suspects they know about his seemingly "erased" past.
In a flashback at the beginning of "Rooster", Fitz's height and weight are listed on his driver's license as "109", possibly foreshadowing a connection with the mysterious organization Q-109. It has been further hinted that not only was he a member of Q-109, but he was a high-ranking member, as it was apparently on Fitz's orders that Roostre hoarded weapons and constructed the Corn-Droid. Another possibility is that Fitz was kidnapped for his technical knowledge and forced to help build the robots. This would explain the interrogation flashback in "Rooster" and the conversation heard in "Meaty Dreamy" where the pink mouse asks Fitz to quit, and Fitz responds that both of them will be killed if he does.
Appears in all episodes.
[edit] Shark
Voiced by Adam Reed
Shark runs an employment agency and periodically hires Fitz to do various odd jobs. By his own account, Shark loves Fitz in both a platonic and homoerotic sense. He's "Come to care about [him]. A lot. And also not in that way. Well, yeah, in that way a little. Half and Half." As of yet, the romantic nature of Shark's relationship with Fitz has not been expanded upon and is often complicated by the fact that they have literally tried to kill one another on more than one occasion.
Shark also seems to be feared by everyone. In the episode "Spider - 104" he talks to Rhoda who seems scared and Golden Joe also appears briefly only to see Shark and disappear. Shark seems to utilize a sentient teleporting clock which emits a gas that clouds the mind. Shark appears to use the gas-emitting clock to persuade people to do his bidding. Shark also commands a wall-crawling bug that he uses to plant surveillance cameras. From his control center, Shark seems to have every location in the show under his surveillance. He is also bullet proof.
Shark is also in a power struggle with the No-Eyed Square Guy for control of the city but their arguments never lead anywhere and they quickly become "friends" again. Interestingly, in "meat warrior," they have a conversation implying they knew each other in other "forms" before choosing to be a shark and a wafer.
A message after the credits of the episode "Eighteen", when descrambled and read down to up, says "Shark gets killed soon." Sure enough, in episode 19, Shark is apparently gunned down by Fitz, Skillet, and the cyborg green sweater woman. Despite being "bullet proof", the lethal barrage causes Shark's head to explode.
Appears in all episodes. The original animation, however, is believed to be from the Sealab 2020 episode "The Shark Lover"; the still appears (briefly) in: a Season One episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, "Escape from Leprauchpolis", and the 7th season premiere of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, "Kentucky Nightmare" (5/7/2001), as Old Kentucky Shark.
[edit] Skillet
Skillet never speaks, but he makes a high pitched screeching noise while jumping rapidly. He looks like a black and white scan of a chinchilla illustration, and his adultswim.com profile refers to him as one, but everyone in the 12 oz. Mouse universe refers to him as a squirrel.
Skillet is Fitz's closest associate. He often finds himself getting separated from Fitz in odd ways. He and Fitz often get into gun fights with various people. Skillet owns an AK-47 assault rifle and is seen using it on several occasions.
Apparently, he has rockets on his feet and uses them to jump around. He can also fire lasers from his eyes. Skillet is also an accomplished drum player and can use his prehensile tail to play with three drumsticks. He has also been in jail, or otherwise held against his will a few times. In the second episode he also was blown up by a prison ankle bracelet, only to return alive and well in episode three with no explanation.
Skillet is apperently killed at the end of episode 19 when the square guy blows up the gun turret he is in. However, given Skillet's history of dying, this may not be permanent.
After he was freed from jail, Fitz introduced Skillet to Eye as "Nightmoves" rather than "Skillet".
A concerned viewer asked in a B&W bump why Skillet appears to be the best drawn character in the show. It has been revealed that Skillet was "ganked from an old clip-art book" and is one of only two characters Matt didn't draw himself, Shark being the other.
Appears in all episodes.
- Also appears on a piece of blotter paper in Perfect Hair Forever
[edit] Rectangle/Square Guy/Businessman
Voiced by Kurt Soccolich
"He is rectangly. That's how you'll know him... by his rectangularness" said Shark while giving Fitz the job of taking the rectangle to cheese industries (the purpose of which remains unknown, but it presumably involves cheese).
A prominent financier? A brilliant con artist? A spy for a foreign power? An up and coming young porn star? The background of this pink rectangle remains a mystery. He wears sunglasses, presumably to hide the fact that he is without eyes, and purports to be quite wealthy. However, it is unknown whether or not he is a legitimate businessman and if his claims of financial affluence are accurate.
It is known that Rectangle once asked Shark to provide him with transportation. His request was granted in the form of Fitz, who was charged with flying him to an important meeting. Instead, in keeping with his usual mode of operation, Fitz took the rectangle to a motel room. There, Fitz forced him to star in his first amateur porn film. During the course of the brief filming, Fitz served as director while Skillet worked the camera. When Fitz finished his masterpiece, he and the chinchilla tossed a bomb onto the bed and fled the motel. It was assumed that Rectangle was killed in the ensuing explosion. However, he was more resourceful than Fitz realized and Rectangle reappeared not long afterward. This time he was in league with Shark, Eye, and Man/Woman. What goals the group may have been advancing toward remain unknown, but it apparently involves rabies and aspirin.
Also known as "Square Guy" or "The No-Eyed Square Guy".
Although partners, there seems to be a rivalry between Shark and the Square Guy, both imposing on the other on several occasions. Some speculate that Shark, given his lack of remorse for Rectangle supposedly being blown up and later annoyance at his sudden reappearance, may actually have been trying to kill the Square Guy off, purposely selecting the homicidal Fitz to transport Rectangle because he was the only person who did not know where cheese industries was located. However, despite his arrogance, Square has been shown to take orders from Shark, although he usually does so in the most arrogant and insulting way he can. Shark revealed in "Meat Warrior" that they used to get along, but is not sure what happened to their friendship.
The Square guy is able to use his mind to kill, and has used it for a number of activities, from teleporting a television, to spliting open people's heads, to transforming the shadowy figure into water.
The Square guy is apperently killed at the end of episode 19 when his house/flying attack ship is destroyed by Amalokch.
It is speculated that the Square Guy is in charge of the "Other City" and is vying for control of this city also.
Appears in: "Hired", "Rooster", "Spider", "Spider - Alternate", "Rememorized", "Spharktasm", "Adventure Mouse," "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", "Booger Haze", "Star Wars VII", "Enjoy the Arm", "Meat Warrior", "Meaty Dreamy", "Corndog Chronicles", "Eighteen", and "Farewell".
[edit] Rhoda
Voiced by Dave Willis
Rhoda the bartender has only one eye and serves Fitz his drinks. Fitz's usual order is twelve beers (at once). Rhoda appears to be a friend to Fitz, but is terrified and intimidated by Shark. Rhoda also believes that Rectangle and Roostre are the true evils in their society.
Characters refer to Rhoda using female pronouns. In spite of Rhoda's masculine appearance and voice, the character is apparently female. [citation needed]
If you look closely, you can see a segment of the screenplay from Perfect Hair Forever printed on Rhoda, implying the character originated as a doodle. The words only appear correctly when she faces right; otherwise they're reversed. Fitz finds her dead and shot full of arrows at the end of "Rememorized - 105". At the start of the next episode "Spharktasm - 106", Rhoda walked in and suspiciously told Fitz that the dead body was a metal dummy, and it was just a joke. The new Rhoda didn't appear to have the Perfect Hair Forever screenplay written on her, leading some viewers to suspect she was an impostor and / or a spy. However, the screenplay text was faintly visible in the following scene. Fitz tells Rhoda to tell him if Square Guy shows up, and this occurs at the end of the episode, but Shark seems to have intercepted the call. In the beginning of "Adventure Mouse - 107", Square Guy cuts Rhoda in half with a kind of telekinetic energy attack, and her innards spill out. Among the disemboweled entrails is a fire-breathing serpent, implying that this Rhoda perhaps was an impostor after all. This may be the end once and for all for Rhoda.
Appears in: "Hired", "Signals", "Spider", "Spider - Alternate", "Rememorized", "Spharktasm", "Adventure Mouse"
[edit] Man / Woman
Voiced by Bonnie Rosmarin
Also referred to as "Siren Lady", this nameless man / woman appears at random times, laying horizontally and turning upright to make a loud airhorn sound. She works at the diner, where she serves plates of food on fire. He / she first appeared in the episode "Hired — 101" when Fitz tried to make out on her. She has the unusual ability to transform into a man after shouting "Man Power Go!", and can transform back into a woman with "Woman Power On!" Fumes from turkeys can incapacitate her, apparently by causing her to alternate between man and woman forms uncontrollably.
The airhorn sound first appears in the episode "Signals — 102". In the episode "Rooster — 103", Rectangle asks Shark if he got his signals and a brief flash of the Man / Woman emitting the airhorn noise is shown. The Siren Lady appears to be The Square Guy and Shark's signal. His reasons for using him / her remain unknown. She is shown in "Bowtime" guarding the door to the chamber where Fitz is being kept. In "Surgery Circus" she enters a building which subsequently blows up. Her fate is unknown.
Her power seems to be derived from eating a flower, at Sharks command. The presence of a snake, the moon, and several other biblical themes in the rather odd scene seem to indicate Shark is a very powerful, god-like figure, and Man / Woman is a pawn.
Appears in: "Hired", "Signals", "Rooster", "Rememorized", "Spharktasm", "Adventure Mouse," "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", and "Meaty Dreamy."
[edit] The Peanut Policeman/Fireman
Voiced by Nick Weidenfeld
*Note: Nick Weidenfeld is also the same person who greenlighted 12 Oz. Mouse.
Also referred to as "Peanut" or "Peanut Cop" (and simply "The Cop" in episode summaries), The Policeman is a blue peanut-shaped policeman who fails to do his job, since he is constantly stoned or drunk. He sometimes knows what's going on, but his state of mind prevents him from reacting appropriately to crimes that occur right in front him. For example, when the Talent Agent's head is sliced in half and blood spews out, the Policeman reacts by asking, "Is that ice cream?" In "Spharktasm - 106", he is shown hanging out with Roostre and Golden Joe, though in his impaired state, he may have simply wandered in to listen to Roostre's music. According to the Rectangular Business Man he is the best marksman in the class, and could probably hit a mite from 1000 yards in... high wind.
In "Auraphull", The Peanut Cop changes his profession to a firefighter after stealing a firefighter helmet, blowing up the hat store, and stealing a jet-powered firetruck with skis. He also becomes captured by the Shadowy Figure, but the tranquilizer darts seemingly have no effect on him (they only get him stoned further), but he apparently starts drinking out of despair over the town's situation afterward.
He is seen fighting fires in exchange for tranquilizers under The Shadowy Figure's supervision later on. Since these darts produce the same symptoms he's always had, Peanut Cop may have been under the Shadowy Figure's control the entire time. Regardless, he becomes sick of being controlled and begins fighting the Tie Bots and Hovervans with functional clocks, which they apparently hate.
It is unknown how he was aware of the Tiebots weakness to the functioning clocks. It is possible that he was part of the Square Business Man's military but got lost, getting stoned. More evidence being that he knows the purpose of the Hovervacs to farm the asprin and where the asprin is located.
Appears in "Hired", "Signals", "Rooster", "Spider", "Rememorized", "Spharktasm", "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", "Booger Haze", "Enjoy the Arm", "Auraphull", "Meat Warrior", "Meaty Dreamy", "Eighteen", "Pre-Reckoning", and "Farewell".
[edit] Liquor
Voiced by Matt Harrigan
Liquor runs a liquor store, where Fitz frequently stops. His temperament can best be described as "resigned"; He does little to get what he wants, and is unsurprised when he doesn't get it. However, Liquor has been twice shown becoming suddenly violent with little warning. Liquor receives a letter from Roostre's son by mistake, confessing his transformation into a mosquito named Mosquitor. Liquor is confused by the letter, commenting that he doesn't know who this person / mosquito is.
In the second season opener, he apparently has realized that the letter was for Roostre, whom he seems to have met before (although Roostre does not seem to recognize him). He uses the letter to lure Roostre into the liquor store basement, where he traps Roostre in a large Spider web. He claims that Roostre might "restart" everything, implying that if Roostre's memory were returned some disaster would strike. He is also bulletproof.
He seems to be Fitz's only ally, besides Skillet. Liquor is also defiant to anyone of authority, such as Shark, or The Dark Figure. Liquor is also the only "good" guy to know the full extent of what is going on and listens to what Fitz says, leading one to assume that Fitz was a higher rank in Q-109 than liquor before Fitz's memory was erased.
Appears in: "Hired", "Signals", "Rooster", "Spider", "Spider - Alternate", "Adventure Mouse," "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", "Booger Haze", "Enjoy the Arm", "Meat Warrior", "Meaty Dreamy", "Corndog Chronicles", "Eighteen", "Pre-Reckoning", and "Farewell".
[edit] Producer Man
Voiced by Matt Thompson
Twice Fitz has been approached by Producer Man. The first time was in "Hired - 101", in which he attempts to hire Fitz as an actor. He shows up later, in "Spider - 104". He happens to be passing by the music store that Fitz and Skillet are burgling to become rock stars. He hears their music and decides to give them a contract with his record label. He then gets into a discussion with the Policeman. Neither seems to understand what the other is talking about and are carrying on two completely different conversations. Producer Man's head is then sliced in half mysteriously. His blood sprays all over The Policeman, who believes it to be ice cream. Although Fitz seems to be the one responsible (though Rectangle has shown the ability to cut things with his mind) he has a shocked look on his face and seems the most surprised by what happened. Fitz still gets the contract and releases his first record, "F-Off." Producer Man survived. He has a habit of walking around bent over backwards and constantly asks for high-fives.
He appeared with Shark in "Bowtime" apparently claiming that their plan was a success (giving Fitz a record deal apparently may have been a simple distraction that he and Shark planned) and finds Rectangle pinned to a wall with arrows. His constant talking annoys Shark until he is once again killed, possibly by Rectangle who appears alive and well shortly thereafter. He is revived once more later, and has his body taken over by Roostre's hand. The hand is later cut out of his head leaving him possibly dead yet again.
His name has been revealed only in a few of the episode summaries for the show.
Appears in: "Hired", "Spider," "Bowtime", "Meaty Dreamy", "Eighteen", and "Pre-Reckoning".
[edit] Eye
Voiced by Nick Ingkatanuwat
Eye is a giant eye who hires Fitz to kill Golden Joe, who owes him "fifty mil." He seems to have a speech disorder as he speaks slowly and indefinitely. He often uses words that have the "I" sound in them, even when they have nothing to do with the conversation at hand or when they are not supposed to have the "long I" sound in them (e.g. "mon-eye" instead of "money"). He lives on an island, which he claims is in either Iowa or Wyoming.
Early in the series, he appears to be working with Shark, as he was called to a secret meeting with Shark, Rectangular Businessman and Man/Woman. In "Adventure Mouse-107", Eye got one of his legs cut off by the Hand after he offended Shark and Rectangle. Fitz appears to save him at the end of "Bowtime-201." In "Surgery Circus-202", Liquor opens a cabinet to reveal another eye that looks exactly the same as Eye, except for the missing leg.
This "twin eye" suddenly sprouts an arm with a shotgun in it at Eye and apperently leads him to shark where he is held hostage with Golden Joe and the New Guy.
Appears in: "Hired", "Signals", "Spider", "Spharktasm", Adventure Mouse", "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", "Surgery Circus", "Booger Haze", "Enjoy the Arm", "Meat Warrior", "Meaty Dreamy", "Eighteen", "Pre-Reckoning", and "Farewell".
[edit] Golden Joe
Voiced by Vishal Roney
Golden Joe is a loudmouthed rapping wizard who has the ability to "come and go" as he pleases through teleportation. He places a lot of importance on the ability to rhyme. He speaks with a loud echoing effect and has only one tooth which has a dollar sign on it. He owes a lot of money to Eye and doesn't know much about tanks ("They are big as hell!"). By his own account, he is an excellent driver. When Shark gave Fitz his new job, he warned him "Golden Joe is like... Magical. All disappeary and shut." Golden Joe has a penis larger than his own body, as shown when he, Roostre, and the Peanut Cop escaped from Fitz's plane by urinating against the windshield (in "Bowtime").
Appears in: "Signals", "Spider", "Sharktasm", "Adventure Mouse" "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", "Booger Haze", "Enjoy the Arm", "Meaty Dreamy", "Eighteen", Pre-Reckoning", and "Farewell".
[edit] Girl in Green Sweater
Voiced by Melissa Warrenburg
This character's actual name is unknown. She appears as a woman wearing a green blouse and shoes and a pink skirt. She speaks in an annoying, repetitive manner, often telling other characters what they're not allowed to do. This has resulted in her getting shot on at least two occasions. Rectangle kills her for a similar reason, but she is revived as a cyborg by Fitz and Skillet in order to be their walking arsenal, since they couldn't move Roostre's weapons cache around.
Appears in: "Signals", "Rememorized", "Adventure Mouse", "Bowtime", "Booger Haze", "Enjoy the Arm", "Meat Warrior", "Meaty Dreamy", "Corndog Chronicles", "Eighteen", Pre-Reckoning", and "Farewell".
[edit] New Guy / The Ghost
The New Guy is a strange red ghost with two sets of feet. He appears at random intervals throughout the show and makes a flapping noise. He also seems to have an obsession with Skillet as his house is covered with pictures of the chinchilla. He once kidnapped Skillet, bound and gagged him and tortured him by hula-hooping in front of him. It is unknown toward what ends these actions were aimed, but it is suspected that Ghost has some type of romantic interest in Skillet. He also saves Skillet from the Time Clock's gas in "Bowtime," and travels with Fitz and Skillet for a short time.
Ghost has a special song on a record that he plays. It seems to mesmerize or otherwise mentally incapacitate those who hear it. In "Adventure Mouse - 107" Roostre claims "you don't want to be around when [the song] ends." The song is called "Princess Cruiser", performed by Tongo Hiti.
In "Eighteen" the New Guy is captured by Shark and eaten. His song can still be heard emanating from Shark's belly.
Appears in: "Signals", "Rooster", "Spider", "Spider - Alternate", "Spharktasm", "Adventure Mouse," "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", "Eighteen", and "Farewell".
[edit] Roostre
Voiced by Scott Luallen
Roostre, pronounced Rooster, is a corn dog farmer near the town where Fitz lives. He plays the guitar and has a hook for a hand. The divining corn dog that Fitz received in the mail leads him and Skillet to Roostre's farm. It is at his farm that Skillet is kidnapped by the New Guy. Fitz stayed at the farm until Roostre ran out of beer, then left to look for Skillet. In the episode "Spider - 104", Rhoda reveals that, according to Liquor, Roostre received a piece of mail that was meant to be delivered to Liquor. But before Roostre had a chance to open it, "clock" showed up, resulting in Roostre losing his memory for 97 days.
In the episode "Spharktasm - 106", Rhoda tells Fitz that Roostre is "The Man." Rhoda claims Roostre has all the answers about Rectangle and other characters. Later, Roostre sings a song which suggests that he had a normal life before becoming a corndog farmer and losing his hand. He also relates a story of being abducted by an indistinct figure, taken to a white room, being paralyzed by a dart to the neck, and being pushed toward a "giant, spinning fan." This bears a similarity to some of Fitz's dreams / memories, as well as what Peanut Cop later goes through.
Roostre is given the letter from his son in "Bowtime - 201", but he can't seem to remember having a son. He is then captured by Liquor, who fears that Roostre may "restart everything" and "set the alarm." What this may mean remains to be seen. Later, Roostre just talks to the spider (in whose web he is stuck) until the spider ties him up with webbing and takes him to the spider's cave where the spider starts playing piano, commanding flying music notes to break open a blood-filled corndog outside Roostre's house. And in the end of Booger Haze, you can faintly hear Roostre say "wait a minute...i know you" to Spider Boy in a very serious voice.
In episode "Enjoy the Arm - 205" Roostre convinces Spider to release him from being held captive in the cave. When he realizes that Mouse and Skillet have stolen his cache of weapons and destroyed his farm he begins preparations to launch the Corn-Droid which he claims is capable of destroying everything.
Although Roostre sometimes seems to know the full extent of what's going on, he did not know who Liquor and the Dark Figure were, nor did he know what Liquor meant by "restarting everything" and "setting the alarm". This may indicate that he wasn't very high ranked in Q-109, that it's simply the result of him losing part of his memory, or that The Clock and those under him (Shark, Square guy, ect.) aren't part of Q-109.
Appears in: "Rooster", "Spharktasm", "Adventure Mouse", "Bowtime", "Surgery Circus", "Booger Haze", "Enjoy the Arm", "Meat Warrior", "Meaty Dreamy", "Corndog Chronicles", "Eighteen", Pre-Reckoning", and "Farewell".
[edit] Pronto
Pronto appears as a crudely-drawn man with no torso. He may be an assassin employed by Shark. He uses a bow and arrows and is an expert archer or "archerist," as Shark once called him. It is believed that he is the one responsible for the shootings of several characters, including a special effects expert and other random people in "Signals - 102" and Rhoda in "Rememorized - 105."
In "Adventure Mouse" Rectangle seems to command Pronto (possibly telepathically), sending him to break into Fitz's house and get the Hand. At the end of "Bowtime," Shark chastises him and sends him to deal with Fitz once and for all.
Instead, he steals the 'Animal Chain' from Shark's control room and uses it to awaken Amalockh, in exchange for gold. Shortly thereafter, Amalockh eats both the Animal Chain and Pronto.
Appears in: "Spider", "Rememorized", "Adventure Mouse," "Bowtime", "Meat Warrior", "Meaty Dreamy", "Corndog Chronicles", and "Eighteen" (Burning pieces of his body appear in "Pre-Reckoning").
[edit] Lady Mouse
In Fitz's dreams / flashbacks he seems to be married to an unnamed pink female mouse. In these flashbacks, they also have a baby mouse. As his memories return, Fitz increasingly wants to find out what happened to his vanished family. In "Bowtime," Shark and Rectangle use a hologram of her to attack Fitz.
Appears in: "Rooster", "Spharktasm," "Bowtime"
[edit] Birmingham / "C. J. Muff"
Not much is known about the mysterious Birmingham. He has been mentioned several times in the series, most notably in "Spharktasm", when Fitz questions Roostre about him. Roostre says that Birmingham is the guy he told Fitz about the night they got drunk (episode 103), and that he also goes by the name "C. J. Muff". He has supposedly quit something called "Q-109", which may or may not be a secret organization.
In "Farewell," Muff reveals himself to Liquor, taking the form of a big ball of energy. He is concerned with stopping the asprind harvests, and sends Liquor to go find Fitz to achieve this. He appears next to an eyless, motionless Roostre. Since the two had similar goals, it is unlikely that Muff killed Rooste, but he may have either been contained in Roostre's body, or even his real form.
[edit] Minor characters and creatures
[edit] Buttermilk
Buttermilk, one of many identical locals seen in "12 oz. Mouse", appears briefly during the 'Adventure Mouse' episode. Buttermilk, along with a friend, were admiring his new car until Roostre and company arrive at the scene piloting Fitz's "Jet Taxi", violently crashing into them both. Buttermilk's new car was destroyed and both he and his friend were flash fried by the jet's flaming engines. Buttermilk, despite having more recognition than certain other minor characters in the show, has appeared only briefly and is not likely to return to the series (although this is not for certain, as the show's extremely surreal linear trajectory has kept audiences guessing as to what will happen next in the storyline).
[edit] The Hand
In the end of "Spider - 104", Shark speaks of a record under Mouse's bed, which ends up being a severed hand. The episode ends with Shark's ominous command, "Spin it." We find in "Spharktasm - 106" that Fitz still has it (he mentions that it's in his icebox with the phone).
In "Adventure Mouse - 107", the hand seems to have a mind of its own. Shark and Rectangle have finally had enough of Eye, and Rectangle reveals a pair of bloody shears. Shark mentions the hand coming soon to use them, and we see Pronto breaking into Mouse's house and grabbing the hand. Later, Eye is found hopping through the party with only one leg and a violently bleeding wound where the other used to be. The hand is following him, holding the bloody shears. In the end of "Surgery Circus - 202", the hand confronts Golden Joe and the Policeman in the liquor store.
Liquor tells Fitz that the hand belongs to Roostre. Roostre needs The Hand in order to use a palm panel to activate the Corn-Droid, as it will only recognize his right hand. The Hand is apparently chasing after Roostre, as Roostre mentions that it's his "homing hand."
Liquor encases The Hand in a jar. Left unattended, it breaks free and climbs into Producer Man's head. Soon thereafter, Liquor reattaches The Hand to Roostre.
Appears in: "Spider", "Adventure Mouse", "Surgery Circus", "Booger Haze", "Enjoy the Arm," "Meat Warrior"
[edit] Amalockh
A gold-eating monster that was summoned by Pronto using the Animal Chain, who he quickly eats, it is noticeably animated much better than any other character of 12 oz. Mouse, having a design similar to a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It grows to gigantic proportions and is able to cause explosions by roaring. Nothing is known about him except that, "He kills us. He kills us all," according to Liquor.
[edit] Bug
A small bug or group of identical bugs work for Shark, planting surveillance cameras. A bug will often spin around and walk on walls erratically, and bugs frequently procrastinate when given assignments. "How much longer am I gonna watch you not do what I asked you to do?" -Shark to one of his bugs
A bug offered to accompany Pronto on his mission to "take care" of whomever "for real." Shark denied him, saying that he'd screw it up "Because you're retarded."
[edit] Clock
Clock is a wall clock that can slide around on the wall and teleport. It appears to command Shark and Rectangular Businessman, and can release "time gas" and "anti-language gas" that affects people's minds. The Clock appears to be stopped at 2:22, indicative of the idea that the town exists in a frozen moment of time.
While Shark and Rectangular Businessman converse with the Clock as if it were their equal or superior, the Clock itself does not speak. It only makes a constant ticking sound.
[edit] Blue bird
Blue bird is a small blue bird that makes electronic beeping sounds, seen only once in the series thus far, in "Rooster - 103" just after Roostre launches a missile at his corn dog. It also appeared in the "surfing" bumper from the "12 oz. New Year Marathon."
[edit] Spider
Spider is a giant man-spider that appeared in Fitz's house in "Spider - 104." He can also be seen walking through Shark's party in "Adventure Mouse - 20" and in Liquor's basement in "Bowtime - 201" and "Sugery Circus - 202." In "Booger Haze - 203" he takes Roostre to a cave and summons a swarm of musical notes that attack Roostre's farm.
[edit] Hovervac
Hovervacs are a small, brown, flying goblin-like creatures first seen briefly during the "Adventure Mouse" episode. After Fitz, Skillet, and The New Guy leave Roostre's, the Hovervac is seen following them. It is later seen at Shark's party where it vacuums up two guests through a pair of tubes. In the episode "Eighteen", Shark commands The No-eyed Square Guy to summon thousands of Hovervacs from a giant fissure in the desert.
[edit] The Beast
The beast is a strange creature with a monstrous face and snake-like body who appears throughout the series as a subliminal message. Its actual name is unknown. An image of this being first flashed on the screen when Fitz was talking about the movie "Black Beast" in "Signals - 102". It also flashed on the screen during Shark's meeting with Rectangle and Man/Woman in "Rooster - 103" and during the transitions out of both of Fitz's flashbacks. It also appears for a few frames in the show's opening sequence, along with many of the other characters. The Black Beast also appears on the map that Fitz and Skillet are looking at.
The placement of the beast's appearances suggest it may play a major role in the plot.
[edit] Cold Phone
Fitz found the Cold Phone in his icebox, ringing with a rattle. When Fitz questioned Rhoda about it, in "Spharktasm - 106", Rhoda replied "You don't EVER want to get one!". Some speculate it may be connected with Shark as he was the one who directed Fitz to the icebox during a phone conversation.
[edit] Tiebot
A Tiebot first appeared as a large, red and white bow tie in a dream sequence in "Spharktasm," when Fitz's wife intended to give him the tie as a birthday gift. However, it was stolen by the Dark Figure. In "Bowtime" Fitz is in an illusion room in Shark's house, where his wife again tries to give him a bow tie, but it transforms into a four-legged robot with claws, miniature guns and a drill, a "Tiebot".
In "Eighteen" Shark commands the Rectangular Businessman to activate thousands of the Tiebots, which begin killing the townspeople. Some Tiebots are configured to fly, and Peanut Cop says their primary function is to shoot things with their lasers.
[edit] The Shadowy Figure
The Shadowy Figure first appears in Fitz's flashbacks. He is shown presumably abducting characters, after shooting them with tranquilizer darts. Fitz seems to have been a victim of this, which may explain the loss of his memories of the past. Roostre also mentions a "Dark figure, whose features I couldn't make out" in "Spharktasm", and says that The Dark Figure drugged him, and when Roostre woke up, he was in a white room and being pushed towards a fan. This same thing happens to the Peanut Cop.
The Shadowy Figure is seen secretly speaking with Liquor, and in "Farewell" it is revealed that the Shadowy Figure had been allied with Rectangular Businessman. However, the Shadowy Figure only speaks in an unintelligible, garbled voice, so it is not clear what his true motivations are.
[edit] References
- Maiellaro, Matt (writer). (2005-2006). 12 oz. Mouse [television series]. Williams Street/Cartoon Network.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Adult Swim Web site for 12 oz. Mouse
- IMDb entry for 12 oz. Mouse
- 12. oz Mouse Central a fansite from the creators of Aqua Teen Central and also Perfect Hair Central
