List of Earthworm Jim characters
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The following is a list of major and minor characters from the Earthworm Jim video games and animated series.
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[edit] Main Characters
The following Characters appeared in both the cartoon Series and the video games.
- Earthworm Jim:
A normal earthworm turned superhero by a robotic super suit, Jim is the main character and protagonist of all Earthworm Jim media. A bit naive and head-strong, Jim will not hesitate to run into battle.
- Peter Puppy:
Jim's sidekick and best friend, Peter has the odd ability to transforming into a huge monsterous form whenever his is upset or hurt.
- Snott:
A green blob who is Jim's trusted friend and ally. He lives in the backpack of the Super Suit and can only communicate in slurps and gurgles that resemble a person snorting and spitting mucus.
- Princess What's-Her-Name:
Princess What's-Her-Name was born the twin sister of Queen Slug-for-a-Butt and is the leader of the rebellion against the Insectikan monarchy. Unlike her "beautiful" sister, the Princess was born hideously malformed with pink skin, large eyes and long red hair. (Insectikan standards of beauty are quite different from our own.) Because of this, she was kept locked away for many years by the royal family and never given a name, being referred to only as "the ugly one" or "What's-her-name". This life of hardship made he a harded warrior.
- Queen Slug-for-a-Butt:
Queen Pulsating, Bloated, Festering, Sweaty, Pus-filled, Malformed, Slug-for-a-Butt, or more simply, Queen Slug-for-a-Butt is the ruler of Planet Insectika and the twin sister of Princess What's-Her-Name. The Queen was planning on using the super suit to conquer the universe before it was lost by Psy-crow. Thus, she intends to destroy Jim, and reclaim the suit.
- Psy-Crow:
An intergalactic bounty hunter and mercenary, Psy-Crow is most often employed by Queen Slug-For-A-Butt. He was originally hired to deliver the super suit to her, but lost it out of an airlock. The suit was later found by Jim. In Earthworm Jim 2, he kidnapped the princess in order to become "King of the Universe". Being a crow persona to Jim's worm persona, Psy-Crow is generally regarded as Jim's arch nemesis.
- Bob the Killer Goldfish:
Bob is an evil goldfish bent on conquering the universe. Being just a goldfish, Bob rides around in a small glass bowl and gets his feline minions, particularly Number Four, to do all the work for him. He wants the supersuit so that he can have arms and legs, as well as a nice, big, juicy, worm to eat.
- Number Four:
The primary large feline minion of Bob, Number Four appears to have no will of his own, simply doing what Bob requires. He is granted the right to carry Bob on his shoulders, a prestigious honor. He is often seen operating the control panels in Bob's Warfish starship, and essentially carrying out any task that Bob, in his limited capacity, cannot. It is revealed in the games and animated that there had been previous minions similar to Number Four. Respectively, Numbers One, Two, and Three, although Bob neglects to give any information other than that they have suffered a "rather painful" fate. There also seems to be similar minions below Number Four.
- Evil the Cat:
As the manifestation of evil in its truest form (the cat), Evil rules over the Planet Heck. Evil has filled Heck with all things evil he's found across the universe, ranging from rabid lawyers to elevator music.
- Henchrat:
Henchrat is an anthropomorphic rat and serves as Evil the Cat's "mindless rodent lacky" (as Evil often calls him). Contrary to his savage occupation, Henchrat likes to watch mimes, takes self-actualization courses, and hopes to one day open a macrame shop. Henchrat was created for the cartoon series, but makes a game appearance in Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy as Evil's partner during a boss fight.
- Professor Monkey-For-A-Head:
Professor Monkey-For-A-Head is the scientist who invented the Super Suit. As his name suggests, the Professor has a monkey grafted to his head. His simian skullmate, named Monkey Professor-For-A-Head, seems to have a mind of his own, as he often pesters the Professor with his jabbering, which the Professor can somehow understand, likely because they are grafted together at the head, and thus share a common brain just as they share a single set of eyes.
- Evil Jim:
An evil duplicate of Jim created by a freak photocopier accident. Claims to be Jim's opposite in every way, but when Jim points out that he hates losing, so Evil Jim would therefore enjoy it, Evil Jim simply says "don't be so literal-minded". Evil Jim did not appear in the original games, but was the main villain of Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy.
[edit] Video game series exclusive characters
The following characters only appeared in the Earthworm Jim video game series.
- Chuck and Fifi:
Large and hygiene-challenged, Chuck owns and operate the city-sized junkyard "New Junk City" with his rabid poodle Fifi. He never appeared in the cartoon series.
- Major Mucus:
A phlegm-based alien who is the ruler of "A distant phlegm planet", Major Mucus desired Jim's suit, which led to the two having a bungee-jumping duel over a pit of snot (Snot A Problem). The Major's pet "Mucus Phlegm Brain" would eat Jim if he fell too close. In Earthworm Jim 2, Major Mucus used his massive army of such things as Sumo-throwing trebuchets to try and destroy Jim. He is the only villain from both of the original Earthworm Jim games to not appear in the cartoon.
- Doctor Duodenum:
An anthropomorphic organ, and boss of "Intestinal Distress". The level did not appear in the SNES version. Although he did not appear in the level, "The Villi People" is said to be his summer home in the Earthworm Jim 2 manual.
- Flamin' Yawn:
A play on "Filet Mignon", he was an Anthropomorphic T-Bone steak who served as the boss of "Level Ate". He could hover on a plate and spit fireballs.
- Fatty Roswell:
Fatty Roswell is an obese alien frycook who served as the boss of "Happiness" in Earthworm Jim 3D. He came into conflict with Jim because he believed that his brain held "The Key to the Ultimate Burger". This is inconsistent with previous games, as Jim loves cows, and would never eat them.
- Blind Sally:
A disguise Jim uses while rescuing Princess What's-Her-Name in Earthworm Jim 2. Jim takes on the appearance of a blind cave salamander.
- Peter's siblings:
Peter's numerous young siblings. They are taken hostage by Psy-Crow in Earthworm Jim 2 and must be rescued by Jim.
- Pedro Pupa:
A giant maggot, Pedro was a dirt-farmer deceived by Psy-Crow into thinking he lived on top of an ancient temple filled with treasure. Psycrow told Pedro that Jim sought to destroy the temple, leading Pedro to be the boss of "Lorenzo's Soil". Strangely, he rode around on a unicycle.
- Cousin Flagitious:
According the instruction manual to Earthworm Jim 2, Evil has a cousin named Flagitious, who runs "The Circus of the Scars". However he is neither seen nor heard in either the Earthworm Jim video games or animated series.
[edit] Animated series exclusive characters
The following characters only appeared in the Earthworm Jim animated series
- Turns His Eyelids Inside-Out Boy:
One of Jim's brief replacement sidekicks from the episode "Sidekicked". He made several subsequent appearances along with "The Hamsternator". He has the "power" to turn his eyelids inside out.
- The Hamsternator:
A large, antropomorphic hamster, The Hamstenator is one of several resident super heroes. Despite this status, he is rarely seen doing anything heroic. He has massive cheeks with the capacity to store large objects, and, as seen in the episode "Conqueror Worm", has a kind of obsessive compulsion to stuff things in them.
- Johnny Dactyl:
Appearing in one episode, Johnny Dactyl is a super hero who wears a pterodactly suit. He speaks in a deep, threatening voice which is later shown to be a taped recording. Despite his terrifying appearance Johnny is seen to be a small, nerdy man beneath his costume.
- Mrs. Bleverage:
A woman who once lived next door to Jim. She is easily recognized for her shrill voice, her horrid yellow outfit, and her curler-laden hair (which is actually a "fakey wig"). Jim originally borrowed an egg beater from her, but forgot to bring it back with him after a trip to La Planeta de Agua. In an attempt to regain her respect (which he never had in the first place), Jim took her on a long journey to find the egg beater, only to learn while on Insectika that it was in his pocket the whole time. Mrs. Bleverage has since stayed on Insectika, and is actually a friend to Queen Slug-for-a Butt.
[edit] Deities
The series supports a good number of god-like characters.
- The Great Worm Spirit:
Jim's patron deity, whom he usually refers to in the most exaggerated way possible during monologues (By the Great Worm Spirit, whose mighty bristles strike the hammerblows of justice!).
Both Jim and Psy-Crow have encountered the Great Worm Spirit twice. Jim first met him when he came to rescue him from his nemesis, the Anti-Fish, while Psy-Crow, having apparently served in Vietnam, met him when he pulled him into a foxhole to avoid a bombing. Both of them reunite with the Great Worm Spirit after one of their fights ends up destroying the entire universe, after which he restored everything.
Being an omnipotent being, the Great Worm Spirit can assume many forms, such as a pink drum-banging bunny, a plate of beans, or a TV weatherman. His true form, however, is that of a bearded, middle-aged man named Doug TenNapel.
| Earthworm Jim | |
|---|---|
| Games: | Earthworm Jim | Earthworm Jim 2 | Earthworm Jim 3D | Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy | ClayFighter 63 1/3 | Earthworm Jim PSP |
| TV series: | Earthworm Jim (TV series) |
| Heroes: | Earthworm Jim | Snott | Peter Puppy | Princess What's-Her-Name |
| Villains: | Psy-Crow | Queen Slug-for-a-Butt | Evil the Cat | Professor Monkey-For-A-Head | Bob the Killer Goldfish | Evil Jim |
| Other topics: | List of Earthworm Jim characters | List of Earthworm Jim locations | List of Earthworm Jim items |
