Jumba Jookiba
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| Publisher | Disney |
| First appearance | Lilo and Stitch |
| Created by | Disney |
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| Alter ego | Jumba Jookiba |
| Team affiliations | Agent Pleakley, Galactic Alliance |
| Notable aliases | Poses as a human man at descriminate intervals |
| Abilities | Genius level IQ, above average strength and durability, exceptionally gifted scientist |
Dr. Jumba Jookiba is an alien from the movie and television series Lilo & Stitch and the creator of one of the stars of the series, Experiment 626 or "Stitch." He is roundly-built and mostly purple-skinned with dark pink skin on his chest and stomach and under his arms, a huge mostly bald ovalish head with three black hairs, a wide mouth, a little nose and four yellow eyes, and speaks with a vaguely Eastern European accent. He also appears to be overweight. He is from the planet Kweltekwan. He has been called a mad scientist, but he prefers to be called an evil genius. Nonetheless, outside his strange work he is surprisingly sociable and friendly. The voice of Jumba is provided by veteran character actor David Ogden Stiers.
[edit] History
Jumba initially serves as an antagonist in the first movie, and later a hero.
Jumba Jookiba graduated from Evil Genius University with Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel, his lab partner. Shortly afterward, it is said the two opened up a joke shop together. When Jumba became the Lead Scientist of Galaxy Defense Industries, the two began work on Jumba's experiments, 001 becoming known as Shrink (the headline reads "IDIOT SCIENTISTS ACTUALLY CREATE SOMETHING"). The team-up went like this: Jumba created the experiments and Hämsterviel funded them with his shady business deals. But, for those 25 years of partnership, Hämsterviel did nothing but, as put by Jumba, "cheat Jumba, embarrass Jumba, steal from Jumba, and finally, fink on Jumba to Galactic Federation," for his illegal experimentation.
Thus, in the first movie, he stood trial before the Galactic Federation, having been accused of creating illegal genetic experiments. He was incarcerated because of his forbidden genetic experiments, but later released and sent off to Earth with Agent Pleakley in order to recapture one of his creations, Experiment 626. He was later quietly left on Earth (likely to avoid becoming a nuisance elsewhere in the galaxy) and has become a part of Lilo's extended family.
Jumba's sense of technology is also a hobby; he has made modifications to the house, such as a vacuum-tube elevator in the hallway. In one episode, he completely updated the house, only to have his technology turn against him, thanks to Experiment 223 - Glitch, who was captured in Lilo's hand-held game. He has also made many modifications to Lilo and Stitch's dune buggy to perfect it for catching his other experiments which landed on Earth not long after Jumba's arrival. He has also had a mean ex-wife, who he is terrified of. In one episode he says that a particular fish, which resembles a Lamprey Eel, reminds him of her "before face-lift."
In what could be either a coincidence or a subtle intention, Jumba made 626 experiments, and was stopped from finishing his final experiment (Stitch) before being completed (hence the recharging dilemma).
Three years after Jumba's experiments were scattered across Kauai, Hawaii, Lilo and Stitch had rounded up and reformed 624 experiments. Jumba was given the opportunity to return to his old laboratory by the Grand Councilwoman. At first, he didn't want to hurt Lilo's feelings by leaving, but she agreed to let him go, giving him an Elvis record to remember her by. However, Hämsterviel escaped prison with the help of the former Captain Gantu, who had been retired from his position forcibly by the Grand Councilwoman three years prior to these events, and held Jumba hostage in his own lab, forcing him to create a new experiment, which ends up named Leroy. However, Jumba used the record Lilo gave him to program a shut-off switch for Leroy: if he hears the song "Aloha Oe", he will glitch and switch off (but won't die like Stitch would have as shown at the end of Stitch has a Glitch).
[edit] Abilities
Dr. Jumba's greatest asset is his abnormally high IQ, hindered only by a few small and occasional lapses in memory. His penchant for creating numerous destructive, complex experiments and machinery is nearly unrivaled, and his creation 626 is proof of his genius, being nearly unbeatable, as well as one of the most formidable fighters in the galaxy.
Dr. Jumba also has above average strength and durability, as seen in his confrontation with Stitch towards the end of Lilo & Stitch, where he is able to fight Stitch one-on-one reasonably well (a feat even the 20 foot tall Captain Gantu is unable to do). Jumba's above average lifting capacity is demonstrated when he uses a comb device as a penetrating projectile. His astounding durability is demonstrated when he is repeatly hit with various heavy objects by 626 (including a Volkswagen Beetle), and only comes up a little shaken. Also he, along with 626, survives being at the center of a plasma explosion powerful enough to decimate Lilo's house (although this may be attributed to the fact this is a Disney production, and excessive violence is unacceptable).
[edit] Trivia
- His name and appearance is similar to a villain in Dragon Ball Z called Janemba.
- The combination to the safe on Jumba's ship where the experiment pods are placed in 1-9-5-1-2-5.
- His phone number is 999-8760-6742-9651-0064.
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