Invader Zim The 10 Weirdest Characters On The Show
Invader Zim: The 10 Weirdest Characters On The Show
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Invader Zim was one of the most beloved cult cartoons on Nickelodeon, and it was packed with truly weird characters.
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Back when Nickelodeon preferred making cartoons over making overworked child stars, they produced some really impressive titles. These went down in pop culture as some of the most timeless and relevant kids shows ever. Among those once-in-a-decade gems are Spongebob Squarepants and Fairly Odd Parents, and then there’s Invader Zim.
One could often wonder how this insane cartoon was greenlit as a kids’ show given how dark and horrific it can be. It only lasted two seasons but garnered a cult following– enough to get a belated Netflix movie just recently: Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus. Fun fact: the TV series is even darker than the film. So before you dive into a show marathon, here’s a refresher on Invader Zim’s most bizarre characters.
10 TAK
During one episode of Invader Zim, a new alien character was introduced. Her name was Tak and like Zim, she was an Irken invader agent tasked with conquering planets for the approval of their almighty Tallest (their leaders). Despite appearing only in one episode, Tak stands out as a ‘what-if’ character, as in, what if Zim was actually a competent invader?
Tak would have succeeded if not for the combined forces of Dib, Zim, and Gaz; however, she’s still eccentric as heck. Instead of getting revenge on Zim for causing an accident which barred her from being an invader, she tried to steal his role instead. Oh, and she apparently kept switching between a British and American accent, plus her choice of disguise is creepy.
9 ZIM
The fact that the two alien invader characters here are the least weird speaks volumes about how dysfunctional the humans are in Invader Zim. Zim does appear normal and understandable in his motivations. What’s odd about him is his lack of pessimism. Zim, despite being evil and selfish appears to have the patience of a Buddhist.
He displays this with his broken assistant robot, Gir, and even keeps planning even after being met with failure after failure. That or he’s just incredibly blunt which makes it even weirder since some of his inventions are pure genius.
8 GAZ
Gaz Membrane is one of the coolest characters in Invader Zim and is the heavy metal punk girl of your dreams. She also loves video games and has a hair that looks like a Satanic creature’s jaw. When not bullying his brother, Dib, Gaz likes to wallow in the suffering and misfortune of others… silently.
Other times she shows a softer side to her like when she gives in to Gir’s demands to dance with him and that one episode where she’s trying to draw some piggy doodles. Despite appearing to not care about anything at all, Gaz has managed to thwart Zim’s evil plans; she even saved the Earth at one point.
7 DIB
Invader Zim would only be half as awesome as it was without the Dib-monkey– sorry, Dib, his nemesis enemy. In a sea of idiotic and seemingly mentally challenged humans on Earth, Dib stands out as the smartest. He’s the only one to truly see Zim for who he is, an alien invader. Still, Dib’s fascination for anything paranormal is enough to brand him as a lunatic.
That and he also makes it hard for the viewers to see who really is the protagonist in the show. Both Dib and Zim’s motivations can split the viewers apart. One episode, you may be rooting for Dib; the next, you’ll be cheering for Zim. Dib makes it difficult to pick sides, but also makes the show more enjoyable. Also, he’s got a big head.
6 MS. BITTERS
Ms. Bitters looks to be a teacher but watch one episode with her in it and you’ll be convinced that she has no business being one. She’s the most nihilistic character in the show and even goes as far as call her former students worthless to their faces. Other times, she also goes hardcore on the punishments and sends students to the underground class just because.
Sometimes, however, she does give some pessimistic wisdom to her students such as how cruel life can be and how school officials don’t really care about education. There’s also that one time where she also quarantined the whole school and treated it like a concentration camp after discovering that one of the students had lice. Gotta love a teacher that cares for their students’ health.
5 PROFESSOR MEMBRANE
Professor Membrane is Dib and Gaz’s dad and also serves as the brightest mind on Earth. He’s a scientist but that didn’t make him aware that his son was dealing with an alien invasion. Throughout the whole series, Professor Membrane simply appears busy with his science stuff or experiments.
Also, we’ll never know what’s underneath that lab coat and those goggles, Membrane never takes them off. Thanks to Enter the Florpus, though, we now know that Membrane’s real arms don’t exist and were somehow bitten off by sharks when he was just a kid.
4 THE TALLEST
These two’s eccentric and smug Irkens’ names are never revealed in Invader Zim. Because when it comes to Irken culture and hierarchy, names matter less than their… heights. For someone to be respected in Irken culture, they only need to be vertically impressive or a successful invader.
Despite being tyrannical douches of an alien race, The Tallest have one thing in common with you… they love snacks! They live for snacks. Their plans involve snacks. Whether it’s donuts, soda, or bags of chips, The Tallest can be seen eating 50 percent of the time. They’re also fussy and prone to tantrums whenever something doesn’t go there way, like most tyrants are.
3 COMPUTER
The computer will have to count as an alien character as it was made by Zim. Computer is… well, Zim’s computer which he uses for maintaining his home-base and also for planning some invasion strategies for Earth. Mind you, Zim’s computer is a lot more stubborn than a Windows device and is more elitist than a Mac.
Sometimes it tends to go haywire and even voice out its pain or disapproval in a growly manner, seemingly as a reflection to its owner’s temperament. Needless to say, Computer has the personality to withstand Zim’s er, ambition. Oh, it’s also voiced by Jhonen Vasquez, the show’s creator, so there.
2 ROBOT PARENTS
Here we have yet again another machine character whom Zim created and treats like family… literally. The Robot Parents are the icing on the cake for Zim’s disguise so he could look like a normal stinking Earth child. Because the humans in Invader Zim are none too bright, they have no trouble passing off Robot Parents as actual human parents, especially during the Parent-Teacher Night episode in the show.
That isn’t to say these mechanical progenitors are perfect, they’re actually pretty creepy and are prone to malfunction. This tends to happen frequently since they can only mimic what the Computer (or Gir) feeds them as normal human interactions. Even so, they’re sweet enough to welcome Zim home after school.
1 GIR
Last but not least is the resident show-stealer of Invader Zim, Gir. Supposedly, he’s just Zim’s robot-assistant; all invaders are given one but since The Tallest just wanted to get rid of Zim, they gave him a malfunctioning robot whose brains are made of refuse and calls itself “Gir.” The rest is history.
There really is no understanding Gir’s chaotic personality. He can quickly turn from adorable to destructive (especially in the presence of candy). Useless as he is to Zim, however, the incompetent alien would be lost without Gir. Somehow, the two make their master and slave “relationship” work. Zim did try to fix Gir’s loose bolts but then Gir ended up smarter and tried to kill him. Since then, there has been no replacement to Invader Zim’s abnormally disturbed alien robot.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/invader-zim-weirdest-characters/
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