List of Invader Zim characters
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This is a list of characters from the animated Nickelodeon TV Series Invader Zim. The recurring cast includes long term Nickelodeon voice actors Richard Steven Horvitz and Rodger Bumpass, as well as actors from live action television such as Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall) and John de Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation). Creator and writer of Invader Zim, Jhonen Vasquez, also voices parts in the show.
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[edit] Main characters
[edit] Zim
- Voiced by: Richard Steven Horvitz (Billy West in pilot episode)
Zim is a short, green alien from the planet Irk. His "mission" is to conquer the Earth and enslave/exterminate the human race. Due to his fully delusional sense of self worth, he is generally unsuccessful at anything he attempts. Zim's mission as an Invader is actually a way of his leaders getting rid of him; as such, he is not an official Invader.
After the series' cancellation, Jhonen Vasquez did a four-page comic for Nickelodeon Magazine. In it, Zim gets Dib to "look over there" for a split second, and somehow manages to conquer the Earth in this time.
[edit] GIR
- Voiced by: Rosearik Rikki Simons.
GIR is a dysfunctional version of the Irken SIR (Standard-issue Information Retrieval) units given to Irken invaders. In order to avoid wasting a functional SIR unit on Zim, GIR's body was constructed from junk parts found in the Almighty Tallest's garbage can. GIR reguarly speaks in non sequitur. Zim blames him for most of the problems on the mission, regardless of whether or not it is his fault. His features change from teal to red when being obedient. He often disguises himself as a green dog. Gir's love of tacos gets him into plenty of trouble in many episodes. Gir was once voted favourite character in 2009 by the Invader Zim Website.
[edit] Dib
- Voiced by: Andy Berman.
Dib is one of Zim's classmates at school. He has been obsessed with the paranormal and supernatural since an early age. Because of his obsession, Dib is often criticized by his classmates for being "crazy" or mentally unstable due to his outlandish theories. Dib is the only human to recognize or care that Zim is an alien, and has devoted himself to stopping Zim's plans of conquest. Although his head is of average size, he is often mocked for having a "big head".
[edit] Gaz
- Voiced by: Melissa Fahn.
Gaz is Dib's younger sister. She has a penchant for video games and a fixation with pizza. She is hardly ever seen without her handheld videogame. She knows and admits that Zim is an alien, but does not care because she is aware of his overwhelming ineptitude and incompetence when it comes to World Domination.[1]
[edit] The Almighty Tallest
- Voiced by: Kevin McDonald and Wally Wingert
The Irken Empire has a hierarchal class structure, where shorter individuals are both figuratively and literally looked down upon. The tallest Irken alive takes command of the Empire as "the Tallest", but since Red and Purple, the two current Tallest, are the exact same height, they share equal power. Both share a literal disdain for Zim, as do the rest of the Irken race, and gave him his "secret mission" as a means of getting rid of him. The Tallest are generally lazy (sitting around eating snacks all day), and sometimes appear a bit foolish, though both seem to be at least less delusional than Zim. Red seems to be the smarter of the two, though both have their share of intelligent and silly moments.
[edit] Professor Membrane
- Voiced by: Rodger Bumpass
Professor Membrane is father of Dib and Gaz. Membrane's scientific abilities are offset by incredibly poor parenting. His primary method of managing his children is by way of a floating digital projection screen. His messages to them are often not only prerecorded but out of date.[2] He rarely calls Dib and Gaz by their names, instead calling them 'son' and 'daughter'. The Professor is disdainful of Dib's interest in what he calls "para-science", refusing even to listen to his son's findings. Membrane's first line in the series was "Shhhh, I'm making... Toast."
Professor Membrane is voiced by Rodger Bumpass, who is also known for voicing Squidward Tentacles.
[edit] Ms. Bitters
- Voiced by: Lucille Bliss.
Ms. Bitters is the teacher for Dib and Zim's class. Devoid of any compassionate emotion and having a very demonic hatred for children and life in general, she is a tall, slender, aged woman. She has a habit of telling stories that begin with "I was a ____ once", that show her doing whatever it was that she is talking about, and also showing how it went "Horribly wrong!". Bitters has a "snake-like" quality, and is animated as such that it seems she can "slither" around, and sticks out a forked tongue while hissing. Occasionally she emerges out of other people's shadows. Bitters has also floated in mid air.
[edit] References
- ^ Dib: "Don't you care that Zim's trying to destroy all mankind? huh?" Gaz: "But he's so bad at it." (Bloaty's Pizza Hog)
- ^ Membrane recording: "Daughter, feed the puppy" Gaz: "Oh yeah, we used to have a puppy, didn’t we?" (Future Dib)
