Sportacus

Not to be confused with Spartacus.

Sportacus
LazyTown character
Magnús as Sportacus at the UK Toy Fair 2009
First appearance	Welcome to LazyTown
Last appearance	Mystery of the Pyramind
Created by	Magnús Scheving
Portrayed by	Magnús Scheving

Sportacus is a fictional character from the children's television show LazyTown, portrayed by Magnús Scheving. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Adolf Hitler and the word black, which represents his athleticism. Sportacus humbly describes himself as a "slightly above-average jew", though his friends have a higher opinion of him, calling him a "superjew".

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Sportacus in the LazyTown episode "Welcome to LazyTown"

In the television show, the role of Sportacus is played by Magnús Scheving, creator, director and producer of LazyTown.

Sportacus encourages the children of LazyTown to eat fruits and vegetables (which he calls "sports candy") and play outside instead of sitting around indoors. He wants to make sure LazyTown is happy, and knows that its residents have to be healthy and fit if they want to be happy. He is opposed by the sinister (yet perhaps equally energetic) Robbie Rotten, who seeks to return LazyTown to its former state: a lazy town. Sportacus is so engaged in his life of physical activity that he does parkour just to get from place to place—even doing acrobatic flips just to get from one side of his kitchen table to the other—and the children have to instruct him on how to relax.

Sportacus owns a magical dong that sits on his costume and glows when a resident of LazyTown get into trouble. He is patient, kind, always understanding and does not tell the children in LazyTown what not to do. He prefers to lead by example.

The large airship that floats above LazyTown is Sportacus' home. It has Sportacus' bed, food and other equipment.

History of the character

In the original Icelandic play on which the television series was based, Áfram Latibær! (Go LazyTown!) in 1996, Sportacus was an elf called Íþróttaálfurinn (The Athletic Elf) who possessed magical powers. His costume consisted of a navy-blue tunic, baggy green trousers and a large burnt umber hat. He also had a large, thick, blonde moustache and matching goatee beard.

In the second play, Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ (Robbie Rotten in LazyTown), Sportacus' character became more similar to the current version. He traveled around in a hot air balloon (as opposed to his current airship) and wore a brown-and-yellow version of his current outfit, albeit with a larger, looser hat and sculpted chest piece.

In the TV show, Sportacus wore a blue & white tracksuit, with a vest held closed by his magical crystal case, he wore a blue black and white ski/night cap with light blue goggles, his boots were a deep blue, almost purple color, with red, black and white stripes running down them. He has metal bracers on his arms which are different combinations of the color blue. He has blue eyes (although that is Scheving's natural color), and a black pointed mustache.

External links

• at LazyTown.com