Todd Chavez
| Todd Chavez | |
|---|---|
| BoJack Horseman character | |
| File:Todd Chavez.png | |
| First appearance | BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One (2014) |
| Last appearance | Nice While It Lasted (2020) |
| Created by | Raphael Bob-Waksberg |
| Voiced by | Aaron Paul |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Family | Jorge Chavez (step-father) Mrs. Chavez (mother) |
Todd Chavez (born April 15, 1991) is a fictional character from the Netflix animated television series BoJack Horseman. He is voiced by Aaron Paul and was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg.[1]
Biography
Todd Chavez was born in 1991. In the 2000s, he was an aimless skateboarder, and the object of affection of his schoolmate, Emily. He is a friendly and lovable slacker who ended up at BoJack's house for a party five years before the beginning of the series and never left. Although BoJack constantly voices disdain for him, he secretly cares about Todd, continuing to financially support him and sabotage his attempts to gain independence. Todd has been shown to possess a plethora of skills including an understanding of Japanese; entrepreneurial know-how, and writing and composing his own rock opera, Newtopia Rising, Book I: The Search for a New Utopia. His rock opera was eventually sabotaged by BoJack, who took advantage of his former addiction to video games. Todd puts the pieces together of what BoJack did in a string map style and begins to question their friendship.
Todd often stumbles into absurd and dangerous situations, such as getting into gun fights on several occasions, ending up in prison, and in one case switching places Prince and the Pauper-style with a dictator. Todd's friendship with Mr. Peanutbutter landed him various jobs creating seemingly useless products. He sees the best in BoJack, despite his multitude of problems, up until "It's You" in season three, where he finally snaps at him for his constant misdoings. Todd and Bojack do not speak again until the season four episode "Hooray! Todd Episode!" where a meek Bojack lets him know that he's a good friend.
Todd is usually happy, even when being insulted by BoJack. He is also almost never seen without wearing his signature yellow beanie.[2] It is revealed in the season 3 finale "That Went Well" that he is sex-repulsive asexual, although it took him a while to realize this.[3][4] In season 5, he gets a desk job at a clock website company called "What Time Is It Right Now", but then he gets laid off at the very end of season 5.
In season 6 episode "The Kidney Stays in the Picture", he gives one of his kidneys to his mom who is in desperate need of one. He later begins a relationship with Maude, who is asexual just like him, and they quickly move in together, having similar interests. He reconciles with his mother in season 6 episode "Angela". At the end of the series, Todd reconnects with BoJack at Princess Carolyn's wedding, revealing that he enjoys a comfortable life with Maude and his daycare service which he runs in the VIM Management building. He encourages BoJack to stay sober.
See also
References
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (August 24, 2014). "'BoJack Horseman,' Netflix Animated Series, With Will Arnett". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (September 19, 2018). "BoJack Horseman's Biggest Mystery: Is Todd Supposed to Be Latino?". Vulture.
- ^ Kliegman, Julie. "Todd's Asexuality On 'BoJack' Isn't A Perfect Depiction, But It's Made Me Feel Understood". Bustle.
- ^ Nickalls, Sammy (September 8, 2017). "'BoJack Horseman' Gives Us TV's First Out-and-Proud Asexual Icon". The Dot and Line.
