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Universe: Invader Zim
Early debut: "Invader Zim" (pilot, 1999)
Official debut: Invader Zim - "The Nightmare Begins" (2001)
Zim is an incompetent Irken invader who is an overzealous, impulsive, megalomaniac, convinced of his own greatness. He dreams of regaining his leaders' trust by taking part in Operation Impending Doom II. Zim is assigned to Earth, a planet which the Almighty Tallest believe has little to no chance of existing. However, against all odds, Zim makes it to Earth and establishes a base on a fake conquest mission. Because of his very small stature, Zim disguises himself as a human child using a hairpiece to cover his antennae and contact lenses to make his eyes look normal. Zim has a tendency to vociferously malign humans as a species, constantly accusing everyone that they "lie" whenever things do not go his way.
Despite his green skin, a severe allergy to bologna and water, his refusal to eat human food, and an occasionally blatant disregard for his own cover, no one realizes that Zim is an alien, except Dib and Gaz. Zim has no friends, and physically harms other kids if they attempt to befriend him. However, they will always defend him when Dib calls him an alien. He is equipped with a PAK, a backpack with, (among other gadgets,) long, retractable robotic spider legs that enable him to move about quickly and climb almost any obstacle. Zim constantly schemes to enslave or destroy mankind, and despite his access to potent Irken technology, his plans are never successful. Zim also has a high opinion of himself, and will sometimes refer to himself in the third person.
Trivia
- James Smith was originally going to voice Zim in Chronicles of Illusion, but was replaced by MollyKetty.
- In the Invader Zim pilot episode, Zim is voiced by Billy West. But in the actual series, he is instead voiced by Richard Horvitz.
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