| “ | What my associate is trying to say was that the new Susan is the cat's meow. Yes you are. | „ |
| ~ Dr. Cockroach to Susan |
Dr. Herbert Cockroach (or Dr. Cockroach Ph.D) is one of the deuteragonists in the Monsters vs. Aliens franchise. He was once a scientist who invented a machine that would give people the ability to survive like a cockroach. Unfortunately, when he stepped into the device and became a Half-Cockroach Hybrid, resulting in being condemned to a secret monster prison along with Insectosaurus, B.O.B., The Missing Link, and Ginormica.
He was voiced by Hugh Laurie who also played Frederick Little, Gregory House, Mr. Bunny and Steve Claus) in the film and Chris O'Dowd in the TV series.
Personality[]
Due to being a genius of tech and biological science, he is calculating, ambitious, assertive, intelligent and inventive, he serves as the brains of Team Monster.
Being a mad scientist, he also takes pride in his high intellect and can sometimes provide bombastic laughs about his strategies. He also shows some sensitivity, has shown some level in arrogance at times, can sometimes be sarcastic and showed dedication in his attempts to escape the base General Monger kept him in and plotted to rule the world in B.O.B.'s Big Break, which his arrogance and backup plans showcased his weakness as a downfall to the escape plan.
Nevertheless, he is a charming and gentlemanly person, he was willing to help Susan become normal again despite not gaining anything back.
Biography[]
Early life[]
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Monsters vs. Aliens[]
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Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space[]
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Night of the Living Carrots[]
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Powers and Abilities[]
Dr. Cockroach can turn a pile of garbage into a super computer as long as he doesn't eat it first, build a rocket car, and make missiles and explosives in his cell from nearly nothing. Also he was able to hack through the alien's core computer and set it to self destruct the ship.
Dr. Cockroach is an expert dancer (it happens to be his Ph.D) and a polite, charming and sophisticated man. He accepts his role as a mad scientist and is prone to burst into maniacal laughter in the middle of experiments and plans. He also helped Susan get used to the monster prison and to her new power and size as soon as she was captured and brought to Area Fifty-something.
Weaknesses[]
He can be trapped when a giant shoe is on him.
When his vocabulary is lost, he speaks gibberish and goes haywire.
He has extra sensitive insect eyes.
Behind the Scenes[]
Dr. Cockroach is a parody of Dr. Andre Delambre from the 1958 film The Fly. In an attempt to perfect his Disintegrator-Integrator, A Canadian Scientist mixes his atoms, head and arm with a Fly. His personality is a parody of one of the stars of the film, actor Vincent Price.
Gallery[]
.jpg "Dr. Cockroach with B.O.B. (TV Series).jpg (25 KB)")
.jpg "Three Monsters friends (We are saved Susan).jpg (142 KB)")
.jpg "Three Monsters friends with General Monger (Rescue time).jpg (234 KB)")
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Trivia[]
- Tom Hiddleston, Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, Bill Hader, James Ransone, Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Steve Carell, Alan Cumming, Sean Hayes, Simon Pegg, Patton Oswalt, Bill Murray, Peter Serafinowicz, Chazz Palminteri, Alec Baldwin, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart and David Cross were considered for the role of Dr. Cockroach before Hugh Laurie was cast.
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