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What the WHAT?
~ Gumball's most famous catchphrase.

Gumball Tristopher Watterson (formerly Zach), is the titular main protagonist of The Amazing World of Gumball animated series.

He is a student that attends Elmore High School along with his adoptive brother, Darwin, and his sister, Anais. He has a major crush on Penny. She has a crush on him too, but both have trouble expressing their feelings to each other. In "The Shell" episode, they finally express their feelings for each other. At times, he causes trouble, but then later learns from his mistakes. His archenemy is Rob.

He is voiced by Nicky Jones in the pilot, Logan Grove in season 1-3, Jacob Hopkins in season 3-5, and Nicolas Cantu in season 5-6 in The Amazing World of Gumball. He is voiced by Duke Cutler in The Gumball Chronicles. In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Junko Takeuchi, who also voiced Naruto Uzumaki in the same name franchise, and Gon Freecss in the Hunter × Hunter 1999 series.

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Zachary Tristopher Watterson (until "The Name")Gumball Tristopher Watterson (after "The Name")
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Student of Elmore Junior High School
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Intelligence, vast toon powers, master manipulation, mischief, durability, escape from near Death-like experiences, claws and teeth, minor fighting skills, amazing strength, archery, regeneration, annoyance, pilancy
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Nicole Watterson (mother), Richard Watterson (father), Darwin Watterson (adopted younger brother), Anais Watterson (younger sister), Frankie Watterson (paternal grandfather), Joanna "Jojo" Watterson (paternal grandmother), Daniel Senicourt (maternal grandfather), Mary Senicourt (maternal grandmother), Evil Turtle (former pet)
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Darwin Watterson (best friend), Penny Fitzgerald (girlfriend), Banana Joe (close friend), Tobias Wilson, Carrie Krueger, Bobert 6B, Leslie, Tina Rex, Idaho, Hector, Sarah G. Lato, Masami Yoshida, Molly Collins, Mr. Robinson, Rocky Robinson, Alan Keane, Santa Claus, various others
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Appearance[]

Gumball is a light blue talking cat. On his oversized head, he has 6 whiskers, but 5 are shown because he is 2-D. He wears a tan sweater with brown cuffs and a brown collar, and rolled-up grey trousers. The inside of his mouth is pink, his tongue is light pink and his nose is orange. He also possesses a "thumb" in the hair of his tail, He is taller than Darwin Watterson.

Personality[]

In season 1 Gumball is portrayed as a fun-loving, imaginative, rather optimistic, and a very mischievous kitten. When his mishaps get himself into a mess, he usually attempts to fix things with somewhat dimwitted ideas, which usually get him into even more trouble than before. No matter how his schemes resolve themselves, Gumball's naïveté stops him from learning his lesson. He usually plans his mishaps with Darwin. Like Darwin, Gumball does not appear to notice deception, which may mean that he is too optimistic to notice the most negative things around him. Gumball has a big ego, and it is where he is most sensitive. Otherwise, he is usually positive on all matters concerning him. Gumball is smart, but that doesn't mean he's wise. At times, he acts stupid and goes to great illogical lengths to find something, but he has shown some degree of cleverness in other circumstances. He happens to have a superior vocabulary than that of most of his classmates, using more mature words. Gumball has also displayed extents of observance and operational ingenuity, such as being able to identify small things like the burn markings on Rocky's palms, intellectually arrange escape routes based on his surroundings, and even counter his mother Nicole's hand-based offenses for a great deal of time, shown in both episodes "The Date" and "The Remote"; in which case, even secretly confiscating her car keys from her pocket in the process. His antics have gotten him in dangerous and often life-threatening situations, usually saved by luck or by someone more sensible at the time. He has shown skill in building, when he made a system of chain reactions to launch a bowling ball onto the moon, as seen in "The Car," though he failed miserably in the last element that held the launching spring up. He is a decent cook, making a very good sandwich for Darwin as mentioned in "The Secret," and is shown making a good (extremely spicy) meal for him in the same episode. He also got a B in-home ads for his cooking, and Miss Simian called his cooking divine. However, in "The Responsible," Gumball makes disgusting food for Anais, consisting of a rotten fish between bread slices, and an old shoe. In "The Knights," Gumball made a cake for Mr. Fitzgerald. In season 2 and onwards while yes its not huge or anything Gumball's personality does go through a decent change for example in season 1 Gumball was cheerful and was pretty dumb at times somewhat like Darwin but in season 2 and onwards Gumball is a lot more pessimistic, sarcastic, cynical and even a bit less naive, though he still has a ego and a lot of his other characteristics are still there.

Powers and Skills[]

Gumball, like a cartoon character, can manipulate reality on a vast scale. This concept is commonly known as Toon Force. However, Gumball's Toon Force seems to be very erratic and is an "On and Off" type of ability. Sometimes Gumball can be durable enough to withstand the explosion of the Big Bang itself, transform into an actual Super Saiyan, and withstand being hit in the head with multiple bowling balls thrown at him from Tina Rex (a Tyrannosaurus many times his size), yet, other times, he can't even withstand a kick from his stepbrother Darwin.

Gumball, despite being considered very unwise, can be very manipulative and can easily deceive other characters (even ones considered much more intelligent than himself). He is also an expert liar, this ability going along with his manipulation skills, makes Gumball a very tricky and deceptive adversary.

Gumball has combat skills, like punching. Along with his unnatural durability, Gumball is very adept at surviving near-death experiences. Gumball also can move all parts of his body in any way that he desires. He has also survived to be in "The Void", a space like a place where the world keeps all of its mistakes. In "The Sorcerer", he also has a supernatural ability, like he defeated the giant Troll by using his supernatural annoyance.

Defeated or Killed Enemies[]

  • Tina: When Gumball and Darwin ate all the protein supplements and During School Gym, Miss Simian announces that they're going to play dodgeball, which Gumball can't stand. Tina comes over to Gumball and remarks that's he's going to get pummeled, which he does, unfortunately. After almost being hit with a bowling ball, Gumball decides he has had enough, as his arms begin to grow to massive proportions, his body becomes ripped, and the mustaches grow back. He throws a dodgeball with terrifying strength, which hits Tina and causes her to crash through the wall. (The Mustache)
  • Tobias: In the episode The Knight, he kicked Tobias's belly to save Penny from her father's car. In The Mothers, he and his mom, Jackie, were disqualified from the Mom-Off, after finding out they cheated. In The Test, he defeats him by vomiting out the venom inside him, making his face burned off.
  • Virus: He is killed when Gumball steps on him. (The Virus)
  • Julius Oppenheimer, Jr.: In the episode, The Lesson, him, Gumball, and Darwin escape to the rooftop from an air conditioning vent, but find themselves stuck, as the rooftop vent was stuck and couldn't be opened. Gumball then angers Bomb Guy, causing his fuse to go off without him knowing, and they escape down in time for Bomb Guy to go off and blow open the vent. His last words are, "Well played." After the pair use a poorly-made zipline, they finally escape the school.
  • William: In the episode The Voice, Gumball hits William with a tennis racket, knocking him out of a window.
  • Ant-One: At the pool, Ant-One corners Gumball and Anton, stating that he will replace Anton and become friends with Gumball, whom he calls "father". Gumball then climbs up the diving board with Anton, explaining that Ant-One is not the original. This drives Ant-One to charge Anton, stating that if he "can't be the one, then no one can." Gumball grabs them both as they dangle off the board. Ant-One, believing that they are too heavy for Gumball, says that he must let them go. Gumball pulls them up easily, but Ant-One scratches Gumball and is dropped into the pool. He sinks to the bottom and is shredded as he is sucked into the drain. (The Recipe)
  • Zach: Gumball defeats Zach by writing Gumball in the first arcade game that he wrote his true name, Zach, in. This causes him to vanish and die. (The Name)
  • Mr. Chanax: Gumball says that it is just a bottle of Rocky's breath and rips Rocky's and all of Soulless Office Workers' contracts. Defeated, Mr. Chanax crumples up into a ball, and Paperball, (free from the control of Mr. Chanax), collapses and every employee regains their spirit, including Rocky. With the deed done, the three hurry to the hospital while the employees heard the news that the Goblin Assistant of Mr. Chanax has been promoted to CEO by the shareholders, due to Mr. Chanax's "retirement", and told them to get back to work. (The Boss)
  • Gargaroth: Gumball tossed the last candy in Gargarath's mouth when he was about to kiss Carrie, and he exploded, thus killing him. (The Scam)
  • The Troll: Gumball used his special annoying ability power about elves, leprechauns, and other little creatures, annoying the troll, forcing him to vomit out the people he ate, and he shrunk, eventually disappearing. (The Sorcerer)
  • Rob: Being stomped by Tina and get sent to the Void forever for betraying and framing Gumball and Darwin. (The Inquisition)

Overall, Gumball has killed 7 people during the show's run so far. This is not inclusive of various non-permanent deaths for minor unnamed characters.

Quotes[]

I think cheese is better than cake, because you can have cheesecake, but you can't have cake cheese!
~ In "The Mystery".
Don't be silly! I've got a much better idea.
~ In "The DVD".
GOSH DARN IT!
~ Several episodes, first used in "The Third".
WHY IS THE WORLD SO CRUEL?!
~ In "The Meddler".
That's not what you are, it's just how you feel. [Whispering] And this is how I feel…
~ Gumball confessing his love to Penny.
Wait a minute, this here is a talking, dancing banana who somehow has a butt. We are in a school with a T-Rex, a ghost, a toast, and whatever Principal Brown is. Now who dares to say this world isn't amazing?!
~ Gumball.
No, punch town is... is... never mind.
~ Gumball’s last words of the series.

Trivia[]

  • Gumball is known to be a caricature of a young Ben Bocquelet.
  • His Toon Force can arguably make him one of Cartoon Network's most powerful characters.
  • Gumball makes a cameo in OK K.O. Let's Be Heroes Crossover Nexus as one of the Cartoon Network heroes Strike summoned & defeated, he also appeared again as one of Ben's Cartoon Network transformations to defeat Strike.
    • It can be heavily implied that Gumball went back to his universe.

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Navigation[]

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Watterson Family
Gumball Watterson | Darwin Watterson | Anais Watterson | Nicole Watterson | Richard Watterson

Elmore Junior High Students and Staffs
Penny Fitzgerald | Carrie Krueger | Leslie | Sarah G. Lato | Banana Joe | Bobert 6B | Tobias Wilson | Alan Keane | Carmen Verde | Clayton | Teri | Masami Yoshida | Molly Collins | Idaho | Hector Jötunheim | Juke | Ocho Tootmorsel | Hot Dog Guy | Nigel Brown | Steve Small | Rocky Robinson

Elmore Citizens
Larry Needlemeyer | Donut Cop | Gaylord Robinson | Mrs. Jötunheim

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