No, not Omega.

No, not Charles, EITHER.

He's Invader ZIM.

I adore this show. It is--to put it simply--effed up beyond belief.

For those who have not seen, Zim is an Irken invader a bit on the mad side. He was the reason for the collapse of Operation "Impending Doom" 1 when he savaged his own planet with a mech. Although not invited to be a part of Operation "Impending Doom" 2, he managed to find his way there anyway. The other invaders were sent to collect data for the impending invasion & all were given a SIR, a strategic information retrieval robot. Zim, however, was given the same treatment as the Ark B Golgafrinchams, including a garbage-built robot named GIR who's more than a little crazed.

Sent off in a general direction, Zim encounters Earth 6 months later & reports in, much to his superiors' dismay. On Earth, he makes his base & decides the best way to learn about the planet is to attend something called "skool." There he meets a classmate, Dib, who instantly sees he's an alien (the only one to do so) & is hellbent on exposing him, as Dib wishes to be a paranormal investigator when he gets older. Dib's father is the famous Professor Neutron (often seen as a head on a floating screen) & his sister, Gaz, is a sullen, moody little thing.

It was created by Jhonen Vasquez, the guy behind the comics "I Feel Sick" & "Johnny The Homicidal Maniac"...& what's truly strange is that it airs on Nickelodeon.

Zim: Excellent. Now, GIR, turn on your Guidance Chip to steer us home.
GIR: OH, I left that at home..
Zim: What!? You left WHAT at home??
GIR: The Guid-y, Chipp-y thing!
Zim: GIR! WHY would you DO such a thing!?
GIR: To make room for cupcakes! (opens his skull, pulls out a cupcake and pops it in his mouth).
Zim: *groan*

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He's short. He's green. He's power-mad. He's an alien.

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