Invader Zim [!!Repost!!]

Homeworld Irk Assignment To conquer/destroy Earth. Rank Zim Invader (formerly by the Irken Empire; now self-appointed) Food Service Drone Defective Invader Zim is the villainous main protagonist of invader zim. Zim is a member of the alien Irken race and a former Irken Invader; however, since his actions usually lead to disaster (having nearly destroyed the Irken homeworld during Operation Impending Doom) his leaders, the Almighty Tallest, banished him to Foodcourtia. While there, however, Zim heard of Operation Impending Doom II, and - obviously not understanding the purpose of his previous exile - "quit being banished" and ventured to Conventia in the hope of getting an assignment. Chagrined, the Almighty Tallest sent him on a "secret mission" to Earth, in order to keep him occupied and away from the real Operation Impending Doom II. After arriving on Earth, Zim enrolled in the nearest elementary "skool" to begin his infiltration and gather information about the indigenous races. There, he became quick rivals with Dib Membrane. Zim's primary desire is to conquer Earth, mostly to prove his superiority and impress his leaders. However, as mentioned by Dib’s younger sister Gaz in "Bloaty's Pizza Hog", "He's so bad at it." As the protagonist, he often has much more screen time than GIR, Dib and especially Gaz. Despite this, Zim is considered a villain morally and ethically. The debate about him being a sympathetic villain is ambiguous because he is seen as evil due his "job" as an Invader, but has been mistreated and ridiculed by his species for almost his entire life, though he is oblivious to their hatred and considers his actions "good for the Empire", despite evidence to the contrary such as obliviously almost annihilating their entire civilization. He usually only causes chaos and destruction for either himself, his own race, or Earth. Despite all this, he occasionally shows some kindness towards certain characters (such as GIR in "Walk of Doom" and "Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy") and Minimoose in "The Dookie Loop Horror", suggesting some affection for his minions. The viewer knows that Zim is an alien, but in the IZ world humans are very blind to this with the exception of Dib and Gaz, who are the only ones that know that he is not from this world.While most Irkens are expected to be ruthlessly loyal to the Empire, Zim is considered overzealous even by their standards: Brash, arrogant, and overconfident, Zim's tendency to cause wanton destruction makes him a danger to himself and his own people, yet he still considers himself a mighty Irken warrior. In addition, he is acutely narcissistic and megalomaniacal, congratulating himself on even the smallest of successes; these, however, are few and far between. Despite his self-proclaimed greatness, Zim rarely succeeds in his attempts and is held up as a complete laughingstock, a scapegoat, or a figure of contempt by his own species, a fact that he is either oblivious to or simply chooses not to notice; this is hinted at by the fact that due to his self-absorbed nature, it prevents Zim from seeing his failures, past and present. He claims to be proud of all the past disasters he has caused, and rarely acknowledges his defeats in his present mission on Earth (often blaming them on other characters, or other factors, or completely changing the subject). It is not entirely clear whether Zim is aware of his failings in the eyes of his leaders and is desperately trying to compensate for them, or whether he really is just completely oblivious to the opinions of others, as he had deluded himself into thinking he's "amazing" and can do no wrong. Despite this, Zim is innocently loyal and obedient to the Tallest, the Irken Empire, his planet and his people, and is willing to go to ridiculous lengths to please his leaders, to the point that he is zealously willing to endure pain or hardship in order to gain their respect. Zim even undergoes a rather severe beating in the name of protecting his mission and Irken interests.Zim, like most of the Irken race, seems to be based on the typical "little green men from outer space" stereotype. Many Irkens are about the size of a preteen schoolchild, but Zim is exceptionally short, earning him ridicule from his fellow Irkens, who are respected only if they are tall in height. Zim was shown to be even shorter than the notoriously diminutive Skoodge. In addition to his short stature and green skin, he also has round teeth (resembling gums more than actual teeth), and a long, worm-like tongue. Zim also has ruby-colored eyes; a very common trait in Irkens. It was also mentioned in "Walk of Doom" that Zim's eyes contain ocular implants. As he considers himself to still be an Invader, he continues to wear the standard uniform: a red tunic-like garment with three black stripes and a triangular pink collar and sleeves, as well as black boots, leggings, and gloves. His PAK is light gray with pink spots. He also possesses a pair of antennae, however, their exact function is unclear. His antennae visibly pick up vibrations, Zim's antennae convey emotion by either standing alert or drooping while he "schmoops".Zim's laugh and mannerisms are overly theatrical, which is fitting for his dramatic personality. he can let his maniacal laugh linger for too long and be unaware of the disturbance he causes. By turns this would-be Invader can be petulant, critical, paranoid, humorous, sarcastic, pretentious, pedantic, depressive, melodramatic, and even occasionally whimsical. He is often curiously attached to random objects. He is immensely proud of anything he creates, yet is often frustrated when his devices fail to live up to his grandiose expectations. It's clear that Zim is highly intelligent (in his own crafty sort of way) and is a keen manipulator of tools and devices, but has absolutely no apparent interest in thinking things through to their logical conclusion. An alternative explanation is that he is aware of the consequences of his actions, but believes that they are worth reaching his goals and is willing to amend them after he does so. Zim clearly is more than capable of destroying Earth, but he hardly ever uses this capability correctly. Zim has a horrible sense of direction and he is so preoccupied with unimportant "threats" that he doesn't get anything done. One of Zim's abilities is his somewhat inconsistent skills at piloting; while in a tense situation he flies masterfully but seems to crash on most other occasions. his skills pale in comparison to opponents adept at hand-eye coordination or overall agility. Zim also has admirable engineering ability; He is immensely proud of anything he creates, yet is often frustrated when his devices fail to live up to his grandiose expectations. In fact, Zim enjoys tormenting and humiliating Dib even if it is unprovoked that he would just do it for the fun of it, making Dib's hatred for him real and his efforts to beat the Invader all the more personal. Even though Zim often affirms that he wishes to conquer Earth, he would not actually want to enslave humanity or rule the planet himself. Zim shows no remorse for the people that are harmed due to his actions and almost never takes responsibility for his mistakes, priding himself on causing destruction in the name of the Irken Empire, even when said destruction is aimed towards other Irkens. More or less he considers everyone else but himself (even members of his own race) expendable for his own plans, often exploiting them to reach his own goals with apparent disregard for their safety or well-being. Zim is most comfortable in ensuring destruction rather than gaining power and when he does gain power, he seems not to care much for it, treating it more like a means to an end since it has been heavily implied that he only seeks to take control of the planet to mainly earn the praise and respect of his leaders. Zim usually shows little to no affection, often claiming to "need no one", but he occasionally lets a softer side of him slip by accident. It was shown that Zim has the potential to be an actual threat if he puts his mind to it. Zim's PAK, due to his actions after Operation Impending Doom I, has him re-encoded as a Fast Food Drone; this was part of his banishment to the Irken snacking planet of Foodcourtia. As said by Tallest Purple in the canceled episode "The Trial", an Irken PAK contains all of a single Irken's memories, personality, and high scores. An Irken assigned to a specific task has their PAK 'encoded' for that task by an Irken Control Brain, similar to formatting a hard drive. Zim's true status was determined to be "Defective". Although a Defective is supposed to be an individual with a flawed PAK, and Zim's PAK was undoubtedly as the most defective as Smeet Zim..unawareness of his destructive actions is most likely the result of him being a "defect", however, it can be seen that the process of determining an Irken's 'defectiveness' is highly subjective.Zim, like all Irkens, was fused at birth with a mechanical device called a PAK. Zim's PAK provides him with life support, all the necessary nutrients for survival, and an array of different weapons and tools. These tools include a set of four spider-like mechanical legs, an organ harvester, scanner pads, hand-held communicators, memory drive, charging cell, atmospheric processor, high tech infrared/night vision binoculars, holographic transmitters, and four rocket boosters, as well as a sort of biomechanical rebreather mask used in environments without air or with polluted air. It can also be 'rebooted' and revive Zim. Irkens can only survive ten minutes without their PAK. It should be noted that only Irken biology is compatible with the PAK. Irken PAKs are sentient and will work even when the Irken is unconscious. Zim is severely allergic to several Earth substances, including meat, barbecue sauce, beans, pizza, and most school lunches. The last item may not be considered a weakness exclusively to Zim, as the food in the cafeteria has been shown to be harmful to humans as well. the Irken body may be physiologically and biochemically much more delicate than a human's. he discovered that germs could be repelled by covering his body in "space meat" and using conventional Earth disinfectant sprays (despite the meat then fusing to his flesh). He also discovered his pimples have hypnotic properties over humans. he thinks that eating enough Earth food will allow him to build up an immunity. Despite his incompetence, Zim is actually shown to be intelligent. He is an excellent engineer, being able to tool with many devices and equipment. He has a very impressive arsenal, and he was able to fix GIR's behavior using a behavioral modulator and enhance his guidance chip. He also created Minimoose, who has been known to be very powerful and dangerous (although Zim doesn't know how to use him properly). Zim is a very skilled pilot. he is prone to accidents. He is shown to do many things that no human could do, hinting that he might have powers or inhuman abilities of some sort. Zim has been shown to have super strength He is shown to be very fast and agile. He also seems to have inhuman stamina as he doesn't need to sleep (thanks to his PAK). And while he still eats food, Zim is seen to have the ability to go a substantial amount of time without eating. Zim is also shown to have incredible durability, GIR has been shown falling directly on his head, but he's usually fine afterwards. He has also survived falls from heights, such as in "Battle of the Planets" and "Walk of Doom". He also has been seen surviving crashes; Zim is shown to be impervious to fire (or at least physically resistant to it). Zim also has an intense fear of germs and anything "filthy." At the end of Enter the Florpus, Zim's head is caved in by a puppy GIR had recently shot into space. While not shown, he most likely survived this and was only knocked unconscious, this evidently showed that Zim is extremely lucky, as he has survived countless incidents that would have ended in certain death. Zim has been shown to have regenerative powers, as he's been shown to heal from bruises, broken skin (or skin deformities), and broken bones. He has healed from a popped zit, meat fused to his head, and his skin torn off his head and body. Zim's school disguise consists of some contact lenses and a bouffant wig. The contacts give his eyes a human appearance, and the wig covers his antennae; however, everything else about him, including his uniform and green skin, is left unchanged. He explains away his skin color and lack of ears as a skin condition in the "The Nightmare Begins", and has passed off being caught without his contact lenses as a bad case of pinkeye. It was discovered in the first episode that the sleeve of his right glove can become a self-destruct device, most likely to get rid of an Irken soldier if they believe their mission has been compromised.