
Summary[]
Gumball Watterson is the titular main protagonist of the Cartoon Network animated television series The Amazing World Of Gumball, which was created by Ben Bocquelet.
He is a 12-year-old anthropomorphic blue cat known for his mischievous personality and tendency to get into tons of antics and misadventures. Gumball is a student at Elmore Junior High and lives in the suburban town of Elmore with his family, which includes his adoptive brother/best friend Darwin (a former pet goldfish who grew legs), his intelligent younger sister Anais, his short-tempered mother Nicole, and his lazy father Richard.
He is voiced by Nicky Jones in the pilot, Logan Grove in season 1-"The Kids," Jacob Hopkins in season 3-"The Copycats," and Nicolas Cantu in season 5-6 in The Amazing World of Gumball. He is voiced by Duke Cutler in The Gumball Chronicles.
Moral Statistics[]
Moral Ranking: 0 (overall), 3+, 3-
Origin: The Amazing World of Gumball
Names and other aliases: Zach Watterson (birth name), LaserHeart, Gummy-puss, Misc.
Classification: Mischievous Egotist
- Sub-Classifications
- Status: Alive
- Occupations: Student at Elmore Jr. High School, Misc.
- Hobbies: Hanging out with Darwin (and other friends), Dating Penny, Spending time with family, Pestering people, Helping others (sometimes), Playing video games, Causing mischief, Goofing around, Eating junk food, Role-playing, Watching Elmore Stream-It videos, Skateboarding, Martial arts, Playing Dodj or Daar (formerly), Whistling, Singing, Dancing, Drawing, Watching television, Playing sports, Vegging out
Gender: Male
Size:
- Height: Approx. 3'6"
- Weight: Unknown
Age: 12
Life Involvement:
- Lives Saved: Incalculable
- Lives Taken: Dozens
Primary Motive: Victory (as a hero) Ambition, Revenge (as a villain)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (unpredictable and bounces from good to bad on a whim, usually Chaotic Good as a hero but with Neutral Evil self-serving and egotistical tendencies as a "villain.")
Allies: Darwin Watterson, Anais Watterson, Nicole Watterson, Richard Watterson, Penny Fitzgerald, Carrie Krueger, Banana Joe, Tobias Wilson, Bobert, Sarah G. Lato, Leslie, Rocky Robinson, Mr. Robinson, etc. (usually situational)
Enemies: Rob, Miss Simian, Jamie Russo, Mrs. Robinson, Chi Chi, William (sometimes), Alan Keane (sometimes), Tobias Wilson (sometimes), Many one-off villains, etc. (usually situational)
Morality Standard: Safe Nobility Positive, Frequent Common Hostility
- Noble (Restored all of Earth's positivity by cheering up Alan, stopped Rob from blowing up a school bus, stopped Penny from living her life in the forest by alleviating her insecurity while endangering himself, stopped a toxic gas outbreak at the Rainbow Factory, and saved Rob from the Void after ejecting him their despite the latter having eliminated his family)
- Atrocious (Killed Anton 50 times in a row out of callous curiosity, sold Alan's parents into the balloon equivalent of human trafficking, risked the destruction of the entire universe twice, once out of "pride" and once for a single lollipop, and trapped all of Elmore inside a video game console just to complete the game at 100%)
Resourceful Capability: Superpowered (has vast toon powers)
Competency: Partially Incompetent
Tone Presence: Neutral
- Atrocious Prevention (Committed several heinous MEH acts), Noble Prevention (Did many heroics acts, is usually good-hearted and has good intentions for some of his bad actions)
- Sadden (Has many insecurities about being a bad brother, son, and boyfriend, and is the subject of genuinely cruel treatment in various episodes that is sometimes played for sympathy instead of comedy)
- Complete Moral Agency (usually)