Darwin Watterson

Darwin Raglan Caspian Ahab Poseidon Nicodemius Watterson III is one of the main characters in The Amazing World of Gumball. He used to be Gumball's pet goldfish, but one day he grew legs, gained the ability to speak, and generally adapt to life outside of water.

Appearance
Darwin is a goldfish with legs. His goldfish-shaped head takes up his entire body, with his fins and legs hanging down from it. He has retained his goldfish tail and fins, the latter of which he now uses as arms and hands. His legs are much longer than his body, ending with plain feet matching the color and texture of the rest of his body. Usually, though, he covers them with green and white sneakers. A common misconception is that he also wears a black shirt, but that is actually just a shadow cast by his big head.

Darwin apparently has thick coatings of blubber, making him resistant to pain, as he is shown unharmed in "The Responsible" after a painful face-first slap on a concrete sidewalk from way up in the air. The blubber's radius is about the length of Gumball's arm, as shown in "The DVD," where Gumball had to sink his whole arm into Darwin's head just to reach his cheekbone. Darwin is shown naked in "The Meddler" without his shoes, but his feet are censored for some strange reason. His feet were also shown in "The Goons" and "The Club," but uncensored.

Personality
Due to his sudden entrance into the world, his perspective of it is somewhat skewed and naive. He has trouble understanding many situations. Often people have to point out his misconceptions and faults, such as the time he didn't know the definition of dates and when he used a DVD as a pizza cutter.

He also has poor memory, likely based on the misconception that fish have a memory of only three seconds. To him, basic spelling is complex, and the only three numbers he knows are 7, 2, and 9. Also, in "The Mystery" he fails to remember anything he did the day before, while all of his other classmates remembered clearly.

Despite being humanlike, Darwin still sleeps in his fishbowl; however, because he has grown in size, he gets rather squished in there. He also still seems fond of fish flakes, as shown in "The Responsible" and "The Picnic." Other foods he enjoys are cookies, chips, and ice cream.

Throughout the series, Darwin has referred to Richard and Nicole as "Mr. Dad" and "Mrs. Mom". Whether this is because he shows more respect for them than a child would, or just the fact that he has some doubts of them being his "parents" is anyone's guess.

Darwin falls in love at first sight with anything that wears a pretty dress. An example of that would be in "The Dress," where he saw Gumball in a dress and completely fell in love, thinking he was a girl. At that time, he was so in love that he said to the "girl": "I love you", and a photo of him trying to kiss "her" was shown. When the dress later fell onto a fire hydrant, Darwin then fell in love with it.

Hilariously, Darwin appears to be somewhat of a ladies' man. He is chosen by Masami to be her "boyfriend", and got a kiss on the cheek from Rachel, who is an upperclassman.

He is kind and loves to help other people.

Gumball
Darwin is Gumball's best friend/brother/pet. They're almost always seen together, whether it's at school or home or off on some crazy misadventure constructed by Gumball. Throughout the show, they have worked together to overcome many a sticky situation even though Gumball was the one that usually pulled them into said situation, and showcasing their strong bond and friendship. Whether it's fighting a T-rex, babysitting their precious sister, or even shaving their dad's horrifyingly hairy back, these two have definitely got each other's backs.

Anais
Darwin may not like Anais as much as he likes Gumball, but he definitely understands her. When Gumball's in trouble, Anais is the first one he runs to. Darwin also convinced Gumball to help Anais when her doll was stolen in "The Quest." Darwin also obviously trusts her, as he could tell her that he put Gumball's embarrassing video online.

Nicole
Though the two don't interact often, they have shown care and affection for each other at certain points. In "The Genius", Nicole was furious, and later on depressed, when the school took Darwin away from them, and in "The DVD," Darwin scolded Gumball for leaving their mother behind to deal with a vicious dog.

Richard
Darwin sees Richard as more of a friend than an actual father figure. Instead of Richard teaching Darwin how to be a man, he goofs around with him. This is strongly evidenced in "The Goons" and in "The Prank," where Richard joins in on Gumball and Darwin's childish antics. He is Richard's favorite child.

Gallery


The gallery for Darwin Watterson can be found here.

Voice Actors

 * Kwesi Boakye (US/UK)


 * Yumiko Kobayashi (Japan)


 * Andrea Di Maggio (Italy)

Quotes

 * "I WANT MORE KIDS!"


 * "Just get over here on the sidewalk, dude."


 * "I always thought I'd make a good model."


 * Gumball: "How come you look so good?"


 * Darwin: "I don't know. Maybe it's because of my... perfect skin!"


 * "She will be mine!"

Richard: "I ate them!"
 * Darwin: "What happened to your clothes?"


 * "Oh, did I say the 'Leap of Faith?' I meant, the 'Leap of Filth!'"

Darwin''': "Shark-bear-gator!"
 * Gumball: "...half shark, half bear, half alligator!"'''


 * "The Shower of Slime!"

Darwin: "Mittens and a scarf?"
 * Gumball: "What does a warrior need for a good warmup?"

Gumball': ('reluctantly hands him ten dollars)'' Darwin''': Thanks, Gumball! Wait for me Tobias!"'''
 * Darwin: "Oh, can I borrow ten bucks?"'''


 * "Okay, I didn't mean it - boyfriend joke! Look, I'm laughing! ('fakes laughing) You can stop crying now! Please?"


 * "Please? I'll do anything you want! I'll go to the treehouse! I'll..I'll kiss you!


 * ('after being kissed on the cheek) "Everything is so clear now!"


 * (cheerfully) "I feel awkward!"


 * "Why is it called 2000, anyways?! It's not like it's the future anymore!"


 * ('gruff voice) "I don't care that you're sad, Jimmy, it's store policy."

Darwin: ('sheepishly) "It's my tummy."'''
 * Gumball: "What was that!?"'''

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 * Gumball: Oh, man! I am SO sorry!
 * '''Darwin: What did you make me do? WHAT DID YOU MAKE ME DO?!?!


 * "Everywhere's my happy place!"

Trivia

 * Darwin seems to be able to speak Chinese, but says he couldn't in a complex sentence, as shown in "The DVD." What he said translates to "Chinese is a hard language, so no."


 * Darwin can breathe in any water, but for the sake of fitting in, he holds his breath while submerged.


 * Darwin's blubber protects him from a lot of damage.


 * In "The Dress," we see that he's also left handed when he's drawing Gumball in the dress.


 * On an exclusive video on the official "Elmore Stream-It" YouTube page, it is revealed that Darwin can exhale for much longer than Gumball can.


 * Darwin is a child character voiced by a child voice actor, like Gumball.


 * The only numbers he knows are 2, 7, and 9.


 * Darwin came in 2nd in the Dumb Race.


 * According to the episode "The Secret," Darwin cannot use the bathroom unless Gumball whistles for him.


 * It's possible that Darwin got his name from the famous scientist Charles Darwin who came up with "The Theory of Evolution."


 * Darwin has a habit of standing in his seat as opposed to sitting down.


 * According to "The Goons," Darwin is actually Richard's favorite child.


 * Darwin was originally a CGI animated character, but this was changed later on because of the difficulties of having a major character animated in this fashion.
 * In "The Party," it is revealed Darwin is part "suckerfish".
 * Darwin can run much faster than both Anais and Gumball, as shown in "The Quest."
 * In "The Sock," it is shown that Darwin's gills whistle everytime he make's an S sound.