User blog:Leslieisaflower/Leslie Rambles: The Appeal Behind Tobias

oh jeez, i've been procastinating on this post because i was just too excited for the Shippening. Let's just save that episode for my next blog post however.

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Hello and welcome to the third installation of my series called Leslie Rambles. In this episode, we'll talk about Tobias.

No, I'm not joking. The main topic on this post will be about Tobias.

But why?

Well, you see,

Tobias seems to be a fan favorite character, despite acting sort of like a jerk in the TV show.

Yet despite all the dumb and jerk-ish stuff he does, we all seem to love him.

Today, I'll be dissecting this character and hopefully get down to the reason why he is one of the best characters on the show according to most of the fandom.

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Reason 1: His Darn Ego
Something you immediately notice from the start is his overly inflated ego. He seems to have quite a bit of narcissm up his sleeve, and he also literally loves himself as shown in The Shippening. In The One, his ego plays a big role as he starts "beating up" Gumball's friends to make Tobias Gumball's only option as a friend. His ego makes him believe that he is a handsome and athletic jock when he quite literally isn't. Characters like him tend to be interesting and fun to watch, An example of this being Johnny Bravo. Apparently, Inflated Egos = Fun Characters.

Reason 2: His Darn Personality
Tobias has that one Middle-School-Boy Personality. He thinks he's athletic, attempts to impress girls, has a big ego which i talked about earlier, and is a big jerk. Now that i'm talking about him, he kind of reminds me of the grade 7 boys in my school. Oh my. Anywho, this simple yet comic personality is pretty powerful and appealing and makes for a fun-to-follow character. ( Don't worry Tobias, i'm sure you'll get a girlfriend at one point in your life.).

Final Reason: His Darn Appearance
(this reason will be relatively short)

Tobias is a multi gradiented poofball.

That description sounds weird, doesn't it?

Let's try that again.

Tobias is a multi gradiented poofball with a headband, a pair of wristbands, and red high-top sneakers.

That's much better.

The use of his accesories help paint out his personality and make him more visually appealing. If he was a simple gradiented cloud, I wouldn't be as interested to watch him.

I also like how his green accesories help balance out the character design and make things pop rather then just sticking to red, orange, and blue.

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Sorry for the short episode. I wasn't too motivated to write on the weekends.

Next episode will be all about the Shippening and why it's one of my favorite episodes.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post and goodbye.