Van shopkeeper
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Character Information
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The van shopkeeper is a minor character in The Amazing World of Gumball. He was first mentioned in "The Puppy," although his first physical appearance is in "The Origins." He is the owner of the Awesome Store, a van that sells mysterious items.
Appearance
He appears to be some type of shadowy humanoid, as he can be seen reaching out his hand on multiple occasions. However, only his eyes and hand have been seen throughout the franchise. His eyes are slanted and seem to glow in the dark.
Personality
Despite readily selling dangerous items to strangers, he does so with a seemingly indifferent and amoral attitude. Although he sometimes issues warnings about the hazards of his merchandise, these warnings are often insufficient due to his carelessness and lack of foresight. For instance, he neglected to tell the Wattersons about the powers of their new fridge in "The Possession," and he handed Rob the Universal Remote without first understanding Rob's intentions.
Despite this flaws, he is not overtly ill-intentioned and even attempts to prevent Rob from using the remote for revenge, asserting that it can't be used for evil. He maintains a polite manner with customers and occasionally adopts a theatrical tone when discussing his store, yet his demeanor is also often deadpan and sarcastic.
Episode appearances
Season 3
- "The Puppy": He is mentioned in passing as the seller that gave Richard the Evil Turtle. At the end of the episode, his van gets destroyed.
Season 4
- "The Origins": His first physical appearance. He sells Darwin to Richard.
- "The Disaster": He hands Rob the universal remote and is later deleted from existence.
Season 5
- "The Rerun": He asks Rob to pay for the remote again after he destroyed it.
- "The Console": He sells Richard a Game Child and is implied to be the villain of the game. He later appears again, explaining to the Watterson kids the true villain of the game.
Season 6
- "The Shippening": He goes on the run from the police and accidentally drops the magic notebook, which Sarah takes for herself.
- "The Possession": He sells the Wattersons a new fridge.
Trivia
- Richard seems to be his favorite customer.
- He resembles the shadowy criminal from "The Comic."
- He sounds different in "The Disaster" than how he usually sounds like in other episodes.
Quotes
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Uhh, they're not magic. I think you just need glasses. |
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| —Van Shopkeeper to the hamburger cop when inspecting a pair of ordinary glasses in “The Shippening” | ||
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