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Gumball, Darwin and Mr. Small opening the portal to the Void.

The Void is a secret dimension where characters and objects from the world, particularly Elmore are erased from the world due to being "mistakes." It is also the overarching antagonist of the show, as it’s a metaphor for cancellation, given Rob’s desperation to change the characters in “The Inquisition.” It made its first appearance in the episode of the same name.

Overview[]

Over the course of the world's history, whenever a person, object, invention, game, claim, fashion style, animal, or other miscellany that was considered a mistake to the world came into existence, it would be removed and erased from the real world and ends up in the Void. Sometimes when a person is sent to the Void, they seem to be frozen in time like a paused video, but one can break them out of it just by touch.

The Void has TV static as its background or outer space, and the laws of physics are warped in the Void so that there is less gravity and the direction of gravity's pull twists and varies all around the place. The mistakes sent to the Void are left hovering or floating all around it unless they are standing on a floating platform.

Once a mistake is sent to the Void, all evidence that they ever existed is removed from the world—everyone's memory of the mistake is erased (unless a person wears a tinfoil hat), the mistake's image will all but vanish from any photos and pictures containing them, and where anything that belonged to the mistake (such as their school locker or their house) was located, the world will just fold up over them to hide and get rid of them. When the world folds up over evidence of a mistake's existence this way, it is possible for one to force the fold wide open to form a portal between the Void and the world. This portal will suck up anything that is near it, and it works both ways, but it will begin to shrink over time and eventually close back up to stop the mistakes in the Void from getting back into the world.

The universal remote can also open a portal to the Void via the "AV" button.

Witnesses[]

  • Molly—erased and sent into the Void because of her boring and uninteresting personality. She was rescued by Gumball, Darwin, and Mr. Small, and brought her back to the world of Elmore.
  • Rob—erased and sent for unknown reasons, though his lack of a purpose in life or status as a very minor character as well as his name being forgotten as seen in "The Pony" may be the reason. He escaped back to the world by grabbing onto Mr. Small's van. He becomes disfigured as a result. He returns there in "The Rerun" when Gumball ejects him there using the universal remote. He was sent to the Void in "The Future" by Banana Barbara's painting which later happened in the final episode "The Inquisition."
  • Gumball—entered the Void through a portal to find and rescue Molly, then escaped back to the world. He returned to the Void again in "The Disaster" after Rob threw the universal remote into a portal which leads there. In "The Rerun" he entered the void to find and rescue Rob after sending him there before he disappears completely out of existence.
  • Darwin—entered the Void through a portal to find and rescue Molly, then escaped back to the world.
  • Mr. Small—entered the Void through a portal to find and rescue Molly and his beloved van, Janice, then escaped back to the world.

Things sent to the Void[]

  • Gumball, Darwin, and Mr. Small's hats—entered into the Void to erase their memories of the Void, and keep the fate of the world's mistakes secret.
  • 80s hair spray—erased and sent to the Void due to its high toxicity.
  • Keytar—erased and sent to the Void because it was a fad.
  • Darwin's early reel design—likely erased and sent after Darwin's design was finalized.
  • Zeppelin—erased and sent into the Void due to the 1937 Hindenburg disaster.
  • A transmission tower—erased and sent into the Void due to the dangerous risk of high voltage.
  • Janice—erased and sent into the Void because of its eccentric and hippie appearance and attributes. It was returned to the world when Gumball, Darwin, Molly, and Mr. Small drove it to get back through the portal out of the Void.
  • A ship—erased and sent for unknown reasons; perhaps this particular ship sunk.
  • A basketball hoop—erased and sent possibly for being an older type of hoop that was superseded.
  • A refrigerator—erased and sent possibly for being a model that had numerous design flaws.
  • A wheelchair—erased and sent possibly for being superseded by newer models.
  • Gas tanks—erased and sent possibly for being damaged and leaking flammable gas.
  • Disco—erased and sent after it died in the early 1980s.
  • Disco shoes—erased and sent when they fell out of style.
  • Jorts—erased and sent when they fell out of style.
  • Mullet—erased and sent after it fell out of style.
  • Shudder Shades—erased and sent after it fell out of style.
  • A Payphone—erased and sent after cellphones came into widespread use.
  • 70s cellphone-erased and sent due to being obsolete.
  • Molly's treehouse—removed from the world and sent to the Void with Molly.
  • An early version of the Wattersons' house—erased and sent after the house's design was finalized.
  • Saxophone—erased for unknown reasons, possibly annoyance factor or being an older type of saxophone superseded by newer types.
  • Some models from How to Ratatwang Your Panda—erased and sent due to being from a cheap, bargain bin movie ripping off several major blockbusters designed to deceive inattentive consumers into believing they're the real deal.
  • LaserDisc—erased and sent after the advent of DVD, as well as being heavier and more cumbersome compared to other media as well as "Laser-rot."
  • The planet Pluto—erased and sent after Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the IAU in 2006. However, this is contradicted by Pluto's physical reappearance in "The Singing," where she sings the song "The Hurt I Feel."
  • CGI models, most of which are low-polygonal figures.
  • An outline of Nicole's head.
  • Office Assistant (Clippy)—erased and sent due to Microsoft removing the Office Assistant feature after its criticism.
  • Dodo birds—erased and sent after its species went extinct.
  • A frog resembling Crazy Frog—erased and sent to the Void due to its fading popularity and also being very annoying.
  • A ship ventilation tube from the Titanic—erased and sent after the Titanic sank in 1912.
  • Pogo balls—erased and sent to the Void after their popularity faded.
  • A rock cloud—the same (or a similar) object that crushed the Watterson's car in "The Job" when the clouds were transformed to rocks by Richard.
  • Various car models—erased and sent possibly due to poor performance and/or sales, as well as constantly changing styles and designs.
  • Mixtapes—erased and sent due to being an obsolete media format.
  • An early design of Elmore Junior High from the early reel.
  • Segways—erased and sent due to poor sales and performance.
  • Early compact disc media encased in caddies, such as a Capacitance Electronic Disc or similar—erased and sent due to difficulty with maintaining them, their limited capacity, and otherwise becoming obsolete formats once more modern compact disc technology, as well as digital media, was made.
  • YOLO ("you only live once")—erased and sent after being out of trend.
  • Penny-farthing—erased and sent after it went out of fashion when bikes became popular.
  • A kettle—erased and sent possibly for being too primitive.
  • Socks on sandals—erased and sent after they went out of fashion.
  • Helicopter ejector seat—erased and sent due to the fact that if one were to eject from a helicopter, they would be mulched by the blades.
  • A Platybelodon—erased and sent to the Void after its species went extinct.
  • Two soda cans and two paper coffee cups - Were sucked up and entered the Void when the first portal was opened. It's possible that portal to the Void immediately sucked those objects up because they were street litter.
  • ACARI cartridges— parodies of Atari's 2600 video game system cartridges, their infamous E.T. game in particular, erased and sent into the Void for negative reception and poor sales.
  • Various pieces of terrain, ground, and rocks - Erased and sent for unknown reasons, either for just happening to have something that was to be sent to the Void on it (and was caught in the crossfire) or something about the terrain was so terrible that required its erasure.
  • All of Elmore as of "The Inquisition," either due to the show ending or the fact Elmore is inhabited by talking animals, plants, and objects, and little-to-no humans.
  • A school bus - erased and sent for unknown reasons, probably because it was superseded by a better model.

Episode appearances[]

Season 3[]

  • "The Void": Its debut and first major role. Gumball, Darwin, and Mr. Small realize that Molly and Janice were erased and sent here, so they go to find them.
  • "The Oracle": It appears on Banana Barbara's painting.
  • "The Nobody": It appears in a flashback to "The Void", where Rob escapes from it, and becomes disfigured as a result.
  • "The Money": It appears during the deconstruction segment. As the bus lands and clips through the ground, static can be seen below. Based on The Inquisition, this is likely the Void.

Season 4[]

  • "The Signal"
  • "The Compilation": It appears in a video when Darwin accidentally breaks the screen.
  • "The Disaster"`: Rob sends Gumball here with the universal remote, but he rewinds time and gets out. 

Season 5[]

  • "The Rerun": Gumball sends Rob here, again with the remote, but then feels guilty and rescues him.
  • "The Boredom": It appears multiple times when the screen transitions to other Cartoon Network shows.

Season 6[]

  • "The Vegging": It moves the TV remote away from Gumball.
  • "The Future": (mentioned; in multiple paintings) Rob is sent back here. It also appears in areas that are erased by Banana Barbara's brush.
  • "The Inquisition": It deems all of Elmore a mistake for its lack of humans and general weirdness, and begins destroying it, starting with Rob.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The mistakes contained in the Void include allusions to Darwin's original CGI design, a scrapped version of the Wattersons' house, and several models from How to Ratatwang Your Panda.
  • The Void made brief cameos at the end of "The Oracle" and "The Boredom."
  • The Void is similar to DC Comics' Limbo, a dimension inhabited by old characters seemingly abandoned or forgotten by their publishers. And like the Void, any character that is returned to regular continuity forgets ever being in Limbo.
  • In the ending of "The Oracle," Banana Barbara painted the Wattersons running inside the Void, foreshadowing an event in the official movie.[1][2]
    • This later turned out to be implied by the finale of the show, "The Inquisition," where the Void sucks up Elmore itself, destroying it, ending the show.
  • The blue frog resembles the Crazy Frog.
  • The ACARI cartridges resemble the infamous Atari game E.T.
  • The Void is the last place to appear in the show.

References[]

ve Locations
Major locations ElmoreWattersons' houseElmore Junior HighVoidWatterson children's room
Elmore Junior High locations Miss Simian's classroomPrincipal Brown's officeMr. Small's officeSchoolyardSchool gymSchool swimming poolSchool cafeteriaSchool science labNurse's officeSchool libraryBoys' bathroomGirls' bathroomSchool showering stallsJanitor's closetMr. Corneille's officeTeachers' loungeMiss Simian's officeSmallkwondo roomArt roomMr. Corneille's classroom
Residences Wattersons' houseRobinsons' houseGary's houseCarrie's houseFitzgeralds' houseVerdes' housePrincipal Brown's houseBobert's houseMr. Small and Marvin's houseLarry's houseBananas' houseWilsons' houseSarah's houseSussie's houseJötunheims' cavePaperball's houseTootmorsels' houseInternet's houseRussos' house
Stores/restaurants Laser VideoRipley 2000Lazy LarryElmore ShoppingFood 'n' StuffJoyful BurgerDump's CaveTattoo ParlorElmore MallShoe storeFervidus PizzaElmore Tan SalonChunky BitePet storeAwesome StoreDinnerConvenience store
Minor locations Molly's treehouseElmore MallRainbow FactoryLaser VideoForest of DoomElmore Gas StationElmore ShoppingElmore HospitalChanax Inc.Food 'n' StuffJoyful BurgerDaisylandElmore StadiumLazy LarryElmore ExpresswaySewersDump's CaveElmore Wrecking YardElmore MuseumStomach DestroyerShoe storeElmore PaintballWattersons' shedWattersons' bathroomTattoo ParlorHaunted houseIce rinkElmore ParkElmore WingsRichwood HighCheap MartDesertOceanRiverBeachCity HallBank of ElmoreElmore Parking LotToxic waste disposal siteContainer portElmore CinemaElmore Police StationFunlandChunky BiteElmore ZooElmore KindergartenKitten OrphanageUniverseConvenience store
Single appearances Butt ValleyWatterson family starBobert StoreC.O.R.R.U.P.TElmore RecordsDon Luciano PizzaFranklin Junior High
Unseen locations Boomboxembourg
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