As a toddler, he mostly stayed with his quadruplet sisters and maternal grandparents since his parents were in debt. At home, he was the most energetic bundle Helen and Viktor could imagine, but in public he was extremely shy and easily scared by the surroundings, thing that didn't let him make many friends in Portland.
Shortly after returning back home, Nicole and Richard decide to buy the kids a pet fish - several, in fact. However, one of them was considered special by Gumball, and that one fish spurted lungs and legs and become his best friend. When he was twelve, the Nuttelses moved in to their neighborhood. Gumball wanted to meet them, but Nicole told him that he would have to wait because he still had school.
He talked with his siblings about this and were excited to meet them. At the end of day, they eventually met their neighbors. Mabel introduces him and Darwin to Cobby and his brothers and sisters.
As he was about to introduce himself to Martha, she bit Gumball's arm and called him a "sucker" because he called her "rude". He still was nice to her, convinced that she acted like that because she was surrounded by strangers.
When the quadruplets were twelve year old, Purriana's contract ended, so she had to move back to Elmore. Mabel, Rayona and Gumball were unpleased with their sister's new personality, so they alongside Darwin planned to revert her old self, only to find out Purriana is, more or less, still the same, but her personality shifted because of the new entourage and the sparse contact over the years, and eventually reconciled. Gumball is a light blue cat with five visible whiskers and a mole on his right cheek.
He has messy curly auburn hair with pale yellow curls, yarns and streaks sticking out. He is a little chubby around his torso and waist and has wobbly limbs.
He has a birthmark on his right eye shaped like a octogonal eight-pointed star. In Gumball's Future, he has a tuft of hair on top, sometimes black sunglasses when he's wearing his agent uniform or just relaxing, or nothing depending on what he's doing now, and either a red T-shirt and red tracksuit or black tuxedo and black trousers.
Gumball is a rather eclectic individual with a wide imagination but zero motivation. A trouble prone, genre-savvy and somewhat upbeat cat, he is generally optimistic and unfazed by Elmore's weirdness, although he can have his moments more than usual. He is reckless, usually getting in trouble because of his crazy shenanigans he had initiated.
He is somewhat intelligent and polite, because he will do whatever someone asks him to do until he gets fed up with it. He is actually quite smart: he is artistically and musically gifted and is able to come up with apparently impossible plans that actually work. However he is rather lazy and unmotivated, explaining why he almost failed many, many classes. Gumball's antics and tendency to procrastinate sometimes keeps him from learning some key lessons of life.
He can actually be a rather kindhearted and helpful kid, if it weren't for his views on society and mischief. In "The Safety" he claims that he doesn't even know any real swear words. Goth : According to "The Fraud", he had this phase once. Green-Eyed Monster : While it doesn't surface too often, Gumball tends to do insane things when he's jealous of someone.
However, most of Gumball's jealousy is reserved for Alan, the local Parody Sue that Gumball loathes for how seemingly perfect and popular he is. In "The Saint", he tries to destroy Alan's life to expose his flaws, and in "The Traitor", he stalks Alan all over town to confront him about 'lying' to him.
Guile Hero : Gumball is a Loser Protagonist, has no special powers or high intellect, and is frequently shown to be the physically weakest in the family including Anais. But his quick thinking and zany ideas that usually work more than make up for it.
Hartman Hips : A rare male example; his hips are twice the width of his chest. Clearly, he gets it from his mom. Healing Factor : Mainly played for laughs. Many episodes show that Gumball can regenerate his head, which adds on to his Made of Iron trait. Heinz Hybrid : He is half cat and half rabbit as his mom is a cat and his dad is a rabbit.
Hero with a Unique Name : Most of the cast have mundane names, so the main character going by "Gumball" makes him stick out pretty clearly. Heterosexual Life-Partners : With Darwin. They are brothers, best friends, and even sang a song in "The Compilation" about how close they are.
In "The Origins", Gumball's love for his missing then pet actually caused Darwin to evolve into the form he has today. Hidden Depths : Some episodes show that Gumball is a really good cook: he did very well in home ec class and seems to make his own meals a lot because his mom is so busy. He's able to sketch a pretty decent if strange portrait of Darwin in "The Procrastinators".
Surprisingly enough, he's shown to have considerable skill with a bow and arrow across a couple episodes. In "The Society", he lands a headshot on Mr.
Small from across the stage when he's asked for a headshot when auditioning for the school play with a Pre-Asskicking One-Liner to boot though he claimed to have been aiming for the portrait of Tobias that Mr. Small was holding Gumball suddenly using a deep voice : How's this for a headshot?
Gumball : I got principles! Just turns out I can't live by them. Like Parent, Like Child : From his father's side, being a slacker and Endearingly Dorky enough to touch the hearts of their respective romantic interests. From his mother's side, he's a lot more athletic, determined, and can have as much temper and strength as his mother than he realized deep down as long as he is motivated.
Loser Protagonist : Lazy, irresponsible, unathletic, Book Dumb to a sometimes dangerous degree , and usually falls victim to endless abuse each episode. Worsened in that he isn't enough of a deadbeat loser like his father, who can reverse it around in his favor. However, he's growing out of this in later seasons. Shown in a positive light in "The Name". The Wattersons believe that while he is a loser, it humbles Gumball a lot and he's a better person personality-wise because of it. They think of him more as a Cool Loser.
Again, in "The Fridge". He's pretty much the lowest-achieving Watterson according to the fridge chart anyways but he is content with his life and feels no envy for the others. He ends up becoming the Only Sane Man when the Wattersons become dangerously obsessed with being winners and ends up saving them before the whole family tears apart. Loser Son of Loser Dad : A lot of Gumball's negative traits are things he has in common with his father.
Lovable Coward : Gumball may be frightened about a lot of things but it's pretty difficult to not feel bad when he gets in a more nasty situation than he's used to. Can easily be warped and stretched, but hard to break. Master of Your Domain : Gumball claims to possess this in " The Virus ", and he proves it via Abnormal Limb Rotation Range which also involuntarily rearranges his internal organs and forces him to visit the infirmary.
Momma's Boy : Specially in "The Meddler". In general, Nicole is very protective of him. Motor Mouth : In the Japanese dub, courtesy of his voice actress. He has his moments in the original English version too, such as in "The Schooling" when he tells Larry what he learned from taking his jobs for five minutes. Mouthy Kid : And how! Vice Guy : Gumball can be sarcastic, prideful even when he can't live up to his beliefs, envious especially around Alan, and unmotivated but he is overall loyal, is willing to help out of good intentions even unwarranted, and cares for his family and loved ones.
Not to mention having his own moral compass after he realized his mistakes. Naked People Are Funny : Out of all the characters in the entire series, he will appear nude the most to his embarrassment.
Though ironically he is one of the few characters to wear clothes to begin with. Narcissist : Despite his underachieving, several episodes are based around Gumball going to extreme lengths to prove himself right for some trivial reason, purely to validate his own ego. Neat Freak : Gumball occasionally looks ticked whenever he gets dirty and is known to adore taking showers while in "The Burden" he took a bath smiling. New Powers as the Plot Demands : He himself has assumed he doesn't have powers, but sometimes he gets temporary ones.
For instance, he shapeshifts in his imagination song in "The Money" and transforms his head into a goat's in "The Advice" to call the Abraham Lincoln Goat. Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! No Sense of Direction : He think he can somehow memorize a map after eating it and when the wind is directly speaking to him, in plainly decipherable language, he does the exact opposite of what it tells him. Oblivious to Hatred : He and Darwin worship the ground Mr. Robinson walks on, unable to understand all the obvious hints that he's a bitter, miserable old Jerkass who hates the Watterson family, especially Gumball and Darwin themselves, with a red-hot burning passion.
It isn't until the events of "The Heart", near the very end of the series, that they finally get it. Official Couple : With Penny. Then "Zach" becomes a intolerable Split Personality who tries to replace Gumball , so he legally changes his name to "Gumball" to get rid of him. Only Sane Man : While he was a mix of this, being simply mischievous, hyperactive or stupid, this is slowly becoming his most seen side.
The best example is in "The Fridge," being the only family member not worked up into a competitive spirit started by his mother and forced to bring the family back to normal. The Power of Love : It's apparently so powerful that it's what allowed a young Darwin to grow lungs and legs just by Gumball's sheer determination and inability to give up on him coming home.
Spoilered example aside, underneath his Deadpan Snarker attitude he is actually a pretty sweet kid who's more than willing to help where he can, and he has had a crush on Penny for a long time before finally winning her heart.
Not to mention, being able to appeal to Rob's good side in "The Rerun" to undo the events of "The Disaster". According to Nicole, his first sentence, said at the age of four, was "I'll do it tomorrow. Gumball : I said I'd do it in a minute. You don't have to remind me every hour. Screams Like a Little Girl : His screams are very high pitch, especially in the first season when his first actor's voice was cracking. Selective Obliviousness : He's completely incapable of understanding that Mr.
Robinson is a cantankerous old man who can't stand him or his family, even when the evidence is right in front of him. Shipper on Deck : For Darwin and Carrie. When they have their first Official Couple kiss, he smiles warmly and doesn't bother closing his eyes.
When he needs to get a date in "The Party" but can't bring himself to ask Penny, he doesn't show romantic interest in any of the other girls he asks, instead treating it like some strange chore. He literally has eyes for no girl but Penny. Small Name, Big Ego : Early on Gumball is very vocal of his non-existent competence and ability, and how sincere he's being is rather questionable. This tended to make him The Millstone toward the smarter but less assertive Darwin, and a frequent subject to Break the Haughty.
Later on, he's far more self-deprecating and aware of his own flaws, albeit seemingly mocking everyone else a lot more to compensate. This trait still shows up occasionally; he's still particularly reluctant to acknowledge his own physical weakness. Smart Ball : No Pun Intended. When they find out Mr. Robinson is moving away, Gumball asks to take a lock of his hair to cook and eat so that Mr.
Robinson will be a part of him forever. He's stated to be in such terrible shape that he can't overpower a girl made of paper and his organs have a fit doing basic exercises, but when a Chase Scene happens he's perfectly capable of keeping up or even pulling Le Parkour moves that rival his mother's and running for blocks without slowing down. Strong Family Resemblance : He looks almost exactly like a shorter version of his mother. Comparing how she looked at his age, the only difference besides clothes was that she was taller, usually has visible eyelashes, and her whiskers look different.
In "The Plan", he even tries to impersonate her and since he obscures the huge height difference by standing in a bush, it was amazingly effective. Superpowered Evil Side : Jealous Gumball in "The Flower", which was strong enough to smash through giant football players. Zach in "The Name", who supposedly succeeds at almost everything Gumball fails at and "always thinks ahead". However, he refuses to admit where he fails at unlike Gumball, but his ego is big enough to cloud such mistakes.
Super Speed : When the plot calls for it, he's fast enough to set people on fire when he passes by them, such as "The Traitor" and "The Best".
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