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This one is not as long. lol sorry for the long text last time i'll try to make them shorter. Also taking ideas for more characters to spotlight got an idea let me know. any way here we go.

Earthworm Jim is the protagonist of the Earthworm Jim video games and animated series. For most of his life Jim was just an ordinary earthworm engaging in normal worm activities, such as eating dirt, crawling, and fleeing from hungry birds, until one day wherein fate should happen to smile upon him and his life was changed forever. A fearsome bounty hunter named Psy-Crow was enroute to deliver the "Ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" to Queen Slug-For-A-Butt but got in a confrontation with another space ship and lost the suit out of an airlock. The suit fell to earth landing on a farm somewhere in the southern United States. While fleeing from a flock of hungry crows Jim took refuge in the mysterious suit. The suit's powerful atomic particles affected Jim's wormy flesh and caused him to grow and evolve at a fantastic rate. Upon discovering his newfound powers granted by the suit, he overhears Psy-Crow talking to Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, and becomes interested in meeting the queen's twin sister, Princess What's-Her-Name, setting up the events of the first game. Through the games, Jim travels to many planets and faces many villains who are after the suit. In Earthworm Jim 2, Jim must rescue Princess What's-Her-Name when she is kidnapped by Psy-Crow. In the television show, Jim (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) has an almost identical origin, but now resides in a home in the city of Terlawk (a play on Turlock, California, the birthplace of Douglas TenNapel) with Peter Puppy. Most of the villains from the game still show up from time to time to give him trouble.

Jim can be a bit naive, is somewhat of a degenerate and rarely thinks before rushing into battle, but on occasions can be very cunning. Jim is also very gullible, even trusting villains in not-so-convincing disguises. His motto is "When all else fails, start blasting!" Jim also has a rather large romantic infatuation with Princess What's-Her-Name, which usually confuses her in the cartoons, but he never falters in his resolve. Jim also appears to be childish, enjoying pop-up books, snowglobes, and other childish things. In the games, Jim has a slight southern drawl and says phrases like "Groovy!" or "Whoa, Nelly!". In the animated series his drawl has all but disappeared, but still retains his "Groovy!" catchphrase. Jim has a tendency to use big words and long drawn-out phrases. It is not uncommon for him to yell something like "We are all doomed! From the Middle English meaning 'condemned to ruination or death'! DOOOOMED!!" or "By the Great Worm Spirit, whose mighty bristles strike the hammerblows of justice". His battle cry is "Eat Dirt, (persons or things in question)!", which he usually follows up by laughing maniacally. This too can become long and drawn-out with phrases like "Eat dirt, everyone in the vicinity!" or "Eat dirt, evil banana-suited doofus!" He is also a playable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3 and an unlockable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3: Sculptor's Cut. Another little known appearance is in the game "Battle Arena Toshinden", but only in the PC version. There was also a clever reference to Jim in the PC game Sacrifice wherein you could choose to serve the god James, the earth god, in your quest. Your ultimate spell from James is Bovine Intervention, almost certainly a reference to the Earthworm Jim games running gag with cow jokes (a joke taken from a scene of Monty Python and the Holy Grail), particularly since Sacrifice was also developed by Shiny Entertainment.

Earthworm Jim was awarded Best New Character of 1994 by Electronic Gaming Monthly

Posted by zxv33, 7:22pm
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Another nice piece of bio from a classic character.
Posted Oct 12, 2009 8:14 pm PT
i remember the cartoon show. i used to watch it when i was a lil girl...
Posted Oct 12, 2009 8:30 pm PT
Holy crap Earthworm Jim was voiced by Homer Simpson

I've known about the character for so long but i've never actually played any of his games I do remember watching an episode or few from the cartoon though.

annnd suggestions for new character spotlights? Well how about Aya Brea since your such a fan i imagine
Posted Oct 12, 2009 9:13 pm PT
I freakin love that guy..some ideas

Nathan Spencer from Bionic Commando
Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden
Captain Commando from game of the same name or Ness from Earthbound
Posted Oct 12, 2009 9:35 pm PT
Jim is bad-ass..
Posted Oct 13, 2009 2:06 am PT
One of my fav videogame characters of all time.
Posted Oct 13, 2009 2:56 am PT
Bonus fact! He was voiced by the same guy who voices Homer Simpson in his cartoon show
Posted Oct 13, 2009 3:45 am PT
Earthworm Jim is awesome! I remember playing 2 back in the day on the SNES when I rented it as a kid!
Posted Oct 13, 2009 4:57 am PT
Know the character but never played any of his games.
Posted Oct 13, 2009 6:56 am PT
I like you sharing information on cool gaming characters , very informative I'm thinking to share some of my fav gaming characters info
Posted Oct 13, 2009 8:18 am PT
I remember buying this for Sega Dreamcast like it was just yesterday, it was a big time game. I even remember connecting the dreamcast to my monitor for better resolution.
Posted Oct 13, 2009 8:38 am PT
Great character.
Posted Oct 13, 2009 11:37 am PT
Posted Oct 13, 2009 1:29 pm PT
lol nice pics
Posted Oct 13, 2009 3:51 pm PT
Loved the Earthworm Jim games when I was a child. Haha, and yeah the first was a bit long. I looked at it after I got home from work and was like I'll pass. No offense.
Posted Oct 13, 2009 5:10 pm PT
I never got a chance to play any of the games.
Posted Oct 14, 2009 6:23 pm PT
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