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Warm take, but

I would bet my entire left lung that if IZ was not canceled before the rest of the incomplete episodes/scripts were allowed some airtime, the begrudging bromance potential between Zim and Skoodge could have ended up one of if not the most popular ship among viewers. I’m still forever miffed that we were cheated out of so much more on-screen Skoodge antics generally, though.

Ffs we would have seen what he looked like as a smeet in the Trial. We would have seen what the tallest looked like as smeets too, because Zim deadass grew up with all of them. But that dynamic he had with Skoodge during the Hobo 13 incident has literally had childhood precedent which, lmfao.

Also, for anyone who hasn’t read up on the series plans, Skoodge was going to be revealed to be living in Zim’s basement ever since Hobo-13. Not just in a roach in the walls way. Like, he was eventually gonna become a whole sidekick along GIR and mini-moose, actually helping in some of the plans against Dib. Canon exile buddies. You cannot fathom how angry I am that Dib never got to meet Skoodge on screen, yet was so close to him.

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OH YEAH IN CASE THIS WAS ANYONE’S FIRST TIME LEARNING ABOUT THE UNFINISHED EPISODES YOU REALLY SHOULD CHECK THEM OUT

Two big Skoodge-related reasons off the top of my head

1. THE AFOREMENTIONED SMEET DESIGN WE MISSED OUT ON, WHO I WISH TO DRIBBLE LIKE THE BASKETBALL

2. If you thought the way he and Zim bounced off each other in the show was a nice little treat, theres a feast waiting for your starving bellies in the transcripts. And it has me rolling.

Snippets A, “The Trial”:

Snippet B, “Day of Da Spookies!”:

Warm take, but

I would bet my entire left lung that if IZ was not canceled before the rest of the incomplete episodes/scripts were allowed some airtime, the begrudging bromance potential between Zim and Skoodge could have ended up one of if not the most popular ship among viewers. I’m still forever miffed that we were cheated out of so much more on-screen Skoodge antics generally, though.

Ffs we would have seen what he looked like as a smeet in the Trial. We would have seen what the tallest looked like as smeets too, because Zim deadass grew up with all of them. But that dynamic he had with Skoodge during the Hobo 13 incident has literally had childhood precedent which, lmfao.

Also, for anyone who hasn’t read up on the series plans, Skoodge was going to be revealed to be living in Zim’s basement ever since Hobo-13. Not just in a roach in the walls way. Like, he was eventually gonna become a whole sidekick along GIR and mini-moose, actually helping in some of the plans against Dib. Canon exile buddies. You cannot fathom how angry I am that Dib never got to meet Skoodge on screen, yet was so close to him.

Invader Zim Stan Twitter Anime Part 2

This is the season 3 we were denied.

Skoodge refuses to wear pants, and theres nothing you can do about it

I wish I could tell you to blame someone for encouraging me to make this, but I cant. Only I am to blame.

dont ask about the background, i dont know whats happening either

Every Zim fan knows about that one shot with Skoodge's irkussy because of a coloring error, but nobody mentions that he's also wearing horizontal striped mesh leggings according to the linework

*cracks knuckles* Propaganda time

Invader Flobee

- Assigned to an unnamed planet of large boulder creatures

- Last shown to be very far along with if not completed his mission, having won over the subservience of the local. Quite competent 👍

- funny rockperson disguise

- looks like he barely has a shit to give at all times

- has my vote

Invader Gooch

- abnormally large PAK

- bad posture

- incredibly comical name

- funny lookin’

Invader Grapa

- 👎 Stolen Valor 👎

- Probably hasn’t even finished his own assignment yet

- Allegedly steals candies from defenseless smeets

- literally why are people voting for this fraud #Justice for Skoodge

Invader Groot

- ha ha he is Groot

- that’s kinda all he has going for him

Invaders are listed left to right, top to bottom

Zim and Gir have to go off world for a while. Important A-plot business. Eats up quite a few days of Earth time.

Naturally, Dib notices their absence and takes this as the perfect opportunity to make another break-in attempt at Zim’s base. Gets past the gnomes with one of his magazine doohickeys or science gizmos. Stops cold in his tracks after landing in the living room. There’s a heavy, colorful fog lining the ceiling in ghostly wisps. A foul, akrid odor clings to the air.

Sitting on the couch, covered in cheesy crumbs, open bag of space-Doritos beside him, is Invader Skoodge. Dib has never heard of or seen Skoodge. The guy is open mouthed and staring blankly at the Monty Python sequence playing out on the TV screen. He doesn’t seem to notice the new presence until Dib gives a confused “Um….”

The line of drool that was threatening to reach Skoodge’s shirt retreats back into his mouth. He turns slowly and stares hard at the intruder for a second of focusing. “Oh…” He smiles and greets with a “hey guy” and a half-hearted wave, and then he sinks a bit deeper into the sofa with a complacent expression.

“Bloopin” is playing in the background during this whole thing.

#in his goop #the slop zone

You understand exactly. My people. Also the longer I listen to this song the dumber it gets in my head and I’m just laughing to myself at this point because of what a stupid video-game cutscene ass idea this is.

Skoodge: WoOAw, you know…? They were right, you are uglier than I am.

Dib: ???You’re not Zim.

Skoodge: Huh? Nah, nah… why, you looking for him?

Dib (increasingly weirded out): Yeah, well, originally. Are you- is this another Tak situation?

[He ignores Dib for a moment to ruffle around in the empty chip bag.]

Dib: Ahem ?

Skoodge: No, no everything’s fine. I don’t think anyone even knows I’m here. He’ll be back uhhhh-

Skoodge: sometime. Yah. I’m not worried about it.

[Dib takes a step back.]

Dib: O-kay, well, I’m just gonna- yeah.

[He gestures to his camera, stopping suddenly when he spots a comically conspicuous raygun-looking object he somehow didn’t before notice on the end table.]

[Fascinated, he takes a couple snapshots, then leaps in a panicked duck for cover when Skoodge reaches out and picks it up.

[Skoodge takes phat rips off of it.]

[It takes about 5 seconds for Dib to process the awkward disappointment of the entire situation. Spitefully, he makes sure he’s still recording, at least. Side-eyeing the preoccupied Irken, he continues prying around the room and interacting with random objects. Turning a knob on a nearby door reveals the roboparents. They activate.]

Dib: Oh no.

[Chaos ensues]

Zim and Gir have to go off world for a while. Important A-plot business. Eats up quite a few days of Earth time.

Naturally, Dib notices their absence and takes this as the perfect opportunity to make another break-in attempt at Zim’s base. Gets past the gnomes with one of his magazine doohickeys or science gizmos. Stops cold in his tracks after landing in the living room. There’s a heavy, colorful fog lining the ceiling in ghostly wisps. A foul, akrid odor clings to the air.

Sitting on the couch, covered in cheesy crumbs, open bag of space-Doritos beside him, is Invader Skoodge. Dib has never heard of or seen Skoodge. The guy is open mouthed and staring blankly at the Monty Python sequence playing out on the TV screen. He doesn’t seem to notice the new presence until Dib gives a confused “Um….”

The line of drool that was threatening to reach Skoodge’s shirt retreats back into his mouth. He turns slowly and stares hard at the intruder for a second of focusing. “Oh…” He smiles and greets with a “hey guy” and a half-hearted wave, and then he sinks a bit deeper into the sofa with a complacent expression.

“Bloopin” is playing in the background during this whole thing.

Actual question, what on earth was Skoodge even doing in Zim’s basement this entire time?

Canonically he reveals himself in a lost episode when he finally got bored hiding out down there and overheard there were shenanigans about to happen that he could join in on.

But he’s explicitly been there since Hobo 13.

…..

That was Season One. There’s been like 18 episodes between that and the series end. Valentines Day, Halloween, Minimoose’s birth, AND Christmas has passed in the meantime. Wtf has he been up to down there while also being undetected by Zim and Gir. Earth Tv? Space Tv? Stealing out of the pantry like a little mousey boy? Crawling through the walls looking for cheese and eavesdropping on Earth drama????

Not a week goes by where I don’t imagine how funny it would have been if Zim and Gir were out of house for a while and Dib just catches Skoodge casually wandering around on one of his spy cameras. Just

“Holy smokes Zim really let himself go” and then watched the round bastard do fuckall for like 3 days

I already know that height is most of the reason no one likes Skoodge back home, but kept wondering why Irkens think he’s also incredibly ugly on top of the short thing. Like, Jhonen knows how to draw/design hideous characters. Skoodge isn’t disfigured, or blemished, he’s… cute. A goofy silly little blorbo. He looks like a squishmellow??? He’s adorable to us, he’s a beloved fan fave. But he’s so darned ugly to them. Didn’t add up until it hit me.

He’s built like the Irken equivalent of a damn pug.

Corporate needs you to find a difference between these two images

Another horrible IZ Prompt: Zim’s base becomes the host of a small infestation of Earth vermin. Maybe some test subjects expected from the lab. Maybe some just burrowed in from the surface. Honestly, my money’s on GIR smuggling them through and they set up a nest near the pantry area.

Anyway, Skoodge sees them and starts flipping the fuck out because what else is he to assume but that a lucky handful of Blorch orphans have miraculously survived and now they have come to reap vengeance.

ALTERNATIVELY: that is exactly what has in fact happened, Blorch pups just happen to look exactly like Earth rodents (like the Plague of Babies incident) and are equally as good at stowing away on ships. They hide this fact from anyone encountering them except Skoodge, progressively making him look crazier and crazier even to the other wingnuts living in Zim’s base.

I’m very pleased to know this idea has resonated with so many people here have the dumb shit I scribbled (procrastinating something else) while still thinking about it

Another horrible IZ Prompt: Zim’s base becomes the host of a small infestation of Earth vermin. Maybe some test subjects expected form the lab. Maybe some just burrowed in from the surface. Honestly, my money’s on GIR smuggling them through and they set up a nest near the pantry area.

Anyway, Skoodge sees them and starts flipping the fuck out because what else is he to assume but that a lucky handful of Blorch orphans have miraculously survived and now they have come to reap vengeance.

ALTERNATIVELY: that is exactly what has in fact happened, Blorch pups just happen to look exactly like Earth rodents (like the Plague of Babies incident) and are equally as good at stowing away on ships. They hide this fact from anyone encountering them except Skoodge, progressively making him look crazier and crazier even to the other wingnuts living in Zim’s base.

Wait a second…..

By popular consensus, Invader Skoodge deemed slightly more fuckable than Zim.

Results: promising, but inconclusive.

Recommendation: further research.

"don't disappoint me, society"

Invader Skoodge unironically vibing to “Human Music” though