The Hacker

:This article is about the Cyberchase character. For the Borderlands class, see Hacker. For the Waveclash character, see Waveclash II: Cobalt § Starters.
Hacker () is the main villain of the PBS Kids series Cyberchase. His main goal is to seize control of Cyberspace; to this end, he has infected its current ruler, Motherboard, with a computer virus.
He and his battered henchmen, Buzz and Delete, continually try to make trouble for the CyberSquad (Matt, Jackie, Inez, and Digit) to prevent them from curing Motherboard. Though the CyberSquad can never quite obtain an antidote for the Hacker's virus, they otherwise thwart his every plan in each episode of the series.
==Biography==
===Origins and backstory===
The Hacker was created by Dr. Marbles to work for Motherboard. During this time, he worked alongside Coop, Slider's father, and created Digit to assist him.
Hacker was shown to initially be on Motherboard's side, and saved her life at one point. However, he later grew jaded and greedy, and decided that he wanted to rule Cyberspace for himself. He first planned to take over using the Transformatron, a machine that he and Coop had invented. Coop destroyed the blueprints, and Hacker took his revenge by corrupting Coop with a Magnetite helmet.
In a later attempt, Hacker removed Motherboard's Encryptor Chip, an important antivirus component, but Digit returned it. When Hacker was caught, Marbles drained his power and Motherboard banished him to the Northern Frontier, a distant cybersite.
As Digit accompanied him there, Hacker had him construct a spaceship, the Grim Wreaker, fitted with a chair that allows Hacker to recharge his power temporarily. Hacker used the Grim Wreaker to travel outside of the Northern Frontier and black out several other cybersites. However, Digit rebelled, restoring power to the affected cybersites, and escaped Hacker's imprisonment.
Hacker later purchased robotic parts with which to create Buzz and Delete.
Hacker is shown to retain some knowledge on Motherboard from his time assisting her, and can use this to exploit her programming and weaknesses when given the chance.
===Return from exile===
Eons later, in the pilot episode of Cyberchase, "Lost My Marbles", Hacker has programmed a library computer in the real world to crash when touched, which creates a breach in Cyberspace. This allows Hacker to send a virus to Motherboard as she is undergoing an upgrade and has her firewall down. Motherboard suffers partial damage, and her Encryptor Chip is destroyed. The children who had touched the computer are summoned to Cyberspace, and team up with Digit to undo Hacker's damage.
Hacker has since engaged in frequent schemes to spread evil and chaos throughout Cyberspace. These plans often centered around seizing and destroying the Encryptor Chip, which can be used cure Motherboard's virus.
In "The Snelfu Snafu", Hacker has reprogrammed the Encryptor Chip to compress Motherboard into a ZIP archive onboard internal storage, replace her with Hacker's likeness, and block attempted reboots so that restoring Motherboard through a backdoor will destroy the Encryptor Chip. He then stages an auction for the hacked chip. The CyberSquad manages to save enough money to take the top bid and insert the chip, which allows Hacker to assume total control of Cyberspace. Hacker is eventually foiled when the CyberSquad locates him, saves the chip from destruction, and reinstalls Motherboard, sacrificing the Encryptor Chip in the process.
===Decline of reputation===
By Season 8, in the wake of innumerable defeats, Hacker is publicly viewed as a joke and no longer feared. Among Hacker's current goals is to rescue his evil image.
In "Hackerized", a fan of Hacker's, Ledge, creates and deploys a Hacker-themed brainwashing machine to impress him. Hacker casts Ledge away when Inez manages to deactivate it. In later episodes, Ledge regularly antagonizes Hacker and the CyberSquad alike, becoming a potent rival to both. Hacker is sometimes forced to work with the CyberSquad to accomplish a common goal, to his chagrin.
==Personality==
The Hacker is egomaniacal, vengeful, and manipulative, and will go to extremes to get what he wants. His skills include scheming and creating chaos. His only attempts to forge friendships are in acts of deceit, exploitation, or desperation; he constantly berates his henchmen and occasional teammates, often calling Buzz and Delete "duncebuckets".
With a vain self-image, Hacker is often seen admiring himself, and uses wig gel obsessively. His pet peeves include getting dirty and having his wig fall off, the latter of which is a running gag.
Despite relying on his henchmen for help with his every scheme, Hacker sees himself as a lone wolf and refuses to let any partner share his power, driving a wedge between him and Wicked. He hates being bested and is a sore loser.
Hacker's fatal flaw is overconfidence. He refuses to consider the full capability of those who have bested him in the past. His diminished threat has made him only slightly more cautious about this.
Hacker also suffers arachnophobia and plasmophobia, which his opponents have taken advantage of.
==Profiles and statistics==
"Meet the CyberSquad" bio (2001):
:A pompous and power-hungry scoundrel- and don't under any circumstances, mess up his hair! He's primped and primed to take over the cyberworld- and he's not about to let anyone ruin his plan.
:Favorite Book: “The Prince,” by Machiavelli
:Hobbies: Collecting pens, costumes, caviar and cheating (at anything)
:Pet Peeves: Jackie, Matt and Inez. Being called Hacker instead of The Hacker
:Favorite Phrases: I often use the pet name “duncebuckets” when referring to my assistants
:Favorite Color: Puce
:Favorite Music: Elvis Presley (would you like to hear my rendition of 'Hound Dog?')
:Favorite Movie: “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” He especially liked the wonderful Judge Doom guy
Trading card bio:
:Age: He's not telling
:Favorite Color: Puce
:Favorite Line: "That's THE Hacker to you."
:Other Faves: Wig gel, Elvis, The Wicked Witch
:Pet Peeves: Those pesky Earth kids, getting dirty, losing
:Great At: Creating chaos, scheming
"CyberSquad" bio (2012): Hacker, a pretentious cyborg, wants to rule cyberspace. Aboard the Grim Wreaker in the Northern Frontier, he schemes new ways to overthrow Motherboard. Buzz and Delete, his two henchbots, work for him. He hates dirt and is afraid of ghosts. Signature line: “That’s THE Hacker to you.”
===Cyberchase: The Quest===
Skwakopedia entry: The meanest, greenest cyborg in all of Cyberspace. Wants to get rid of Motherboard and be in charge of Cyberspace. Loves to cause chaos and do mean things.
==Gallery==
The Hacker Strikes A Pose.png|Striking a pose
HackerFunnyFaceSlide11.png|Joke fanart by , based on the Cyberchase title sequence
DigitHackerSketch.jpg|Digit and Hacker by 
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