Peter Puppy

Peter Puppy is a very good friend of Earthworm Jim and he turns into a large monstrous dog whenever he is hurt or scared. This trait is very similar to that of Bruce Banner as the Hulk. In this form he will attack Earthworm Jim, though he will attack anything that resembles Jim, as seen by once attacking Psy-Crow (Who was disguised as Jim at the time). After a short while he will change back to his natural form, unaided. The animated series expanded upon this, adding that tickling Peter would cause him to belch, then change back to normal. In the Earthworm Jim video games, Peter has the ability to change into a large monster when threatened. He is from another planet on which Jim crash-landed after being sucked through a warp hole. Jim's Pocket Rocket was badly damaged in the crash, and Peter helped Jim escape the planet in exchange for helping Peter safely return to his house.
The animated series changes Peter's origin considerably, portraying him as an ordinary dog. His appearance changed dramatically as well with the artist giving Peter an unbuttoned teal shirt and black shorts as opposed to walking around nude. His fur was changed from purple/pink to white to make him look more like a real dog. A coward in nature, he was picked on by the other neighborhood dogs. One day Peter decided to prove his worth by performing the Taboo of the Dogs, attacking a running vacuum cleaner, something few dogs have attempted. His fear turns out to be well-justified as vacuums are canine-specific trans-dimensional portals. Peter is flung through time and space and eventually lands on the Planet Heck where Evil the Cat places a curse on him. The curse gives Peter human intelligence and his anthropomorphic form (and his nifty shirt), but also causes him to transform whenever he is hurt or scared. Peter is quite timid in nature and has a hard time controlling his transformations. He can often be heard chanting to himself, "I must not fear, fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death that brings total oblivion" (a modified litany against fear, From Frank Herbert's Dune series). Peter is very artistic and has dabbled in many different forms of expression such as interpretive dance, gourmet cooking, and play acting. He is also fond of professional wrestling, licking stamps for the taste of their glue, and playing in garbage. Peter enjoyed eating haggis until discovering its ingredients and method of preparation. As a result, his greatest fear is a Scottish chef and he now cannot eat haggis without getting sick, though he has been tricked into eating it on numerous occasions.
Although not really a travelling member of the S.A.F.T Squad, Peter does go on adventures with them on some occasions, along with Tom Puppy.
== Gallery ==
Earthworm-Jim-Season-2-Episode-1-The-Origin-of-Peter-Puppy.jpg|Peter in his original feral state about to chase a vacuum.
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Peter Puppy; Oh the Irony!.jpg|Oh, the Irony!
baby_peter_puppy_by_dominiquepucca-d5e1yd4.jpg|Baby Peter Puppy
Category:Characters
Category:Males
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Category:Dogs