Bubby

Bubby, covered in blood.

> "*Shut the fuck- -What is your problem?*"
> Bubby inside the computers.
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**Dr. Bubby** is a crass, idiotic, egotistical, and impulsive scientist. Bubby was created inside Black Mesa by scientists slapping chemicals together until they created a person, The Ultimate Life Form, and promptly had knowledge injected directly into his brain; Bubby also claims to be six years old.

He is played by Gir.

## Personality

Gir describes Bubby as "a jaded tutorial NPC until he believes his life is in peril," and "the kind of person to go home and then just like sit in the corner and do nothing."

Bubby is often antagonistic towards others, with the exception of Dr. Coomer, who he seems to be close friends with. He frequently harasses and insults his friends, particularly Gordon, whom he loathes for some inexplicable reason, though he will on occasion pull pranks on Tommy as well, known as his “Classic Lies”. Bubby is also extremely short-tempered, frequently attacking or somehow physically harming the object of his rage for any slight that sets him off; at one point, he mercilessly shoots a man for owing him $5. Bubby’s attitude problems are a result of him having no social skills due to not knowing how to interact with others or being able to apply the knowledge that was injected into him. Bubby is often shown to lack self-preservation, repeatedly blundering into traps and setting off explosive devices mere feet from civilians and other members of the Science Team. Despite his egotistical demeanor in the moment, Bubby becomes rather cowardly in the face of actual danger.

Halfway through the series, Bubby betrays Gordon by tricking him into getting kidnapped by military soldiers, an action seemingly fueled by impulsive desperation and his assumption that Gordon was at fault for trapping them in Black Mesa during the incident. He later is subsequently thrown in his tube and realizes his errors, and reunites with the group with a proper motivation in mind. By the end of the series, though not particularly "nicer" as a person, he does ally with the group for a common goal to defeat Benrey, and is the one who helps Gordon travel backwards in time. Because of this, Bubby cannot be truly considered an antagonist.

## Quotes

* "It's just brain cancer, you can live with that."
* "I like it there, shut up."
* "Take that, you damnable bitch!" (To a Security Guard NPC who had just been killed)
* "I would like to go to outer space and leave this world behind."
* "Gordon, I got blasted into yesterday!"
* "Nut up or shut up!"
* "AAAAAAAAGH!! I'M BURNINGGGGG!!!... Oh I'm fine now."
* "Gordon, do you have any idea what its like for someone to follow you and just NOT shut up?"
* "A girl never kisses and tells!"
* "Are you that motherfucker who fucked up this whole experiment?" (To Gordon)
* "Let me demonstrate how... god damn smart I am!"
* "Yes... Yes! YES!!! Is it working? YES!!!"
* "I'd like to have a good old yeehaw with you."
* "I believe the kids say, you "Pogged" it."
* "I am INCREDIBLY terrified of these heights!"
* "Trains are my life."
* "Would you care for an egg?" (To Gordon)
* "I do love a good Garlic Bread."
* "I'm a big fan of a big hole!"
* "Look, we all have secrets." (In regards to Gordon finding out he can turn into a car)
* "I've got the memory of a goldfish."
* "I told your stupid ass you fucked up! And now you're paying the price!" (To Gordon, while he was being attacked by soldiers)
* "sssShit's fucked, man."
* "I'll- Stop your fuckin' mouth!" (to Gordon while talking to him Post-Resonance Cascade)
* "Here I come, Gordon" (multiple times in the freezer)

## Trivia

* Like all the other AI-Enhanced NPCs, it's easy to tell them apart because of their animations, taken from the Garry's Mod player models.
* When asked what field of science each Science Team member specializes in, Gir said Bubby specializes in "whatever team needs an extra man".
* Bubby was described to "always be an old man" since his conception in the tube, and apparently does not age.
* Apparently, Bubby can transform into a car.
* Bubby is exactly 6 feet tall, according to Gir.
* Bubby claims to have a "bionic heart" in Act 1 to explain why he uses the HEV suit charger in one scene, alongside Dr. Coomer, who presumably uses it for his bionic legs.
* Though hardly seen for a few seconds, Bubby's "special power" in the final battle of Act 4 appears to have him transform into some sort of flaming wheel, which Gir describes to be a power similar to Shadow the Hedgehog.
	+ Equally, he compares Bubby to Shadow the Hedgehog in the sense they are both genetically created with extreme abilities, and could possibly be considered bioweapons.
* Bubby is said to be more powerful than Dr. Coomer, but chooses not to abuse this power.
* Gir describes Bubby as "a jaded tutorial NPC until he believes his life is in peril."

* His favorite type of bread is Garlic Bread, with Pita Bread being in close second.
* Bubby's favorite drink is Bug Juice, the sugar drink.
	+ Bubby also seems to hate Powerade™, but enjoy Gatorade™.

* The name "Bubby" is the result of Gir being pressired by Gordon. Gir tried to dodge the question saying that he forgot it while being knocked out, so that he would have a little bit of time to come up with a name, but Wayne kept pressuring him, which resulted in the name being "Bubby"

* Bubby is the youngest of the group being only 6 years old, which is less than Tommy (36) and Gordon (28).
* Bubby carries a handful of Epi-pens in his pocket.
* According to Gir, Bubby is, as far as he knows, heterosexual.
	+ Along with this, in one of the Q&A streams, Gir stated he sees Bubby as "A milquetoast straight man that fucks."
* During Gir's Subnautica stream, he claimed "Bubby was made in a tube, so he probably doesn't even have a gender."
* Bubby eats food out of the garbage because it's free.
* Bubby has around 109 kills in the full series. He ranks in the middle of the science team’s individual kill counts.
* According to Dr. Coomer, Bubby has graduated seven times.
* Like Tommy, Bubby likes marzipan.
* He is afraid of heights and dislikes tight spaces.
* He likes the TV show "Scrubs."
* Bubby attempted to create a blood collection during the series, but lost it somewhere in Black Mesa.
* When asked what the science team would wear when off work, Gir said that Bubby would wear sweats.
	+ When asked if Bubby would wear leather jackets casually, Gir said "Yeah sure why not".

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