Edd

**Edd**, mostly referred to by his nickname "**Double D**," is one of the three protagonists in *Ed, Edd n Eddy*. He is physically the weakest but the most intelligent member of the Eds.

## Background

Edd is a rather scrupulous, but kind and well-intentioned youth. Docile, polite and disciplined, he willingly adheres to the laws and regulations of his community. With his love and desire for order, he occasionally undertakes the role of a peacemaker. He is incredibly gentle and accepting, albeit sometimes awkward and timid in his interactions, particularly with people of the opposite sex. Although considered an outcast, he is a generally well-respected, if not appreciated, member of his peer group, whom he gladly counsels and assists if need be. It is often suggested through his interactions with the other children in the Cul-De-Sac that if it were not for Ed and Eddy, Edd would be welcomed among their group. Even so, perfectionist Edd is something of a "goody-two-shoes," wishing to please and accommodate to the needs of others.

Edd is quite delicate and mysophobic, disliking any potentially "harmful" form of physical activity and among all, contamination. He will go great lengths to cleanse his environment, and exhibits numerous idiosyncrasies; among these odd habits are his tendency to name tag his every possession, to the extent of claiming to "not be able to rest in an unlabeled setting." He has a significant dislike of sports as well, rooted perhaps from an infamous, scarcely mentioned dodgeball incident from his childhood.

What Edd lacks in physical strength is substituted by his intelligence, in a total reversal of the dim-witted yet physically stronger Ed. Exceptionally precocious, Edd is a promising young inventor with an interest in science. Although clever and perceptive, his foresight is often denied by an insidious Eddy. It is then that he displays his characteristic neuroticism and sarcasm, to the chagrin of his friends. Edd has also proven on many occasions to be quite brave. In *"The Day the Ed Stood Still,"* he volunteered to potentially sacrifice himself to make up for his creation of Monster Ed. In the movie, he is among the first to stand up to Eddy's Brother while he was torturing Eddy.

In earlier episodes, he was a little more laid back and a lot more soft-spoken, he was also much more subservient to the whims of Eddy. However, as time wore on and his character expanded, he not only became more understanding and disciplined but also more sarcastic and insubordinate to Eddy. He also began to talk a lot more than he used to. His quirks were also played up a lot more as well, such as his intelligence, his perfectionism, and his obsessions with order and cleanliness.

He also gets upset when people are better than he is with something he excels at, as seen in *"In Like Ed,"* *"Ed in a Halfshell,"* and *"Too Smart for His Own Ed"*, suggesting he has somewhat of a superiority complex.

## Trivia

* Danny Antonucci has said that Edd is mostly based on his youth. During his youth, he apparently loved to be organized, neurotic, and analytical. He also mentioned that Edd's parents' sticky note practice is based on his actual parents.
* Edd's nickname is variously spelled as "Double D" and "Double Dee". Edd himself appears to favor the latter spelling (*"Hanky Panky Hullabaloo"*).
* Edd's eye color is a blue-green, as seen on the box art of *Ed, Edd n Eddy - The Mis-Edventures*.
* Edd has many pets. He has an ant farm in his bedroom, and in *"Nagged to Ed"*, he is shown to have many other insects of various species in his garage. He also has a spider in his basement, named Mildred (*"3 Squares and an Ed"*).
* Edd has a cactus named "Jim" and a small potted shrub named "Al." He also keeps toadstools.
* Edd mentions in *"A Fistful of Ed"* that he is a pacifist.
* Edd's shoe size is five, as revealed in *"A Case of Ed"*.
* In *"No Speak Da Ed,"* it is revealed that Edd has a Norwegian pen pal named Gerta.
* Edd was first shown playing a pedal steel guitar in *"Avast Ye Eds"*. Even though he dislikes the instrument, he is shown to be highly skilled at playing it. He can be seen playing it in *"Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?"* *"Rambling Ed,"* and *"Little Ed Blue."*
	+ His stage name, "88 Fingers Edward" is a reference to either the Chicago punk band 88 Fingers Louie, or *The Flintstones* gangster character, "88 Fingers Louie", who sells pianos.
* Edd, Rolf, and the Kanker Sisters are the only characters known to have been born outside Peach Creek.
* Edd's middle name is "Marion," as revealed in *"Your Ed Here."*
* In the Polish dub of the show, Edd is called "Chudy Edd" ("Slim Edd"). This is because Polish dub directors believed the direct translation of "Double D," "Podwójny D," would be too long.
* In *"Take This Ed and Shove It,"* Old Edd mentions that he has a pet cat named Niels Bohr, a reference to the Danish physicist of the same name.
* Little is known for certain about what is under Edd's hat. In *"From Here to Ed"*, Edd is so desperate to keep it a secret, that Eddy was able to blackmail Edd into helping him get revenge on Kevin by threatening to tell the cul-de-sac kids (and possibly the viewers) what was under Edd's hat.
	+ The "blonde hair" theory for Edd originates from a facetious interview once present on the now-defunct A.K.A. Cartoon website, in which a staff member was asked for his *opinion*.
	+ In the same interview, Samuel Vincent, Edd's voice actor, suggested in a tongue-in-cheek manner that a conjoined twin may be underneath Edd's hat.
	+ The "cornrow" theory for Edd originates from a Cartoon Network game called "Lunchroom Rumble." The game, however, is not considered canon, as it was not made by A.K.A. Cartoon.
	+ Ed, Eddy and Sarah are the only characters to have ever seen what is under Edd's hat.
	+ In *Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show*, Edd's hat comes off for a short while, exposing the top of his head (unseen to viewers) for the second time in the series. Based on Ed and Eddy's reactions, especially Ed saying "Does it hurt, Double D?" it is possible that he has a scar or deformity beneath his hat. However, it's possible that Ed and Eddy could've been joking about what they were seeing.
* According to a special feature on the *Ed, Edd n Eddy Vol.1: Edifying Ed-ventures* DVD, Plank describes Edd as a "ladies' man."
* Multiple references in the show about the "dodgeball incident" indicate that Edd seems to have been scarred psychologically—and perhaps physically—by a mysterious incident involving dodgeball.
* Edd has the ability to play a number of instruments:
	+ A pedal steel guitar (in "*Avast Ye Eds"*)
	+ Bongos (in "*Boys Will Be Eds"*)
	+ A xylophone (in "*Smile for the Ed"*)