House McGruff

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 "I figured it out..."

 ### Zeal Signature

 All Bite

## Status

 ### Affiliation

 The Law

 ### Aliases

 Justin Case

 ### Relatives

 Shack McGruff, Mansion McGruff, Garage McGruff, Hotel McGruff, Garden McGruff, Flat McGruff, Motel McGruff, Suite McGruff, Hut McGruff, Borough McGruff, Bungalo McGruff

## Physicallity

 ### Species

 Dog

 ### Size

 5'11"

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## Background

The ultimate detective. House McGruff was hired by the High League to track the whereabouts of Yesterday Man; however, after following Yesterday Man for some time, McGruff developed a personal interest in the case.

House McGruff was raised on planet Dog House. His father, Shack McGruff, tired of his family's lackluster lineage, decided to raise his youngest son to be the ultimate detective.

Throughout his life, House McGruff developed an unparalleled ability to solve cases — no matter their nature. There has never been a case he couldn't solve. House McGruff has gone as far as to expose the crimes of his own relative such as when he discovered Suite McGruff trafficking illicit chemicals across state lines. Suite McGruff was sentenced to life in prison; House McGruff felt no sympathy, knowing that his own brother was a criminal.

House McGruff spent years tracking down Yesterday Man. At first, House McGruff thought he had found him, when in actuality he actually captured Neitbe Foreyonder. House McGruff, being a paragon of honesty and virtue, was able to discover that Neitbe was not, in fact, Yesterday Man, after a seventeen day interrogation. It bothers House McGruff to this day that he cannot remember the results of this interrogation.

House McGruff tracked Yesterday Man down to the Final Verdict, where everything fell into place. Here is where Yesterday Man's Tomorrow became apparent to House McGruff. Sensing devastating consequences, House McGruff returned to Yesterday Man's home planet, Yai, to uncover the true nature of this villain.

Back on Yai, House McGruff found not only the tablets, but the remnants of FUCHSIA, and the statue of Sergio. He was intuitive enough to tie two and two together. Sensing a missing piece of the puzzle, House McGruff searched the rest of the planet and eventually found the ruins of Armitus' laboratory. There he found the blueprints for FUCHSIA and noticed his memory unit, which he then went back to find and reinterpret. On the way there, House McGruff came across a Sisalik Survivor, who told him about Yesterday Man's accomplishments. If House McGruff wasn't set on solving this case, he was now.

After spending several days gathering data on Yesterday Man and interviewing every surviving Sisalik, House McGruff returned to the Final Verdict to find Henrik Magdalini fighting Hometown Grill. While the two men fight, House McGruff intercepts the High League Seats. There he finds Fish Fry who is impressed by House McGruff's diligence and efforts, and grants him a one minute long session of question. However, House McGruff squandered this opportunity as he did not realize that Fish Fry's answer would take up the majority of the session. After spending an hour predicting the session, House McGruff got through all but the last, most important question.

Finally having a chance to speak face to face with Yesterday Man, House McGruff tells him the following: "I've been following you for three years. I know all about Your Tomorrow, the Sisalik, even FUCHSIA. Why am I telling you all this? I am at the point in my investigation that it is crucial that you know. I've already informed the League. Your night is over. It's up to you how this goes."

Satisfied with his Epic Victory over Yesterday Man, House McGruff sits back and watches him crumble. However, there was a discrepancy to the predictions during the 76th "Fold" of his "340-Fold-Plan," the ultimate detective technique he spent his entire adolescence developing with his father, Shack McGruff — the same plan he used to convict his own brother, Suite McGruff. Reckoning that Yesterday Man has finally had enough humility to begin covering his own tracks, House McGruff knew he had to go off the rails with his Investigation.

After a brief six-month period of precautionary planning, House McGruff finally approached Yesterday Man with a proposition: "We're searching for the same thing. We have to find out what happened with the Shackles of Eternity — how they've suddenly become so powerful in the last twenty years... TWICE as powerful... Doesn't that seem odd? After sifting through the last 234 months of the Leagues records — its members, Zeal Signatures, everything — I've noticed a discrepancy. Somethings missing. I've deduced — now, this is a 99% chance, I've never been wrong — that there's someone out there with the ability to double any aspect of anything he pleases. Yesterday Man — no — Daybe Foreyonder, we have to find him. What is your answer?"

Yesterday Man concedes, knowing it will further His Tomorrow. He summons Yami Joyride and commences operation Double Trouble. Yami Joyride refuses, leaving Yesterday Man and House McGruff to solve the operation themselves. While most League members would be outraged by the defiance of their automolizard, Yesterday Man honors Yami Joyride's wishes as he views him as an ally — not a tool.

House McGruff and Yesterday Man's adventure leads them to the Magic Realm, where they find an aged Triple A, now known as AAA the Prince of Magic. After watching and commentating out loud on the fight between Yesterday Man and AAA, House McGruff declares "You fools! I figured it out!" He figured out that Sorn, the Lorth that he saw at the Final Verdict, must have a way of keeping track of who has died in the past. Using sheer intellect alone, House McGruff convinces AAA to take him to Sorn. AAA, respecting House McGruff's intelligence and shrewd wit, humbly obliges, on the condition that Yesterday Man must stay behind.

House McGruff and AAA go to Sorn, the Lorth of Death, where House McGruff gathers every bit of information he needs to finally track down Double Feature. After fleeting moments of bonding between AAA and House McGruff, House McGruff asks him if he would like to return to the real world. AAA explains his new duties as the Prince of Magic and how he will soon become King of the Magic realm. House McGruff, although saddened by the notion of losing an intellectual counterpart such as AAA, commends him for his commitment to duty and justice.

House McGruff returns to find Yesterday Man pillaging the Magic Realm. House McGruff reasons with Yesterday Man, telling him to stop. AAA grants them leave to return to the Human Realm, banishing Yesterday Man forever. House McGruff and Yesterday Man then track down Double Feature. Double Feature bestows the Ultimate Burden on House McGruff by doubling his deductive reasoning skills.

Having become so intelligent, House McGruff declares "I figured it out..." and leaves for the Shackles of Eternity, where he patiently waits for Yesterday Man.

When Yesterday Man and Yami Joyride arrive at the Shackles of Eternity, House McGruff tries to talk sense into Yesterday Man, arguing that the world will end if they enter. Yesterday Man, however, having come so far, refuses, claiming he "can't turn back now. Not when the Dawn of My Tomorrow is upon us..."

House McGruff is erased with the rest of the universe.

## Personality

Virtuous. He seeks nothing but to punish those who have violated the Law.

## All Bite

All Bite is a supernatural-mental Zeal Signature which allows perfectly exposed behaviors to remain exposed forever so long as they have malicious intent behind them.