Elliott

**Elliott** is the titular protagonist of the Cartoon Network show *Elliott from Earth*. He is an eleven-year-old human from Earth who lives on a space station called the Centrium, along with his mother Frankie and his dinosaur companion Mo. He makes his first appearance in "Wednesday Part 1" and is voiced by Samuel Faraci.

Friendly, enthusiastic, and adventurous, Elliott spends much of his time exploring the Centrium or learning in classes at the Hive. As revealed in "Idiosyncratic Induction," he spent much of his life on Earth moving from place to place very frequently because of his mother's research, and as a result he never felt included in any community.

Elliott's name comes from a weatherman, as revealed in "Wednesday Part 2"; Frankie and her wife initially expected a girl, but upon learning that their baby was actually going to be a boy, they needed a new name and ultimately named him after a "quirky weatherman" that they often watched.

## Appearance

Elliott is a short human boy with light skin and red-orange hair. His features include a rounded head, circular eyes, a small pointed nose, round ears, and a short neck. He generally wears a light blue sweater with darker blue trim and a symbol of a planet in the same color, gray long-legged pants, and yellow and white sneakers. His usual pajamas consist of a yellow T-shirt with navy trim on the sleeve ends and collar, and navy shorts.

### Concept art

As shown in the concept art, Elliott's original design was a short human boy with light skin and blonde hair. His facial features included his circular eyes, round ears, and pointed nose. He wore a long-sleeved red shirt, dark gray pants, and brown shoes (one of which appears to be missing in some versions of the design). Along with the shoes, he wore red and white socks underneath.

## Personality

Elliott has a strong curiosity and enthusiasm for adventure, and is always willing to try out a new idea thanks to his open-mindedness and his eagerness to explore. He sees things with a perspective that is very optimistic, excitable, and flexible. He often has a very fast-paced and direct thought process, and tends to think of things in a straightforward or even idealistic way, but his thought process still has a good amount of nuance overall and isn't shallow or dull.

Elliott can often be impulsive, headstrong, and adventurous, and tends to jump into new situations or put ideas into action without fully thinking about the results or merit of them beforehand. He often seems to live in the moment, and typically thinks and takes action in a naturally fast-paced (though not sloppy or impatient) way. These traits can occasionally lead him to be overhasty and get ahead of himself in his thinking or reactions, so he may sometimes view something as more significant or problematic than it really is.

However, Elliott is also very intuitive and perceptive. He's quick to notice things about a new situation and to put together different ideas or details, and he can swiftly see the bigger picture or "fill in the gaps" to figure something out. This trait helps to shape Elliott's creative and eager problem-solving, allowing him to quickly see the big picture of a situation and then put a plan together using that knowledge. Elliott's perceptiveness sometimes combines with his instinct to warn him of what may be going on underneath the surface in some situations, such as in the events of Wednesday Part 4.

Elliott is friendly and kindhearted towards most people, and is willing to go out of his way to help even a total stranger. He is also outgoing and sociable, being very open to chatting with new people and quite good at talking to others. In his interactions with others, he usually has a very lively, confident, and welcoming demeanor.

To Elliott, having even just one friend is very important; being unable to make any friends due to constantly moving during his life on Earth meant he often became desperate for any opportunity to try and do so, particularly due to knowing he'd only have a limited amount of time before having to move away again. Upon meeting Mo, who becomes the friend that Elliott wanted, Elliott quickly becomes attached to him and soon even appears to feel more security and confidence as a result of having that friendship. Afterward, he makes it clear many times how much Mo means to him and how important that particular friendship is. He and Mo are often called "inseparable", and do practically everything together.

## Trivia

* Elliott is the only main character to not wear glasses.
* Like his mom, Elliott appears to be interested in space, as well as other scientific subjects such as dinosaur facts.
* Among many other places, some of the states that Elliott previously lived in on Earth include Ohio, Wyoming and Delaware.
* Elliott mentions that his favorite meal includes meatballs.
* Elliott shows a wide knowledge about different fiction genres and plots, occasionally making references or comparisons to them.
* Elliott has appeared in every episode of the series so far, making him the only main character to do so.

## Notes

1. ↑ A last name is never spoken in the show, but in international credits (and seemingly referenced as an initial in some English-language early production content) Elliott is referred to with the last name "Epson".