Wybie Lovat

Wyborn "Wybie" Lovat is a thirteen year old boy and Coraline's first friend when she moved to Ashland, Oregon. He is a skilled inventor and mechanic, as Coraline describes him as "one with the machines." Wybie comes across as shy and nervous, but acts as a foil to Coraline by keeping her in line.

## Appearance

Wybie may be of black/mixed ethnicity, evident from his: hair, facial features, and tanned complexion, as well as because his grandmother is African-American. Wybie has coarse, curly, dark brown hair. He also has hazel eyes and a tanned complexion as mentioned before.

His posture is horrid; he has a noticeable slouch that causes it to seem as though he is always looking upward. For the entirety of his appearance on the show he wears a black coat with silver trimming, light jeans, and skeleton-looking gloves.

## Personality

Wybie is constantly nervous, evident in the way he is always playing with his hand. However, he is an adventurer somewhat like, but not identical to, Coraline. Wybie is also introverted, cautious and considerate. He takes adventures with a pinch of salt, and would rather not involve himself in dangerous antics. Wybie expresses very little self confidence and does not speak up for himself at first, and it takes Coraline to bolster his esteem.

## Role in the Story

### Mystery Kids: The Beginning

Wybie was one of the three children that accompanied Norman to Gravity Falls along with Coraline and Neil for their summer vacation. When Mr. Babcock's car broke down outside of Gravity Falls, the kids turned on the radio and heard a news report about Dr. Loboto, spooking the children. Upon seeing what looked like a claw on one of the car windows, Wybie assumed it was "the clawed man" and panicked, only to find out it was Mr Babcock. Mr. Babcock then told Wybie and the others to stay in the car as he went into town to get a mechanic. When Coraline decided to go exploring and defy Mr. Babcock's orders, Wybie refused to come with her. It was only when Coraline did the puppy dog eyes that Wybie reluctantly tagged along, with Norman and Neil eventually following suit.

After spending some time riding on their bikes, Wybie and the others eventually got themselves lost. They tried to see if they could call for help, but their phones had no signal. When Coraline threw her phone into the forest, Wybie asked if the almost explosion-like sound was the phone. When Dipper and Mabel encountered the four children as they frantically drove through the forest, Coraline had to shove Wybie out of their way to prevent him from being accidentally run over. Wybie and the others soon met (and were almost killed by) Dr. Loboto. However, he and the others were saved by the timely arrival of Raz and Lili, who, with Coraline, managed to drive the mad dentist off.

When the children agreed to take Dr. Loboto down, Wybie got to work on upgrading Dipper and Mabel's golf kart during the 80's montage. When Coraline checked on his progress, she gave him a thumb's up, making him blush.

During the battle against Dr. Loboto, when everyone turned to Coraline for knowledge of what to do next, Wybie pointed out that she was the one calling the shots. At the end of the battle, Wybie and Coraline fired a net at Dr. Loboto and captured him.

After the battle and Dr. Loboto was arrested, Wybie and the other children traveling with Norman were tracked down by Mr. Babcock, who furiously told Norman and his friends, including Wybie, to go back into the car.

## Trivia

* Wybie is one of two characters in Mystery Kids: The Beginning who had a moment where his audio was missing, the other being Coraline. During this instance, written dialogue was used to convey what he was saying instead.

## Gallery

An older Wybie showing Coraline a banana slug