Ned Numpty

**Ned Numpty** is a character that is introduce Toys and Dolls version of original Care Bears and Dumb Ways To Die.

## Appearance

Ned is a blue toy and doll. Throughout the series, he is mostly seen with his head ablaze, but is sometimes seen without the flames on his hair.

## Video

### *Dumb Ways to Die (Teddy Bear Version)*

In the video, a dandelion is shown, and three of its seeds are blown away. Then Ned shows up running towards the camera scared with fire on top of his hair.

### *April Fools Ways to Die*

In the beginning of the video, Ned does not have fire on his hair, but his child adds a whoopee cushion on his chair, later pulls the rope and kicks Ned and falls in the fire and acquires the fire on his hair again.

Ned with no flame on his hair before he is set on fire by his child.

Numpty setting off the trap.

### *Trump Ways to Die*

When Trump walked into the solarium, he came from behind it and he increased the temperature to Trump's machine and he disappeared.

## Game

### Dumb Ways to Die (Application)

Ned can be unlocked for the Train Station, as the 9th bean to arrive at the train station in all versions. In older and younger versions, 1600 points are required to unlock him, which is nothing compared to the 500000 points required to unlock him in newer versions. He is also the 48th thing to be unlocked in the newer versions.

Hot Head
The player must tap the screen as fast as they can. If the player wins before the time runs out, Ned will throw his arms up, and he's now bald but be pleased of being safe. Otherwise, he will fall over and the flame will consume the screen.

Ned Running To The Camera

Ned, bald but happy, if you win his minigame in the app.

Going down in flames.

Hair Rescue
An update to the game gave Ned another game. His hair on fire caused a building to go on fire. Here, the player must safely guide Ned to an ambulance by using a trampoline. If they win, Ned's fire goes out and he lands on a stretcher before being loaded onto the ambulance and leaving. If they lose, Numpty will fall flat on his face. The ambulance will run over him before leaving again.

Break An Egg
Ned has an Easter minigame where the player must tilt their screen to keep the egg on the spoon. If the egg doesn't fall off, then Ned throws the egg on his hair, which puts out the fire, and Ned rubs his belly in satisfaction. Otherwise, Ned will trip and the scene goes up in flames.

Ned in the Easter Minigame

Ned Puts Out The Fire By Throwing The Egg On His Head

Ned Slips, Shortly Before Going Down In Flames

Spain in The Butt
There is also a Europe minigame where the player must use their finger to guide Ned away from the raging bulls. A bull becomes enraged when it turns red and charges forward. If the bulls avoided, Ned is seen riding a bull. Otherwise, Ned is knocked forward and trampled by the stampede.

## Deaths

* Christmas post: Set a tree ablaze, burning himself and his house. (**Died offscreen**)
* Holidays post: Got trampled on by numerous (presumably impatient) shoppers when he went out to go shopping.

* Trivia
* Gallery

## General

* His name is revealed by the Dumb Ways to Die App page from Facebook.
* He is the first character with relatives, that being his child and brother.
* He is the first character with a confirmed official name by Metro, which is mentioned by this article.
* He is seen without fire on his blue hair in MIFF and the DWtD app.
* According to 2013 Winners Comment - Dumb ways to die, he is seen along with Julian Frost the Animation Director of DWtD series.
	+ Here he is seen with a different death: instead of by fire, he gets squashed by Julian's fist.
* According to the early storyboard of *Dumb Ways to Die*, he was originally capsule-shaped.
* He is confirmed as being a male in the video description of *April Fools Ways to Die*, which contains a sentence reading: "Do not set your **brother** on fire - a message from Metro.".
* According to his About information, Numpty has a brother, not shown, but mentioned for laughs. It also mentions that Ned doesn't like cats.
	+ His brother's name could be Humpty, as that he is mostly found on a wall as Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall in the children's nursery rhyme, which leads to a theory that Ned's last name could be Dumpty.

## Design

* According to the early storyboard of *Dumb Ways to Die (Teddy Bear Version)*, he was originally capsule-shaped.
* In the failure scene of his alien-themed minigame in *Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games*, his skeleton can be revealed.