Captain Garbage

**Captain** **Garbage**, or **Garbage**, is the main protagonist of ***Dogs in Space.*** He was once the Captain of a team of dogs, the Pluto, of M-Bark, before losing his role to Stella in "Drop It".

## Appearance

### Body

Garbage is a corgi, bearing amber fur, with various pale yellow markings. He has three paws and an opposable thumb on each hand. He has a medium-sized muzzle that is noticeably larger than Nomi's and Chonies', but smaller than Stella's. Like Loaf and Ed, he has a lump of fat that makes up what appears to be his neck.

When Garbage was a dog, he kept his normal fur, fur color and paws, but instead, like all dogs, was on all fours.

### Clothing

Garbage normally wears a medium red jacket with a red button and a yellow flap, with yellow stars on both shoulders of the sleeves, a white shirt, gray pants, a belt with a brown strap and a gold belt buckle, and small, dark gray shoes.

In *Settle Down*, when Garbage became a puppy, he is seen wearing a small medium red onesie with a yellow flap.

In *Who's a Good Boy?*, *Speak*, and *Drop It,* he is seen wearing an outfit consisting of a light blue suit with yellow stars on both shoulders of the sleeves, red gloves, a belt with a medium blue strap and a gray belt buckle, red shoes and a medium blue backpack.

## Personality

Garbage is normally seen as headstrong and overconfident, going to every discoverable planet thinking that it'll be perfect for humans. Unfortunately, Garbage can get caught up in the moment and escalate things out of proportion, but would reassure anyone and everyone that he and his team are the best on the M-Bark. He is known for frequently disobeying orders, as shown in *Fetch* when he decides to find a way to get the Pluto unsuspended after the evaluation with the Council.

Regardless of what Garbage gets, he always tries to look out for his team, and has noted to be very loyal to the M-Bark and to his role as a Captain. However, he has a certain weak point when it comes to his owner, Chelsea. He is certain that she loves him, and he loves her back, but was easily torn by what she really meant when she sent him into space.

His true nature comes in regards to his team, or when others are put in danger. Garbage always tries to look out for other dogs (and aliens), especially his team, the Pluto. In times of hardship, he is known for being there for his team and doing what's right for them, especially considering the amount of time he's been with them.

## Relationships

#### **The Pluto**

Garbage is the captain of The Pluto (though his new role is indeterminate as of "Drop It"). The members within the Pluto consists of Stella, Chonies, Nomi, Ed, Loaf and Kira (temporarily). Garbage is known for throwing his team into risky missions and often boasts about how professional and fearless his team is. However, when it comes to his team being in danger, he is known for putting everything down and saving them for the greater good, as evident by *Speak* His team is often looked down upon by M-Bark members such as Happy, Atlas, and even the Council at times, but in the end he is proud of his team.

#### Stella

Stella was once Garbage's right-hand officer (before becoming acting captain). She viewed Garbage's ideas as dangerous, and prefers for every mission to "not end in a shootout", implying that she sees Garbage as somewhat incompetent. However, they view each other as reliable partners and try to get the job done. He even believes that she would soon become a great captain one day.

He was surprised and confused by the revelation that Stella became the captain of the Pluto in *Drop It*. He tagged along on the crew's adventures without their knowledge (though it is suggested that Stella did know beforehand that Garbage was tagging along in "Galactic Tactics"). In "Who's A Tea Boy?" Stella eventually invited him back onto the team, though she seemed nervous and reluctant to do so. In "Who Wants a Treaty?" their relationship went through another rough patch, with Stella becoming frustrated that Garbage kept stepping into her place as a captain. After the ship left, with Stergil continuing to fight the monster, Garbage became depressed and thought that he'd have to go back to being a tea shop assistant. However, Stella stopped him and told him that he was "way less dangerous [back with the crew]." Garbage smiled and the two headed back into the ship arm in arm.

#### Chonies

Chonies is regularly seen relying on Garbage and even sees him as his best friend. In *Watch Me*, Garbage becomes upset when coming to the realization that he wouldn't be able to support Chonies and soon apologizes to him for not being there for him. In Freeze Out, him and Chonies first met at training.

#### Nomi

Nomi can become a bit intense for Garbage, but as for every other member of the Pluto, he cares for her as his friend. He was greatly saddened when she temporarily left in *Who's a Good Boy?*, but then he was overjoyed when she decided to return.

#### Ed

Ed can prove to be helpful for Garbage and the Pluto, as seen in *Speak*. Despite Ed's problematic kleptomania, Garbage still values him as a good friend.

#### Kira

Kira and Garbage first met on the myserious planet in *Here, Girl!*. When they first met, Garbage wanted Kira to join the M-bark, but she was not very excited about the prospect, and refused. Finally, Garbage convinced her to join his crew, which she accepted reluctantly.

Kira appeared to be on good terms with Garbage, even though she would say how humans were bad, as she belives they left her behind.

Finally, Garbage thought that she is correct, and worked with her to find a new planet for dogs. Garbage then supported her in building a piece of tech that Kira said would make dogs a little less devoted to humans. However, after she tested it on Jerry, she and Garbage found out that it really turns dogs into dogs before genetic enhancement. Garbage was horrified, and demanded Kira to turn him back. She refused, as Jerry would then tell the council.

However, despite her wrongs, Garbage still sincerely regards her as his friend, shown by how he forgave her even if her actions made him lost his title as the captain. He decided it was best for her to be sent ashore to return her to Olga.

### Chelsea

Chelsea is Garbage's owner back on Earth. Before Kira, he always assured himself that she loved him (soon proved to be ultimately true in *Drop It*), but Kira made him rethink Chelsea's true alliance to him. Garbage loves it when Chelsea sends him gifts and even sends messages to her every day, stating that he misses her. Conversely, Chelsea equally misses him.

### Happy

Garbage immensely dislikes Happy, and can easily become agitated whenever Happy tries to bring him down. Though he is also known for being apathetic towards him.

Throughout *Leave It*, he and Happy were forced to be stranded together on the same planet, after being shot into space by Kira. This is right after he found out that Kira and Garbage had worked together to make the tech that turned dogs into, well, dogs before genetic enhancement. At first, they worked together to stop Kira, but after taking down Kira, Happy double-crossed Garbage by grabbing the tech and said he would blast them both, on account of being "traitors", despite Garbage just saving everyone. But his scheme was stopped by dog-mind Stella and Ed jumping on him. Later, in the council, Happy yelled that Kira, Garbage, and the Pluto should be banished, but he was outvoted by Garbage's plan to make Kira messenger to earth.

## Trivia

* During the alternative rendition of the opening song in "Settle Down", his title reads "Big Boy Captain" instead.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs\_in\_Space\_(TV\_series)