Wander

"*When I see someone who's a-needin', I just gotta help!*"

— Wander

Sunshine Banjo Face

Boy Wander,

Tumbleweed (original name)

Cat Monkey

Wubbzy

Wandie Wubbzy Woo Woo

Strong chartreuse green ("The Stray," under Little Bits' hypnosis)

Brilliant azure ("The Rider," disappointed)

Moderate cobalt blue ("The Nice Guy," sad)

**Wander** (birth name unknown, previously known as Tumbleweed) is the eponymous protagonist; an optimistic, nomadic interstellar feller whose sole purpose in life is to be and help others to be happy. In "The Greater Hater", it is revealed that Wander is not his birth name. Wander is a nickname unintentionally given by Sylvia when they first met.

## Appearance

Wander is an orange being of an indiscriminate species, with a furry-like stomach. He has large, expressive eyes with black pupils. He is usually seen with a big floppy light green hat with a black stripe above the brim and a yellow star located on the black stripe. The inside of his hat seems to be black as well. He is always seen with a smile.

## Personality

Wander has a very friendly, kindhearted, and lovable personality, though others, notably Lord Hater, find his boundless energy and optimism to be very annoying. He is also somewhat flighty and easily distracted, but always well-meaning, with a very strong moral center. Though he can be naive, Wander is shown to be very witty and clever when he needs to be, and is capable of problem-solving on the spot and outsmarting his adversaries with little effort. Wander likes everyone he meets and always sees the good in people. He used to be the same way he is with Lord Hater with "Major Threat."

Wander aspires to explore different worlds, try new things, and help people have fun and live free, often clashing against the tyrannical aspirations of Lord Hater and his army of Watchdogs' evil reign. Wander likes making people happy and jumps at the chance to help anyone out whenever he can. He and his best friend Sylvia travel leisurely all throughout the galaxy, often getting themselves into exciting and dangerous situations.

Despite Wander's very easygoing nature, there have been times where he has been pushed to his limits. For instance, he had trouble maintaining his self-control when his curiosity was piqued by the unknown contents of a box he was not supposed to open in "The Box." Wander is also completely unable to stop himself from helping out whenever he can, even when the help is not really wanted or needed and often regardless of his own personal safety, suggesting his need to help others is driven by a sense of compulsion. Wander struggles when his assistance isn't needed, and he may take on large amounts of stress if he is unable to help anyone for a while. He also gets very defensive over people he has formed attachments with, as shown in "The Toddler" when he snapped at some shoppers who insulted his and Sylvia's parenting skills, and the reckless behavior of the toddler they were looking after. His empathetic, protective nature can also make him susceptible to manipulation, as shown in "The Stray."

In "The Wanders," the key aspect of Wander's personality is a small frightened child who is completely helpless -- the Zen aspect of his personality states that "*The helper seeks to help because he knows what it is to be helpless*," indicating that Wander's relentless desire to help others is due to having been alone and helpless himself as a child, thus explaining his boundless altruism and obsessive-compulsive need to befriend and help anyone he comes across whether they be good or evil. Without this helpless aspect, Wander is a daring and heroic individual who will stop at nothing to vanquish evil.

## Trivia

* Wander is based off of a character from *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*, one of McCracken's former shows.
* Wander's trademark hat closely resembles the Disney character Goofy's hat.
* Wander is similar to Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
* Wander play games as Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
* Wander is ambidextrous as shown in "The Egg" when he played the banjo with both hands.
* Wander is the third Disney character to be voiced by Jack McBrayer, with the first being Irving, and the second being Fix-It Felix Jr., though he is the second to be voiced by him in a Disney TV series, after Irving.
	+ Wander shares some similarities with Fix-It Felix Jr., not only because the two share the same voice actor but also in personality and speech.
* In "The Fugitives", it's said that Wander doesn't know what a uvula is and refers to it as "the dangly thing in my mouth".
* He uses his hat as a sleeping bag as shown in "The Prisoner", "The Box", "The Lonely Planet", and "The Night".
* In "The Bad Guy", he wore a fake mustache and pretended to be a villain, whom he calls himself "Wild Wooly Wander".
* The episode "The Egg" shows he is really good with caring for children.
* "The Fugitives" states that helping others gives Wander a feeling that goes like this:
	1. Starts down in his left toe.
	2. Rises up through his "guttyworks" (guts).
	3. Makes his heart all warm and toasty.
	4. Floats up past his uvula (or, as he puts it, "the dangly thing in his mouth").
	5. Ends at the top of his head.
* He can knit sweaters, as shown in "The Pet".
* He doesn't like jellyfish pie, as revealed in "The Hat".
* Wander can be easily be compared to Banjo from the *Banjo-Kazooie* series: they both play the banjo, help anyone in need, and though they mean well, they are occasionally naïve.
* Wander speaks in a heavy Southern accent, and uses a lot of Southern vocabulary (eg: "Howdy, fellas!", "Hungry, little feller?", etc.).
* Wander has his own background music whenever he is seen, consisting of mainly Country, Vaudeville or Bluegrass.
* Wander is afraid of poisonous bugs, as shown in "The Night".
* "The Lonely Planet" also revealed that Wander likes pancakes, waffles, and blueberry pie.
* Wander can balance a spoon in the middle of his face where his nose should be.
* Wander likes to dance, as shown in "The Fancy Party".
* Wander has, on at least one occasion, ripped a door right out of a wall. This shows that he may be stronger than he looks.
* Wander knows how to perform the Heimlich maneuver and CPR.
* "The Gift 2: The Giftening" is the only episode so far where Wander does not speak.
* He shares traits with Riley Matthews from Girl Meets World:
	+ They both are kind to everyone they meet.
	+ They both try to help everyone.
	+ Both have more tough partners (who are both feminine) (Sylvia for Wander, and Maya for Riley)
	+ Even though they both try to help everyone, they both have been told by their partners you can't solve everyone's problems (Maya said that to Riley once, and Sylvia recently said it to Wander recently in an recent episode entitled "The Helper".
* Wander also shares a considerable amount of traits with Bonkers D. Bobcat from *Bonkers*:
	+ Both charcters are colored orange
	+ Both are very hyperactive and zany
	+ Both charcters are constantly annoying a grumpy old guy (Lord Hater for Wander and Lucky Piquel for Bonkers)
* He is the first Disney alien to wear a hat and to not be short-tempered and argue with others