Enigma

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* Kazoom Kid

*'Who will solve this Enigma..."* - Enigma's quote from the Episode 'The Mysterious Robbery of the Kazoom'.

Enigma is the Ultra Rare from Series 1 and the main protagonist of the entire Superthings Franchise.

He was the prime suspect of stealing the Kazoom from Professor K, as well as being a bounty for Cornelius and Juicetice who were sent to hunt for him by Mr. King in the Series 3 Cartoons. He used the stolen Kazoom to create Kid Kazoom. In the Secret Spies Series, he was seen giving his secrets to Hardlock, which was evidenced by Oculus Max, who was recording it. After appearing as a cameo character in Episode 10 of Power Machines, he makes a full return in Rescue Force and now he too can be a Kazoom Kid and has a Superbot. He is also revealed in the Neon Power Series to be a pupil of Colorflash, said Series' Ultra Rare. His only appearance in the Mutant Battle Series so far is in Episode 6, titled 'Clash of Titans', where he builds the Tigerbot.

## Origin

Not much is known about Enigma's past, except that he was formerly Professor. K's assistant and Colorflash's pupil. It is unknown whether he was taught his magic skills by Colorflash before or after working for Professor K, but the latter is more likely. He was shown in Episode 6 as Professor K's assistant; he was clumsy and curious, an example being when he tripped over a wire, dropping the Kazoom and angering the Professor. In Episode 6, Professor. K demonstrates to Enigma how to make a superthing, by mixing white formula with Kazoom energy. Enigma questions the yellow formula, which is used to make the villains of the franchise, only for Professor. K to warn him not to use it. After Mr. C was formed, Enigma describes it as magic, only for Professor. K to deny it, calling it stupid and non-existent, saying it is a load of stupid tricks to entertain people. At this, Enigma remarks that he likes "magic, mysteries and enigmas", which may imply that his own name comes from this interest. After that, he was told to leave, only to come back to get his hat. Frustrated that Enigma now knows that he is secretly evil, Professor. K decides to unsuccessfully disintegrate Enigma, while Enigma himself escapes with his hat. Professor. K calls Mr. King and tells him about the plan being revealed, answering when Mr. King questions Enigma's identity, saying that he is his assistant. Enigma's young form is also seen in Series 4 as a flashback, hiding behind a TV, while Professor. K and Mr. King discuss their plans.

## Abilities

Despite his character infobox giving no information about him, it is clear what many of his abilities are in the show. He is often seen in possession of his wand, which can blast blue-coloured energy out of it, destroying or damaging anything in its path. His wand can also levitate objects, as with the broken rails during Kid Kazoom's battle with Kid Fury. It is also said in the first episode of the Superthings Cartoons that he has the power of all the Superthings in the city, however whether that is canon or not is ambigious. He can hypnotize people, as seen when he disguised himself with a hand-puppet, using it to hypnotize Cornelius and Juicetice into falling asleep hugging Professor. K whenever they saw him. He owns his own jet called the Aeronigma, which has a grabber that he uses to steal things, like the Kazoom and Professor. K's transformation machine. In Rescue Force, he is seen having the ability to turn into a Kazoom Kid.

## Personality

Enigma is usually shown as mysterious and enigmatic (hence his name) and can be seen laughing when others are tricked by him. He is a master escape artist, as seen in Episode 17 when he tricks Toybot, Hardburger and Brush Lee into thinking that he was flying away in his Aeronigma, but instead was sneaking into Clank Corp. However, he is also shown to be cocky and not always think his plans through well, such as in Episode 25 when he asks Clowny to help him due to his plans not going as smoothy as he'd hoped, and 26, where the explosion from Kid Kazoom's transformation was larger than he anticipated and he ended up getting injured, as well as damaging the equipment in his lair. On the other hand, he does adapt well to unexpected changes and he always finds a way to make the tides turn in his favour. In stressful situations, he often doesn't let his worries show, keeping calm and collected no matter how much danger he or others may be in. Also, he is very selfless and tries to help others who are in trouble even at his own expense, as in episodes 20 and 21 where he saves Cornelius and Juicetice from Mr. King and his Super Leaders, blowing his own cover in the process. Enigma is also shown to be slightly embarrassed by Colorflash, his mentor, acting surprised when Colorflash appears to help him, and trying to convince him to leave in Episode 1 of Neon Power — very much like how some people are embarrassed by their parents. This behaviour is also shown in the Neon Power comic guide. He is also very much a fan of magic, being very good at it himself and having posters for magicians up on the walls of his lair. This has been one of his interests since he was young.

## Appearance

Enigma resembles a top hat, though his actual representative object has never been fully explained. The hat covers most of his head and has a question mark symbol in the middle. The hat has eyeholes and a green hero mask, resembling the ribbon usually found above the brim of top hats. His main body takes on a dark blue colour. He is also seen wearing a tie with gloves and a blue cape with a green inner lining. From Rescue Force onwards, his cape is green with a purple question mark motif on the back. He also wears shoes that are usually purple; however, his question mark symbol, tie, shoes and gloves seem to change colour often, being either green, purple or even dark blue in the case of his shoes. This is likely to be an error due to the art style changing between episodes. When Enigma was younger, the hat lacked the question mark symbol, and he had a hoodie instead, which covered his eyes and had a question mark on top of the hood. He was also shown with a light blue face when he was younger.

## Trivia

* His name comes from the word "Enigma", which is when something is hard to understand or explain.
* Enigma is one of the only characters whose infobox in the official SuperThings website does not show info about him or his abilities, displaying only a silhouette of him in a night background when selected. This was likely originally like that so as to not spoil his appearance as an Ultra Rare for Series 1, and of course, because he is a mysterious figure. The only other characters to share this are the Series 3 Superthings, who lack bios altogether. However, Dr. Fresher, Airblades, Fred Fetid, Enjoystick and Drippy (Series 12) have similar problems.
* He is also the inventor with of many things, such as the Powerband, the Kazoom Power Base, the Aeronigma, the Tigerbot, and of course, Kid Kazoom.
* He is one of very few characters who appears or is mentioned across several series, he and Kid Kazoom having more collectible figures than any other Superthings character (counting Enigma’s Kazoom Kid figure).
* Episode 19 of the Superthings Cartoons, titled 'The Origin of Mr. King' is the only Episode in Series 3 where Enigma didn't appear.
* He is so far the only character to be both a Superthing and a Kazoom Kid.

## Gallery

Enigma's pictureA younger Enigma, when he was Professor. K's assistant.Enigma´s infobox, which does not give any information about himEnigma´s picture in the Superthings official Website.Enigma finding Kid Shine in the Kazoom Mine.Enigma looking at a resting Kid ShineEnigma wondering who is at the door of his house.Enigma's hand puppetEnigma hypnotising Juicetice and CorneliusEnigma in Series 5Enigma with Kid ShineEnigma with ClownyYoung Enigma hiding from Mr. King and Professor. KEnigma in Professor K´s lab.Enigma about to steal the Kazoom.Enigma sharing his secrets with Hardlock.Enigma with the PowerbandAn old portrait of Enigma and ClownyEnigma in the basketball arena with a different clothing.Enigma getting less space from the sports hand resembling Superfan.Enigma about to play basketball with the Hero Dunks to help them win.Enigma taunting the Villains.Enigma knocking down Megafresh to give the basketball to Big Dunky.Clowny with Enigma.Enigma being found out by Clowny that he was his friend.Enigma in the modern dayEnigma as a Kazoom Kid.A portrait of younger Enigma with Professor. K.