Robbie Rotten

Robbie Rotten

Species
Human

Gender
Male

First appearance
*Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ* (in all)"Welcome to LazyTown" (in series)

Portrayed by
Stefán Karl Stefánsson

**Robbie Rotten** is the main antagonist of *LazyTown*.

Description
*Every hero needs a good villain, and Sportacus has a doozy in Robbie Rotten. Robbie (or Mr. Rotten to you) can't believe that Sportacus is considered cool by the LazyTown kids, especially since Sportacus is a horrible example of what it takes to be a LazyTowner! The only thing that can tear Robbie away from snacking and TV in his underground lair is a new, nasty scheme to embarrass his sworn nemesis, Sportacus!*
*His most passionate desire is to burst Sportacus's balloon, both figuratively and literally. A master of disguises (well, at least he can fool our hero), Mr. Rotten is constantly luring our guileless hero into another nefarious trap designed to make Sportacus the laughingstock of LazyTown. But, somehow, Robbie's "brilliant" plans always fail, thanks to Sportacus's amazing athletic abilities and quick mind — plus the help of those darn kids!* — LazyTown.com

Looks
Robbie has fair skin and black hair that extremely slicked, as are his eyebrows. Robbie's eyes are seen to be grey in the series, however, some official merchandise has depicted him with brown eyes. He normally wears a two-piece suit of maroon and purple with gold pinstripes, spats, a navy blue shirt with cuffs and cufflinks and a gold pocket watch. He’s the tallest character in the series. As a pirate in "Rottenbeard" he wore a loose pirate coat, a loose white puffy shirt, a black eyepatch, and a black pirate hat.

Personality
Robbie's immaturity can be seen in certain childish behavior, fear and lack of development. He’s afraid of the dark, he often jumps when surprised and when confronted or exposed he slinks away with embarrassment. He exhibits a fear of abandonment and he reacts by dreaming up an imaginary friend (the little fly in The First Day of Summer). Robbie has little or no idea of how to act in social situations. When he attends Ziggy's birthday party in The Greatest Gift he’s unsure of how to behave or act around others. Pixel greets him and he simply replies "Whatever." There’s no doubt that Robbie often displays malevolence towards others having a desire to ruin their fun and to teach them a lesson. He’s particularly malevolent towards Sportacus, wanting to drive him away or get rid of him for good. Several times he also tells Stephanie to "go away little girl." Fortunately his malevolence doesn’t result in physical injury or harm, even despite some of his tricks and rotten plans being downright dangerous. Despite never having been to school, Robbie is shown to be very intelligent. He can create complex inventions rivaled only by that of Pixel, he’s an accomplished chiseler as shown in Rottenbeard and able to think up ingenious plans in short amounts of time. Despite all of the above, Robbie does have a soft side, and seemingly a desire to be loved and accepted. When shown kindness by others he often reacts with appreciation and softness. When invited to participate he’ll actually participate and in certain situations can even show love and care.

Appearances
Robbie appears in every episode of *LazyTown*. His debut was in "Welcome to LazyTown" and his last appearance was in "Mystery of the Pyramid". He also appears in the following *LazyTown* productions that are not part of the main series:
* *Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ*
* Unaired pilot

Trivia* Robbie's Icelandic name, Glanni Glæpur; translates to "Glanni Crime".
* In Stefán Karl Stefánsson's Reddit AMA, he stated that Glanni Glæpur and Robbie Rotten are "obviously related".
	+ He also mentioned that "Robbie actually wants to be friends with the kids, but enjoys being the villain too much".
* Robbie became a popular internet meme ever since the release of the song "We Are Number One!". One of the biggest reasons for this song becoming a meme was to raise money and awareness for Stefán Karl Stefánsson's cancer treatment.
* The names of his inventions usually end with '3000'.
* Robbie is shown to have magical abilities on multiple occasions. This is never explained.
* Robbie's Automatic Wardrobe was Out Of Order in Once Upon a Time.
* Roboticus was in the Automatic Wardrobe in The Lazy Cup, despite not being a disguise.
* According to *LazyTown's Greatest Hits*, his favorite song is You are a Pirate.
* In “Cry Dinosaur” it’s revealed that Robbie is allergic to flowers.
* In “Once Upon a Time” it’s revealed that Robbie is very good at sewing.

Gallery
Character art

Designs
In the books*Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ* (1999)CGI (2000)Illustrated (2000)*Wit Puppets* (2000)Illustrated (2002)*Unaired Pilot* (2003)Robbie in Seasons 1 and 2Robbie in Seasons 3 and 4In the Kindle eBooks
Production images

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