Goddard

Goddard from Jimmy Neutron

Goddard is Jimmy Neutron's robot dog and his most faithful companion. Like Jimmy, he has an extremely high IQ and can do multiple different things at his disposal, even without command from Jimmy with great independence. He almost always appeared as a recurring character in *The Misadventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius* (John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk), returned in both the *Jimmy Timmy Power Hour Trilogy* and Nicktoons Unite Series, and is part of Frozarburst's Toon Wars Crossover Series. He frequently appeared in many battles during the war as support for the team whenever they were under heavy fire, or as backup intelligence for mobile communications. One of his notable roles was when he remained at the Toon Force H.Q. during the later half of the Gumball Saga when the Toon Force were captured by the Syndicate at Volcano Island, and sent himself to rescue Jimmy from his prison to take him to the Mawgu Lair. He later would participate in the devastating battle of Jump City and Retroville in the Samurai Jack Saga, and reappeared with his maker in Toon Wars: The Final Days traveling with him throughout the story when the Toon Force were separated. He accompanied him to the Forgotten Society and learned the ways of the cartoons there, but was one of the few who didn't believe in the Salvation Theory and was becoming extremely worried for Jimmy's safety after being converted. Jimmy was saved, but the Forgotten Society was now exposed to the Virus Entity and attacked by the corrupted Crystal Gems and Shadowpuff Girls. When battling Sugilite a second time, her flail catches Goddard off guard and severs the chip controlling his regenerative functionalities, forcing Jimmy to recover his brain module to merge it with the shrink ray and achieve Absolute Power using his and Goddard's consciousness. While one would argue Goddard had died in this case, according to Jimmy, he was indeed still active as his power boost would not have been able to work if Goddard himself was nonfunctional.

Come the end of the conflict, when Jimmy restores reality, Goddard's body is repaired and slightly updated. He is seen walking alongside Jimmy, Timmy, and Cattus at the new Toon City. He is also part of the Javelin Crew during the events of Crossover Forces, traveling with them to explore Unknown Space before they returned by the end of the story.

## Appearance

Goddard is a short robotic dog with a silver metal frame and blue rubber arms. He has a globe cranium filled with ionized noble gases in the form of plasma, which constantly flows when he's active. He also a yellow snout, short pointy tail, and metallic ears that stretch and bend. He has three short but sharp claws and outlines of paw pads on under his feet. He sees with two small lights connected to his globe and speaks with a flapping jaw, which comes with an added synthetic tongue for taste.

## Personality

Like most household pets, Goddard is a very loyal, kind companion to Jimmy and other friends of his. His AI allows him to think beyond his base programming and share the same intellect as his creator, giving him a decent degree of independent thought, such as when he felt sadness from being artificially made or when he felt like breakdancing instead of helping Jimmy when the music was good. Beyond the first example, there's rarely an instance of Goddard feeling some of Jimmy's ideas are not worth pursuing, apart from the occasional disappointed or worried head shake.

He also trusts Jimmy's friends all the same, though he initially felt Cindy never paid him much respect being one of his master's inventions and always outsmarting her own dog, Humfrey. Fortunately, this was really just to tease Jimmy and Cindy admits as much. When Timmy Turner first came to Retroville, Goddard's programming was almost corrupted and saved by him, gaining a new friend in the process. Like Timmy, he also felt the same respect towards the other Nicktoons and members of the Toon Force come the Toon Wars.

## Gadgets and Transformations

* Scooter Mode
* Fly-Cycle Mode
* Machine Turret
* Decimator (In Jimmy Timmy Power Hour)
* High Definition Voice Sampler
* Recorder
* Built-In Crane and retractable hands

## Trivia

* According to Tak, Goddard and Jenny are two of the only known robots capable of entering the Spirit Realm despite being artificially made. It can be guessed that it's thanks to their independent thought and free will due to a non-applicable law of robotics, or because their data is able to be retained without losing their bodies.
* In Operation: Jet Fusion and the PC version of the Jimmy Neutron film, Goddard talks. He's typically used as a guide for the player.
	+ Goddard also spoke occasionally in the show with different voice samples and is capable of producing full sentences in the same tone as his Jet Fusion counterpart.
* Goddard only appeared in Nicktoons Unite and the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour series but was mentioned in the other games.
* In The Junkman Cometh, Goddard had an attachment to Roxy but was unable to commit since the Junkman escaped. According to Jimmy in Toon Wars, Goddard did eventually reunite with her when the Junkman was defeated and left in the past in The League of Villains. Where Goddard meets her right now in Toon Wars: Legacy is unknown.
* Goddard once lost to Sheen at a game of Chess in the episode, Sheen's Brain.
* It's never officially stated why Goddard isn't featured in all of Jimmy's adventures, even in episodes he appears in. Although at times, it's implied he's still at home with Judy and Hugh helping with chores.