Puzzle Guy

**Puzzle Guy**, sometimes referred to as "**PG**," or **Puzz**, is the protagonist of the Puzzle Guy series of Flash games on Sploder. Puzzle Guy is an Ilonian with telekinetic powers, who is the body guard and servant of Princess Lin. He has defeated the self-reviving demon of destruction, King Doom, on a number of occasions, which has made him a renowned hero throughout his homeland: Ilon Land.

Puzzle Guy's sidekick, apprentice and childhood friend is Tiny Tim. The two share a brotherly bond, and ever since the Dark Void incident Tiny Tim has assisted Puzzle Guy on his quests to stop King Doom.

## Personality

Brave, level-headed, and fun-loving, Puzzle Guy is an optimistic hero who finds joy in both thrills and solving puzzles, the latter of which is where his namesake comes from. Sometimes his habit of enjoying the thrills in life have led him to seek trouble, however, much to his own detriment (and sometimes Tiny Tim's).

Like Jingo, the adventuring hero of Orose, Puzzle Guy can be considered the adventuring hero of Ilon. However, in Puzzle Guy's case, his duty as Princess Lin's sworn protector usually keeps him from these adventurous pursuits. As a result, he often gets cooped up in Ilon Land's castle, until he is finally let off on break by Lin's father King Ilon. In addition, while Jingo loves adventuring for the exploration aspect, Puzzle Guy enjoys adventuring for the danger aspect, usually.

In his heart of hearts, Puzzle Guy cares deeply for his friends. He will always put their well-being before his own. He is also astute to their needs; He took in Tiny Tim as his side-kick not only because of their strong friendship, but also because Tiny Tim wanted to be a hero like PG and needed to overcome his timidity to do so. In truth, despite seeming childish in his behavior at times, Puzzle Guy actually shows a striking level of maturity in moments.

Puzzle Guy holds an incredible intelligence too, proving time and time again the capability to solve the puzzles in his surroundings with proficiency. He was also able to discern who possessed the dark presence, in a choice between his friend Sage and an alien, in which he correctly deduced that it was Sage, during *Puzzle Guy 2*.

Amidst times of crisis, when things begin to look hopeless, Puzzle Guy will often become stoic and fierce, focusing intensely on the situation or battle at hand. This can be much to the shock of his friends, who are not used to witnessing this side to their hero (indeed, for Tiny Tim and Princess Lin in particular, this side is unnerving).

This fierce side to Puzzle Guy may actually always be present, though due to his optimism and desire to comfort those in need of saving, he chooses to conceal this, up until the point where things become too dire and he cannot any longer. It is also likely the reason Puzzle Guy actively chooses to thrill seek even in peace times, is because he enjoys the challenge and the opportunity to prove to himself his own worth. The same can be said for why he may enjoy solving puzzles as well. Though, this is all speculation.

Puzzle Guy views all of the citizens of Ilon Land as his friends. He is even friendly towards strangers, and is more than willing to make true friends out of them. This is thanks to the hero's seemingly strong level of self confidence; a confidence that inspires the spirits of many those close around him.

## History

### Jingo Legends

In Act 2 (which takes place around the same time as Puzzle Guy 3) Puzzle Guy alongside Tiny Tim briefly appear in the Dark Void, noticing Jingo falling.

## History in other Sploder games

Puzzle Guy appeared in a number of other Sploder games from outside the *Jingo* series. Many of these appearances were either considered an alternate universe/non-canonical, or semi-canonical but unimportant to the *Puzzle Guy* series.

### Sploder Brawlers

Puzzle Guy is a playable character in the game, and also plays a major role in the story.

### Sploder Brawlers Melee

Unlike the game's predecessor, Puzzle Guy is insignificant in Sploder Brawlers Melee. He makes a background cameo at Beachville in both Part 3 and the Epilogue. He also happens to be alongside Princess Lin, suggesting that he was performing his duty guarding her. It is possible that he was not aware of the rest of Team Brawlers' presence during the events of the story.

### The Christmas Mystery

Puzzle Guy cameos in Level 2, walking around "Sploder Town" wearing a Santa Claus hat.

## Abilities

* **Telekinesis** - can move and lift certain objects with mind.
* **Durability** - survived a fall from outer space to Earth, took no apparent damage from this.
* **High jump** - can jump abnormally high thanks to being light weight.
* **Super strength** - in **Super Puzzle Guy transformation**.
* **Flight** - in **Super Puzzle Guy transformation**.
* **Energy blasts** - in **Super Puzzle Guy transformation**, in regular form as well during *Puzzle Guy 3.5*.

## Trivia

* Originally, the name "Puzzle Guy" was only a prototype name for both the character and the titular game. However, series creator Supersonic72 (at the time, X123LT) grew to like it, and decided to keep it as the final name.
	+ It is possible that "Puzzle Guy" might only be a nickname in-universe, and that Puzzle Guy's true name is something else.

## Gallery

### Concept art

2013 concept art for Puzzle Guy (the original illustration of Puzzle Guy)2013 concept art for Puzzle Guy: The Forest of Doom (Kat-Kai and the unnamed character directly beneath them are unused characters)
### Series artwork

(2018) Puzzle Guy(2019) Puzzle Guy(2019) Super Puzzle Guy(2019) Super x2 Puzzle Guy(2020) Puzzle Guy