Bob Taylor

"*Looks like we're gonna have to give you a knuckle sandwich!*" - The School Dance

**Bob Taylor** is a supporting character in the *Carl* series. He is a large, muscular Koopa primarily known for bullying people, or beating people up at Gooper's request. He is shown to be rude and selfish and takes pleasure in beating people up for his own amusement, often taking joy in assisting Gooper in picking on Carl and his friends. Whether he truly values Gooper as a friend is debatable, as he often abandons Gooper if he gets bored or is fearful of the consequences.

## History

*Main Article*: Bob (TKK)

Bob originally appeared in FreezeFlame's old project alongside Gooper, *The Koopa Kids*. He appeared in almost every episode, however had little characterisation outside of caring deeply about the spiked ball he carried. His character was completely rewritten for the *Carl* series.

### Season 1

Bob was in the original *The First Day* in Gooper's gang, where the group beat Carl up. He was cut from the episode's remaster however, though is confirmed to be appearing in the remaster of *Carl's Little Sisters*. Throughout most of Season 1 Bob appeared alongside Gooper & co.. He had more screentime than the nameless grunts in Gooper's gang, however was less focused on than Liam or Jim. Like Liam, he was often somewhat loyal to Gooper in these early episodes, looking after him after he was injured at Talia's House in the original *Carl's Little Sisters*, however abandoning him in *The Motorhome Trip* when things were getting tough. In *The Halloween Party*, it is loosely implied Bob's own father beat him, which may allude to why he beats people up.

### Season 2

Bob continued to serve as a primary lackey to Gooper in Season 2, and remained for the most part unchanged from Season 1. In *Carl's New Car*, it's discussed that Bob begun dating Kylie after finding out Jim liked her, and that he, Gooper and Liam made fun of him for it, though how things went with Bob and Kylie themselves is still yet to be revealed. He is upset when he fails Gooper in *Detention* and afraid of how Gooper may react, and in *The School Dance (1/2)* he and Liam convince Carl that Grace likes Gooper and finds Carl to be a loser, greatly upsetting Carl, to the pair's delight. In *The School Dance (2/2)*, Liam and Bob attempt to stop Carl from interrupting Gooper and Grace's date, however are betrayed by Jim after he throws a glass bottle at Liam's head, and Bob throws up and passes out due to being drunk.

### Season 3

In *The New Principal*, Bob and Liam have apparently forgotten about Jim's betrayal, Bob due to being drunk and Liam due to being injured, however Freeze has discussed plans to alter this in the eventual remasters. He continues to serve in Gooper's gang throughout the Season as he did in Seasons 1 & 2, appearing on Gooper's soccer team, the Dreaded Drapions, as the goalie, making effective use of his size, however he is bested after his team react poorly to the Super Mushrooms provided by Warren G. McInnes, resulting in a tie with the Furious Flygons. In *Summer of '19*, Bob is working at Huckit Hotel as a barman. He reveals his age is 26, however this may be lowered in the remasters.

### Season 4

Bob continues to appear alongside Gooper in Season 4, however his cruelty and pleasure for beating people up is slightly more focused on. In *2020*, he appears alongside Gooper in The Raging Hornet and regularly takes pleasure in trying to ruin the evening for Carl and his friends, however when actually fighting them in The Royal Dragon he is taken out rather easily by Carl, who throws a chair at his face. In *The School Trip* he is particularly harsh to Jim when he buys Gooper, Liam and himself non-alcoholic drinks, and abandons Gooper in the sandstorm alongside Liam and Jim. In *The Talentless Show* he is placed in charge of pushing a switch to ruin Carl's act, however Dry Bones gets up on stage and is hit by a cannonball in his place. In *Civil War (1/2)*, Dry Bones and Boo briefly try to join Gooper's gang, and Gooper, Liam and Bob somewhat warm up to Dry Bones, treating him with more respect than Jim. Bob accompanies the group to hang out with The Gutts at a subway, however the police then arrive due to Jim making a phone call to the police station. Bob assists Gooper in placing Dry Bones inside a box and shipping him away to Sherbet Land. He accompanies Gooper in doing the same to Chad in *Civil War (2/2)*, due to learning from Roxanne than Chad cheating on Talia with Gooper's girlfriend, Mary-Lynn.

### Season 5

In *Logan's New Place*, while Gooper begins to try and lure Roxanne into breaking up with Tucker, Liam and Bob cause a huge ruckus at Logan's new apartment, quickly taking advantage of Logan. The two eventually leave when Logan's roommate Kenny threatens the two with a large Bill Blaster, overpowering Liam's inferior weapon. He is once again Gooper's goalie in *Toad Town Puckers*, where he and the Ferocious Feraligatrs are beaten by Carl's team, the Screaming Sceptiles, in the first round. Season 5 puts much more emphasis on Bob's rage, and he is much more loyal to himself than to Gooper when compared to previous Seasons. In *Revenge of the Simp*, he gets into a huge rage when he loses a bet on a Mustie Race, and in *The Christmas Captive* he abandons Carl, Blooper, Dry Bones, Boo, Gooper, Liam and Jim in searching for Roxanne simply because he doesn't want to face the Gutts, in spite of his huge size and supposed strength.

## Appearance

Bob is a much larger character than most of the other Koopas in the *Carl* series, and most FreezeFlame shows for that matter. He is very muscular, having a large upper body, huge, muscular arms and muscular legs, though his feet appear surprisingly small. His face mostly resembles Roy's, however he has a more curved nose, a yellow head, and blue sunglasses instead of red. He wears a deep purple shell with a singular spike in the center, and his shoes are a deep blue. In episodes that feature heavy snow, he wears a large deep blue hoodie over his face. Bob's sprite erroneously five fingers on his hands instead of four.

## Personality

Bob is arguably one of the least important named characters in the *Carl* series. His main role in the show serves to effectively be Gooper's large, powerful lackey, willing to beat up anyone Gooper asks for his own personal enjoyment. Earlier episodes characterised him as much more loyal to Gooper, with him often sticking by Gooper's side and being upset when Gooper became angry. Later episodes however show Bob to be much more selfish and out for himself, often having him abandon Gooper when things get tough, particular in *A Christmas Captive*, where even Liam and Jim were willing to help Gooper save Roxanne. While he's seemingly tough, he is often bested when actually involved in a fight, and backs out of situations where he fears any physical consequences, implying he in reality is actually quite cowardly and only uses his sheer size and height as a way of intimidating others. He is incredibly hostile to Jim, and like Gooper and Liam blatantly mistreats and verbally abuses him for his own amusement, and finds him annoying. Like Liam, he finds Mary-Lynn incredibly annoying and often begs Gooper to dump or abandon her at the first opportunity. While he has been said to have had a relationship with Kylie, little of this past relationship has been explored.

## Gallery

Bob dressed as a mummy in Halloween PartyBob wearing a suit in The School DanceBob in the Gutts BandanaBob in the Feraligatrs uniform.