Bubsy

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**NOTE:Please have massive respect to the late Michael Berlyn, who passed away in March 2023. May he rest in peace. Also, anyone who does disrespect him will be dealt with. Don't exaggerate too much, please.**

"**What could pawsibly go wrong?**" **How about...EVERYTHING!**

> What could **paw**sibly go wrong?
>
> Bubsy

**Bubsy T. Bobcat** is the main protagonist of the platformer game franchise of the same name, *Bubsy*. Created by the late Michael Berlyn, Bubsy served as the mascot for Accolade during the 90s. He is infamous for talking way too much and starring in one of the worst video games of all time, *Bubsy 3D*. He also came back in *Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back*, and in *Bubsy: Paws on Fire.* Some of the other characters returned from the failed 90s pilot.

## Why He Makes Things Go Wrong

1. He was only conceived to cash in on the 90s mascot craze, being jump-started by the success of *Sonic the Hedgehog* since Bubsy is a playable character of his own mediocre to terrible platform games, including the infamous *Bubsy 3D*, only known for being one of the worst games in existence. Especially when that game ***killed*** his very existence for a while.
2. He has an incredibly grating and nasally old voice; not only does he have a lisp, but in the original games he never once **shuts up**. His voice in *Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back* and *Bubsy: Paws on Fire* is slightly better than his voice in the original games, but is still terrible due to him sounding old.
3. He often says unfunny things that can get annoying fast.
	* His jokes, wisecracks, and cat puns as a 'comedian' in the original games are very cringe-inducing and horribly written (if hit-or-miss at best). Both games, *Bubsy 3D* and *Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back* took this element ***WAY** too far* and as a result, this made Bubsy look a whole lot more obnoxious and completely *devoid* of anything witty or genuinely funny, especially in *Bubsy 3D* being the worst example.
4. He is also way too hyperactive, smug, talkative and sassy for his own good, which can also get extremely annoying since Bubsy never takes a break from acting cocky and clownish.
5. Because of having no self-awareness to what he says, including his annoying catchprhase, his egomaniacal behavior gets really annoying at many times as opposed to being funny/charming.
6. He gets way too accident-prone and self-destructive in the first game. Especially for how much damage he can get through fall damage in the first game and just about anything can hurt Bubsy, which leads to cheap kills that further shows how weak and frail he really is.
7. In the pilot of his failed television show titled "What Can Possibly Go Wrong?", Bubsy gets flanderized into being an extremely unlikable jagoff. In the games, he was just a smug chatterbox who liked cracking jokes so much and tries too hard to be cool, here? Bubsy is downright annoying and infuriating due to the fact he's so egotistical, selfish, glib, negligent, irresponsible, too flippant and constantly abuses his roommate, Arnold the Armadillo (who wants nothing to do with him and Bubsy treats him like a punching bag despite calling him his "sidekick", especially when he makes things worse for poor Arnold). He, worst of all, has on repeated occasions constantly said the catchphrase *"What could pawsibly go wrong?"*, in the most unnecessary and **aggravating** ways *possible.*
	* He is also a lazy jerk, where he would rather watch TV than looking after and celebrating his niece and nephew's birthdays.
	* He is also highly moronic and oblivious as well, as he begins to treat Arnold like an inanimate object to the point that he even *mistakes him for a wrench* in one scene and is still blind about his actions due to Bubsy's mindless behavior.
	* He believes himself to be a 'hero' despite usually making things worse or sometimes fixing issues by mistake (making his catchphrase much more ironic), out of his sheer obliviousness most of the time. He is rather generic when he does something heroic as the "protagonist" overall.
8. He always tries way too hard to act cool and hip to such an excessive degree that he usually comes out as a desperate and complete dork.
9. In *Paws on Fire*, not once has his cocky and sassy demeanor came across as endearing. In fact, Bubsy becomes *a whole lot* more unfunny and unlikable than in the previous title *The Woolies Strike Back* (at least he had some genuinely fun one-liners in the previous game), and he gets excessively annoying with both facts in particular, which is saying something due to how infamous he already is.

## Redeeming Qualities

1. His characterization as a bobcat with the ability to glide is kind of interesting (if silly and bizarre), but is executed poorly due to the WHMTGW #6.
2. Since he can break the fourth wall, he openly mocks players and the developers themselves (who kind of deserve it by the way).
3. In *Bubsy 3D*, his cartoonish buffoonery was hilarious, surreal, memorable before and after it was memetic, engaging & rather interesting to watch.
4. Bubsy has his funny moments in *Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind.* at times, which can make him come across as tolerable.
	* In *The Woolies Strike Back*, some of his jokes can be hit-or-miss at best.
	* Speaking of that game, some of his one-liners here can range from being either mediocre and/or decent, to being rather charming and pretty funny.
	* Some people can find his fallible ego to be considered charming or comedic.
5. His design is overall passable as it looks quite close to what an actual bobcat looks like, especially compared to Bonkers.
6. Despite WHMTGW#2, his voice is not always grating. It only got slightly bad in *Bubsy 2* and *Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales*, then got really bad in *Bubsy 3D* (and the cartoon pilot).
7. He has many memorable quotes.
	* "**Oh come on! You *know* I'm *your* hero!**"
	* "**And because I'm a *hero* for *crying* out *loud!* And if that's a crime, then *book* me!**"
	* "**Oh, look! An arrow! Aren't these game designers wonderful; giving you a guide post to help you! How convenient!**"
	* "**Pilot's license? What for??**"
	* "**Woohoo! Now, if you lose a "Bubsy", you'll start over here instead of the beginning of the level! Ain't life grand?**"
8. To be honest, he doesn't have many personality flaws, although he is selfish, this is not a problem (since there are many characters who want to be the center of attention who are likable), but unfortunately he is overshadowed by his mania for talking and his bad jokes, and maybe because of its bad games, especially *Bubsy 3D*.

## Trivia

* Bubsy and his death scenes became internet memes when his death animations in *Bubsy 3D* were very memorable.
* He was originally going to wear green tennis shoes in early concept art. It is likely these were removed as to not make Bubsy seem too similar to Sonic.
	+ In *Bubsy: Paws of Fire*, the concept of him wearing shoes has been included into his redesign.
* He was originally going to wear pants, but Michael Berlyn wanted him to have a Donald Duck styled appearance.
* Contrary to popular belief, Rob Paulsen did not hate voicing Bubsy, as he said in a QnA section on the latest release of "Voice Lessons".
* Bubsy's real name is unknown, but we can assume it is "Theodore Bobcat", as Bubsy is most likely a nickname.
* Despite being infamous for being one of the weakest video game characters of all time, he simply has gotten a bit ultra-powered in the game *Super Smash Bros: CMC+ v.7,* where his attacks and nerf gun can even take out most of the a.is in levels like *The Ladies of Waluigi* fear him as a threat to be reckoned with, and act less overpowering than how they are with many other characters like Mr. Incredible, Crash Bandicoot, etc.

## Gallery

Bubsy's initial designBubsy from the cancelled pilotBubsy in *Paws of Fire*