Doofus

**Doofus** is a bean who was stung to death after disturbing a nest of wasps for no good reason.

## About

*"If you hear the cheerful gobbley-gobbley-goo of the gobbley Gobbleygourd, prepare your tummy: you're about to feel stuffed! This overzealous Monster was so thrilled to find new friends moving in to Fire Haven that it seized the opportunity to finally kickstart the Seasonal Event of its dreams: Feast-Ember, a time for sharing in nature's delectable bounty. From Smunkin Pie to savory Turkey, crunchy Big Salad to toasty Bread, Gobbleygourd will see to it that you sample a healthy bite of each dish. Much like an excitable relation who's always coming up with new holiday traditions, the Gobbleygourd might seem a bit... intense in its Feast-Ember celebrations - but you can't help but play along!"*

*- Dumb Ways to Die: Crazy Chronicles Activity Book*

## About

Gobbleygourd is a Seasonal Monster that celebrates the Feast-Ember season and is found on Fire Haven and Fire Oasis. It was added on November 20th, 2019 during Version 2.3.4. As a Seasonal Monster, it is only available at certain times. It is best obtained by breeding Kayna and Glowl. By default, its breeding time is 21 hours long. Gobbleygourd does not have a high coin production.

## Videos

### Dumb Ways to Die

Doofus is seen throwing a nest of wasps into the air three times. Each time, more and more wasps come towards him, ready to attack. After the third time, he falls on the ground, dead. In the chorus, Doofus is a Secondary Dancer in the fifth group/bridge, but like Botch, is not train-related.

### Melbourne International Film Festival

In MIFF, Doofus is seen in the theater, sat in front of Dummkopf and Lax, and next to Bonehead.

## Games

### Dumb Ways to Die (application)

#### General

Doofus can be unlocked for the player's Train Station at the score 2400 in the old version and at the total score of 1095200 in the new version. In both versions, he is the 13th character to arrive at the train station, and in the new version, he is the 72nd thing that can be unlocked.

#### Wasp Swat

Unlocked as default

In the game when Doofus appears, you have to kill all the wasps that are in his face due to playing with its nest. If you win the game he will swipe his sweat from his forehead and make an expression of relief. Otherwise he gets stung to death.

#### Wasp Toss

Unlock at 744200 accumulated score

Doofus has another mini-game where he throws a nest of wasps in the air. You must tilt Doofus around so he can catch the nest of wasp several times. If you win, the bees will make a winking face at Doofus. If the nest touches the ground, the wasps sting him to death.

#### Snow Problem

Unlock at 33800 accumulated score

In his Christmas mini-game he will be making the base snowball for a snowman. The player must roll the snowball until it's big enough. If you lose, the snowman's nose/carrot will poke his eye out and cause him to start bleeding, resulting in failure. If you win then the snowman comes to life as Doofus starts cheering.

#### Leaning Tower of Pizza

Unlock at TBA accumulated score

In his Europe mini-game, the player must tilt their screen to keep the Leaning Tower standing. If it stands, the Doofus is seen eating a huge slice of pizza. Otherwise, he's seen taking a picture with the tower, but ends up being too close to it and gets crushed, resulting in failure.

#### Handle with Care

Unlock at 28800 accumulated score

Doofus has a Lunar New Year minigame where the player must tilt his device to catch the fine china (Similar to his second minigame). If so, Doofus will thumbs up to you. Otherwise, the fine china will fall over Doofus and breaks on him causing to bleed, resulting in failure.

### Dumb Ways To Die 3: World Tour

He is a Rare bean with the ability named "Stinger" which allows the player to multiply tokens earned in a game by 50%. He can be obtained from gifts.

## Deaths

* Facebook post: Abducted by aliens (debatable, may have survived)

## Trivia

### Comparisons and Design

* He and Hapless are similar in many ways.
	+ Both are the second lines from their respective groups.
	+ They both got killed by animal(s).
		- Their deaths were caused by (unintentionally) provoking said animals.
	+ Both hold an item before they die.
	+ Both are yellow, sporting the exact same color scheme.
	+ Both are male.
* Doofus is the only character to be seen lying down after death.
	+ While Mishap and Botch are both seen falling back, they are never seen hitting the ground.
* In the app, his wasps are seen in closer detail instead of black dots.
* He is the only group five character without a plush toy.
* In an early storyboard, the wasps would have completely covered him, thus making him unrecognizable. There was also a possibility that he would have been swollen from red spots.

### General

* He is never seen without being associated with wasps, except the minigame Snow Problem from *Dumb Ways to Die (application)* where he is building a snowman, with no wasps seen.