Eight (character)

**Eight**, or **8**, is a character who appeared in Numberblocks. He is well known for his alter-ego, Octoblock.

8 first appears in the episode with the same name.

He is voiced by Marcel McCalla (Walter calls him Chicken Marsala).

## Appearance

8 is the Numberblock made up of 8 magenta blocks, with 8 octopus-like limbs and a purple infinity symbol-shaped pair of goggles with 8 points, 4 on each side.

Starting at Series 5's "Now in 3D", whenever Eight is a cube, he gains a magenta cube symbol above his eyes.

## Episode Appearances

* *Eight* (debut)
* *Nine*
* *Ten*
* *Just Add One*
* *Blast Off*
* *Double Trouble* (biggest number)
* *The Three Threes*
* *Odds and Evens*
* *Fluffies* (biggest number)
* *The Two Tree*
* *Numberblock Castle*
* *Ten Green Bottles*
* *Now We Are Six to Ten*
* *Numberblobs*
* *Building Blocks*
* *Peekaboo!*
* *Hiccups*
* *What's the Difference?*
* *Numberblock Rally*
* *Five and Friends*
* *Octoblock to the Rescue!* (biggest number)
* *Ten Again*
* *Flatland*
* *The Legend of Big Tum*
* *Mirror, Mirror*
* *Eleven*
* *Twelve*
* *The Way of the Rectangle*
* *Fourteen*
* *Fifteen*
* *Fifteen's Minute of Fame*
* *Balancing Bridge*
* *Sixteen*
* *Seventeen*
* *Eighteen*
* *Nineteen*
* *Twenty*
* *Tall Stories*
* *Flights of Fancy*
* *I Can Count to Twenty*
* *Terrible Twosday*
* *Fifty*
* *Sixty's High Score*
* *The Big One*
* *One Hundred*
* *More to Explore*
* *Your Turn*
* *Now You See Us*
* *Ten's Top Ten*
* *What's My Number?*
* *Fun Times One Times Table*
* *The Many Friends of Twenty*
* *Ten Vaulting*
* *Twoland*
* *Two Times Shoe Shop*
* *Odd Side Story*
* *Rectangle Racers*
* *The Team Factor*
* *Hidden Talents*
* *Making Patterns*
* *Now In 3D*
* *Club Picnic*
* *Too Many Threes*
* *Figure it Out*
* *Snow Day Doubles*
* *Steps Versus Squares*
* *Puzzle Square*
* *Four on the Floor*
* *One Giant Step Squad*
* *Square on the Moon*
* *Heroes With Zeroes* (picture)
* *What If?*
* *100 Ways to Leave the Planet*
* *Octoblock vs Octonaughty*
* *Nine's Magic Show*
* *Every Times Tables*

Total number of appearances: 73

## **Alter-Egos**

### **Octonaughty**

He is an 8 with green tentacles and a green mask. He has small pupils and big teeth. As a cube, he has a green cube symbol above his eyes. He has a high-pitched voice and has a very naughty personality. In "Octoblock to the Rescue!", Octoblock and Octonaughty come face to face for the first time after 4 Terrible Twos create Octonaughty. However, after 4 more Octoblocks help overpower Octonaughty, the naughty Numberblock attempts an escape route, but accidentally falls into a custard pie. In "Now in 3D", Octonaughty returns and uses a "Dimentionator" to turn into a cube and use his powers to turn several other Numberblocks into 3D shapes. Twenty-Seven manages to defeat Octonaughty with the help of her factor groups, as well as Octoblock and his 2 Fours. After Octonaughty attempts to become a cube again, the machine turns him flat, and then blasts the villain away, who vows to catch Octoblock next time. He returns in Octoblock vs Octonaughty, but the Eight Times Table used his times power to get rid of him.

## Notes

* 8's way of being a spider in his debut episode is a reference to Spider-Man.
* 8's catchphrase is "Octoblock, (command), 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, (said command)!"
* 8 is the second Numberblock to have eyelash-like points on an eye, the first being 6. It is possible that his "eyelashes" are actually parts of his mask.
	+ Just like 2's glasses might be his real eyes, it is also possible that his mask is his real eyes.
	+ When 8 was first seen, many viewers mistakenly think he is a girl, due to his body color (which being pink) and eyelashes.
* There is another "Octoblock" in the real world, which is a round xylophone with 8 keys.
* 8 is the only Numberblock greater than 5 who made more than 3 arrangements in the first series.
* 8 had a continuous error where he had 4 normal limbs, especially whenever 9 sneezes. The episodes 8 had the error are in:
	+ *Nine, Ten with Just Add One and The Three Threes.*
	+ The only time where it wasn't went Nine sneezed was in *Odds and Evens*.
	+ The first time where it is intentional is during *Now We Are Six To Ten*. It is unknown if it is intentional in *Fun Times One Times Table*; however, due to his length (8x1), it can be assumed it was intentional.
* So far, 8 makes the most shapes out of all the Numberblocks, even more than 5.
* Starting from Series 2, 8 has a lighter-coloured mask and slightly smaller eyes. However, his old appearance is still seen in the intro and even on his player card during *The Team Factor*.
* According to *Now We Are Six to Ten*, 8 wasn't Octoblock until he got tickled by a radioactive octopus.
* 8 is capable of generating the Octo Signal with his Numberling.
	+ Octonaughty can generate signals too.
* 8 is the first Numberblock to make diagonal shapes (his "Bend" Form (zigzag) and his "Pop" form (which is just the donut, or square-with-hole, but diagonal).
	+ That being said, 8 is technically the first Numberblock to make 3D shapes, not including 1. He's also the first one who has a separated arrangement.

## Quotes

* *"Octoblock, (command), 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, (said command)!"*
* *"Have no fear!/Never Fear Octoblock is here!"*
* *"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8! 8 arms, or are they legs? Whatever they are, I like them! I am 8, and this is great!"*
* (as Octonaughty) *"Octonaughty, (command), 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, (said command)!"*
* *"Octoblocks assemble!"*

*Numberblocks* characters