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Earthworm Jim is a fictional character, the protagonist of the Earthworm Jim videogames and animated series.

For most of his life Jim was just an ordinary earthworm engaging in normal worm activities, such as eating dirt, crawling and fleeing from hungry birds. Until one day fate should happen to smile on him and his life was changed forever.

A fearsome bounty hunter named Psy-Crow was on route to deliver the "Ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" to Queen Slug-For-A-Butt but got in a confrontation with another space ship and lost the suit out an airlock. The suit fell to earth landing on a farm somewhere in the southern United States. While fleeing from a flock of hungry crows Jim took refuge in the mysterious suit. The suit's powerful atomic particles affected Jim's wormy flesh and caused him to grow and evolve at a fantastic rate. Thus Earthworm Jim was born!

Through the games, Jim travels to many planets and faces many villains who are after the suit. In Earthworm Jim 2, Jim must rescue Princess What's-Her-Name from Psycrow.

In the television show, Jim (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) has an almost identical origin, but now resides in a home in the city of Terlawk (the birthplace of Douglas TenNapel) with Peter Puppy. Most of the villains from the game still show up from time to time to give him trouble.

Jim can be a bit naive and rarely thinks before rushing into battle, but on occasions can be very cunning. Jim is also very gullible, even trusting villains in not-so-convincing disguises. His motto is "When all else fails, start blasting!" Jim also has a rather large romatic infatuation with Princess What's-Her-Name, which usually confuses her, but he never faulters in his resolve.

In the games, Jim has a slight southern drawl and says phrases like "Groovy!" or "Whoa, Nelly!". In the animated series his drawl has all but dissappeared, but still retains his "Groovy!" catchphrase. Jim has a tendency to use big words and long drawn-out phrases. It is not uncommon for him to yell something like "We are all doomed! From the middle-English meaning 'condemned to ruination or death'! DOOOOMED!!" His battle cry is "Eat Dirt, (persons or things in question)!", which he usually follows up by laughing maniacally. This too can become long and drawn-out with phrases like "Eat dirt, everyone in the vicinity!" or "Eat dirt, evil banana-suited doofus!"

Jim has appeared in many different games. He is the main, player-controlled character in Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2, as well as the later Earthworm Jim 3D and Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy. He is also a playable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3 and an unlockable fighter in Clayfighter 63 1/3: Sculpter's Cut.

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Games - Earthworm Jim

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