(Not a peep!)
-Destructo telling everyone to be quiet in the episode "Not a Peep."
Destructo is a robot that belongs to the ten-year-old boy and a recurring antagonist. He thinks that he is a cop and often tries to stop Mr. Bumpy's antics. He is voiced by Jim Cummings.
Personality[]
Destructo has a stern, serious and tough personality, he is very destructive, as the name suggest and has a violent nature.
He acts like a cop and believes in fighting for justice, he often tries to stop Mr Bumpy from breaking the rules or causing trouble. He even tries to capture Bumpy for breaking minor rules such as squeezing a toothpaste tube from the top instead of the bottom.
In the episode, "Destructo's Flipside", he falls off the shelf and his batteries fall out. When Bumpy puts the batteries in backwards, his personality is reversed and becomes kind and gentle instead of cruel and serious.
Bumpy takes advantage of Destructo's friendly new personality and uses him as a servant, but when Bumpy is caught by the Closet Monster, Squish helps put Destructo's batteries the right way, becoming a destructive machine once again.
Physical Description[]
Destructo is a toy robot with purple and red metal armor. He has large eyes, a silver face and a broad chin. Destructo has a wide upper torso, mechanical arms and powerful legs. He also has the letter D on his chest as his initials and a little red sun in the centre. He also has various of gadgets in his armor, mostly weapons of destruction such as a launching fist
Relationships[]
Destructo and Mr. Bumpy are both enemies. Bumpy fears Destructo and he chases him whenever he breaks the rules in some way. The two have a strong dislike for each other and Destructo tries to stop Bumpy from causing trouble.
Squishington also fears Destructo, Squish often helps Bumpy with his antics. Destructo strikes fear in Squishy but is mostly focused on Bumpy as the ring leader.
Destructo is shown to like Molly Coddle and is usually nice to her. In the episode "Comforting the Uncomfortable", Molly ask if anyone needs comforting and Destructo is unable to move and says that he needs comfort. Molly helps Destructo with an oil can and helps fix his rusty parts. Destructo is grateful, he thanks Molly and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
In the episode, "Love's Labored Bump", Destructo appears to like Molly because she says that comforting is good and he believes that justice is good. Later, Destructo is revealed to have a crush on Molly and declares his love out loud to himself. Bumpy overhears this and decides to prank Destructo. Bumpy disguises himself as Molly and tricks Destructo to chase him while also trying to injure him.
The real Molly appears and sees that Bumpy is up to something. Destructo appears and gives Molly a kiss on the lips, which she is disgusted and doesn't feel the same way back. When Molly and Destructo realizes Bumpy's prank, they both beat him up.
In the Christmas Special, "T'was the Night Before Bumpy", Destructo gets a present from Santa Claus and is surprised how Santa knew what he wanted. He opens up his gift and it is revealed to be a beautiful female love interest named Destructette. Destructette introduces herself and shows her "rules manual" to Destructo, and he is dazzled. Destructo and Destructette are both compatible and are exactly the same, which makes Destucto happy.
Destructo and the Closet Monster are both rivals since they are both Mr Bumpy's enemies. In the episode "A Long Long Day" Destructo and the Closet Monster both fight over Mr Bumpy, hours pass and they decide to have a break. During the break, they get along, but when the break is over they resume fighting over Bumpy.
Destructo has also fought the Closet Monster a few times, such as in "Love's Labor Bump" Destructo goes into the closet and is brutally beaten and injured by the monster. In "Twas the Night Before Bumpy" when the Closet Monster appears, Destructo along with the Cute Dolls scream "Ahh Closet Monster" and they all hide. This seems out of character for Destructo, since he has never feared the Closet Monster before.
Trivia[]
- Destructo's character is similar to the comic book character "Judge Dredd", since they have a police like authority, are very merciless and emotionless and are very stern with the law. Also, Destructo's head and large eyes looks like Judge Dredd's helmet and eye visor.
- Destructo's design is also similar to the cyberpunk action character "Robocop."
- Destructo has various tools and weapons in his armor, which might be inspired from Inspector Gadget.
- Destructo has also appeared on very little Bump in the Night Merchandise including a figure of him as a subway toy and a purple pencil topper from Carl's Jr. This is surprising considering the character itself is a toy.
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