History Characters / BobsBurgersOthers

* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He doesn't stick around to ensure that parts of his plan will go smoothly (simply assuming they will) and tends to overlook seemingly-insignificant details while focusing on other things, resulting in him being poorly prepared once his plan does derail. His alibi nearly falls apart because he didn't think anyone would move the table he needed to sneak back into the gym, and he's barely able to work around its absence. His method of dealing with the Belchers is rushed and improvised and he nearly lets them escape because he assumes they'll stay still while he's focused on the Fischoeder brothers. Once the Belchers are BuriedAlive, he completely puts them out of mind and fails to consider how they're still in a loud vehicle pressed against a plastic water pipe, ultimately allowing the Belchers the chance to finally escape and report his crimes to the police. Additionally, he's savvy enough to block the side of his face so that nobody in Jimmy Pesto's can see him burying the Belchers, but he neglects to do the same for Mort's funeral home--which would've screwed him over even if the Belchers hadn't escaped, since "The Bleakening" previously confirmed Mort has security cameras.]]

* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Downplayed; he's always working as a security guard, but he almost never works at the same location twice (with "Legends of the Mall" lampshading this trope). So far he's been seen at:

* HiddenDepths: He's the only member of the King's Head Island debate team that the Wagstaff debate team considers a threat (Mr. [=DeSanto=] considers Duncan TheUnintelligible, the team's female member has braces that lock together sometimes, and the third male member gets stress hiccups), and while it requires some manipulation on his end he's largely shown to earn that reputation.

An EccentricMillionaire who serves as the owner and proprietor of Wonder Wharf, as well as landlord to about half the population of Seymour's Bay (including both Bob and Jimmy). This in turn makes him by far the most powerful man in town, which he is content to exploit as much as he can.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He doesn't stick around to ensure that parts of his plan will go smoothly (simply assuming they will) and tends to overlook seemingly-insignificant details while focusing on other things, resulting in him being poorly prepared once his plan does derail. His alibi nearly falls apart because he didn't think anyone would move the table he needed to sneak back into the gym and is barely able to sneak back in without it. His method of dealing with the Belchers is rushed and improvised and he nearly lets them escape because he assumes they'll stay still while he's focused on the Fischoeder brothers. Once the Belchers are BuriedAlive, he completely puts them out of mind and fails to consider how they're still in a loud vehicle pressed against a plastic water pipe, ultimately allowing the Belchers the chance to finally escape and report his crimes to the police. Additionally, he's savvy enough to block the side of his face so that nobody in Jimmy Pesto's can see him burying the Belchers, but he neglects to do the same for Mort's funeral home--which would've screwed him over even if the Belchers hadn't escaped, since "The Bleakening" previously confirmed Mort has security cameras.]]

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:His appearances in the show imply that, aside from whatever illicit cover-ups he does by virtue of being Calvin's lawyer, he's the WhiteSheep of the Fischoeder family. The movie reveals that this was all a facade -- he murdered somebody six years before his first appearance in the show, and has been biding his time for it to resurface and let Calvin take the fall.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He seems like the most polite and rational person in his family, even though he's an AmoralAttorney. [[spoiler:Unlike his cousins, however, it's all an act; he's a greedy, cold-blooded murderer who manages to rack up (in addition to the murder) ''seven'' counts of attempted murder (three of them children, no less) and one count of attempted arson by the time he's finally arrested.]]

%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * BerserkButton: Comparing capoeira to jazzercise quickly gets under his skin.

* AbusiveParents: Verbally harsh towards Sergeant Bosco and openly favors her other son despite the fact that he at least tries to accommodate her.

* BumblingDad: To his credit, he ''tries'', but he's generally unable to keep up with his son and is usually seen just trying to make it through the day.

* FauxAffablyEvil: He seems like the most polite and rational person in his family, even though he's an AmoralAttorney. [[spoiler:Unlike his cousins, however, it's all an act; he's a greedy, cold-blooded murderer.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Of the Fischoeders. [[spoiler:This ends up getting [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] ''hard'' in the movie.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: Although he appears in quite a few episodes, it's not until Season 10's "Have Yourself a Maily Linda Christmas" that he has a focal role in one.

%%* BigBad: Of the two-part Season 4 finale.

* BoringButPractical: How he contrasts between his cousins. While Felix and Calvin lean towards the AwesomeButImpractical in their financial schemes, he encourages simplicity and practical investments like a parking garage or a series of gift shops. [[spoiler: It's also deconstructed. His plan to change the wharf and surrounding area into "Mega Park" shows how his "simple" park idea would trample over normal homes and businesses. By comparison, Calvin is willing to leave local businesses alone as long as they pay on time or provide decent quality.]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He doesn't stick around to ensure that parts of his plan will go smoothly (simply assuming they will) and tends to overlook seemingly-insignificant details while focusing on other things, resulting in him being poorly prepared once his plan does derail. His alibi nearly falls apart because he didn't think anyone would move the table he needed to sneak back into the gym and is barely able to sneak back in without it. His plan for disappearing the Belchers is rushed and improvised and he nearly lets them escape because he assumes they'll stay still while he's focused on the Fischoeder brothers. Once the Belchers are BuriedAlive, he completely puts them out of mind and fails to consider how they're still in a loud vehicle pressed against a plastic water pipe, ultimately allowing the Belchers the chance to finally escape and report his crimes to the police. Additionally, he's savvy enough to block the side of his face so that nobody in Jimmy Pesto's can see him burying the Belchers, but he neglects to do the same for Mort's funeral home--which would've screwed him over even if the Belchers hadn't escaped, since "The Bleakening" previously confirmed Mort has security cameras.]]

* ManBitesMan: [[spoiler:What ultimately helps Louise identify him as the real murderer of Cotton Candy Dan years ago. He lost one of his signature banana-designed cufflinks into Dan's stomach when he bit him during their scuffle, with it later being recovered from his corpse when it's unearthed years later, and upon recognizing him wearing it in a photo, Louise takes a closer look at his arm and sees [[ScarsAreForever a bite scar]] there, the indentations of one of them perfectly matching a crooked tooth she pocked as a curiosity from Dan's body when it fell on her. Once he's exposed as the killer, Grover makes a comment on how Dan was a biter.]]

* VillainSong: [[spoiler:The movie gives him "Not That Evil", which serves to touch upon his motives for killing Cotton Candy Dan and framing Calvin.]]

* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler:He's so unmemorable prior to the reveal that Louise never considers him a suspect in Cotton Candy Dan's murder, even though her logic for suspecting Felix applies just as much for Grover due to him being a Fischoeder. He also counts on this trope working in his favor later on; he outlines his plan to kill his cousins before explaining that nobody would even think to suspect him of doing so despite having the most to gain from their deaths.]]

* HiddenDepths: He's the only member of the King's Head Island debate team that the Wagstaff debate team considers a threat (Mr. [=DeSanto=] considers Duncan TheUnintelligible, the team's female member has braces that lock together sometimes, and the third male member gets stress hiccups).

* LongGame: [[spoiler:Played with, in that he intended to have Calvin arrested for Cotton Candy Dan's murder ''immediately''. When Dan's corpse went missing, however, he had no choice but to wait for it to resurface before putting his plan back into motion, which took ''six years''.]]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Wonder Wharf is rife with rigged games and safety issues, and is apparently staffed exclusively by criminals. He flagrantly breaks union laws as well, enough to be successfully blackmailed over it. His other business ventures are implied to be even worse--he once implied that he employs children as coal miners, and from there, things get...''darker''.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler:Played with. On paper, his plan seems like it's just giving Calvin and Felix their just desserts after all the illegal and immoral crap they've done. However, Grover oversteps the line by murdering an innocent man, and many more innocents would've been harmed had his plan succeeded.]]

* OutOfFocus: Of the Fischoeder family. Calvin and Felix are both recurring characters who serve as powerful antagonists or ineffectual allies, and have been part of the show since its earlier seasons; Grover doesn't appear until Season 9, he's kind of just there, and very little is known about him. While Calvin and Felix appear regularly in significant roles; Grover has only appeared twice in the show -- both times in very minor roles. [[spoiler:This gets subverted ''hard'' in the movie, where he initially seems to play this role again but then turns out to be the BigBad behind the murder plot. The movie even uses this trope as the base of Grover's motivations -- namely, he's always resented being in his cousins' shadows. Additionally, the trope seems to be justified--the show needed to establish him prior to the movie (otherwise he'd be introduced out of nowhere and his status as the BigBad would be extremely easy to figure out), but it also couldn't make him too important or else the series wouldn't be able to easily write him out. Giving him a handful of small appearances lies perfectly in the middle of that.]]

* WhiteSheep: The only moral, well-adjusted member of the Fischoeder family. He himself notes that he and [[KarmaHoudini Calvin]] are the only Fischoeders who have never been convicted of a felony. [[spoiler: That's partly because he hasn't been ''caught'' until the movie; in reality, he averts this trope ''hard'' by being even ''crueler'' than his cousins.]]

* HarpoonGun: [[spoiler:Wields a spear gun in the climax of the movie. While its low ammo count makes it impractical for actual use, it's very effective for taking hostages, and Grover even gets around the ammo issue by using his one shot to damage a tire during the Belchers' attempted escape, allowing him to nearly kill all five Belchers.]]

%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * Berserk Button: Looking like a failure and being given a degrading nickname. Unfortunately for him (and many other people), he does the former quite a lot.
* BigBad: Of the two-part Season 4 finale.

%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * Berserk Button: Comparing capoeira to jazzercise quickly gets under his skin.

* BerserkButton: Looking like a failure and being given a degrading nickname. Unfortunately for him (and many other people), he does the former quite a lot.

* HypocriticalHumor: After he reveals his BerserkButton of being called degrading nicknames, he immediately follows it up by referring to his girlfriend Fanny with a degrading nickname.

* BerserkButton: Comparing capoeira to jazzercise quickly gets under his skin.

* BerserkButton: Since she's the Belcher he interacts with the most, Linda ends up annoying him greatly.

* OutOfFocus: Of the Fischoeder family. Calvin and Felix are both recurring characters who serve as powerful antagonists or ineffectual allies, and have been part of the show since its earlier seasons; Grover doesn't appear until Season 9, he's kind of just there, and very little is known about him. While Calvin and Felix appear regularly in significant roles; Grover has only appeared twice in the show -- both times in very minor roles. [[spoiler:This gets subverted ''hard'' in the movie, where he initially seems to play this role again but then turns out to be the BigBad behind the murder plot. The movie even uses this trope as the base of Grover's motivations -- namely, he's always resented being in his cousins' shadows. Additionally, the trope seems to be justified--the show needed to establish him prior to the movie (otherwise he'd be introduced out of nowhere and his status as the BigBad would be extremely telegraphed), but it also couldn't make him too important or else the series wouldn't be able to easily write him out.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Not fond of Jimmy Pesto making an apparent joke about mental illness.

* AmoralAttorney: Implied; while he's never ''seen'' doing anything amoral, the fact that he's the personal lawyer of ''[[BigBad Calvin]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Fischoeder]]'' doesn't speak wonders about him. [[spoiler:The movie proceeds to erase any ambiguity by revealing that he killed a carnival worker six years in the past to frame his cousin, and while Grover does take up Calvin's defense he all but states later on that he wasn't exactly aiming to get Calvin acquitted. As if that weren't enough, he later attempts to kill both his cousins and the entire Belcher family, as well as burn down Wonder Wharf so he can build a megapark in its place. And as if ''that'' wasn't enough, once he's done he intends to bulldoze the entirety of Ocean Avenue to accommodate parking and gift shops for said megapark, leaving numerous people both homeless and jobless.]]

* OutOfFocus: Of the Fischoeder family. Calvin and Felix are both recurring characters who serve as powerful antagonists or ineffectual allies, and have been part of the show since its earlier seasons; Grover doesn't appear until Season 9, he's kind of just there, and very little is known about him. While Calvin and Felix appear regularly in significant roles; Grover has only appeared twice in the show -- both times in very minor roles. [[spoiler:This gets subverted ''hard'' in the movie, where he initially seems to play this role again but then turns out to be the BigBad behind the murder plot. The movie even uses this trope as the base of Grover's motivations -- namely, he's always resented being in his cousins' shadows.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Of the Fischoeders. [[spoiler:The "sane" part ends up getting [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] ''hard'' in the movie.]]

* HarpoonGun: [[spoiler:Wields a spear gun in the climax of the movie. While its low ammo count makes it impractical for actual use, it's very effective for taking hostages, and Grover even gets around the ammo issue by using his one shot to damage a tire during the Belchers' attempted escape, allowing him to nearly kill five Belchers.]]
* HateSink: [[spoiler:Becomes one in the movie, where it's revealed that he murdered an innocent man six years prior just to frame Calvin, tries to kill his cousins, and finally attempts to bury the Belchers alive, all for the sake of money. It doesn't help that he has a VillainSong where he [[SmugSnake brags about how smart he and his plan are]] and stating that Cotton Candy Dan ''had'' to die.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Of the Fischoeders. [[spoiler:This ends up getting [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] ''hard'' in the movie.]]

* HarpoonGun: [[spoiler:Wields one in the climax of the movie. While its low ammo count makes it impractical for actual use, it's very effective for taking hostages.]]

* HarpoonGun: [[spoiler:Wields one in the climax of the movie.]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:While it hardly justifies his murder of Cotton Candy Dan and attempted murders of his cousins and the Belchers, Grover's dislike of his cousins comes from a valid place--they look down on him just for being part of the poorer branch of the Fischoeder family, they regularly bully him, and his entire family has neglected him to the point that he had to buy himself a graduation gift because nobody else did.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of the movie. He murdered Cotton Candy Dan six years prior to the series, and that's not counting everything he does during the movie itself.]]

* SharpDressedMan: Just like his cousins; in his case he's always seen in a pink suit, white shirt, and purple bow tie. [[spoiler:The two exceptions are the climax of the movie, where he's seen in a pink tracksuit instead, and the end credits of the movie, where he's in prison garb. The movie also reveals that his suit isn't just for appearances--the sleeve hides a bite scar on his arm that proves his connection to Cotton Candy Dan's death.]]

* NoSympathy: [[spoiler:You'd think that, being from a poorer part of the Fischoeder family and the ButtMonkey to his cousins' antics, he'd sympathize with the carnies, Belchers, and Calvin's other tenants--both they and Grover work hard just to survive and endure plenty of abuse from Calvin. However, Grover sees them not as kindred spirits, but as expendable, and he'll gladly bump off to further his own goals. Despite complaining so much about his suffering at Calvin's hands he's more than willing to perpetuate that abuse towards ''other'' people who suffer from Calvin just as much if not more than he does, all while acting like he's the victim.]]

* SharpDressedMan: Just like his cousins; in his case he's always seen in a pink suit, white shirt, and purple bow tie. [[spoiler:The two exceptions are the climax of the movie, where he's seen in a pink tracksuit instead, and the end credits, where he's in prison garb. The movie also reveals that his suit isn't just for appearances--the sleeve hides a bite scar on his arm that proves his connection to Cotton Candy Dan's death.]]

* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler:He's so unmemorable prior to the reveal that Louise never considers him a suspect in Cotton Candy Dan's murder, even though her logic for suspecting Felix applies just as much for Grover due to him being a Fischoeder. He also counts on this trope working in his favor later on; he outlines his plan to kill his cousins before explaining that nobody would even think to suspect him of doing so.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: Mr. Fischoeder is perpetually cheerful and certifiably insane. He seems on the verge of being an actual sociopath, given his utter disregard for human lives (even his own) and is just not entirely there.

* AmbiguousDisorder: He has some violent mood swings, a HairTriggerTemper, and paranoia.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He doesn't stick around to ensure that parts of his plan will go smoothly (simply assuming they will) and tends to overlook seemingly-insignificant details while focusing on other things, resulting in him being poorly prepared once his plan does derail. His alibi nearly falls apart because he didn't think anyone would move the table he needed to sneak back into the gym and is barely able to sneak back in without it. His plan for disappearing the Belchers is rushed and improvised and he nearly lets them escape because he assumes they'll stay still while he's focused on the Fischoeder brothers . Once the Belchers are BuriedAlive, he completely puts them out of mind and fails to consider how they're still in a loud vehicle pressed against a plastic water pipe, ultimately allowing the Belchers the chance to finally escape and report his crimes to the police. Additionally, he's savvy enough to block the side of his face so that nobody in Jimmy Pesto's can see him burying the Belchers, but he neglects to do the same for Mort's funeral home--which would've screwed him over even if the Belchers hadn't escaped, since "The Bleakening" previously confirmed Mort has security cameras.]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:He doesn't stick around to ensure that parts of his plan will go smoothly (simply assuming they will) and tends to overlook seemingly-insignificant details while focusing on other things, resulting in him being poorly prepared once his plan does derail. His alibi nearly falls apart because he didn't think anyone would move the table he needed to sneak back into the gym and is barely able to sneak back in without it. His plan for disappearing the Belchers is rushed and improvised and he nearly lets them escape because he assumes they'll stay still while he's focused on the Fischoeder brothers. Once the Belchers are BuriedAlive, he completely puts them out of mind and fails to consider how they're still in a loud vehicle pressed against a plastic water pipe, ultimately allowing the Belchers the chance to finally escape and report his crimes to the police. Additionally, he's savvy enough to block the side of his face so that nobody in Jimmy Pesto's can see him burying the Belchers, but he neglects to do the same for Mort's funeral home--which would've screwed him over even if the Belchers hadn't escaped, since "The Bleakening" previously confirmed Mort has security cameras.]]

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: [[spoiler:For a guy who insists he's not that evil, he's easily the most despicable villain in the entire series, with his attempt to murder the Belchers being nearly devoid of lighthearted moments. Even Fanny, the previous contender for the trope, at least had ''some'' humorous moments.]]