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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BillyWest (pilot only), Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz (series), Creator/MelissaFahn (as a smeet)

->''"I am Zim, and [[ThirdPersonPerson Zim shall rule!]]"''

* For tropes related to him, see [[Characters/InvaderZimZim here]].
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[[folder:GIR]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Rosearik Rikki Simons

->''"I like waffles!"''

Zim's [[RobotBuddy robot sidekick]], on Earth disguised as a dog. Supposedly a "SIR" (Standard-Issue Information Retrieval) unit assigned to all invaders, but GIR is an "advanced" model the Tallest specially gave Zim. And by "advanced", we of course mean "[[TheDitz moronic]]," thanks to having a head literally full of garbage.[[note]]To be precise, Tallest Purple's ''pocket lint''.[[/note]] While usually too flighty to be of any consistent help, GIR will now and again go into "Duty Mode," signified by a change of eye-and-panel color from blue to [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]], and act like a real SIR.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance:
** Without even trying, he's very good at blending in with humans. In "Attack of the Saucer Morons", he has fun dancing with some girls at a nightclub.
** In the unproduced episode "The Trial", he ''successfully conquers Earth'' while Zim is being held prisoner on the Massive.
** His very creation is a case of this. He was literally slapped together with random lint and garbage for a "brain"/CPU, with a body made from spare parts and according to WordOfGod, a defunct frozen yogurt maker. And yet the end result was still a fully functional robot assistant. Even with his insanity, the fact that he can turn on and perform even the most basic functions, all things considered is a miracle.
* AffablyEvil: Definitely more amiable compared to Zim.
* AliensLoveHumanFood: GIR has a bottomless appetite and will eat almost anything, his favorites being tacos and waffles. "Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom" has him ballooning to a massive size after eating loads of candy stolen from trick-or-treaters.
* AmbiguousInnocence: GIR is, indeed, innocent -- it is hard to imagine he even has the mental capacity to understand that there is a difference between right and wrong, much less know what that difference is. GIR often relishes in destruction only seemingly without malice, but an increase in understanding and competence (such as in the episode "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff") would simply provide the needed motivation to apply that destructive force purposefully. In short, just because he's dumb and innocent doesn't mean he'd be a sweet-tempered do-gooder if left to his own devices.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Nearly anything can distract him--squirrels, piggies, waffles, the Scary Monkey show, whatever.
* AxCrazy: He's prone to random acts of violence, such as repeatedly launching a pug into space, eating a baby and [[ImAHumanitarian baking Dib into a pie]].
* BadassAdorable: He's a pretty cute robot taking over the world ''all by himself'' in an unfinished episode, and he wasn't in duty mode.
* BagOfHolding: The inside of his head can hold dozens of rubber piggies.
* BerserkButton: Don't make the Taco Man die in front of him, not even if it's fake.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: It would be hard to say if he is nice or mean, but he isn't as evil as Zim, and he's too [[InnocentlyInsensitive dumb to realize how evil he is.]].. and when he's in [[OhCrap Duty Mode]]...
* BewareTheSillyOnes: In one episode, Zim locks GIR into "Duty Mode" (the red-eyed, serious version), and he promptly becomes much more evil and competent than Zim himself, including deciding that Zim is a threat to the mission and needs to be eliminated. Long story short, Zim just barely turns him back to normal in time to prevent a KlingonPromotion.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: We have absolutely no idea why he does anything he does, and if we could look into his thought processes, [[YourHeadAsplode our brains would a-splode]].
* BigEater: He's very gluttonous, eating lots of waffles and tacos mostly. He also comes off as a messy eater due to how fast he eats.
* BumblingSidekick: He is Zim's incompetent lackey.
* ChaoticStupid: Even more than Zim, due to his utter lack of reasoning capabilities or self-restraint.
* CharacterCatchphrase:
** "TAACOOOS!"
** "Okie dokie!"
** "Ooooooo..."
* CheerfulChild: He's very hyperactive and not a lot gets him down for the most part.
* ChickMagnet: He was seen dancing with a bunch of girls at a club, then dropped off at the house hours later by his new friends.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: How "innocent" is highly debatable but GIR essentially has the mind of a small child who doesn't fully comprehend the magnitude of his actions paired with the tools and weaponry of a planet conqueror.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: However, Jhonen has gone on record to say that humor involving GIR isn't random as it's all rooted by the fact that the robot's brain is literally junk.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Blue/green = regular GIR. Red = duty mode.
* CraniumCompartment: He can open the top of his head and uses the space within to store items. As his behaviour demonstrates, his CPU doesn't take up much space at all in there.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: His duty mode proves this without a doubt, especially in "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff". Not to mention that he managed to TakeOverTheWorld all on his own in an unfinished episode.
* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: During his moments of clarity, GIR can be pretty snarky towards Zim.
-->'''Zim:''' You now possess superior geographic guidance abilities, GIR.\\
'''GIR:''' [[SarcasmMode Finally.]]
* CuddleBug: "Aww, somebody needs a hug!"
* CuteButCacophonic: GIR is undeniably cuddly looking and has a loud, high pitched scream when he's upset.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Well, not quite -- his eyes are the same color as the lightbulb on the antenna on the top of his head.
* DeathGlare: When delivering his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Zim in duty mode in "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff".
* DeathSeeker: PlayedForLaughs. For seemingly no reason, GIR has an innate desire to want to explode. At the end of "Plague of Babies", he sounds disappointed that he didn't end up exploding, and when Zim tells him to self-destruct in "Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom", he shouts an excited, "[[SuicideAsComedy FINALLY!]]"
* TheDitz: He is amazingly ditzy. He often heads into {{Cloudcuckoolander}} territory, depending on the local humidity and/or piggy count.
* TheDragon: SIR units as a whole fulfill this purpose for their masters, and GIR, being Zim's robotic sidekick, fulfills the same role... [[TheDitz just with much less effectiveness than the standard model]]. When Minimoose comes aboard, he and GIR [[CoDragons share the role]].
* DumbassHasAPoint: More often than you would expect. It's not uncommon for him to pick up the SmartBall when no one else is around to be Zim's StraightMan.
** When Zim gets freaked out about a baby spotting them[[note]]In fairness, it was actually an [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext alien that looks like a human baby]].[[/note]], GIR says this:
--->'''GIR:''' Dib's seen us before. ''And'' he knows where we live.
** He gets another moment in "Walk For Your Lives." When Zim decides to cancel out the stasis field slowing down a city-busting explosion, [[DidntThinkThisThrough not taking into account]] that said explosion will still annihilate his base and the entire city, GIR of all people insists to Zim that going through with this plan is ''not'' a good idea.
** In the movie, Zim tries to pull a YouDidntSeeThat, only for GIR to say "YES THEY DID."
--->'''Zim:''' Now ''this'' is what I like to see, GIR! Pathetic human scum fleeing in terror at the sight of ZIIIIM!\\
'''GIR:''' Nobody even lookin' at you!
* DumbIsGood: [[invoked]][[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]; GIR's impulsive stupidity leaves him with little regard for others' safety, and he causes destruction for entertainment on a whim. Note that portraying him as "good" was ''never'' the intent, but the [[MisaimedFandom fandom]] picked it up and ran with it. GIR is often misconstrued as a harmless or even compassionate character rather than a merely stupid one. "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff" was in part a measure dedicated to correcting that; without his mental issues distracting him, it turns out he's naturally as cold and evil as any other SIR unit.
* EasterEgg: The infamous "Bloody Gir" (an image of GIR in duty mode and covered in blood), hidden as a TakeThat against the network for not allowing the image into a scene.
* EatingOptional: Being a robot, GIR doesn't need to eat, but he does anyway out of enjoyment of Earth food.
* EatingMachine: He loves to eat, mainly waffles and tacos. And burritos... and chicken... and pretty much everything else.
* EccentricAI: It's been confirmed that his brain is nothing but junk, and this shows in his {{Non Sequitur}}s and general [[LethallyStupid idiocy]] that often [[SpannerInTheWorks causes Zim's plans to fail]].
* ExtremeOmnivore:
** To name a few... A live chicken, tacos, burritos, taquitos, cupcakes, waffles made outta peanuts and soap, a fish (or tried to), pizza, Acne Blast acne cream, puppies (maybe)...
** In the first issue of the comic, GIR claims [[EatsBabies to have eaten a baby]]. This joke is repeated verbatim in ''Enter the Florpus''.
--->'''GIR:''' I ate a baby there!\\
'''Zim:''' He did.
* FloatingLimbs: His metal legs. Averted in the toys, where his legs are attached to his body.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Sanguine.
* TheGadfly: The unfinished episode "Mopiness of Doom" sees GIR stash burgers in the ceiling with the intent of annoying Zim, and he's disappointed when Zim doesn't yell at him.
* TheGlomp: He loves anything cute and especially clings to Zim more than once.
* GeniusLoci: In "Invasion of the Idiot Dog Brain", his brain is accidentally uploaded into the central hub of Zim's house, allowing him to control it and eventually turn it into a HumongousMecha.
* HanlonsRazor: Well, he actually never has an malicious intent whenever he does help Zim, but in duty mode...oh boy, is this trope ever averted.
* HeadPet: He rides on Zim's head in a few episodes such as "Battle of the Planets" and "Attack of the Saucer Morons". In "Tak, the Hideous New Girl", he uses Dib's head instead.
* HehHehYouSaidX:
-->'''Zim:''' I'm going to attempt to lock you into duty mode with this behavioral modulator.\\

'''Zim:''' What?\\
'''GIR:''' Doody.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Zim. The two have gone on countless missions together and are the closest things to friends each other has.
* HiddenDepths: The sentence "Do anything is real?" can be seen among his childish scribbles along the walls of Zim's house in ''Enter the Florpus'', implying that he possesses an understanding of existentialism that we otherwise get no insight into.
* HiddenDisdainReveal: While in duty mode, GIR eventually decides that Zim has to die for the sake of the mission. When Zim protests and says that GIR used to be his servant, GIR has this to say.
-->'''GIR''': Yes. I didn't like it.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: In duty mode. Unfortunately for Zim, that usually only lasts for a few seconds. [[DumbassHasAPoint Although non-duty mode GIR has moments of surprising clarity that Zim repeatedly fails to pay any heed,]] like in "Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy". The best example of this would be the time he tried to point out to Zim that speeding up a slowed down explosion (ItMakesSenseInContext) would be a bad thing.
* {{Keet}}: His electronic robot voice coupled with his bizarre enthusiasm for everything makes him a very notable example.
* KlingonsLoveShakespeare: He loves watching human TV programs, especially the Scary Monkey show. This causes some trouble in "Parent-Teacher Night" when Zim puts him in charge of making sure the Roboparents absorb information from a videotape of human parents' behavior towards their children, but GIR changes the channel to a bunch of random shows and commercials instead. HilarityEnsues.
* LethalChef: In "Zim Eats Waffles", he makes waffles and begs Zim to eat them. Zim enjoys them until GIR reveals that the waffles contain peanuts and soap.
-->'''Zim:''' GIR, your waffles have ''sickened'' me. Fetch me the bucket!
* LethallyStupid: Especially in "Invasion of The Idiot Dog Brain".
%%* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: '''EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM.'''
* TheMillstone: If it isn't Zim himself or Dib who foil his plans, [[LethallyStupid it's usually Gir who does.]]
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: [[ZigZaggingTrope Sometimes]]; GIR is legitimately too stupid to grasp morality and he holds no malice toward Dib (or anyone, usually) helping him on occasion. However ignorance of the ramifications doesn't stop GIR from engaging in mayhem, violence, or destruction.
* MoralityPet: Literally. GIR is one of the very few things Zim cares for beyond himself. Though Zim would never admit it, he's displayed affection for the little robot and several of his PetTheDog moments involve GIR in some way.
* NominalVillain: Unless he "goes crazy and stuff". Usually he's too interested in snacking or television to do anything actually evil, and the few times he's lucid enough to act like the killer robot he was intended to be, they don't last long enough for him to accomplish anything before going back to his relatively harmless insanity.
* NotAfraidToDie: His reactions to impending doom can be downright gleeful, and he's even expressed disappointment at avoiding it. Doesn't quite cross the line into DeathSeeker territory, though.
-->'''GIR:''' Aww. I wanted to explode.
* NotSoHarmless: Jhonen has gone so far as to describe him as an "amoral baby monster" who has a tenuous grasp on reality due to how he was made.
* OcularGushers: Whenever he cries, expect bigass streams of tears to come flowing from his eyes.
--> "[[BigWhy WHYYYYYY?!]] WHY, MY PIGGY?! I LOVEDED YOU PIGGY! I LOVEDED YOU!"
* OddFriendship: With Zim, his leader and boss. Zim's a megalomaniacal, egotistical world conqueror while GIR's a ditzy, cheerful {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, but they seem to get along fine for the most part.
* PaperThinDisguise: His dog disguise isn't much better than Zim's own "human" disguise, up to and including the prominent zipper.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: In ''Invasion of the Idiot Dog Brain.''
* PintsizedPowerhouse: In duty mode, he can put up an impressive fight in spite of his small size. Occasionally in his "normal" mode as well. In "Megadoomer" he was able to carry a contact five times his size without any troubled effort.
* PluckyComicRelief: While most of the cast is comedic to some extent, [=GIR=]'s {{Cloudcuckoolander}} tendencies, BlueAndOrangeMorality and endless supply of non-sequiturs land him squarely in this category.
* PunchClockVillain: He only does what Zim says because he is his servant. [[TheMillstone Not that he often does what is asked of him, anyway]].
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: For some reason, he enjoys eating food, watching TV, consistently demonstrates emotions, and is even able to cry. And then, of course, there's the fact that his constantly malfunctioning A.I seems to be suffering from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoaffective_disorder schizoaffective disorder]].
* RobotKid: Although not intended as such in-universe, GIR's personality strongly resembles that of a hyperactive small child.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Zim's Manly Man.
* SeriesMascot: Outside the show, GIR is very recognizable due to the large amount of merchandise produced featuring him in his dog suit.
* ServileSnarker: He's not always making remarks at Zim's expense, but can be this during his moments of clarity. Not to mention when he's in duty mode.
* StepfordSmiler: If one is to take WordOfGod in the commentary of "Bestest Friends" literally, "GIR hates life and he wants to die", which would make him Type A. His glee at being ordered to self-destruct in "Dib's Wonderful Life Of Doom" seems to back this up, as does his admission in "GIR Goes Crazy And Stuff" that he despised being Zim's servant even when he was his normal self. According to his voice actor, GIR's usual behavior is the result of him being a broken unit and "duty mode" GIR is the real deal trapped in an AndIMustScream scenario.
* StylisticSuck: When Zim enters GIR's mind during the comic's Virooz arc, it greatly resembles the Grid from {{Film/Tron}}, but it's a deranged and largely broken version of it.
* SuicideAsComedy: In "Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom", GIR shrieks a delighted "FINALLY!" upon being ordered to self-destruct. An early draft of the script made it more explicit by having GIR shout "SWEET RELEASE!" instead.
* TalkativeLoon: A lot of what he says are complete non sequiturs to show just how bonkers and ditzy he is.
-->"OOH! LEPRECHAUNS!"
* TantrumThrowing: Having the mind of a small child, GIR will sometimes do this when Zim does something he doesn't want. When Zim returned a DVD to the rental store, GIR ran around in circles screaming and crying for about five seconds before randomly falling asleep on the living room floor.
* TemporaryBulkChange: The metal he's made of is apparently very flexible because he grew to a massive size in "Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom" from eating the candy stolen from a bunch of trick-or-treaters.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: In "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff", we get a brief glimpse into his thought process when he looks at some cows in a field and sees them as sausages in top hats and tuxedos, saying, "Dance with us, GIR! Dance with us into oblivion!"
* TooDumbToFool: Possibly why Tak's MindControl doesn't work on him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves tacos, pizza and waffles.
* TransformationSequence: The first time he assumes dog form, he leaps into the air, poses amid a field of spinning bones, lets out a slow howl, and [[spoiler: lands, picking up his costume and zipping it on snugly.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: For all the time he spends goofing off, he still sticks by Zim the way a loyal pet does for his owner. Even when not in Duty Mode, he's come to Zim's rescue on a few occasions.
* VitriolicBestBuds: A one-sided case with Zim. Zim often belittles GIR and displays frustration over the latter's antics, but hangs out with him constantly and displays more tolerance for GIR than he would anyone else. GIR, despite his [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} insanity]], is [[UndyingLoyalty extremely loyal to Zim in return]].
* WildCard: There's no way of knowing what he'll end up doing in any given circumstances, making him serve as a regular SpannerInTheWorks for Zim's plans.
* WolverinePublicity: Good god. If we had a dollar for every individual piece of merchandise that featured GIR in his dog suit, we'd have enough money to bribe Nickelodeon into uncanceling ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim.''
* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the toys that feature Robot!GIR, his legs are connected to his torso instead of floating apart from it, for obvious reasons.

!!Duty Mode GIR

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When in "duty mode", GIR switches to a completely different personality: highly intelligent, calculating, and efficient, even more so than Zim.

* AIIsACrapshoot: While GIR's usual level of helpfulness is questionable at best, when Zim temporarily locks him into hyper-competent Duty Mode, [[GoneHorriblyRight GIR decides that Zim himself is a threat to the mission]] and [[TheStarscream decides to take over]].
* AndIMustScream: According to Rikki Simons, there is a perfectly competent "inner-GIR" desperately wanting to fix the outer "broken GIR" in order to get out and/or gain control of himself.
* AxCrazy: In duty mode, he takes his invasion job very seriously and will not hesitate to do away with anyone who serves as an impediment toward the Irken cause.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "Yes, sir!" or, "Yes, my master!"
* CuteAndPsycho: In "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff]]", this adorable robot becomes psychotic.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Most episodes only have him show up for a few seconds, but his biggest role is in "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff".
* EvilSoundsDeep: His voice noticeably deepens, which is also the state where he is at his most transparently evil.
* FlatJoy: This line in "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff":
-->'''Duty!GIR''': Blend in with the indigenous life, analyze their weaknesses, prepare the planet for the coming badness. Yay.
* GoneHorriblyRight: In "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff", Zim gets tired of GIR's incompetence screwing up his evil plans and uses a behavioral modulator to lock him into duty mode, keeping him focused exclusively on the mission. GIR becomes focused and competent, indeed...so focused that he becomes more competent than Zim, and then concludes that ''Zim's'' incompetence is a threat to the mission and decides to "terminate" him.
* KillerRobot: In this mode, he becomes psychotic and violent.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one to Zim in "GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff".
-->'''GIR:''' You are no commander! You are a threat to the mission! Your methods are ''stupid''! Your progress has been ''stupid''! Your intelligence is ''stupid''! For the sake of the mission, you must be ''terminated''!
* RedEyesTakeWarning: This GIR has glowing red eyes and is ''much'' more dangerous than his normal self, since he has a completely functioning brain and is dedicated to completing his mission of taking over Earth.
* RoboticPsychopath: GIR is one of the few cases where AIIsACrapshoot is a ''good'' thing. In just the [[TheDitz ditzy sense]], he is always this, but in the AxCrazy sense he's this in duty mode. Zim [[OhCrap learnt this the hard way]] [[IdiotBall when he locked him into duty mode...]]
* TheStarscream: In ''GIR Goes Crazy and Stuff,'' a newly hyper-competent GIR decides that Zim's stupidity is a threat to their mission and attempts to correct the problem by terminating his master. Especially since the episode was made in attempt to show fans that he isn't supposed to be good-natured.
* SuperPersistentPredator: When he decides Zim is a threat to the mission, he'll stop at nothing to hunt him down and kill him. He's only stopped by being turned back into his normal goofy self.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: GIR's Duty Mode briefly becomes this when Zim locks him into it.
* TwitchyEye: When locked into duty mode permanently, and Zim leaves the room, you can clearly see his twitching.

[[folder:Minimoose]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JhonenVasquez

->''"Nyaaa!"''

A floating, purple, noseless moose who's Zim's second sidekick. Originally envisioned as Zim's ultimate tool of destruction, whom he created to replace [=GIR=], since the series was cancelled before his debut episode could be finished, he was instead simply retconned as being with Zim "the entire time." Minimoose's actual power is finally showcased in ''Enter the Florpus'' where he ends up being crucial to Zim's evil plan.

When in "duty mode", GIR switches to a completely different personality: highly intelligent, calculating, and efficient, even moreso than Zim.

* ChickMagnet: Was seen dancing with a bunch of girls at a club, then dropped off at the house hours later by his new friends.

* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: '''EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM.'''

* StandardFiftiesFather: Robodad is a riff on this trope, complete with glasses and smoking pipe.

* CloneAngst: Averted. Though he's a clone, he's convinced that he's the real Professor Membrane and is completely content with his lot in life. [[spoiler:He even seemingly joins the Membrane household at the end of ''Enter the Florpus'', either still oblivious to the fact that he's a clone or content with the "imposter" Professor Membrane living with him and "his" kids.]]

* CloningBlues: Averted. Though he's a clone, he's convinced that he's the real Professor Membrane and is completely content with his lot in life. [[spoiler:He even seemingly joins the Membrane household at the end of ''Enter the Florpus'', either still oblivious to the fact that he's a clone or content with the "imposter" Professor Membrane living with him and "his" kids.]]

* CatchPhrase:

* ChaoticStupid: Even more than Zim, due to his utter lack of reasoning capabilities or self-restraint.

* CatchPhrase: "Yes, sir!" or, "Yes, my master!"

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BillyWest (pilot only) Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz (series)

* AscendedExtra: He only appeared in one episode of the original series, but gains greater prominence in ''Enter the Florpus'', where he gets to show off how powerful he truly is.

* AntiVillain: Type IV (unless he "goes crazy and stuff"). Usually he's too interested in snacking or television to do anything actually evil, and the few times he's lucid enough to act like the killer robot he was intended to be, they don't last long enough for him to accomplish anything before going back to his relatively harmless insanity.