We need to talk about Him...

The Powerpuff Girls is a genuinely great cartoon in my opinion. I grew up watching this show from a really young age and it was always a favorite for its action packed fight scenes and clever humor, but honestly, my favorite part of this show was always the villains. They always seemed to have more creativity and originality dumped into them than the protagonists of this show, with peace and love. Of all the villains on this show though, there's one who reigns supreme as the most ominous, fearsome, and strong opponent of all. That's why today, on our nostalgic walk down memory lane, we're going to check out a few episodes revolving around Him...
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[@marklastes312]

You know that HIM was on a level all his own as a villain when the other bad guys literally quiver in fear at his name. Even Mojo Jojo doesn't mess with HIM.

[@DuskTillShawn]

Right? and that says a lot because Mojo Jojo is ballsy af. It saws a lot that even Mojo steers clear of HIM lol.

[@eileensnow6153]

I once told my mom I had a dream about the “He/She Crab Devil” and she thought it was a nightmare. It wasn’t, but I love that my description was so instantly recognizable lol

[@morganrussman]

Anyone remember in the farily oddparents when Vicky's name was said in the early episodes, it would make something shatter/break or something happen to an animal or person? Yeah, I know that the original power puff girls came out first, but, what I would have found hilarious and wished they did is if they used that gag for whenever someone mentioned the name him.☺️😆

[@thesteelsquid863]

​@@eileensnow6153 The pronoun pincher 💀

[@popsingerstar]

@@DuskTillShawn i cant decide if him or dick hardlys worse

[@Pastotack]

The reason why HIM doesn’t really get hurt when the ppg attack him is because he loves the pain. Notice how he smiles through it. His weakness is hope, kindness, unity,& faith. The town lost hope when the ppg left, hopelessness leads to anger, frustration & boom the devils playground

[@sharkwhite4345]

that makes sense!

[@jalenriley7706]

So what it sounds like to me is that you need to not have hope in any outside source lest they were to disappear. That hopelessness could bring the “devil” right to your front door. And with the devil only ever playing mind games, it won’t be a physical being but poor mental states and feelings like depression, sadness,anger, dispair etc. deriving hope and happiness from oneself is the key to keeping the “devil” away. And I use quotes around devil because the devil is clearly not a physical enemy and represents negative emotions and actions.

[@saparapatepete]

Oooooh, that's why Him looked brutally beaten and squirming in pain when the girls overcame their fears......

[@xxlCortez]

Buttercup knocked her teeth out once.

[@notJafar]

In one episode, all he had to do was use clouds to produce hate gas that turned everyone's love into hate. I don't think that's actually a weakness if it's really that easy for him to beat.

[@ulmxn]

I am a grown ass man but hearing Him’s echoing voice still gives me chills

[@QuietChaos7726]

Seek help

[@QuietChaos7726]

@@gina-hp2jo you seek help too

[@blessinggodwin4134]

​@@QuietChaos7726chill

[@QuietChaos7726]

@@blessinggodwin4134 stop playing God in people's life mind your own business

[@QuietChaos7726]

@gina-hp2jo well good keep up the great work 👍

[@animecuteify]

One cool thing I've always liked about HIM is that he's voiced by Tom Kane, who also voices the Professor. Of course, it's totally not uncommon for voice actors to voice multiple characters on the same show, but I've always found it ironic and almost interesting that the PPG's biggest threat-someone who they've never beat directly and is absolutely terrifying-shares his VA with their father, their biggest supporter and a beloved figure who of course, the girls would never want to fight.

[@theplayeralsoknownasmousecop]

Tom Kenny?

[@Mephitinae]

Did Tom Kane also voice the announcer of the show? Cartoons had great announcers in the 90s. They added some welcome coherence into the chaos, and maybe helped smaller kids to remember that it's all just a show. That reminds me how the Red Guy would sometimes narrate things to the audience in Cow and Chicken. He would have been super creepy if he wasn't such a goof.

[@sparkcitylive]

⁠@@Mephitinaeno Tom Kenny is the narrator.

[@Mephitinae]

@@sparkcitylive Ah, it was the OTHER Tom K... Similar sounding names, similar voices, both born in 1962... You have to admit I was close.

[@dragons_hook]

Tom Kane was also the voice of Slide Paramita and Elan Mak in Starwars ep 1 Racer.

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

Fun fact, HIM is also an acronym for "His Infernal Majesty" while also being a pronoun.

[@brandonaumiller3997]

Yo😳

[@thebyronicpig]

Also a pretty good band

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

@@thebyronicpig lol

[@aresjerry]

Fun fact, HIM is also an acronym for Hemorrhoids International Maintenance" while also being a pronoun.

[@LannyLeArtist]

Oh wow

[@starkilr101]

Aku, Him, Father and Slade were the best villains on Cartoon Network due to them being great schemers

[@gaminganimators7000]

Father?

[@dragonloli7938]

​@@gaminganimators7000 From Codename: Kids Next Door.

[@theghosttm8245]

@@dragonloli7938 “You…big….JERK! Now you’ve made me really, really, REALLY!”

[@DuskTillShawn]

You're 100% correct, Jarett. I couldn't agree more. All of those you listed are definitely great schemers and were some of my favorite villains... But Slade... Man, don't even get me started. The entirety of Teen Titans (original run, not Go!) was amazing. But the way that they wrote Slade and the lasting effects of his story arc were literally mind blowing. I definitely have to cover that show in detail at some point in the future.

[@jbark678]

Interesting how they all share a certain motif.

[@Doombot221]

I think what made Him so impressive as a villain, demonstrated in speed demon, is that he doesnt have to go in the psychological direction. He has more than enough power to crush them with raw strength. He chooses to wage psychological warfare instead because the entire conflict is just a game to Him

[@philhenderson3516]

Yup. He had no rival so he took pleasure in taunting them.

[@AFeralTrout420]

The best type of villain

[@godomoths242]

​@@AFeralTrout420that begs the question...if the powerpuff girls cant stop him, is he actually "evil"? He let's the girls win every time. Even when he took over in speed demon, he knew that the girls just had to jump back in time. And considering that he can beat the girls any time, he could have taken over townsville without the girls being absent for 50 years. Maybe hes not really evil, he just toys with them.

[@templesol]

​@godomoths242 the girls weren't absent in fact in that timeline the girls never went anywhere The professor was already in townsville on the day that him unleashed his full strength so were the alternate version of the girls 50 years prior to the incident But Him was able to get rid of them and get rid of the mayor and get rid of all the villains The episode was more of warning not because of them going somewhere else for vacation but him was warning them that he is gaining his full strength and what he would do It's like conditioning of some sort

[@longwlenguyen4214]

HIM reminds me of Judge Holden from Blood Meridian (the most evil villain in all of literature) despite had absolute super human strength Holden prefer philosophical and psychological to corrupt anyone near him, Jack Horner and HIM are just kid friendly version of Holden.

[@Yoroiful]

HIM is one of the examples of reverse childhood trauma. He was always a little weird to me, but only now that I'm an adult I can appreciate how creepy and unsettling he is.

[@MyWillBeDone]

This is pretty spot on. As an adult, it's like who thought of this character. They need to be evaluated.

[@venicec3310]

Yall just use the word trauma for everything huh

[@iknowmyenglishsucksbutfock2081]

​@@venicec3310 getting f*ked in the ass trauma💀

[@Ms.Delphine1204]

“Reverse childhood TRAUMA” 🤦🏾‍♀️ can y’all please stop this melodramatic BS? Of course he was weird to you, his character was intended to be creepy and strange, like most villains on hero shows.

[@mistybreezy9084]

Yeah as i Child he gave me chills , but now I’m like SLAYY give us cunt!

[@joshuaokoro-sokoh2993]

What especially terrified me about Speed Demon is that Him actually won. Mind games is his forte, he got the girl's so paranoid About leaving Townsville for just one weekend After showing what would happen if they disappeared for 50 years, That they immediately had 2nd thoughts Leaving on vacation. There's another particularly terrifying episode where he infiltrates the girl's dreams Using their fears against them.

[@PersonsUnknown]

that was great

[@ShinyAvalon]

That's what I think. They never traveled in time; they just entered an illusion created by Him. That's why falling sent them back...because they never left.

[@lettuce_soup5557]

HIM is probably thinking long term then. If the girls are too tired to fight then nobody can stop villains, especially HIM. Smart!

[@rhondahoward8025]

Here’s what I think: Him is definitely powerful, but he's not _all-powerful._ A part of him is smoke and mirrors, like the man (Wizard of Oz) behind the curtain. In Power-Noia, his worst fear seems to be pain. When the girls clobber him there, he loses teeth and begs for mercy just like any other villain. In Moral Decay, he’s sitting in the dentist's office with a swollen face along with the rest of the rogues gallery. And even though Him seemingly became untouchable in Speed Demon, keep in mind that it took *50 years* for him to do so. It didn’t just happen overnight.

[@joshuaokoro-sokoh2993]

@@rhondahoward8025 That is the very legit theory. Manipulation is his forte but his only real weapon. Like in that aforementioned nightmare episode, once the girls saw through his smokes and mirrors they clobbered him afterwards.

[@hegahdz]

Him was such an interesting character. I always knew he was supposed to be a caricature of the devil, but I always found him both incredibly unsettling but also somewhat funny. Although his echoey voice was always so unsettling, it always reminded me of King Ramses’ voice from that episode of Courage

[@Ducky190]

My thoughts exactly. "Return the slabbb or suffer my curseeee"🤣 Both creepy and hilarious at the same time. Love it.

[@DuskTillShawn]

He's definitely a unique blend of funny and unsettling. Moreso unsettling in my opinion, and I feel like that really helped secure his place as one of the top villains in this show. He's such a great villain, imo. Thanks for watching, my friend :)

[@popsingerstar]

i could never tell if he was a guy when i was little cuz of his voice

[@bayleesmith2803]

Exactlllllyyyyy. Top two scariest villains in all of cartoon network

[@Broomer52]

When the show was first pitched as Kickass Stew Him was the villain Craig showed to be the villain. He looked generally the same but more intimidating looking and was riding a motorcycle. I’m not sure if theirs any surviving pictures but Current him is a lot less buff than his original design. Him was clearly meant to be the main villain but showed up less and less as time went on.

[@lhorne158958]

I love how miss keen basically displayed that she was waaaay over qualified to be teaching kindergarten. And HIM basically gaslit/traumatized the girls into not taking a day off

[@jalenriley7706]

Kinda seems like he’s a good guy in a fucked up way 😂 cause in the other episode he was the whole reason the sisters stopped fighting with each other.

[@rmariem5299]

@@jalenriley7706 That's how they make an army of satan's worshipers for you

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

EXCELLENT WORK. DUSKTILL SHAWN POWERPUFF GIRLS ANTAGONIST HIM 😈😈😈☠️😈😈😈👾👾👾

[@chistinelane]

She's so realistic!

[@fungustheturd4004]

HIM is pretty interesting because his existence is only to make the girls fight against their own weaknesses. Whenever they show one he shows up and exploits it to the extreme until they learn how to fight that. HE is the character arc that the girls need in other to mature

[@prettynpetty8342]

HIM always gave me chills and it's all due to the voice actor, Tom Kane. HIM would have a very sweet seductive voice but then quickly use a harsh hateful voice that indicated just how much he is not a good entity. The way the voice actor would switch between the two voices was seamless and indicated to me just how unpredictable HIM truly is. HIM's episodes always had my full attention.

[@Nermeen.]

+111111

[@Nigerian-born_American]

HIM reminds me of that creep, Jeffrey Marsh

[@yihannajohnson3711]

Right!

[@AfroSnackey]

The nice voice was scarier than the mean voice.

[@1994mrmysteryman]

​@@Nigerian-born_American Exactly.

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

Him makes evil fabulous. The omminous voice and flamboyant look make Him so memorable.

[@Karmy.]

I haven't seen much of this show in years but the effect on Him's voice sticks

[@DuskTillShawn]

You're so right. Like, his voice and mannerisms are burned into my brain lmao.

[@DatOneCat]

I can't help but think that HIM might've influenced Vivzie in the designs of the many demons for her shows. (Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel.). They all look soo distinctively fabulous that it cannot not be.

[@WobblesandBean]

I ADORE Him. He's just so much fun and unapologetically...well, Himself!

[@knox7945]

He's also the most dangerous

[@gabrielgallegos8575]

It is crazy when you realize that HIM is literally THE strongest villain in the powerpuff verse. Everyone else is just rob, destroy, terrorize. But every appearance of HIM is the only time the girls actually NEED to adapt to certain weaknesses and evolve. My brother and i always got excited when their would be an episode with HIM becasue it was always completely different from all other villains ✨👍✨

[@saparapatepete]

Yeah, Him was an actual threat to the girls......The Rowdybuff boys and Dick Hardy also reached that point for different reasons, but Him achieved this more consistently and in more unique ways.

[@darksoul7901]

​@@saparapatepetethe RowdyRuff Boys were a match-up to the girls, Dick only tortured them. HIM can probably just use a tiny fraction of his power to instantly defeat the girls

[@syedanasbaqi]

Speed Demon shook me to my core. Damn, it was written better than many multiverse movies out there.

[@greenbanana1001]

Same it terrified me as a kid

[@FoxyBoxery]

Scary shit

[@sapphiresupernova]

It's okay, you can say The Flash

[@faroukhussein5394]

I always had a feeling he was called “HIM” because no one wanted to say that he’s the devil, himself. Everything pretty much points to it

[@brandonaumiller3997]

Just saw another comment that said HIM isn’t just a pronoun, but an acronym for “His Infernal Majesty”

[@aresjerry]

​@@brandonaumiller3997I just saw a comment that said it stands for hemorrhoid international maintenance.

[@AZodiacCancer]

@@brandonaumiller3997 That's a band actually with that name. Pretty sure it's Bam Margera's brother.

[@nikkiparson7113]

3:57 "I can't say it. This is a villian so evil, so sinister, so horribly vile. That even the utterance of his name strikes fear into the hearts of men. The only 'safe' way to refer to this king of darkness is 'Him'." So you are correct, and the show itself verifies that.

[@joshuafischer684]

I like the theory that the various PPG characters are viewed through the lens of 5-year-old girls' imaginations. HIM represents a homosexual in their neighborhood and their father tells them to "stay away from HIM".

[@EmpressJusticeTarot]

The thing that scared me about HIM wasn't when he put on his deep voice in a rage, it was that high pitched echoey voice, with that effortless smile that scared me more. Every time he had that playful, almost saccharine vibe, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Sent chills down my spine. I mean, sure, he was incredibly fabulous, but he was still terrifying.

[@andrewtodaro2874]

That’s how I imagined Pennywise the clown would sound, when I read Stephen King’s IT.

[@aidensnow5017]

The man's literally running up these little girls block in some thigh high heels faster then Cristal like the champagne, that's how I knew he was a demon, even from my crib.

[@beepbeepimuhsheep]

I had a teacher that was like this in school. She was terrifying

[@GabriellaGabrielle]

@@beepbeepimuhsheep 🤣

[@beyondallreason-du4pq]

@@beepbeepimuhsheep 🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@adnanbey4871]

HIM is my favorite villain simply because of that episode, Speed Demon. In fact, you barely scratched the surface of that episode. It was so creepy ad disturbing, downright dark for a children's show. The sign posts telling the news, that the Mayor had died, what happened with the professor, and ended with a single question that almost challenges the watcher to address it: Who is HIM?" It's almost like the episode itself is asking you the watcher to answer it. You pointed out how HIM never goes directly up against them but in this episode... he kinda did. He had no problem facing them down. And it was too much for them. They were overwhelmed, with psychological torture AND being overpowered. The one episode where he challenges them directly... and he won. They literally retreated back in time.

[@ADMTyRenn]

A villain through and through. Too bad, like all the villains were watered down later on... Thanks to our parents.

[@andresdominguez6925]

And if you notice, the power puff girls didn’t even really defeat him in either of the mentioned episodes. They just kinda made him go away somehow, which is really creepy when you think about it

[@saparapatepete]

true, Him was never arrested like most villains and didn't end up dying like Dick Hardy or the Rowdybuff boys

[@Somespideronline]

​@@saparapatepete I mean to be fair, what the hell can the authorities do? Arrest the literal incarnation of the devil? 😂

[@djnaomi5202]

HIM is so terrifying, that even the Narrator, is absolutely terrified oh HIM. That says a lot about a villain when even the Narrator is scared of a character

[@mohaukobe7872]

Maybe the creator of the show should have been scared of him, it would give the character further credit.

[@katherinesinkler156]

I forgot about the narrator 😂😂 he really added so much value to the innocence and chaos of every episode ❤

[@TheAdorkableRJ]

I love how that complex equation suggests that Ms. Keane is way overqualified to be just a kindergarten teacher, but she stays perhaps because she loves that particular job and nurturing kids of that particular age. The world of education needs more Ms. Keanes.

[@nailinthefashion]

I love to think there's a ton out there, even one who could cure cancer, boundless untapped potential: all for the sake of the potential within a child, to hope they may be greater, even a superhero. PPG4LYFE

[@OrdinaryCritic]

Taking care of children is a burden. I think Ms. Keane just has internalized misogyny that’s holding her back from being a boss babe. Nurturing children at the expense of one’s career paints a very bad image of society. We should always put ourselves and our careers first.

[@Crow_Rising]

Honestly there's something really off about the entire town. Ms. Keane comes off as weirdly intelligent for a kindergarten teacher, which is especially odd when you consider that almost everyone else in the town has the combined IQ of a grain of sand. Her, the professor, and Ms. Bellum are just about the only smart, sane people in town who aren't villains, and none of them seems to be bothered by that fact. It's almost like a sort of odd Truman Show type situation.

[@Luke-ow9ku]

Ms. Keane is probably a government agent assigned to keep an eye on the Power Puff Girls or the Professor.

[@moisescorral8297]

Or maybe HIM was controlling her when she went off on that equation. As a creepy sort of prelude to what was about to happen.

[@dre6289]

Wow the metaphors and the layered writing is incredible in this episode. This is 100x better written than most stuff out today

[@gabork5055]

The metaphors were almost as good as the ones in Fullmetal Alchemist. Back then it just felt like one of those dumb kid's shows if you didn't pay enough attention to the details but i guess it made me appreciate this sort of writing later in life.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I think HIM was the first villain I ever learned to both fear and love. He's such an unconventional character, he doesn't really want to take over the world, his motivations are just... creepy and nebulous

[@saparapatepete]

Some people just wants to watch the world burn.........

[@DarkcIoud1111.]

Him seems to hate all things good and nice, being a force of ultimate evil, so the fact that one of the main ingredients of the PPG is "everything nice" means he instinctively sees them as an affront to him. Not to mention the entire city of Townsville (aside from the villains) all seem to love them as well, making the entire town like a lightning rod for Him.

[@osaka_phong]

He is my favorite villain in the show, not only because he is powerful in his own right, but also the way he messes with the girls, preferring psychological manipulation over physical fights.

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

he can literally destroy the solar system with a wave of his claws he just doesn't want to XD

[@philhenderson3516]

He was the only one who could beat the PPG at will but never did because he had too much fun teasing them. A psychotic character really. But then again expected given him represented 'he who must not be named' Voldemort lol!

[@jack-cp7um]

He's more like a Freddy Krueger ripoff with the psychological warfare

[@deviljhodenzel5818]

I can only imagine what a live action version of him would look like

[@danielcesar664]

James Charles on red face

[@Maw0]

A lovechild between James Charles and Caitlyn Jenner.

[@C4t_y0]

I love how everyone just said “fuck it, he’s James Charles.”

[@myownchannel1714]

Thank god it’s been cancelled now

[@Jayalen]

Just look around. They are everywhere

[@camillosteuss]

I always loved buttercup... Her passive aggression and constant barely subdued rage always made me laugh... The whole demeanor of her is just pure comedy...

[@matthewtartt9422]

Gets old after a while

[@chaoticneutralsheep]

Craig McCracken has a good explanation as to why HIM goes after Bubbles out of the three in his introduction, not so much to do with her vulnerability but because the Powerpuff girls represent three parts of a complete person: Blossom - Mind, Buttercup - Body, Bubbles - Spirit. It makes sense why the devil would go for the soul of the group before trying different methods, the other villains also follow this trend too!

[@Grizzlox]

Also she's the most innocent... which seems like a target specifically interesting to... Him

[@MisterNineEleven]

​@@Grizzlox The OP literally just said that....

[@samsalamander8147]

I always assumed that Him was supposed to be the devil

[@zeldapro18]

@@MisterNineEleven No they didn't even suggest that. Soul of the group and spirit aren't synonymous to innocence.

[@MisterNineEleven]

@@zeldapro18 Bubbles is both, the soul and the innocent one. To claim anything else is reaching.

[@ryleighrage]

Him is certainly influenced by a drag queen. He’s flamboyant, he wears women’s clothing and shoes, and he has a mic to communicate with the audience, like a drag show performer.

[@jacobsockness571]

They knew 2023 was coming and this was a hint to HIM who is behind the agenda. Never forget, Satan and his ego, the unnamed deity is at front in all of this gender confusion in the media as of late.

[@maninthemask6275]

And he has and obsessive with little girls.

[@xci_radio2211]

All points made we're accurate af

[@Dinker27]

​@Just Me Here Now you have me wondering how HIM and The Gromble would get along; I think Gromby was inspired from the same source.

[@parkerwalker377]

@@maninthemask6275 those two things related to you?

[@timfortune9]

My favorite Him episode has always been the one where he gives the girls a series of challenges to solve or "the professor will pay!" And when they fail to do so, the professor does pay...for the breakfast that Him cooked him.

[@saparapatepete]

I loved that episode too!, the comedic twist made me lose it because it was Him the one involved in this and had a food stand for random reasons.....and the professor bought food there for random reasons too XD

[@zari7762]

In Speed Demon, Him's dialogue felt like he was trying to teach the Power Puff Girls a lesson. And when Him was introduced, he's just doing everything for his own entertainment. I dont think it would be a stretch to say that Him had his fun for those 50 years and was ready for things to go back to the way they were before.

[@gurgus]

Him is definitely the best villain from the show. You’re so right about how he just takes beatings on the chin and doesn’t react is the most frightening thing about Him

[@Balrog-tf3bg]

When one is immortal and basically indestructible you don’t really need to fight

[@popsingerstar]

actually professors college roomie dick is. him actually treats the girls like ppl but dick only treated them like products & actually killed them

[@frenchiesottises8193]

What's so effed up about the Speed Demon episode is that he WINS. The Bahamas trip was supposed to be fun and provide them a break, but he tormented them enough that their paranoia took hold and prevented them from allowing themselves to be kids. This is why Him is my favorite villain of the show, he doesn't need to try. He just plays on your fears a little and lets the rest play out.

[@nightmarerex2035]

and hes immortal they (ppg) will die he won't. when they tried to create bunny, bunny died so why did bunny die? they say its becuase they dropped the glass in and that caused it? but that makes NO sense as glass ALSO falls in releaseing chemical X in the intro. so what REALLY caused bunny to die? what if him or another power unknown villen atualy allowed the ppg to be created via sugar spice everything nice and checmical X plus glass bits. or maby had something to do with the professors "will"?

[@VybeX-]

This exact reason is why I'm Team Freddy instead of Jason. Real villains torment the mind.

[@leonides1527]

Him is also the type to play the waiting game. cause eventually the ppg will slip up and he's taking that chance immediately

[@jerfuhrer2581]

@@nightmarerex2035 Bunny died because her chemical makeup was imbalanced. Where Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup were perfectly measured and their "everything nice" was, in fact, everything cute, fluffy and feminine, then it worked out. When the girls made Bunny's "everything nice" it was just random things that each of them individually thought were nice, but sort of clashed and didn't really fit the true essence of "everything nice." (Encyclopedias, footballs, race cars, microscopes and a knuckle sandwich. It was doomed from the start.)

[@KDB349]

@@VybeX-Freddy is definitely far more terrifying yet for some reason Jason is more popular.

[@nnoas971]

To me "HIM" is a character so powerful that only sees the Powerpuff girls as entertainment.

[@xxlCortez]

Until the later seasons when they nerfed him.

[@kyleb7974]

@@xxlCortezTbf. He was never portrayed as that physically threatening other than Speed Demon. Even in the Classic Seasons he got beat up in the Beat-Alls. And doesn’t fight other than that.

[@anushaH08]

My god. I just realised that I remember every scene of speed demon and how terrifying it was for me as a kid watching this episode. This bought back all those lost memories

[@vixiecookies6769]

I think another thing to even put into perspective is that in the 2nd episode you brought up, Speed Demon, he psychologically attacked the girls in such a way where they now FEAR even leaving town for even a weekend. Despite the more up-beat music that plays at the end of the episode, it's sorta easy to overlook; yet when you think about it... He traumatized them to the point of basically trapping them IN Townsville, simply because of what they saw in the future because "nobody was there to save Townsville after the girls disappeared."

[@SantaAzulCTZN]

Is this before or after the episode when they moved to Cityville?

[@vixiecookies6769]

@@SantaAzulCTZN That, I don't remember when that episode takes place, though if I recall right, it may have been a later episode in the series after Speed Demon. It's entirely possible that the episode could have taken placed before Speed Demon but aired after it, but who really knows? lol- (To be frankly honest actually, I forgot all about Cityville til you mentioned it--)

[@yourmom9283]

So HIM won...

[@vixiecookies6769]

@@yourmom9283 HIM truly won this time around...

[@SSJfraz]

Could you imagine if they had played a messed up slowed down version of the song at the end with the girls not turning up on the screen? That would have topped the episode off.

[@DJCooL4]

I rememeber speed demon being a freaky episode as a kid. As an adult, the idea that HIM would tramatize 5 year olds so much they don't go on a well deserved vacation is both extremely petty and utterly terrifying.

[@youvebeenmungaid1470]

dude, speed demon downright scared me as a kid, especially that scene where the whole towns people surround the power puff girls saying it’s your fault in that monotone voice

[@greenbanana1001]

It traumatised me as a kid

[@kengrand5445]

Him just has a mysterious ominous aura about him...not to mention his androgynous & questionable sexual orientations...he was a memorable villain for sure

[@Taevarth]

The Speed Demon episode REALLY stayed with me through all these years. I misremembered it being a movie special or something because of how heavy the tone is. It's such a dramatic and unsettling plot concept that they could go as fast as light itself, or faster even, and create a dark alternative future where they never existed to stop bad things from happening. All the characters briefly shown have such great dialogue, and it really lets you know how much that people got hurt not just physically, but emotionally and mentally, especially the Professor. He spent 50 years trying to "recreate" them again because nobody else was around to stop HIM. All the other villains are gone too, HIM got rid of all the competition on his own. Though i wonder if the exclusion of characters was simply a time constraint issue. I would've enjoyed seeing this episode being much longer or in multiple parts.

[@Cewdipie]

YESS I love HIM, the fact that he is a cartoon and could actually put fear in my soul made him unforgettable🥲.

[@charlieclark9552]

Well I mean he is the enemy of your spul, what the heck is a spul, I meant soul

[@DuskTillShawn]

You're 100% he is a completely unforgettable character. Every time this show comes up in conversation, there's always someone who brings up HIM.

[@skydragonslayer9820]

After rewatching the episode where they go to the future a few weeks ago,I considered the possibility that they didn't actually travel to the future and it was just Him using his powers to create some kind of illusion to mess with them. Mind games are a pretty common thing with Him. That is very likely NOT the case,but I think it's an interesting idea.

[@diy_cat9817]

I refuse to believe it was anything OTHER than mind games

[@DuskTillShawn]

That's a pretty good theory in my opinion, I never considered that possibility. HIM is the master of psychological attacks. Thanks for watching, SkyDragonSlayer! I appreciate it.

[@AlexKatzenstein]

That's what I'm thinking too. He saw the equation that miss Keen wrote down and decided to simulate a scenario where the end result actually happens after he heard that the girls were going to race.

[@Aries16603]

It’s called reality warp.

[@jaquan123ism]

oh yea this also makes sense as him wants the powerpuff girls to never relax never have time off always bound to townsville anytime they have the chance to leave they have that implanted memory of what happens if if they leave him is the master of mental abuse

[@Sthenic02]

Watching the show now it’s way more than a cartoon. It shows parody of other superhero franchises, and also shows how the girls grow up emotionally and deal with their powers/responsibilities

[@vaisha1i]

For the love of GOD....I was 3 and I literally had my worst nightmare when I saw this for the first time....I couldn't speak for 2 days and would cry so bad..I still remember bits and pieces of the nightmare and now I just get really angry at HIM.

[@andrewdreasler428]

9:58 Another thing that made HIM seem so creepy was his mouth, in many shots, instead of being animated 'on fours' (one animation frame held for four TV frames) like the rest of the show, his mouth was animated 'on ones' (one animation frame for every TV frame). That gave his lip movement a smoothness and fluidity found nowhere else in the show. And I for one found it subtly unnerving, knowing something was 'off/different/wrong' but not able to understand WHY, until a few rewatchings let me see it with a critical eye and identify the 'difference.'

[@elementallobsterx]

excellent analysis

[@123Mathzak]

Wow, this is a very good point that I didn’t notice until now

[@cosmicloops3471]

Damn... Eagle eyes

[@sapphiresupernova]

THAT'S WHY IT ALWAYS LOOKS LIKE HE TALKS SO FAST HOLY CRAP Thanks

[@skurinski]

Bubbles isnt thr weakest, she just isnt prome to violence and is more sensitive. But when she goes off she is just as powerful as the other 2

[@saparapatepete]

Remember the episode where she was fed-up with being treated like a baby and became ruthless af?........Bubbles after the talking dog asks for mercy after stepping on the grass: "Mercy is for the weak"

[@KingStreetBrody]

@@saparapatepeteyup

[@ryanp215]

The best example I think is in the training simulator where towards the end of the episode she does better than the other girls by far

[@dracko158]

​@@saparapatepete Actually, the talking dog was beat up by Bubbles for obstructing traffic. The stepping on grass thing was done by a civilian when Bubbles beats up random civilians for minor offenses like littering or parking in no parking areas. But yeah, Bubbles is ruthless af.

[@Carlos-ne3zf]

I think he meant mentally, and in fact the occasions that show how ruthless and physically powerful she is... kinda also show her being more emotionally vulnerable

[@Missjunebugfreak]

As a big fan of this show as a kid the Speed Demon episode always creeped me out deeply. Definitely cemented HIM as the most terrifying villain in the series.

[@Mundo_do_Ray]

here in brazil HIM is voiced by our best voice actor , who also voice superman and buzz lightyear... guilherme briggs is amazing

[@DIRTkat_ofc]

Correction: out best voice actor is wendel bezerra

[@raelogan]

"I just stood there, waving goodbye." is a phrase that buried itself in my brain and just sort of haunted me for decades. 😦

[@purrlee2467]

and they raced off…

[@mizukihimura9669]

​@@purrlee2467 for 50 years...

[@TrippedGian1]

FIFTY YEARS

[@BHanif1996]

That did get to me. Even as a kid I was thinking about how she must have felt. I was thinking about how cops or the fbi would question her like he says in the video.

[@grizzlybear6377]

For me, it was: "You did this. . . "

[@deekid311]

As a villain, Him very much reminds me of Pennywise. They have similar abilities, similar end goals and are just downright creepy; they've got this sinister, childlike approach as well. And they are arguably the most powerful beings within their respective universes. However, both villains tend to lose power or influence over their victims when said victims band together with others against them. They also both use generic pronouns ("him" and "it") because they're just that abominable to where you can't refer to them by name.

[@liastorm795]

Great analysis!

[@deekid311]

@@liastorm795 Thanks!

[@vman103]

You mean Pennywise is not just a clown that kills children?

[@deekid311]

@@vman103 my friend, he is an interdimensional Lovecraftian eldritch entity that survives off consumption.. he is not just a clown...

[@ooommm4024]

Him also does not literally eat his victims and instead uses his victims to spread his harmful influence upon the larger society akin to a virus. He may not be typically directly homicidal, but Him is still a danger to others as his influence brings ruin to all. He is classically Neutral Evil.

[@mechajay3358]

HIM really knew how to bring out the creep factor when an episode is focused on him.

[@Lucky_Chase]

I love HIM so much. The music that plays when he appears on screen is priceless. There is a special place in my heart for HIM.❤

[@viheart]

Him was so iconic, one of my favorite ppg characters, it was always interesting when they were on screen. I have a feeling this character sadly wouldn’t slide nowadays, bit of a shame.

[@pennyforyourthots]

I think him would actually be fine today. I think he falls into a similar space to the Disney Renaissance Villains where he is technically a caricature, but is so charismatic and confident in his evil that he'd loops back around to being something people kind of aspire to if that makes sense. Like, the level of confidence he has in himself despite being an obvious caricature is almost enviable. I also don't really recall him doing anything particularly offensive. Like, visually and personality-wise him is obviously a caricature, but I don't actually recall them really making any jokes at his expense.

[@lloydlandrum3040]

@@pennyforyourthots It would still be seen as offensive by specific people for how him is written

[@pennyforyourthots]

@@lloydlandrum3040 sure, but I don't think this character "wouldn't slide" like is being suggested. I think most people, even those in the queer community, would be fine with it. Keep in mind, "him" is just a flamboyant drag queen, it's not really suggested anywhere (as far as I'm aware) that he's anything else. People might say certain moments haven't aged well, but would otherwise have wide acceptance. I think people have a tendency to drastically over exaggerate how many people actually get offended by these types of things.

[@lloydlandrum3040]

@@pennyforyourthots I disagree as the loud minority would more then enough convince studios and companies a character like ''HIM'' is offensive and bad for very minor reasons as has happened with other cases of characters from past media thus I believe ''Him ''' wouldn't be feasable in modern day unless the cultural shift speeds up in not listening to the vocal minority that often are offended over nothing or making a mountain out of a molehill... In this scenario I have seen more and more Queer ,Gay ,Trans and BI people over the years try to say 'HIM'' is a offensive sterotype ..Not saying they can't be offended for rightful reasons but ''HIM ' is clearly based on a Drag Queen factor more then anything else which they seem to missing

[@viheart]

​@@pennyforyourthots My thoughts on it would be the network thinking conservative parents would have a problem with Him because of the religious and flamboyant aspect and more progressive people would think the character is stereotypical and vilifying so I can see a network not add Him as to not ruffle anyone's feathers at all not that anyone would actually be offend just what the network would do.

[@Cewdipie]

I understood Him to be more interested in causing chaos and discord as taking over the world would be too easy for him; so why not have fun with the population instead of destroying them and having nothing to do?

[@suzygirl1843]

Like Desire in Sandman?

[@moodylittleowl]

he's a devil...it's all about fun and games for him :D

[@mikepanda117]

Even as an adult hes creeps me out. Back then it was down right scary

[@jadekomaedaandbakedharmony8510]

I know a lot of people were terrified of HIM when they were younger. But as a young child who had ADHD growing up HIM had always been my favorite character. He was GNC, had a voice that scratched my ADHD brain perfectly, always had amazing fight scenes, and was overall a great villain to me.

[@fluttzkrieg4392]

I think my favorite thing about Him is that he doesn't care about destroying/stealing stuff, conquering, and ruling over people like Mojo for example, his only goal is to cause psychological suffering and discord. He hates the girls and the professor because they love each other unconditionally, and he absolutely hates that.

[@Rotisiv]

Then Him is straight out Satan if that’s the case. 😂

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

So somewhat like Golb from Adventure Time?

[@yanrokbowl28]

"Because they love each other unconditionally" (looks at the endings of "Powerprof.", "Moral Decay", and "Silent Treatment") They might have to start making conditions.

[@longwlenguyen4214]

HIM is like a kid friendly version of Judge Holden from Blood Meridian the most evil villain in literature and so evil that many readers would rather saw him as the devil because no one want to believe such an evil human exist.

[@ipodfantastictech]

wdym he hates Professor, I mean he did lick him in Tough Love plus he tried to make him flapjacks and got upset when Professor left something tells me Him has a crush on Professor wouldn't be the last time a rosie cheeked demon lusted over a human...

[@scorpiolafuega]

I loved how he was always PLAYFULLY evil... I think if he'd actually taken the girls out he'd be bored. He's so mean and so fabulous at the same time. I used to want his lil jacket and boots back in the day.

[@HansBelphegor]

I still want his boots.

[@HansBelphegor]

Update: i have about 12 days before the boots arrive

[@sophisitcated1194]

​@@HansBelphegor 😅😅😂😂😂 Wow, you weren't playing around. When you get them, rock em sis. 🎉

[@spicytomango]

​@@HansBelphegor please share the link 😂❤

[@akramehab8387]

Thanks KZbin! That’s one video I didn’t know I needed at 3:00am while endlessly scrolling! Got yourself a new sub mate!

[@johncarlonalaunan4991]

great commentary 👏 all those morning cartoons before school feels so nostalgic now. you just earned a sub duude

[@FoxFighter-HellBringer]

Him is the strongest villain in the show, so much so that the Japanese anime adaptation of the Powerpuff Girls, PPGZ, uses Him as the main villain of the show. He doesn't appear immediately, but the episode where they reveal Him, they make Him very ominous. Almost like a force of nature that can't be vanquished. I kind of love that they gave Him the spotlight like that because, as we saw in Speed Demon, he actually is the most dangerous villain and when he has too much power, even the PPG can't defeat Him.

[@rena4627]

How did I not know there was an anime adaptation, that’s gotta be sick 🙀😭

[@FoxFighter-HellBringer]

@@rena4627 It is really great. You have to watch with the subs to really get into the show. The dubs don't do it justice.

[@Tasty_Tango45]

@@rena4627 probably because it was made in 06, only had two seasons (well one I think with 52 episodes, and was barely broadcast in other countries. There are many reasons, but as someone who was lucky enough to catch it I recommend giving it a watch.

[@Quario]

One of the things that I like the most about Him, is that he is not like the average representarion of Satan, with horns, all buff and stufd, but instead is some skinny guy in drag that looks almost takennl out of the Yellow Submarine movie, and his mischevious and psychopathic personality is what makes him scary. Thrully a really well made character

[@crappyaccount]

apparently he was inspired by a character from that movie actually

[@angiecats5298]

Ughhhhh you’ve brought me back down memory lane. I was obsessed with PPG as a kid.

[@Brandonian]

HIM always scared the crap outta me. Even as a child, when I first saw him, I had no idea what to think. I remembered getting my parents one day to show them how odd this character was. My parents were a little shocked as well. I eventually got over being scared of HIM. But as I grew older and older, I was more and more disturbed by this creature. HIMs voice was odd. HIMs behavior is odd. HIM was just freaking bizarre! I won’t ever forget this villain. I was terrified of this guy for a while. To this day, HIM is one the most iconic villains I’ve seen. Glad we got a video on HIM, it was great! Glad finally somebody did a video on HIM.

[@TheZackofSpades]

Since the girls “return” so unceremoniously I had head canon that they hadn’t time-traveled at all. This was just another psychological attack from HIM (maybe even inspired by Ms Keane since he spies on them)…and that when they refuse to take a vacation at the end HIM has “won” since he’s playing the long game and trying to get them to stress/burn out on hero work.

[@SSJfraz]

I agree. He saw what the girls were being taught that day on the blackboard and used it against them in the most nightmarish way possible.

[@303Cheryl]

wow

[@MrObasilawrence]

HIM has the voice that can send chills down any man or womans spine

[@Thespeedrap]

He was very disturbing given that he could've given alot of Rogues gallery from Batman and Spiderman a run for their money.

[@greenbanana1001]

The voice still creeps me out til this day

[@alexisdrowning]

3:00 congratulations man you’ve reach your goal but you’re journey is just beginning. Keep it up! 👏

[@joseemanu5648]

Damn. Amazing video, bro. I loved Powerpuff girls as a kid, but never really looked back on the show tbh. It holds up, still fun after all these years.

[@matt_with_a_hat8530]

The thing that I never realized until years later after seeing him is that the clothing design is based on Santa. Because it's like Satan... ya get it.

[@captainagony6691]

Wait, so is that why he has "Claus" ?! I've been wondering my whole life about the strange crab man

[@matt_with_a_hat8530]

@@captainagony6691 OH MY GOD

[@KeertikaAndFallenTree]

@@matt_with_a_hat8530 My reaction exactly! I was like « Wait! Satan…Claws »?? It’s also a joke made in Yugioh where there is a card named « Santa Claws » and it is… a demon.

[@HansBelphegor]

Santa literally means Saint, So saint claws

[@loonytunescrazy]

@Just Me Here I alwats though he was the devil/satan

[@C_Corpze]

This villain lived rent free in my mind. His design is simply genius. I love the type of villains that use psychological warfare instead of violence. Psychological war is so terrifyingly powerful and effective and it works on almost everyone.

[@georgekumakanga717]

Dude, your points are on point, him is something else, the kim part really got me. the 50 years part

[@paballodikobo8992]

I loved HIM so much. I was always on the look out for his episodes. 😁❤️

[@BlackJoker3067]

I always felt like HIM was the overall boss in the show and ran things behind the scene. That episode where the gang green gang did prank calls and HIM called mojojojo to see what he knew and mojojojo immediately jumped out of his seat and addressed him as sir blew my mind.

[@OlyChickenGuy]

I loved HIM as a villain and personally felt that he didn't get enough screen time.

[@mkkkk7319]

To me he didn’t need much screen time I think if he gets more screen time then ppl are gonna want backstories, who’s his parents and siblings and all those nonsense. Him is an great enigmatic character and if he gets more time on screen it will break the enigma

[@OlyChickenGuy]

@@mkkkk7319 Hmm... point taken. Honestly, I'm not sure I ever expected much exposition from PPG, despite being a lore fanatic, but I'm sure others would.

[@mee091000]

It's probably better that he didn't get too much screen time. Because then he wouldn't be as much of a threat. Imagine if Thanos just showed up as the main antagonist every week instead of say Mojo Jojo? He should realistically be the most powerful villain in the series. The only times we ever even saw him lose. Was via a plot device and or plot armor. With what we saw a villain like Him shouldn't have been able to be beaten by just the Powerpuff girls. But the writers don't really have a lot of teams they can fall back on to gang up on Him like say Marvel or DC comics.

[@Terryterryterryterryterry]

No, he had enough 😰

[@bethgeni]

He was so evil, they could only display him in small doses

[@yourepika9738]

Him reminds me a lot of Hisoka He also was one of the only villains that genuinely scared me as a kid

[@quackmandoo]

Got my son watching this now. TV went from wholesome (80's) to tongue in cheek adult humor (90's) to straight trash and derogotive (2010's-present). It's hard not to be nostalgic when nothing else was able to take the mantle

[@shadowdroid776]

I am amazed you didn't bring up the scariest episode involving HIM, in my opinion. In it, he forces the girls into having horrific nightmares that cater to each of their specific fears: blossom does poorly in school, buttercup has to deal with spiders (if i remember correctly), and bubbles gets trapped with a clown doll that's basically the one from Poltergeist. Bubbles's nightmare actually horrified me as a child, since i had an intense fear of clowns. That episode perfectly showcased what HIM's motive and reasoning was, he simply wants to see the girls suffer.

[@Michael-lu2tz]

saturn, satan, lucifer, inanna, whatever you’d prefer to call him feeds off of negative energy like fear. makes sense he’d cause suffering to someone who characterized innocence and purity

[@shadowdroid776]

@@Michael-lu2tz I just want to clarify that inanna and Saturn aren't the devil, they're different gods in different religions. Just wanted to make sure all was clear! :)

[@demondswaggerboy8070]

I never saw this episode 😮

[@sir1junior]

​@@shadowdroid776God's in many different religions are actually related with each other, they have had many different names through the ages.

[@shadowdroid776]

@@sir1junior depends on the religion, but in this case they're very different. Inanna is a mesopotamian goddess, Saturn in a roman god. By the time the Roman empire came to be, Mesopotamia was gone for a long time and the gods aren't related to one another excluding one, Venus. The roman gods and the greek gods are literally almost one for one because the Roman empire made that happen (they fucking loved the Greeks and wanted to emulate them, stole a lot of sculptures from them too), and that includes Aphrodite. Aphrodite came from a cult that originated outside of greece, and is connected to worshipping Astarte, who is actually Ishtar with a different name. They're connected 100%, which is cool! But for the concept of Inanna and Saturn being not just the same but also the Christian devil is not right. There's no other god in any religion that is connected to the Satan except retroactively, where Christians saw different gods as just Lucifer in disguise because false gods and what not. In reality, the Judeo Christian religions and the cults that branched off of it is the only place Satan subsides in. The pagan religions (aka the rest of the religions) don't have Lucifer.

[@Dragonpikachu1994]

I think the thing that gets me about the scene with Miss Keane basically explaining what the girls are about to do is that she's the only one who might know what happened to the girls when they disappeared. Her standing there in the future makes me feel like she knows what happened and thinks it's her fault for teaching them about it, but maybe I'm just thinking about it too hard idk

[@R4r4Gamez]

I like this theory!

[@Vereid]

Agree with you about the villains lol. Captain Planet was the same way for me, I tuned in to see which villain it was (Zarm being most comparable to Him, Zarm was also incredibly powerful but mainly attacked psychologically) and always loved when the other villains interacted with each other. Great video!

[@patcahill3724]

Yes HIM is my favorite character in the powerpuff girls along with Mojo Jojo and the other villains. He's one of not only my favorite cartoon villains, but he's also one of my favorite fictional villains of all time in general. He always gets me so excited, and the episodes with him in them made me very excited too as it makes them some of my favorite episodes in all of Powerpuff Girls and all of cartoon network history. I also do a great HIM voice impression as well too.

[@roderick8167]

The episode Speed Demons is also even more dark if you think about it because it implies the Powerpuff girls always have be there to take on Him because if not Him will take over Townsville and eventually the world , so are the Powerpuff girls immortal like are one of their powers immortality or at least longevity because we know Him is immortal or at least long lived and if the Powerpuff girls aren't immortal or long lived then they will eventually die and Him will be there to take over the whole planet 😳

[@DuskTillShawn]

Also, like, on that note, you can look at the city of Townsville as their own personal prison. These 3 girls are basically confined to the city because if they ever leave HIM will take over. It's kind of mind blowing when you look at it that way. Thanks for watching, Roderick. I appreciate it :)

[@roderick8167]

@@DuskTillShawn oh man that's even more dark and depressing when you add that too damn and yeah no problem dude

[@eatatjoes6751]

@@DuskTillShawn This is also why the scrapped CW reboot is terrifying too - the girls separated and ditched Townsville for their own selfish wants.

[@carrot708]

Thing is, HIM doesn't really want Townsville or the world. He wants to mess with the Powerpuff Girls. I think he either took over Townsville JUST to get to them when they returned, or the whole thing was an illusion in the first place

[@roderick8167]

@@carrot708 oh ok , that does make sense

[@emcostello3669]

HIM’s voice always freaked me out as a kid, but now it’s like my favorite thing about him lmao

[@thisisiampie6946]

Damn you blew past that goal in record time. Ending the year with 120k, great vid and earned a sub

[@marspacebun]

the episode when they go to the future completely traumatized me as a child, even now, seeing the scenes through your video, i got the chills and i had to look away a couple of times. it still freaks me out.

[@eeveefennecfox]

speed demon is the creepiest episode I ever watched when I was a kid,actually to this day it still gives me chills

[@sharsasuke01]

The psychological manipulation and abuse that HIM is known for reminds me a lot of Slade from Teen Titans and why he was such a good villain too.

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

Slade is a pedo

[@lurklingX]

yeah i always thought slade was the best villain... teen titans.

[@ZaddyZin]

​@@lurklingXloved how he used Terra to destroy them slowly

[@ADMTyRenn]

A villain through and through. Too bad, like all the villains were watered down later on... Thanks to our parents.

[@saysolinka109]

I felt excited whenever an episode has his appearance. The things I like most about Him is his voice and his 'ability' to attack people's mind. It's hard to break the mind's illusion so when a character has the ability to confuse his enemy psychologically, it makes the plot more interesting by creating illusions that don't even exist. If the victims don't realize the truth, their mentality may get worse. The mind stuff is very tricky and interesting to discover.

[@meiru2453]

Him was my childhood crush, he didn't creep me out. However speed devil episode was creepy alone and it did scare me. Not for HIM but because how citizens acted.

[@supremeoverlordofnaughtine9778]

Fun fact: the voice actor for Him, Tom Kane, was also the voice professor Utonium. One of my favorite Him episodes was the when he infiltrated the girl's nightmares and transformed into an even bigger scorpion monster. PS... Ms Bellum screaming "He's mine, MINE I TELL YOU!!!"

[@misskellybaby1968]

So you agree… ms bellum was having an affair with the mayor

[@Morpheel4ever]

Tough Love always stood out to me the most, even when I was 8 years old or so. There's something truly scary about having everyone you've ever known and cared about suddenly turn against you and not having any idea why. It's like something out of a bad nightmare, as is any episode featuring Him. It's also the episode where we see Him express just how much he truly hates the Powerpuff Girls, despite his playful outward appearance.

[@bradyryan5105]

I've had true friends suddenly turn against me many times

[@Morpheel4ever]

@@bradyryan5105 My condolences😥

[@timothyharris1125]

Even the Phone itself was pissed off at the Girls😂😂

[@Morpheel4ever]

@@timothyharris1125 Forgot about that part! That was pretty funny.

[@popsingerstar]

him diddle riddle wasnt like something from a nightmare

[@patcahill3724]

Speed Demon is literally one of my all-time favorite powerpuff girls episodes is because HIM himself was at his best here. That's one of the reasons why he's my favorite powerpuff girls character, alongside Mojo Jojo and the other villains of course.

[@alpaykasal2902]

Omg, HIM's voice!!! So well done.

[@GajanaNigade]

The episode where HIM keeps sending monsters / villains for the girls to beat with a time limit or else " The professor will have to pay" truly established him as someone so beyond anything that Cartoons were dealing at the time. The way that Episode ended drives the point home.

[@dirkauditore8413]

That episode was funny lmao if i remember correctly the professor did end up paying money. XD

[@IraessRanza]

​@@dirkauditore8413haha yeah that was hilarious, the Professor was trying to get out of paying for HIMs pancakes

[@poochyenajones1362]

@@IraessRanza Only solidifies how evil HIM truly is.

[@TerraverseCo]

HIM was fascinating. And I believe he might've been fascinated with the PPG due to their artificial creation vs the normal biological way. Which has implications of the soul and other such spiritual aspects which also surround the HIM character's contextual potential implications. Playing with them mentally, pushing them morally, ethically, always out of interest in seeing just how far he can push them for his own amusement, since he knows all these other humans are the normal humdrum, these three are just the entertainment he needs to help bide off eternity.

[@farwakhan4423]

Rewatching Speed Devil and it is the basis for so many of my nightmares; the whole premise behind it. Being wound up in a place where everyone I love is either dead or has forgotten me, or it's like I'm in an alternate place and there's no way to go back. This episode sowed the seed.

[@jojogape]

I think another good example is the one where Him gives them nightmares, one by one. And shoutout to the riddle episode, not scary but definitely one of my favorites! The thing with Speed Demon is, I found it so scary, every time it would start on TV I would race for the remote and change the channel, my heart almost beating out of my chest. And it wasn't even just because of the themes, but because of the time travel scene. Some shots before it are kind of psychological, with the fisheye persective on Buttercup, and then the atmosphere becomes extremely ominous. The 2D animation bends into 3D straight into uncanny valley, and then there's that strange whirring noise. Everything is just so eerie.

[@BoxOKittens]

I loved HIM when I was a little kid and it never really dawned on me that he was dressed up in 'women' clothing. I just remember loving how freaky and scary he was, especially his cool voice.

[@elibeth06]

I always assumed that he had a Santa's dress on 😂 He was my favorite! ❤

[@montyjohnn2826]

Same!!!

[@bradyryan5105]

I thought Him was actually the devil

[@gabrielgomez5528]

​@@bradyryan5105 might as fucking well be

[@prozierozie5692]

Him is Iconic

[@willlovendahl2309]

I think the Speed Demon episode is also entirely psychological. There never was a real time jump of 50 years, just manipulating them in a group psychosis. That’s why they are able to get back to the same day as well. The better question is… why?

[@kennythelenny6819]

Not really it is an actual physical phenomenon. The girls presumably accelerated so fast and due to time dilation, time for them went slower than everyone elses. So 1 minute for them racing equalled 50 years for the rest of everybody. The weird thing is this is irreversible. Running back cannot undo it. Also, at that speed they should have turned into light because you know e=mc2.

[@willlovendahl2309]

@@kennythelenny6819 well yeah exactly, the fact that it’s irreversible makes me think it’s psychological

[@miyonacleo]

Him did it to torment them psychologically, with no reason other than because.

[@viljamtheninja]

@@kennythelenny6819 As you said yourself, you can't go back in time by going backwards. It makes more sense that Him devised the whole thing as a form of psychological torture of the girls.

[@RuneKatashima]

As for why? It's HIM. He does it just because he can.

[@BlazeCarlton]

I always thought HIM was such a slay and the episode with the time traveling was my absolute fave. Both Him and that episode were my early introduction to horror

[@someunholydude7790]

HIM is an icon, he’s legend & he IS the moment! 🙌💅