What does Zim smell like?

[@booguruwu2981]

"What Does Zim Smell Like" part 2 is officially coming soon.. very soon!

[@laneatkinson6441]

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[@thededdranter3233]

Finally, my wait for over a year was not for naught

[@happypotato9545]

YESSSSSSS

[@reiphas]

Sych wonderful news, I'm gonna cry :')

[@boomzies]

yippee!

[@ihateyou9181]

Zim probably smells like pool chlorine

[@ihateyou9181]

@@F_NerdShark Shit, so do I-

[@miathealien3911]

@@F_NerdShark Same, I do too😂😅

[@thealmightyinvaderz1734]

Same

[@choccocker]

accurate

[@hvnt3r.c0s]

i can get around this

[@reiphas]

As the weird kid who keeps bugs as pets, I can say with absolute certainty, that Invader Zim smells like bugs - isopods to be exact. Isopods have a very distinct, earthy smell, especially when there's a lot of them in one place and as a bug keeper you know that smell probably very well. It's not unpleasant, just a little weird and it makes you think of bugs instantly. Invader Zim smells like a colony of isopods. Also, I am so glad I am not the only one who pondered about his smell.

[@Gaz.on.crack.]

I also thought he would smell like that…

[@knotsoangelic]

I agree with this one the most

[@Nakia11798]

Isopods dipped in white glue.

[@NnyLovesMyxChem]

He smells like play doh or whaterbugs soaked in whater for a few weeks. (I keep whaterbugs in bottled whater to kill them, it's such an odd smell lol)

[@EllpaFox47]

I mean If it looks like bug it should smell like a bug

[@juke_b0xx]

personally i’ve always been an advocate for zim smelling like hot glue. like, it’s not necessarily a bad smell, but you gotta admit no human kid smells like this.

[@Camille683]

You know what I could see this

[@arcadebot4735]

sounds about right

[@FizzySugarStar]

The dude takes glue baths so...

[@WordFyle]

THAT’S WHAT I WAS THINKING OF BUT I DIDN’T HAVE THE NAME

[@firegodess_nullz]

I always thought Zim would smell like wet grass, but in a good way

[@chalkxtabletxtowers]

You know this specific smell when you walk into a public swimming pool and that chlorine hits your nose and you just know "Ahh, I'm in a swimming pool"? That. That is what he smells like.

[@Ur_L0c4l_BB]

Like the SALTY chlorine, not like the other chlorine

[@SHRIMPO_000]

@@Ur_L0c4l_BBthe beach's ocean water sometimes hits my eyes and nose and it burns alot and it gives that "I'm burning into pieces"😭😭 It's like putting pepper spray in ur eyes

[@invaderzim3301]

I SMELL LIKE ZIM! THE GREATEST SCENT OF ALL!

[@miathealien3911]

😍 ZIIIM! You're so cute!

[@defectivetoaster]

Yeah

[@QueenVillisca-mz7xv]

Yeah, sure Zim...😒😒😒😒😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@lucashull7208]

No you smell like a lime milkshake

[@Neosporinwound]

yeaaa you're right.

[@frostfeather6584]

Zim smells like wet pool shirt. Discussion over, that was the best description

[@floweringfawn]

I've always associated Zim with smelling like rubbing alchohol

[@floweringfawn]

My mom said that Zim would smell like waffles as well

[@miathealien3911]

@@floweringfawn Yes, he would smell like waffles, and it's adorable!! 😍🥰🥰

[@g.j.9515]

rubbing alcohol zim supremacy

[@Sharpiedraws]

I can see that

[@lunathejaguar]

FRRR or chlorine

[@cephynight]

I can’t imagine Zim smelling like any natural earthy scent. I feel like he would smell very metallic, but I don’t think he’d smell like a food or plant. He also usually involves scent in his insults so I think he’d be very aware of his own scent and use some sort of perfume or something.

[@EllpaFox47]

That or Irkens are just very sensitive to smell

[@whowhy7554]

I kinda assume he smells permanently like glue from all those glue baths he takes

[@nootnewt04]

i- i think he would smell like paste. he has to cover himself in paste so dib doesn't hit him with water, and he doesn't get rained on so- pretty sure he would just smell like paste.

[@untitled-gv3qp]

I think its canon that he bathed in paste after that episode. The creators said something about that, but they never got a chance to show it.

[@cabinfever5730]

Thinkin with your brain.

[@natelhyve]

I have no idea what is paste (I don't speak english), but I know how people draw paste. for some reason, paste looks tasty.

[@natelhyve]

oh. it's glue.

[@nootnewt04]

@@natelhyve xD yes.

[@nicky55]

I think he would smell like a mix of the paste he puts on himself, oil/machines, junk food, and grass from fighting Dib

[@gametron5917]

Despite how much of a clean freak Zim is (him being a clean freak and all), I can’t imagine him smelling like anything pleasant. Given how much time he spends with his inventions and building machines, the only conclusion I can reach to is that he would smell of Oil and Corroded Batteries. On the days he doesn’t work though, he’d probably stink of unscented sanitiser or strong chemicals. He definitely would use more than just soap when he’s cleansing himself of Earth Germs Why did I spend this long writing about how I think Zim would smell like?

[@gametron5917]

@Invader STUPID tru

[@liviwaslost]

And maybe rotten food or rotten meat occasionally

[@thepotatoking6876]

He smells like a pineapple caked in motor oil

[@KimberleneOConnor-jg2ok]

U sure in the movie he sat in a toilet for 1 year bro

[@cozmo-star]

i think that too!!

[@absoluteaffirmative]

I think Invader Zim smells very faintly of metal mixed with various cleaning supplies (kinda like the kind of perfume that when you enter its radius, it chokes you) but not enough to make you feel uneasy. My reasoning: He’s obsessed with cleanliness and is also down in his underground base, which has a lot of metals in it.

[@MicrowavedMedia]

Id say zim smells like, probably like a cheap colone, trying to fit in to the humans with a knockoff perfume.

[@brielletaylor_]

i agree

[@judescott7583]

#thinksdatbrainout

[@evelyn7965]

Omg he'd use Axe 😭✋

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

That would actually make a lot of sense

[@xXTh3D4nkG1rXx]

he would straight up smell like artificial strawberries

[@BitchfaceNo2]

I agree on that too.

[@dezzydream]

i used to have this strawberry shortcake horse that smelled like artificial strawberries and i am vividly imagining the smell of that horse applied to zim

[@YumeBat]

Oh my god, like that pink lipstick for little girls that comes in a tiny strawberry shaped container and you gotta apply it with your fingers 🥺

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

??????​@@YumeBat

[@StarAmai]

I have always AND I MEAN ALWAYS thought that Zim smelt like a sock that has been worn SPECIFICALLY 4 times or hot water, not boiling.... just hot water.

[@jasperjazzie]

why does this make sense help

[@whowhy7554]

Hot water makes so much sense I don't know why

[@LousyShelter]

Since he and his species eat a lot of candy, I think he would smell like something sweet

[@TrashieThrashie]

i agree like candy apple,or honey,maybe something like flower scented hairspray idk

[@ILikeSquirrelz]

I thought he smelt of nachos 😂 because of the movie.

[@pilotgogglez_coroika]

yo thats his breath

[@miathealien3911]

I love the thought that Zim smells like Candy :3

[@flask223]

Or like rotten fruit

[@-noor-2522]

i can tell you all that this was the most interesting 5 minutes I have ever dealt with in my entire life

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

I agree.

[@Skimpus2]

I imagine he smells like cleaning supplies just cuz of that one episode when he became afraid of germs. But also i think his breath would smell like burnt rubber dont even ask why.

[@M4rlol]

Zim smells lk C L E A N

[@FaceUnreality]

That makes sense. Zim enters a room and it becomes filled with the stench of bleach and lemon.

[@mitrich_show2652]

Ahhh! Stink of clean!

[@VioletFeatherWind]

I was thinking something like that too!! He would smell like scented disinfectant wipes!

[@gir_themongoosedog7395]

THE SMELL OF ZIM IS CLEAN~

[@tourmelion9221]

1:07 having it be oddly satisfying makes the smell, fuzzier, less sharp and clear, i can see zim having a vauge apple scent

[@SaturnDotCom]

I think zim would smell like peaches if you didnt open/bite them yet + a rusted penny smell. Zim in the movie would probably smell like a strawberry shortcake

[@SaturnDotCom]

Zim definitely feels like a warm hug in a flower field though

[@donovanrooney4077]

He would probably smell like he spent 13 years in a toilet.

[@ILikeSquirrelz]

I thought he smelt like nachos.

[@thedman1754]

@@donovanrooney4077 I wonder why

[@imjusthollow]

I stared at the abyss for a while, only to hear a echo... Vinegar... He'd smell like vinegar

[@SaturnDotCom]

I asked my sibling and they said he would smell like crayons

[@fussycheese7115]

OMG YES

[@fussycheese7115]

Idk why but YES

[@Allanredsgf]

yeah like crayons mixed with slime

[@abbyjentson2563]

that's actually a really good answer!!!

[@Allanredsgf]

@@abbyjentson2563 uvu

[@Chaos_Birb]

I love his dissociated stare throughout the whole video lmao

[@artificialalien9597]

the fact that latex and playdoe would also be my response but now that i think about it more in an educated way he would smell like what foil sounds like. i will not elaborate.

[@spacecakery]

yeah like how metal would smell if it burned

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

Tinfoil actually sounds satisfying so I'm gonna say he smell good

[@awsomgir7848]

it says he baths in past so i guess he'd smell like a rubbery glue smell like a fresh monster high doll that was left in the sun

[@Rockharddiamond9566]

He would smell like glue because he bathes in glue to not get burned by rain.

[@johnbones3455]

Whatever giant radioactive rubber pants smell like, I’d imagine.

[@SolarSorane]

Why do I just imagine he'd smell either like a cat, or something that has done nothing but cleaning?

[@Nakia11798]

Because he's a bit of a clean freak

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

A cleaning cat?

[@SolarSorane]

@@W0lfbøø-r3v what??

[@EllpaFox47]

Germaphobe things

[@greaterthan-colon-three]

I think he'd smell vaguely of peas

[@bee7664]

probably like sour apple candy, or like a sweet floral scent.

[@crystal_avian]

Going off of the wet pool shirt thing, chlorine seems like an acceptable option. Like public swimming pool smell

[@halleyangel1706]

He'd smell like Glue and Clorox. With using paste on his skin and the endless cleaning he does.

[@Hunter-bg2he]

Gaz: he smell like Ham. Zim: Ham? Zim's not smell like- Gaz: Slaps him with a Ham 🍖

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

He does now

[@deert33th]

Personally i believe zim smells like cleaning products, theyd be really strong on him given his aversion to germs. But under that, i believe irkens naturally smell like new tennis balls (wet pool shirt is also extremely acceptable)

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

Interesting thanks for sharing your opinion

[@YouLikeKrabbyPattiesDontYou]

sour candy, a glass of water that has been left out a while but hasn't gone completely stagnant, and...maybe a hint of glue.

[@tearoses9940]

Zim absolutely has a smell, and so does Dib (not the same smell). For some reason watching the show as a kid I would get these faint smells in my nose that I associated with the characters. It’s not a smell I have a name for, it’s just a Smell. And this didn’t happen with any other shows, either.

[@livelongbaton7575]

"A smelly smell that smells...smelly.."-Mr.Krabs

[@AnAngryMagpie]

dib probably just smells like awkward. and maybe incense and pizza, idk, he believes the paranormal so I imagine him using sage, sweetgrass, and incense.

[@emmaisabell3304]

@@AnAngryMagpie i love this response. i feel like dib would smell like insence but with like laundry detergent-

[@somedumbass6738]

Look into having synesthesia!!!!

[@tearoses9940]

@@somedumbass6738 Haven’t looked into it in depth, but from what I’ve heard it would make sense, considering as a kid I would also associate numbers 1-8 (at least those are the ones I remember what they were) with colors.

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

I was thinking of this the other day I know what he smells like but it's very particular and ill need to smell things to find out what specifically. Without testing what the smell in my head is, I'm guessing it is: vinyl, wet storebought tofu, a brand new dollarstore sponge that just got wet for the first time, or plastic. Whatever of these it is, there is also a subtle hint of the smell of sweaty but odorless skin that is very clean and add a hint of wet flowerpot soil. All smells mentioned are very mild and unobtrusive but don't really smell like anything we'd be super familiar with (hence it's hard to tell which it is). I think his sweat might smell how i imagine battery acid does, (despite knowing it doesn't actually smell like that): spicy and acidic, like the scent of chili powder mixed with that lemonjuice/extract you buy at the store in a plastic lemon-shaped bottle. (Never ever drink those btw, they are hell).

[@RiverinaAus]

I think he would smell like glue since he's always covered in it

[@dad9701]

dude smartttttt

[@somurasol3793]

I've only recently found out about Invader Zim and that Zim would smell like slightly charred barbie doll hair and rust.

[@blubberblabber3399]

Wilting flowers and hairspray just kinda sounds like something Zim would smell like.

[@kdup-hp6zm]

i think vaguely chemically normally but the" latex and play doe" answer some up his human disguise

[@Cinderpelt1002]

I imagine him smelling like artificial apple scent, a variation on what your brother said.

[@Idk-s3m6t]

Me, a 14 years old boy, thinks that Zim smells like desert-like acid smell, with some interesting overtones because he comes from Mars

[@magicuniverse4ever647]

I think he smells like bacon Thanks to that darn soap GIR made

[@GoldfishOnTheCeiling]

"why is there BACON IN THE SOAP?!" "I MADE IT MYSELF!!"

[@Palomino0813]

I've always imagined a spicy plant-y smell, like some insects.

[@Orel-]

As Zim, Axe body spray.

[@rinnikuchan1551]

I always thought he smells something like a new computer or a microphone. This new tech smell

[@scaryemoclown4114]

THE WET POOL SHIRT ONE OMG It would smell like a bit of sweet perfume, chlorine water and wet fabric! Clean, sweet but still weirdly damp and savory. Only thing I could add to that is the light (or not so light) smell of glue and sugar (because I think that zim consuming sweets would influence his overall smell)

[@VultureVideos]

Zim can only smell like hospital waiting room or the inside of a fresh packed bag of cheetos

[@donovanrooney4077]

I think an Irken would smell like some mix of an electrical fire and cucumber juice. The smell that would come off would probably be so otherworldly and foreign that it could not possibly be described with words and hard to determine and whether or not it's a pleasant smell.

[@cowreviewer]

Always thought he’d smell like hot glue and artificial grape

[@zim3731]

*[Zim Smells Like..Zim]*

[@orangejoos6288]

IN the comics, Gir tells Zim that a classmate told him that they think ZIm smells like bologna, which makes senses, since he was turned into bologna.

[@ButtersKnife]

He smells like kiwi. Don't ask why. Ever since I was little i would always see him and see him as a kiwi

[@miathealien3911]

Same, my cute little kiwi! (^o^)

[@andythemoron]

I think that Zim would probably smell like chlorine.

[@cyberchao6180]

He might smell like Fun Dip candy. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ I believe it's one of Zim's favorites

[@miathealien3911]

Yes! 😍😍💖 I love this Thought!

[@theaw3s0mechannel]

YES. YES.

[@xlevvx]

okay i know i’m a year late but which flavor?? blue or red I NEED TO KNOW

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

What flavor?

[@W0lfbøø-r3v]

​@@xlevvxthat's what I asked

[@isabeljones5592]

the directors have confirmed that zim bathes in paste every time before he leaves the house so he'd smell like paste

[@Dissosiativepleasure]

Help. Invader Zim and his creators are so unpredictable and chaotic I seriously can't say are you joking or not.

[@vintagestag9334]

You know the smell when an ant dies? Yeah that mixed with the smell of brand new shoes is what I imagine Zim smelling like. Don't know why, I just do.

[@All_Your_Fandom_Needs]

I think he might smell like Vinegar. But not a bad vinegar smell, just mildly strong like freshly opening a bag of Salt-&-Vinegar chips and sniffing directly into the bag.

[@DemonTwilightWolf]

He'd smell like a shirt that's been sitting out in the sun for a few hours

[@AngelaAvendano-tt5tj]

i for one think he would smell like freshly opened trombone case

[@RaccoonWithRabies]

This video is amazing. I love the little doodles. People are suggesting some good things (paste, latex, oil, ect.) , but personally, I think he smells like green stink bug. I wouldn't describe it as unpleasant, but it's a kinda weird bug-ee, leafy smell. And I mean, he kinda LOOKS like a bug, so I think it fits.

[@watchersfind731]

probably hand sanitizer being scared of germs in all lol, but maybe a sweeter scented hand sanitizer * just takes bath in hand sanitizer*

[@Ash_Wynn]

Zim smells like the hairspray that makes your hair go stiff.

[@Ambipie]

Probably doesn't smell like very much, whatever he smells like. He's a clean freak who cleans himself with chalky soaps. I support the latex play doh smell

[@oOThatsNotMeOo]

The fact a video like this exist made my day better than it already was

[@DeathBee_Studios]

I think Zim would smell like a slightly used lemon scented clorox wipe with a hint of freshly soldered metal and wires.

[@GogglesKobold]

I'm surprised no one thought to say paste, because he showers in it every day so he can be immune to water

[@Raccoon_Person]

I feel like Zim would smell like the after-smell of fireworks

[@lilprincessjitterglitterbug]

I have always thought he smelled minty but now that I watched this I could also agree that he could very possibly smell like cotton candy because of his all sugar diet lol 😂

[@GhoulishThing]

I thought he'd smell like elmers glue, with faint traces of vinegar for some reason

[@HeartOfArt7]

While I really like the thought of Zim smelling like strawberry milk, I think him smelling like latex and playdo or feet with melted cheese is probably closer to reality 😂 I personally think he'd smell like an old shirt. You know, those kinds of shirts that have been in your closet for ages, which is why they slightly smell of the wood from your closet and the other laundry in there. You'd wear these kinds of shirts at home to chill and maybe get them dirty or even slightly sweat in them, so that they smell of you now. It's not necessarily a bad scent, it's just the smell of an old, frequently used and worn shirt

[@CharlotteWeichel]

I do not know this smell because I wash my shirts for germ and hygiene reasons... Do other people not wash their shirts?? 😐🤨

[@HairyMcApe]

"LATEX!!!??? I HATE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FILTHY WORD IN THIS PRESENT!!! DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT YOU FILTHY HUMANS DID TO THAT STUFF ON THE INTERNET!?!?"

[@knotsoangelic]

I know exactly what you’re talking abt bc i have a closet of untouched clothes(cleaned years ago tho) and i can picture it lowkey

[@the_weary_clover7593]

I think he'd smell like a mixture of cleaning supplies, metal, and just the faintest bit of nachos(because of Gir)

[@the_weary_clover7593]

Okay, I've had another thought of what Zim smells like! Pretty much...Disinfected blood. seriously just windexy blood, not like dried musty blood tho, but fresh blood that still has that faint sweet aroma with copper and windex. Because of Irken's diets. When we see them eat, it's usually something sweet. So, I just thought that a mix of metal, cleaning supplies, and something sweet(and the faint scent of nachos) would smell reminiscent of blood.

[@poakblammo853]

Something like chlorine probably I feel. Not particularly a bad smell but something that's overpowering and you immediately think "Hmm oh that must be Zim" when he walks in but like not in a bad way

[@TrouserSnivy]

your "very good friend," now has a solid indicator that they are not one of your two "best friends"

[@goldenkingyo]

This is definitely a strange video, but oddly interesting. But I feel like he'd probably smell like that of dust/weird Urthy forest smell with a bit of sweetness to it? Considering the typical Irken diet. Maybe even syrup due to the waffles and such he eats. But I also imagine he's often smell uncomfortably like cleaning products since he is a germophobe.

[@abbyjentson2563]

I really like this answer! I also imagine he smells like cleaning products, but I really like your earthy/sweet take as well. Maybe that's his natural scent, but he spends so much time sanitizing that now he just smells like cleaning supplies.

[@TheJKZLol]

I imagine him, having a pleasant, green apple smell.

[@bobonono9978]

He probably smells like glue and lysol

[@Brocolini_st4r]

Zim either smells like sweaty socks, hello kitty perfume, or a laundry dependant on how he feels that day

[@elaynadiedinside]

The fact this video has the same vibe put into it as videos they show in sciences classes is hilarious to me

[@davidjozseflepold594]

Cheese seems like a fairly common theme in the answers. Though I really like the latex and playdoh smell idea. I now consider that his smell.

[@toxicbubblegum4831]

I Imagine He Smells Like Candy Apples... Cuz' He's Green And All. 💚

[@purplecatjake]

Never thought about it, but with their high sugar diet honestly something sweet like artificial apple scent slime smell or cotton candy would make sense as a default for Irkens. Though I imagine between experiments and working on machines Zim probably has some chemical and oil smell as well. So I imagine Zim would probably smell like a bowl full of artificially sweetened candy and ice cream splashed with engine oil.

[@sumbs8042]

I think he would smell like mechanical gas or somthing since hes always you know around his creation or somthing

[@franarchy198]

That pink elementary school soap.

[@robertpolito9209]

I feel like Zim would smell like some sort of chemical (most likely some sort of house hold cleaning item).

[@Rice_Wolf]

Awwh your mom saying Zim would smell like cotton candy is super sweet 🥺

[@mocha1759]

I don’t know why, but I think he would smell like either lemon scented Lysol or soup

[@ZeroGTag1]

I have always thought he smells like clean laundry

[@eeveeshy9380]

absolutely amazing art

[@booguruwu2981]

why, thank you! it took me a really long time to make all the different frames haha,, the whole video consist of 166 different frames. totally worth it though

[@adumpsterdiver9623]

I imagine him smelling like a slightly clean oil baby, with the smell of baby neck cheese but a bit cleaner, with also a tangent of baby wipes

[@rhaego-the-plush3245]

An incredible video! I love the dumb doodle you did of Zim, and you've inspired me to ask other people I know about what they think he smells like! In my opinion, i'm gonna have to agree with the green apple answer. Invader Zim would smell like Green Apple Shampoo. Like the kids version, because the adult version would hurt his big sensitive bug eyes.

[@lilhusky8756]

He probably doesn’t smell bad since the kids at school seem fine around him

[@soniccookie655]

I think it is likely that he would smell fairly strongly, because it has been shown that he has some very alien bodily substances on his skin. I would say he either smells musty, because that would make sense. However I think he could also smell like key lime pie, because ectoplasm smells faintly of limes. My favorite response is strawberry milk. I think he could smell like strawberry milk.

[@DistinguishedSeal]

As a person that can't smell, i consider this an absolute win.

[@anonymousaccountuser8027]

LOOK, I know I’m late to the party BUT I think he would smell like a combination of dish soap and That One Specific Clean Laundry Smell I Can’t NameTM

[@EGGYINVASION]

he would smell like pickles- he’s literally a space pickle

[@teenybunny4939]

I feel like zim, would smell of fun dip because he likes it. He is a germaphobe so I doubt he would smell bad especially sense he tell dib he reeks a lot

[@Elliott_shenanigans]

The latex and play dough sound genuinely accurate to me, but I’ve always thought he would smell like green olives and dragonfruit.