What does Zim smell like?

Have you ever wondered what Invader Zim smelled 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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@Sdyigsfhkhd]

Bc u had nothing better to do

[@gametron5917]

@@Sdyigsfhkhd tru

[@Sdyigsfhkhd]

@@gametron5917 XD

[@liviwaslost]

And maybe rotten food or rotten meat occasionally

[@thepotatoking6876]

He smells like a pineapple caked in motor oil

[@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.

[@SaturnDotCom]

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

[@fussycheese7115]

OMG YES

[@fussycheese7115]

Idk why but YES

[@sawdustmf]

yeah like crayons mixed with slime

[@abbyjentson2563]

that's actually a really good answer!!!

[@sawdustmf]

@@abbyjentson2563 uvu

[@xX_Th3D4nkG1r_Xx]

he would straight up smell like artificial strawberries

[@TellMeYouLoveMeInPrivate]

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 🥺

[@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.

[@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!

[@milahancock6405]

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

[@gir_themongoosedog7395]

THE SMELL OF ZIM IS CLEAN~

[@MicrowavedMediaDev]

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 😭✋

[@LousyShelter]

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

[@debbiebitker2]

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

[@aleshawilliams4799]

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

[@darkmageschezo]

yo thats his breath

[@miathealien3911]

I love the thought that Zim smells like Candy :3

[@flask223]

Or like rotten fruit

[@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

[@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.

[@aleshawilliams4799]

I thought he smelt like nachos.

[@thedman1754]

@@donovanrooney4077 I wonder why

[@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

[@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.

[@deerteeth8566]

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)

[@hallowed9566]

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

[@bee7664]

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

[@halleyangel1706]

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

[@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.

[@Cinderpelt1002]

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

[@RiverinaAus]

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

[@dad9701]

dude smartttttt

[@magicuniverse4ever647]

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

[@Orel-]

As Zim, Axe body spray.

[@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.

[@blubberblabber3399]

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

[@CynnySolver]

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.

[@Hunter-bg2he]

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

[@-noor-2522]

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

[@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)

[@zim3731]

*[Zim Smells Like..Zim]*

[@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

[@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.

[@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^)

[@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

[@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 😂

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

I think I agree with slime, play-doh, and wet shirt the most. If I were to pick... Glue. The kind you get in school (Edible, even if unadvisable). Not unpleasant, but definitely weird.

[@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).

[@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.

[@toxicbubblegum4831]

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

[@sunflowerhandler]

1: thank you for putting this discussion in the world. 2: a container of live feeder crickets hotboxed with cotton candy vape clouds.

[@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.

[@DemonTwilightWolf]

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

[@Ash_Wynn]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@GogglesKobold]

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

[@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

[@creationsashes7831]

He would probably smell like Soap, Metal and Sugar

[@Mylo_V8414]

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

[@Sharptoothcandle]

Zim smells like cranberry sauce and cider. No one can convince me otherwise.

[@robertpolito9209]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@illusionistboy]

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

[@sumbs8042]

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

[@crystal_avian]

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

[@frostfeather6584]

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

[@bobonono9978]

He probably smells like glue and lysol

[@grapemoon]

I feel like he would smell like both Clorox Bleach and the mild scent of sweat, and maybe even some other strange, unidentifiable irken smell that would be reminiscent of the two aforementioned scents

[@greaterthan-colon-three]

I think he'd smell vaguely of peas

[@cowreviewer]

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

[@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.

[@mocha1759]

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

[@oOThatsNotMeOo]

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

[@pokatutu7373]

I think he smells like artificial sugar, glue, faintly soap, and perhaps depending on the day any food Gir had been making or forced him to eat.

[@FatherVulture]

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

[@elaynadiedinside]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@Silllyx3]

He smells like paste because he canonically bathes in it every day to protect him from water

[@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

[@gamachea.h3342]

If Zim had a particular specific smell...I think it would have been specified in the series, like Dib's big head !

[@tanbealocquiao1570]

But what does dibs big head smell like?

[@miathealien3911]

@@tanbealocquiao1570 Dibs head smells like b e a n s

[@RaccoonWithRabies]

To be fair, in the comic series there have been a few jokes/mentions of Zim stinking or smelling weird. And both in the movie and in an unreleased episode, Dib DID mention Zim smelling weird, atleast when he's depressed. (And I know this comment is months old but I had the opportunity to be a smartass so I couldn't resist)

[@SqulQrawler]

SHUT UP! MY HEAD ISN’T THAT BIG!

[@asliceoftea]

honestly I never thought about it but now I think he'd smell like a mix between artificial watermellon, lime and welding fumes.

[@polarthemoron]

I think that Zim would probably smell like chlorine.

[@sonickneecapscheese1014]

I agree with the cotton candy one

[@christianlewis5131]

Invader Zim smells like Dib's teen spirit!

[@tred6292]

What does Invader Zim smell like? Me: “Burnt electrical outlet, and green apple jolly rancher. Combined.”

[@DistinguishedSeal]

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

[@Thejoyfulbunch]

I think he smells like toilet water XDDD

[@coramorgan406]

As someone with no sense of smell, this entire video had me rolling XD I can't imagine any of these!!! hahahahahaha

[@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

[@watchersfind731]

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

[@menacemushroom]

Like wet paper towels I don’t know why I just makes the most sense to me. ✨Bonus✨: my sister said that from far away he smells like and I quote “old man perfume and as you get closer he starts to smell like cough drops and when you’re right next to him he smells like rats and pigeons. Thank you for your time 😌

[@Urmom-fn8si]

Personally I think he smells ever so slightly of mustard, but according to the comics he smells like bologna

[@Palomino0813]

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

[@DonaldDuckJuicee]

I always thought he had that sorta "new car smell", but a little less strong. Yes, "I always thought", I did in fact think about this when I was a slimy little fetus watching the show back in the glory days. :3

[@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

[@unnurhrafnsdottir9424]

(probably because of the colors) I feel like he smells very heavily of artificial watermelon, industrial cleaner and metal.

[@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

[@abbyjentson2563]

He either smells like elmers glue because he bathes in paste, or i'd like to imagine he smells a bit like various cleaning supplies. Or better yet nothing at all haha

[@lilraccoon_]

I think he'd smell like strawberry milk shake. AND I THINK HE IS A CUTE TINY THING SO DON'T JUDGE 😂

[@digitalunity]

Logically speaking, he should smell like bacon contaminated cleansing chalk EDIT: I also saw a comment note that he bathes in paste, which adds a level of depth to the smell. So... Normal soap, bacon grease... And Elmer's glue.

[@johnbones3455]

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

[@donaldduckbutdeadinside2118]

In my mind he either smells like 1. new shoes 2.when you first open a bag of Skittles 3.somehow the act of snorting Smarties, no i didn't think that had a smell either. or the fourth option which is just all of these mixed together