| “ | Messy messy messy... | ” |
—Edd | ||
Edd, mostly referred to by his nickname "Double D," is one of the three main protagonists in Ed, Edd n Eddy. He is the weakest but most intelligent member of the Eds.
Appearance
Edd wears a red T-shirt (orange on occasion for websites, games, artwork and the movie), purple shorts, long red socks, cyan-colored shoes, and a black ski hat with two white stripes on each side. At nighttime, Edd wears a yellow onesie and his ever-present hat.
Edd has three black hairs that stick out of his hat in a similar style to Eddy's, but facing downwards instead of upwards. His two most notable physical features are his big chin (said to be similar to Kevin's), and the gap between his teeth.
In the first season, his skin was light yellow, but it progressively became more desert sand-beige. His eye color was shown to be blue-green on the front cover of Ed, Edd n Eddy - The Mis-Edventures. His tongue is a mint/sea green color.
In the later seasons, Edd wears a yellow tie over his shirt when attending school. When going outside, he wears a brown cardigan with olive drab trimmings. When it is snowing, he wears an orange snow jacket, light green scarf, earmuffs, and purple snow pants with a white stripe on both sides.
Personality
Edd is a rather scrupulous, but kind and good-intentioned youth. Docile and disciplined, he willingly adheres to the laws and regulations of his community. With his love and desire for order, he occasionally undertakes the role of a peacemaker. He is incredibly gentle and accepting, albeit sometimes awkward and timid in his interactions, particularly with people of the opposite sex. Although considered an outcast, he is a generally well-respected, if not appreciated, member of his peer group, whom he gladly counsels and assists if need be. Even so, perfectionist Edd is something of a "goody-two-shoes," wishing to please and accommodate to the needs of others.
Edd is quite delicate and mysophobic, disliking any potentially "harmful" form of physical activity and among all, contamination. He will go great lengths to cleanse his environment, and exhibits numerous idiosyncrasies; among these odd habits are his tendency to name tag his every possession, to the extent of claiming to "not be able to rest in an unlabeled setting." He has a significant dislike of sports as well, rooted perhaps from an infamous, scarcely mentioned dodgeball incident from his childhood.
What Edd lacks in physical strength is substituted by his intelligence, in a total reversal of the dim-witted yet physically stronger Ed. Exceptionally precocious, Edd is a promising young inventor with an interest in science. Although clever and perceptive, his foresights are often denied by an insidious Eddy. It is then that he displays his characteristic neuroticism and sarcasm, to the chagrin of his friends. Edd has also proven on many occasions to be quite brave. In "The Day the Ed Stood Still," he volunteered to potentially sacrifice himself to make up for his creation of Monster Ed. In the movie, he is among the first to stand up to Eddy's brother while he was torturing Eddy.
In earlier episodes, he was a little more laid back and a lot more soft-spoken, he was also much more subservient to the whims of Eddy. However, as time wore on and his character expanded, he not only became more understanding and disciplined, but also more sarcastic and insubordinate to Eddy. He also began to talk a lot more than he used to. His quirks were also played up a lot more as well, such as his intelligence, his perfectionism, and his obsessions with order and cleanliness.
He also gets upset when people are better than him in something he excels at, as seen in "Ed in a Halfshell," "Too Smart for His Own Ed," and "In Like Ed."
Family
A note from Edd's mom.
At first sight, it looks like Edd has a very distant relationship with his parents as sticky notes are the only means of communication in his home. Yet in "Momma's Little Ed," Edd claims that his parents always massage his feet with oil before going to bed, among other nice things mentioned in other episodes.
Even so, Edd's parents are the only parents in the series shown to communicate with their child on a daily basis, since adults usually never make an appearance or speak in the show. Even though his parents are hardly ever home, Edd is very loyal to them. It has been stated on more than one occasion that Edd is an only child, and the only one of the Eds to be one.
List of known family members:
- Edd's father
- Edd's mother
Young Edd
Young Edd
A younger version of Edd was seen in the episode "Every Which Way But Ed," wearing a red/orange shirt, purple overalls, and a slightly oversized black ski hat. He also has two big front teeth and is smart and polite like his older self.
In the same episode it is revealed that Edd moved into Peach Creek as a toddler and met Ed and Eddy when they tried to scam him.
Old Edd
Old Edd
Old Edd was first seen in the episode "Take This Ed and Shove It." He wears a normal red shirt, pulled up purple pants with a belt, and is still in possession of the same black hat. His skin has also turned pasty and floppy.
His old age seems to have made him a little more scatterbrained, as he often talks about things that have little or no relevance to the current situation, once ruminating on his cat when the subject at hand was a dusty desk.
In the deleted scene it was shown that he is married to an obese Marie Kanker.
Edd in FusionFall
Edd in FusionFall.
Edd makes no appearance in the future world, but in the past world he is one of the optional guides.
He set up the plan to make a cardboard fortress around the Cul-de-Sac to protect it from the monsters outside. Edd's quests in the game are creating a weapon of the "Thingamajig" and locating Ed's whereabouts. His main goal is locating and destroying a cursed piece of candy.
Edd is located in Peach Creek Commons.
Alter Egos
- 88 Fingers Eddward
- Walter Sobchak
- The Masked Mumbler
- One of The Cents
- Buzzy Double Bee
- Mr. Calculator Pants
Quotes
- Edd: "Summer rains, you can never predict them."
"Read All About Ed" and "Home Cooked Eds"
- Edd: "Eddy, wrestling? Please."
Eddy: "C'mon, Double D, wrestling is the ultimate de-wimpifier! [Double D doesn't come out of the porta potty] Okay, don't come out. You can live in there forever."
Edd: "But it smells funny."
"Tag Yer Ed"
- Edd: [sees Eddy hammering a tree] "Eddy, stop! Trees have feelings! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"Virt-Ed-Go"
- Edd: [after the El Mongo Stink Bomb explosion] "I CAN'T BREATHE!"
"Fool on the Ed"
- Edd: [as Sarah goes to take her rage out on the Eds for not leaving] "Eddy, need I remind you of Sarah's instability and lack of rational thought?"
"Knock Knock Who's Ed?"
- Edd: [covering face with hat] "I can't bear to look, has Rolf-" [removes hat from face and sees Ed standing in front of him with a portion of the support beam still tied to him] "IS THAT THE SUPPORT BEAM TO THE HOUSE!?"
Ed: "What's a support beam?"
Edd: "This has been quite a day." [Jonny's house collapses]
"Rent-a-Ed"
- Edd: "A pebble?! Ed's bad mood was all because he had a pebble in his shoe?!"
"Little Ed Blue"
- Edd: [sarcastically when Eddy thinks Nazz is calling him on the phone] "And I'm Theodore Geisel."
"Sorry, Wrong Ed"
- Edd: [getting really angry] "Telephones aren't CURSED, Eddy! THEY'RE PLASTIC! Calm down, Double D. Think ocean waves, sea mammals, arias..."
Ed: "Was that your dark side, Double D?"
"Sorry, Wrong Ed"
- Ed: "Double D, can I have your hat?"
Edd: [sarcastic] Oh sure! Why not?! Why would I need a hat when school is now totally out of the question?!"
"Out with the Old, In with the Ed"
- Edd: [describing the map to Spook-E-Ville] "Well, I can see atrocious penmanship runs in the family."
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo Haw Haw
- Edd: "Time's a-wastin! I've always wanted to say that."
"The Luck of the Ed"
Trivia
- Edd is the first character to appear in the series.
- In the first episode, Edd's name is written "Edward."
- Edd is the only Ed to be an only child, which he is proud of in "Rambling Ed," but curses and regrets it in "The Day the Ed Stood Still."
- Edd's eye color is known to be green as seen at the front cover of Ed, Edd n Eddy - The Mis-Edventures.
- Edd has many pets, most of which are insects of some kind.
- Edd has a cactus named "Jim" and a small potted shrub named "Al."
- Edd was still being called "Edd" in some of the first episodes, like "The Ed-Touchables." However, there are other rare instances, such as "To Sir with Ed," "Ready, Set... Ed!", "Floss Your Ed," "One Size Fits Ed," and Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show where this happens.
- At least Sarah, Marie and May have been shown to like Edd, with May being the only girl who hasn't referred back to the moment. Also, Nazz chose to dance with him in "May I Have this Ed?", kissed him on the cheek in "The Day the Ed Stood Still," trick-or-treated with him in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo Haw Haw, and hugged him in "Take This Ed and Shove It."
- Edd has a very active social life at school as he is a journalist for the Peach Creek Junior High Tattler,the president of the Happy Cluckers club and, at one point, the president of the Safety Club.
- Edd mentions in "A Fistful of Ed" that he is a pacifist.
- While Edd is shown to be nice, kind, and friendly, he can become extremely angry and/or crazy if any of the following happen to him:
- When he has not had a shower in a while and embraced being filthy for too long, then he'll go into a nervous breakdown and enjoy being covered in garbage while waiting for a shower to come (as shown in "Cleanliness Is Next to Edness").
- When he has not used complex words for too long (as shown in "All Eds are Off").
- When someone tries to see what's under his hat, which causes him to pull out a ruler and smack the intruder's hand (as shown in "Eeney, Meeney, Miney, Ed").
- When his hat is stolen and used as a threat (as shown in "The Luck of the Ed").
- When people start breaking the rules to no end (as shown in "Stop, Look and Ed").
- If someone insults or mocks Eddy for too long (as shown in "X Marks the Ed").
- When people mess up his room to no end (also shown in "Stop, Look and Ed").
- When somebody unintentionally lets the ants in his ant farm free (also shown in "Stop, Look and Ed").
- As revealed in the episode "High Heeled Ed," Edd isn't sure if mothers are girls, although he did say "technically."
- In the episode "No Speak Da Ed," it's revealed that Edd has a Norwegian pen pal named Gerta.
- In the episode "Avast Ye Eds," Edd was first shown playing a pedal steel guitar. Even though he dislikes the instrument, he was also seen playing it again in "Brother, Can You Spare an Ed?," "Rambling Ed," and "Little Ed Blue."
- The Nickname "88 Fingers Eddward" is reference to the Chicago punk band "88 Fingers Louie."
- Other than the Kankers and Rolf, Edd is the only character who is known not to have been born in Peach Creek. However, it is mentioned Kevin might not be either, because he acts like he's not used to suburbs.
- Edd's middle name is "Marion," as revealed in the episode "Your Ed Here."
- In the Polish dub of the show, Edd is called "Chudy Edd" ("Slim Edd"). This is because Polish dub directors thought that the direct translation of "Double D," "Podwójny D," would be too long.
- In "Take This Ed and Shove It," Edd mentions in his old age that he has a pet cat named Niels Bohr.
- The well known "blonde hair" theory for Edd comes from a misread interview once present on the now-offline AKA Cartoon website where a staff member was asked for his opinion.
- The well known "cornrow" theory for Edd comes from a Cartoon Network game called "Lunchroom Rumble," but the game is not considered canon, as it was not made by A.K.A. Cartoon.
- Ed and Eddy are the only characters to have ever seen what is under Edd's hat.
- Lee is the only girl in the series to not harbor romantic feelings or at least temporarily demonstrate romantic activity toward Edd, even though she, along with her sisters, has kissed him.
- According to a special feature on the Vol.1: Edifying Ed-ventures DVD, Plank describes Edd as a "ladies' man."
- Both Edd and Kevin are the only characters to be seen wearing their hats almost always throughout the show.
- In Ed, Edd, n Eddy's Big Picture Show, Edd's hat comes off for a short while, the second time in the series it has done so and the Eds have remarked about it. Based on what Eddy and Ed speak about, especially Ed saying "Does it hurt, Double D?", it is possible that he has a scar or odd tissue beneath his hat, or some highly unusual hairstyle.
- Danny Antonucci has said that Edd is mostly based on his youth. During his youth, he apparently loved to be organized, neurotic, and analytical. He also mentioned that Edd's parents' sticky note practice is based on his actual parents.
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See Also
- HowTo:Draw Edd
- Edd's House
- Edd's Dream World
- Edd's Father
- Edd's Mother
- An-Under-Edd's-Hat-Theory (fanart)
- The Eds
- Ed
- Eddy