#dr. Jumba

[disneysactualfirstgaycharacter]

A showdown among the couples, apparently.

José Carioca & Panchito Pistoles from The Three Caballeros (1944)

Do Not Separate: These two are rarely seen without one another, due to the fact that they are two-parts of a trio, leading fans to interpret them as a couple.

It’s Fanon: Due to the line “We’re three caballeros, three gay caballeros”, many fans, despite the evolution of the term “gay”, have elected to ship all three caballeros together.

VS

Li Shang & Fa Mulan/Ping from Mulan (1998)

Gay as an Umbrella Term: The character arc of Mulan/Ping and how they relate to their gender roles has been considered relatable to transgender fans.

It’s a Secret: Throughout the film, Mulan/Ping attempts to pass as male despite being born female, in a way that mirrors the experiences of transgender individuals at many instances.

Do Not Separate: While Mulan/Ping is considered queer on their own, Shang is often read as bisexual due to the way he exhibits interest in Mulan/Ping regardless of how they present.

VS

Dr. Jumba Jookiba & Agent Wendy Pleakley from Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Do Not Separate: Though not together by choice in their source material, the two end up bonding as time goes on and are essentially always depicted as a duo within marketing and extended canon, allowing them to be read as a couple.

Wait, You Were Joking?: Within the film, despite being referred to with masculine pronouns, Pleakley disguises himself in women’s clothing to blend in, which is intended to be comedic. This becomes a running gag in the extended canon.

#disney #poll #tumblr polls #three caballeros #jose carioca #panchito pistoles #mulan #fa mulan #fa ping #li shang #lilo and stitch #dr jumba #agent pleakley

[sandwichboy625]

I have two Roman Empires. They surround Reuben and Gantu. (Third one is in the reblogs!)

My Roman Empire is how Reuben literally stopped being rude to everybody when Lilo gave him a name. A NAME. From the 65 episodes, all those insults he spewed out… that snarky attitude he gave everybody… all the hurt feelings he caused ended at this moment. You never see him being mean to Lilo, Gantu or Stitch ever again. He literally considers something as simple as being given a name affection.

He went the entire show without a name, just being called 625. Meanwhile, if not all, most of the other experiments had a name. Pretty sure it made Reuben feel that he was irrelevant, forgotten and most of all: failed. Perhaps that's ONE of the reasons he STAYED so rude throughout the show and like for half the Leroy and Stitch movie; the time he was simply a number?

My second Roman Empire is about how Gantu… this intimidating, strict, ruthless guy

...did not like being evil. He was seeking emotional validation.

"Am I good enough?" I can only imagine him asking himself that after hearing Hamsterviel, Reuben or his father's negative voice in his head. I don’t care if Reuben was “struggling too”, he still didn’t have to project so much.

When Gantu got vulnerable with Reuben in episode 28, he talked about how his father was very authoritarian and strict. He also talked about how his peers looked down on him. Can't imagine how bad he wanted to prove his daddy and peers wrong. He truly did try. It's awful because he even talks about how his life would have been better if he would have stuck with his girlfriend. Deep down, being the captain isn't what he wanted. He wanted to live a normal childhood. Sacrificed it, though, all for his dad.

His first attempt at being what his father pushed him to be was under the Grand Councilwoman. However, after the chaos he and stitch had, she fired him. This is why he had such a hate for stitch throughout the entire show. Not because of selfishness, not because he was evil, but because stitch ruined the pathway that gave him that sense of superiority and validation.

Throughout the show, no thanks to plot armor and gags and jokes, he is constantly failing to capture experiments AND is being ridiculed. It's by everybody- Lilo, Stitch, Reuben, random people. Sometimes it's physical, sometimes it's verbal. It definitely has an effect. Might as well be physical and verbal abuse because of how often and harsh it is.

It’s not normal to call yourself a failure because you don’t know where a street is.

There’s this episode where he prefers to be a guy named “Uncle Chester”. While he’s Chester, he doesn’t have to worry about Hamsterviel’s ruthlessness and doesn’t have to be bullied every single episode. He was delusional as Chester but at least he was happy. He pointed out how he was unhappier as Gantu.

But

There is nobody that affects him as much as Hamsterviel does.

I've ALWAYS been asking myself, "why doesn't he just squish Hamsterviel? Hamsterviel is all bark no bite!" Hamsterviel is the most demanding, controlling, manipulating, obnoxious, and most of all- DEGRADING boss that Gantu has had. However…

Could it be that he resorts to Hamsterviel and never hurts him because it's another chance to prove himself to a figure like his father?

He sees toxicity as another chance to prove himself. Doesn’t matter all the suffering he does.

As long as the job gets done, right?

But I mean, hey.

Gantu is hot.

#reuben #lilo and stitch #lilo y stitch #stitch #disney #my roman empire #roman empire #jumba jookiba #jumba and pleakley #wendy #pleakley #wendy pleakley #experiment 625 #lilo and stitch reuben #trauma #backstory #dr hamsterviel

[delightfully-deranged-dagur]

Got requested to draw something Lilo & Stitch related.

So have this.

#my art #lilo and stitch #lilo pelekai #stitch #nani pelekai #angel #jumba jookiba #pleakley #david kawena #captain gantu #experiment 625 #rueben #experiment 628 #leroy #dr. hamsterviel

[luxwazhere]

Lilo and Stitch Headcannons! 🛸

( Lgbt, neurodivergent, etc + just hcs in general ) 💗

Lilo ::

Autistic— special interests are hula dancing and photography

She/her, cisgender

As she grows up, she realizes that she infact is pansexual.

Nani ::

She/her, cis

Bisexual

Dated the unnamed lifeguard from the first movie

Stitch ::

Adhd

He/it, cishet

Wanted to make a present for Lilo, so he tried to learn how to sew (with Pleakley.) He ended up eating the sewing machine

Jumba ::

Bisexual

He/him, cis

In a romantic relationship with Pleakley

Struggles with BPD, now takes earth meds for it which helps

He (cannonically) let's Pleakley use him as a base to sew things

He enjoys crossdressing and was introduced to it from Pleakley

Really loves cuddling w/ Pleakley (he doesn't say it though)

Pleakley ::

Genderfluid, he/she/they

Is also comfortable with neopronouns

Watches drag races RELIGIOUSLY

Demisexual

Uses the gay (male) label

Severe anxiety and ocd (takes earth meds that help)

Has adhd and autism

Special interests are Earth subjects and fashion

Gantu ::

He/they, demiboy, omnisexual

Struggles with depression and anxiety (takes meds)

Also has ocd and bpd

Age regresses because of his past trauma

(This man is rlly mentally ill isn't he)

Has less severe autism

Had a crush on Hamsterviel (😭)

After the events of Leroy and Stitch (disregarding the anime), him and Reuben became really close to eachother. Like. REALLY close.

^ They're both kinda dating but they never specifically say it

LOVES stuffed animals

Hamsterviel ::

He/him, cis, gay (male), asexual

Anger issues, bpd

Age regresses (Cannon that he sleeps with a pacifier)

Wears platform boots on calls with Gantu to seem taller

((( don't come after me thx 😋🙏 ))) I might add more later :) feel free to add your own as well, I'd love to hear more l&s hcs!!!!!! :3

#l&s #jumba jookiba #lilo and stitch the series #wendy pleakley #jumba and pleakley #jumba x pleakley #lilo and stitch #captain gantu #gantu #pleakley #dr hamsterviel

[martianbugsbunny]

explaining the plot of Lilo and Stitch badly

#lilo and stitch #stitch #dr jumba #jumba jookiba #pleakley #in case you hadn't guessed who the gays were lmao #disney

[camo-wolf]

Leroy deserves more appreciation idk but he’s actually my second favorite character besides stitch

Like look at him how could you hate him?

#lilo and stitch #Leroy and stitch #stitch #lilo pelekai #nani pelekai #wendy pleakley #jumba jookiba #Leroy #captain gantu #gantu #Dr. Hämsterviel #cobra bubbles

[blueapplehaert1989]

Please go to this fanfiction this one is beyond genius because this would have been an awesome anime series that Lilo stays with Stitch as they go to Island Okinawa Lilo and yuna will learn to become a true friendship of ohana along with stitch to meet some Yokai spirits and do some good deeds for their wishes from the stone and save the experiment from Hamsterville from each season one two and three and two spacial movies of Stitch in the plan of sand and Stitch Perfect Memory the title of anime series i wood like to be called "Stitch and Lilo' so do you agree with this awesome ideas ?

#disney #Stitch #lilo & stitch #fanfiction #hawaii #Okinawa #anime #Yuna #jumba and pleakley #captain gantu #Ruben #dr hamsterville #Obaa #Experiment #Sparky #Angel #Stitch &Angel #Yokai spirits #Lilo

[elijones94]

🌺 Hula Nani 🌸🌴🌊

#Nani Pelekai #Lilo & Stitch #character study #Disney fanart #hula #hula dancer #hula girl #Hawaii #Tia Carrere #Chris Sanders #Lilo Pelekai #Stitch #Experiment 626 #older sister #Dr. Jumba Jookiba #Pleakley #Cobra Bubbles #Mertle Edmonds #Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride #Me Hele No Lilo #Stitch: The Movie #Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch #Lilo & Stitch: The Series #Leroy & Stitch #Lilo and Nani #Nani x David #underrated female Disney characters #David Kawena

[giasesshoumaru]

“626 was designed to be a monster but now he has nothing to destroy. You see, I never gave him a greater purpose. What must it be like to have nothing… not even memories to visit in the middle of the night?” - Dr. Jumba Jookiba about Stitch (Lilo & Sttich)

#lilo & stitch #dr jumba jookiba #jumba jookiba #stitch

[misheardathogwarts]

Character A: So, he is a monster? Character B: Eh, just a little one.

#lilo and stitch #dr jumba jookiba #the grand councilwoman #stitch #incorrect quotes

[wafflesex]

Spoilers for Floyd's Stitch Event SSR

I wrote this all down in a hurry so certain nuances aren't 100% accurate, but this is the gist of Floyd's Stitch vignettes! It starts with Floyd surfing. Azul and Jack tell him it's time to head back to the cottage but Floyd complains about wanting to do an activity that can only be done at nighttime. This is when he gets the idea to make fireworks! He goes to Stitch's spaceship and asks him to turn any excess scrap metal into a fine powder. Floyd: A'ight, time for Dr. Floyd to experiment! This will be yellow and this will be red... Aha~ I did it! I'm a genius~ Stitch: ? Floyd: Are you interested in what I'm making? This is called a "flying jellyfish." Oh wait... what's it called on land again? Ah! That's right. Fireworks, fireworks! D'you know about 'em? (seems to be a reference to Part of Your World: "... What's that word again? ... Streeet~") Stitch helps Floyd make a ton of fireworks. As they build, he tells Stitch about Jade.

Floyd: You know, a long time ago, Jade and I went to the beach to watch the fireworks. Jade's my brother. Stitch: Ohana! Floyd: Hm? Jade's not a flower. He's the same moray mer as me. ("hana" means "flower" in Japanese, so whenever Stitch says "ohana," everyone thinks he's saying "flower") Floyd: Didn't I tell you? I'm a merman. I used to live in the sea before I went on land. Back in elementary school, I secretly went up to the beach to see the fireworks. Dad and mama always used to say "It's dangerous for kids to go alone, so don't go anywhere near the coast." Stitch: GRRR! Floyd: Nah, it's been a long time since merfolk and humans have been afraid of each other. After the sea princess and the land prince got married, merfolk come and go as they like. But little merfolk shouldn't wander close to shore alone because they could be swept away or beached. Floyd: Adults can survive that alone, but not a kid. Anyway, there's lots of shops for merfolk along the coast now. They're like the cottage we built where they stick out into the sea. They sell things like hoodies and accessories. ... My parents have several shops like that. Floyd: Those are for the grownups to go near though, not children. ... But Jade and I used to go to the beach a lot anyway and not tell our parents. I mean, when someone tells you not to do it, you want to do it anyway, don't you~? Stitch: WEHEHEH Floyd: There's tons of rare stuff by the coast. Flying jellyfish are our favorite though. Watching 'em from the sea is the best! They light up like stars on the black water, the reflections are so sparkly... It's like swimming through the nighttime sky! Floyd: Stitch, you came from space, right? You should try swimming in the starry sky then! Even going from sea to land was exciting for me. I'd always be like "What's this?" or "Is that guy really like that?" It would be cooler if I could go to space. I'd get to see even more! Floyd: Are there other aliens in space like Stitch and Gantu? Ahhh, if I say I met an alien on a deserted island, there's no way Jade would believe me. "It seems as if Floyd had a very unique dream," he'd say.

Floyd: So since I'm going back to school soon, make sure you come and play, Stitch, ok? And bring a really weird alien with you! Liiike... an evil genius scientist who created you or a guy with one eye or spies who like to disguise themselves! Something like that. (very obviously a nod to Jumba, Pleakly, and Cobra Bubbles in Lilo and Stitch)

Azul shows up and asks how the firework arrangement is going. He's surprised to see A LOT of fireworks. Floyd: This is the sparkler type Azul taught me how to make and this one is a disc that rotates. But THIS square one is a design of my own!

Azul: Floyd's original fireworks arrangement...? I hope it doesn't spontaneously explode. Floyd: Don't worry, don't worry~ It's made properly with magic.

Azul: Honestly... when he has a "I want to do this" attitude, Floyd's focus is incredible. I hope it can always be like this, especially at work. Floyd: Enthusiasm got me hungry. Can you guys help me carry the fireworks? We'll hide them on the beach and surprise the others~

Back at the cottage, everyone sees all the lights are off. Floyd and Stitch have also given them buckets (I'm assuming to extinguish the sparklers afterward.) They're then led to the beach. Jack: You're not planning on surfing at night, are you?

Floyd: Buuu buuu~ (buzzer sound) The correct answer iiis... this! A large orange firework shoots up into the sky and explodes. Lilia: What a marvelous fireworks display! Floyd, how did you prepare all this? Floyd: Stitch turned the junk parts into a powder~ Everyone: YOU MADE THEM? Floyd: Stitch, bring me the rest of them, ok? Jack: Uwa-! You mean the big pack Stitch was carrying was full of fireworks?! Floyd: Yup~ I wanted to do this at night so I made 'em in my downtime earlier. Grim: Whoa! With this many, we could play all night long! Lilia: These long and narrow ones are handheld fireworks... But what's this square one? Floyd: That's my original one~ You do this and then you put this away-- Goldfishie, gimme some fire! Riddle: Don't go using people like matches. Honestly... There~! Floyd's firework explodes and it's a gentle rain of blue and white sparks and stars.

Everyone: Woooow~!! Floyd: Right? Aren't the reflections of it on the nighttime water pretty? Ace: Floyd-senpai is really freaking incredible~! You're a genius! Can I light one up too? Floyd: Go for it~ Do as many of them as you want. Lilia: Ohh! This sparkler lets off a green color like Diasomnia! Jack: And this one is yellow... Amazing. How did you change the colors? Riddle: This is my first time doing fireworks. So, I just light the tip of this stick on fire? Azul: Inside Mostro Lounge, it's common for us to set up fireworks on cakes and for celebrations. ... So it's refreshing to do it outside like this instead. He then walks over to Floyd who is quietly watching everyone else play.

Azul: Even though you were so enthusiastic about making them earlier, you're not doing a firework yourself. Floyd: Mm, now I feel like watching instead of doing. Azul: I didn't think you were the type to get all sentimental while watching fireworks. Could it be... that if Jade was here, you would do them then? (he has a mischievous smile here, so he's probably trying to embarrass Floyd) Floyd: Why're you talking about Jade? He's probably running the Lounge alone right now so I'm gonna hear a lot of complaints when I get back. I'll hear that instead of "I wish I could have been there~" Anyway, isn't it more fun if he and I do our fun things separately and then come back with souvenirs and stories? If you like those stories, then you'll wanna visit those places. If you don't like 'em, then you won't go. Floyd: Jade is the same as me. With mountain climbing, one day he got hooked on it and started doing it alone. It's always more interesting if we do different things separately from each other. Besides... if we were together 24/7, I think things would be pretty bad between us.

Floyd: In the past, it was common for us to get into big fights and beat each other up. Azul: The way you brothers quarrel truly is ferocious. I was terrified the first time I witnessed it. Floyd: It's been a long time since it's been like that. When we get serious with each other, I know my life's in danger~ Well~ If I have to fight, then I'll do it~ Riddle: HEY, STITCH! GRIM! Don't go fighting with fireworks!

Floyd: Oh, looks like Stitch is having a good time! I'll join in too! Azul: Fu~ Doing something like this at night on this island certainly is refreshing. A fun game that sparks and pops at the tip of your fingers... huh... Are you satisfied, Floyd? Floyd: Ehh~? You think I'd be satisfied with only this much? Azul: Yes, that was a stupid question, wasn't it... By tomorrow you'll be looking for another stimulus.

Floyd: Hmm what should I do tomorrow~? Doing this on a deserted island is really rare, you know. So I wanna do something that'll make Jade say "Please take me with you next time~" Play, rampage, do whatever I want! Gotta enjoy myself so much that I don't have time to be bored!

And that's it! Very happy to have more crumbs of tweel lore......

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst spoilers #lost in the book with stitch #floyd leech #azul ashengrotto #jade leech #octavinelle #my translations

[disneysactualfirstgaycharacter]

Dr. Jumba Jookiba & Agent Wendy Pleakley from Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Do Not Separate: Though not together by choice in their source material, the two end up bonding as time goes on and are essentially always depicted as a duo within marketing and extended canon, allowing them to be read as a couple.

Wait, You Were Joking?: Within the film, despite being referred to with masculine pronouns, Pleakley disguises himself in women’s clothing to blend in, which is intended to be comedic. This becomes a running gag in the extended canon.

VS

Emperor Kuzco from The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

It’s Fanon: Kuzco is notably characterized by his dramatics and flamboyancy, to the degree that he was jokingly considered an honorary Disney Princess by fans.

Lack of Love Interest: In the film, he blatantly turns down potential brides for arbitrary reasons, and ultimately has no love interests outside of extended canon.

#disney #poll #tumblr polls #lilo and stitch #dr jumba #agent pleakley #emperors new groove #kuzco

[sandwichboy625]

Bro ESPECIALLY Gantu! 😭Poor lil baby (grown man) suffers so much from verbal abuse like every episode from Hamsterviel

#lilo y stitch #lilo and stitch #lilo pelekai #jumba and pleakley #pleakley #wendy pleakley #reuben #gantu #captain gantu #dr hamsterviel #angry german kid

[luxwazhere]

Jumkley tsum tsums !! 🫶

I'm so happy I finally got these guys!! They're adorable :3

ALSO LOOK WHAT THE SELLER DREW ON THE PACKAGE 😭💗💗

#lilo and stitch #l&s #lilo and stitch the series #jumba jookiba #wendy pleakley #jumba x pleakley #jumba and pleakley #pleakley #pleakley x jumba #jumba #Dr Jumba Jookiba #Wendy Pleakley

[martianbugsbunny]

trans 🩵 jumba 🤍 real 🩷

#I'm learning how to draw this lil man bc of the transgenderism #it's just too tasty to resist #dr jumba #jumba jookiba #lilo and stitch #transgender #trans #trans!jumba #headcanon #trans headcanon #trans hc #art #fanart #martianbugsbunny headcanons #martianbugsbunny does art

[experimentkc]

Happy (belated) anniversary to Lilo & Stitch: The Series and Stitch!

Yes, I know that the twentieth anniversary of the premiere of Lilo & Stitch: The Series (on ABC Kids) was on September 20th. I was sick back then, though. So, I'm celebrating it today on the anniversary of its Disney Channel premiere instead.

Lilo & Stitch: The Series continued our beloved titular human-alien duo's adventures on their home island of Kaua'i after the first film and the show's pilot film Stitch! The Movie. Throughout the course of 65 episodes over two seasons that aired within almost three years (September 2003 to June/July 2006), they went around the island (and occasionally elsewhere) to find, capture, and rehabilitate Jumba's other genetic experiments by giving them a place where they truly belonged. They also dealt with the ex-Captain Gantu, now working for Jumba's ex-partner Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel, as they hunted down the experiments.

While Lilo & Stitch creator Chris Sanders, who reprised his voice role as Stitch in the show (as did almost all of the original film's voice cast reprising their roles), never really intended for his film to go anywhere beyond the one film he made, Lilo & Stitch: The Series has left a lasting impact with Lilo & Stitch fans everywhere that can still be seen to this day. Dr. Hämsterviel and his Python-esque Frenchman-sounding voice became recognizable while giving the franchise a proper villain. Gantu was fleshed out more as a character instead of just being a brute enforcer for someone else, especially through his interactions with the memorably lazy, wisecracking, sandwich-loving, reluctant sidekick Experiment 625, who we know today as Reuben. The second season did crossovers with other Disney properties before it was cool, with the casts of Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Proud Family, and Recess each joining our duo's 'ohana for an episode. Then there are the genetic experiments themselves, with their fun designs and wide and sometimes wacky abilities making a lasting impression on those who enjoyed seeing Stitch and his mischief while expanding on the (admittedly crazy and inconsistent) lore of Lilo & Stitch's universe. One of them, X-619/Splodyhead, even made a cameo in a Walt Disney Animation Studios film in Big Hero 6, while another, X-221/Sparky, who debuted in Stitch! The Movie, became a boss in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. And we can't talk about experiments without mentioning X-624/Angel, Stitch's love interest and mate who became so popular in her own right that she now gets a regular influx of merchandise and has made several video game appearances, including most recently in Disney Speedstorm.

Not to be forgotten, the Stitch! anime series also recently celebrated its fifteenth anniversary of its premiere back on October 8th. The first spin-off made after the original Western continuity, Stitch! had the little blue alien crash-land on a small fictional island in the Ryukyu Islands called Izayoi, where he meets and befriends the tomboyish Yuna. During the first two seasons, which were animated by Madhouse, Yuna and Stitch go on their own adventures around the island, befriending yokai who live in the island's Chitama Forest, and dealing with Hämsterviel, Gantu, and Reuben again. Some of the experiments even return in this show, especially Angel, who became an intergalactic pop star in the (in-universe) years since we first met her on Kaua'i. The main plot of these two seasons is about Stitch getting enough good deeds to have the magical Chitama Spiritual Stone grant him a wish, which was apparently to become "ruler of the universe". However, by the end, he decides that living with Yuna is better. After Madhouse's 56 episodes (which includes two post-season specials), Shin-Ei Animation took over for the third season, retooling it by having Yuna and Stitch move to a fictional Okinawan city called New Town, going on wackier adventures there with her new classmates, while Hämsterviel now goes after Stitch on behalf of a big-eared humanoid alien woman named Delia to gain a power cell within him, using several experiments that he "transmutated" to do his dirty work. The 30-episode (again, including another post-season special) season also had Stitch reuniting with Lilo, now all grown up with a daughter of her own, for one episode. The main series of three seasons ran from 2008 to 2011; they were followed by two more specials, Stitch and the Planet of Sand in 2012 and Stitch! Perfect Memory (or Stitch! A Perfect Memory) in 2015.

Infamously, the English dub of the anime established itself as a post-Lilo continuation from the get-go with probably the worst-chosen opening lines to any sequel show ever, when Jumba claimed (later proven false by Lilo's aforementioned third-season appearance) that Stitch left her because Lilo became more interested in a boyfriend over him; such lines, which weren't in the Japanese original, caused many fans to swear off the anime series as "not 'ohana". However, as the years passed since Stitch! ended, the anime faded to relative obscurity, which in turn caused much of the hate it received to die down. In more recent years, it's now garnered some appreciation in its own right after years of ridicule and vitriol, with those such as Saberspark enjoying the show for what it is and making videos about their more positive thoughts on it.

My friend @angoraram made the drawing at the top of this post for this special occasion featuring Stitch, Reuben, Angel, and several other experiments well-known and obscure from throughout Lilo & Stitch: The Series (plus Dorkifier from Stitch!). She already shared this picture on her DeviantArt galley last month, but she also allowed me to share some special 5K desktop wallpaper edits I made of her drawing available in 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratio versions. You can download these over here.

#Lilo & Stitch #Lilo and Stitch #Lilo & Stitch: The Series #Lilo and Stitch: The Series #Stitch! #Stitch! anime #anniversary #Disney Stitch #Stitch #Lilo & Stitch experiments #Lilo and Stitch experiments #genetic experiments #fan art #artwork #AngoraRam #computer wallpaper #desktop wallpaper #desktop background