![]() He also appeared in the Looney Tunes version of A Christmas Carol, Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas, as an employee at Daffy Duck's "Lucky Duck Super Store". ![]() Marvin had his largest role in Duck Dodgers, where he is the most frequent opponent of Duck Dodgers, as "Commander X2", the military commander of the queen of Mars, with whom he is infatuated. In the film's climax, he reappears to bring the Blue Monkey diamond to the ACME satellite, but is thwarted by Bugs, whom he duels in a parody of Obi Wan Kenobi and Jango Fett in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Daffy, who arrives as Duck Dodgers to save Bugs after he is exhausted from the battle, resulting in Marvin trapped in a bubble floating through space. Chairman to finish DJ and the gang at Area 52. Marvin was also cast as the referee in Space Jam, though he did not stay to referee the whole game, due to Bupkus beating him up, and then later had a major villainous role in Looney Tunes Back in Action where he was hired by the ACME chairman, Mr. In the Pinky and the Brain episode " Star Warners", Marvin was briefly on a date with Minerva Mink. Marvin also made appearances in Animaniacs, notably in the Buttons and Mindy short subject, " Cat on a Hot Steel Beam". He also appears in the Taz-Mania episode " The Man from M.A.R.S." and makes a cameo in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode " What's the Frequency, Kitty?" He appeared in Baby Looney Tunes. He guest-starred in a Tiny Toon Adventures segment entitled " Duck Dodgers Jr." where he was accompanied by an apprentice and niece named Marcia the Martian. He has battled for space territory, Planet X, with Daffy Duck. Marvin is consistently foiled by Bugs Bunny. The original reference to "Uranium Pu-36" changed to "Illudium Pu-36" in subsequent cartoons. ![]() Marvin attempts to destroy the Earth because, he reasons, "it obstructs my view of Venus" he has been trying to destroy the Earth for more than two millennia, suggesting that members of his species, and possibly martian creatures in general, have extremely long lifespans. Marvin always laboriously over-pronounces the name of the device, which resembles a mere stick of dynamite, in order to avoid any possibility of confusing it with some other similar technology. On numerous occasions, Marvin has tried to destroy the Earth with his "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" (sometimes pronounced "Illudium Pu-36"). He is also known for his quotes "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!", "Isn't that lovely?", "Isn't that delightful?", and "This makes me very angry, very angry indeed." The helmet and skirt that surround him are green and his suit is red (in a few of the original shorts, his suit was green). Marvin speaks with a soft, nasally accent and often speaks technobabble. ![]() The appearance of the combination of Marvin's head and helmet allegedly led to Bugs Bunny thinking he was a "bowling ball wearing a spittoon" in one cartoon. The curved crest of his helmet appears, with the push-broom-like upper section, to comically resemble an ancient Greek hoplite's or a Roman Centurion's helmet. His head is a black sphere with only eyes for features. The style of these resembles the Chuck Taylor All-Stars brand name, considered to be the "generic" or "standard" basketball sneaker. He wears a Roman soldier's uniform, with old-fashioned basketball shoes. He is often accompanied by his dog K-9, and sometimes by other creatures (one gag, first used in " Hare-Way to the Stars", being candy-sized "Instant Martians" that become full-size on addition of drops of water). Marvin hails from the planet Mars but is often found elsewhere, travelling on the Martian Maggot or other ships. Marvin was never named in the original shorts, although he was called "Commander Flying Saucer X-2" in the 1952 short " The Hasty Hare", but decades later, when the character attracted merchandising interest, the current name was selected. Marvin is the quietest, calmest and politest of the Looney Tunes villains, and the most soft-spoken, and unlike most of the other villains, he is very clever. He sometimes rather shows an interest in studying Earth, or kidnapping its various inhabitants, rather than destroying it. Despite his destructive tendency, he is still a comedic character. He regularly attempts to destroy Earth, often for petty reasons such as wanting a better view of Venus. Marvin the Martian made his debut in the 1948 cartoon " Haredevil Hare". Chuck Jones noticed that Bugs Bunny soon began to outwit Yosemite Sam (the creation of senior director Friz Freleng), so he decided to create the opposite type of character one who was quiet, calm, polite and soft-spoken, but whose actions were incredibly destructive and also suitably dangerous.
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