Difference between revisions of "Pixel"

	Pixel
Icelandic Name:	Goggi Mega
Actor/Puppeter:	Ronald Binion (main); Julie Westwood (occasional)
Voice:	Kobie Powell (season 1 and 2); Ronald Binion (Extra, season 3 and 4); Rúnar Freyr Gíslason (Icelandic)

Latest revision as of 05:07, 3 February 2019

Pixel is a technological whiz kid. Whilst he is pretty good with computers and other technological stuff, he has trouble interacting with other people and coping with problems. He has tendency to invent gadgets that make his life easier, like speeding up his homework, tying his shoelaces, or even playing sports for him.

Description

"Engaged, earnest, and focused, Pixel navigates video games and electronic technology with masterful skill. But all of the hours he's spent logged on have left him ill-prepared for the illogical and uncontrollable forces at play when he hangs with real people. The remote control he carries in his holster can't mute arguments, or change the programming of friends, so he must either retreat to his consistent world of bits and bytes or struggle through the messy moments of friendship.

Sometimes the only way he can communicate with other kids is through his love of technology, rambling on with dazzling data when a simple "yes" or "no" would do. His ability and instinct to solve problems using technology are valuable when the others need to figure something out, but Pixel nearly short-circuits when faced with a simple question like: "What’s your favorite color?" Or how he feels about Stephanie. He has such a crush; he almost can't talk around her. Talk about computer malfunction!" — LazyTown.com

Personality

Pixel is the resident computer genius in town. He can do a lot of different things with his computer, and all this stuff is pretty well appreciated by the people of Lazy Town. For example, throughout the series, he runs a TV Station, invents spy gadgets and helps gather various information with his computer. He really takes pride in his inventions and becomes quite upset if something happens to one of them.

While he can easily understand the logical ways of computing and calculation, Pixel has trouble interacting with people, and understanding the illogical ways of the humans. He loves his friends and his friendship, but he has serious troubles understanding them. He's absent for a good part of Season 1 (While since Season 2 he appears more). Whilst no explanation is given about this fact, it is assumed that he prefers to spend his time working on his computer than playing outside with his friends.

Pixel's room is the usual meeting place after the playground, it's seem because he has video games. He has a good relationship with all his friends, but sometimes Ziggy and Stingy can challenge his capacity of understand people. Pixel has little patience, getting fed up quickly when someone it's doing something stupid or annoying. Stephanie is always trying to drag him outside to play, but Pixel usually prefers to stay inside.

Pixel has a crush on Stephanie, but it's only clearly seen in the first episode Welcome to LazyTown. When something happens and it's Pixel's fault, Stephanie is quite hard with him, to which he never answers more than a "mm" or "yes". While his abilities with computers are valuable for all LazyTowners, his ignorance about relationships usually ends up giving him a hard time.

Gadgets

Pixel has alot of gadgets, some of which he invented himself, and he can build different kinds of stuff. Some of his inventions have unexpected side-effects, but normally they do their original functions. Sometimes quite well.

Wireless Game Controller: Pixel is often seen using it when playing video games.
All Purpose Digipad: Pixel can use this to look up information on anything.
Remote Controly 6000: A machine that consists of a large frame on wheels with many ropes and pulleys that can control the movements and actions of a person like they were a marionette puppet, even whilst they are asleep.
Food Analyzer: Pixel used it to analyse Bessie's birthday cake.
Automatic Toothbrush: Pixel uses it to clean his teeth.
The Zapper 6000: A device designed to make things disappear, but really only makes them invisible.
PixelsPix.com: A website featuring videos and fun stuff about the LazyTown citizens.
3D Scanner: An oddly vacuum-like scanner with the ability to physically transfer real 3D objects (and people) into a computer.
Remote Control: A remote which can control everything, even the movement of people.
Mini Hovercraft: A Flying Camera
StoryMatic 3000: A device that can display books as movies. When used with the 3D Scanner, this can insert real people into the story it is displaying.
VidDiary 6000: A portable device that can displays videos of the coolest moments of Stephanie at LazyTown. It was created as a goodbye present.
Televiewer 3000: Pixel uploaded everyone of Sportacus's SuperMoves on it and gave it to Ziggy for his birthday.
Invisinator 3000: A helmet that allows it's wearer to turn invisible.
Project X: A secret project. A giant rocket which Pixel and the others used to go to the moon.

Appearance

Design wise, Pixel has undergone the most changes of any LazyTown character. In the first play, Áfram Latibær, he was a bald white kid who wore pajamas and square visors. In the second play, Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ, he obtained a shock of green hair and wore a silver shirt with blue pants. On the current show, Pixel has dark skin, brown eyes, and orange french fry-like hair. He wears a white t-shirt with orange sleeves and his name printed on the front, a light blue shirt underneath, a pair of blue jeans with dark red cuffs, and large black and white sneakers with red stripes down the sides. He also sports a headset with silver antennae, a translucent visor, and a belt that contains many gadgets and gizmos.

Whilst the change of hair color could strictly have been a re-design decision, the use of green screen chromakey technology on the TV show would have also made it a necessity.

Character Development

Pixel's character has also evolved over time. In the first play he had a very short attention span and spent his time watching television and playing on games consoles. In the second play it is stated that he is an inventor, computer programmer and can do more than 3 things at once.

In the plays, Pixel's visors were portable televisions screens/computer monitors that he could use to chat, navigate the internet, and watch the news and several other television programs at once. In the television series it is never really explained why he has visors, or if they work the same way. It is also never explicitly stated if he does several things at once, but his bedroom does have a wall full of computer monitors that are constantly running various programs.

Pixel has, however, consistently had trouble going to sleep early and interacting with people.

Trivia

Pixel's original concept name was PC Hyperbyte.
His name it's taken from the name of a point in a digital image: A Pixel.
It seems that Pixel has a minor case of Asperger's Syndrome, which is quite common in computer geeks.
Pixel's computer runs Linux Operative System, specifically Debian distribution.
The PixelsPix.com domain used to redirect to the LazyTown Official Site.
The thing on Pixel’s left hand forefinger is used to operate his mobile database. He also uses this database in Happy Brush Day and in Sportafake (to play Music).
Similar to Robbie Rotten, his inventions usually end in "3000" or "6000".
According to LazyTown's Greatest Hits, his favorite song is No One's Lazy in LazyTown.
According to the original LazyTown website and Ronald Binion's website, Pixel is 9 years old.
Pixel's full name is Pixel Hyperbyte.

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 {{Infobox character
-| name             = Stingy
+| name             = Pixel
-| image            = Stingy.png
+| image            = pixel.png
-| caption          = [[File:Stingy_Name.png]]
+| caption          = [[File:Pixel_logo.png|300px]]
-| icelandic_name   = [[Nenni Níski]]
+| icelandic_name   = [[Goggi Mega]]
-| actor/puppeteer  = [[Jodi Eichelberger]]
+| actor/puppeteer  = [[Ronald Binion]] (main)<br>[[Julie Westwood]] (occasional)
-| voice            = -}}
+| voice            = [[Kobie Powell]] (season 1 and 2)<br>[[Ronald Binion]] (Extra, season 3 and 4)<br>Rúnar Freyr Gíslason (Icelandic)}}
-== Personality ==
+Pixel is a technological whiz kid. Whilst he is pretty good with computers and other technological stuff, he has trouble interacting with other people and coping with problems. He has tendency to invent gadgets that make his life easier, like speeding up his homework, tying his shoelaces, or even playing sports for him.
-Stingy, as his name implies, is the stingiest and greediest person in LazyTown. His catchphrase is "It's Mine!", which he says about almost everything, going as far as to having a song, [[The Mine Song]], where he claims that everything is LazyTown belongs to him. Most of the time, this is played for laughs or to the slight exasperation of his friends except in the episode '''''[[The Great Crystal Caper]]''''' where, after causing Sportacus to lose his crystal, Stingy finds and keeps it. He eventually gives it back and is deeply sorry and vows to try and do better at returning things that don't belong to him. His most prized possessions are his pink piggy-bank, simply called '''Piggy''', and his yellow toy-car, in which he can often be seen driving, or parked next to the Sports Field. Despite his greedy manner, he is a good friend who generally cares about them, and wouldn't let them down. He enjoys playing especially with his friends, but becomes hurt and angry, when he is excluded, or they don't want to play with him, as seen in '''''[[My Treehouse]]''''' when his friends exclude him from their "Friends Forever" club, on the basis that he can't work in a team (Later in the episode this is shown to be true, but he does immensely improve) he ties up the clubhouse with rope (While they are still inside!) and attempts to drag it away, he is stopped by Sportacus, who after asking him why, convinces the kids to let him join. He is very musical, with him shown on the Saxophone, Harmonica, Bass, and Recorder. He is great on roller-blades (Of which he owns many), and is quite good at soccer. He is very clean and hygienic (Owning ''many'' toothbrushes, and he even taught Ziggy how to brush his teeth!) As well as teaching the kids how important it is to clean up, and to keep everything tidy ('''''[[Trash Trouble]]''''').
+==Description==
-His best friend is shown to be Ziggy. At the end of '''''[[The Great Crystal Caper]]''''', [[Trixie]] kisses him.
+"Engaged, earnest, and focused, Pixel navigates video games and electronic technology with masterful skill. But all of the hours he's spent logged on have left him ill-prepared for the illogical and uncontrollable forces at play when he hangs with real people. The remote control he carries in his holster can't mute arguments, or change the programming of friends, so he must either retreat to his consistent world of bits and bytes or struggle through the messy moments of friendship.
+Sometimes the only way he can communicate with other kids is through his love of technology, rambling on with dazzling data when a simple "yes" or "no" would do. His ability and instinct to solve problems using technology are valuable when the others need to figure something out, but Pixel nearly short-circuits when faced with a simple question like: "What’s your favorite color?" Or how he feels about Stephanie. He has such a crush; he almost can't talk around her. Talk about computer malfunction!" — LazyTown.com
+==Personality==
+Pixel is the resident computer genius in town. He can do a lot of different things with his computer, and all this stuff is pretty well appreciated by the people of Lazy Town. For example, throughout the series, he runs a [[Pixel TV|TV Station]], invents [[Secret Agent Zero|spy gadgets]] and helps gather various information with his computer. He really takes pride in his inventions and becomes quite upset if something happens to one of them.
+While he can easily understand the logical ways of computing and calculation, Pixel has trouble interacting with people, and understanding the illogical ways of the humans. He loves his friends and his friendship, but he has serious troubles understanding them. He's absent for a good part of [[Season 1]] (While since [[Season 2]] he appears more). Whilst no explanation is given about this fact, it is assumed that he prefers to spend his time working on his computer than playing outside with his friends.
+Pixel's room is the usual meeting place after the playground, it's seem because he has video games. He has a good relationship with all his friends, but sometimes [[Ziggy]] and [[Stingy]] can challenge his capacity of understand people. Pixel has little patience, getting fed up quickly when someone it's doing something stupid or annoying. [[Stephanie]] is always trying to drag him outside to play, but Pixel usually prefers to stay inside.
+Pixel has a crush on Stephanie, but it's only clearly seen in the first episode [[Welcome to LazyTown|''Welcome to LazyTown'']]. When something happens and it's Pixel's fault, Stephanie is quite hard with him, to which he never answers more than a "mm" or "yes". While his abilities with computers are valuable for all LazyTowners, his ignorance about relationships usually ends up giving him a hard time.
+==Gadgets==
+Pixel has alot of gadgets, some of which he invented himself, and he can build different kinds of stuff. Some of his inventions have unexpected side-effects, but normally they do their original functions. Sometimes quite well.
+*Wireless Game Controller: Pixel is often seen using it when playing video games.
+*[[Sports Day|All Purpose Digipad]]: Pixel can use this to look up information on anything.
+*[[Sleepless in LazyTown|Remote Controly 6000]]: A machine that consists of a large frame on wheels with many ropes and pulleys that can control the movements and actions of a person like they were a marionette puppet, even whilst they are asleep.
+*[[Swiped Sweets|Food Analyzer]]: Pixel used it to analyse Bessie's birthday cake.
+*[[Happy Brush Day|Automatic Toothbrush]]: Pixel uses it to clean his teeth.
+*[[Zap It!|The Zapper 6000]]: A device designed to make things disappear, but really only makes them invisible.
+*[[PixelsPix|PixelsPix.com]]: A website featuring videos and fun stuff about the LazyTown citizens.
+*[[PixelsPix|3D Scanner]]: An oddly vacuum-like scanner with the ability to physically transfer real 3D objects (and people) into a computer.
+*[[Remote Control|Remote Control]]: A remote which can control everything, even the movement of people.
+*[[Little Sportacus|Mini Hovercraft]]: A Flying Camera
+*[[Once Upon a Time|StoryMatic 3000]]: A device that can display books as movies. When used with the 3D Scanner, this can insert real people into the story it is displaying.
+*[[Dancing Dreams|VidDiary 6000]]: A portable device that can displays videos of the coolest moments of Stephanie at LazyTown. It was created as a goodbye present.
+*[[The Greatest Gift|Televiewer 3000]]: Pixel uploaded everyone of Sportacus's SuperMoves on it and gave it to Ziggy for his birthday.
+*[[Breakfast at Stephanie's|Invisinator 3000]]: A helmet that allows it's wearer to turn invisible.
+*[[Let's Go To The Moon|Project X]]: A secret project. A giant rocket which Pixel and the others used to go to the moon.
+==Appearance==
+Design wise, Pixel has undergone the most changes of any LazyTown character. In the first play, [[Áfram Latibær|''Áfram Latibær'']], he was a bald white kid who wore pajamas and square visors. In the second play, Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ, he obtained a shock of green hair and wore a silver shirt with blue pants. On the current show, Pixel has dark skin, brown eyes, and orange french fry-like hair. He wears a white t-shirt with orange sleeves and his name printed on the front, a light blue shirt underneath, a pair of blue jeans with dark red cuffs, and large black and white sneakers with red stripes down the sides. He also sports a headset with silver antennae, a translucent visor, and a belt that contains many gadgets and gizmos.
+Whilst the change of hair color could strictly have been a re-design decision, the use of green screen chromakey technology on the TV show would have also made it a necessity.
 ==Character Development==
-===Appearance===
+Pixel's character has also evolved over time. In the first play he had a very short attention span and spent his time watching television and playing on games consoles. In the second play it is stated that he is an inventor, computer programmer and can do more than 3 things at once.
-Of all the characters, Stingy's outfits, are the most similar to each other.
-In the first play, Stingy's outfit, consists of a yellow suit, a large black bow-tie, and black shoes. When he is next seen again, in '''''[[Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ]]''''', his outfit is almost identical to his current one, except his shirt is short-sleeved, he has short socks, and black Oxford Shoes.''
-His current outfit is, a long-sleeved button-up shirt, with small pale blue/grey lines, a daffodil yellow waistcoat, knee-length shorts in the same yellow, long white socks, dark brown loafers, a red bow-tie, with a polka-dot pattern, and cuff links. He is the only person in LazyTown besides Sportacus (Whose hair is always hidden) who has brown hair. He wears it short, with some of it being swept over to the other side.
-He is of average height, he has a circle-shaped face, with dark brown eyes, and heavy eyelids.
+In the plays, Pixel's visors were portable televisions screens/computer monitors that he could use to chat, navigate the internet, and watch the news and several other television programs at once. In the television series it is never really explained why he has visors, or if they work the same way. It is also never explicitly stated if he does several things at once, but his bedroom does have a wall full of computer monitors that are constantly running various programs.
-===Personality===
+Pixel has, however, consistently had trouble going to sleep early and interacting with people.
 ==Trivia==
-*According to '''''[[LazyTown's Greatest Hits]]''''', his favorite song is [[The Mine Song]].
-*As of '''''[[School Scam]]''''', Stingy starts using glasses for reading.
+*Pixel's original concept name was PC Hyperbyte.
-*Stingy can play [[When We Play in a Band|bass]], the [[Good Stuff|harmonica]], the [[Man on a Mission|saxophone]] and the recorder.
+*His name it's taken from the name of a point in a digital image: A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel Pixel].
-*Although his motto is "Mine!", he has also disclaimed certain things, like a ladder he finds in '''''[[Sportafake]]''''' ("Hey, what's this doing here? It's mine. Well, no, but it might be my father's.") and Robbie's Robodog in '''''[[LazyTown's New Superhero]]''''' ("That dog is not mine!").
+*It seems that Pixel has a minor case of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger's_syndrome Asperger's Syndrome], which is quite common in computer geeks.
+*Pixel's computer runs Linux Operative System, specifically [http://www.debian.org/ Debian] distribution.
+*The [http://www.getlazy.net/game/assets/lazy_pixelspix/ PixelsPix.com] domain used to redirect to the [http://www.lazytown.com/ LazyTown Official Site].
+*The thing on Pixel’s left hand forefinger is used to operate his mobile database. He also uses this database in [[Happy Brush Day]] and in [[Sportafake]] (to play Music).
+*Similar to [[Robbie Rotten]], his inventions usually end in "3000" or "6000".
+*According to [[LazyTown's Greatest Hits]], his favorite song is [[No One's Lazy in LazyTown]].
+*According to the original LazyTown website and [[Ronald Binion]]'s website, Pixel is '''9''' years old.
+*Pixel's full name is '''Pixel Hyperbyte'''.
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