Sportacus

	Sportacus
Icelandic Name:	Íþróttaálfurinn
Actor/Puppeter:	Magnús Scheving
Voice:	Matthias Matthiasson (singing)

Sportacus is the hero of LazyTown and the role model for every kid there. He's fit, agile and always teaching, but not lecturing, on how to be fit and active.

WHO IS He looks like Bootleg Robbie Rotten and is not as good.

Personality

The local hero of LazyTown, who modestly calls himself only a "sightly-above-average" hero. He, presumably, comes from an island in the North Sea like his predecessor, who has been only identified as "Number 9" in the series. He is highly athletic, as shown by his name, and does flips and jumps to do simple things such as brushing his teeth or preparing himself a sandwich. His only weaknesses are: not knowing how or when to relax and sugar, with the second causing him to suffer an exaggerated sugar crash, which he calls a Sugar Meltdown.

Sportacus is a very understanding and modest person. He knows what he is capable of and is always worried for everyone. He's always trying to help people when he feels it's needed. He doesn't hate anyone (including Robbie Rotten) and he wants to be friends with everyone (even Robbie!). He always sticks with the kids when they are playing or doing sports and he knows what they are capable of. He trusts them a lot, enough to give them responsibilities, knowing they are going to do them. He's not perfect, and has been saved by the kids on several occasions, but he never gives up and he always does his job.

Character development

Appearance

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Sportacus was called Íþróttaálfurinn, which translates to The Athletic Elf, during the original plays that the show is based on. In the first play, Áfram Latibær (Go on LazyTown!), he had magical powers and dressed in an outfit that consisted of a navy-blue tunic, baggy scarlet trousers and a large brown hat. He also had a large, thick, blonde mustache and a matching goatee beard. In the second play, Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ (Robbie Rotten in LazyTown), his character became a lot closer what it is now. He traveled around in a hot air balloon (as opposed to an AirShip) and wore a brown and yellow version of his current outfit, with a larger, looser hat and sculpted chest piece.

Background

While, in personality, he has almost no change, the background of Sportacus changes significantly from the plays to the TV series. In the original version, he was an Elf, like the tradition in Iceland states. For the TV Series, they have to make the character more universal, so, they transformed him into a superhero. Something worth to say, he's still an Elf in the TV Series dub in Iceland.

Trivia

According to LazyTown's Greatest Hits, his favorite song is Twenty Times Time.
Apparently there was a Sportacus before him, known as Number 9 as mentioned in Welcome to LazyTown.
Sportacus moves so much, that sometimes, he accidentally bumps into things, mainly his AirShip's door. He also did so once in the first Icelandic play, Áfram Latibær.