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Eddy's Brother is the overarching antagonist of the Cartoon Network series Ed, Edd n Eddy and the main antagonist of its finale film Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show.

Throughout the series, Eddy always speaks about him and boasts how popular and funny his brother is. However, when he finally appears onscreen, it's soon revealed that Eddy's brother is not the amazing brother from whom Eddy spoke about, but a merciless and cruel bully who enjoys hurting kids, especially his own younger brother Eddy. Following his defeat, it's finally revealed that his brother is the whole reason why Eddy had been behaving like a total jerk throughout the series.

He was voiced by Terry Klassen, whom also voiced Babidi and Bibidi in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z, and Tusky Husky from Krypto the Superdog.

Description[]

He has a deep, smooth voice and a room that Eddy hopes to inherit and reside in. His room is complete with a car and all kinds of memorabilia and strange items. For example, he owns a pet snake, a giant dusty taxidermy camel, a brick-covered window, a bed that folds-up into the fridge, and a (now broken) trophy (unknown for what, but it might be chewing ice cubes, because Eddy said before Ed saw the trophy that he was a whiz at chewing ice cubes); however, in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, it is seen on the floor unbroken. He also created an oversized stink bomb called the El Mongo Stink Bomb.

He is probably over 19 as he lives on his own in a trailer and looks as though he has finished maturing. He may have a kinship with the Kanker Sisters, as he was able to set Eddy up to go to their trailer for a prank, but this is unlikely because the Kankers moved in after Eddy's brother was gone. He also tries to scam everyone similar to Eddy, but much more successfully. His room is guarded by a chained lock, pieces of wood nailed to the wall and a falling safe, along with the fact that it was camouflaged to blend in with the rest of the wall.

The door to his room is hidden behind wallpaper for some reason. In some of the early seasons, many fans didn't think he was real until his first actual appearance.

Appearance[]

Eddy's brother has a strong resemblance to his brother. He wears a red plaid jacket and a tweed cap. He also has some hairs on his rather large chin and he also has three hairs sticking out from the back of his head. He resides in the coastal theme park Mondo A-Go Go in a trailer (Eddy's Brother's Trailer).

Biography[]

He has his first and only appearance in Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show. He is one of the few people who Kevin probably fears, because of his strength and due to the stories Kevin has heard about him.

Throughout the movie, the Eds reaching him is their set goal after what Eddy calls his greatest scam goes very, very horribly wrong, resulting in the total destruction of the lane and severely injuring many of the other kids in the Cul-de-Sac, who attempt to catch the Eds and get their revenge before they can reach him, as to keep themselves out of danger. When reached, Eddy's brother decided to help and offer protection, however, he quickly demanded that he and Eddy "play uncle" first and twisted Eddy's leg around painfully.

Edd was horrified while the Kankers became angered- the other kids also seemed upset (especially Ed, who was too horror stricken to do much of anything): after Eddy's Brother began to violently smash Eddy against the door of his trailer (shown in a very violent light, even for the show's cartoonish standards), Edd decided to confront him, only to be beaten by the much larger man.

This made Ed even more horrified and the other children rose against Eddy's brother in an effort to protect Eddy, however, he was far too strong for them to take down without risk of injury. Luckily, Ed (in a rare moment of creativeness) finally had enough and pulled out one of the bolts holding the door to the trailer.

The door proceeded to catapult out and slammed into Eddy's brother's face, knocking the brute out and causing him to cry "uncle" as he passed out.

It is then revealed that Eddy's entire attitude was made simply to make others like him, namely his brother, and his brother treating him so coldly after so long left Eddy devastated enough to show a very rare sign of humiliation and self-pity. In other words, it turns out that all of Eddy's selfish and mean traits were all a mask, only acting like Eddy's brother just to earn his respect and be friends with everyone; which had the opposite effect and nearly lost his dear best friends because of his behavior. His true self is a sad, misunderstood and self-hating kid who yearned love and respect and was abused and mistreated his entire life. This was enough to give him everyone's sympathy and he and the other Eds are invited over Kevin's house for jawbreakers.

While the other kids celebrated their victory, the Kanker Sisters dragged Eddy's brother away to an unknown fate (Lee stating that the first one inside got to give him "mouth-to-mouth"), likely implying that they are going to sexually harass him.

Personality[]

There have been clues about Eddy's brother throughout the show, showing him to be somewhere on the borderline of prankster and sociopath: in season one's "Fool on the Ed", we learn that Eddy's brother showed him how to make the special-recipe for the El Mongo Stink Bomb "before he went away" and, in season two, there's a glimpse of a picture on Eddy's wall- 2 boyish silhouettes, one bigger than the other. The biggest clue lies in the episode "Ed in a Halfshell", where Eddy sets himself the task of making Jimmy his protégé and it is learned that Eddy was himself molded in just this way by his older brother (thus leaving the Easter egg for the big revelation in the film).

Season three provides an abundance of brotherly details, starting with the episode "O-Ed Eleven" where we get to see hallowed ground- Eddy's brother's room. The decor is just as unique, yet much more bizarre than Eddy's room and gives hints towards how multifaceted he appears- from bouzouki playing to bricklaying, from chewing ice cubes to ticking off Eddy, his big brother has a lot of unknown tales to be told. In the episode "An Ed is Born", Eddy gets a care package that shows just what his brother thinks of his baby brother (a giant package filled with baby-oriented material, from diapers to pacifiers, showing the lack of respect Eddy's brother has for him) and perhaps Eddy's "No more beating up little Eddy!" comment at the end gives us a pretty good idea of just where he got that knack for shoving around his pals. Although before this point we only see Eddy's thoughts of his brother, viewers do not get to see other kids reaction towards him until the infamous stir caused by rumors of his return in the episode "Ed, Pass it On". Not since the Kankers went on their latest hissy fit had the whole neighborhood been in such an uproar– Rolf digs a moat and knits a very special offertory vest to protect his chickens, Nazz gleams at the prospect of having someone as "rad" as Eddy's brother to hang with, and even the cynical jock Kevin disintegrates into a groveling coward as he ponders the implications of Eddy's brother's return (treating Eddy nicely and spoiling him with all his demands in order to keep from Eddy telling his brother of anything Kevin has caused).

In Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, after Edd analyzes all of stories Eddy has told him of his brother, Edd comes to the conclusion that Eddy's brother is a manipulative prankster and a slacker. However, during the end of the movie, Eddy's brother's true colors are revealed. He makes fun of Edd by calling him Eddy's girlfriend and then proceeds to bully Eddy, continuing the stereotypical dysfunctional older brother/younger brother relationship, although it must be noted that his beatdown, though cartoonish in several ways, shows that he is a very sadistic person, playing "Uncle" only as an excuse to hurt his little brother, with signs of having severely injured Eddy. However, this ends when Ed pulls out a hinge that is barely holding onto Eddy's brother's trailer and it ends up slamming him in the face (with Eddy still clinging to the door in fear) and knocking him out cold.

Despite all of this, the creators never made it clear how evil he is. On one hand, he has no qualms torturing his brother, but on the other, his actions are merely worse than most of the ones committed by the rest of the cast. Therefore, Eddy's brother, while sadistic, isn't fleshed out enough to be more than a slightly crueler than usual bully. That said, his abuse still clearly had an effect on Eddy as shown throughout the series. Furthermore, like many abusers, he lures his victims by pretending to be much nicer than he actually is.

Reception/Analysis[]

Eddy's brother's use in the finale of Ed, Edd n Eddy has frequently been commended by fans as a fitting climax for the series, not only because the confrontation with him provides an in–story means for Eddy to be redeemed in the eyes of his peers, but because he is the first and only fully–seen, fully–voiced character in the series outside of the twelve regulars. Ed, Edd n Eddy, throughout its entire run, had notably never shown any additional human beings outside of the core cast, and saving doing so for the climax of its finale made the impact of Eddy's Brother, who furthermore had been "built up" in several previous episodes, all that greater.

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Trivia[]

• Eddy's brother was first mentioned in the episode, "Nagged to Ed".
• Eddy's brother is the only adult character who made a full-body appearance in the series.
• Eddy's brother is the only adult character given a speaking role in the series.
• Sarah and Jimmy once impersonated Eddy's brother in "Ed... Pass It On...";
  • They were notably taller and thinner.
• It's insinuated Eddy's brother is not in good standing with his parents;
  • His old bedroom door is wallpapered over.
  • Eddy owns a cup with the text "#1 son", as seen in "May I Have This Ed?".
• In the movie, Eddy's brother was originally going to be arrested by the police, until the idea was scrapped for an open, less heavy conclusion.
• In the movie, a glass in Eddy's brother's bedroom reads "Peach Creek Diner - 2000 Best Eater". If referring to a year -opposed to the number of participants- this is a conflicting item that shouldn't exist, considering Eddy's brother had already left his parental home since the first episode of Ed, Edd n Eddy, which aired in 1999.
• In the movie, a Nana Mouskouri poster can be seen in Eddy's brother's bedroom, as for a harp, giving insight to some of his more unusual interests.
• It's vague whether or not Eddy's brother ever met the other kids, despite his utterance of familiarity in the movie, as none of the kids seemed familiar with his relationship with Eddy -whether it be the initial introduction or the unapologetic violent behaviour that followed after;
  • It's not been explained how Eddy's brother's true nature has never come out until now, considering he doesn't care to hide it;
  • It's possible Eddy's brother only exists in the form of "fables", whilst the last time Eddy's brother saw the kids, they were infants or toddlers.
• There's long been confusion about Eddy's brother's real name, despite no name having ever been revealed;
  • Many fans believe "Matthew" to be his real name -prompted by an unsubstantiated claim that was spread by an unknown source shortly after the movie's release;
  • Few others adapted "Terry", thanks to a faninterpretation of Eddy's brother, even though it openly stated the name had been borrowed from the character's voice actor;
  • Additionally, both Eddy's brother and Eddy are commonly given the misinterpreted surname, "McGee", based on misheard gibberish (sounding like: "mung-gy"/"monkey") uttered by Ed in "My Fair Ed".
• Eddy's brother is believed by the fandom to be the least redeemable character of the series, since other contenders tend to get acquitted in these debates because of their age, like Ed's equally abusive sister, Sarah;
  • The shock the cul-de-sac kids experienced upon witnessing Eddy's abuse in the movie clashes with the existence of the episode, "Who Let the Ed In?", wherein Ed's imaginary friend abuses him with more severity, yet this was cheered on and celebrated by his spectators.
• Despite how his relationship with Eddy was portrayed in the movie, Eddy was evidentially fond of him; and trusted there was some chance he would protect him and his friends from the others hunting them down;
  • It's established in the series Eddy looked up to him and sought his validation;
  • Curiously, Eddy's brother is also insinuated to harbour some positive feelings for Eddy. He was shown to had taken time out of his hands to send postcards and gifts, much like Eddy, even if some of the latter were at his expense.
• As stated in "Ed... Pass It On...", Eddy's brother is lactose intolerant.
• In "The Luck of the Ed", it's stated Eddy's brother gave Eddy his dubious magazine collection;
  • As these magazines are hinted at to be of pornographic nature and Eddy is a minor, Eddy's brother committed a crime by doing so.
• Eddy is seen wearing a "62" shirt during gym in the episode, "Cool Hand Ed", which could possibly be a hand-me-down from Eddy's brother.

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