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“ | Another fine day for science! | ” |
– Dexter, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
Dexter is a NPC in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall and its fan revivals. He is a human, the younger brother of Dee Dee, and a world-famous inventor. He is also the founder of the DexLabs corporation, having established it before he hit his teens. As his success grew, Dexter became increasingly withdrawn, with his robot assistant Computress as his sole companion.[1]
After a failed time travel experiment with the Avatar and the subsequent appearance of Planet Fusion, Dexter came out of seclusion and became a driving force behind the Earth's heroes and villains' efforts to stop Planet Fusion's invasion of the planet, being one of the first to unite them and suggest that they worked together.[1][2] As the invasion escalated into a full-scale war, Dexter would become the leader in the war against Lord Fuse.[3] He has constantly been creating new equipment and weapons to aid in the fight as well, and has even formed an uneasy alliance with his former nemesis Mandark.[1]
History[]
FusionFall: Worlds Collide[]
In the manga, it states that after the first Terrafusers landed on Earth, Dexter finally came out of seclusion and teamed up with ten-year-old Ben Tennyson, Professor Utonium, Blossom, Bubbles, Dee Dee, Numbuh Five, Numbuh Two, Mac, Bloo, and his arch-rival, Mandark, to defend Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends from the Fusion Spawn invaders. Dexter developed plans for an Electronic Pulse Cannon to disable the Terrafusers. Unfortunately, two key parts to the EPC were in the custody of both his nemesis, Mandark, and the villain, Mojo Jojo. Mojo's part was recovered without a hitch, but Mandark refused to hand over his part unless he could oversee the construction of the EPC. Dexter reluctantly agreed and formed an uneasy alliance with his rival. Unfortunately, Mandark was distracted by his infatuation with Dee Dee, and made a fatal error in programming the EPC, causing it to jam at a crucial moment. Dexter was able to fix the error, and fired the cannon at the main Terrafuser, but not before it shot a signal that brought Planet Fusion to Earth.
Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall[]
Prior to FusionFall[]
Prior to FusionFall, Dexter has asserted himself as a world famous genius and inventor. Before he hit his teenage years, Dexter founded his company, DexLabs, and became more and more withdrawn therefore after. Computress, Dexter's robotic assistant, became his only companion.[1]
Fusion Invasion[]
The Future[]
At an unspecified time, the Hero has enlisted in a DexLabs time travel project. Before Dexter can program a destination into the machine, Dee Dee messes up the project (with her most famous line, "Ooooh! What does this button do?"), and sends the Hero into the far future where Planet Fusion's invasion has almost completely overtaken Earth. Dexter appears briefly and helps the Hero fight off his/her first Fusion, Fusion Buttercup. He is seen earlier helping Numbuh One, but disappears after Tech Square is devoured by the Fusion Invasion, signifying that he was lost after Tech Square fell. However, a transmission sent to the remaining heroes by Dexter states that he is "fine", and that everyone needs to work together to repair the Time Machine so that they can send the player to The Past.
The Past[]
Dexter can be found in Tech Square in front of DexLabs, alongside Computress. He has constructed a home for his parents on top of his company building in order to protect them after Fusion Spawns started appearing around his old house in Genius Grove. However, his old lab there is still a Fusion target, in which Fusion Monsters are continuously attempting to gain access to the technology found within. His robots, the Dexbots, are found all over the world, whether they are running Infected Zone warp pads or getting involved with Missions.
Dexter serves as one of the four guides players can choose to take missions from. He aims to find out just what has happened to the heroes who have disappeared during the Fusion Invasion, using an alien device known as the Power Level Tracker. Eventually, it is revealed that Fusion Demongo, with his counterpart's stolen powers, is the cause of the disappearances. With the enlisted help of Samurai Jack, the player rescues and frees the missing heroes. In the aftermath, it is revealed that Aku, Jack's mortal enemy, is lurking in the shadows.
Dexter also appears to have a dislike of imaginary friends, like Mandark's hatred of magic. It is more likely, however, that he was mad only at Coco for destroying one of his machines and at Cheese for disabling the shields during an important battle. (Very likely these displays of impatience resulted more from his lack of tolerance for annoying individuals such as Dee Dee than for Imaginary Friends as such, meaning he would show no hate for Wilt or Eduardo).
Echo Echo stated during the Birthday Bash that Dexter made a device that lets Ben send his aliens around the world. How he had done this without damaging the Omnitrix is still unknown. Starting from the Academy update until the original games shutdown, Dexter could be seen at Mt. Neverest, telling recruits what his guide missions involve.
Nanos were created by the unlikely team of Dexter and Mandark, who used their combined genius in order to create the ultimate weapon against Fuse. However, they created these Nanos too late to stop the damage that The Future had already done. After the player arrived in The Future due to the time travel experiment, a plan was created to send back the instructions on how to create Nanos back to The Past via wormholes, along with other important information.
In an update, the DexLabs Primary Nano Research Facility was added to the game. Here, Nanos are kept in Nano Incubation Chambers, where the improvement of their production is under way. In this specific lab, research regarding the Johnny Bravo and Cheese Nanos are taking place.
FusionFall Heroes[]
During Planet Fusion's invasion of the Earth, when not busy helping the resistance, Dexter joined small, co-op fireteams made up of the world's greatest heroes to assault the Fusions' spawning grounds in hopes of striking a huge blow against Lord Fuse and his army of evil minions and take the Earth back. To aid them, Dexter and his allies used the rare element Dextronium to empower themselves for battle against the Fusion Monsters.[4]
Other appearances[]
There is a set based on the exoskeleton Dexter builds in "Dexter Dodgeball", which can be obtained by doing guide missions for him. There is also a set based on his superhero alter-ego, Dexstar, which he took on in "Star Spangled Sidekicks", and is acquired in the same way. A set based on the outfit Dexter wore in "Mock 5" can obtained by defeating Fusion Monsters.
The Genius Hoverboard, Dexlabs Jetbike, and Dexlabs Hovercar are available to rent. A hovercar based on the Mock 5 is also available to rent.
Paraphernalia[]
- Robotic arms pack: In FusionFall Heroes, Dexter's basic weaponry consists of four robotic arms on his back, each armed with a blaster pistol.
- Robotic Claw: A melee-type weapon. A powerful melee weapon made from spare parts donated by Dexlabs.
Missions[]
Dexter Guide Missions[]
Past World Missions[]
- "Nano Corruption Commotion (Part 1 of 6)"
- "Nano Corruption Commotion (Part 3 of 6)"
- "Nano Corruption Commotion (Part 6 of 6)"
- "Drop Your Weapons (Part 5 of 5)"
- "Dexter's Disaster (Part 1 of 4)"
- "Dexter's Disaster (Part 2 of 4)"
- "Dexter's Disaster (Part 3 of 4)"
- "Dexter's Disaster (Part 4 of 4)"
- "Dark Engine Days (Part 1 of 4)"
- "Planetoid Fusion (Part 4 of 5)"
- "Planetoid Fusion (Part 5 of 5)"
- "Defend the Defenses (Part 1 of 4)"
- "Avoid the Planetoid (Part 1 of 4)"
- "Kevin Help Us (Part 3 of 3)"
- "Fusion on the Mountain (Part 3 of 3)"
Past Nano Mission[]
Retro-Exclusive World Mission[]
- "The Unstable Nano" (is also a Nano mission)
Academy-Exclusive World Mission[]
Academy-Exclusive Nano Mission[]
Game changes[]
FusionFall Retro[]
- On 5 August 2019, as a part of Retro Beta v2.10 patch, Dexter was moved slightly further away from DexLabs's entrance in Tech Square.
Retrobution[]
- On 15 September 2022, Dexter was given an updated texture and icon as a part of Patch 20220915 (Courtesy of Puppus).
Origin[]
Dexter originates from the 1995 American animated television series Dexter's Laboratory. In that media, he is the show's protagonist. A young boy with a genius intellect, Dexter has single-handedly made many mind-bending inventions and discoveries, and is a strict man of science. However, he is also very arrogant and takes great pride in his intellect. In the series, he has a secret laboratory behind his bookshelf, where he performs his experiments and creates his inventions, which usually leads to trouble for himself and his surroundings. His lab tends to be devastated by his sister Dee Dee, who just wants to play with his inventions.
The child of less genius-inclined parents, Dexter was born with a large head than showed his great intellect. Growing up, his natural inquisitiveness led to many early inventions, but Dee Dee's curiosity and carelessness caused the destruction of most of them. Eventually, Dexter made his own secret laboratory to continue his scientific pursuits, but it was eventually discovered by Dee Dee, who would constantly sneak into it and wreck havoc, much to Dexter's dismay. Furthermore, Dexter unintentionally made himself an enemy of Susan Astronomanov when he moved to his neighborhood. That person would later return as "Mandark" and become Dexter's sworn enemy and arch rival, whom he would frequently engage in clashes of egos.
Trivia[]
- In the television series, Dexter is short and eight years old, but in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, he is about the age and height of a teenager.
- In FusionFall Heroes, his pupils are not shown under his glasses, unlike in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.
- The wrench Dexter uses is FusionFall Heroes appears to be the same one he used in the Future while fighting Fusion Buttercup.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall. Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall : About FusionFall/Game Details. Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. "Dexter: Dexter is a world-famous inventor. He founded the Dexlabs corporation before he hit his teens. As his success grew, Dexter became increasingly withdrawn, with his robot assistant Computress as his sole companion. The appearance of Planet Fusion has brought Dexter out of his seclusion. He is constantly creating new equipment and weapons to aid in the fight, and has even formed an uneasy alliance with his former nemesis Mandark."
- ↑ FusionFall: Worlds Collide
- ↑ "Genius Groves, Candy Coves (Part 1 of 5)"
- ↑ Cartoon Network (FusionFall Heroes: About). FusionFall Heroes (English). Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. "When Planet Fusion attacked the Cartoon Network universe, a legion of kids rose up to help defend the world. But what were your favorite Cartoon Network characters up to? It turns out they decided to fight the fusion monsters right at their source! When they weren't busy helping the resistance, Cartoon Network's greatest heroes formed small, co-op fireteams to assault the fusion spawning grounds. If they succeeded in their missions, they would strike a huge blow against Lord Fuse and his army of evil minions. Empowered by the rare element Dextronium, the heroes aim to destroy these monsters and take back their planet."