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–Big Jim as Commander Cupcake, Dog Man: Mothering Heights | ||
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–Commander Cupcake when Petey is skeptical of him having powers in Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls | ||
Big Jim as Commander Cupcake
Big Jim As a child called Little Jim
Big Jim (aka Commander Cupcake/Snug), is the supporting character of the Dog Man series and the titular main protagonist of Dog Man: Big Jim Begins. He is the son of deceased parents who lives and works as a helper in Happy Home Shelter in the past. He's currently a jail inmate at the Cat Jail (along with Grampa) and has his own superhero identity as Commander Cupcake.
Official Description[]
Mothering Heights:[]
Grampa's pure-hearted cellmate in Cat Jail. Sometimes he moonlights as a superhero named Commander Cupcake.
STRENGTH: Cupcakes
WEAKNESS: Cupcakes
Big Jim Begins:[]
He's got a big heart and an even bigger imagination. During the day, he's a prisoner in Cat Jail. But at night, he moonlights as a Superhero named Commander Cupcake.
Big Jim Begins (Young):[]
Same as above, only this is him as a baby.
Big Jim Believes[]
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About[]
Big Jim is a cat who currently a prisoner at Cat Jail, along with Mr. Whiskers, Tippy, Fluffy, and several other unnamed cats. When he got hypnotized by Crunky and Bub, he thought he is a superhero named Commander Cupcake, and therefore started an addiction to cupcakes.
Personality[]
Normal[]
Big Jim often will try to make Petey and Grampa laugh, though he is never funny. He appears to not be very bright, doing many things that are annoying. He is also blubbery, and will burst into tears if someone yells at him.
Big Jim as Snug
Young (Little Jim)[]
Little Jim is an optimist, never really getting sad.
Commander Cupcake[]
His Commander Cupcake alter-ego is very similar to his normal form. He believes that cupcakes can stop any evil no matter how strong.
Snug[]
Snug is not very bright, saying things like "Snug Cuddle!"
Appearance[]
Big Jim is a large purple cat with a round body, small head, a double chin, and striped arms/legs/tail. His normal outfit is a red tank top with a black letter J on the front and dark blue pants. As Commander Cupcake, he wears a red cape, gloves, and boots, with a white shirt with a cupcake on the front and red pants. As Snug he has his normal clothes, but ripped, and wearing the motor brain on his head.
History[]
Dog Man[]
Petey asks him to get on the seesaw and uses his weight to launch him out of Cat Jail in Book 'Em, Dog Man! He appears as a minor character in Weenie Wars: The Franks Awaken at the beginning in a cell in Cat Jail who received a pack of candy right after Fluffy received a letter and before Petey received a box containing a can of Living Spray.
Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties[]
It's Big Jim's birthday, and the warden gave him a lot of balloons. He gives one to Tippy, Fluffy, and Mr. Whiskers. He tries to give Petey a balloon, but Petey pops it with his claw, making Big Jim cry. Petey tries to make Big Jim happy, but Big Jim tells him to go away. Petey finally makes Big Jim happy when he claims that he got Big Jim a present, which he buried in the jail yard litter box, and will hold Big Jim's balloons while Big Jim digs it up. Unknown to Big Jim, Petey flies away with Big Jim's balloons, and Big Jim only finds poop in the litter box.
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls[]
Crunky and Bub make him a cupcake superhero called Commander Cupcake. He somehow then escaped Cat Jail without any trouble and captured all of the FLEAS.
Dog Man: Fetch-22[]
He makes a Cupcake Command Center™, Cupcakemobile, and Cupcake Computer, but they are all fake and are made from cardboard and other materials. He gets stuck to Petey with glue, but they still rush off, stuck together. They ram into a cupcake shop and Big Jim sees a big cupcake, which was just a sign, causing them to miss meeting the team and catch Grampa and Foul Fair Fairy by climbing up to the big cupcake and falling on top of them.
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment[]
He becomes Snug, due to the effects of a device called the Motorbrain, created by Grampa. As Snug, he loves to hug Grampa. First, he sings the Itsy Bitsy Spider Song, annoying Grampa. Grampa yells at him, and he starts to cry. Grampa tells Big Jim he needs his help to test the Motorbrain. Big Jim tries it on and turns into Snug, then hugs Grampa tightly. Later, Grampa asks Snug to give back the Motorbrain. Snug does so and turns back into Big Jim. Grampa tries it on and turns into Crud. At the end of the book, Big Jim goes out looking for Grampa. Grampa kicks away the Motorbrain. Big Jim finds it and puts it on. Once again, he turns into Snug. He chases Grampa, wanting to hug him.
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder[]
Appeared during the wedding, but most interestingly, he appeared back when Petey and Grace moved into a boarding house after his father left and he got out the hospital for his flat tail, Big Jim (then Little Jim) was living in the home without chairs or furniture in his room, as both his parents went to Heaven. He was welcomed into Petey's family.
Dog Man Big Jim Begins[]
He joins Grampa and Dog Man as a superhero named Commander Cupcake. He tries to defeat the Space Cuties, which he defeats Doctor Dimples by hugging him very tightly, but then, Doctor Dimples got broken and Big Jim was crying along with Dog Man because he thought that Doctor Dimples was dead, but Grampa said that he was not dead, he just got broken and Big Jim said that the Space Cuties are allergic to hugs.
Dog Man Big Jim Believes[]
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Trivia[]
- Big Jim is named after a 1970s action figure of the same name.
- He is in Cat Jail, but the reason is unknown. In book 5 when Petey tells Li'l Petey his story, one of the cats seen protesting against the critter scouts looks a lot like Big Jim. Since some of the other protesters look like the Cat Jail inmates, it's possible the protesting got out of hand, leading to Big Jim's arrest. This however probably didn’t happen because in the scarlet Shedder he is shown to be little Jim with Petey
- In Grime and Punishment and Fetch-22, he leaves Cat Jail unnoticed. This also happens in For Whom the Ball Rolls.
- He usually appears to accidentally help Petey escape jail.
- The Cupcakemobile and Cupcake Computer are both based on the Batmobile and the Batcomputer, all spoofing Batman's belongings.
- Based on the book, Dog Man: Fetch-22, Big Jim has a secret escape which Petey And Grampa only know.
- Like Captain Underpants he is hypnotized by Crunky and Bub to be Commander Cupcake every time he hears danger.
Friends[]
- Dog Man
- Petey
- Lil Petey
- Molly
- Chief
- Nurse Lady
- Grampa
- Crunky
- Bub
- Sarah Hatoff
- Zuzu
- Daryl
- Ducky
- Mike
- Uncle Larry
- Maude
- Mean cop
Enemies[]
Appearances[]
- Dog Man
- Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties
- Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas (flashback, cameo)
- Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild
- Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls
- Dog Man: Fetch-22
- Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
- Dog Man: Mothering Heights
- Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder
- Dog Man: Big Jim Begins
- Dog Man: Big Jim Believes
Gallery[]
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