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–Grampa, to Petey, in Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls. | ||
| “ | Li’l Petey: You shouldn’t have done that, Grampa! Grampa: Why? What do you care? Li’l Petey: He’s my Papa. I love him! Grampa: Yeah, well — Suit yourself! I’ve never felt any Love for that Hothead! |
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–Grampa telling Li’l Petey how he doesn’t really love his son. | ||
Grampa (known as Crud in Dog Man: Grime and Punishment and Sprinkles in Dog Man: Big Jim Begins) is the overarching antagonist of the Dog Man franchise. He is the unseen overarching antagonist in the first 6 books, and first appeared in Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls as one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Piggy). The next book, Fetch-22, he was a major antagonist. In Grime and Punishment, he was the main antagonist. In Mothering Heights, he was the secondary antagonist. In Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder, he was the overarching antagonist. and in Dog Man: Big Jim Begins, he was the deuteragonist.
Official Descriptions[]
Mothering Heights[]
Petey's dad. He's a selfish, egotistical meanie who currently resides in Cat Jail. Petey and Li’l Petey no longer associate with him.
Strength: Intelligence
Weakness: Arrogance
Description from Mothering Heights
Big Jim Begins[]
He's not exactly a bad guy-just a mean, selfish, egotistical guy. He is also Big Jim's cellmate in Cat Jail.
Big Jim Begins (Young/Disco Grampa)[]
Same as above, only younger and groovier.
Big Jim Believes[]
TBA
Appearance[]
Grampa is a ginger cat with stripes. He has 5 whiskers and a stubble from a shaved beard. His fur color is slightly grayer than Petey's, showing his age and distinguish. He wears a pair of round glasses. In Dog Man: Big Jim Begins, He wears a Pink superhero costume.
Personality[]
Grampa is an evil, selfish, arrogant, careless, abusive, and irresponsible father, who is possibly schizophrenic having no love for Petey whatsoever. He is also shown to be incredibly rude to his grandson when he refused to hear Lil' Petey's life story of meeting Flippy. He is reckless, immature, and does not show respect for others and their belongings. Despite also abusing and abandoning Petey's mother, he is shown to be visibly upset about it when talking about her in Big Jim Begins. Later in the book, he turns over a new leaf and becomes a better person after learning a lesson from Big Jim.
History[]
Before Dog Man[]
Not a lot is known about Grampa in the past. When Petey was a kitten, he was extremely rude towards him, seeing as he described young Petey as a "crybaby" when he met him again as an adult. He abandoned Petey's mother, who was sick and later passed away, which left Petey an orphan. Grampa knows how Petey's tail became flat, but that information has not been revealed, though there has been a theory that he ripped Petey's tail.
For Whom the Ball Rolls[]
He was invited to breakfast by Lil' Petey and 80-HD, much to Petey's dismay. He said to Petey that he "had a nice place" before proceeding to break the dishes, saying it was Petey's fault they got broken. Later, when his son & grandson left, he took all their belongings and attempted to sell them. He was later caught and taken to Cat Jail.
Fetch-22[]
Petey and Li'l Petey go to Cat Jail to see Grampa. Unfortunately, Grampa has used sleeping gas in the room, making Petey and his son fall asleep. He then disguises himself as Petey and making Petey look like himself. He kidnaps Li'l Petey, but then leaves him in a recycle bin away from home. Later in the book, he tries to help the Fair Fairy accomplish her evil deeds, just before Zuzu stopped them and spilled a potion in a lake to make Molly's siblings back to normal. Grampa then got caught and was sent to jail, along with the Fair Fairy.
Grime and Punishment[]
This book starts out with Grampa inventing a machine called the Motor Brain, which can multiply their personality and makes the whole character centered around how they really feel. Big Jim was irritating Grampa, so he started crying, but Grampa then says he needs his help to test the Motor Brain. He puts the machine on Big Jim, causing him to turn into Snug. Later, Grampa uses the Motor Brain on himself, which turns him into Crud. Later, Crud is caught in a trap set by Dog Man, who is disguised as a cat. However, he manages to escape. After that, he makes a lunch bag monster called Munchy and tries to take over the world. At the end of the book, Petey, which Grampa argues with him, claiming that he never did anything wrong that deserves forgiving.
Dog Man: Mothering Heights[]
Grampa returns in this book, escaping from cat jail through Big Jim's cupcake exit disguised as his Robot friend. He then grows a giant Sippy Cup into a monster and gets eaten by it, calling Big Jim "buddy" while they argue for the duration of the book.
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder[]
Despite not appearing physically, he was mentioned by young Petey during flashback scenes.
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins[]
He teams up with Commander Cupcake as a superhero named Sprinkles. He defeats the Space Cuties and "learns the meaning of kindness" by saving the world and destroying all the aliens, much to Commander Cupcake's disapproval, though the aliens were just robots.
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes[]
TBA
Trivia[]
- He could potentially be the reason Petey's tail became flat, judging by his abusive nature and his knowledge on how it became injured. However, this is uncertain.
- Lil' Petey gave him a chance to be good, but he rejected him, only shouting "WHO ASKED YOU?!!?"
- When he says, "CRUD SMASH!", it's a reference to the Incredible Hulk's famous catchphrase "HULK SMASH!".
- His actual name is not revealed yet. Although, his name is hinted to being "Ralph," as he nicknames Li'l Petey as little Ralphie most of the time. Other fans of the book series think that his name might be "Peter," as "Petey" is a nickname for "Peter," and Petey could possibly be a Peter Jr.
- He is indirectly mentioned by Petey in Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder.
- Despite only being a relative to Petey, Li'l Petey, and Grace, he is referred to as "Grampa" by everyone in the series, except Petey.
Enemies[]
Most of Grampa's enemies are all of the Supa Buddies and their friends, and these mostly include:
- Petey
- Li'l Petey
- Chief
- Dog Man (Formerly)
- Flippy
- Sarah Hatoff
- Milly
- Zuzu
- Big Jim (Formerly)
- Captain Cuddles and the other Space Cuties
- Sippy Cups
Friends[]
Grampa doesn't have many friends though he's made some, and these mostly include:
- Big Jim (Currently)
- Fair Fairy (Formerly)
- Dog Man (Currently)
Appearances[]
- Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls
- Dog Man: Fetch-22
- Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
- Dog Man: Mothering Heights
- Dog Man: Big Jim Begins
- Dog Man: Big Jim Believes
Gallery[]
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