Skull Boy

Skull Boy
Species:	Skeleton
Occupation:	Jack-of-all-trades
Gender:	Male
Hair:	N/A
Eyes:	Green
Likes:	Fine arts (painting, sculpting, designing), science (archaeology, mechanics, building), reading, genealogy, trying new things
Voiced by:	Scott McCord

Skull Boy is a character appearing in the Ruby Gloom franchise. A young skeleton of many talents, Skull Boy is the mansion's official jack-of-all-trades. From filmmaking to painting, cooking to cavern exploring, robotics to private investigating, Skull Boy can pretty much do it all. His only problem is that he can't seem to find one thing and stick to it for any serious length of time. But if Skull Boy doesn't know where he's going, it's mostly because he doesn't know where he's been. Skull Boy longs to know who his family is and who his ancestors were.

Skull Boy's description on rubygloom.com

"I wish I knew who I was descended from! I'm a little unsure of myself, but it's hard when you're still searching for your true identity! I know I love books, science, art... Anything that makes me think. I'm pretty sure if I keep following my true passions it will lead me to what I am looking for! In the meantime I have a great group of friends who are willing to participate in my every quest."

Physical appearance

Skull Boy is a skeleton with emerald green eyes. He normally dresses in a black turtleneck shirt, a black belt with a skull buckle and a chain, gray pants, and red and white sneakers.

Personality

Skull Boy is a curious, smart, imaginative skeleton who craves belonging.

Jobs

In Skull Boy's endeavors to discover his roots, he has undergone many personae and occupations. Whenever he tries to find his persona, he'll usually say, "I think I may have been related to a long line of _____." These include:

• Painter
• Pilot
• Filmmaker
• Private investigator
• Engineer
• Explorer
• Scientist
• Chef
• Documentary filmmaker
• Jazz Musician
• Carpenter
• Shakespearean actor
• Etiquette expert
• Astronomer
• Shrink
• Ice sculptor
• Action hero
• Army General
• Layabout
• Talk show host
• Ringmaster
• Grease monkey
• Animator
• Architect
• Inventor
• Tailor
• Show announcer
• R.I.P.’s drummer
• Star-Fleet Captain
• Magician
• R.I.P’s band manager
• Misery’s cousin Murky
• Malt shop worker
• Inspector
• Train conductor/driver

Relationship with Ruby

Main article: Ruby and Skull Boy's relationship

While Ruby's crush on Skull Boy is implied in many episodes, Skull Boy seems oblivious to her feelings. She nearly tells him in "Sunny Daze", and he approaches her in the end still curious as to what she wanted to tell him. There are also at least two paintings of Ruby seen in Skull Boy's room (presumably ones he made himself). They also appear to be the closest out of everyone else in Gloom Manor, as they sometimes have pair roles. They're also the most levelheaded of the group.

Episode appearances

Skull Boy appears in 39 of the 40 episodes of the series. He is only absent from the episode "Tooth or Dare".

Gallery

Main article: Skull Boy/Gallery

Trivia

• Skull Boy's signature dance is freeze frames.
• His signature symbol is a skull.
• In the original merchandise, Skull Boy was a human who wore a skull mask out of shyness.
• As seen in “Lucky Me”, Skull Boy has a pair of fingerless gloves that he specifically wears with his pajamas. They are red, as opposed to his black “daytime” gloves.
• He eats when he's nervous, seen in "Once in a Blue Luna."
• Skull Boy has more episodes focused on him than Ruby, the main character.
  • He has main roles in "Science Fair or Foul," "Skull Boys Don't Cry," "Ruby Cubed," "Time Flies," "Lucky Me," "Gloommates," "Skull In The Family," "Name That Toon," "Hair(Less): The Musical" (Parts 1 & 2), and "Forget-Me-Not."
• His kite has a skull on it seen in "Science Fair or Foul."