| General Smoochington | |
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| Name | General Smoochington |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 9 (in gorilla years) |
| Occupation | Sidekick/Pet |
| Alignment | Evil |
| Homeland | Fair City |
| Race | Gorilla |
| Friends | Victoria Best |
| Family | The Best Family |
General Smoochington is the pet and sidekick of Victoria Best, given his name to outdo Captain Huggy Face. General was first seen in "Crime in the Key of V" where Victoria, wanting to be the best superhero, took him in as her sidekick. He is a lowland western gorilla and Huggy's evil counterpart.
Appearance[]
General is a western lowland Gorilla with large furry sideburns. He is taller than Victoria. He has a large lump over his eyes to seem as if he's always depressed, but he actually isn't, as all gorillas in the show share that same lump. His sidekick costume involves him wearing a light blue German helmet with Huggy's logo on it, and a red orange circus vest. He also once wore a blue tanktop that also had Huggy's logo on it as well in "Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?.
History[]
General first appeared in "Crime in the Key of V". He is shown on the top of the "Best" house with Victoria, and she then introduced him to Becky and Bob as her best sidekick. When Becky questioned his name, Victoria explained that she named him that because Generals are better than captains and smooches are better than hugs. That's when The Whammer appeared and challenged Victoria to battle, when Victoria and General get there, she orders General to stop the Whammer, but he just stands there and eats bananas. Wordgirl and Huggyface then show up and fix the problem themselves. After giving WordGirl her key to the city back, Victoria and General are driven home by Mr.and Mrs. Best.
He reappears in "Don't Mess with the Best" while he and Victoria steal the city's villains' weapons. He is shown wearing the Whammer's helmet and the Butcher's sausage strap. In this battle, however, he is actually a little helpful. When Wordgirl was about to throw Huggy at Victoria's face General caught the unsuspecting chimp, (creating the move Gorilla Grab) providing an opening for Victoria to spray Granny May's perfume in his face. Then, the General threw the chimp back to WordGirl. After defeating their counterparts, the other villains arrive to retrieve their weapons, General was subdued first. Both Whammer and Butcher take back their stuff from General, the ape notices and grunts in confusion, but after Victoria's plea for help, Wordgirl saves both General and his owner from the villains. Both the rivals walk away, their confidence still high (Victoria's, that is) for defeating their counterparts.
In his third appearance "Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?" he too is in the act of pretending to be the defenders of the city. While Victoria impersonated Wordgirl, General is similarly impersonating Huggy, and even tops it off by wearing a blue tanktop with Huggy's logo on it. After Wordgirl and Huggy Face appear at Victoria's house, Victoria traps them in her trophy shelf, leaving General to guard them. But he didn't do much of a good job, falling asleep, allowing Wordgirl to escape and catch Victoria.
He plays a big minor role in "World’s Best Dad" when Victoria chooses to compete against Tim Botsford in the Book of world records. He helps by handing Victoria the objects she needs to break the records (she even says his name twice through the whole thing) however after Becky created a new record that Victoria couldn't accomplish, he is shown completing the record himself at the end of the episode, and winning the plaque for it, allowing the Bests to win once again.
In The Best of the Bests, his last appearance, he arrives with his owner Victoria, along with her brother Victor at the Botsford house. He doesn't really do anything but watch TV with Bob Botsford, showing that he too will just relax when his owner is not planning anything.
Personality and Strengths[]
When Smoochington was first introduced, he appeared to be lazy and unenthusiastic, making him a bit of a unhelpful sidekick, however after "Don't Mess with the Best", a more helpful side of General is shown. When WordGirl was threw Huggy at Victoria's face, General caught the unsuspecting chimp and tossed him back to WordGirl. He is also very helpful in"World’s Best Dad" where he helped Victoria prepare for her records and pass her the things she needed to break them he even won a record that Victoria couldn't do on her behalf.
General's outside or past life is still a mystery to everyone for example: it is still unknown where General came from for it was never revealed. It's possible that he came from a circus due to his outfit in "Crime in the Key of V" was a circus-like vest, and the fact that he loves magic, shown in "El Queso Mysterioso" (one of his cameos), the first time he smiled.
Despite being a Best, General is actually quite silent and very modest, in "World’s Best Dad" when he won an award for breaking Becky's new record he was very modest about it, and cried in joy, admitting that Victoria doesn't let him win anything. His ability in "Don't Mess with the Best" seems to be his only one, although in "Crime in the Key of V" he had eaten a lot of bananas showing that he is possibly a good eater like his counterpart. Like Huggy, Smoochington does not get much notice or attention by others and just does not know how to react in situations. His moves have not been named.
Abilities[]
On account of being Huggy's counterpart and a regular earth gorilla, Smoochington doesn't have many moves or reflexes but this is a list of his good acts.
- Gorilla Grab: when Huggy is about to do his monkey throw at Victoria, General grabs the little chimp and throws him back to WordGirl. Unfortunately this move was only seen in "Don't Mess with the Best".
- Eating: In "Crime in the Key of V" instead of helping Victoria he eats a lot of bananas, so it's possible he's a good eater, like Huggy.
- Gorilla Strength: Smoochington can also carry some large objects that Victoria can't as shown in a few cameos.
- Fill in: Smoochington completed a world record for singing the alphabet backwards while on stilts making a souffle in"World’s Best Dad". Victoria couldn't do this.
Weaknesses[]
Another similarity between Bob and General are weaknesses Since Huggy has no powers he can be easily defeated unless he's with WordGirl. Though General has been separated from Victoria a few times he hasn't technically been defeated but in those few solo moments he has shown some signs of weaknesses, some of them are actually quite similar to Huggy's.
- Sleepiness: Smoochington can be easily bored and fall asleep allowing enemies to escape if he's supposed to be guarding them.
- Individuality: If he's alone Smoochington too can be outdone as shown in "Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?".
- Earth animal: General is just a earth gorilla and can't do much, as he doesn't always know how to react.
Appearances[]
TV Show[]
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| Y| Appearance |
| N| No appearance |
| S| Nonspeaking Appearance |
| M| Mentioned, No appearance |
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Trivia[]
- Like Huggy. Smoochington is a primate.
- Unlike Huggy. Smoochington is a gorilla instead of a monkey or chimp.
- It's possible that Smoochington is from the circus,
| Villains |
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The Birthday Girl • The Butcher • Colonel Giggle Cheeks • Count Cloudy • Energy Monster • Lady Redundant Woman (Dupey • Evil Malicious WordGirl • Royal Dandy) • Victoria Best (General Smoochington) Amazing Rope Guy • Captain Tangent (dogs) • Chuck (Brent) • Doctor Two-Brains (henchmen • Squeaky) • Glen Furlblam (cats) • Granny May (Eugene) • Tobey McCallister III • Seymour Orlando Smooth (Chip • Harry) • Mr. Big (Leslie) |