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The Void is the overarching antagonist of Cartoon Network's The Amazing World of Gumball.

It is a secret, parallel dimension that serves as a repository for entities that have been deemed "mistakes" or anomalies by the universe. It functions as a cosmic garbage dump, holding characters and objects who were removed from Elmore and the show's continuity.

Appearance[]

The Void is depicted as a vast expanse with a TV static backdrop, filled with floating debris and glitching, miscellaneous objects or concepts drifting aimlessly. Additionally, it features numerous rock-like island formations and other chunks of floating land.

Functionality[]

The Void serves as a repository for all the errors, anomalies, and forgotten elements of Elmore. Characters or objects that are considered mistakes or no longer relevant are banished to the Void. This includes prototype designs, discontinued characters, irrelevant cultural fads, obsolete inventions, and other inconsistencies within the show's universe. The mistakes sent to the Void are left floating around in limbo, and can occasionally be seen glitching or phasing in and out of existence.

Once something is banished to the Void, all evidence that it ever existed in the real world is erased. This includes everyone's memory of it, alongside anything that is associated with it or would allude to it. In order to conceal the evidence, the world will create a fold on itself. When the world folds over evidence in this fashion, you can force open the fold to reveal a portal into the Void. This portal will suck up anything near it and will eventually close itself to prevent anything from leaving the dimension and returning to Elmore. If one tries to escape the Void through this portal precariously or in a vulnerable position, it can result in disfiguration, as was the fate of Rob.

There is minimal gravity in the Void compared to the real world, and the direction of gravitational pull within the dimension fluctuates unpredictably.

The universal remote can also open a non-Euclidean portal to the Void via the "AV" button, and the same button can be used to change the appearance of the Void's expanse into a separate TV channel.

History[]

Season 3 - "The Void"[]

After realizing various oddities around Elmore, such as a blurred photograph and a missing locker, Gumball and Darwin eventually deduce that Molly, a former student and minor character from Season 1, has gone missing and been forgotten by everyone. They enlist the help of Mr. Small, who explains that things frequently go missing in Elmore, including his search for Janice, the love of his life whom he only remembers through a tin foil hat. Mr. Small later proposes that Molly was erased because she was considered "boring," highlighting Elmore's abnormality and it's propensity for making mistakes. The trio visits Molly's former treehouse location but discovers a paradoxical fold in the universe instead. Upon unraveling it, they uncover the Void—a chaotic expanse of TV static filled with all the world's mistakes. As they venture inside, Gumball and Darwin separate from Mr. Small, who continues his search for Janice. They locate Molly frozen in time inside her treehouse. Upon reanimating her, Molly initially believes she saw the boys just yesterday, unaware she's been trapped in the Void for over a year.

Together, Gumball, Darwin, and Molly attempt to escape the dimension but encounter challenges as the closing portal impedes their exit. Navigating the Void proves daunting due to its vast emptiness and the futility of its contents. They reunite with Mr. Small, who has found Janice—revealed to be an eccentric hippie van. Eventually, they manage to escape through the closing portal aboard Janice, returning to Elmore. In spite of their resolve to share their experience to the world, their memories of the Void are erased before they can spread the word.

Season 3 - "The Oracle"[]

At the very end of the episode, which reveals that Banana Barbara can predict the future through her paintings, she is seen depicting a terrified Watterson family in the Void as Elmore seemingly collapses into it.

Season 3 - "The Nobody"[]

After discovering a mysterious, polygonal, glitchy individual living in their basement, Gumball and Darwin interrogate him about his actions. He claims to be a "nobody" with no purpose in the world and cannot remember who he is. When they suggest he reinvent himself as Elmore's missing "bad guy," triggering his memory, he is revealed to be Rob, a minor character from the first two seasons. In a flashback, he recounts being trapped in the Void and calling out for help during Gumball and Darwin's quest for Molly, but went unheard. He managed to escape by clinging to the back of Mr. Small's van, Janice, but his precarious escape deconstructed and disfigured his body. Embracing his new role as Gumball and Darwin's arch-enemy, he claims they have given him a purpose in the world.

Season 4 - "The Disaster"[]

After Rob destroys Gumball's life with the universal remote, he opens a portal to the Void and tries to kick Gumball into it. The two struggle for control of the remote, but Gumball is eventually launched to the very edge of the portal. Rob throws the remote into the Void, forcing Gumball to pursue it to undo the damage done to his family. Rob seals the portal to the Void like a sliding door, and the show's end credits roll along the static of the Void after it shuts. While plummeting through the dimension, Gumball eventually manages to grasp the remote and rewinds the entire episode.

Season 5 - "The Re-run"[]

In a repeat of "The Disaster," Gumball once again confronts Rob but manages to defeat him this time, sending him into the Void using the remote. However, regretting his decision, Gumball jumps into the Void to save Rob. He finds Rob sitting dejectedly on a floating chunk of island, staring into the static abyss of the Void. Despite Gumball's offer to help, Rob refuses and runs away, prompting Gumball to chase after him within the Void. In his pursuit, Gumball inadvertently alters the 'channel' of the Void's expanse, leading him to consider the possibility that his reality might be a fictional TV show. Eventually, Gumball catches up with Rob, who, remorseful, decides to undo everything he has done with the remote, allowing both of them to escape from the Void.

Season 6 - "The Future"[]

Rob, noticing that the prophetic paintings of Banana Barbara have gone from depicting tangible events to pictures of only the Void's static, kidnaps her to understand. He brings her to a warehouse where he forces her to paint the future, but she insists that the paintings of static are "only whats left." Gumball, Darwin, and Banana Joe eventually teleport to the warehouse and battle Rob, who was ultimately erased from existence by Barbara's painting. Feeling remorseful, Gumball asked Barbara to paint him back into existence. However, the painting she created showed him falling into the Void, affirming that "there is no future."

Season 6 - "The Inquisition"[]

After Rob's plan to forcibly turn all the students into live-action humans failed, he desperately tried to explain his actions, claiming it could save their lives. However, he was knocked unconscious and later woke up alone at the school, at night. He ranted about how the transformation was their only chance to escape into "the other place" before something happened to this world, but he cut himself off upon hearing crumbling sounds. The floor burst apart beneath him, revealing the Void, which began destroying the universe around him. He grabbed onto the edge before ominously remarking, "Oh no, it started." He fell into the Void, screaming, and the episode eventually freeze-framed, echoing Banana Barbara's painting from the end of "The Future."

External Links[]

  • The Void on the The Amazing World of Gumball Wiki.
  • The Void on the Villains Wiki.

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