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—Garu

Garu (가루, Garu) is a confident, skilled and serious ninja-in-training who is the unwilling love interest of Pucca in a number of e-cards, web animations, games, the Pucca TV show made by Jetix, and Pucca: Love Recipe. He is the deuteragonist of both the Pucca (TV series) and Pucca: Love Recipe, though is more of the second protagonists in the web animations.

Appearance[]

Garu has long hair that he keeps tied up in pigtails, round dark-colored eyes and straight eyebrows. He also typically wears a black ninja jumpsuit with a large red heart on it.

He is said to be quite attractive as several other female characters have either been in love or infatuated with him like:

Personality[]

Garu is a dedicated ninja in training who has a very serious nature and he enjoys his own company and meditation. He has been shown to almost immediately accept a quest if told it will bring him "great honor." The reason for this, although never revealed in the TV series, most likely stems from one of Garu's ancestors bringing dishonor upon his family (as was revealed in the original Flash cartoons). He tries to uphold this by helping Master Soo so he can eventually restore his family's honor. Because of this, he is put into situations he doesn't enjoy but will put up with to maintain the honor.

Garu's sense of honor can also be seen in Dong King vs. Goh Rong Part 1 and Dong King vs. Goh Rong Part 2. When Dong King makes him believe that he's his son in Part 1, he unwillingly works alongside him to help him win, in disguise. When it is revealed Dong King's helper is Garu himself, he is filled with such guilt for betraying the Goh-Rong chefs that he runs away. In Part 2, when Pucca, Abyo, and Ching try to bring him back, the guilt is too much to bear in the beginning. But during the second competition, he comes back to help the three win Goh-Rong back to redeem himself.

Garu tends to like animals and insects such as in Chicken Spots where he smiled and held a cricket. Garu is also the best friend of Abyo.

History[]

Unlike Pucca, Abyo and Ching, Garu lives independently as he lives in a small house just outside Sooga Village with Mio (Garu's pet ninja cat). Garu's house has been revealed in House of Doom to carry booby traps and other mechanical objects with the traps and objects that are either activated automatically when certain items in the house are removed or touched in any way.

Garu does not regularly speak in most animated media. This aspect of his character extends to Jetix's Pucca show and Pucca: Love Recipe. It is briefly mentioned that he's taken a "vow of silence" in the Jetix series. In the episode Trial by Fury, The Judge (Master Soo) says "Sheesh, I thought the guy would never shut up," after Garu takes the stand during the trial, although this was done in a more light-hearted fashion than anything. In Secret Santa Garu at one point in the episode was about to read aloud to Tobe (disguised as Santa at the time) his list of things he wanted for Christmas, but Tobe cut him off as he triggered the trap he set for Garu. In Hooray for Bollywood, he and Pucca both sing, although it's heavily implied that they were lip-syncing. He also cries and screams in pain from breaking his leg in A Leg Up. In Tobe's Nighttime Troubles, which technically may not count as him talking, a cuckoo clock at one point opens to reveal a small wooden figure of him whispering "cuckoo." In the episode Romancing the Clone, Garu's clone speaks throughout the entire episode in an obnoxious manner due to the effects of a dishonor potion made by Shaman who gave it to Tobe to spray Garu with it. In Prince Not So Charming, he offers Lazlo in order to conquer Pucca's heart, but he studders, therefore Jasper trying to translate for him.

It was implied that he doesn't know his past. In Pucca: Love Recipe, Dong King pretended to be Garu's Father to trick him to betray his friends. He was promised he would be told about mom and his past. He did what he was told to do. Which shows he doesn't remember his past. Why is still unknown.

Abilities[]

Garu is a ninja who has displayed advanced swordsmanship and an incredible grasp on ninjutsu. He has inhuman endurance (i.e running around the world without tiring) as he can perform super athletic feats without batting an eyelid. He has earned himself the "Fire Wasp Ninja" status with his combat skill level. Like most ninjas, Garu possesses the ability to create multiple clones of himself that give him the edge in a seemingly uneven fight (which Chang refers to as his "Garusion Illusion" Technique). He also is able to levitate himself slightly in the air whilst meditating (though this ability isn't used often).

He has also demonstrated his extensive ability to play the erhu, which quickly lulls people to sleep. Some of Garu's techniques are based on Master Hiel Kikyu's skills, who is a martial artist that Garu greatly admires.

Garu is capable of superhuman athletics and endurance, although Pucca still manages to get the best of him.

Character Variations[]

Relationships[]

Pucca[]

See: Pucca and Garu's Relationship

Garu rarely returns any feelings for Pucca as it is obviously noted that Garu will always attempt to escape from Pucca's kisses or her being clingy, much to her frustration. However, in most episodes, when Garu isn't being chased by Pucca, he is seen frequently spending some time with her even without Pucca forcing him to, Garu shares some love-hate relationship with Pucca. Although, it is unknown if Garu has genuine feelings for Pucca, but he is just shy to admit it and there are times he does genuinely appreciate Pucca's skills in fighting, but it can be Garu sees her as just a friend. He is embarrassed by Pucca being clingy or if he just wants to have time alone, but Pucca will always come at him every chance she gets. Despite all the embarrassment and clinginess, Garu is shown several times to care about Pucca's feelings and ultimately does not like seeing her crying when it is really serious. Garu, like everyone else, doesn't like seeing her mad as shown in A Force of Won after Tobe accidentally destroyed the Garu doll that Pucca is playing with, Garu and the ninja he is fighting drop the fight and ran as far as possible from her knowing what her anger is capable of.

In Pucca: Love Recipe, there are times Garu doesn't attempt to run away from Pucca when she kisses him and in one episode he willing kisses her albeit in order to help her restore her memories. In a few instances it is hinted that he may or may not like her back although it is purely speculation from the given hints and never outright stated.

Abyo[]

Abyo is Garu's best friend who more often than not irritates Garu is always sparring with the ninja whenever he is given the opportunity. Although Garu is his superior in fighting, Abyo is constantly challenging him. They both agree on disliking the clinginess of Ching and Pucca respectively, and would much rather spar than pursue any sort of romance.

Ching[]

Garu's good friend. He respects her sword abilities and gets along with her quite well. She does, however, often support Pucca's pursuits of him, much to his chagrin.

Tobe[]

Garu's eternal rival whose schemes to eradicate Garu once and for all mostly fail even without Pucca's intervention. Garu spars with Tobe much more intensely than with other people, indicating that Garu considers Tobe to be a much more serious opponent. It is interesting to note that they got along insanely well when they were stuck together in Stuck on Goo, having empathy for each other's hardships and implying that their fundamental personalities click quite well.

Ring Ring[]

See: Ring Ring and Garu's Relationship

Garu is shown to greatly fear Ring Ring that he will challenge her on something almost to immediately back down on it. He seems to find her tolerable, such as when he happily rescued her in Four-Alarm Fire, but will not hold back from opposing her when she is being evil, such as in He Loves Me Not. In the third season, she fell in love with him. However, much like with Pucca he is not interested in showing her any affection and attempts to run away from her when she does so.

Chefs[]

In the Jetix series, he will do tasks like he did in the episode Funny Love Eruption. He will occasionally do this when honor is involved. He also returns to the restaurant quite often to eat the chefs famous noodles, which is the most popular dish. The chefs do support Pucca often in her pursuit of what they like to say "Funny Love." Mostly other than honor related tasks, when has an issue like in Itsy Bitsy Enemy Within, or just there to eat, there isn't much else. However, in the Chef Napped three part special, he did help to recuse the chefs from being captured. In the season 3 Pucca:Love Recipe, it shows that he actually works/helps the chefs. There is a lot of respect between Garu and the chefs. He is their main source for ingredients so they can make their famous dishes. He is typically seen often in the season 3 to carry around a bag to carry ingredients with. He finds some source of interest, he will return them to the chefs so they can make even more new dishes. Quite a difference between the Jetix version and the season 3 version.

Trivia[]

  • Garu weighs 169 pounds.[1]
  • Garu dislikes it when people make fun of him.
  • There is one episode in the Jetix series where Garu broke his vow of silence.
    • In Rootin' Tootin' Ninjas, when Garu and Abyo were on a mountain they fell off of it. Very hard to hear but, you can hear Garu says get off to Abyo. He made of said it on during their unluck situation. However, now that was said he technically did break is vow of silence. The show nor character Abyo never mentioned it.
  • When being flashed by the camera, Garu experiences epileptic shocks and is blinded for a couple of moments.
  • In And the Band Played Rong, Garu is shown to be able to play the Erhu (Chinese violin), which irritates Tobe whenever he plays it.
  • In Itsy Bitsy Enemy Within, Garu has white blood cells that resemble him, which defends his body from intruders. They were turned red after Pucca kisses them.
    • Because of this, he now has new antibodies called the pucca antivirus, that of which are green and shaped like Pucca's head.
  • In Fab Abyo, after being attacked with hair curlers, Garu's pigtails are released to finally show his true hair, which is long with blue highlights.
    • However, the blue coloring may be a factor of the curlers (such as hair dye) and not his natural hair color.
  • Garu is absent in Chef Slump, A Better Boyfriend, Peace Out, Enter the Dragon Girls and It's a Ring Ring Thing within the Jetix series.
  • Garu is the second non-divine character who has managed to have the power to go to a plane beyond the physical, the first is Pucca.
  • In the Jetix series, Garu has almost been forced into a marriage four times against his will. These were with Heidi, Ring Ring, a female rabbit and Pucca. Lucky for him something always happened before marriages are done.
  • In Pucca:Love Recipe, Garu doesn't seem to know who his father is nor his mother or at least what happened to her. Due to this new information, maybe there will be a new season in the future to explain, but not yet confirmed.
  • Garu has been referred to as Pucca´s boyfriend on multiple ocassions by the VOOZ company itself (some examlples shown are the official wallpapers on the old 2003-2005 old puccaclub website) and even by one of their two main creators Kim Boo Kyung himself on an interview with Daum

Gallery[]

Garu/Image Gallery

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pucca Is" (NOTE: To find info on Garu on the page, wait for the flash plugin to load then click Garu's face on the bottom right corner.) - puccaclub.com
  2. Official Facebook page (11/11/2019)
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