Eddsworld

''Eddsworld'' is a British Flash-animated web series created by Edd Gould. Since its premiere on 21 December 2004, the series has been published through Newgrounds, DeviantArt, YouTube, Albino Blacksheep, Tumblr, SheezyArt, and an official website.

Following Gould's death on 25 March 2012, Thomas Ridgewell (the former voice actor of Tom) became the series' new showrunner, launching a crowdfunding campaign to continue the show titled ''Eddsworld: Legacy''. Preceding the release of ''Eddsworld: Legacy'''s final episode, Ridgewell announced he was leaving the show and handing control of the series to Matthew Hargreaves (voice actor of Matt) and Gould's family. To this day, Hargreaves remains as the last original member of the foursome working on the series.

On 1 January 2017, the show's website went back online with new ''Eddsworld'' comics written and illustrated by Matt Hargreaves. On 1 August 2020, a new short titled "Fan Service 2" was released to kick off a new era of the show called ''Eddsworld Beyond'', with Hargreaves as showrunner. Previously drawn and animated entirely by Gould, the ''Legacy'' and ''Beyond'' eras of the series employ a team of artists from around the world. , the ''Eddsworld'' YouTube channel has more than 4 million subscribers.

At the time of Gould's death, his YouTube channel had the most subscribers in the comedian category for the United Kingdom and was the 4th most viewed comedian in the United Kingdom. ''Eddsworld'' was noticed by the organizers of the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference who commissioned an episode about climate change, used in the opening ceremony of the conference.

Synopsis

''Eddsworld'' follows the misadventures of a group of young adult "morons" living together in a house somewhere in London: Edd, an artist obsessed with Coca-Cola and telling puns; Tom, a jaded nihilist and alcoholic who lacks visible eyeballs (it is constantly debated by the fandom whether he has no eyes, or if they are just completely black); Matt, a dim-witted narcissist; and (prior to his departure) Tord, a trigger-happy Norwegian addicted to hentai, a gun expert, and an interested communist. The series is generally episodic, and typically has little, if any, continuity between episodes. This results in many episodes featuring the characters dying, and then appearing in the next episode as if nothing happened, particularly in episodes before "Moving Targets".

Cast and characters

Overview

Main

The protagonists of Eddsworld are exaggerated parodies of series creator Edd Gould and his friends.

* Edd (voiced by Edd Gould 004–2012 Tim Hautekiet 012–2016 George Gould 020–present – An adventurous artist with a green hoodie who tells puns and likes Coca-Cola and bacon.
* Tom (voiced by Alex L'Abbé 004 Thomas Ridgewell 005–2016 Ed Templer 021–present – A cynical, alcoholic bass guitarist with a blue hoodie and empty eye sockets. He frequently gets dragged along on Edd's adventures despite his protests. He had a rivalry with Tord prior to the latter's departure and owns a bass guitar named Susan.
* Matt (voiced by Matt Hargreaves) – A self-obsessed, dim-witted narcissist with a purple hoodie, green overcoat, and a distinct chiseled chin (he originally just wore a black tee-shirt with "I Heart M@" printed on it).
* Tord (voiced by Alex L'Abbé 004–2005 Tord "Larsson" Welhaven 005–2008 Jamie Spicer-Lewis 016 – A trigger-happy, hentai-addicted Norwegian inventor with a red hoodie (originally a black overcoat) often seen smoking. He has a rivalry with Tom and dislikes "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows". Tord moves away in the episode "25ft Under the Seat" to pursue his own interests, and returns with malicious intent in "The End".

Supporting

* Eduardo (voiced by Chris O'Neill 010–2011 Brock Baker 014–present – Edd's next-door Neighbour and rival. He is obsessed with one-upping him and enjoys rubbing his misfortunes in his face.
* Jon (voiced by Eddie Bowley 010–2016 – Eduardo's housemate and counterpart to Tom. He is extremely unintelligent, and is physically abused by Eduardo for petty reasons. He is killed in "The End (Part 2)" as an indirect casualty during the battle between Edd's friends and Tord.
* Mark (voiced by Ben Rudman) – Eduardo's housemate and counterpart to Matt. Like his friends, he takes pleasure in constantly rubbing his neighbors' failures in their faces. After Jon's death, Mark comforts Eduardo during the latter's depression. How he survived during the events of The End Part 2 is yet to be revealed.
* The Evil Director (voiced by Christopher Bingham) – A villainous film director who attempted to clone Edd and his friends to bolster the sales of his film in the episode "Spares". He is accompanied by his assistant Larry, who hardly tolerates his idiocy.
* Paul (voiced by Paul ter Voorde 008–2013 – A Dutch military guard who takes on multiple roles throughout the series.
* Zanta Claws (voiced by Josh Tomar) – A zombie Santa Claus intent on destroying Christmas. He attacks and murders anyone who he sees as naughty, his frequent targets being Edd and company, and has a grudge with his successor.
* Ell (voiced by Vicky Gould) – The gender-swapped version of Edd.
* Tamara (voiced by Chloe Dungate 015 Rachel Kiki 020–present – The gender-swapped version of Tom.
* Matilda (voiced by Alice Ann Stacey 015 Jennifer Bingham 020–present – The gender-swapped version of Matt.

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2000s YouTube series
2004 web series debuts
2010s YouTube series
2020s YouTube series
British adult animated comedy television series
British animated web series
British comedy web series
Flash cartoons
Independent animation