Dr. Marbles

Dr. Marbles

Cyberchase character

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category Species
Cyborg

male Gender
Male

palette Favorite color
Blue

work Occupation
Mechanic and assistant to Motherboard

family_restroom Relatives
Sleight O'Hand (nephew)
Lady Ada Lovelace (girlfriend)
Motherboard(creation) Hacker (creation)

sentiment_satisfied Allies
Motherboard, Digit, Ada Lovelace, The Cybersquad

sentiment_extremely_dissatisfied Enemies
Hacker

record_voice_over Voice actor
Richard Binsley (Cyberchase)
Karim Morgan (Cyberchase: Carnival Chaos, Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest)

skip_previous Debut
Lost My Marbles

Dr. Marbles, affectionately called "the Doc" by Digit, is a brilliant mechanic who recurrently appears in Cyberchase. He is Motherboard's chief technician, Hacker's creator, Lady Ada Lovelace's girlfriend, and Sleight O'Hand's uncle. He is currently trying to restore Motherboard to her full power. Although Dr. Marbles originally created Hacker as an assistant, he also carried out his banishment. Hacker now antagonizes the doctor as a result, so Marbles works in secret and only occasionally crosses paths with the CyberSquad. Initially considered a main character, Dr. Marbles rarely appears after Season 3. He debuts in the first prequel webisode, "How It All Started: Webisode 1", and the first episode of the Cyberchase television series, "Lost My Marbles".

Physical appearance[]

Dr. Marbles has lavender skin, a blue mustache and eyebrows, yellow eyes, red glasses, and what appears to be a light bulb for the upper part of his head, which flashes red when there is danger nearby^[1]. Dr. Marbles wears a light blue jacket with dark blue at the collar and wrists, blue pants, and black boots.

In "The Cyberchase Movie", Dr. Marbles has a long beard in a lighter shade of blue than his mustache.

Personality[]

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Dr. Marbles usually speaks in computer jargon, such as "Backspace!" instead of saying "Hold on!", "Your file is closed!" for "You're finished!", and "We must exit this program!" for "We must leave this place!"

He appears to be organized, but in an unusual manner. As demonstrated in "Cool It", he alphabetizes the contents of his refrigerator.

His favorite book is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig and his favorite movie is Tron.

Relationships[]

Hacker[]

After Hacker removed the Encryptor Chip from Motherboard, Dr. Marbles had the opportunity to permanently delete him but chose instead to take away his power supply and banish him to the Northern Frontier. Because of this, Hacker needs to regularly recharge himself with his recharger chair. Therefore, it is possible that Hacker hates Dr. Marbles more than anyone else. Some of Hacker's earliest schemes have involved attacking him personally, making him his prisoner, and using him to his advantage such as in "Castleblanca" when he tried to use Marbles' brain power to activate Gigabyte. In "Step by Step", Hacker reminds Dr. Marbles that when he first built him, he gave him brain power equal to his, which is evident as to how Hacker is such a formidable foe towards him. Overall, what started as a seemingly simple relationship, as assumed in the flashback in "A Piece of the Action", has become nothing more than a bitter struggle between creator and creation.

Lady Ada Lovelace[]

Dr. Marbles has a love interest in Lady Ada Lovelace, as shown in "Hugs and Witches".

Character bios[]

"Meet the CyberSquad" bio (2001)[]

"The encryptor's modules have trans-morphed into..." Translation: not entirely sure- but it's Dr. Marbles' way of saying he's trying to restore Motherboard to her full power.
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite book: “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” by Robert M. Pirsig
Favorite Movie: Tron

List of inventions[]

Orbtion reabsorbtion^[2]
Symmetrizer^[3]
Shrink ray^[4]

Appearances[]

"Lost My Marbles" (debut)
"Castleblanca"
"R-Fair City" (mentioned)
"Snow Day to be Exact" (mentioned)
"Clock Like an Egyptian"
"The Secrets of Symmetria"
"A Day at the Spa" (flashback)
"Eureeka"
"Trading Places"
"Less Than Zero"
"Hugs and Witches"
"All the Right Angles"
"The Guilty Party" (mentioned)
"A Piece of the Action" (flashback)
"The Snelfu Snafu - Part 1"
"The Snelfu Snafu - Part 2"
"The Case of the Missing Memory" (mentioned)
"Inside Hacker" (mentioned)
"Step by Step"
"The Cyberchase Movie, Part 1"
"The Cyberchase Movie, Part 2"
"Fit To Be Heroes" (mentioned)
"Composting in the Clutch" (flashback)

Gallery[]

Main article: Dr. Marbles/gallery

Trivia[]

Dr. Marbles has an unknown sibling because he has a nephew: Sleight O'Hand, Cyberspace's most famous pickpocket seen in "The Guilty Party".
The name Marbles might be in reference to the Parthenon Marbles which were removed from Greece in the in the early 19th century. This is supported by the fact that several characters with a similar lightbulb styled hat or head appear in Mount Olympus. Additionally, the names Hieronymus and Archimedes, two characters closely associated with Marbles also refer Greek historical figures.
He has somewhat of a British accent.

References[]

↑ "Clock Like An Egyptian"
↑ "Snow Day to be Exact". "And, thanks to Dr. Marbles' invention of orbtion reabsorbtion—the ball never gets hot."
↑ "Secrets of Symmetria". "The Symmetrizer, by the way, was invented by the brilliant Dr. Marbles."
↑ "Inside Hacker". "I can't believe this old shrink ray invention of Dr. Marbles' actually works!"

[1] "Clock Like An Egyptian"

[2] "Snow Day to be Exact". "And, thanks to Dr. Marbles' invention of orbtion reabsorbtion—the ball never gets hot."

[3] "Secrets of Symmetria". "The Symmetrizer, by the way, was invented by the brilliant Dr. Marbles."

[4] "Inside Hacker". "I can't believe this old shrink ray invention of Dr. Marbles' actually works!"

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