- For the IDW comics character, see Techrat (comics).
| “ | Don't touch me! | „ |
| ~ Techrat's catchphrase |
Techrat (who's real name goes unstated) is the engineering genius who occasionally works for Eric Raymond. He is skilled with computers, electronics, sound equipment and laser effects. He often builds devices to vex The Holograms and he hates to be touched.
He was voiced by Charlie Adler.
History[]
Techrat is an engineer and a master of electronics. He has built many gadgets throughout the series, which can even become potentially lethal. He spends his time inside of his "Rat Hole", a secluded place where he can work alone. This is where Techrat invents all the cool and freaky gadgets for Eric Raymond, The Misfits and even The Stingers, to use against Jem and The Holograms. Techrat's place is a makeshift garage workshop full of electronic components, such as monitors, cables, diodes, circuit boards, bizarre gadgets, computers, etc. The Rat Hole outside looks like an igloo made of metal.
Appearance[]
Techrat has the left side and back of his head shaved and fashions a sort of mohawk hairstyle that falls toward the right side of his head, completely covering his right eye. His original outfit consists of a red trench coat with a yellow button up, with a light blue vest over it, and charcoal colored pants. On later appearances, he wears a gray suit with a tucked-in, purple shirt and gray dress pants.
Personality[]
Techrat is kind of agoraphobic, which means he abhors the company of people and, mostly, of being touched. This behavior is often shown toward Pizzazz, Roxy, Stormer, Jetta, Eric, and other people he has worked with. The only person he has allowed to touch him is Minx, which may hint he sees her as a possible love interest or at least a valuable colleague. It was speculated that if the series had still continued, Techrat and Minx perhaps could have had a relationship. He is very smart and a great inventor, but he can be annoyed easily if someone touches his gadgets, or himself, as seen in many episodes.
In the episode The Music Awards (Part 1), Eric hired him in order to take down The Holograms. His first gadget apparently had the purpose of making all the electric appliances in Starlight Mansion go berserk, causing Synergy's mainframe to mess up. Techrat is most likely suspicious that The Holograms have a gadget of their own to make their concerts a hit, even though he's never met Synergy.
He is a designer and developer of a lot of electronic devices that are constantly used by The Misfits or Eric Raymond.
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Trivia[]
- When Zipper was written out of the show, Techrat began appearing more often, likely in part to replace him.
- As a tech expert, Techrat essentially fills in as The Misfits' counterpart to Synergy.
- His Rat Hole looks similar to a metallic igloo.
- Techrat, Eric Raymond and Zipper all share the same voice actor, Charlie Adler.
- Christy Marx was inspired by English singer and artist, Boy George, when designing Techrat, and intended him to be an androgynous character, but Hasbro opposed to this idea, so she had to establish him as a male character instead.[1]
- Trick or Techrat was the only episode where Techrat met Jem and The Holograms face-to-face, even though he was wearing a disguise.
- The only person Techrat doesn't mind being touched by is Minx.
- Christy Marx said in an interview that if the series had continued, Techrat and Minx would have been in a relationship.
- His last appearance was in the episode That Old Houdini Magic.
- While possibly just a coincidence, Techrat's ghost disguise has a look that years later would resemble Ben 10's alien form character, Ghostfreak.[citation needed]
References[]
- ↑ JemCon 2020 - Special Guest Panel: Christy Marx at Jem Con's official YouTube channel.