Hobbes frequently tries to get Calvin to see pleasure in little things, which is advice that Calvin almost always ignores. Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: He's the one who imparts rationality and morality into Calvin at least some of the time.Closer to Earth: He's generally more mature than Calvin and will sometimes try to give him advice if he's making a poor decision, but even then, he's not that much more mature. In later years, he also became a lot more feline - not only in looks and movement, but in behavior and outlook. Characterization Marches On: In the early years, Hobbes really wasn't all that much of a snarker, and was frequently just as immature as Calvin.Hobbes believes that tigers are superior to humans, and regularly lets Calvin know it whenever the two of them get into a philosophical argument. Cats Are Superior: Frequently invoked when quibbling with Calvin.Cats Are Snarkers: Always has a witty commentary on Calvin's thoughts or actions, usually after it's all gone bottom-up.Also, he only tries to talk Calvin out of pranks half the time, usually when they're obviously going to explode in his face the other half of the time, he's a willing accomplice. But Hobbes also greatly enjoys roughhousing at Calvin's expense, getting under his skin, or freaking him out. Hobbes has much stronger moral integrity than Calvin, calls him out on various misdeeds, and often tries to convince Calvin to seek happiness from simply virtue instead of playing pranks. He takes a lot of naps and hates being interrupted from them, but at the same time, he likes to play active games and he's known for his pouncing. Hilarity Ensues when things inevitably go haywire the way Hobbes feared. Cassandra Truth: Hobbes frequently tries to warn Calvin that whatever he's planning is a bad idea, only for Calvin to blow him off.Hobbes often tells Calvin how cute and pretty he thinks Susie is, but seeing as he's just a stuffed animal as far as Susie can tell, it never goes anywhere. Casanova Wannabe: Mostly towards Susie.He's the kind of tiger who thinks "7 + 9 = ?" needs advanced algebra and imaginary numbers to solve. Book Dumb: Hobbes isn't much better at math than Calvin is.Big Ol' Unibrow: Has a stripe above his eyes that looks like a unibrow. Big Eater: He's always hungry and will eat pretty much anything, though salmon and canned tuna are the clear favorites.Hobbes: We tigers call it lightning-quick reflexes. He's beaten up Calvin several times for doing so.Ĭalvin: A little high-strung, are we? Berserk Button: Do not interrupt his naps.Behind a Stick: In this strip, he hides his entire body behind a lamppost while waiting for Calvin to get home."I'm going so slow, I'm going backwards!"."My snowballs go faster than the speed of sound!".
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