Wilt is a central character on Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, a cartoon show that aired on Cartoon Network in the early 21st century. He is tall, red, and missing his left arm, yet still extremely apologetic, caring, and helpful. He is easily my favorite character in this show.
This character was obviously designed to make him a sympathetic character, and it is very well done in that regard. His back story is purposely sad and depressing- making us feel bad for him when he loses that basketball game. We see him reach the very lowest; running away from his creator Jordan Michaels (obviously Michael Jordan) after being injured- the same injuries that will later cost him the use of his left eye and most of his left am. It is due to this depressing back story that he is secretive and aversive when it comes to talking about his creator- he believes he let him down, and that make him such a good subject for hurt/comfort fanfiction.Yet this bad back story doesn't interfere with his personality, and he faces each day with a smile on his face and a kind, open heart. It is this infectious, lovable personality, coupled with his trauma and the fact that he is adorkable that make Wilt my favorite character. I mean, he was going to get revenge but just got sidetracked doing good deeds for others, showing that he is super selfless and helpful, even when it does no good to him.
Even more amazing is his sacrifice for Jordan, he creator. When Jordan was about to be crushed by Foul Larry, a gargantuan, basketball themed imaginary friend, he jumped into action and pushed Jordan out of the way, resulting in his arm being crushed and his eye destroyed- causing the aforementioned physical ailments.
Compared to the rest of the characters, Wilt is the most complex and likable. Bloo can be too much of a jerk, Eduardo is not the most complex character, Coco is impossible to understand, Cheese is just plain annoying, and Mac is a bit too generic of a character. Meanwhile, Wilt is sane, helpful, and athletic (he was created to teach, and is ridiculously good at, basketball). Plus, he is one of the only cartoon (not anime or movie) characters I can think of who is missing a limb- which just makes him more compelling. All in all, he is a kind soul.
Also, I ship him with Frankie so hard! (They are so cute together!)
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