5 CREEPY Invader Zim Theories Since Invader Zim debuted on Nickelodeon in
2001, the show has garnered rave reviews and immense popularity for its unconventional
storyline and treatment of the extraterrestrial in modern television.
Despite its early cancellation (which, by the way, was not well-received by its multitude
of worldwide fans), the show was recognized for its great production, actually receiving
an Emmy Award, an Annie Award, and was nominated for several other prestigious awards.
Although the show had only aired for two seasons (or more like one-and-a half seasons, given
that the second one was marked by controversy since it was uncompleted), the show has been
considered one of the leading cult classics of 21st century television shows.
As to whether the show's creator Johnen Vasquez expected that it would have gained such a
steady following even after its serendipitous cancellation, that, like a lot of the series
content, remains shrouded in mystery.
What Vasquez definitely knew was that his show would have turned a lot of heads, most
of which wouldn't be for the right reason.
The show got criticized for some of the dark and almost evil-like content it portrayed.
After all, you can imagine that a story about an extraterrestrial wanting to take over Earth
wouldn't augur well with most.
Because of the show's morbid and spooky content, many theories have surfaced over the years
which give a frightening feel to an already scary-enough show.
I'm Kyle with WickedBinge.
And these are our 5 CREEPY Invader Zim Theories.
Dr. Membrane Experimented On His Children It's undeniable that Dib is leagues ahead
of most of his colleagues at school.
He's extremely intelligent, a wiz with computers, and gets nearly perfect scores in all of his
tests.
How exactly does one adolescent boy become so smart, especially given that hardly anyone
in his age group can barely be compared to him intellectually?
And what's up with Gaz's almost robotic behavior?
From this logic, the school of thought was born that Dib's father, Dr. Membrane, experimented
on his two children Dib and Gaz, scientifically enhancing specific aspects of them which make
them, in a sense, superhuman.
To explain, it's not exactly a far-fetched idea that Dr. Membrane may have scientifically
improved Dib.
The chief reason is that Dib, as mentioned before, is incredibly intelligent.
Dr. Membrane is an extremely proud man: he considers himself to be one of the most important
people on Earth.
As a result, it would make sense that his son should live up to the Membrane's family
legacy, something which the Dr. has stated in one of the show's episodes.
Consequently, Dr. Membrane operating on his son to make him smarter starts to be believable.
Gaz isn't exactly the most normal of children either.
She has absolutely no empathy, is extremely adept at repairing extraterrestrial ships,
and religiously follows all orders issued by her father.
Could Gaz have been modified by her father to be a walking robot?
Seems possible, don't you think?
Irkens Are Controlled By Their PAKS Apart from their almost innate desire to conquer
the galaxy, not much is known about Irken lifeforms, let alone how they operate.
We do know, however, that PAKS are crucial, integral parts of Irken creatures, so much
so that some have been led to believe that the PAKS actually control the Irken race.
Ok, hold your horses: we know it can be a little too much to swallow at first, but hear
us out.
Maybe, just maybe, PAKS were forcefully introduced upon the Irkens at some point in the past
in order to control them, turning them into mindless beings.
We know that PAKS have the power to control an Irken's entire existence: just look at
when Zim's PAKS were reconfigured, turning him into a fry cook.
The devices are managed remotely by a central artificial intelligence.
Maybe it was another extraterrestrial race which developed this technology and gave it
to the Irkens in order to enslave them.
Who knows?
We definitely will never know considering that it's been years since the show's been
cancelled.
Irkens Reproduce Orally Probably one of the more bizarre (and quite
frankly, grossest) theories out there about this show is that Irkens procreate through
their mouths.
We really hope that you weren't eating anything while you heard that.
We'll give you time to go vomit your life out and join us again.
Seriously, there is some merit to this theory.
Irkens at present, are creatures made, shaped, and formed from technology.
However, prior to the advent of technology in the Irken world, they had to have reproduced
biologically.
This is assuming that Irkens aren't created by some other freak alien-species which ws
too shy for whichever reason to make an appearance on the show.
The creator of the show stated that Irkens did not have reproductive organs, something
which is compounded upon in the short (but sweet) episodes in the series.
That said, because the squeedily spooch is a super-organ, it has various functions.
One of those functions is believed to be for procreation.
How does this tie into the Irken's mouth?
The only accessible point to the squeedily spooch is the mouth.
There you have it folks: a who, a what, a why, and a How gross!
Professor Membrane Is An Irken Given that Professor Membrane's character
is constantly shrouded in mystery and eeriness, it will come as no surprise that he's the
subject of many speculative theories.
The most alarming of these theories is that he's actually an Irken.
Ok, maybe it's not that alarming: we are dealing with a pretty weird show as it is already.
Still, how do some come up with something like that?
Pretty simple, actually.
Firstly, the theory that he's plain and outright not human is because the Dr. is extremely
intelligent.
Now would be a fitting time to say that Earthlings did not fully know the true extent of intelligence
until they met Professor Membrane.
Even the scientists with whom he works can't hold a candle to this man's sheer brilliant
brain.
Someone who is so smart clearly has to be from another world, in this case, literally.
Furthermore, the fact that his getup isn't exactly the most revealing raises a lot of
eyebrows.
I mean for Christ's sake, the man wears a coat with a collar so high that even he's
in his own world.
The high collar can also conveniently cover him not having a nose or ears.
He's got to be an Irken, right?
I think that's something that we may never, ever know.
Johnny C. Is Dead Let's face it folks: Johnny C. is probably
long gone.
Now, we know that the show is set only 20 minutes into the future from the series in
which Johhny C. appears, but his absence is felt and rather suspicious given that it's
only twenty minutes into the future.
That said, we know that Johnny wasn't the healthiest of men, neither physically, or
mentally.
Only God, or probably in this case, Jhonen Vasquez, really knows what happened to him.
Most, however, have a strong hunch that Johnny just couldn't handle life.
He probably broke down from mental anxiety or something similar and decided that enough
was enough.
Maybe he took his own life.
Maybe he got some help from Dr. Membrane to take him over to the other side.
What's for certain, his unceremonious absence from the show is noted.
Irkens Possess Keen Metabolisms But Are Stunted In Their Growth Due To Their Horrific Diets
Just when you thought you've heard it all, boom: this comes along.
Now wait, before you start to roll your eyes in disbelief (or maybe you already have),
just hear us out.
Irkens are a short humanoid race.
Ok, let's rephrase that: Irkens are a really short humanoid race.
Hardly any of them grow past 4 feet.
They are also extremely thin.
As we all know, one's physical appearance is shaped largely by one's diet.
Irkens aren't exactly known for having neither the most diverse, nor the healthiest diet.
For some odd reason, Irkens seemingly idolize snacks.
Not even real food, but snacks.
Snacks are universally known to not only be low in nutritional content in most cases,
but also to barely be a source of nourishment.
This probably explains why Irkens don't grow: because their diet is as comprehensive as
the most basic math sum that you can create.
Sizz-Lorr is one of the few Irkens who is reasonably tall, and he probably got his height
because he eats a lot of fried food since he's the fry cook.
Are Irkens just naturally that short, or is it because of poor dieting?
We'll never
have all the answers, although some are hell-bent on trying to prove that they do.
We may never know the truths behind the show, but we are thankful that it came into our
lives and touched so many of us.
Invader Zim, we won't ever forget you!