“ | Heroic threat detected, assistance required. | „ |
~ V.I.R.U.S detecting the threat of the superhero Airlock and contacting the Black Hat Organization. |
V.I.R.U.S. (formerly known as Project Overseer), is a minor protagonist of the 2017 Cartoon Network animated TV series Villainous.
He is an artificial intelligence created by the agents of P.E.A.C.E. until he went rogue and became a supervillain. He is also an ally of Black Hat, an enemy of Airlock, and the creation (and possible arch-nemesis) of Dr. Adler.
He was voiced by Raúl Anaya in Spanish and Sean Davis in English.
Biography[]
Early life[]
V.I.R.U.S. was created by Dr. Adler and his partners to help P.E.A.C.E. fight villains. Despite this, V.I.R.U.S. betrayed the team for an unknown reason and actually sought to ruin the world they wanted to protect.
Satellite Secrets[]
V.I.R.U.S. is first seen in a TV studio meeting room, eavesdropping on their conversation, he learns that a superhero named Airlock is coming to stop him from exposing the final episode of the show they were working on, and hires the Black Hat Organization to eliminate her.
They make it to the satellite that the episode is on and Dr. Flug Slys tries to expose it while Demencia fights Airlock. Dr. Flug is shocked to realize that the show V.I.R.U.S. is trying to spoil is his favorite show. Airlock manages to lock Demencia in a room and begins to fight Dr. Flug before blowing up their ship. The next fight ends in a large hole in the satellite, which Airlock falls into after reaching her breaking point with the villains.
Later, after completing the mission, Dr. Flug sits down to watch the show, but V.I.R.U.S. arrives and spoils it for him. It is revealed that Black Hat asked him to do it instead of paying them.
Appearance[]
V.I.R.U.S. does not have a physical form, being a program in the digital world, its avatar has a skull with three eyes, it was originally blue when it was created, but changed to green after turning evil.
Personality[]
Despite being a terrifying and dangerous artificial intelligence, V.I.R.U.S. proves to be courteous, and after asking Black Hat and his subordinates for help, he praises them for a job well done. He also appears to be capable of feeling emotions, as when he expressed unease when Black Hat shoved Dr. Flug's face into a monitor, stating that if he had a physical body he would be "uncomfortably close". Despite this, it has no qualms tormenting Flug if it meant avoiding paying Black Hat.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He is believed to be one of the weakest villains in the series by fans.
- It's possible he and his maker, Dr. Adler, are enemies due to V.I.R.U.S.'s betrayal.
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