Editing Marvin the Martian (section)

==History==
{{Further|List of Marvin the Martian cartoons}}
Marvin hails from the planet [[Mars]], but is often found elsewhere. He is often accompanied by his dog "[[List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters#K-9|K-9]]", and sometimes by other creatures: One gag, first used in ''[[Hare-Way to the Stars]]'' (1958), involved candy-sized "Instant Martians" that become full-size upon addition of drops of water.

Marvin wears a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] soldier's uniform, with basketball shoes resembling the [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]] brand. The helmet and skirt that he wears are green and his suit is red (in a few of the original shorts, his suit was green and the helmet and skirt golden). His head is a black sphere with only eyes for features. The curved crest of his helmet appears, with the [[broom|push-broom]]-like upper section, to comically resemble the helm of an ancient Greek [[hoplite]], or the [[Galea (helmet)|galea]] of a Roman [[centurion]]. The appearance of the combination of Marvin's head and helmet led to Bugs Bunny referring to him as a "bowling ball wearing a [[spittoon]]" in one short. Marvin speaks with a soft, nasally voice, and often speaks [[technobabble]]. He is also known for his trademark quotes "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!", "Isn't that lovely?", and "This makes me very angry, very angry indeed." (which is usually followed by him huffing and puffing).  His voice sounds similar to the one used for [[Claude Cat]].

On numerous occasions, Marvin has tried to destroy the Earth with his "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" (sometimes pronounced "Illudium Pu-36" or "Uranium Pu-36").<ref>Differences of opinion exist regarding the correct pronunciation; Chuck Jones rendered the modulator's name as Q-36 in print in ''Chuck Amuck : The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist'' (New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989; {{ISBN|0-374-12348-9}}), p. 213.</ref> The original reference to "[[Uranium]] Pu-36" was changed to "Illudium PU-36" in subsequent cartoons. The "Pu" is a reference to [[plutonium]]. Marvin always laboriously over-pronounces the name of the device, which resembles a stick of [[dynamite]], in order to avoid any possibility of confusing it with some other similar form of explosive technology.<ref>Adamson, Joe (1990). Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare. Henry Holt. {{ISBN|0-8050-1855-7}}</ref> Marvin attempts to destroy the Earth because, he reasons, "it obstructs my view of [[Venus]]"; he has been trying to destroy the Earth for more than two millennia, suggesting that members of his species, and possibly Martian creatures in general, have extremely long lifespans. Marvin is consistently foiled by Bugs Bunny. He has battled for space territory, [[Planets beyond Neptune#Planet X|Planet X]], with [[Daffy Duck]], a.k.a. ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]''.

===Later appearances===
He has appeared in three animated shows&nbsp;— as a toddler in ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'', as a primary antagonist in the ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'' television series and as a supporting character in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''.
* In ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'', Baby Marvin shares a lot of similarities with his adult counterpart. His helmet, however, sports a propeller rather than a push-broom. Also, his shoes are smaller in proportion. He appears in the episode entitled [[List of Baby Looney Tunes episodes#Season 2 (2002-03, Kids' WB)|''War of the Weirds'']] as a visitor to Granny's house. Throughout most of the episode, he is nonverbal as he is too shy to talk to the babies; he fidgets and mumbles when Baby Bugs and Baby Taz try to talk to him. He tries to make friends, but he is shunned and ridiculed by the babies (except for [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Baby Taz]]) for being "weird". The babies still shun and play tricks on him, until he cries. Baby Taz courageously befriends him and speaks on his behalf. He fixes Baby Bugs' broken toy rocket and is able to talk when Baby Bugs offered to play his toy. The babies feel guilty for being unfriendly and they eventually befriend him. He is mainly featured in the song ''Oh Where Has My Martian Gone?'' (based on the children's song "[[Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?]]"), and made appearances in a few other music videos.
* In ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'', he is a Martian commander in service of the Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee. This show reused his original name from ''The Hasty Hare'' (although the opening credits list him as Marvin playing Commander X-2, in the same way as Daffy is playing [[Duck Dodgers]]).
* Marvin the Martian appears in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' episode "Reunion" and appeared in the "Merrie Melodies" short "I'm a Martian", voiced by [[Eric Bauza]]. Here, he is described as a former classmate of Daffy's who has been plotting to destroy Earth since graduation. The episode also has a flashback, in which it is revealed that the yellow headdress on the top of his helmet is actually his hair, showing that in high school (before he started wearing the helmet) he kept it down.

Over a decade prior to any of these, he guest-starred in a ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' segment titled "Duck Dodgers Jr.", where he was accompanied by an apprentice named [[Marcia the Martian]].

He was also in a ''[[Taz-Mania]]'' episode "The Man from M.A.R.S." and had a cameo appearance in ''[[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]]'' ("What's the Frequency, Kitty?").

Marvin also made appearances on ''[[Animaniacs]]'', notably in the [[Mindy and Buttons]] short subject, "Cat on a Hot Steel Beam" (which also featured the cute kitten [[Marc Antony and Pussyfoot|Pussyfoot]]) and in "Star Warners", along with his dog K-9, and most recently in a [[MetLife]] commercial.

[[Cartoon Network]] also created a 2-minute filler piece featuring Marvin, entitled "Mars Forever" by [[Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician)|Fantastic Plastic Machine]]. It's a disco-style video combining clips of Marvin and Bugs Bunny from their encounters in "Haredevil Hare", "Hare-Way to the Stars", as well as bits of "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century" and "[[Rocket-Bye Baby]]".

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Marvin has also appeared in a number of video games. He served as the main antagonist in the [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] video games ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]'' and ''[[Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble]]'', the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] game ''[[Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions]]'', and the [[Game Boy Color]] game ''[[Looney Tunes Collector: Alert!]]''. He also appeared in ''[[Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time]]'' for the PlayStation where he was the boss of Dimension X, and in the final level of ''[[Sheep, Dog, 'n' Wolf]]''. He is also a recurring enemy in the Quantum Beep stages of ''[[Road Runner's Death Valley Rally]]'' for Super NES. He also was an enemy in ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action (video game)|Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''. He is also a playable character in ''[[Looney Tunes: Space Race]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes: Marvin Strikes Back!]]'' ''[[Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal]]'', and ''[[MultiVersus]]''.

Marvin was also cast as the referee in ''[[Space Jam]]'' (though he did not stay to referee the whole game due to Bupkus beating him up), and then later had a major role in ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' where he was hired by the ACME chairman ([[Steve Martin]]), to finish DJ ([[Brendan Fraser]]) and the gang at Area 52. In the film's climax, he reappears to bring the Blue Monkey diamond to the ACME satellite, but is thwarted by Bugs (who he duels in a parody of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Jango Fett]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'') and Daffy (who arrives as [[Duck Dodgers]] to save Bugs after he is exhausted from the battle).

Marvin appeared in the Looney Tunes version of ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]'' as an employee at Daffy Duck's "Lucky Duck Super Store". Marvin was homesick for his planet, Mars, and wanted to go back for Christmas (but also mentions that he is planning to destroy the Earth as well). At first, Daffy does not let him take Christmas off, since he expects the employees to work on Christmas Day. After being visited by the abrasive yet well-intentioned Christmas ghosts, Daffy is redeemed, and as part of a surprise Christmas celebration, gives Marvin a rocket that will go faster than the speed of light, allowing him to make it to Mars by yesterday.

Marvin is the main antagonist in ''[[Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run]]''. In the film, he plots to turn the Earth invisible and sends his henchman [[Cecil Turtle]] (who posed as a government agent) and a pair of disguised Instant Martians to get [[Lola Bunny]]'s perfume which is able to turn anything invisible. However, his plan is fooled by Bugs Bunny, who gets Marvin to accidentally destroying his lair (and Mars as a whole).

In nearly all of his appearances, Marvin is shown using a raygun that fires either bubbles of pliable plastic or energy beams, and he is seen in ''[[Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century]]'', with [[Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|Gossamer]], a hairy red monster, as his assistant.

Marvin made a brief cameo in the 2003–2007 [[Fridays (Cartoon Network)|CN Fridays]] intro.

Marvin's descendant Melvin (voiced by [[Joe Alaskey]]) appeared as a one-time antagonist in ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''.

Marvin is a minor character in ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', voiced by [[Eric Bauza]], where he appears alongside K-9 after Bugs claims Tune World in the name of the Earth. Marvin arrives to claim Tune World in the name of Mars, though Bugs tricks him into thinking that Tune World is in the clear. Bugs hijacks Marvin's ship and retreats with [[LeBron James]] to find the other Tunes. A recurring gag is that Marvin gets knocked out by the hatch of his ship everytime he regains consciousness.

Marvin appears in the preschool series ''[[Bugs Bunny Builders]]'', debuting in the episode ''Blast Off''.

Marvin appears as a playable character in the video game ''[[Multiversus]]'' as a projectile based character who uses his rayguns and a Martian ship that fires rockets.