| Emperor Zim | |
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| Homeworld | Irk |
| Assignment | To conquer/destroy Earth (Completed) |
| Gender | Male |
| Eye Color | Ruby |
| Affiliation(s) | Irken Empire |
| Notable facts | Unlike his present self, Emperor Zim actually conquers the Earth. |
| First appearance | Issue 12 |
Emperor Zim was a (possible) future counterpart of the present Zim that succeeded in taking over the Earth. In this future, Emperor Zim made the Earth into his image, with monuments and paintings of him everywhere on Earth.
His first, and only, appearance was in Issue 12.
Appearance[]
Emperor Zim wore a purple gown and large, crown-like hat, along with a dark goatee. He was fairly taller than the present Zim, though it was revealed that this was the result of high heels and not a heightening procees that he would have created.
After conquering his Earth, he resided inside a giant mansion or palace shaped like his head, and upgraded GIR (now GIRT), the Roboparents, and his gnome robots.
Personality[]
Emperor Zim seems to have finally grown out of his "Defective" nature and unlike present Zim actually is able to acknowledge when a plan of conquest is stupid. He also doesn't seem to lose time on unimportant "threats" and is more focused, ruthless, and doesn't let anything stand in his way, including his past self. However, present Zim also describes his possible future self as being "a huge jerk" and "not very kind". As shown by the appearance of future Dib's skeleton hanging in the palace dungeons, he has (in this future) finally eliminated Dib, but future Gaz's whereabouts are unknown.
He is still very obedient to his timeline's versions of Red and Purple and, unlike the present version of them, they seem to respect Zim, hinting that this timeline's Zim may have been able to turn back into the true Irken Invader he portrayed himself as in his early days.
Interestingly, but not surprisingly, Emperor Zim still has a big ego since his image is seen all across the planet and he lives in a opulent and beautiful palace resembling his head but unlike present Zim, he doesn't let his ego get in the way of his plans.
Summary[]
After taking over the Earth, Emperor Zim planned to use the Planetary Scary Fast Drive located in Australia to send the Earth straight to his future's Almighty Tallests Red and Purple. However, the present Zim from the past interfered with his plans after realizing his future self was a big jerk rather than a kind benefactor. Present Dib teamed up with present Zim to stop Emperor Zim's plans, mostly because present Zim attached a machine to Dib's head that shocks any wearer who disobeys Zim.
While at the Planet Drive Control Center in Australia, the base of the Scary Fast Drive, present Zim and Emperor Zim struggle, ending in Zim kicking his future self into the hole made by the Scary Fast Drive in Australia to rocket boost the Earth, killing him. Although since Zim is known to survive deadly situations, it's possible that Emperor Zim could pull such a miracle survival.
Facts of Doom[]
- Unlike the present version of the Tallest, the future Red and Purple in this timeline respect Emperor Zim or at the very least decreased their hatred of him, although that may have something to do with wearing the heels to make him appear taller and fool them, like how they changed Invader Larb's assignment from Bloch to Vort due to his increase in height in "The Nightmare Begins."
- This is in spite of the fact that Emperor Zim is cheating the system and defying Irken law by wearing heeled shoes to synthetically make himself taller (an Almighty Tallest cannot do this).
- While Emperor Zim hasn't shown up since Issue 12, Zim's "Burrito King" outfit in Issue 18 has been noted to be quite similar in overall appearance, hinting that Zim may eventually become Emperor Zim and the future where he conquers Earth may happen.
- Like the Tallest, Emperor Zim underestimated the damage his younger self was capable of which unfortunately led to his literal downfall.
- Emperor Zim and Hok share a similar demise as they were both tossed from a height into a hole by Zim, with them cursing his stupidity on the way down.
- Emperor Zim is one of the four characters who has conquered the Earth. The others are GIR in "The Trial", Gaz (in Zim's body) in Issue 21, and Zim himself in Enter the Florpus.
- Emperor Zim is the first Irken to be seen with a beard, with only The Elder having one as well. Ironically, both are alternate versions of Zim.
- Jhonen Vasquez revealed that purple is Zim's favorite color, this would explain why Emperor Zim wears a purple gown.
- Despite Irkens not associating crowns with royalty, Emperor Zim wears one, suggesting he got the idea from human culture.
- It's never revealed how Emperor Zim conquered the Earth.
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