Crimson Chin
The Crimson Chin is a comic-book superhero from the animated series The Fairly OddParents. Timmy Turner, a central character on the show, is a big fan of his. The Chin is voiced by Jay Leno, who is known for having a large chin in real life. The character's name and costume are both overt allusions to the Crimson Avenger.
The Crimson Chin, like Captain Proton or Reptar, can be thought of as a meta-fiction character, in that they are fictional within the fiction franchises for which they were designed.
History
In reference to his voice actor, the Chin was originally a popular late-night talk show host who gained his powers by being bitten on the chin by a radioactive celebrity; since then, he has taken the responsibility of protecting the city of Chincinatti, taking the secret identity of Charles Hampton Indigo for the local newspaper, The Daily Blabbity. This is an obvious spoof of Spider-Man, as Peter Parker is bitten on the hand by a radioactive spider and he works for the Daily Bugle. Also, his secret identity is a spoof of Clark Kent.
One of the Crimson Chin's idiosyncrasies is his tendency to use odd metaphors in his inspirational speeches (e.g. "As long as there is one smoldering ember on the barbecue of justice, you can still cook a mighty steak...of VICTORY!"), which is possibly inspired by another superhero parody, The Tick (coincidentally, his costume design is also similar to The Tick).
In some of the adventures involving the Crimson Chin, Timmy enters the comic books he is reading (thanks to Cosmo and Wanda) and takes the role of Cleft, the Boy Chin Wonder (a tribute to Robin), and acts as his sidekick. Wanda and Cosmo, in turn, act as Timmy's two dog sidekicks, Ace the Chin-Hound and Clefto (a tribute to Batman's and Superman's respective super-pets, Ace the Bat-Hound and Krypto).
The Crimson Chin also has a selection of villains in his rogues gallery, consisting of:
The Body of Evil
- The Bronze Kneecap - This knee-themed badguy became the Crimson Chin's enemy when the Chin injured Ron Handbone's kneecap at a jai-alai game leaving Handbone in 3rd for the umpteenth time. The Chin rubbed it in his face, so Handbone melted down all his bronze 3rd-place trophies into a high-tech suit and became: The Bronze Kneecap! Cleft/Masked Magician asked why he didn't move on. He answered that CC didn't apologize, but the Chin refused to. Kneecap tried to destroy the Chincinatti City Hall by using a giant mechanical leg to kick a giant soccer ball. Another of his secret weapons is a hairy bronze leg-shaped rocket.
- The Iron Lung - This lung-themed villain is a robot that can blow wind out of its mouth or suck in objects like a vacuum cleaner. He intterupted the Chincinatti 200th Birthday Celebration by blowing the giant cake towards the Statue of Chincinatti. But he was defeated when Cleft produced a 1947 Buick Packard from his utility cleft producing enough exaust to choke The Lung.
- The Copper Cranium - This cranium-themed villain wears a helmet with a large skull on it used to batter down walls. He tried to batter down the wall of the Bank.
- The Gilded Arches - A former child star whose feet and legs grew when he hit puberty, while the rest of him stayed small and scrawney, had a promising career as a movie star, but snapped when the theaters stopped showing his movies. Now he shall try to use his gigantic feet to destroy every theater in Chincinatti, but somehow the Chin keeps getting involved. His weak point, however, is his heel.
- The Brass Knuckles - Coslo Punchloticus is a knuckle-themed villain with powerful punches. He was responsible for the three-state burglary spree of nail salons, glove factories, and the bank (because somebody had to pay for all those manicures and gloves).
- The Titanium Toenail - A toe-based villain. He wears a costume that looks like a big toe with the toenail part having a compartment holding titanium nail clippers that launch out titanium toenails (hence his name).
- The Golden Gut - A gut-themed villain who can launch out his mechanical gut at his enemies.
- The Giant Doctor Robot - A robotic doctor seen in the Crimson Chin webisode. He later was operated by the Bronze Kneecap, the Iron Lung, the Copper Cranium, the Gilded Arches, and the Brass Knuckles to form the Body of Evil. It had the cranium of Copper Cranium, Iron Lung's torso, Brass Knuckle's arms and hand, Bronze Kneecap's kneecap, and Gilded Arches' legs and feet.
Other Villains
- The Nega-Chin - The Crimson Chin's Evil Counterpart from an alternate Chiniverse.
- H2Olga - A water-based villain. In the Fairly OddParents episode "Crime Wave", she uses a megatsunami to flood Chincinatti but the plan was foiled thanks to the Crimson Chin and a baby. Her appearance is based off of Ursula the Seawitch from The Little Mermaid. Apparently she was killed off by the baby's pooping in his diaper, where the Chin had her trapped.
- Short Fuse - A small bomb-based villain that explodes when someone makes short jokes about him.
- Spatula Woman - A villainess armed with a large spatula.
- Country Boy - A farm-based villain with a barn mask and deadly pig grenades.
- Mike the Evil Living Building - Used by the Nega-Chin to conquer Dimmsdale, although his only purpose was to hide Bull-E, Doctor Crocktopus, and the Baby Shredder.
- Craig the Evil Living Trash Can - Only mentioned by the Nega-Chin.
- The Flying Squirrel
- Iron Maiden - A large, robotic maid with an immense arsenal of weaponry, including spiked missiles. Only appears in the webisode. Her name comes from the Earth X character with the same name, although it's possible that the creator did not know about her, and merely named her after Iron Man.
- Bull-E - Francis' supervillain form with the strength of a bull. Bull-E's name, appearance and attributes are a pun off the word bully, which Francis really is. His persona is also a parody of Wildebeest from the Teen Titans and slightly the Incredible Hulk from Marvel Comics.
- The Baby Shredder - Vicky's supervillain form with super sharp retractable claws and super sharp tongue. Her claws and costume are based on Wolverine from the X-Men comic series, and she spins like the Tasmanian Devil from the Warner Brothers catoons. Her name is obviousliy a pun off the word "Baby Sitter".
- Dr. Crocktopus - Denzel Q. Crocker's supervillain counterpart with tentacles that can shoot out F's. He's the master of mystical arts. He seems to be an amalgam of Dr. Strange and Doctor Octopus; his tentacles and name are based on Doctor Octopus of the Spider-Man comic series, and his mastery over magic and certain elements of his costume are based on Dr. Strange.
- Crash Nebula - Mild-mannered Sprick Speevak, a young boy from an Earth farm, was sent to a Space School. There, he opened a space vent, sending one of his classmates hurtling into the airless vacuum. Donning the high-tech Crash suit, he saved her from a black hole. He then continued to save people under the persona of "Crash Nebula." Once, he even fought against the Crimson Chin in a T.V. special.
- Nega-Cleft the Boy Chin Nightmare - Cleft's evil counterpart,which is seen in the Fairly Odd Parents game for Gameboy Advance, Clash With The Anti-World.
- The Platinum Princess - Persona assumed by pop star Britney Britney (a parody of Britney Spears), who was dropped from her Las Vegas Show, without an apology. The PP was created in a similar manner to the Bronze Kneecap, and refers to her Platinum Blonde hair.
- Dogzilla - When Catman came into the Chin's webisode and took over the role of superhero, Timmy wished up a gigantic robotic dog, equipped with fleas, a hose, and an assortment of other things that cats hate. And all to get Catman and the Chin to work together.
Crimson Chin has many superpowers, like flight, super strength, super vision, heat vision, invulnerability, and can use his giant chin to whack his enemies.
Other Allies
- The Sonic Youth - Sanjay's superhero form with sonic powers is based on Banshee from the X-Men comic series. His name is based on the rock band of the same name.
- Professor AJ - A.J. Ibrahim's superhero form with mind control, teleportation, and force field creating powers. His mind control powers, name and hover chair are based on Professor X from the X-Men comic series.
- Wonder Gal - Trixie Tang's superhero form that is super fast, super strong and super popular. Her name and outfit based on Wonder Woman.
- Hawk Gal - Veronica's superhero form with the speed and ability of a hawk. Not much of a superhero. Her name, outfit and mace weapon are based on Hawkgirl (possibly the version from the 2001 Justice League animated series).
- Catman - Crazy TV's Adam West believes that he is the real Catman: A half cat super hero who protects the streets from the Doberman of Doom, Ratman, and Dogzilla (whom he's afraid of).
- Shadow Kahn - A mysterious alien whose planet was destroyed by the Nega-Chin, mistook Crimson Chin for the Nega-Chin. But after the Chin told him what happened, they teamed up to fight The Nega-Chin.
- Matter Muncher Lad - Chester McBadbat's superhero form. His power is being able to chew through things with the help of his braces, which have become superpowered with drill bits. Most likely based off Matter-Eater Lad.
- The Bouncing Boil - Elmer's superhero form. He can bounce up and down on his boil. Most likely based off Bouncing Boy.
Other versions of the Crimson Chin
- The 1930s Pulp Fiction Chin - A version that has a uniform similar to The Rocketeer.
- The 1940s World War II Sergeant Chin - A version with an army helmet and pants, a red tank top and a five o'clock shadow.
- The 1950s Square-Jawed Commie Buster Chin - A version that looks like Superman with the American flag on the inside of his cape.
- The 1960s Psychedelic Chin - A hippie version of the chin.
- The 1970s Disco Chin - A version with a blonde afro, medallion and tight polyester bodysuit.
- The 1980s Overly Muscular Weapons-Toting Chin - Also known as The Super Edgy 1985 Crimson Chin, he's a version that has bad teeth and plenty of weapons. His comic book was canceled because he swore in it. He's a parody of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and also bears similarities to The Punisher, Spawn, and Wolverine.
- The 1990s Grunge Chin - A grunge rock version of the Chin complete with acoustic guitar.
- The New Millennium Crimson Chin - A silver, metallic version (although during the episode in which he appears, he sometimes switches to red) that looks like the traditional version of the chin (the silver body and his movement when he enters is similar to Silver Surfer).
- Danf - The true form of the Crimson Chin