Evil the Cat is an antagonist to Jim and the ruler over Planet Heck. Molding "Heck" to his own vision of evil perfection, the planet is covered with spiked walls and precariously placed cliffs and ridges. The planet is also full of fiery pits and drops, which Evil has filled with all things evil he's found across the universe, ranging from rabid lawyers to elevator music, and even Night On Bald Mountain. Evil wants to claim Jim's super suit as his own, to further conquer the galaxy.
Evil is a character that actually pre-sages the creation of Earthworm Jim, he was once the central villain in an independent comic written by Doug Tennapel.
Over the course of the cartoon series, Evil is more concentrated on destroying the universe, rather than obtaining Jim's suit. He is frequently assisted, but more often annoyed, by his aide Henchrat.
In spite of his status as a pure evil villain, Evil occasionally shows the behavior of a real cat, such as licking himself or playing with a ball of yarn when he's bored. As a boss in the first Earthworm Jim, he'll actually stop to groom himself in between shots of his huge fireball gun.
According to the instruction manual to Earthworm Jim 2, Evil has a cousin named Flagitious, who runs "The Circus of the Scars". During Heck's summer off-season, Evil switches jobs with Flagitious and runs the circus himself.
Evil was slated to appear in Earthworm Jim 3D according to promotional materials, and even appeared on the game's box art, but he was left out of the game due to development issues and time constraints. His picture can still be seen on the turntables inside the disco in the level "Boogie Nights of the Living Dead."
He is voiced by Edward Hibbert.
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