Sewer Urchin

Sewer Urchin is a superhero from the animated series, The Tick. He is the sworn defender of The City's sewers and has a Rain Man-like personality, frequently utilizing interjections such as "Yeah," "Definitely," and "Very (something)." He is somewhat unpopular with many superheroes from the surface, including Die Fledermaus (who calls him "Stinky"), although the two are often seen socializing together.

In "The Tick vs. Dot and Neil's Wedding," Sewer Urchin is revealed to have large supplies of rotten meat and a submarine, among other things. In another episode, "The Tick vs. Filth", The Tick and Arthur follow him into the sewer to fight an enemy. There, Sewer Urchin saves their lives, and they find out that he lives in a luxurious underground expanse, filled with things he found in the sewers (including a vast sum of money), and he is also revealed to have many crime-fighting gadgets and outfits. His personality is also less Rain Man-esque, the Sewer Urchin displaying that he has a rather sophisticated and more intelligent character and bearing when on his home turf. After one ordeal, The Tick tells him, "You are so cool down here!", to which Sewer Urchin affirms that he is "the apotheosis of cool."

The Tick
Creator
  • Ben Edlund
In media
Publications
  • The Tick (comic book)
  • Other publications
TV
  • The Tick (animated series, 1994)
  • The Tick (live action series, 2001)
Other
  • The Tick (video game)
  • Merchandise
Supporting
characters
General
  • Arthur
  • Civic-Minded Five
  • Clark Oppenheimer
  • Mighty Agrippa, Roman God of the Aqueduct
Comics
  • Paul the Samurai
  • Others
Animated
  • American Maid
  • Big Shot
  • Die Fledermaus
  • Dinosaur Neil
  • Sewer Urchin
  • Speak
  • Others
Live action
  • Batmanuel
  • Captain Liberty
  • Others
Supervillains
General
  • Barry Hubris
  • Chairface Chippendale
  • Omnipotus
  • Professor Chromedome
  • The Terror
  • Thrakkorzog
  • Tuun-La
Comics
  • Chainsaw Vigilante
  • Others
Animated
  • El Seed
  • Others
Live action
  • Others
Locations
  • The City

Famous quotes containing the word urchin:

    Nutmeg, civet, and sea-parsley serve the plagued groom and bride
    Who have brought forth the urchin grief.
    Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)