Timothy Batterson, more commonly known as Twitchy Tim or simply Twitchy, is a food and gas seller who went alongside the ninja on an expedition to the Island of the Keepers.
History
Background
At some point, Twitchy was on a balloon tour when his hot air balloon was blown off-course to the Island of the Keepers. Scared off the island from the storms, monsters, and "doom," he was struck twelve times by lightning while trying to escape. This caused an adverse effect of anterograde amnesia.[1] Eventually, he managed to escape by using a raft after being trapped on the island for a year.[2]
Uncharted
Twitchy was seen on the news while P.I.X.A.L. told the ninja about him. Later, he was met by the ninja in his gas station, when he was sleeping. He was asked about the uncharted island that he once escaped from, to which he replied in fear before his memory was lost. After a bit, he decided to join the ninja on an expedition to the uncharted island. He rode with the ninja to the island.
The Keepers of the Amulet
Twitchy got scared immediately when Zippy appeared and assumed survival positions. After a bit, the Stone Guardians attacked, and he ran off to a cave. Lloyd fortunately arrived at the same cave, where they met.
The Gift of Jay
Twitchy Tim warned Lloyd not to go out of the cave, before suffering short-term memory loss and repeating it again. He was then told by Lloyd that he could do brave things as well.
The Tooth of Wojira
Motivated by Lloyd's words, Twitchy Tim regains his bravery and decides to help the ninja. He boarded one of the battle catamarans and proceeded to harness the power of the storm to speed up the boat, making it crash into Ronin's monster and making it sink.
The Turn of the Tide
Twitchy was present at Nya's memorial.
The Fifth Villain
Relationships
Ninja
The ninja arrive at Twitchy Tim's gas station for the whereabouts of the Island of the Keepers. They are surprised when Twitchy Tim's memory quickly fades away a few times, but still joins the ninja nonetheless despite is experiences on the Island. Later on, Lloyd's words managed to motivate Twitchy Tim and regain confidence to stop Ronin's actions. Afterwards, Nya picks him up from the water, commending him for his bravery. Twitchy Tim was one of the many ninja allies who attended Nya's memorial, showing how much he values the ninja as allies too.
Ronin
Not much interaction has been shown between the two, but Twitchy Tim used a battle catamaran to crash into Ronin's monster and foiling the cunning thief's plans.
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Enemies |
Appearances
Ninjago
The Island
- 161. "Uncharted"
- 162. "The Keepers of the Amulet"
- 163. "The Gift of Jay"
- 164. "The Tooth of Wojira"
Season 14: Seabound
- 180. "The Turn of the Tide" (no lines)
Season 15: Crystalized
- 189. "Hounddog McBrag" (mentioned)
- 191. "The Fifth Villain"
Books
Ninjago Magazine
- 76. Hunted! (mentioned)
- 78. Jungle Warrior!
Behind the scenes
- He was first confirmed to be voiced by Ian James Corlett in an Instagram story.[3]
- Despite this, the credits state that he is voiced by Brian Drummond.
- He shares his eyebrows with Cole's pre-Season 8 design, though this does not indicate a familial relation.[4] Twitchy Tim also has the same beard as Karlof.
- He has a modified hair piece of Newbie Gamer and other avatars of WildBrain background characters, originally used on The Joker from The LEGO Batman Movie.
- In Island Attack! (Ninjago Magazine Issue 74, see image below), Twitchy Tim was shown in a minifigure form sporting the hairpiece of Doc Brown from LEGO Dimensions, which was also used for Bob the Intern, Vangelis, and Engelbert.
- His outfit is similar to that of the Pilot from Minifigures Series 3, while the pins on the front of his jacket and the eagle emblem on the back are similar to the ones on Jake Raines's aviator jacket from Pharaoh's Quest.
- According to Niek van Slagmaat, he was going to be part of a minifigure accessory set, but it was canceled due to a bottle neck in production. It would have been named "Twitchy Tim’s Bizarre Adventure."[5]
Trivia
- He was struck by lightning five more times than that of Roy Sullivan, the real-life individual who was struck by lightning the most times and lived.
- By crashing his catamaran into Ronin's monster, Twitchy is the first ninja ally to defeat a main antagonist.
Video
Gallery
Promotional media
In Ninjago
The Island
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Season 14: Seabound
Season 15: Crystalized
Translations
| Foreign language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Castilian Spanish | Tembleque Tim |
| Czech | Nervák Tim (descriptions) Tik Tim (season) |
| German | Tingeli Tim |
| Russian | Дёрганный Тим |
| Polish | Spięty Tim |
| Ukraine | Сіпальний Тім |
