Carlos is a Tom Tom making his first and only appearance in Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space. He is the shopkeeper of the Tom-Tom Gang's shop and holds training sessions rather than stealing from other worlds as most do.

Appearance

Carlos is a masculine/husky male anthropomorphic pig with Caucasian skin, brown curly hair reaching just below his neck and a large brown mustache on the sides of his snout. The entirety of his left arm is tattooed, while only his right bicep is tattooed. He wears a tall red beanie hat with a pom-pom on the tip and yellow sunglasses. His outfit consists of a yellow muscle shirt reaching just above his navel, green pants with suspenders, red boots, and fingerless gray gloves.

Personality

The demeanour of Carlos varies strongly, ranging from patient and supportive of Tom Toms in training to mischievous, irritable, or sarcastic. Though he doesn't show ill will towards Tom Toms in training, he comments on the performance of Tom Toms returning from other worlds to exchange their findings for gold, oftentimes in a derogatory manner. Tom Toms who exit his shop without making any purchase are often berated, as well. Bombay also suggests that he's dishonest, claiming that he was sold empty cans of spray paint that Carlos insisted were new.

Role

His stock in the shop includes weapons, weapon accessories, space controls, food, and clothing, though the latter is primarily of a comical variety. The products sold are Tom Tom products, as shown on the labels of many. For convenience, he made a shortcut from his shop to the locker rooms (citing boredom). His training of other Tom Toms includes both new recruits and experienced members taking a rank up exam, in which case he awards the member with a new badge upon passing. Similarly, he oversees the integration of new members into teams of Tom Toms, requiring a new member to pass a training activity before being registered. In addition to mandated training, he also offers training exercises that can be undertaken at will, giving tokens based on performance that can be exchanged for prizes. The greatest prize, given only to Tom Toms who turn in all attainable tokens simultaneously, is a photo titled “Bromide,” which is a full-body shot of Carlos himself, likely as a joke. All training exercises take place outdoors at the Tom Tom HQ. Notably, he is capable of operating a tank before the Tom Tom Gang ever acquires one.

Name Etymology

The meaning of the name Carlos is strong in French or manly in Spanish. How fitting.

Quotes

  • "Oh, it's you guys. Feel free to look around."
  • "Welcome. Take your time to look around."
  • "Can I ring you up? We've got lots of other nice things, you know."
  • "What?! You're not buying anything? Then how about handin' over those items you selected?"
  • "It would be nice if you bought this much all the time."
  • "Listen, if you're just humoring me, then get out."
  • "Howdy. You sellin' today?"
  • "Hey! I'll buy anything. Show me what you've got."
  • "Someone's on a spending spree today! I do appreciate the business!"
  • "This has no actual value, so I'll just take it off your hands, okay?"
  • "That's a little advanced for little old you."
  • "Registering a new member, I hear? Well, let me be the judge."
  • "I figured you'd show up. Care to take a little challenge?"
  • "I really expected you to do worse. I'm impressed. Here, this is your emblem."
  • "You're joking, you've collected all the emblems? Well, in that case, I must give you this."
The Tom Tom shop member card

Trivia

  • Regardless of what number of emblems the player turns in to Carlos, even if it's just one, he will always tell the player, "You've collected quite a few!"
  • If all shop tokens are turned in at once, an image of Carlos titled "Bromide" will be added to your gallery.
    • In Japan, bromide refers to a category of commercial photographic portraits of celebrities.
    • A similar image is found in the US manual.

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Last updated on 05 Feb 2023