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| “ | YOU participated in a game of paintball using real guns! | „ |
| ~ Zanta Claws explaining Tord's most villainous act in the Classic Era as the latter smiles in memory of it. |
| “ | Yes! Just like old times... | „ |
| ~ Tord showing his antagonistic nature in The End (Part 1). |
| “ | Edd: Tord! What's going on?! Tord: Hey, Edd! Sorry, I just couldn't leave this behind! Thanks for holding on to it for me! Edd: But I thought we were... I thought we were friends! Tord: Ha! NO? What would I need friends for when I've got this?! I'm unstoppable! (laughs) |
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| ~ Tord showing his true colors and betraying his old friends. |
Tord also speculated to be Red Leader is the main antagonist of the 2003 British web animated and webcomic series Eddsworld.
In the original years, 2004-2008, he served as the anti-heroic Tetartagonist before he left in 25ft Under the Seat. The character is inspired by a real-world friend of the show's creator, the late Edd Gould. Tord is Norwegian man that lives in the United Kingdom with his housemates, Edd, Tom, and Matt. He is often depicted wearing a red hoodie, which lead to people theorizing him being the Red Leader. He is also the now (possible) archenemy and former friend of Tom (despite he and the latter were never really friends). Edd and Matt.
Prior to leaving the show, Tord was presented as a main character and friend to his housemates (except for Tom), although he was known for his short temper and violent tendencies. Tord was written out of Eddsworld in 2008, with his last appearance being in the cold opening of 25ft Under the Seat, however he returned in the finale of Eddsworld: Legacy as the main antagonist. Becoming a prominent jerk and and bitter Rival with Tom to the point of actually trying to murder the former and his friends for World Takeover.
He was originally voiced by Tord Larsson until 2010 (in which he made a cameo in WTFuture), and was later voiced by Jamie-Spicer Lewis in 2016.
Appearance[]
Tord appears to be a young adult, possibly in his late teens or early 20s, with pale skin and long, spiky light brown hair, with hair horns sticking from above his bangs. He wears a light gray T-shirt and a red hoodie along with dark gray pants and black shoes. In earlier episodes, Tord wore a black coat and had dark brown hair. In The End (Part 1) and The End (Part 2), Tord had a white bandage under his right cheek. In Moving Targets and The End (Part 2), Tord was seen wearing a pickelhaube. After the explosion of his robot in The End (Part 2), the entire right side of Tord's body was covered in blood and scratches.
Biography[]
Origin[]
In Tord's Adventure, Tord is first seen playing solitaire on his computer, when Edd sends him an image via MSN of Tord hugging a teddy bear. Enraged, Tord picks up various weapons and travels to London via a helicopter with the intention of killing Edd. After finally reaching Edd's house, Tord is surprised to notice that Edd's chair is filled with dynamite with a sticky note saying "LOL". The dynamite explodes and sends Tord flying into an island where Edd is sunbathing, the latter gives Tord a can of Coke and deletes the image of his laptop. In a recent Eddsworld update video the video cuts to Tord, with a cut on his face, limping towards what's presumably a test tube, noticing whatever's inside it, smirking at it maliciously, before cutting back to the rest of the video.
25ft Under the Seat[]
In the beginning of 25ft Under the Seat, Tord packs all of his stuff into his car's trunk and drives off to start a new life somewhere else. Before leaving, he hits Tom with his car after the latter showed no sad feelings about his departure.
Villainous Acts[]
| “ | Ah... what a sight. (laughs) Well, I got what I came for. Goodbye, Edd! World's not going to take over itself! | „ |
| ~ Tord after having betrayed Edd and Matt and seemingly have killed Tom. |
- In F is for Fun, he has insisted on his villainous nature earlier on.
- According to Behind the Scenes, he has shown to be in a bitter rivalry with Tom after the latter called him a "commie", with Tord insulting his religion by calling him a "Jehovah's Witness", meaning Tord is xenophobic.
- In Zanta Claws, Zanta Claws mentions that Tord once participated in a game of paintball using real guns. Tord smiles cheekily.
- In Spares, the Clones head off to the Arcade after having watched a movie. A clone of Tord manages to get a hold of a gun and uses it to shoot at the Arcade games for no reason (killing two clones of Edd, a clone of Matt, and a clone of Tom in the process).
- The clones of Tord (along with the clones of Matt, the clones of Edd, and the clones of Tom) also engage in throwing two feminine clones of Tom in the recycling bin. The real Tord, Matt, and Edd do the same thing to Tom when they are unable to distinguish which one of the two Matts was the real one.
- In Eddsworld Christmas Special '05, it is revealed that if Edd was never born, Tord would have become a full communist who almost took over half of Norway until he was arrested by the Norwegian police. He and Tom would have also become best friends that make pornographic movies together.
- In Zombeh Attack, the gang accidentally run over a person with their car. The car ends up crashing and Tord complains loudly that it was the person's fault for wrecking it, meanwhile, Edd, Matt, and Tom all feel remorse for killing somebody.
- In Eddsworld Halloween Special 2007, when the Hockey Mask Wearing Freak chases the gang in order to kill them. Matt and Tord hide in the closet, however Tord pushes Matt outside of the closet and locks it up from the inside.
- Tord once tried to walk into the girl's bathroom instead of the boy's until Edd stopped him. We can only guess what he wanted to do in there.
- In The End (Part One) Tord returns, insults Tom on a few occasions and hurts Tom with his portable chair invention multiple times. When he goes on the old adventures with the gang he constantly hurts Tom in the process such as putting a piranha in Tom's helmet twice and throws cats at him. When they get back home, Tord asks if he can have his old room back, which now belongs to Tom. By this point, Tom has had enough, causing him to throw the couch clear through the wall and slamming into Eduardo's house violently, before storming out of the house angrily. Tord watches Tom leave through the window and says "Just like old times..." before draping the curtains closed with a sinister grin on his face.
- In The End (Part Two), he sneaks into his old room and reveals a hidden room filled with high tech gadgets and weaponry. He goes to press a large red button in the center of the room. However, before he can, Edd interrupts him. He attempts to convince Edd that the room is merely a laundry room, but Edd and Matt charge in and start pressing multiple buttons. When Matt then attempts to press the large red button, this prompts Tord to punch him in the face, almost revealing his evil side, luckily Edd stops him before he causes more damage to Matt, and Tord decides to take the two out for ice cream. However, Edd becomes more dubious of Tord. Later they are seen shopping, Tord pretends to take a phone call (using a banana as a fake phone) and leaves. Edd questions Matt about his opinion of Tord, whilst Tom is leaving from the real estate looking for his new house. Tom then sees a wanted poster on the wall. He dashes back to the gang's house, with Edd and Matt following him. When Tom gets to the house, he catches Tord about to press the button and questions him about the hidden room and the wanted poster, which is revealed to show Tord in military attire (similar to that worn by Paul throughout the series). Tord reveals that the large red button is merely to dispense his favorite hat (a throwback to Moving Targets), but then turns to press another red button, dropping him into the cockpit of a giant robot, modeled after himself. Tord's mech is confronted by Eduardo before Tord launches a rocket which blows up Eduardo's home, (killing Jon in the process). Edd and Matt return and question Tord on his actions before Tord reveals he was merely using them to get his giant robot back. Tom attempts to throw one of Tord's chairs to defeat him. Enraged, he launches another missile, destroying the house. Tord begins flying away in his mech, revealing his intentions to take over the world. Tom pulls himself out of the wreckage of the house with his harpoon gun, and fires at Tord, damaging the mech and causing it to explode and crash on a nearby cliff side. Tord is soon discovered in the wreckage, having suffered horrific injuries, by his fellow soldiers. He stands on the hillside looking down at the house with a sad expression for hours before finally leaving.
Victims[]
Note: Mention only kills that happen onscreen.
- 1 person and 4 zombehs in Tord's adventure.
- 1 person and 9 zombehs in Zombeh Nation.
- 1 zombeh in Zombeh Attack.
- 2 zombehs in Zombeh Attack 2.
- 12 clones in Spares.
- Jon in The End.
- Todd in The End. (possibly)
Total: 31 (32, possibly)
Relationships[]
Relationship with Tom[]
Tord with Matt, Tom, and Edd
Although Tom and Tord lived under the same roof (until Tord moved), they had a rivalry history. It started when Tom called Tord a commie and Tord called Tom a Jehovah's Witness (who he actually is). In Ruined, Tom taunts Tord ("In your face, Tord!"), because Edd chose him to go with him when the gang had to split up. In 25ft Under the Seat, Tom says "Good riddance," to Tord when he is leaving, prompting Tord to back his car into Tom. In "The End", Tord calls Tom "Classic Stupid Tom", prompting Tom to leave the household. Later that same episode, Tom throws a chair at Tord's giant robot, also prompting Tord to shoot Tom. He missed as he hit Jon. Tom later shot Tord's giant robot with a harpoon, causing the robot to explode. Tord survived the explosion, but lost skin from his face and his right arm. Although how their rivalry was, Tom and Tord still liked each other as friends. In Ruined when the mummies were trying to attack Tord and Matt, he saves both of them. Also in Eddsworld Halloween Special, Tord and Tom seemed like they're pretty good friends, and they worked together to fool the murderer, implying that they do care about each other, even if they don't show it.
Relationship with Edd[]
Tord and Edd seem to have a definitely better relationship than Tord with Tom, but the theme of many Eddsworld videos is fought between Tord and Edd. Tord was also the first one who Edd lived with, just the two of them.
- In The Dudette Next Door, Tord, and Edd fight for their attractive neighbor, Kim. When Edd tries to impress her by showing off his Kung Fu moves to her, Tord attacks him violently with a gun. However, Edd jumps in front of him and knocks the rifle off of Tord's hand as he pulls the trigger, shooting himself in the knee.
Tord's alternate house with a Communist symbol on it
- In Tord's Adventure, Edd draws a very embarrassing picture of Tord and sends it to him by e-mail. Angry Tord swears revenge, takes as many guns as he can and rides a helicopter to London. While landing with it, he kills a random man, but Tord doesn't notice it. When he finally reaches Edd's Road, he awakes four Zombehs while running over their graves, but he kills them immediately. Unfortunately, Tord fails when the bomb on Edd's chair blows up and sends him flying.
- In Breakfast, Tord wants to get a revenge on Edd again, because Edd eats the last piece of bacon in their house. The duo start fighting violently, with Tord hitting Edd by a couch through the wall.
- In Faster Than a Speeding Bullet, Tord tries to kill Edd, although they usually get on well with each other. Tord fires and the bullet then chases Edd down the street. Tord gets bored and uppercuts Edd with his gun, sending him flying. The bullet then hits Tord in the arm.
Quotes[]
| “ | What? This means war! | „ |
| ~ Tord's reaction when Edd send an embarrassing image of him. |
| “ | From the day he was born, he was trouble. He was the thorn in his mother's side. She tried in vain, (Matt: but he never caused her nothing but shame.) He left home the day she died. | „ |
| ~ He and Matt about Edd in "Eddie's Teddy". |
| “ | Hmmm... Wouldn't it be fun if we could go to hell. | „ |
| ~ Tord suggesting his gang to go to hell. |
| “ | Tord: Edd, I need your help. I must find the Necronomicon for inside. It's passages lies the cure for this zombie curse on my corpse. Edd: Why do you need MY help? Tord: Help me, or I'll eat your brains. Edd: I'll get my coat... |
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| ~ Tord blackmailing Edd to help him get the Necronomicon. |
| “ | Hello, old friends. | „ |
| ~ Tord's first words upon his return. |
| “ | At last, It will be complete again! (laughing) | „ |
| ~ Tord's about to retrieve his robot, until Edd appeared. |
| “ | Ah! Hello Edd... It's just my old... Ehh! Laundry room! | „ |
| ~ Tord trying to cover his weapon room. |
| “ | Tord: Ah! Tom! What are you doing here? Tom: I was going to ask you the same thing! Why are you here?! Tord: Ok, you got me. I only came back to get something I left behind... Tom: Left behind what? Tord: This...my hat! Tom: Oh... Tord: Why? What did you think I was going to do? Tom: I... Errm... Tord: Besides! It goes very well with my giant robot! Tom: Haha! Wait, what? |
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| ~ Tord and Tom' dialogue before Tord reveal his true nature. |
| “ | OH! SHUT UP! | „ |
| ~ Tord angrily launches a rocket to Tom after Tom calling him "Sunshine Lollipop" |
| “ | Ah... what a sight, ha ha! Well, I got what I came for. Goodbye Edd! World's not going to take over itself! | „ |
| ~ Tord after betraying Edd and co. and seemingly killing Tom. |
| “ | OUCH! What the? ARGHH! What's wrong with this thing?! | „ |
| ~ Tord realizes his robot isn't in his control anymore. |
| “ | Ha! So long old friends! | „ |
| ~ Tord's last words before the robot is shot down by Tom. |
Trivia[]
- The apperence of Tord in Eddsworld's recent update video hints he might be coming back to the series.
- Fans specalate that since Tord has a cut on his face, the same place the bandage was at in the End, their might be a prequel taking place before the events of The End Mini-series.
- Even though he is not presented as a part of the group anymore, Tord is still a fan favorite by many fans of Eddsworld.
- Despise being Norwegian, some fans mistake Tord as a Russian because of his accent and being related to communism.
- Tord has a female counterpart whose name is Tori. She was not seen in the episode "Mirror Mirror" since he was not a part of the group at that time, and likely so was his alternate self. She instead makes a cameo on a framed picture with Matilda (Matt's female counterpart), although it was only linear art.
- However, Tori has recently appeared in posts on the official Eddsworld Twitter account. Unlike Tord, however, it's implied that she is on good terms with her friends.
- Tord despises the song Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows, as being forced to listen to it for eternity is shown to be his personal hell in Hello Hellhole. This gets referenced in Ruined, when Tord and Matt are trapped in a pit filling up with sand and with spikes on either side closing in, and when Tord asks how it could get worse, a speaker appears, playing the song, angering him. It also gets referenced in The End (Part 2), when just before he throws the sofa at him, Tom calls Tord "Sunshine Lollipops".
- He, consequently as the most violent of the group, has the secondly confirmed kills, totalling at 28 (even despite his eight-year absence from the show).
- In Fun Dead, the silhouette of a random soldier is seen to fight Zombehs. This silhouette's hair looks similar to Tord's. This could mean that after he left the group, he joined the army (just like in Moving Targets).
- The real-life Tord hasn't used or even touched a gun and is not a Communist.
- Out of all 4 of the main characters of Eddsworld, Tord has died the least, totaling at 7 deaths.
- The reason for this could partially be because of his departure in 2008.
- He is the most insane out of all the main 4 characters.
- Following him is Matt, then Edd, then Tom.
- Tord is one of few Eddsworld villains not to be defeated in a comedic way.
- Examples of comedic Eddsworld defeats are Zanta Claws simply "going back to being dead", The Hockey Mask Wearing Freak being dropped to his death, and Tom being blown up and put in a full body cast in "Zanta Claws III".
- Tord's defeat is very inconclusive due to lack of confirmation as to what exactly became of him afterwards. Although it is shown that he left the scene with Paul and Patryk after his injuries were seen to. It's possible that he could have felt remorse for betraying his friends while overlooking the destroyed house. The character's fate is ultimately left unconfirmed after The End.
- It is heavily speculated that Tord was the character known as "Red Leader" before said character was ultimately scrapped. The real-life Tom stated that it "wouldn't have taken a rocket scientist to figure it out".
- In The End, Matt refers to Tord as "Todd" due to his stupidity.
- Tord's appearance (and most specifically his hairstyle) is slightly similar to Philip J. Fry from Futurama.
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