Gadget also known as Uncle Gadget (to his niece Penny) or by his two ranks Inspector Gadget (in first series) or Lieutenant Gadget (in second series) is the titular protagonist of the 1983 Inspector Gadget TV series. He is Penny's uncle and Brain's owner and Chief Quimby's top employee. Gadget is heroic, mild-mannered, determined, brave, curious, nice, and kindhearted, although he's also dim-witted, bumbling, gullible, incompetent, clumsy, and clueless. He also has a horrible judge of character, and he thinks that the bad guys are his allies and his allies are his enemies. He loves his niece Penny with all his heart and would do anything to protect her from harm. In fact, whenever he sees Penny in danger, he becomes competent and goes out of his way to rescue her and save the day. He is generally incompetent and gets on by not only his simple luck, but also Penny and Brain's unknown assistance. Gadget thwarts Dr. Claw's daily schemes, often with secret help from Penny and Brain. The two closest times Gadget ever gets to capturing Claw is during the intro where he enters Claw's lair and handcuffs a decoy glove, only to have a bomb explode in his face; and also, and one time in a high speed pursuit car chase, where he almost catches the M.A.D. Mobile with the Gadget Claw (from the episode "The Amazon"). However, this is meant to demonstrate that Dr. Claw always manages to escape justice and that his face is never seen. In early episodes, he is fairly competent and Penny only meddles, but since overtime, he becomes the bumbling fool we know and love. The few moments in which Gadget shows himself to be intelligent and have common sense are in the first season, when at the end of each episode, he gives important lessons about being careful when using tools, preparing properly when riding a bike, not trying dangerous things to unless you know what you are doing and several messages aimed especially at children.

In MUGEN, Inspector Gadget is a nifty character, using his wide verity of Gadgets but he is also a bit on the clumsy side, but he will do anything to stop M.A.D.

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