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| The Grand Galactic Inquisitor | |||||
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| IGNORE ME! | |||||
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| 1st appearance: | Twenty Years to Midnight | ||||
| Voice Artist: | Christopher McCulloch | ||||
The Grand Galactic Inquisitor is a visitor from another (unspecified) planet who came to Earth in the events of Twenty Years to Midnight in order to observe and pass judgment on its inhabitants. His ship landed near the Venture Compound and he followed the Ventures around during their adventure to assemble Jonas Venture's secret contraption over the next few days. Since the Inquisitor is apparently supposed to observe humans acting naturally, despite being a 12-foot tall helmeted space alien who talks through an extremely harsh and tinny speaker in his chest, he frequently demands that everyone pretend not to notice him with the thundering phrase: "IGNORE ME!"
In "Twenty Years to Midnight", the main plotline consists of gathering pieces of an invention that Jonas Venture made twenty years ago based on a radio transmission he received from space. The purpose of this invention turned out to be opening up a doorway for an alien, disguised as Jonas Sr., to kill The Grand Inquisitor, supposedly saving the entire planet.
[edit] Fun Facts
- The horn-like extensions on his helmet appear to reference the Marvel Comics villain, Galactus. His repeated assertions to ignore his rather obvious presence so as to avoid him influencing events is similar to another Marvel character, the Watcher. His tri-color eyes also bear a resemblance to that of the Martians from George Pal's film version of WAR OF THE WORLDS.
