| “ | Guys, I'm not so sure about this, can't we just go home instead? | ” |
— Constantinos
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Constantinos Gargano is a supporting character in Edward and Eric who debuted in the Season 1 episode, A New Friend. He the only child of Frank and Linda Gargano, and is one of Edward and Eric's best friends. He is voiced by Gary Sauls.
Personality[]
Constantinos is, to say the least, an extremely nervous and shy individual. He always has a scared or sad expression on his face (save for one instance) and he is incredibly easy to push around. He has extremely bad luck, and he usually finds himself in situations that are either awkward, or life-threatening. He has bad social skills, which made it difficult for him to make friends in the past, and even then, his friends in his home country only wanted him for their own personal advantages, which caused him to have trust issues throughout most of his debut episode. Constantinos still suffers from extreme paranoia, but not when it comes to his only true friends, The Lucky 6.
Speaking of which, his timid and meek nature makes him an easy target for Carver and all the other bullies at school, including the Jocks. He never stands up for himself, which only makes situations worse for him.
With that being said, Constantinos is undoubtedly the weakest character in the series, and he is also the second-shortest teenage student at Lakeside City School (only behind Joey). He struggles to do basic tasks, such as lifting a pencil, giving a high-five, walking a few meters, etc. He is so light that he weighs as much as a feather, and in one episode, he was overpowered by the sheer cushion of a pillow. In The Stupid Bowl, he stated himself that he was the sole reason why Lakeside City School had the worst score for the yearly national fitness test, despite everybody else doing a good job (including the likes of Aaron), and the school normally scoring above average in general. In another episode, Dr. Feelwell said if Constantinos even lightly gets hit by an extremely tiny gust of wind, it would be enough to blow him into outer space (although this is heavily contradicted with the other times he has been in the proximity of wind).
Fortunately, Constantinos is not always a miserable individual. He is often considered an everyman character, and he is also highly intelligent, as he gets straight As on his report cards most of the time, and he gives valuable advice to those who need it. He looks up to Dallas as "the brother he's never had", and is considered to be his closest friend. Dallas always looks out for Constantinos, and in return, Constantinos gives him helpful advice from time to time. In general, he is a loyal friend to have around. Constantinos also possesses great interests in magic tricks, literature, small animals, crafting, cooking, painting and games (whether it be board or video games).
Constantinos is far from happy with how he's considered "weak", and he has once stated he wants to take up martial arts someday.
Trivia[]
- Constantinos is 13 years old.
- Constantinos is partially based on Charlie Brown from Peanuts. In fact, his Halloween costume in The Hall of the Weens is completely identical to Charlie Brown's ghost costume from It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
- In the German dub, Constantinos' name is "Constantine".
- While Constantinos is a butt monkey, there is a huge difference according to Sauls and Felker: whenever Constantinos goes through misfortune, it's meant for sympathy towards the audience. Whenever anybody else, particularly Joey, goes through misfortune, it's for comedy.
- One notable trait Constantinos has is how he always has a worried look on his face. In fact, the only time he has ever truly smiled, was near the ending of the movie.
- Constantinos' own parents disliked him so much that, he was sent to America, possibly illegally, just so they could get him out of their lives.
- Constantinos' fighting style consists of weak slaps, pathetic punches, and groin kicks.
- He has a habit of being "in the wrong place at the wrong time".
- More often than not, Constantinos has tough luck when it comes to finding a table to sit at during lunch. As a result, he usually sits near the trash can.
- He was born on a Friday the 13th.
- He suffers from asthma and numerous allergies.
- He is the only student who is known to manage the school's post office in his free time.
- Constantinos has a thick Indian accent, although neither of his parents have this, as they speak in unaccented American voices.
- While he may be incredibly weak, he makes up for it with some of the following abilities.
- At his peak, Constantinos is able to scream loud enough to destroy buildings, the heads of other people, and even the sun.
- Just like the rest of the characters in the show, Constantinos has an inhuman amount of pain resistance, and he seems to be invulnerable to death.
- Constantinos is the second-shortest member of The Lucky 6, since he stands at 5'6 (167.64 cm).