| Wonder Boy II | |
|---|---|
| The Venture Bros. character | |
 | |
| First appearance |
Self-Medication |
| Voiced by |
Patton Oswalt |
| Real Name |
Unspecified |
| Information | |
| Aliases | The Ex-Wonderboy |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Unknown, former sidekick |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable characteristics |
Compulsive eater Depression Morbidly obese Strange and highly specific sexual fetish for danger |
| Prior Alliances |
Former sidekick to Captain Sunshine (Chuck Scarsdale) |
Wonder Boy II is a former sidekick and current therapy attendee on The Venture Bros.
Character
Wonder Boy II first appeared in the episode Self-Medication in Rusty's group therapy session. He was Captain Sunshine's sidekick when he was a kid, but got dropped when he turned 18. The experience of being Wonder Boy left him with an eating disorder and the inability to get an erection unless he is "tied to a a chair with a bomb strapped to [his] chest." He is currently involved in a lawsuit with Sunshine over the rights to the Wonder Boy identity.
Other Wonder Boys
Captain Sunshine
Chuck Scarsdale (now Captain Sunshine) was the original Wonder Boy back in the '60s, when Desmond was Captain Sunshine.
The Third Wonder Boy
The third Wonder Boy was killed by The Monarch via a giant penny. His ashes were sent to Captain Sunshine by Henchman 21 and 24, acting on The Monarch's orders.
The Fourth Wonder Boy (Hank Venture)
Hank was the fourth Wonder Boy for a brief period during the episode Handsome Ransom.
The Fifth Wonder Boy
The fifth (and current) Wonder Boy is seen with Captain Sunshine at Boggles the Clue Clown's funeral in the episode Bot Seeks Bot. He quickly solves the riddle posed by the deceased villain.
Episode Appearances
- Any Which Way But Zeus (photo)
Trivia
- "Wonderboy" is the title of a pop song written by Ray Davies and recorded by his band The Kinks in 1968.
- "Wonderboy" is the title of a 2002 comedic rock song by American comedy-rock duo Tenacious D.
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