Chip Damage is the secondary antagonist in the animated television series, The Bedbug Man and the Opossum Boy, serving as the central antagonist of the "P.O.I.N.T Prep" arc. He is an android build by Dr. Greyman that serves as a member of the superhero team P.O.I.N.T. and the principal of P.O.I.N.T. Prep, who is later revealed to secretly be behind a conspiracy regarding the forceful empowerment of the school's heroes.
History[]
Past[]
Following the presumed death of Laserblast, P.O.I.N.T. began to fall apart as it's members became more distraught. In order to convince the world and themselves that P.O.I.N.T. was still dependable, Dr. Greyman decided to construct Chip, programming him to always act like a symbol of strength that the heroes around the world could depend on. This would ring true, as Chip would prove to be one of the world's most popular heroes, serving as an idol figure for younger heroes like K.O.. At an unknown point, he also became the principal of P.O.I.N.T. Prep.
Personality[]
Due to his immense popularity, Chip is built up as a pure hearted, idealistic hero, and, at first glance, he fits this bill rather nicely. He is dedicated to his heroics and puts saving the day over all else, although this is not necessarily a good thing as he often resorts to methods resulting in even more destruction rather than a lack of it. In fact, Chip is incredibly ignorant to when his methods do not work, compromising his effectiveness at solving real problems, and he doesn't listen very well when anyone attempts to talk him down and provide him with a more reasonable way of stopping a problem. When he does finally realize how ineffective he is, he is almost speechless and totally confused, yet acknowledges when he's in the wrong and congratulates those who actually do a good job. He is also a very charismatic speaker and possesses decent people skills.
In spite of his initial appearance, more of Chip's true nature is revealed as time goes on. When his involvement in the student's empowerment becomes clear, he shows that he is truly a manipulative and cunning mastermind, who is unethical and immoral at heart. While his motivation in wanting to empower his students is unclear, it seems that he puts the success and achievement of the already accomplished P.O.I.N.T. Prep students in higher regards than anything else, so much so that he is willing to provide them with glorbs to overclock their own abilities to ensure their success. He also openly admits that, if his students don't use their power-up buffs properly, he'll activate them for them, showing how determined he is for them to succeed. This also demonstrates his authoritarian and controlling personality, as he actively forces his students to win whether they want to or not, not caring about the safety of those around them, nearly letting Enid fall when activating Elodie's power, as well as their own safety, exhausting Sparko's powers before purposefully letting him plummet to the ground. It is unknown whether Chip has been like this from the start, or that he developed these traits over time.