- “I'm the brains? I am part of the team.”
- ―Kevin realizing his role
Kevin Grant-Gomez is the deuteragonist of the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel. Kevin is the eldest child & only son of Dave Grant and Carolina Grant-Gomez, and the older brother of Gretel Grant-Gomez. He serves as the brains in the trio.
Background[]
Personality[]
Being Gretel's older brother, Kevin is naturally overprotective of her, but has her best interests in his heart. Compared to the more perky but impulsive Gretel, Kevin usually devises or improvises a plan rather than bashing heads-on. As he is the only person in the team without superpowers, he naturally feels inferior and overshadowed by Gretel sometimes, and wishes that he could contribute and get acknowledged more significantly.
Physical appearance[]
Kevin has light skin and dark brown hair in an angular style. He wears an unbuttoned orange shirt with a brown undershirt. He also wears green pants and brown and white shoes.
Abilities[]
Kevin does not have superpowers like his little sister does, so most of his abilities aren't as extraordinary, which includes being able to drive the minivan after receiving his driver's license, and, according to his Theme Song Takeover, has an average ability to plan. Despite this, Kevin is a quick thinker with an above average intellect (enough to earn a B-minus during a psychology project at school), so when Gretel's brawn doesn't work, Kevin lays out a plan for her to follow; according to Hamster in "Shush Hour", a good amount of villainy has been thwarted thanks to Kevin's ideas. With improvised weapons and tactics, Kevin can also stand toe to toe with some of the supervillains himself, such as Itsy Bitsy and the Librarian, he even defeated Professor Exclamation's mech suit by making a makeshift propulsion rocket with balloon gas, and a swing in a park, to destroy its rock (the power source) with a single key made of "Unbendium".
His driving skills is shown to be at a extremely professional level, as he can perform drifts, able to outrun Professor Exclamation's mech suit
Kevin displays free running skills, acrobatics, and agility that are above normal to human circumstances. These include, but aren't limited to; catching up to Rodney Thunderpants (a villain with lightning powers) towards the pre-electrical train in the yard on the side of the city and on the train, running from a rolling ball cage with Hamster running inside of it, dodging a fire extinguisher and pie flown towards him, attempting to save Gretel through the rooftops when she is captured by FistPuncher and The Destructress using a UFO, dodging sonic blasts from the Shushinator used by the Librarian, and continuously evading heat-seeking drill rocket missiles from Professor Exclamation. He is also good at using Pinky, his pink unicorn-themed knee scooter while his leg was cast in an injury boot in "No Sprain, No Gain": he was able to dodge Itsy Bitsy's webbing/attacks, and able to do stunts both in skate parks and around dangerous obstacles.
After following a video tutorial by Darren Dark, Kevin also knows the hottest disco moves from 1973, which, alongside Hiromi (who has followed the same video tutorial), Kevin performs with ease. He seems to have skills for art like making makeup, and able to memorize as he use cut out paints to restored Hiromi's mural with the help of the Break-Stuff Club. He is also capable of building machines similar to Anthony, albeit with instructions to follow, despite using gum instead of hex bolts. Kevin is also shown to be a skilled pool player.
In "Cutie and the Beast", Kevin has desired to be a superhero himself, resulting into his own "superhero" alter ego, named Armor Suit Guy. As the name implies, Kevin dons an iron armor suit, commissioned to a person named Nate. While the suit is very heavy, it has a grappling hook contained in its abdomen, which Kevin often uses to his advantages (mainly to get around). However, Kevin does manage to save the day in both this episode, and the suit's second appearance in "U.F. UH-OH! Part II", although without the need of the armor suit. It is unknown if the suit will appear in any future episodes.
Appearances[]
Hamster & Gretel[]
While Kevin was there when Hamster and Gretel were given superpowers by aliens, he was skipped over and did not receive superpowers at all. Because of this, he feels a bit jealous and inferior of his little sister and is desperate to know why exactly the aliens decides to not give him superpowers. Despite this, he's still supportive of Hamster and Gretel, and while unrecognized by the populace, is a crucial member of the team that uses his quick thinking when Hamster and Gretel are in a pinch.
Relationships[]
Gretel Grant-Gomez[]
Kevin and Gretel are sister and brother. He is very protective of Gretel seen in the series, but ever since she got super powers he has learned that she has to follow her own path. Kevin also used to have a problem with her continuous “___ PUNCH!” But he has learned to lay off on that. But after all he loves his sister very much. He usually helps Gretel on her superhero missions but when he can’t help her she does it on her own (Math Punch). He is very supportive of her sister and is a good big brother.
Trivia[]
- Kevin bears a resemblance to Jeremy Johnson (specifically when Jeremy is in his Slushy Dawg employee uniform), a character from Phineas and Ferb, another show created by Dan Povenmire.
- Additionally, his design was loosely recycled from an earlier version of Zack Underwood, a character from another of Povenmire's shows, Milo Murphy's Law.
- Kevin is similar to Candace Flynn, also from Phineas and Ferb, given that both are the sullen older siblings of the protagonist. But unlike Candace, Kevin wants to help out his sister instead of just busting her.
- In terms of gender and family role, Kevin is also similar to Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher.
- Kevin also has some similarities to Sara Murphy from Milo Murphy's Law, another show by Dan Povenmire. Both are an older sibling to the main protagonist (which both care a lot about), both have a crush on a comic book store employee, and both know how to drive a car.
- In terms of gender and family role, Kevin is also similar to Milo Murphy.
- Revealed at the 2022 Disney D23 expo, Kevin will eventually get his own superpower in a future episode.
- In "Recipe for Disaster", it is revealed by Carolina that Kevin as a child used to be extremely afraid of conveyor belts because he thought they were going to eat him.
- There is a running gag where Kevin gets hit by water and other things.
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