From left - Frylock, Master Shake and Meatwad
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is an Adultswim cartoon featuring Frylock, Master Shake and Meatwad. These three work as detectives, though they are yet to successfully solve a crime. They spend most of their time dealing with monsters and aliens, most of which are of little power or consequence, and bringing misery and woe on to their neighbour Carl. The show is animated by Radical Axis. Though the illustrations are simple, the character design is quite well-developed, (much better than their original appearance on Space Ghost Coast to Coast.)
Frylock is most definitely the brains of the operation. He’s the only one to be given eyebrows, which allow for a wider range of expressions, including thoughtful, doubtful, concerned, surprised and gives him a very unconvincing ‘lie’ face. The fries that stick out the top of his head are made to look like his hair, (he has styled them in the past), but also have a variety of functions from arms to radar antennas. The goatee gives Frylock a nose and mouth without actually needing for them to be drawn.
Master Shake considers himself the leader of the team though he is the least powerful and no one ever listens to him. Indeed his main power appears to be the ability to make anything exploded in a ball of fire when he throws it to the ground. He can also force out some kind of green liquid from his straw, but that has never come in handy. The more important aspect of the straw is to give Shake more expressive ability, much like Bugs Bunny’s ears. The lid of the cup always comes over Shake’s eyes much like a protruding brow, highlighting the aggression and stupidity of this character. Though they move much like eyebrows, they are not as expressive.
Meatwad is the junior member of the team, as can easily be told by his baby-faced appearance. In fact he is nothing but a baby’s face. His chubby checks are the only thing that stop his eyes from being perfectly round. And the one, oversized tooth drives home the character’s naivity.
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