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Etno

Etno as seen in the 2000 video game, Stupid Invaders.

Etno Polino is a lavender-skinned alien who is the leader, and the brains of the Aliens but also the youngest. He was voiced by Peter Hudson and Bernard Alane in French, and Maurice LaMarche in English.

Personality[]

Etno is calm and smart, but he can also be naïve, easily annoyed and angered by the Aliens' stupidity - as he always struggle to understand his plans - and Bud's clumsiness.

He seem to be nice, quite generous and pretentious, and he is the last one to panic after the tenants come to the Aliens' house and their inventions and experiments plus his possessions are destroyed.

Despite being knowledgeable about Earth, it's quite clear that he doesn't fully understand Earth's customs and can be quite intrigue by such things. For example, he tend to be absorb in research on clowns. At times, this leads him to be very ignorant of surroundings, consequences, and situations. He is quite cultured. As he was seen enjoying classical music in one episode.

Official Description[1][]

"Etno is the group leader. He is a natural optimist, witty and intelligent. Of all the monsters he is the most easy going and thoughtful. He handles difficulties in a rational and objective manner and is very methodical in his approach, however, the solutions he comes up with are often indicative of his misunderstanding of the situation. He owns a dictionary on humans which is his sole reference to understanding the comportment of the humans that enter their home"

Information[]

He seems to have taken half of the Aliens' house to use as his science lab in the attic. With his ability to rationalize nearly everything using his own version of logic, Etno became the scientist, overall leader and the intelligent head of the Aliens. He's always had an explanation, but unfortunately he is not always correct.

In addition his scientific research, he devotes themself into building and making various experiments, inventions and rockets with a good enough condition to get them back to their home planet, Zigma B. Unfortunately, a last-minute incident in almost every episode prevents the Aliens from returning to their home planet leaving them stranded here on Earth, forever. In fact, not every episode goes by without developing a plan though, but always end up in a failed attempt.

Trivia[]

  • Etno was voiced by Maurice LaMarche, who is known for voicing the Brain in Animaniacs (1993/2020) and Pinky and the Brain, and its spinoff Pinky, Elmyra, & the Brain.
  • He is probably the main protagonist. This is because of the show has more episodes mainly focused on them than the other aliens.
  • In the episode "S.O.S." it is revealed that Etno's zodiac sign is an Aquarius, making his birthday between January 20-February 18.
  • His name is a reference to the astronomical term Extreme Trans-Neptunian Object, often abbreviated as ETNO.
  • The Stupid Invaders manual mentions that he lacks self-confidence and secretly admires humans.
  • Etno mentions in one episode that they internally don't have a heart.
  • Etno and Candy are often depicted in seasons in their disguises as a married couple such as in the episode Rebel Without a Brain. Which may hint that they like each other.

Gallery[]

  • If you like to see the images of Etno, click on to this gallery.
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