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The winds already? This doomsday is moving along quite briskly!
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"Back in my past, I wandered to a galaxy in the middle of a civil war. Two former allies discovered the hat could give them wonderful things, but they got too greedy and turned against each other. In an attempt to conquer the galaxy, they forced the hat to give them whatever they wanted, without a thought to how the poor, helpless hat felt! I felt so bad for it, I did the only thing I could: I took it, and kept it safe on my head. Eventually, it learned to trust me and was nice enough to help me." |
Wander's hat is a special magic hat belonging to Wander. It's his trademark, and he wears it in every episode.
The hat has been featured prominently in the episodes "The Hat" and "The Bad Hatter". In the former, Wander goes missing, and Sylvia had to use the hat to save him. In the latter, the hat is unknowingly stolen by Lord Hater, who later discovers it and forces it to give him things that he believes will impress Lord Dominator.
History[]
Wander first encountered the hat during a civil war, in which two people discovered the hat and its power to give people what they need. However, the two were consumed by greed and forced it to give them what they wanted. As a result, the hat became overwhelmed with demand and began shooting its contents out endlessly. In order to save it, Wander stole the hat and began wearing it, knowing it would be safer under his protection. The hat eventually learned to trust Wander and decided to help him on his various travels.
It is implied that magical hats like it are very rare, as Lord Hater was surprised at its magical nature and a hat maker expressed desire in owning such a novelty. While it can produce virtually anything it does occasionally fail. In The Hole...Lotta Nuthin' the hat tries to give Wander a bunch of items to stop a black hole but each attempt ended in failure.
Personality[]
Despite it being an inanimate object the hat shows some sentience and self awareness.
It has a wise personality as it rather gives a person an item they need rather than what they want, which tends to make the recipient be flexible with what is given. Wander mentions it likes to help people in the The Hat, shown when it gave Lord Hater a cookie and a glass of milk in order to calm him down.
It does have a slightly snarky side as it gave Lord Hater breath mints and Sylvia relaxation items when they both demanded items from it. While the hat normally gives people what they need, it can give requested items when placed under enough duress, as Lord Hater repeatedly zapped the hat with his lightning until it gave him what he wanted.
Powers[]
Wander's hat as seen in "The Hat".
The hat is known to hold an endless supply of all things. According to Wander, over the years, he learned that the hat does not give you what you want, only what you need. The item the hat gives you does not always make sense at first, in fact the hat might even give you something that seems to hinder your efforts. However, the hat is never wrong.
The hat is also sentient. The hat's brim is known to form a mouth-like smile or frown whenever it feels the emotions that would result in those facial expressions. The hat also has a sense of humor; in "The Bad Hatter", Hater asked the hat to give him what he needed, and when he reached in, he pulled out a pack of breath mints.
It's also used as a sleeping bag (as of "The Prisoner" and "The Box"), and Wander sleeps in it whenever he's ready to go to sleep while traveling the galaxy.
Appearances[]
- "The Picnic" (First appearance)
Trivia[]
- When reaching inside the hat to get something, the hat seems to be bottomless, but when Wander sleeps in it there appears to be a bottom.
- Sylvia seems to have a love/hate relationship with the hat as of "The Hat".
- The only episodes so far where Wander is not seen without his hat are "The Fugitives", "The Troll", "The Bounty" and "The Time Bomb".