Moe is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Rosalyn) of the famous comic strip series, Calvin and Hobbes. He is a bully at Calvin's School, who always likes picking on kids such as Calvin.
Appearance[]
Moe is usually seen with brown pants, a black T-shirt, and a raised fist. His brown hair is shaggy and covers his eyes. His nose is quite large. Calvin claims that, albeit only six years old, Moe actually shaves. ("NEVER argue with a six year old who shaves.") However, it is likely that Moe was much older than Calvin and got held back multiple times.
One unusual characteristic is the handwriting font used in Moe's speech bubbles. His words are written in a sprawling, childish scrawl (with any letters that don't need capitalization not being capitalized) which suggest Moe's slow speech patterns and/or level of intelligence. Calvin's observations to the audience support this; he once described Moe's vocabulary as monosyllabic, which is partially true. It seems like his favorite word is "Duh."
Personality[]
Moe seems to be the only character capable of frustrating Calvin to the point of absolute resignation and operates solely through brute force and physical coercion. Calvin's rare attempts to retaliate have mainly consisted of mocking Moe with words the bully can't understand. Calvin seems to take a certain delight in this, justifying it to himself with "If I'm going to get clobbered, I might as well deserve it." In one strip showing Moe "shaking down" Calvin for lunch money, Calvin tells Moe that his "simian countenance suggest[ed] a heritage unusually rich in species diversity." Moe replied, "What?" Calvin handed over his money, saying "Here you go. That was worth 25 cents." Another time Calvin asked Moe, "Are your maladjusted antisocial tendencies the product of your berserk pituitary gland?" Moe responded a while later, with a mere "What?" and Calvin announced to the audience, "Isn't he great, folks? Let's give him a big hand!". Moe often mentions how he will beat up Calvin in gym class; however, he was only seen doing so in a single strip. Moe commonly calls Calvin "Twinky", as shown in the dialogue below.
External Links[]
- Moe on the Calvin and Hobbes Wiki