Ruby Gloom (character)

"Look on the bright side!"

— Ruby's catchphrase

Ruby Gloom
Species:	Human (currently) Living Rag doll (formerly)
Occupation:	Filmmaker, singer, band manager, actress, dancer
Age:	{{{age}}}
Gender:	Female
Hair:	Red
Eyes:	Black
Likes:	Planning parties for her friends, baking pies, relaxing by herself with her journal, her friends, Mr. Buns, Skull Boy, knitting, clean socks, rain, riding her bicycle, quiet time, being kind, her parents, flirting with Skull Boy, solving out problems, making friends, skeletons, fresh laundry, writing in her diary
Voiced by:	Sarah Gadon

Ruby Gloom is the main title character of the animated TV show and product line of the same name. She lives in a Victorian mansion with her friends in Gloomsville. She is the only one who can routinely understand what her cat, Doom Kitty, is trying to say. She serves as the voice of reason for her friends.

Ruby's description on rubygloom.com

"I love helping my friends look on the bright side of every situation! Unless of course, the dark side is their bright side, and that's okay too. It's important to be yourself and of course have a good time doing it. I love sitting with Doom Kitty and writing in my journal or dreaming up an excuse for a party with my friends or sewing or making a movie. The sky is the limit at our house - as long as its fun why not?"

Physical appearance

Ruby holding her pet, Doom Kitty.

Ruby has white skin and has short messy ginger hair and freckles. Ruby's normal attire consists of a short-sleeved black dress, yellow and red-striped leggings and black Mary Janes adorned with small heart and crossbones decorations.

Personality

Ruby is happy-go-lucky, kindhearted, playful, and thoughtful. She is level-headed, but this doesn't make her less childlike, as she eagerly participates in silly activities with her friends.

She is known as very friendly, cheerful, cute, lovely, kind, positive, helpful, loyal, voice of reason, chipper, optimistic, caring, perky, nice, polite, sometimes insane, intelligent, happy, loving, gloomy (only in some merchandise), quintessential, wholesome, considerate, welcoming, joyful, idealistic, creative, empathetic, open, nurturing, and responsible, mature, eccentric, proactive, affectionate, confident, independent, romantic, social, and supportive.

Friends

• Iris
• Misery
• Skull Boy (love interest)
• Frank & Len
• Poe
• Scaredy Bat
• Boo Boo
• Mr. Buns

Episode appearances

Ruby appears in every single episode. In fact, she is the only one of the main characters not to miss a single episode.

Quotes

• "Look on the bright side!"
• "What's a girl gotta do to get a little privacy around here?"
• "IS THERE NO PRIVACY IN THIS HOUSE?!"
• "This is the best surprise I've ever pulled off!"
• "Okay fine. I'm dead. Very, very dead."
• "Look on the brightside Scaredy!....I'm thinking..."
• "Don't worry Scaredy. It's okay to have problems."
• "I didn't do it! That stuffed mug was my friend. You believe me don't ya? DON'T YA?"
• "My socks have never been softer! Thanks Skull Boy."
• (Off-key) "♪ STOP IT STOP IT.. RIGHT NOW! STOP! STOP! STOP IT STOPITSTOPIT RIGHT NOW!!♪"
• "Going crazy can be fun! Haha..Fun!..FUN!......fun..."
• "It's tomorrow everybody it's tomorrow!"
• "Today is tomorrow! Which means it's not yesterday anymore! And we got through yesterday so now it's tomorrow which is today and we don't have to relive tomorrow like we did yesterday! Today is tomorrow everybody! Today is tomorrow!"
• "Now I know how Misery feels. Ow..."

Gallery

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Trivia

• Ruby's voice actress, Sarah Gadon, also voices Malaise, and Beth from Total Drama.
• Ruby was originally a bit more gloomy in some merchandise, and lacks a smile on her face. But in the show, she is shown a lot more cheerful.
• Ruby is one of the few characters with a confirmed last name, along with Scaredy Bat and Boo-Boo.
• Ruby is generally believed to be the only human character in the franchise, but some fans have speculated that she's a ragdoll.
• Ruby's nose is only seen when her head's turned to the side; it's invisible when the front of her face is facing the camera.
• Ruby's signature dance is "the twist".
• Her signature symbol is a heart with a smiley face and crossbones, like the ones on her shoes.
• Ruby sometimes skips instead of walking.
• In "Unsung Hero," Ruby has poor singing skills. But in "Hair(Less): The Musical," she sings just fine.
• Ruby's knitting needles have her signature heart symbols on the top of them.
• Whenever Ruby gets shocked, the spikes on her hair will be pointed straight.
• In old artwork by Martin Hsu, there is some drawings of Ruby with straight eyebrows instead of curly ones.
• Ruby makes a cameo appearance in the comic "DEADY: THE TERRIBLE TEDDY."
• She is similar to Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mavis Dracula from Hotel Transylvania, Lenore from Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl, Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family, Raggedy Ann, Creepie Creecher from Growing Up Creepie, Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice, G from Kuu Kuu Harajuku, Emily the Strange, Pucca, and many others.