Tom and Jerry Headcanons: Nibbles/Tuffy
I have a soft spot for Nibbles/Tuffy because of the paternal side he brings out in Jerry. So let's learn more about him here!
-He’ll respond to BOTH Nibbles and Tuffy. Despite the confusion from fans on what his true name is, he truly doesn’t mind being called both. He’ll address himself formally as “Nibbles-Tuffy Mouse.” (Author’s Note: For the sake of not having to repeat myself so much, I’ll just call him Tuffy).
-As you know, Tuffy was originally a LOT more helpless in his classic appearances…behind the scenes, he had to basically fight to get a more active role in modern Tom and Jerry productions, especially in the DTV films.
-A MAJOR fault of Tuffy is that Tuffy is very thoughtless. He just does things without thinking and shrugs them off like he doesn’t care. It won’t affect him that much, right?
-Another flaw of Tuffy is that he’s easily distracted. He frequently forgets the important things to focus on and often shifts to tasks he considers “less hard”, such as having fun or pranking with Quacker and Tyke.
-A bad habit that Tuffy has is that he often mixes up what he’s saying with his inner thoughts. So sometimes, he can come off as accidentally blunt when he REALLY meant to keep his mouth shut.
-Tuffy’s eyesight is not that great. That’s why he wears glasses in some of the Tom and Jerry DTV films. He’s since switched to specialized Toon eye droplets that help improve vision.
-Tuffy dislikes stairs. Due to his short size and height, they’re just in general a pain for him to have to climb. He prefers using elevators, escalators, or other ways to get up and around. Anything but stairs.
-Tuffy has taken on several varying odd jobs in Toontown when not filming. He genuinely likes the experience of working in different fields and thinks it helps with his film career.
-Tuffy likes wearing tunics and robes if he HAS to wear clothes. As a matter of fact, he likes flowy clothes in general, as they’re nice, breezy, and allow him to move more.
-Tuffy is a VERY good speller! He can literally spell any word without trouble, even words like “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
-Tuffy REALLY likes human food! He knows that most Toons don’t eat human food and make fun of/mock those that do but he could care less about Toon social customs. Human food is good! He especially has a fondness for milk and chocolate chip cookies. His favorite type of milk is almond milk. He doesn’t like oat milk however, thinking it has a weird aftertaste.
-Tuffy can switch how his voice sounds on a whim. He happens to be VERY good at impressions due to this and loves doing impressions in general to make his friends or Jerry laugh.
-Tuffy also really loves ventriloquism! He has a collection of several different characters for each of the voices he comes up with.
-Tuffy gets greatly embarrassed when he has to wear a diaper in productions. This is because he feels it over emphasizes the “childish” aspect of him and that he generally doesn’t need it.
-Tuffy was VERY nervous when meeting Jerry for the first time after he was created. He thought Jerry would hate him or find him annoying to be around. Thankfully, Jerry took to him very quickly. After all, Jerry kind of liked having a "created" family member just for him.
-As one of the kids of the Tom and Jerry cast, he’s friends with Quacker and Tyke. Quacker is the talker, Tuffy is the planner, and Tyke is the actioner. They are known as “the Trouble Three” amongst the Tom and Jerry cast purely for how much shenanigans they get into daily. They especially like to target Tyke's dad Spike.