- “Seriously.”
- ―Motor Ed's catchphrase
- Motor Ed redirects here. For the episode he debuted in, see Motor Ed (episode).
Edward Lipsky, better known as Motor Ed is an automotive-themed supervillain featured on Kim Possible. He is a hard-rocking, car-customizing, mullet-headed, fast-driving madman on the road to destruction.
Background[]
Motor Ed was a mechanical engineer, one of the best in the world, but conflicts with his more professional colleagues over his manners and style (and especially his mullet) led to his going rogue at the government facility he worked with.
He first encountered Kim Possible (whom he consistently calls "Red", because of her red hair), Ron Stoppable, and their new friend, Felix Renton when he tried to steal parts for the ultimate fleet of custom wheels.
He was foiled by a clever ruse centered around a fictional, but cool-sounding, part called the Turbonic Charger Valve, playing on his love of car technology.
He later joined up with his cousin, Drew Lipsky a.k.a Dr. Drakken, and his sidekick, Shego (whom he fell in love with because of her green powers or as he calls them "green magic"), and used cyber-robotic technology reverse-engineered from Felix's wheelchair to enhance Drakken's Doomvee. They were foiled when the heroes exploited a known weakness in the source technology to take control of the Doomvee.
In the early part of Senior year, as Kim was having trouble relating to her own car, Ed broke Shego out of jail to join him in an undisclosed scheme, snubbing his cousin on the way out. He stole an experimental spacecraft called the Kepler from the Middleton Space Center, and turned it into a hypersonic dragster.
His goal was not to do anything specifically evil, but to simply cruise across the country with a hot babe by his side at hypersonic speed; along with an Alaskan cruise, it was on the list of things he wished to do before he "croaked". Shego, enraged, blew him out of the cab, leaving the unmanned Kepler to be stopped by Kim. Both were subsequently captured.
After his cousin Drakken escaped from prison (due to Warmonga believing that he is "The Great Blue"), Ed was moved into his former cell with Frugal Lucre, where he remains.
His last appearance was in "Graduation" where he can be seen sitting in a crowd next to the other villains at Drakken's award ceremony, clearly not happy for his success.
Personality[]
Wild and uncontrollable; his focus in life is building and driving fast rides, destroying property, and picking up hot babes. He cares little for laws, morals, or fashion, preferring to set his own style. This set him at odd with his colleagues and lead to his descent into villainy. He also has a habit of becoming obsessed over advanced technology, not forgetting Felix Renton's wheelchair after it was used against him.
Appearance[]
Wears jeans and a T-shirt with the sleeves torn off. A tattoo of the name "Ed" appears on his left bicep. He wears a Kaiser helmet when riding his motorcycle. He often uses the word "seriously" in a repeated fashion.
Talents and Skills[]
A brilliant mechanical engineer, and quite sharp as a tactician, despite his lowbrow actions. A good race driver, and a physical powerhouse, but he's no match for Kim or Shego in hand-to-hand combat. His real strength lies in his mechanical skills as he can hijack and build a wide array of monster machines. All he needs are the right tools and parts and by the time he's done anything he builds becomes extremely powerful. He is also good at reverse-engineering as he duplications the cyber-robotics in Felix's wheelchair into Drakken's Doomvee.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Motor Ed is the cousin of Dr. Drakken, known to him as Cousin Drew. His relationship with his aunt, Mrs. Lipsky is strained due to her not approving of his villainous path (and unawares Drakken is on the same), but he has a somewhat better relationship with his cousin. Drakken and Motor Ed get along well, but sometimes enter a sibling-like rivalry when on the same scheme together.
Dr. Drakken[]
Ed with his cousin
Motor Ed sees his cousin Drew Lipsky a.k.a Dr. Drakken as more of a sibling. They actually got along fairly well at first, and bonded over their similar troubles with Team Possible. However, eventually began to bicker repeatedly, especially when it came to the finer details of their plan and generally need a third party person (like Shego) to interrupt them at such times (such as who gets to drive the Doomvee).
The two are polar opposites in many ways, except that both are evil. Whereas Drakken is an evil scientific genius, Ed is a mechanical genius.
Though Drakken was supposed to "mentor" Ed (because of his mother wanting her son to be his "positive role model"), it was actually he who seemed to thrive under Ed's teaching, even defending his cousin from his mother and taking on some of his odd personality quirks.
Mrs. Lipsky[]
Mrs. Lipsky and other members of the Lipsky family consider Motor Ed "The Family Black Sheep". Upon learning Drakken and Ed had been arrested, she immediately blamed it all on Ed, saying that it was his fault and calling him "a bad seed".
Love Interest[]
Shego[]
Ed flirting with Shego
Ed has a crush on Shego, saying how he loves "that green magic", referring to her powers and coloration. However, he typically angers her by repeatedly referring to her as a "babe", suggesting women are not as capable as men at certain tasks, or seeing her as nothing but an accessory.
Shego is only willing to tolerate him for the sake of evil plots, but otherwise for the most part cannot stand him. It's unconfirmed if Motor Ed is no longer in love with Shego anymore.
Enemies[]
Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable, and Felix Renton are on his list of enemies, but really he's just out to do his own thing, and they get in the way rather than a true grudge with the exception of Felix, who Motor Ed sees as the real threat.
He doesn't deny Kim's skills however, when commenting, "you've gotta respect Red's road skills, she knows how to cruise".
Trivia[]
- Ed was created to provide a use for a funny voice John DiMaggio improvised between takes, which he based on the motorheads that lived near him growing up in New Jersey.
- John DiMaggio also voices Dr. Drakken, Motor Ed's cousin and the main antagonist of Kim Possible.
- His appearance, especially his facial hair, is partly based on Lemmy Kilmister of the Heavy Metal band Motörhead.
- Motor Ed calls people by nicknames he calls them.
- Instead of calling Kim by her name, Ed calls her "Red" because of her red hair.
- He calls Ron "Skinny Dude" instead of "The Sidekick" like Shego and Drakken.
- He calls Rufus "Little Bald Bro" because he's a naked mole rat.
- He calls Wade "Computer Guy" because he's always on his computer.
- He calls Dr. Drakken "Cousin Drew", "Cous", and "Cousin" because he's his cousin, but never calls him his villain name "Dr. Drakken".
- He calls Shego "Green" because of her green powers and her green catsuit. He also typically angers her by repeatedly referring to her as a "babe", suggesting women are not as capable as men at certain tasks, or seeing her as nothing but an accessory.
- His aunt Mrs. Lipsky always calls him "Eddie", but she never calls him by his real name "Edward" like she does with Drakken.
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