80 Hexotron-Droidformigon (Referred to as 80-HD, also known as Lightning Dude/Ninja Shark as his Supa Buddies Alter-Ego) is one of the tritagonists of the Dog Man series. He is a robot built by Petey and later rebuilt by Li'l Petey in Dog Man and Cat Kid.
Official Description
Mothering Heights:
A friendly sentient transforming robot who is a loyal friend to Li’l Petey. 80-HD sometimes gets destroyed, but he always comes back for more!
- Strength: Creativity
- Weakness: Malic Acid
Twenty Thousand Fleas Under The Sea:
A robot designed by Petey and rebuilt by Li'l Petey. Although his exoskeleton houses a limitless supply of helpful gadgets, his greatest superpower is CREATIVITY.
The Scarlet Shedder:
A sentient robot who has no facial features, and cannot speak or write. He is, nevertheless, very good at communicating because he always uses his creativity and imagination.
History
In Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, Petey introduces Li'l Petey to see his new creation, and then when Lil' Petey goes missing, is used to track down the aforementioned little kitten. He then is used (in Robo-Suit Mode) to help save the city from the Beasty Buildings, but he gets destroyed in the battle. Li'l Petey is seen rebuilding him in Dog Man and Cat Kid.
He was built by Petey so that he could take Li'l Petey away from Dog Man's house. After that Petey reprogrammed 80-HD to obey Li'l Petey because he thought Li'l Petey would become evil with his power but instead 80-HD became best friends with Li'l Petey and they were happy being friends, but Petey wasn't, so he put him inside 80-HD as a suit for Li'l Petey. He was broken by Flippy, so Lil' Petey wanted to help fix him. Another time, he got broken by Supa Mecha Philly, but he was bumped by a tower in Japan and recharged.
In Grime and Punishment, he first appears when Dog Man returns to his house after being fired by the New Mayor. He and Li'l Petey invent a helmet that looks like a cat (and can make cat sounds) so Dog Man could disguise himself and become a cop again. Then Petey arrives and teaches Dog Man how to act like a cat.
He is later hired to rebuild Petey and Son in Mothering Heights (due to the damage he did in Grime and Punishment), so he sets to work. Grampa sets off two Sippy Cups and destroys Petey and Son, leaving 80-HD in rubble. He comes back and fights the Sippy Cups, but they regain and one swats him into the other's mouth. The malic acid in the apple juice makes his arms and legs fall off, leaving him a ball. Li'l Petey and Petey would attempt to rebuild him one day after the events of Mothering Heights.
Appearance
80-HD is a tall robot with a sphere like body, a glass helmet, and arms and legs, as well as black sandals. He can also be worn by people, particularly Li'l Petey and Petey, and can do a variety of different things, such as sprouting binoculars from his chest, jumping from high distances, shooting missiles (until Li'l Petey took them out), extending his limbs, playing games, removing his arms and replacing them afterwards and much more.
Relationships
- Dog Man: They are members of the Supa Buddies and act as Li'l Petey's foster fathers. They also live with each other.
- Petey: He helped Petey get back Li'l Petey.
- Li'l Petey: He has helped him on numerous occasions.
- Chief: He and Chief helped Dog Man escape from Dog Jail.
- Sarah: They are allies but don't know each other well.
- Zuzu: They are allies but don't know each other well, but they helped each other out in Fetch-22 with Li'l Petey.
Trivia
- His name is a straight pun on ADHD, a disorder that author Dav Pilkey had.
- He was first programmed to obey Lil' Petey, but in Dog Man and Cat Kid, Lil' Petey/Cat Kid changed his programming to "Thou mayest".
- His name was shorted to 80-HD, because he is 80-Hexotron Droidformigon and sounds like ADHD.
- He can recharge very quickly as revealed in Dog Man and Cat Kid.
- He had missiles at first but changed to solar panels by Li'l Petey in Dog Man and Cat Kid, however him having solar panels was never mentioned again since in this book.
- He lost his arms but gained during their fight with Burgle Balls in Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls.
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