Pompous Maximus is a minor antagonist in the Big Idea franchise, VeggieTales. He is the best friend and former archenemy of Chog Norrius.
Background[]
A narrator starts the story by telling the tale of two friends, who live in a make-believe world where Scotland and Rome are placed right next to each other. The two friends, Chog Norrius and Pompous Maximus, played together, but as they grew older, they went from playing with each other to pranking each other. Their pranking intensified until the day they played drastic pranks on each other, turning the two into enemies. Chog gave Pompous a bubble bath which turned his entire skin purple, and Pompous gave Chog shampoo that permanently removed his hair. Their kingdoms soon became divided, starting a prank feud and destroying the bridge connecting them.
The turnips stop their wagon and walk over to MacLarry, kidnapping him and bringing him to Rome. Ted brings MacLarry directly to Rome's emperor, Pompous Maximus, with hopes of getting a reward. Larry explains to Pompous saying that he's an inventor, and was kidnapped while travelling to Greece to meet Archiemedes. Pompous is surprised when he hears MacLarry is an inventor, and asks MacLarry for his name. MacLarry tells him that his full name is MacLarry Norius, leading Pompous to remember Chog. He slyly welcomes MacLarry into Rome, and orders his guards to kick out the turnips.
Pompous tells MacLarry about unfinished plans for a contraption from Archiemedes he has, and asks if MacLarry is able to finish the plans and build it. MacLarry agrees, and builds the contraption with a team of Romans. After the contraption, a makeshift bridge is complete, Pompous is impressed with MacLarry's skills, and tells him to come with him to test it out.
At the gorge between Scotland and Rome, Pompous' guards test the design of the bridge, which lays across the gorge successfully. MacLarry wonders how Archiemedes would think about the bridge, leading Pompous to state that Archiemedes is actually in Rome. However, he is in Pompous' dungeon, as he refused to finish designing the bridge after learning that Pompous wanted to use it to cross the gorge and prank the Barber-Barians. Pompous then orders his guards to throw MacLarry in a cage, and leads his army across the bridge armed with pies. As the Roman army heads towards the Barber-Barian village, Pompous has them stop so he can go and use the bathroom. As Pompous leaves, MacLarry uses a screwdriver and a spring he packed away to modify the cage. Two guards take notice, and ask what he’s doing.
The Barber-Barians and Romans stand on two hills across from each other, and start a prank battle. The Barber-Barians throw water balloons at the Romans, while the Romans retort with pies. After a few Barber-Barians are hit with pies, Chog calls MacBob to give him the cheese of Atilla. Pompous throws a pie at Chog, leading MacBob to push him out of the way. This pushes the jar holding the cheese to escape Chog's grasp, letting it fall and crack open, releasing the stinky odor. Chog and the Roman guards go after it, but faint due to the cheese's stench. Both parties retreat, but MacLarry comes to help with an idea to get rid of the cheese. He asks the Barber-Barians and Romans to grab some supplies, including the bridge contraption. He turns the contraption into a catapult, placing the cheese on one end and using Chog and Pompous as a counterweight. MacLarry retrieves the jar containing the cheese, places it on the bridge, and launches it into the air with the contraption, landing the cheese in the ocean where it explodes into a large, stink cloud.
The Barber-Barians and Romans celebrate, with Pompous thanking MacLarry for helping save him, and Chog saying how proud he is of his son. The Barber-Barians carry MacLarry back to the village, where the villagers and Romans throw him a celebration. Chog and Pompous call an end to the prank feud and restore their friendship, encouraging their kingdoms to be at peace once again and no pranking. As the Barber-Barians and Romans sing about MacLarry's victory, Archiemedes (Archibald) comes to meet him, and a new bridge is built between the gorge separating Scotland and Rome.
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