Gromit

Pure Good

Full Name

Gromit

Alias

Lad

Mate
Chuck (all by Wallace)
Private Gromit (by Major Crum)

Origin

A Grand Day Out (1989)

Powers/Skills

Genius-level intelligence

Mechanical know-how
Expert driving skills
Expert flying skills
Combat proficiency
Bravery
Brilliant logical deduction
Loyalty
Wisdom
Detective skills

Family

Gimlet (ancestor)

Wallace (owner)

Allies

Wendolene Ramsbottom

Shaun the Sheep
Lady Tottington
Hutch
Fluffles (love interest)
Major Crum
Mr. Paneer
Mrs. Gabberly

Enemies

Feathers McGraw
(arch-nemesis; evil counterpart)

Preston
Victor Quartermaine
Philip (arch-nemesis)
Piella Bakewell †
Robot Penguins (Project Zoo only)
Werecreatures (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit video game only)
Gnomes (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
Monty Muzzle

Goals

Help Wallace bring moon cheese from the Moon (A Grand Day Out).
Stop Feathers McGraw and take him into custody (The Wrong Trousers).
Clear his name and prevent Preston from turning Wallace, Wendolene, and sheep into dog meat (A Close Shave).
Protect Wallace (as the Were-Rabbit) from being shot by Victor Quartermaine (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit).
Stop Piella from killing Wallace (A Matter of Loaf and Death) (all succeeded).

Goodness Zone

Saving all the sheep from being turned into dog food by Preston alongside Wallace and Shaun.

Stopping Piella Bakewell from killing Wallace and Fluffles and saving Wallace's life after he is nearly killed by a bomb.

Type of Hero

Loyal Sidekick

Gromit is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Wallace) of the Wallace and Gromit franchise.

What Makes Him Pure Good?[]

He assists Wallace in building his Rocket so he can travel to the moon to get cheese.
He, along with Wallace, stop Feathers McGraw from stealing a valuable diamond and stop him from killing many animals after he starts a riot at his prison.
He saves all the sheep from Preston who wanted to turn them into dog food out of spite.
He tries to get Wallace to stop eating cheese all the time for his health.
- He also doesn't like the idea of him changing with technology because he gets a bad impression.
He and Wallace catch bunnies who try to steal vegetables but never kill them.
After learning about the love between Wallace and Lady Tottington, he desperately tries to bring them together.
He tries to warn Wallace that he is the Werebunny.
After being rescued by Hutch, Gromit decides to help him stop Wallace by sacrificing his Marrow that he has grown for months if it means doing the right thing.
After Victor Quartermaine shoots at Wallace, Gromit saves his life by flying in front of the golden carrot he shot at Wallace.
After realising that Piella is a murderer, he does his hardest to protect Wallace from her, even installing a metal detector so she couldn't sneak any weapons into the house.
After Gromit realises Piella has given a cake bomb to Wallace, he escapes with Fluffles to stop Wallace from being killed by it and succeeds in saving his life after Piella was eaten by crocodiles.
After seeing Fluffles is now homeless, he offers her a chance to stay with him and Wallace.
Despite being a dog, Gromit possesses a full moral agency as he shows complex emotions many times throughout the series, understands right and wrong as he helps Wallace stop villains many times on his own will, and he shows a high level intelligence many times, proving that Gromit does have moral agency.

Trivia[]

He is one of the four Aardman Animations heroes to be Pure Good, the other three being Ginger, her daughter Molly, and Roddy St. James.
While he is unambiguously Pure Good, Gromit is occasionally jealous and negative when guests or people spend together with Wallace. However, most of them were antagonists and his rivals, this could mean he was going to tell Wallace the truth as if the antagonists were threats to Wallace.