Professor Wogglebug (925th Universe)

Professor Wogglebug(925th Universe)
A.K.A.	Professor H. M. Wogglebug, T. E.
Character Information
Species	Wogglebug
Gender	Male
Residence	Land of Oz
Romantic Partner(s)	The Man in Grey
Behind the Scenes
First seen in	PROSE: A Series of Queer Events
Also seen in	PROSE: Lovie Dovie Stuff

The 925th Universe's Land of Oz's version of Professor Wogglebug, formally Professor H. M. Wogglebug, T. E., was, as was typical, a magically-enlarged, scientifically-minded wogglebug. Less typically, he eventually entered a romantic relationship with the Man in Grey.

Description

Physical appearance

This universe's wogglebugs were described as looking like green praying mantises, but with hands instead of pincers. The Professor in particular was giant by wogglebug standards, and “smartly-dressed”. (PROSE: A Series of Queer Events)

Biography

Wogglebug held some property on Earth, allowing him to test inventions which were banned in Oz.

On one occasion, he attempted to date a shop-window dummy while on holiday. (PROSE: Lovie Dovie Stuff)

When his version of Oz paid host to the Interdimensional Pride Council in June 2022, the Professor had been developing Information Pills meant to artificially transfer information into the minds of the consumer. Although early tests had been mixed (with one Munchkin volunteer's head exploding), he hoped to advertise the Pills via a float at the Interdimensional Pride Parade, and, as a result, hovered around the Diggs estate where the Council was to gather.

He met with the Man in Grey as the Man was about to enter the Council chamber, and tried to advise him on how to get his various controversial sponsors accepted. As a result, when the Man in Grey was later thrown out of the Council, Wogglebug was banned from the premises also. About a week later, the two bumped each other at “the most heterosexual bar” the Man in Grey could find, in the 925th Universe. Wogglebug updated him on what had happened in his absence, and informed him of the party Jenny Over-There and Dynamite Thor had organised at Professor Helvetius's Convenient Pride Decorations Shop, convincing him to attend. (PROSE: A Series of Queer Events)

Subsequently, the Man in Grey and Wogglebug timidly entered a romantic, though asexual, relationship, making it official on Valentine's Day after months of writing to each other. During this period, he had also kept experimenting with the Brain Pillls; one of his test subjects had an aneurysm, but Wogglebug gave them “death surgery”, turning them into an undead being who was subsequently “dead and well” by the standards of their new species. Wogglebug was confident that this would be sufficient to clear him of any liability, as he had “a good lawyer”. (PROSE: Lovie Dovie Stuff)

Incarnations of Professor Wogglebug
The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids in Oz • 925th Universe

Concepts from L. Frank Baum's Oz mythos in Jenny Everywhere media

Individuals Omby Amby • Cap'n Bill • Billina • Blinkie • Button-Bright • The Cowardly Lion • The Crooked Man • Eureka • Flipper • The Frost King • Dorothy Gale • Gayelette • The Glass Cat • Glinda • The Gump • Hank • The Hungry Tiger • Jellia Jamb • King Krewl • The Lonesome Duck • Mombi the Witch • The Nome King • Professor Nowitall • Ojo • Ozma • Pastoria • The Patchwork Girl • The Phonograph • Jack Pumpkinhead • King Roquat • Santa Claus • The Sawhorse • The Scarecrow • The Shaggy Man • The Tin Woodman • Toto • Trot • The Wizard • Professor Wogglebug • The Woozy • Zurline Species & Classes of Beings Awgwas • Fairies • Fighting Trees • Hammerheads • Munchkins • Nymphs • Orks • Winkies • Witches • Wogglebugs Locations Deadly Desert • Diggs estate • Emerald City • Emerald Palace • Gillikin Country • Jinxland • Land of Mo • Land of Oz • Munchkin Country • Nonestica • Orkland • Ozeria • Quadling Country • Royal College of Oz • Winkie Country • Yellow Brick Road Items Magic Belt • Magic Picture • Powder of Life • Red Wagon Titles Cardinal Witch (Northern Cardinal • Wicked Witch of the South)