Almighty Tallest
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The Almighty Tallest are characters in the TV show Invader Zim. They are the leaders of an intergalactic empire known as the Irken Empire. There is usually one leader, the tallest Irken in the imperium, but since the two tallest Irkens (known only as Red and Purple) are of equal height, the power is equally divided amongst them. They both hate Zim (as does the rest of the Irken Race), but are sometimes bemused by his actions. Although they have real names, Red & Purple are called only "My Tallest" by more or less all other Irkens.
Almighty Tallest Red
In The Nightmare Begins (the first episode), it is shown that Red is very self-absorbed. He likes lasers and nachos, and cares more about his political status than the people he rules over. Red also enjoys annoying his companion in ruling the Irken Empire. Overall he is somewhat more intelligent than his counterpart.The Almighty Tallest Red is voiced by Wally Wingert.
Almighty Tallest Purple
In The Nightmare Begins (the first episode of Invader Zim), it is shown that Purple is as self-absorbed and concerned with his political status as Red. He likes smoke machines and curly fries. As with Red, he has a fixation with snack foods. He is somewhat less intelligent that his counterpart, along with being noticably lazier.The Almighty Tallest Purple is voiced by Kids in the Hall veteran Kevin McDonald.
The role of the Almighty Tallest
The Irken Empire has a hierarchal class structure, where shorter individuals are both figuratively and literally looked down upon. The tallest Irken born in a specific generation takes command of the Empire as "the Tallest", but since Red and Purple, the two current Tallest, are the exact same height, they share equal (and nigh-supreme) power. One should address the Tallest as "my Tallest" which is the Irken equivalent of "Your Majesty/Majesties".While the previous Tallest supposedly held more power, the current Tallest are little more than "figureheads" introduced to give the Irken populace something to identify with in the imperium. As in a judge/jury system, though, the Tallest can occasionally over-rule a control brain's decision (e.g. when they alter Larb's assignment). Presently, they travel around to observe and supervise Operation Impending Doom II in The Massive, the largest and most powerful ship in the Irken Armada.
Previous Tallest
The following Almighty Tallests are featured in the unmade episode "The Trial", which explains Zim's past. Zim was responsible for their untimely demise.
- Almighty Tallest Miyuki (first-ever female Tallest) - She has never been seen visually in the series. She was eaten alive by an Infinite Energy Absorbing Blob creature created by Zim while he was a scientist working at the Vort Research Station 9. It was during her reign that the Massive was designed.
- Almighty Tallest Spork - his time as the Almighty Tallest was very short due to his termination by the Infinite Energy Absorbing Blob.
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