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Look, children. All the mistakes the world has ever made.
~ Mr. Small introducing Gumball and Darwin to the Void after entering.

The Void is an ambiguously-sentient, cosmic location in the 2011 Cartoon Network animated sitcom The Amazing World of Gumball. It is a secret, parallel dimension that serves as a repository for entities that have been deemed "mistakes" or anomalies by the universe. It functions as a cosmic garbage dump, holding characters and objects who were removed from Elmore and the show's continuity.

Appearance[]

The Void is portrayed as a vast expanse with a backdrop resembling TV static, filled with floating debris and glitching objects or concepts drifting aimlessly. It also contains numerous rock-like islands and other chunks of floating land.

Functionality[]

The Void acts as a repository for all of Elmore's errors, anomalies, and forgotten elements. Characters or objects deemed mistakes or irrelevant are banished here, including prototype designs, discontinued characters, outdated cultural fads, obsolete inventions, and other inconsistencies in the show's universe. These discarded elements float aimlessly, often glitching or phasing in and out of existence.

Once something is sent to the Void, all evidence of its existence in the real world is erased, including everyone's memories and anything associated with it. To conceal this, the world "folds" over the evidence. When this fold is opened, a portal to the Void appears, pulling in anything nearby before closing to prevent anything from escaping. Attempting to leave the Void recklessly or in a vulnerable state can result in disfigurement, as seen with Rob.

Gravity in the Void is minimal compared to the real world, and the direction of gravitational pull changes unpredictably.

The Universal Remote can also create a non-Euclidean portal to the Void using the "AV" button, which can also alter the appearance of the Void to resemble different TV channels.

History[]

Season 3[]

The Void[]

After noticing strange occurrences around Elmore—like a blurry photograph and a missing locker—Gumball and Darwin realize that Molly, a former student and minor character from Season 1, has disappeared and been forgotten by everyone. With the help of Mr. Small, they learn that things frequently vanish in Elmore, including Mr. Small’s lost love, Janice, whom he only remembers through a tinfoil hat. Mr. Small suggests that Molly was erased for being "boring," highlighting Elmore's eccentricity and tendency to make errors. The trio investigates Molly’s old treehouse but instead finds a paradox in the universe. Unraveling it leads them to the Void, a chaotic realm filled with all the world’s forgotten mistakes. Inside, Gumball and Darwin become separated from Mr. Small, who continues searching for Janice. They find Molly frozen in time in her treehouse, unaware that she has been trapped for over a year.

Gumball, Darwin, and Molly attempt to escape the Void but struggle as the closing portal hinders their way out. Navigating the Void proves difficult due to its emptiness and the meaninglessness of its contents. They eventually reunite with Mr. Small, who has found Janice—revealed to be a quirky hippie van. They escape through the portal aboard Janice, returning to Elmore. However, their memories of the Void are erased before they can tell anyone about it.

The Oracle[]

At the end of this episode, Banana Barbara, who can predict the future through her paintings, is shown depicting the Watterson family trapped in the Void, as Elmore appears to collapse into it.

The Nobody[]

After discovering a mysterious, glitchy figure in their basement, Gumball and Darwin interrogate him. He claims to be a "nobody" with no purpose and can’t remember his identity. When they suggest he could reinvent himself as Elmore’s missing "bad guy," he recalls that he is Rob, a minor character from earlier seasons. In a flashback, Rob remembers being trapped in the Void during Gumball and Darwin’s rescue of Molly, but they didn’t hear his pleas for help. He escaped by clinging to the back of Mr. Small's van, but the process warped and deformed his body. Embracing his new identity as Gumball and Darwin’s nemesis, Rob declares that they’ve given him purpose.

Season 4[]

The Disaster[]

After Rob ruins Gumball’s life using a universal remote, he opens a portal to the Void and tries to throw Gumball into it. A struggle ensues, and Gumball is nearly pushed into the Void. Rob throws the remote into the portal, forcing Gumball to chase after it to reverse the damage done to his family. Rob seals the portal, and the show’s end credits roll over the static of the Void. Gumball manages to retrieve the remote and rewinds the entire episode.

Season 5[]

The Rerun[]

In a repeat of "The Disaster," Gumball once again faces Rob but defeats him this time, sending him into the Void using the remote. However, Gumball regrets his actions and jumps into the Void to save Rob. He finds Rob sitting on a floating island in the Void, staring into the static abyss. Though Gumball offers to help, Rob refuses and runs away, leading to a chase through the Void. During the chase, Gumball accidentally changes the 'channel' of the Void, causing him to question whether his reality is a TV show. Eventually, Gumball catches up to Rob, who decides to undo everything he’s done with the remote, allowing both of them to escape the Void.

Season 6[]

The Future[]

Rob, noticing that Banana Barbara’s prophetic paintings have shifted from depicting real events to showing only static, kidnaps her in an attempt to understand. He forces her to paint the future, but she insists that all that remains is the Void. Gumball, Darwin, and Banana Joe eventually arrive at the warehouse and confront Rob, who is ultimately erased from existence by Barbara’s painting. Feeling remorse, Gumball asks Barbara to paint Rob back into existence, but her painting shows him falling into the Void, indicating that "there is no future."

The Inquisition[]

After Rob’s plan to turn all the students into live-action humans fails, he tries to explain that it was their only hope of survival. However, he is knocked unconscious and later wakes up alone at the school at night. Ranting about how this transformation was the only way to escape to "the other place" before disaster strikes, Rob is interrupted by the sound of the universe crumbling. The floor beneath him bursts open, revealing the Void, which begins destroying the world around him. As Rob clings to the edge, he ominously remarks, "Oh no, it’s started," before falling into the Void, mirroring Banana Barbara’s earlier painting from "The Future."

Navigation[]

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Events
Elmore's Future | The Disaster | Joy Outbreak | The Job
Items
Universal Remote | Dodj or Daar | Joy Virus | Cartoon Network Notebook | Forbidden Book | Game Child | Fridge Possession | Lucky Helmet
Locations

The Void | The Awesome Store | The Underworld

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