History Characters / AquaTeenHungerForce

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: He's a robot with a head that resembles a chicken. For that matter, he's not even intangible.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Every time he talks, a funky 70's beat starts playing. Specifically, "Platform Shoes" by A.J. Johnson.

* TheCynic: Happy Time Harry has a very pessimistic view on life.

* DrivenToSuicide: Throws herself off the brigde, after getting fed up with Shake's stalking

* BreakTheCutie: He is frequently put on the receiving end of Master Shake's psychological torment.

* CoolLoser: A balding, impotent, starving, chauvinistic loser... with a pretty sweet ride and killer taste in classic rock.

* SpinOff: Hosted the web series "Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week" where he would pick one [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] game per week to predict the winner. As an unabashed Giants fan, when they come up he usually picks them to win, even if the team is terrible that season.

* SpinOff: Hosted the web series "Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week" where he would pick one NFL game per week to predict the winner. As an unabashed Giants fan, when they come up he usually picks them to win, even if the team is terrible that season.

* WrongGenreSavvy: At the beginning of the first season, he acted like he was in a typical superhero cartoon rather than a WidgetSeries, and treated most of the situations the Aqua Teens got into as dead serious. This quickly changed.

%% * AnythingThatMoves: Including a lawnmower. Which then bore his child.

* ProneToTears Like a very young and immature child, Meatwad tends to have his feelings hurt very easily, such as being told that he doesn't have hair or that his fictional idols don't exist. This seems to be a RunningGag between him and Frylock, where Meatwad persistently cries until Frylock takes back what he said out of sympathy for him.

* ShapeshiftingSound: Shapeshifts with a variety of organic squishing sound-effects.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The trio's characterization is wildly different from their initial appearance in [[WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast "Baffler Meal"]]. Meatwad has a CatchPhrase ("The bun is in your mind") that he never uses again and is [[DeathSeeker suicidally depressed over being an abomination]], Frylock is just a guy in a mascot costume with NoIndoorVoice, and the gem on his back is replaced with an amulet that supposedly lets him detect hungry children, and while Shake is the most consistent with his ATHF self, he has Ignignokt's voice and his flavor is chocolate instead of pistachio.

* CatchPhrase:

* AbandonedCatchphrase: "The bun is in your mind!" was his original CatchPhrase in "Baffler Meal", but this was dropped in the show proper.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "I ain't got no damn money" and variations thereof.

* CatchPhrase:

* CatchPhrase: "Gentlemen, ''BEHOLD!!!''"

-->'''Dr. Weird:''' '''[[CatchPhrase GENTLEMEN!!!]]''' Chop [[OffWithHisHead off my head]] with such velocity, and my blood will rocket through my neck, and propel my lifeless body, '''ALL THE WAY TO PHOENIX!!!'''

* CatchPhrase: ''[[SuddenlySHOUTING THOOOUUSANDS OF YEARS AGO...]]''
* ChewingTheScenery: Again, ''[[CatchPhrase THOOOUUSANDS OF YEARS AGO...]]''

* CatchPhrase: "Tonight... you."

His [[AcceptableTargets stereotypically Asian]] rice employees.

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[[caption-width-right:240: "''Well, we're kind of not detectives anymore. That wasn't making us a whole lot of money.''"]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: He tends to go barefoot for some reason.

You can find tropes relating to him [[Characters/AquaTeenHungerForceMasterDhake here.]]

A giant, talking milkshake-[[SincerityMode yes, you read that right]]-and the self-proclaimed leader of the group. He's a [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]], profoundly insensitive, and ''[[TheDitz incredibly]]'' [[TheDitz stupid]] person who [[SmallNameBigEgo thinks he's far more awesome than he actually is]].

* AbusiveParents: To his bastard son Zeke, who is also a milkshake. Despite Zeke being a child, Shake tries to drown him as to avoid raising him, and verbally abused him for either not being good at basketball despite having never played if before, or mock him for a violation at tennis even though they're on the same team. Then it's subverted when [[spoiler:Zeke isn't just not his son, but is older than him. Also, Shake is a virgin]].
* AccidentalPervert: At the end of "Dickesode", Shake accidentally eats Carl's dick out of the trash, mistaking it for a hot dog.
* AmbiguouslyBi:
** He makes no secret of his attraction to beautiful women and repeatedly makes claims about his ([[HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday supposed]]) sexual prowess towards ladies, but he also once masturbated to Carl being raped by dogs, none of them being female.
** He also gets a little ''too'' into his FakeOutMakeOut ploy with Meatwad in "The Marines", notably after driving away homophobic military helicopters.
** In "Freda", when Frylock shows Meatwad how he programmed the titular robot to share Shake's interests, the computer lists some of his interests like boobs, butts... and boners(?). ''Question mark included.''
** In "Reedickyoulus", he has unprotected sex with a [[BestialityIsDepraved zombie-infected gorilla]] that is presumably male, gets infected with a zombie STD, and ends up joining all the other zombie gorillas in their "Gay Zombie Ape Party Bus". At this point, the ''only'' reason why Shake still qualifies for this trope is due to RuleOfFunny.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Downplayed as they don't particularly celebrate it, but whenever Shake dies nobody really gives a shit.
-->'''Frylock:''' Meatwad.. Master Shake is dead.
-->'''Meatwad:''' ''({{Beat}})'' That's good.
* AntiHero: Master Shake is one of the most vile, lazy, obnoxious "heroes" to ever walk the face of the Earth... and he's supposedly the team leader. You won't find him leading anything, that's for sure.
* AntiRoleModel: Shake is by ''no'' means a character one should want to be like, given that he's a completely selfish, obnoxious, attention-seeking, heartless jerk with little redeeming qualities.
* AttentionWhore: Always does stupid shit for the sole purpose of seeking attention. Just look at the quote above. Technically speaking, Shake set the entire city on fire in "The Super Hero" with the intent to gain some publicity.
* AssholeVictim: When he meets his end, it's usually well-deserved.
* AxCrazy: Shake is a PsychopathicManchild who is not afraid to terrorize Meatwad and chase him around the house with various weapons.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: He microwaved many of Meatwad's pets to mess with him; although, it was done mostly in a played-for-laughs kind of way. Some of his other favorite pastimes include exploding ducks and wailing on frogs.
* TheBarnum: Being the massive jerk he is, Shake will always try to screw others over by tricking them of their confidence. Though, due to his low success rate, he may as well be called a "Barnum Wannabe".
* BerserkButton: At his most dickish, Meatwad's very presence angers him.
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: He's a CompulsiveLiar and also has a loose grip on reality. Often he'll make up lies for his own benefit, then start acting as if they were true. A notable example is "Bus of the Undead", where he spins a story about how the school bus parked outside the Aqua Teen's house is "a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent reverse vampire]]" and "possessed by the ghost of {{Dracula}}". Despite the fact that this is entirely his own invention, he proceeds to operate throughout the rest of the episode as if it was true, to the point where he runs screaming back into the house after a failed attempt to impale the bus with a stake.
* BestialityIsDepraved: He has sex with numerous zombie animals in "Reedickyoulos" to the point of joining them in a gay orgy, and masturbates to Carl being gang-raped by dogs.
* BigEater: He has a huge appetite, seeing as how he hogs the Thanksgiving table in "The Dressing" and devours the food like a pig.
* BlatantLies: Shake is very fond of telling these, even when it is of no profit for him to do so.
* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: Shake will frequently attempt to impart knowledge to Meatwad, in spite of being equally (and sometimes even more) dumb.
* BoomerangBigot: He disparagingly calls Willie Nelson gay and clearly means it as an insult. Another episode has Shake have sex with a male zombie gorilla and later join a group of zombies in a gay orgy.
* BrilliantButLazy: He's shown to actually be a very impressive cook, having made a very appetizing lasagna judging by Carl's obsession with eating it. However, he's constantly complaining about a lack of food and not having money despite possessing such skills. Clearly, he only puts the effort into such a thing if it can satisfy his sadistic pleasures.
* TheBully: Shake gets his kicks out of abusing and messing with Meatwad.
* BullyingADragon: Shake has a nasty habit of antagonizing supernatural and extraterrestrial beings.
* CallousnessTowardsEmergency: Whenever someone's very life is in danger and Shake is nearby, he's too much of a callous jerk to save them. Case in point, when Carl inadvertently shoots himself in the foot in "Super Squatter", Shake does nothing to help and instead makes smartass remarks about Carl's health. Just when it seems that he is about to call the doctor, Shake instead uses this as an opportunity to call a restaurant and mess with Carl.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Got completely wasted from one bottle of beer in "Frat Aliens".
* CasanovaWannabe: Granted, [[JustifiedTrope he's a giant cup]], which a lot of chicks aren't into. Even beyond that, though, he couldn't make a single woman go gaga for him to save his life.
* CatchPhrase: Early seasons gave him "Yeah, well Dracula called and he's coming over tonight" when he's losing an argument and runs out of things to say.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first few episodes, he was genuinely committed to his job as a detective and legitimately tried to get things done. In pretty much any other episode, Shake would whine about having to work the entire time and then run away at the first opportunity.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Understatement of the century. Shake is just trapped in his own little world and seems to completely lack self-awareness and common sense, and is prone to coming up with crazy ideas out of the blue.
* CoolBigBro: In the very rare moments where he lets go of his own sociopathic behavior, he can very much share mutual company with Meatwad and have the latter join his many antics to piss off Frylock.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: There are times when Shake's InsaneTrollLogic turns out to be true.
* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: Yes, Shake's a complete lunatic who bases his worldview on InsaneTrollLogic, but that doesn't mean he isn't skilled in the art of sarcasm.
* ConspicuousGloves: [[spoiler:One of the last lines of the penultimate episode -- before the epilogue, but as far as Shake is concerned, postmortem, is Meatwad showing Carl one of his gloves and saying that it looks like they'll never know why he wore them. "Sumbitch never did the dishes."]]
* ControlFreak: He is a leader in name only, however he still acts as if he's in control of everything.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Whenever he's at someones or somethings mercy, he can stupidly decide to keep his arrogance up until he’s dead, apparently not knowing or caring that it’d get him killed.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Another major flaw of his, he never thinks his plans through. These include: using and advertising the e-helmet and its peripherals when cell phones are smaller and require none, making a new birthday song and expecting people will accept it and pay royalties so he can pay Zak Wylde for singing it, setting off nuclear missiles to make a wasteland instead of use Frylock's time machine to visit the stone age, etc.
* DirtyCoward: He's not one to be relied upon in times of crisis, since he always abandons his companions, when he’s not selling them out to save his own life.
* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: When Frylock berates Shake for using the eponymous remote to traumatize Meatwad in "Universal Remonster", Shake claims to have a disease to excuse his actions.
-->'''Frylock:''' Last time I'm gonna tell you, Shake, ''stop doing that!''
-->'''Shake:''' I can't, and you should respect my addiction. It's a disease. I need help, just not right now, okay?
* TheDitz: Shake's a dumbass who can hardly do anything professional to save his life.
* DrivenToSuicide:
** In "Video Ouiji", he kills himself in an attempt to torment Meatwad through the eponymous video game. Unfortuntely, Meatwad grows bored of the game by the time he does so.
** In "Juggalo", when Shake fails to get rid of the Angel and gets sent to hell a bunch of times in less than a minute, he decides he's had enough and shoots himself in the head with a shotgun to get away from him.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: No form of life is safe around him, especially animals. He killed all of Meatwad's pets by putting them in the microwave, he even killed his own cat (although that was an accident because he forgot he killed Meatwad’s cat). He adopted a dog to attract women, kicked it for not doing what it was adopted for, then ate it [[ItMakesSenseInContext because his tattoo told him to]]. One of his favorite past times is to force feed ducks with nitroglycerin to make them explode. He also likes to wail on frogs with golf clubs. He once trespassed on a farm to force feed a cow pork and ranch dressing so that he could flash fry it with batter and cheese for Labor Day.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** "Reedickyoulus" reveals that Shake has a soft spot for his magician pet cat, Mr. Sparkles, and he expressed great remorse when he realized that he accidentally killed him and was too late to save him.
** When Freda dumps him, Shake takes it very hard and falls into a HeroicBSOD. At the end of the episode, he pathetically tries to win her back and keeps failing.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** He may be a selfish, greedy bastard with no remorse for his often absentminded actions, but even ''he'' draws the line at certain things, such as ''poisoning small children with chemical filled balloons at their own birthday parties.''
** In "MC Pee Pants", he's actually somewhat mortified at Frylock taking advantage of the titular [[ItMakesSenseInContext batshit insane spider-wearing-a-diaper's trust to lure him into an explosive trap disguised as a job interview and kill him]]. Although perhaps it had something to do with Frylock saying MC would do fine despite his protests, and then ''immediately'' [[HypocriticalHumor rationalizing their murder with the exact same reasons as to why he'd never make it.]]
--->'''Shake:''' Who am I talking to? 'Cause I don't ''know'' you.
** He also looked genuinely horrified when Meatwad implied he was molested in "Deleted Scenes".
** He's also really disgusted by the Slurp-A-Lunch place where he and Frylock work at in "Robositter", considering they ''don't even take the bone out of the meat when they press and liquefy it''- he actually asks who came up with it.
** For all of his attempts in "The Shaving" to persuade Willie Nelson to kill Carl, he's mortified when he sees the bodies that Willie had been keeping in the attic.
** Shake finds Happy Time Harry so twisted and depressing that his initial attempts to destroy the doll to mess with Meatwad end with him leaving "to go pray" and he later ''warns'' Frylock to stay away from Harry in a rare show of concern for someone other than himself.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Shake seems to have a fondness for human flesh; he has devoured Carl's corpse, a doctor's hands, and Carl's severed penis (although in the latter case he mistook it for a hot dog).
* FatalFlaw: His impulsiveness. Even if it ruins everything, gets him killed or causes the problem to get worse, Shake can't help but lie or try to take something for himself (even if he didn't want it and just took it because it's free).
* FauxAffablyEvil: He'll ''attempt'' to come off as friendly, but it fools nobody.
* FirstWorldProblems: He tries to invoke this in "Robositter", where, while working at a fast food joint at the mall, he angrily protests having to work a menial job, and proclaims "These are third-world problems! And I am from the FIRST!"
* {{Flanderization}}: Shake was already a jerkish {{Cloudcuckoolander}} in the beginning, but he was generally depicted as harmless and genuinely determined to do his job as a detective in spite of his own laziness, even if it was primarily to feed his ego. Once the detective theme was phased out, his laziness, stupidity, and cruelty were amped up, with Shake becoming a PsychopathicManchild who is completely disconnected from reality and would literally rather die than work.
* FloatingLimbs: Occasionally, however, this was best seen in the earliest episodes.
* {{Foil}}: Shake's personality highlights Meatwad's by contrast. Both of them are [[TheDitz incredibly stupid]] (and sometimes even TooDumbToLive), [[{{Manchild}} immature]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} possess the logic of a lunatic]]. However, they differ from each other in that:
** Shake is an incredibly mean, self-serving, narcissistic, sociopathic douchebag with a total disregard for life.
** Meatwad is a perpetually sweet, childlike, and optimistic individual who always tries to do the right thing, even if too dim to be successful.
* ForTheEvulz: Master Shake physically and psychologically tormenting Meatwad for no reason other than his own amusement.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine. He's socially inept, but outgoing and wears his [[MoodSwinger unstable]] emotions on his sleeve.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Frylock and Meatwad at best just tolerate him, and they're not likely to care if he's in danger by his own fault or otherwise. It is averted a few number of episodes. Mostly in ones where Shake is not a ''total'' asshole.
* FreudianExcuse: Shake mentions in the episode "Reedickyoulus" that the reason he's so messed up is because he wasn't raised properly. [[spoiler: Given that he was created by Dr. Weird, he wasn't kidding.]]
* FunPersonified: Shake has no tolerance for seriousness and behaves like his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} self 24/7. Unfortunately, it’s almost always at the expense and lives of everyone around him.
* TheGadfly: He annoys the rest of the characters for attention.
* GeniusDitz: Despite his characteristic stupidity, Shake is surprisingly knowledgeable of cooking. He knows how to cook lasagna, steak and eggs, and duck a l'orange, on top of making references to making a balsamic reduction. He's also very clever and manipulative, though his schemes [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard usually backfire on him]].
* GiganticGulp:
** He orders a life-sized cup of soda (about the same size as him) from the Wong Burger restaurant in "Dickesode", claiming that he needs to consume 85 gallons of soda per day.
** His character in general can be considered this, as he's a gigantic milkshake cup who has been shown to be able to absorb the water of Carl's pool.
* GoodPowersBadPeople: Frylock often uses his EyeBeams to save the day. The one time Shake has them, he uses them ForTheEvulz.
* GreenEyedMonster: In "PDA", he leads the Aqua Teens on a quest throughout the US and tries to waterboard Meatwad because he was jealous of Romulox’s PDA and had deluded himself into believing it was his.
* HammerSpace: Pulls out random weapons from nowhere when a gag calls for it.
* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: He frequently tries to act as a ladies'....milkshake cup. Frylock usually {{lampshade|hanging}}s this by pointing out that Shake has no genitalia or reproductive organs. Even disregarding that, ''Meatwad'' has had more success at getting ladies' attention than Shake.
* HeroicWannabe: When the show had the detective theme, Shake would often attempt to look like a hero, mainly through his status as a detective and half-assed inventions and schemes. After this was phased out, it became a [[AttentionWhore general desire for attention]], though he still had moments of this, most notably in "Superhero".
* HiddenDepths:
** He can cook a mean lasagna, which he [[BrilliantButLazy mainly uses to torment Carl]].
** Several episodes show that Shake has an unusual interest in the stock market.
* HotBlooded: Shake is impulsive beyond all reason.
* HunterOfMonsters: Once claimed to have a doctorate in "Monstrology" and be an expert at capturing monsters. As to be expected, this was a lie he was using to con Meatwad.
* IAmAHumanitarian: Albeit unknowingly, Shake has eaten body parts or human remains repeatedly, remarking how delicious they were at least once.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Shake occasionally uses his knowledge of pop culture to insist that he is right, completely oblivious to the difference between fantasy and reality.
-->'''Shake:''' I wasn't born yesterday, okay? I've seen movies.
-->'''Frylock:''' He ''needs'' medical attention!
* ImplausibleDeniability: Shake is a pathological liar, but a [[BadLiar bad one]]. He's the kind of guy who'll vehemently reject an idea he previously clung to with his life, even when there's actual evidence that he was the one who came up with the idea.
* InNameOnly: Frylock's the real leader. Shake calls himself "Master" because it sounds cool.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: It's very debatable but Shake possibly can't detect the malice of his actions and might believe that they are done with good faith. This is especially prominent when he uses famous people to back his immorality up.
* InsaneTrollLogic: His second most prominent trait after being a jerk.
-->'''Frylock:''' [[{{Technobabble}} In order to transmit data from human nerve endings, I had to suspend the RAM in a colloidal fluid so it wouldn't overheat when the hard drive spun at the speed of time.]]\\
'''Shake:''' Because you're a ''witch'' and you made it disappear with your evil magic!\\
'''Meatwad:''' He's a witch?!\\
'''Frylock:''' I'm not a witch!\\
'''Shake:''' Oh yeah. Don't look at him wrong, he'll shrink your head to the size of a pea, I've seen it!\\
'''Frylock:''' Look, the hard drive spun so fast, it sent the computer back in time.\\
'''Shake:''' To the time of witches, where you once lived! Bring forth the stakes! You shall burn for your beliefs, witch!
* InsufferableImbecile: He's a dimwitted jerk who uses InsaneTrollLogic to justify his actions, [[DidntThinkThisThrough fails to properly plan out his many asinine schemes]], bullies Meatwad ForTheEvulz, and antagonizes the rest of the characters for attention.
* InSeriesNickname: Some of the other characters, Carl in particular, will occasionally refer to Shake as 'Cup'.
* ItAmusedMe: He bullies Meatwad for his own amusement.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He's extremely self-centered and callous. The only times he bothers to work or help others is it benefits him in some way or is necessary for self-preservation.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Sometimes brings up good points;
** In "Super Sirloin", he correctly calls out Meatwad for stealing all their food "for the shorties" (even if he ''is'' just doing it for his Steak & Eggs and Duck à l'orange). Frylock agrees with Shake in this regards.
** In "Total Re-Carl", when Carl's body got mangled and Frylock transplanted his brain into a weapon-laden MiniMecha. Shake immediately points out that activating him is ''not'' a good idea.
-->'''Frylock:''' You're right. [[DidntThinkThisThrough Damn, what the hell was I thinking?]]
* JerkassToOne: While Shake is generally obnoxious and unpleasant in every possible way, he takes particular pleasure in tormenting Meatwad and generally being abusive to him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Whenever Shake does good deeds for others, there's usually some selfish motive behind his nice ways.
* KarmaHoudini: Sometimes Shake gets away with the malicious things he does. Notable examples include:
** The episode "Lasagna" ends completely in Shake's favor, as he succeeds in involuntarily killing Carl by testing the latter's impulsiveness with his delicious lasagna, essentially prompting Carl to fall to his death in pursuit of said lasagna.
** "Granite Family" ends with him getting off scot-free from plunging the entire world into a nuclear wasteland. In fact, he [[TheBadGuyWIns fully wins, as he gets the "Granite Family" reboot he wanted out of watching Frylock failing to save the world]] AND a fully functional time machine!
** The episode "Buddy Nugget" ends with Shake having his kickass party without inviting Frylock, Meatwad, and Carl, while also stealing Frylock's idea for the Buddy Nugget device.
** A PlayedWith example in "Reedickyoulus": Meatwad's many pets come back from the dead to give Shake a taste of his own medicine, but their attempt at providing LaserGuidedKarma backfires since Shake is too big to fit in the microwave, letting him go scot-free. Well, other than turning him into an AIDS-infected gay zombie. But Shake seems to be fine with this and joins a zombie party bus.
** A particularly infamous example happens in "Super Squatter". He forces the Aqua Teens to live without power due to his own laziness, he squats in Carl's house despite the latter obviously not wanting him, he lets Carl bleed out his broken leg with no care for his safety and effectively imprisons him in his own house, and decides to steal all of Carl's electricity so he wont have to pay the bills. Meanwhile, Carl cannot dish out any revenge on Shake due to the massive amount of medication he is on.
** "Zucotti Manicotti" has Shake push Meatwad to the brink of suicide after tricking the latter into killing his hero. [[DisproportionateRetribution All because Meatwad kept hogging the TV]].
* KarmicDeath: On the other hand, he's suffered many poetic deaths for his actions throughout the series, even if [[TheyKilledKennyAgain they don't stick]].
* KickTheDog: Does this a '''lot''', mainly towards Meatwad. [[spoiler:Supposedly, he did most of it in a series of misguided events intended to toughen him up.]]
* KilledOffForReal: In the penultimate episode. [[spoiler:Subverted in the finale as he is alive and well after the credits.]]
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: He insists he is right on everything, especially when Frylock gives a simpler and more rational explanation. This is probably due to him being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and a complete jerkass at the same time.
* LackOfEmpathy: Especially towards Meatwad. In "Zucotti Manicotti", he has no problem with traumatizing Meatwad to the point of becoming suicidal.
* LargeHam: Shake gets overly dramatic when he starts accusing people, usually Frylock, of outlandish things.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Shake's immoral actions usually come back to bite him in the ass.
* LaughablyEvil: Shake is by no means someone you'd wanna meet if he exists in real life, but his douchebag behavior is hilarious to watch.
* LazyBum: Whenever he's not going out of his way to harass Meatwad or Carl, Shake is usually making a complete lazy ass out of himself by dwelling on the couch, eating junk food, and watching a heap of TV, showing zero motivation to participate in important tasks like paying the bills.
** Shake seems pathologically incapable of holding a job. For example, one of the few times he held a job (at Slurp-A-Lunch), he spends his time bitching about his job while everyone else works, and quits before the end of his first day in the job, liquefies his uniform, tries to rob the register, and then steals ham as his severance package.
* TheLeader: Or so he claims. In reality he's just an egotistical ControlFreak. Frylock has the real authority in the household and is the only competent character of the trio, but Shake's schemes and impulses ''do'' often drive the plot.
* LethallyStupid: Shake will ignorantly get himself in trouble that not only poses immediate danger to others, but also himself, be it BullyingADragon or messing with Frylock's newest invention. Luckily for the audience, [[TooDumbToLive karma will come back]] and [[KarmicDeath make him pay]].
* MadeOfIron: Shake can, surprisingly enough, endure many amounts of pain without even scoffing it. For example Shake was able to survive being sliced up to cubes in "Intervention" and having the entire middle part of his body ripped off in "Brain Fairy".
* ManipulativeBastard: Shake will stop at nothing to get what he wants. His rebellious attitude can often lead him to talk his way out of every situation he finds him in.
* TheMcCoy: Of the trio that is the Aqua Teens, Shake is an exaggeration of this. That cup body of his is full of impulses and irrationality...and, of course, milkshake.
* MilesGloriosus: Brags about his prowess, skills and other such attempts to look more impressive than he actually is... and chickens out at the sight of something going wrong.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** Near the end of the movie he blows Meatwad (who's usually MadeOfIron) to bits with a shotgun without any warning. However, he seems genuinely concerned when he realizes this actually killed him.
** His reaction when he accidentally kills his cat, Mr. Sparkles.
** He says this word for word in "Allen, Part One" when he sees what happened to his home while he was in hyper sleep and what he gave up.
* {{Narcissist}}: Shake is a pathological liar who's extremely self-serving and unsympathetic to the less fortunate, yet he [[AttentionWhore frequently seeks attention wherever he goes]].
* NeverMyFault: At times, Master Shake can take this trope to extreme levels. He's written a self-help book that teaches readers to live this way to succeed in life. It obviously didn't sell, although Shake says it's Frylock's fault because he shut down the website, rather than his advice clearly isn't helpful.
* NoIndoorVoice: Constantly boasts, shouts, and whines throughout the series.
* NominalHero: If any character is a "hero in name only" it's Shake.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Later on in the show, he tries to justify his horrible treatment of Meatwad as "ToughLove". However the show has made it very blatantly clear that he just does it to be cruel for the sake of it. It doesn't help either that Shake always makes excuses for his actions and never admits he's at fault.
* OutOfFocus: The final season. He either plays a supporting to role to the focused character of the episode[[note]]"Mouth Quest", "Brain Fairy", "Hairy Bus", "Knapsack!", and "The Last One Forever and Ever (For Real This Time) (We Fucking Mean It)"[[/note]] or a minor character[[note]]"Sweet C" and "Rabbit, Not Rabbot"[[/note]]. This is a noticeable contrast to the last two seasons, where he plays the main role in almost every episode.
* PetTheDog:
** The two times Shake did something nice for someone was when he found out Frylock was [[spoiler:supposedly]] dying of cancer, and then when [[spoiler:he really was dying, and later during the mission to save him sacrifices himself to protect Meatwad from the clams]].
** It's also revealed in "Reedickyoulus" that Shake owns a magician cat which he has a soft spot for, and he expressed great remorse when he realized he accidentally microwaved him.
* PhraseCatcher: "Dammnit Shake!" from Frylock.
* PsychopathicManchild: Shake is clearly an adult yet lacks independence and constantly relies on Frylock's support. That aside, he throws temper tantrums and starts breaking things if he doesn't get his way, tortures Meatwad ForTheEvulz, and often uses childish retorts.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Shake hands these out like hotcakes, though much of the time they're more likely to merely annoy the target of his ire rather than demoralize them.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:He spends a surprising amount of time during the series finale being '''''kind''''', sacrificing himself to save Meatwad after the two are attacked on the planet they travelled to in order to find Frylock a new jewel and save his life. Beforehand, he tells Meatwad that most of his abuse was in the form of ToughLove in his eyes.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:He has a jewel like Frylock’s underneath him]].
* RunningGag: Whenever Shake throws things on the ground, [[StuffBlowingUp they immediately explode]].
* {{Sadist}}: Shake derives amusement from the pain and suffering of Meatwad, or anyone else he happens to have power over.
* SanitySlippage: Each season he grows more unhinged, sadistic, and disconnected from reality.
* SelfServingMemory: "PDA" shows that Shake’s memory and what really happened are two completely different beasts.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Along with Frylock, he shares the Manly Man role to [[{{Manchild}} Meatwad]]. Shake possesses both more knowledge and interest in adult culture than Meatwad, who has interests typical of a toddler, and is very clever and manipulative when it comes to finding his way out of authoritative contempt. However, on the contrary, Shake is a PsychopathicManchild and a bit of a coward himself and doesn't really possess much powers other than being able to excrete useless ice cream from his straw, plus there are even times where Meatwad stands up for himself after being exploited too much and gets revenge on Shake.
* TheSlacker: Shake lacks the courage to handle adult responsibilities and constantly relies on Frylock to support him 24/7. He is unmotivated to get a job and wants nothing more than to dwell in the house watching TV and eating junk food. However, unlike Meatwad, who cries out loud like an immature child, Shake simply yells at Frylock for telling the truth and walks away from the situation into his own little world.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Shake's entire existence revolves around [[AttentionWhore getting people to think he's as awesome as he thinks he is]]. Of course, whether it's posing as a superhero or getting plastic surgery to become a model, it never works. He's a moron.
* TheSociopath: Explicitly described this way in "Freda".
* SoleSurvivor: In the end of [[spoiler:''Plantasm'', Shake ends up as the remaining Aqua Teen alive after Markula revives him]].
* SpoiledBrat: Shake has the temper of a spoiled child and gets incredibly furious if his way is not handed over to him.
* TheStraightMan: Shake of all people, was this to the [[AxCrazy Creditor]].
* StuffBlowingUp: He seems to have the power to make things ''explode'' whenever he tosses them out of frustration or anger. However, a few other characters have done this in the series, meaning the power isn't unique to him.
* StupidEvil: Shake is so compulsively cruel and petty that it flies in the face of basic self-preservation.
* SuicideAsComedy: He's killed himself many times just to mess with the other characters and entertain the audience. "Video Ouija" stands out as the most prominent example, in which he commits suicide by [[CruelAndUnusualDeath ingesting the fumes of gasoline through a hose, consuming a bunch of sleeping pills, and ultimately jumping into Carl's pool, which has live piranhas and a plugged-in toaster to facilitate the process]].
-->'''Shake:''' ''[writing his suicide note]'' Friends, relations, whatever the hell Meatwad is... I've lived a full life. It's actually been...pretty bitchin'. But now, regrettably, my life has been taken. Please bury me with all my stuff because you know it's mine. Dearest Meatwad, '''turn on that dumb game cause' I am gonna wail you from the grave, baby!''' Missing you already, M.S.\\
'''Frylock:''' Oh my God.\\
'''Carl:''' Fryman, I am so sorry... that, uh, I can't press charges here.\\
'''Frylock:''' ...Yeah, me too.
* SuicideIsPainless: Once killed himself just to mess with Meatwad. And again so he could see a woman naked.
* SupremeChef: While usually incapable of doing anything, Shake has been shown to be really good at cooking, making four-cheese lasagna, cheese-injected fried beef and cakes. Downplayed, since Shake will cook only for 'special occasions' like screwing up Meatwad's diet or torturing Carl. At other times he [[BrilliantButLazy wouldn't even mind eating cat food]].
* TalkativeLoon: A RunningGag is that when Shake is ignored or outargued, he'll just start saying whatever he can to get attention.
* TantrumThrowing: When Shake gets upset, he often starts throwing objects around and breaking them, even if they’re his own property.
* TokenEvilTeammate: A bastard who lives to torture his roommates and for personal gain. The other members of the team often do evil things as well, but Shake is unique in that he doesn't need a reason.
* TooDumbToLive: He has sliced himself in half with a katana, eaten a sandwich that he knew would send him to a hell dimension where an axe-wielding cyclops awaited to slice his head open, and has gone as far as committing suicide just to ruin Meatwad's Ouija video game. There are moments where Shake completely fails to comprehend how the most basic things work and is physically incapable of having a clue.
* TookALevelInJerkass: At the start of the series, what with its EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, Shake was incompetent and kind of a self-centered jerk already but he still tried to solve crimes and get things done. Before the first season was even over, Shake was hitting the decline, and by the second season he hit it so hard that he'd let Carl bleed to death by a self-inflicted gun wound he was responsible for by breaking into Carl's house in the first place. From there, Shake's descent into being a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk was cemented and he just got worse with each season.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** In "Shake Like Me", Master Shake gets bitten by a radioactive black man, turns black and becomes much friendlier compared to his original self. Unfortunately, Shake being nice was found to be a bit too creepy, so Frylock [[StatusQuoIsGod returned him to his normal (jerkass) self.]]
** The final season as a whole. While Shake is by no means a NiceGuy this season, his jerkish tendencies have been notably toned down[[note]]The sole exception being in "Hospice."[[/note]].
* TookALevelInDumbass: Each season, Shake, already a delusional moron in the first season, loses a level in intelligence.
* TheTopicOfCancer: He ends up developing cancer (and diabetes) by the end of ''Super Bowl'' by eating so many bags of cheesey nacho chips that becomes morbidly obese, severely acne ridden, and he passes out and has to go to the hospital to get the diagnosis, all while trying to win the same Super Bowl tickets Meatwad got on his first try ([[DidntThinkThisThrough and not taking Frylocks word that he doesn't have to eat the chips to check for tickets]]). Unlike Frylock's cancer in ''Party All The Time'', it's played for comedy here, [[RageBreakingPoint especially when he finds out Meatwad didn't even go to the Super Bowl.]]
--> '''(Shake)''' You went into a ([[SoundEffectBleep Car horn]])''ing farm you'' ([[SoundEffectBleep Clown honk]])''ing imbecile!'' ''Get back here you cost me my one chance!'' (Falls over trying to chase Meatwad) '''''I got''''' ([[SoundEffectBleep Car horns]])'''''ing''''' '''''diabetes and cancer because of you!'''''
* {{Troll}}: Shake manipulates his roommates and Carl purely to see the look on their faces when they realize they've been tricked.
* TheUnapologetic: Shake rarely if ever feels sorry for his malicious actions.
* UngratefulBastard: Almost never thanks anyone.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Despite his lack of positive qualities, his arrogance and stupidity make him fun to watch.
* VillainProtagonist: Shake at his very worst can be considered this in that he's prone to committing crimes ForTheEvulz.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Frylock can fire laser beams from his eye and can shoot fry-like projectiles, Meatwad can shapeshift into virtually anything, and Shake... can excrete ice cream. Actually subverted, as he also has the questionable power that anything he drops or throws will explode. This seems quite random, but [[spoiler:considering he was created by Dr. Weird, it's somewhat understandable.]]
* WhiteGangBangers: While Frylock is obviously black, and Meatwad some odd mix that leans towards black with his interest in black culture and his speech being peppered particularly with aave, Shake is decidedly White, and still makes a rap album and defualts to black celebrities when attempting to switch bodies.
* WorkingClassHero: Shake occasionally tries to portray himself as this, to little success.
--> '''Shake:''' Yeah, we know how you did it. [[SarcasmMode Congratulations. The bank gave you a credit card.]] It doesn't make you better than me. But you see, nobody gives me credit because I'm a bad risk and I don't pay my bills on time. So I have to work for what I have!
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Has a light yellow sclera, and it pretty much fits his jerkass attitude.
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[[folder:Frylock]]
->''Frylock, and I'm on top, rock you like a cop. Meatwad, you up next with your knock knock!''
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[[caption-width-right:240: "''Well, we're kind of not detectives anymore. That wasn't making us a whole lot of money.''"]]
!!!'''Voiced by: Carey Means'''

A floating, super-intelligent box of french fries with various powers. Usually the smartest and and most moral member of the trio, though he can be pretty mean when pushed too far.
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* FreudianExcuse: In "Hands on a Hamburger".
-->'''Wongburger''': "'My son isn't a Cheeseburger,' they cried! 'Your son IS A CHEESEBURGER!', I cried '''BACK'''!"

* TheReveal: The series finale reveals [[spoiler:he has a jewel exactly like Frylock's underneath him.]]

* CompleteImmortality: Thanks to a magic shampoo he used in the very last episode of the series, Frylock has this. Any injury he sustains is little more than a temporary inconvenience, which he exploits to make extreme gore videos with Carl. Unfortunately, after being imprisoned for murder of a Highlander star, he can't serve out his life sentences because he doesn't age.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: They may be idiots, but they cannot comprehend how weird and dumb Master Shake is.

* Butt-Monkey: To a different extent than Carl. See Laser-Guided Karma below.

* Butt-Monkey: To a different extent than Carl, in that his maliciousness and ignorance is what often gets him into trouble of possibly the worst kind.