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|---|---|
| Derek Dietl | |
| General information | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Weatherman |
| Relatives |
Susan Murphy (former fiancé) |
| Behind the scenes | |
| Voiced by | |
| Inspiration |
Gaston from Beauty and the Beast Fulton Greenway from Elf Walter Hobbs from Elf |
| Appearances | |
Derek Dietl is Susan's former fiancé, who works as a weatherman for the local news station in Modesto, California. Ambitious, opportunistic, and selfish, he jumps at every opportunity to enhance his career whenever one presents itself, causing him to place his job before anything else, including his relationship with Susan. When Susan becomes Ginormica, Derek breaks up with her because he does not wish to be married to someone who could literally overshadow his career. At the end of Monsters vs. Aliens, Susan gets her revenge by publicly humiliating him.
Derek reappears in "It Came from Channel 5" trying to get into Area Fifty-Something to prove that they are hiding aliens. Coverton tries to get in touch with him to cause a panic, and tricks B.O.B. into helping him. When Derek runs into Susan, he's delighted that she's now able to control her size, but is rejected by Susan. He's eventually mind wiped by Sqweep to keep him from revealing the aliens.
Derek Dietl is voiced by Paul Rudd in the film and Nolan North in the series.
Personality
Derek Dietl is a selfish jerk when he told Susan they are not going to Paris. He says they're going to Fresno, so he can have the job interview. He said he wasn't looking forward to get married and spend the rest of his life with Susan, fearing that she would overshadow him. In general, he will use anyone to help forward his career.
Trivia
- Derek Dietl has no crooked thumbs, unlike his mother. That genetic trait was not passed on to him, as it sometimes skips a generation in their family.
- Derek is similar to Gaston, the antagonist from the 1991 Disney animated film, Beauty and the Beast, who likes to boast how he will marry Belle, but he really is a jerk.
- Derek is the third human character to appear in the series, behind General Monger and President Hathaway. Susan doesn't count, as she's classified as a monster.
- He is also similar to Walter Hobbs and Fulton Greenway from the 2003 Christmas movie Elf.
Quotes
- and some early morning fog, giving way to sunny skies. Seventy-five degrees. A perfect day to stop by the old folk art and craft show down at the fairgrounds, or a perfect day to marry Susan Murphy.
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