Stumbles Fumbles is a character role-played by FirecrackThat.
End of 3.0/The Great Clown vs. Mime War II[]
Stumbles, the eager beaver of the clown brigade, couldn't wait to beat traffic and shipped out a day early to Fort Baxter Air Base in Vice City. His excitement was palpable as he envisioned setting up camp and perfecting his balloon animal skills before the other clowns even knew what hit them. Little did he know, the real battle would be waged against the mime menace.
Under the strict tutelage of Command Sergeant Major Scruffy Doodle, the clowns honed their skills for weeks. Scruffy barked orders and oversaw drills that involved dodging invisible pies and defusing imaginary flower-squirt grenades. Stumbles became a maestro in the art of mime annihilation, expertly navigating active rake fields and dismantling guerrilla mime traps.
For three glorious years, Stumbles reveled in his mime-busting glory. Kirk, his proud mentor, beamed with delight at Stumbles' antics, though the real casualty was Stumbles' relationship with Lily. As he became more absorbed in his mime-killing prowess, Lily had no choice but to bid adieu to the circus of their love. Stumbles, ever the understanding clown, agreed, acknowledging that he couldn't give her what she truly wanted—a life devoid of invisible enemies.
One fateful night, Stumbles, driven by an insatiable curiosity, ventured into the unknown. In the dark, he stumbled into an ambush orchestrated by a menacing gang of mimes known as "The Silent but Deadlies." They whisked him away under the cloak of night, leaving behind a honkless void in the clown ranks.
A year and a half of captivity ensued. Stumbles, stripped of his iconic yellow suit, red nose, and miniature hat, found himself imprisoned in an invisible box—a masterstroke of mime manipulation. The mimes reveled in his plight, forcing him to perform circus tricks for their muted amusement. News of Stumbles' disappearance reached the remaining clown troops, who launched a daring raid on the mime terrorists' hideout. When they found Stumbles huddled in the corner of his invisible cage, Kirk's mullet practically bristled with fury. After 20 minutes of berating Stumbles for not realizing he was free to leave the invisible prison anytime, they liberated their comrade.
Returning to Los Santos, Stumbles was a changed clown. The invisible box experience had left its mark, but Kirk, with a mix of exasperation and relief, knew one thing for sure: Stumbles was now the world's foremost expert on escaping imaginary confinement. The circus continued, a bit weirder but definitely wiser.
Beginning of 4.0[]
In the aftermath, Stumbles returned to Los Santos and found solace in exploring the intricate network of sewers, unraveling their mysteries and mastering their navigation. He also dedicated himself to undertaking tasks for others who preferred to keep their hands clean, showcasing a newfound commitment to a life less conventional and more meaningful in the gritty underbelly of Los Santos.
On December 28th, 2023, Stumbles was a part of the founding of the New Clown Order, a coalition promoted by Chatterbox to re-align the clowns after the Mime Wars under a novel punishment-enforced code of conduct.
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Big Phil • BooBoo • BoomBoom • Bozo • Bubblegum • Buggy • Chatterbox • Checkers • Cleo Cloak • Cosmo • Crasher • Cupcake • Dee Mented • Delver Lee • Derpy • Dumbles Fumbles • Ember Quinn • Frog • Giblets† • Giggles† • Happy D'Klown • Hiccups • Janky • Keith Herman • Miniphone • Moose Knuckles • Mr. Ratchet • Mumbles Fumbles • Party Hardy • Pico • Pixel • Pockets • Professor Bubbles • Scruffy Doodle • Sour Patch • Snuffles • Stumbles Fumbles • Twinkles • Wendy Thomas • Yappy Clown Associates: BamBam • Button • Dr. Stitches • Hostage • Nacho • Seven Fulmen • T-Bone Former Clowns: BonBon Notable Mimes: David Wonders • Eva Popov • Yuri Popov
Groups: Clowncil (3.0) • New Clown Order • Club Club • Everlasting Clowns of Humble Origins† Enemies: Mimes |