Moose Mason
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Marmaduke "Moose" Mason (often referred to as Big Moose) is a fictional character in the Archie Comics universe. He is Riverdale High School's most intellectually challenged student. His lack of intelligence has later been somewhat attributed to dyslexia.
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He consistently scores straight F's (which he thinks means Fantastic) and is Riverdale's number one athlete.
Moose is the personification of the Jock—all brawn and no brains.
Moose is extremely possessive of Midge Klump, his steady girlfriend, and has time and again flattened anybody (Reggie Mantle is his most frequent victim) who seeks her affection. There are times when Midge can not stand Moose's jealousy and ends up scolding him, but every time he just wants to give Midge some space, she decides that she prefers the old Moose.
Moose has a deep admiration of Dilton Doiley (probably because of Dilton's intelligence) and will go to any length to help the diminutive genius.
Moose is blessed with such great strength that people often have high expectations of him when it comes to sports. He has helped Riverdale High School win many matches in basketball, baseball and football.
In Archie comics as late as the 1970s, Moose sported a flattop haircut. Also, in earlier days, whenever Moose talked he would start off with a "DUH." In today's Archie world, Moose isn't as dumb as he appears. He was offered a full football scholarship to a University. When he found out that they wanted to place him into "joke classes" so he would get good grades, he turned down the offer. When asked about it he replied "I may be dumb, but there's no reason for me to stay dumb!". He also briefly dropped out of high school, but returned upon realizing he would need a college education to get the jobs he would like to try. He seems to have tried both a modified moptop and a modified flattop in recent years
Despite his limited intelligence, Moose is very kind, loyal, and compassionate. He's always willing to help somebody in need, and he constantly protects his friends from bullies (often without using punches).
[edit] Trivia
- In comic Spanish version, Moose is called "Gorilón" (lit. Big Gorilla).
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