Korvo Opposites is the main protagonist of Solar Opposites. He is the smartest and most rational character in the main cast, but does not do well in social settings.
Background []
Korvo originates from the planet Shlorp, and is a member of the Shlorpian species. Shlorp for the most part was a utopia. However, ever since his planet was destroyed by an asteroid, he, his husband Terry, and their replicants/children Yumyulack and Jesse have evacuated to Planet Earth in hopes that they could settle and make a decent living. They are - for the most part - ill-adjusted to Earth's customs, and Korvo and his family try to overcome the challenge of being immigrants to a relatively unknown planet. Because of their inexperience, the Shlorpian family gets themselves in wacky situations.
Personality[]
Korvo is a very introverted pessimistic and closed-minded individual. He hates Earth and even makes a point to mention that in the opening sequence. He is insistent on not assimilating, preferring to stay in the house and fix the ship as soon as possible so they can leave. He finds most if not all of earth's inhabitants and customs stupid. Like Yumyulack, Korvo is cold, cunning and serious. Compared to Terry, Korvo is hard working, and studious gaining him the label as “the smart one”. He also prioritizes the mission above all else and constantly wishes that Terry and their family would spend their time focusing on it. He has been the only one working on repairing the ship but to no avail. Despite his dislike of Earth, he begrudgingly tries to learn from the others and adapt to Terry's insistence, sometimes changing his mind and occasionally even having fun.
Relationships[]
Terry[]
Korvo and Terry were assigned to each other as evacuation partners while the Shlorpian race was preparing to leave Shlorp. Korvo and Terry were outwardly nice to each other at first, but would then talk about each other with their peers behind each others' backs.
Despite this prior vitriol, Korvo and Terry grew to appreciate each other as partners and teammates. Upon landing on Earth, Korvo and Terry were forced to take the mantle of “parents” upon crash landing and buying a house to live in. Because of this, their relationship grew very similar to that of an old married couple with Korvo constantly nagging Terry for his laziness and obsession with Earth.
Even from the get-go in the first season, it is hinted that Korvo harbors romantic feelings for Terry as at one point he tried to kiss him while under the influence of the dumb ray. He also grew very upset when at one point he had dinner parties banned because he felt that Terry was neglecting him as Terry was constantly going to such parties and leaving Korvo due to how Korvo disliked socializing with others. Upon this revelation, Korvo and Terry decide to share a kiss as an act of reconciliation. The creators of the show confirmed that Korvo and Terry became a couple at some point between the first two seasons.
From the point of their relationship being officially confirmed onward, they become notably more affectionate toward one another as a couple. In the episode "Edamame Duffle Bag", Terry refers to Korvo as "babe" when the house is being shaken. Later in the same episode, he claims that (one is) "not what you do, but who you love - and that's me", referring to himself in relation to Korvo's new model train hobby.
In the episode "The Pupa's Big Day", Terry refers to his friend Linus as his "line husband" (in reference to his hobby of standing in line), which prompts multiple jealous responses from Korvo, the most notable being when he refers to himself as Terry's "actual husband slash.. unmarried team leader". There are multiple other instances in the episode of Korvo's jealousy being apparent as he constantly tries to compete with Linus for Terry's affection. By the end of the episode, Terry tells Linus to "eat shit and die" as he already has "all the husband he needs" right there with him, referring to Korvo.
Terry and Korvo at their wedding.
Despite not being from Earth, the two take on the role of parents to both the replicants and the Pupa, relying on each other in multiple different instances to be there to care for them, discipline them, etcetera. They work well as a team together and this has been acknowledged in multiple episodes. They are often shown giving each other affectionate glances, touching each others' arms, clinging to one another in fear or discomfort, unintentionally matching each other's poses, and, in Terry's case, jumping into Korvo's arms. Just like any other couple, they are shown to kiss, cuddle, share a bed and also engage sexually.
The two crush the crystal from Korvo's robe together after their vows, before sealing their marriage with a kiss.
Korvo, despite often being irritated by Terry's relaxed attitude, seems to open up more around him than anyone else. His distain for Earth is still evident, but due to their relationship, he has eased more into life on the planet thanks to Terry's love and support.
As of the Valentine's Special onwards, Terry and Korvo are officially married. Their wedding was for the most part, the same as a regular human wedding. It differs in the sense that after their vows, Korvo removes the diamond-shaped crystal from his robes, and they both stomp on it together. This is presumably a Shlorpian ritual that would take place in a lifemate ceremony, but this is yet to be confirmed. It is implied that up until this point (despite acting like a couple) they were not actually aware of their love for each other, nor did they know that Shlorpians were capable of feeling romantic love. Whether this is due to denial on their part or because of the strictness of Shlorpian society is currently unknown, and will hopefully be explained in upcoming episodes.
Yumyulack[]
As Korvo's replicant, Yumyulack shares many of Korvo's more pessimistic traits. Of the family members, Korvo and Yumyulack are the two who seem to dislike Earth the most. That being said, Yumyulack, likely thanks to Jesse's influence, is much more open to trying Earth activities, food, etc than Korvo is.
Jesse[]
Korvo does not seem to like Jesse. In the episode “The Super Gooblers”, he is cruel and mean to her and even outright states that she sucks. His behavior caused her to have repressed anger towards him, and even after expressing her frustrations with him, he does not appear to have a change of heart. Nonetheless, he still treats her as part of the family and they get along fairly nicely most times. At the end of “The Solar Opposites Almost Get An Xbox”, they sit together and hug as they wait for a death clock to run down.
Death and Resurrection[]
In "The Solar Opposites Almost Get An Xbox", after Yumyulack killed Terry, a war started in the household between Yumyulack, Korvo and Jesse. Korvo cloned himself and one of his clones, Orgo, killed Yumyulack. Korvo and Jesse realized that the fighting was pointless, before Jesse accidentally killed him, when an iron from a trap that she set fell on Korvo's head, cleaving it in two. He was, however, resurrected at the end of the episode, first as a tree, then as his full form.
Trivia[]
- In an interview with an editor from the online magazine Inverse, series creators Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan confirmed that Korvo and Terry officially became a romantic couple over the course of the first two seasons. [1]
- As of the episode "An Earth Shatteringly Romantic Solar Valentine's Day Opposite Special", Terry and Korvo are officially married.
- Korvo is presumed to be bi/pansexual as he has shown attraction towards both men and women.
- He's absolutely terrified of anything Halloween related.
- He hates salad.
- He is the only one who eats the Shlorpian delicacy, Num Nums, as the rest of his family (sans the Pupa) does not like them. Korvo himself even admits they taste terrible.
- In each intro sequence Korvo names a different reason as to why he hates Earth.
- Korvo (along with Terry, Jesse, and Yumyulack's) last name is Solar. This is stated by Terry in The Rays That Turn People Into Various Things. This was most likely given to them by Terry himself.
- He lives in Geenadavisville.