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Dogen Boole

Dogen Boole is like a walking time bomb. His amazing, raw psychic potential is probably only matched by his inability to control it. That’s why he wears his special homemade foil hat. This feeble thin barrier is the only thing that prevents him from accidentally blowing up a fellow camper’s head or bar-b-queing a squirrel for spreading lies about him. In fact, he states to have “kinda” blown someone’s head up before.

Old Psychopedia description

Dogen Boole is a nine-year-old psychic camper at Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp. Due to his difficulty controlling his lethal abilities, his parents have him wear a "special hat" which allegedly keeps his powers under control. In Psychonauts, Dogen displays an aptitude for Zoolingualism, as he can be found talking to the squirrels at camp. He is the younger brother of Sam Boole and grandson of Compton Boole.

Personality[]

Although emotionlessly monotone, he’s undoubtedly the nicest camper you’ll meet at Whispering Rock.

–Old Psychopedia description

Dogen is a calm, shy, and friendly boy and a bit air-headed at times.

Appearance[]

One time, I made someone's head explode. Actually, it happened four times. Now they make me wear this special hat, so I don't have any more accidents.

–Dogen to Raz during the opening of Psychonauts

Dogen has bluish-green skin, brown eyelids, yellow scleras and brown eyes. He is very short. His outfit consists of red footie pajamas with a yellow Whispering Rock handkerchief around his neck, as well as a specialized tinfoil hat his parents make him wear so he doesn't accidentally blow up any heads with his immense psychic power—power Dogen has been taught to fear.

Background[]

Simple on the surface, but deep down inside, he is also simple. But kind. Dogen has a very powerful brain. So powerful, in fact, that he has to wear a psychoisolation hat to keep his powerful psychic emanations to himself

–Character blurb from the original Psychonauts website

Dogen is a very powerful psychic. He is kind, but very young and inexperienced, and has, if his own word is to be believed, accidentally blown up people's heads before. His Campster description reads: "rule number one is never take off my hat. Never ever. I have to repeat that to myself alot. My family made me practice that rule over and over before they left. Whenever I took my hat off before they would scream and scream and tell me their heads were going to explode and I believe them. I didn't want to wear the hat but they said I had to and that when I got to camp there would be plenty of kids wearing special hats.

When I get home, if I haven't blown up anybody's head at camp, I can have a pet. I have always wanted a kitten or a puppy, but I don't want to hurt it. Although I am thinking I could just make a hat for my pet to protect it. Like a little foil cat hat. hee hee hee hee hee oh no hee hee hee...".

Story[]

Psychonauts[]

Dogen is one of several children present at Coach Oleander's camp meeting, which is interrupted by Razputin. He is shown to be easily frightened when he mistakes Raz for the Lake Monster, and has difficulty making it through the minefield in Basic Braining. If Raz helps Dogen through the minefield, he gives Raz some arrowheads even before it is explained what they are as a thanks.

When Razputin first talks to Dogen in person, the little boy is having an argument with some squirrels, claiming they are lying and telling him he will kill everyone. He threatens them, and as Razputin heads to class, Dogen feigns innocence before squirrel parts rain down around him.

After returning his brain, Dogen will remark that he had better apologize to the squirrels for not believing them, as they had been telling him that "A little man would kill everyone," which he had taken to mean himself. He can later be found at the Kids' Cabins, apologizing to the squirrels.

Psychonauts In the Rhombus of Ruin[]

Dogen appears as a figment in the main menu Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin.

Psychonauts 2[]

Milla briefly mentions Dogen Boole in Psychonauts 2. Raz can talk to Sam and Compton about him. He also appears in the Psychonauts recap animation in Psychonauts 2.

Relationships[]

Razputin Aquato[]

Raz is Dogen's best friend at camp.

Elka Doom[]

Elka can often be found venting her relationship frustrations to Dogen at camp, who doesn't quite understand what she's talking about.

Sam Boole[]

Sam is Dogen's older sister.

Compton Boole[]

Compton is Dogen's grandfather.

Dogen's parents[]

Dogen briefly mentions his parents making him wear a special hat to control his blastokinesis.

Psychic Abilities[]

  • Head Explosion: Not so much an ability as a consequence of his immense psychic power, Dogen can make other beings' heads explode. He claims he has taken more than one life with it before. His tin foil hat allegedly helps him from accidentally setting this power off, but he is shown using it to detonate the squirrels he is talking to before Basic Braining.
  • Telepathy: Dogen seems to be capable of telepathic communication, as he uses this ability to communicate with the squirrels of Whispering Rock and is adamant about them being "liars" until being re-brained. He's seen doing this before Basic Braining and after being re-brained.

Trivia[]

  • If Clairvoyance is used on him, Dogen sees Razputin only as his hat and goggles with nothing underneath.
  • Mikhail admits he would forfeit if he ever fought against Dogen, claiming that his hat could come off too easily and he's not comfortable with his head exploding.
  • A man named Compton Boole is depicted among other renowned Psychonauts on a carving in the Reception Area. This is Dogen's grandfather and one of the founders of the Psychonauts. In Psychonauts 2, he appears wearing a bowler hat with a lock on it, perhaps meaning that just like Dogen, he has trouble controlling his powers without protective headgear.
  • According to his Campster page, Dogen is extremely fond of hats and animals, and his favorite movies are Scanners and Babe 2. His parents have promised that if he gets through camp without exploding anyone's head, he can have a pet.
  • Many of Dogen's friendster comments revolve around admiring the other campers' hats.
  • Dogen's voice actor, Nika Futterman, also voiced Smellerbee in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Olga Pataki in Hey Arnold!, Madame Ubetcha in Sofia the First, Mike Mazinsky in Mike, Lu, and Og, Cuckoo Loca in Minnie's Bow Toons, Adam Lyon (and several other characters) in My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Luna Loud in The Loud House, and Chum Chum from Fanboy and Chum Chum.
  • Dogen lists his age as 106 on his MySpace profile.
  • Dogen is the closest thing Raz has to a best friend, aside from Lili. Raz seems to care about his brain the most and even helps him in the Basic Braining course.
  • He is also the only person Razputin apologizes to for hitting.
  • Psi-cadet rank: Special Scout
  • According to his old Myspace page, Dogen's zodiac sign is Sagittarius and his date of birth is December 3.
  • On Twitter, Double Fine jokingly said 2021's gonna be the year Dogen finally completes Basic Braining.
  • Dogen has GIFs of exploding heads on his Campter profile photo gallery.
  • Like his grandfather, Compton Boole, Dogen has issues controlling his blastokinesis to the point of it accidentally costing lives.
  • Raz cannot levitate Dogen with telekinesis (accessed using cheats) during Basic Braining.

Quotes[]

  • Brainless Dogen: Tee Vee...?
  • Dr. Loboto: I'm afraid [your brain] is just no good.
  • Dogen: What's wrong with my brain, doctor?
  • Dr. Loboto: How should I know? I'm a dentist! ...But here's what I know: when a tooth is bad, we pull it!
  • Dogen: I would never....kill everyone!
  • Dogen: And then you'll make their heads explode!
  • Raz: NO!! ...Do you do that?
  • Dogen: No... Well, once, kinda. But now I wear this special hat! Wanna try it on?

References/Notes[]

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