Take cover amigos! We're having a temblor, an earthquake! 
- — Eduardo's words at Miles and Stella's wedding
Eduardo is a fictional character from the Hey Arnold! TV Series.
Personality[]
Eduardo is a kind and helpful person and a loyal and caring friend to Miles, Stella, and the Green Eyes. He also is part of the group "Helpers for Humanity", Unlike Miles and Stella, Eduardo is a more relaxed and less adventurous man, but willing to go through danger to help others especially his friends.
Eduardo like Miles is a scientist in anthropology, which is the study of humanity. He has knowledge about the ancient cultures of the place, being the one who told Miles and Stella about green eyes and later shows how he knows how to speak their language perfectly.
However, Eduardo considers himself more of a hardworking man for the people, and it was notable when knowing that Stella was pregnant he became more attentive to the couple helping to make a better place for the future Shortman, such as doing tasks that were complicated for Miles like cut trees, plant crops, and build a school.
Eduardo looks very peaceful, sometimes cowardly like when he ran out of the temple while Stella was giving birth, but he was also brave to face Lasombra (a dangerous pirate who had terrorized certain sectors of San Lorenzo) just to protect Arnold and he even fights him.
Appearance[]
Eduardo is a Central American man with a mustache and a goatee. He wears a white shirt and hat, along with blue pants. His hair is a dark brown. In The Jungle Movie, his hair is a lighter brown, due to him being 8-9 years older, and his hat is also now brown instead of white.
Biography[]
Eduardo is an anthropologist [1] from Central American Republic of San Lorenzo.
Eduardo talking about the Green-Eyed People
He was a partner and best friend of Miles Shortman, frequently being the one who accompanied him on every trip through the jungle.
His participation is summed up in the help he gave the couple, because Eduardo was a very close friend to Miles and Stella.
He was requested by the couple, as a tribe had saved their lives on last trip, the Green-Eyed People Eduardo, having knowledge and a degree of communication about the tribe, was able to give important data and in turn warned them about a pirate called "Lasombra" who had stolen one of their greatest treasures, the Corazón A short time later the couple had recovered that object and Eduardo was able to corroborate that the tribe really prevailed,
Eduardo at Miles and Stella's wedding
all at the cost of a very dangerous enemy who swore to recover what they had stolen from him even if it was the last thing he did.
A short time later, Miles and Stella married and Eduardo was asked to be the godfather, escorted the bride to the ceremony and served as a narrator for the guests, as the minister who would marry them spoke a local language.
Eduardo would shortly receive an important letter for Stella and Miles and would be forced to interrupt his friends' honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro. The green-eyed tribe had been struck by a disease known as "The sleeping sickness" and asked for the couple's help as they did not see Eduardo as trustworthy enough.
Eduardo making a toast to Stella.
He helped the couple as much as possible, piloting the most remote places in the world and hunting species of butterflies so that Stella could create an antidote, and after nights enslaved to work, she succeeded.
Shortly after being able to celebrate the woman's achievement, Eduardo learned that Stella was pregnant. The next nine months Eduardo would be very attentive to them helping to make a more pleasant place for the future Shortman, he cut trees, planted and even built a school, the day arrived and Eduardo accompanied them both to the clinic that was on the other side of town . However, that day the Turriable volcano erupted and the trio were trapped in a situation that made Stella not very happy.
Miles, Stella, Arnold and Eduardo
Fortunately for the anthropologists, the green-eyed people would return the favor that day and in an ancient temple Stella would go into labor. Eduardo in a panic attack would try to find a way out but is trapped seeing how the lava was devouring everything, when he thought that everything was lost, the cry of a baby would make the eruption stop, and everything was peaceful again. Eduardo returned to the temple to find the new Shortman, he surprised said that it is as if the baby had silenced all nature and lovingly said that Arnold was a good-looking boy.
Later, Eduardo sadly escorted Miles, Stella and little Arnold to the airport because the jungle was not a safe place for the baby and they decided that it was better to go back to the suburbs. Sadly, he says goodbye to his best friends.
Eduardo bids his friends goodbye
A long time later, one day while Miles and Stella were spending a family day with little Arnold at the park, Eduardo comes to the couple in a painful way after having received countless letters from the green-eyed people asking for the help of Miles and Stella. Knowing that they were desperately retired, he asked for help because that disease got out of control. Eduardo was the last to say goodbye to them.
Miles and Stella unfortunately did not return to Hillwood and went missing for 10 years, leaving Arnold in the care of his grandparents.
The Jungle Movie[]
In Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie, he supposedly leads Arnold's class in a trip through the jungle and saves them from a river pirate attack, although the man claiming to be Eduardo turns out to actually be Lasombra posing as him, setting up a trap for Arnold.
Eduardo meets Arnold again.
The real Eduardo was attacked in his house and kidnapped by Lasombra's men, though he managed to escape shortly after. Eduardo tried to catch up with Lasombra, but the pirate claimed Eduardo's boat was a river pirate boat, and lost him in the river rapids. Later Eduardo arrives in time to save Arnold, Helga and Gerald of falling off a broken bridge and tells them what happened even though Helga doubts if he is another impostor. He is very surprised to hear about everything that Arnold has been through and asks if Miles and Stella are still alive, then Lasombra who was believed dead climbs the cliff and mocks his mustache. Eduardo gets defensive protecting the trio and confronts Lasombra yelling at him how his friends sacrificed so much to help the green-eyed people, and how now their son is here to do the same.
Eduardo protects Arnold, Helga and Gerald and confronts Lasombra
However, he could not continue to rebuke the criminal because he attacks him quickly trying to poison him with the same poisoned weapon. However Eduardo evades him and hits him but Lasombra persists and tries to stab Eduardo directly in the head, but Arnold, Gerald, and Helga thankfully stop him. But in the struggle, the Heart is knocked down and rolled off the cliff. Eduardo gets up to help Arnold who was hanging dangerously in the arms of Lasombra who threatened to throw him down; however, the poison finally took effect on Lasombra who fell off the cliff to his death.
Once it was all over, Eduardo, who witnessed everything, could only summarize that Lasombra's life and death were full of poison.
Eduardo reunited with Miles, Stella and Arnold in The Jungle Movie.
Eduardo accompanies the trio to the city of Green Eyes, where they discover what really happened to Miles and Stella. He was the one who broke the bad news about the Heart to Girl Queen and sadly watched his best friends asleep immobile in bed from sleeping sickness. After sadly following the trio, he witnessed how the Helga's locket actually served perfectly as the Heart and expanded the entire antidote, finally awakening those affected, including Miles and Stella, who finally met with Arnold.
Finally the tribe had been healed thanks to Helga, everyone praises Arnold and company. And as for Eduardo, after so many years, he is happy and at peace after seeing his friends and the miracle boy named Arnold again.
Relationships[]
Miles Shortman[]
- 50 miles into the jungle and he's looking at schooners in the clouds. My friend, you are a true romantic.
- — Eduardo commenting on Miles's love life.
Eduardo and Miles have a great friendship.
Eduardo piloting an plane.
They met in college and have been almost inseparable friends ever since. Their relationship is in fact very similar to the one Arnold and Gerald share.
Eduardo is a joker about Miles's condition, sometimes talking about his lack of attention and sometimes how the blonde dreams of finding love by becoming even more clumsy. He always accompanied Miles on his adventures through the jungle and shared with him certain experiences which he said it was really something you only wanna do once, which used to be risky. However, his intentions were always noble and he was very sad when his friend left San Lorenzo.
Miles has a lot of confidence in him, not only did he firmly believe in Eduardo's information but he also shared certain experiences, practices, ancient mechanics and secrets about the Green-Eyed People. Eduardo was always there for Miles, not only he was the Godfather at the wedding but he was also an important piece in the care and prosperity of Stella's pregnancy.
At the end of The Jungle Movie, they were able to meet again and shared a pleasant moment showing that their bond remains the same after so many years.
Stella Shortman[]
- The Florence Nightingale of San Lorenzo.
- — Eduardo toasting Stella's achievement.
Eduardo and Stella have a good friendship.
Eduardo receiving a kiss from Stella.
They met shortly after the meeting between her and Miles and have expressed a positive relationship.
Eduardo has a lot of confidence in her, he assures that only Stella's medical knowledge of her would be effective against sleeping sickness and he is the one who encourages her to help The Green-Eyed People.
Although Stella is very calm, with him she has expressed a desire to hit him for certain risky attitudes such as climbing the highest point in the area. However, Stella considers Eduardo her best friend and has felt grateful to him by rewarding him with a kiss for helping with her pregnancy.
At the end of The Jungle Movie, they were able to meet again and it seems that they continue to maintain a positive bond.
Arnold Shortman[]
- Arnold. He's a good-looking boy.
- — Eduardo seeing Arnold for the first time.
Eduardo and Arnold have a strong mutual trust.
Eduardo hugging Arnold and Stella.
Even before Arnold was born, Eduardo was working and preparing a good place for the child and his parents to live comfortably. Although he did this because he was a friend of the parents, Eduardo came to love a little Arnold quickly, stating that he was a miraculous baby and was a Good-Looking boy. Some time later, Eduardo would return to beg Miles and Stella for one last mission, despite the fact that they would leave Arnold alone.
Arnold, although he did not know his parents' friend except for a small photo, the first thing he did when he arrived in San Lorenzo was to look for him, and although he found LaSombra in his place, he quickly trusted him, thinking that it was Eduardo. Once he meets the real Eduardo, there is no difference in their bond, Arnold trusts him so much, he tells him everything that happened and is protected by the man from LaSombra's attack.
At the end of The Jungle Movie, Arnold doesn't have any resentment towards Eduardo and the four share a pleasant moment.
Appears in[]
- 60. Parents Day
- 99-100. The Journal
- Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- As seen in the series, Eduardo had dark brown hair, while in The Jungle Movie, he went to a lighter tone. It is also worth mentioning that he changed his white hat for a brown one in the same movie.
- Eduardo is one of the only characters who were in danger of death, the first time in "The Journal" when he was cornered alone by lava moments before Arnold's birth and second time in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie where Lasombra was about to poison and stab him.
- A photo of Miles, Stella and him is destroyed in his house and Eduardo's face was clearly removed, this was planned by Lasombra because Arnold did not know Eduardo's face, so it was easier for him to pretend to be him and fool Arnold.
- Has been proposed by some that Eduardo was actually a terrorist who decided he must kill both of Arnold's parents knowing that they were the only ones, who could cure people from the diseases he was spreading among the indigenous people of Central America. Craig Bartlett has denied this rumor responding "Eduardo, a terrorist, you must be joking."
- Similarly, it has been proposed by some that Eduardo was actually Mr. Smith. This was to protect his identity against Lasombra and while he could keep an eye on Arnold in the absence of his parents. However this was false.
Quotes[]
The Journal[]
- "By the power invested in me, as an ordain minister of the glorious Republic of San Lorenzo, I now pronounce you, Mr. and Mrs.--" - Pookie interrupts the story with a belch.
- "Why didn't you get the pig before the earthquake?" - Eduardo picking up rubble.
- "Take cover amigos, we're having a temblor, an earthquake!" - Eduardo during the earthquake at Miles and Stella's wedding.
- "The Florence Nightingale of San Lorenzo." - Eduardo toasting Stella.
- "He has silenced all of nature!" - Eduardo after the birth of Arnold.
- "Arnold. He's a good-looking boy." - Eduardo seeing Arnold for the first time.
The Jungle Movie[]
- "Come on up, mijos!" - Eduardo helps Arnold Helga and Gerald up after falling off the bridge.
- "Hello my-" - Eduardo greets Arnold but is interrupted by Helga.
- "You are welcome to climb back down." - Eduardo asking Helga to release him.
- "Did you think you could get away with this, Lasombra? Miles and Stella protected the Green-Eyed People from you, and now their son would, too!" - Eduardo confronts Lasombra and doesn't let him insult the Shortmans' efforts.
- "He died the way he lived, full of poison." - Eduardo's words after seeing Lasombra fall off the cliff.
- "Um, I prefer the stone bridge myself." - Eduardo prefers the safe bridge to cross.