Scott Pilgrim

Scott William Pilgrim is the eponymous central protagonist of the Scott Pilgrim series.

Scott must defeat Ramona Flowers' seven evil ex-boyfriends in order to date her. He plays bass guitar in the band Sex Bob-omb.

Personality
Scott tends to be forgetful and even naive to some point. He initially sees himself as flawless and perfect when it comes to relationships, blaming any problems in said relationships on the other and repressing any flaws he has, completely forgetting his mistakes and all the bad things he's done in a relationship, to make it easier to deal with. This unusual attitude means Scott usually gets over breakups very quickly, but unfortunately, his continued rejection of his flaws caused them to manifest themselves in the form of his dark side of repressed feelings, NegaScott.

Scott undergoes major changes and self-understanding in the final book when he confronts himself via NegaScott. He realizes that throughout his life he hasn't been a "paragon of virtue" as Envy puts it and that he too is flawed, and has his own issues which he inevitably must confront. He then merges NegaScott, as a form of accepting his mistakes, which makes him regain his memory of all past events of his failed relationships.

Apparently, Scott used to be a frequent drinker, even though he repeatedly says that he doesn't drink at all. He stopped drinking after his break-up with Envy Adams (thus, what Stephen Stills said about Scott having been drunk the night Envy broke up with him was true), after which he always denies his history as a drinker whenever it comes up. This is why everyone always says "Oh right" when Scott says he doesn't drink.

The events in the book and movie are mostly seen through Scott's worldview. This is clear from Volume 1 with his presentation tag: "Scott Pilgrim... Rating: Awesome". In addition, this places the accuracy of the flashbacks, and even the entire series, into question, as Scott can be considered an unreliable narrator.

Abilities
Scott is a highly capable fighter, using various moves and techniques derived from various games, most noticeably from the Street Fighter series. Scott's fighting prowess is said to be incredible; according to Kim Pine, it's earned him the title "the best fighter in the Province". He can employ incredible moves such as the Shoryuken and the Air Juggle. Scott has also shown the ability to level up, doing so increases his stats, and grants him a sword to use in combat, Scott is as skillful with swords as he is at hand-to-hand combat, due to him taking a longsword proficiency in grade 5.

Scott appears to have some amount of superhuman strength and durability, as he was able to destroy three robots without too much hassle and was able to survive powerful onslaughts from the Evil Exes, including being thrown into the side of Casa Loma by Lucas Lee, being thrown high into the atmosphere by Todd Ingram, and having a warehouse fall on him. he also possesses great speed as he could react, dodge and even land a punch on a faster than the eye can see the opponent.

Trivia

 * Scott Pilgrim makes a cameo appearance in another graphic novel published by Oni Press, Corey Lewis's Peng. He appears as a substitute for the protagonists' team and is called to take Kurt's place. Scott refuses, not knowing why he is even there.


 * Scott, along with Ramona, also makes a cameo appearance in another Bryan Lee O'Malley comic, "Seconds". Scott and Ramona can be seen eating together in the protagonist's restaurant. Scott was eating avocado (could be a reference to The Happy Avocado) and Ramona was eating salad and some kind of bread.


 * Scott Pilgrim is portrayed by Michael Cera, who is popular for his portrayal of a young Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.


 * In both the book and the movie, Scott is seen wearing a hat that appears very similar to the headwear of the main character Holden Caulfield from J. D. Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye – just like Holden's hat, Scott's is red in colour and has a peak and ear flaps. Knives labeled it "dorky" to which Scott objected.


 * It is revealed in the color edition of Volume 1 that Scott 's height is about 5'10 to 5'11, making him average height for a male.


 * His birthday is September 27th, 1980.


 * When Kim says Scott is the best fighter in the province, she refers to Scott winning the All-Ontario Fighting Tournament when he was 19. This was originally going to be put in a flashback during volume 6.


 * Scott's X-Men patch (representing Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters) appears in both the comic and the movie on his coat. He admits to making the patch himself in the comic.
 * Scott Pilgrim is named after the song "Scott Pilgrim" by Plumtree, one of creator Bryan Lee O'Malley's favorite songs. Scott's hobby is playing video games, strongly influenced by Mr. O'Malley. He lives in Toronto, in the Canadian province of Ontario and is the bassist for the indie rock band Sex Bob-Omb. In the books, Scott Pilgrim plays a Fireglo Rickenbacker 4001C64. O'Malley chose this bass as it was the dream guitar that he could not afford....