Pickle Inspector

Pickle Inspector is one of the main playable characters of the Problem Sleuth adventure.

Pickle Inspector
Pickle Inspector is a somewhat socially awkward acquaintance of both Problem Sleuth and Ace Dick. He first appears in PS 349 (PS, seen in his office while Problem Sleuth is spying on him. While he is physically rather weak, his enormous IMAGINATION stat is quite useful in the Realm of Imagination, where he can conjure candy-based weaponry and transform himself in various ways, resulting in a plethora of alternate Pickle Inspectors.

Personality
Pickle Inspector is a bit more off kilter than his two compatriots, and when we initially discover him he is trapped in his office, hiding in his fort. Despite him being an Inspector, he has no phone with which to field calls from Nervous Broads, and it may bring to question why he's there or even why he's an Inspector in the first place. Pickle Inspector lacks the Hard-Boiled Mentality of the other two Sleuths, and is very polite and mannerly about he goes about his business. Pickle Inspector is not a complete ninny, however, and will take any female attention he can get, even if they're conjured from his own Imagination. When Problem Sleuth visits him from the Realm of Imagination, he gives a disgruntled look and bars his door shut with solid steel. It appears that Pickle Inspector has no real plans to really try to get out of his office until we took control of him and messed it all up.

Statistics
Pickle Inspector has terrible Vim and Pulchritude statistics, giving him little to no use in most cases in the real world, and serves as an effective pack mule to carry non-essential items. However, he has secondary traits that give him an advantage over the other two sleuths. He has a very good HEIGHT attribute, and can make use of it to reach for items not usually accessible. His other trait is his ETIQUETTE MONSTRANCE holds 6 of possible 8 Mannercite Shards, and his polite demeanor allows him to modify his meager PULCHRITUDE to get others to do tasks for him that he can not.

Fortunately, since most of the danger in the game is involved within the Realm of Imagination, Pickle Inspector is more at ease there with his variety of IMAGINATION based abilities. He is able to summon candy based objects, which can be used for support and offense. While Pickle Inspector usually does not directly involve himself in fighting, and tends to run away when feeling disconcerted, his support has kept Team Sleuth alive on more than one occasion.

Inventory
Pickle Inspector has five normal slots available to hold items. He does not have a secondary slot like the other two, and keeps a rubber hose in his hat slot. His weapon slot can only carry the Gun, and any attempts to carry any other weapons usually result in him dropping it.

Battle Techniques

 * PS 621 (Lv. 5 Disconcerting Ogle): Pickle Inspector can give a droll stare at opponents which usually calms them down or disconcerts them to the point of being unable to do anything.
 * Auto-Parry - PS 529 (Pickle Distraction): Pickle Inspector avoids attacks by looking at other things, bending his body to better ogle them.
 * PS 769 (Lv. 8 Pickle Replicsimile): Requires Pickle Inspector's IMAGINATION be at max. Pickle Inspector divides himself into 8 versions of himself.
 * Temporal Replicsimile: Pickle Inspector PS 839 (splits) himself in PS 1430 (two), sending one into the future and the other into the past. Pickle Inspectors have used this technique several times, and the last two were destroyed using their Comb Rave. This technique carries over to the newly created Pickle Inspectors.
 * PS 812 (Abstracted Thought): Allows Pickle Inspector to operate in the real world while he is in his IMAGINATION.
 * Gambit Schema - PS 1304 (Tootsie Roll Frankenstein): While having a near crippling Frankenstein Slowness, the Tootsie Roll Frankenstein makes up for it with immense strength.
 * PS 1448 (Anchors Away): A Comb Rave attack. It was interrupted when DMK and Fiesta Ace Dick were fighting.

Alter Egos

 * Past Pickle Inspector
 * Future Pickle Inspector
 * Past-Future Pickle Inspector
 * Future-Future Pickle Inspector
 * Godhead Pickle Inspector
 * Monster Pickle Inspector
 * Tootsie Roll Frankenstein
 * Nervous Broad
 * Mannerly Highbrow