Sportacus

Sportacus
LazyTown character
Magnús Scheving as Sportacus at the UK Toy Fair 2009
First appearance	"Welcome to LazyTown" (in the series) "Áfram Latibær!" (in the plays)
Last appearance	"Mystery of the Pyramid"
Created by	Magnús Scheving
Portrayed by	Magnús Scheving Matthias Matthiasson (singing)
Information
Full name	Unknown
Nickname(s)	Sportaflop Sportaflick The Blue Kangaroo The Blue Elf
Species	Human (in the series) Elf (in the plays)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Superhero
Family	Bessie Busybody (originally his mother)
Relatives	Unknown
Nationality	Icelandic
Age	Unknown

Sportacus is a fictional character from the English-language and Icelandic-produced children's television show LazyTown, created and portrayed by Magnús Scheving. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism. Sportacus humbly describes himself as a "slightly above-average hero", though his friends have a higher opinion of him, calling him a "superhero".

Sportacus encourages the children of LazyTown to eat fruits and vegetables (which he calls "sports candy") and play outside instead of sitting around indoors and eating unhealthy food. He wants to make sure LazyTown is happy, and knows that its residents have to be healthy and fit if they want to be happy. He is opposed by the sinister (yet perhaps equally energetic) Robbie Rotten, who seeks to return LazyTown to its former state: a lazy town. Sportacus is so engaged in his life of physical activity that he does parkour just to get from place to place—even doing acrobatic flips just to get from one side of his kitchen table to the other—and the children have to instruct him on how to relax.

The large airship that floats above LazyTown is Sportacus' home. It has Sportacus' bed, food and other equipment.

In the original Icelandic play on which the television series was based, Áfram Latibær! (Go LazyTown!) in 1996, Sportacus was an elf called Íþróttaálfurinn (The Athletic Elf) who possessed magical powers. His costume consisted of a navy-blue tunic, baggy green trousers and a large burnt umber hat. He also had a large, thick, blonde moustache and matching goatee beard.

In the second play, Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ (Robbie Rotten in LazyTown), Sportacus' character became more similar to the current version. He traveled around in a hot air balloon (as opposed to his current airship) and wore a brown-and-yellow version of his current outfit, albeit with a larger, looser hat and sculpted chest piece.

In the TV show, Sportacus wore a blue and white tracksuit, a blue vest held closed by his magical crystal case, a blue stocking cap with a thick white stripe and thin black stripe on it, light blue goggles, deep blue boots with red, black and white stripes running down them, metal bracers on his arms which are different shades of blue, blue eyes (although that is Scheving's natural color), and a black pointed mustache.