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Invader ZIM: Season 2

10 episodes Premiered Dec 10, 2002 Updated Sep 20, 2026

Invader ZIM Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 10 episodes.

Previously on Invader ZIM

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Invader ZIM Season 1.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

Invader ZIM Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 10 episodes.

Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S2·E1 Mytharc

The Most Horrible X-mas Ever

Dec 10, 2002

Zim's Yuletide plan to overtake Earth by posing as Santa starts to backfire when he takes on characteristics of the Jolly Old Elf. Dib, meanwhile, tries to save the population from

S2·E2 Core

Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars

Jun 10, 2006

Dib interferes majorly with Zim's plan to bring the Almighty Tallest to Earth just as he's preparing to bring about the downfall of the human race with mind-sucking parasites.

S2·E3 Core

Mortos der Soulstealer

Jun 17, 2006

Dib summons Mortos der Soulstealer, a mystical being who emerges once every thousand years, in order to wish for him to steal ZIM’s soul. However, when it turns out that Mortos ne

S2·E4 Core

ZIM Eats Waffles

Jun 17, 2006

When Dib finally manages to get a spy camera inside Zim’s house, he plans to exploit the moment to show the Swollen Eyeball Network the truth about Zim’s nature. Unfortunately for

S2·E5 Core

The Girl Who Cried Gnome

Jul 15, 2006

When a girl named Moofy comes to Zim’s house and attempts to sell him cookies, he freaks out and sends a robot gopher to get rid of her. However, when Moofy falls into a hole, the

S2·E6 Core

Dibship Rising

Jul 15, 2006

When Dib discovers that Tak’s ship he recovered has a built in AI, he decides to reprogram the ship with his own personality. While Dib is quite pleased with initial results, the

S2·E7 Core

Vindicated!

Jul 22, 2006

Dib talks to a counselor about his belief that Zim is an alien.

S2·E8 Core

The Voting of the Doomed

Jul 22, 2006

Class elections find Zim running against a Dib-backed Willy for president.

S2·E9 Mytharc

Gaz, Taster of Pork

Aug 12, 2006

Gaz develops an unhealthy fondness for the flavor of pork.