Dennis vandalized Art Sloan's house, and set his yard on fire (" The Gang Reignites the Rivalry").His romantic relationships are cynical, and his closest friendships are codependent.Īrguably the most depraved member of the Gang, Dennis routinely destroys others' property and casually mentions committing disturbing acts of violence which include (but are not limited to): Dennis is also shown as unable to connect with people on any meaningful level. He often claims to be a God and believes he should be the leader in all cases of decision making. He later found out that he was wrong on both counts (" The Gang Reignites the Rivalry") (" The High School Reunion, Part 2: The Gang's Revenge"). In high school and college, Dennis believed that he was a legend that others looked up to. (" Sweet Dee Gets Audited")ĭennis's delusions of grandeur extend to his relationships with others. He states that he combats this (dubbing it his 'God hole') by having sex with a lot of women. In addition, Dennis has suffered a number of debilitating injuries as a result of his schemes with The Gang, including broken ankles, multiple instances of food poisoning, severe beatings, and so forth.ĭennis has chronic feelings of emptiness that distress him and cause problems in his interpersonal relationships (" Charlie's Mom Has Cancer"). It is implied he regularly forges prescriptions to get pills at drugstores, and has used other drugs such as Ecstasy on a recreational basis. From the effort put into maintaining a youthful façade and his immature bar-based lifestyle, Dennis has a number of chronic health issues, including a physical dependence on alcohol, low blood pressure and other symptoms consistent with an eating disorder, and a recurring addiction to crack. In " Dee Day" Dee forces him to remove all makeup, product and "padding" from his face and clothing, revealing a sickly, balding physique however, he appears to still have a relatively fit appearance when shirtless in " The Gang Solves Global Warming." He is pathologically obsessed with youth and items associated with his youth, often pursuing much younger women and clinging to items such as his Range Rover as a significant part of his identity. As Dee notes in " Frank Falls Out the Window," Dennis is going bald in the back of his head, something he appears to cover up through increasingly elaborate use of product and comb-overs in later seasons.
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(" The Gang Exploits A Miracle") (" Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack") (" How Mac Got Fat")ĭennis' appearance has changed somewhat over the years.
He frequently obsesses over any possibility that he may have a visible physical flaw and often spends the remainder of the episode trying to correct it. He often "pops off" his shirt in inappropriate situations in attempts to impress others with his physique. One of Dennis's most predominant traits is that he is extremely status obsessed and has incredibly grandiose, deluded and distorted image of himself that causes him to believe himself to be physically perfect and irresistible to others. This is likely another delusion, but hypersensitivity is common in people with Borderline Personality Disorder. In season 12's (" The Gang Tends Bar"), the notion that Dennis doesn't have feelings (something even he has said) is said to be untrue when Dennis reveals he's possibly the most sensitive in the Gang. Prior to season 10, it was hinted that Dennis was very mentally ill, and was later diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder by a psychiatrist and was given medication for it (" Psycho Pete Returns").
Dennis also has an extreme temper (most notable in later seasons) and will blow up in rage whenever his image is called into question, he doesn't get what he wants, or just plain gets irritated.ĭennis is frequently hinted to be an emotionless sociopath but later seasons have taken a more sympathetic approach.
Dennis is vain, selfish, superficial, hyper-sexual, deranged, and delusional about himself.