Robin is a creation by Swedish cartoonist
Magnus Carlsson, and has appeared in five minute shorts on Swedish
television since 1994.
This cartoon character is an innocent, soulful unemployed 21 year old living in a tough world how tough is Sweden ? with mean people who boss him around. He likes hip hop music, drinking and his trademark beanie, and together with his African-European pal Benji they get involved in all sorts of capers.
For those who do not watch Swedish television, you probably only know Robin from the video clip of Paranoid Android by Radiohead, where Robin gets beaten up in a bar before seeking seclusion at the top of a lamp-post being chopped down by an axe-wielding United Nations diplomat. Thom Yorke asked Magnus Carlsson to direct the video clip after becoming a fan of Robin, perhaps a character he can relate to.