- "Alright, yeah, that's cool—yeah, I like rats, nothing bad... with rats, but lemme tell ya somethin'; over my dead body are you gettin' this treasure!"
- ―Dick to the Rats
Dick "Dastardly" Richard is the head of a small group of thieves and a key player in the Mayan Treasure Heist and the Noah's Ark Toothbrush Incident. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest criminals of all time, and described as "extremely dangerous".
Description[]
Appearance[]
Dick "Dastardly" Richard is a gruff man who conceals his identity with a paper bag over his head with holes cut out for the eyes and mouth. He wears a blue flight jacket with matching gloves and a pair of khaki pants with red boots. Curiously, his jacket has a patch with the face of McZee (the mascot for 3D Movie Maker) on it.
Personality[]
Dick Richard is a notorious thief, well-known for stealing jewels and artifacts and robbing banks all over the world. He has been in the business with Button-Up Barry and Dr. Digestion for a long time, and the three make for a deadly trio. He himself is a cold-hearted criminal who values money above all else, even willing to give the Cat Police the legendary Noah's Ark Toothbrush for $20. He is headstrong, foolishly thinking he could take on the Giant Rat himself and paying dearly for it. He is also quite gullible, believing that Finding Nemo was a non-fictional documentary and that he saw them filming it in Philadelphia.
Abilities[]
Dick Richard is a skilled thief, having successfully pulled off many heists in the past. He is a master of taekwondo, as shown in the Jerma Rumble - Live Action, where he performed impressive high kicks and netted two eliminations on Sonic and Burgah Boy. He is also a cunning strategist, coming up with all the plans for the team of thieves.
Relationships[]
Button-Up Barry[]
Dick Richard values Button-Up Barry, likely due to the fact that he's the only other thief in the trio who can form coherent sentences and think critically. He treats him like a sidekick, often bossing him around and explaining things to him in a condescending manner. He also appears to genuinely value his friendship, confiding in him details about his personal health when he was scared to go to the doctor. Even after Dr. Digestion's disappearance in Rat Movie 2, Dick Richard continued to work with Button-Up Barry.
Dr. Digestion[]
Dick Richard somewhat appreciates Dr. Digestion's presence on the team. This is possibly due to Dr. Digestion's strength, as he was able to defeat the Giant Rat when even Dick Richard himself couldn't. However, Dick does not trust his destructive driving style at all.
History[]
Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure[]
- "And lemme tell you something, clerk! If you as so as move a muscle... I'll, make sure you stay buried in that ground there."
- ―Dick during his raid
In Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure, Dick "Dastardly" Richard serves as the main protagonist. He and his gang, consisting of Button-Up Barry and Dr. Digestion, seek the Mayan Treasure found inside the back room of a bar. Once he arrives at the bar and steals the treasure, Gerrard, Guardian of the Treasure Chest of the Mayan Temple, attempts to stop him. He, along with Dick Richard, are thwarted by the Giant Rat and his army. The Rats kill Gerrard, Dick Richard, and Dr. Digestion. They nearly get away with the treasure, too, but the Cat Police effortlessly stop them.
Rat Movie 2: The Movie[]
Dick Richard on a couch
- "But 20 dollars is what I was told...! So, uh, you don't get shit unless I see 40 bucks."
- ―Dick ignorantly negotiating with Sergeant ScritchyScratch
In Rat Movie 2: The Movie, Dick "Dastardly" Richard appears once again, despite the fact that he was last seen dead, along with the entire planet. Dick Richard isn't alone, however. Button-Up Barry is still at his side. After seeing a movie that they rented from Blockbuster about the Giant Rat arriving at the Dog Capital and being shown the Noah's Ark Toothbrush, Dick Dastardly and Button-Up Barry set out to find it.
At a landfill, the two are unable to find the Noah's Ark Toothbrush, so they instead pick up several toothbrushes that resemble it, and decide to sell them to the Cat Police.
Later, the criminals and the Cats meet up in the same city shown in Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure. The Cats ask for the toothbrushes. They explain that they will use them to "decimate your disgusting planet". Dick Richard, acceptant of this, requests $40 for the two toothbrushes. They are then interrupted by Gerrard and the Giant Rat. Before they engage the Cats in a fight, Dick Richard and Button-Up Barry escape.
In the Ring[]
Jerma Rumble 3[]
Richard appears in the third iteration of the Jerma Rumble, much taller than before. In the ring, he went up against Count Chocula, Candyman and the two members of the 1997 Boston Celtics, Glue Man and Frank Pizza. He was ultimately eliminated by the appearance of his nemesis of the same franchise The Giant Rat, who stalked and preyed at night. In his distraction, Candyman got the upper hand and pushed him out from under the ropes.
Jerma Rumble - Live Action[]
Dick Richard faces Burgah Boy
Richard also appeared in the highly-anticipated live Jerma Rumble. Coming in at number nine, he managed to eliminate both Sonic the Hedgehog and Burgah Boy. When Demon Lord Zeraxos began casting his spell, Richard somehow exited the ring, though whether it was fleeing out of fear, or being thrown out by the spell's tremors is uncertain. At that moment, Dick Richard can be seen without the paper bag on his head, although not much can be made of his face.
Trivia[]
- Dick Richard is based on the 3D Movie Maker actor Zack.
- He uses Verizon for his phone, which sometimes makes his texts not go through.
- Dick Richard broke the fourth wall in Rat Movie 2, directly addressing Jerma by name.
- His name is possibly a reference to the Hanna-Barbera villain Dick Dastardly.
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| Rat Movie Cinematic Universe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | The Giant Rat • Dick "Dastardly" Richards • Button-Up Barry • Dr. Digestion • Gerrard • Sergeant Pickles • Fat Cop • Sergeant Scritchy-Scratch • Michael | |||
| Factions | The Rats • Cat Police • The Dogs | |||
| Films | Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure • Rat Movie 2: The Movie | |||