 Ron became more heavily involved in Parks and Recreation storylines during the second season, and Offerman largely credited Schur with the development of the character. Schur has described Offerman as a "once-in-a-generation comedic performer," and "our cast MVP, and in many ways our cast leader." He compared Ron to a "19th-century rugged individualist," and said of creating the character, "A lot of the credit has to go to Nick Offerman. In real life, he's an incredibly interesting guy, and at the very least, it's much easier to play an interesting guy when you 're an interesting guy." Offerman said his own sense of humor fuels much of the character, along with those of Schur, Greg Daniels, and the writing staff; he added: "I never dreamed that I could prosper with my perverse sense of humor on a network show." Schur said the staff liked writing for Ron because "he's a great mix of a superhero, and also a deeply flawed, and very human and vulnerable person."
