Richard Dark/2.0 and Prior

Richard Dark-Rhodes is a character role-played by Sock22.
==General Description==
Richard Dark-Rhodes is a Deputy for the Blaine County Sheriff's Office, Badge #388. 
Dark was previously an Officer for the Los Santos Police Department, Badge #422.
===Personality===
Richard is a close friend to many of his fellow cadets from the same class. He often hangs out with Lauren Forcer when they are off-duty. He was also seen riding along with Kira Light a lot, and the duo was known as the Gay Patrol.
Richard had the tendency to fall in love very quickly after meeting someone, sometimes several times a day. Unfortunately, the people he had an eye for were either not interested, or taken. He is currently married to the BCSO Sergeant, Matt Rhodes.
==Background Information==
When Richard was a teenager, his mother went missing; later found dead. Unfortunately in the small town, the police nor detectives never followed through in solving the case of her death. 
Following her death, Richard joined the Army but was never deployed. It was at this point in his life that he decided to join the police force, and ended up moving to Los Santos. 
Richard hopes to become a Detective in the future, and work on homicide cases. 
==Momentous Dates within the Government==
===Unified Police Department===
Rank 	Insignia	Note 	Note 	Date
Recruit 	- 	Accepted into Academy 	Accepted into Academy 	August 10th, 2019
Cadet 	 	Passed Academy; Badge #566 	Passed Academy; Badge #566 	August 14th, 2019
Solo Cadet 	 	Solo Certified; Badge #666 	Solo Certified; Badge #666 	August 30th, 2019
Solo Cadet 	 	Took his final eval with Sheriff Travis Tribble 	Took his final eval with Sheriff Travis Tribble 	September 9th, 2019
Officer 	 	Promoted to Officer; Badge #422 	Promoted to Officer; Badge #422 	September 18th, 2019
Officer 	 	 	Air Certified 	October 3rd, 2019
Deputy 	 	Transferred to the BCSO; Badge #388 	Transferred to the BCSO; Badge #388 	January 1st, 2020
Deputy 	 	 	Appointed as Investigator in the JTF 	February 22nd, 2020
Deputy 	 	 	Removed from the JTF due to Inactivity 	August 10th, 2020
Deputy 	 	 	Invited into IA 	August 24th, 2020
Senior Deputy	 	Promoted to Senior Deputy by the Undersheriff Rocko Colombo	Promoted to Senior Deputy by the Undersheriff Rocko Colombo	November 23rd, 2020
Senior Deputy	 	 	FTO Certified 	January 28th, 2021
== Major Events==
===51-50 Hold===
On November 25th, 2019, Officer Richard Dark was placed on a temporary medical and psychiatric evaluation hold at Parsons. Richard was drugged by Eugene Zuckerberg and Ellie Dono, and Eugene brainwashed him in an attempt to have him access the MDT and delete his warrant. Eugene continued the mind warping by telling Richard that Bovice Wilkinson was responsible for what was happening to him.
Richard showed signs of instability and confusion with his fellow officers after being left at MRPD. He was not coherently responding to questions regarding where he had been, and insisted on being able to sign in to the MDT. After muttering "MDT...Bovice...warrant," Brittany Angel temporarily blocked Richard's access to MDT. 
Richard was brought to the lower level of Pillbox, and surrounded by officers for questioning. However, Richard responded to the cornering by pulling a knife on fellow Officer, Kira Light. She immediately detained him in zip tie cuffs, but once she walked a distance away, Richard attempted to cut them free with a lockpick left in his pocket. Officer Lance Malton spotted Richard trying to pull out the lockpick, and immediately removed the object; opting to switch Richard into metal handcuffs at this point.
 
As the officers, nor Judges, were unaware of Richard's current mental state (and intention) if he were to be left alone, they ultimately decided that Richard needed to stay in a safe place until he was of correct mind. Allowing Richard to sober up, and for his safety and the safety of the public, he was placed in a temporary (24 to 48 hour) hold at Parsons.
==Trivia==
* Openly pansexual and flirtatious.
* Loves 80's music.
* Gave up on a lead for the Tessa "El Tesso" Lamb Investigation, in order to salvage and rekindle his relationship with Matt Rhodes.
* Helped solve the kidnapping of Bambii Byrd, and gained the attention of the CID as a potential candidate in the future (before the division was dissolved).
* He was previously in the ICU for a long time, but was finally released on May 27th, 2020, and returned to active police duty on May 28th, 2020.
==Gallery==
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DarkBCSO.png|BCSO Turtleneck + Vest Uniform
RichardDarkBCSO.png|BCSO Jacket Uniform
RichardDarkNew2.png|LSPD Jacket Uniform
RichardDarkNew.png|LSPD Jacket Uniform
Dark.png|LSPD Short Sleeves + Vest Uniform
Darknew.png|LSPD Jacket Uniform
DarkField.png|Field
DarkTuxedo.png|Dark's Wedding Tuxedo
Darkoffduty.png|Off-Duty Outfit
CC74B8BC-8171-42F5-BEF1-7DE3DB97B430.jpeg|(L-R) Lauren, Rhodes, Dante, Dark & Dupont in “A Peek into NoPixel” trailer
F4C3C4FB-CD34-4E73-B1BA-1CC4543629E3.jpeg|Dark in "A Peek into NoPixel" trailer
DarkRhodes.png|Dark and Rhodes
DarkRhodes3.png|Dark and Rhodes
DarkDoC.png|DoC Uniform