Dick Simmons

Captain Richard "Dick" Simmons is a main character in Red vs. Blue and is voiced by Gustavo Sorola. He is usually the level-headed, straight man of the Red Team, although he is also a compulsive sycophant towards Sarge, despite the latter's delusional leadership. He also spends much time with Grif, who he has a complex friendship with. He appears as a main character in most seasons, with the exception of Season 9.
== Overview ==
Simmons is Sarge's right-hand man,though an incident involving Sarge being incorrectly declared dead showed how quickly this loyalty evaporates once an opportunity for promotion arises. Simmons attempts to be the voice of reason with regard to Sarge's (frequently insane) plans, with little success. For one, Sarge is too out there, for two, Simmons is too sycophantic to truly qualify as "sane". Simmons isn't much use in combat, as his main skills are computer programming, memorization of tedious Red Team procedures and regulations, and kissing Sarge's ass. However he does have a tendency to be the gunner any time Grif drives the Warthog. He wears dark red/maroon armor.
Simmons forms a comic duo with Grif, though has expressed a disturbing eagerness to sacrifice his friend in an effort to gain favor with Sarge. After Lopez defects and Grif needs an organ donor, Simmons is upgraded to a cyborg by Sarge and will occasionally answer to "Simmons 2.0."
During Reconstruction, he attempts to stall for time during he and Grif's execution by forcing his teammates to look up an obscure subsection, while when the team reaches Command, he hacks into the Blue Army records and deletes them under Sarge's order, resulting in a technical "victory" for the Reds. Throughout Relocatedand Recreation, Simmons has been shown to be slightly more critical of Sarge and his leadership methods.
In Season 12, he has joined the New Republic along with Grif, Tucker and Caboose, and is captain of the his squad, the Red Team. Wishing to rescue their friends Simmons and the others try to get a team together using a members of their squads. Realizing that their squads will only die during their rescue mission, Simmons and the others ditch their trainees and rescue the other Reds and Blues by themselves. After learning that the others aren't actually kidnapped, as well as learning of a conspiracy wishing to exterminate all life on Chorus, Simmons and the others band together and unites the Federal Army and New Republic.
== Personality ==
Simmons is portrayed as a stereotypical nerd as he enjoys working, thinks logically, and tells jokes that only he seems to find amusing. Simmons is also a very considerate person, as he has been shown to be very compassionate and kind to other characters. In addition, Simmons has expressed enjoyment in physical combat, as he was ecstatic when the Reds attacked the Blues in 1.21 Giga-Whats?? and Everything Old is New Again, and the Wyoming clones in Repent, the End Is Near. He also enjoys cleanliness and order as he believes it makes things more efficient and peaceful. While Simmons still has his flaws, he's also proven himself to be a very considerate person and is quite compassionate and kind to the other members of both his own team and the Blood Gulch Crew as a whole.
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