Rico Rodjey

* 2023
* 2019

## Introduction

**Ricardo Harper Rodjiénelo**, better known as **Rico Rodjey**, is the son of Harper Andanlí and Sandiago Rodjienélo, who are both deceased, he is also the only Spanish character in Lego Life. Rico is an occasional criminal and commits very serious crimes at time. Rico is a main character of Lego Life: Season 1 due to the plot mainly revolving around him plotting to kill Alyx Jobs and the hatred they have for one another, Rico is also in Season 2 as a main character too. He has lived quite a boring life but has experienced some more exciting things in recent times. Between 2014 and 2015, Rico met Mark Norman, Spacey Nomanom, and Alyx - who were some of his best friends. He later went on to meet Jason Jobs, although not all of the new people he met changed his life for the best. Rico is also the current leader of The Spanish Redemptioners.

## Backstory & Early Life

Rico had quite a sad childhood and lost both of his parents before the age of 18. Rico doesn't remember much of his childhood as he was raised in the 70s'. However, at age 5, Rico's father died, therefore Rico doesn't remember much about Sandiago. 6 Years Later, at age 11, Rico's mother, Harper, married a new man and Rico was introduced to a new step-father, and two twin brother-in-law's, aged 6. Rico felt like his family was at a whole again.

Throughout Rico's teenage years, he spent a lot of time looking after the twins as they grew up, which made him mature - Rico was also well-behaved in school and at home and he never upset his mother, due to the loss she had experienced years ago. Towards the end of 1985, Harper and her husband divorced and the family fell apart, it was back to just Rico and his mother, but a few months later, Harper died of an unknown cause. Rico couldn't figure out an ideas on what could've happened, he believed it may have been suicide because of depression of the divorce, maybe an illness she hid from him, whatever caused her death still drove Rico insane and he lost all motivation to do anything. He finished school a year later and never attended anything else linked to education. Rico had no other relatives and didn't do anything with his life as he began to enter his adult years.

### Adulthood & Prior To Season 1

Rico was only 17 after losing his mother and still hadn't become an adult, he couldn't do things which adults could do so he decided to lie that he was 18 and has always been known as 1 year older than he actually is. Rico never used a passport or any legal documents which could reveal his real age as he was too worried at getting caught as a liar. He could legally do something new at every age he turned so he kept the lying up - by not getting caught, he lied about other things too.

By the year 2000, Rico turned 31 and struggled as an adult and worked at various places which didn't bring in much money. He realised it was the right time to finally learn some skills and become more knowledgeable and seek out for a tutor. It took him 3 years to find someone who was interested in tutoring him, even though he was about to be tutored at 34 years old, for the past 3 years of waiting Rico took up a new hobby, Martial Arts. Rico put a lot of effort into learning these skills and remembers everything he learnt very well and the training has come in handy many times Rico still looked forward to it. He spent the next 1.5 being tutored and believed that he was now smart enough to go out into the world and experience his own path. Rico used the skills to his advantage and the tutoring had clearly paid off well.

For the next decade of Rico's life, nothing exciting really happened and he lived the average life he had always wanted. In 2014, Rico said goodbye to Spain and all of the memories he had created there - the good and bad. He permanently moved to a new country, and met Mark Norman, who became his new best friend, they spent time together in bars occasionally and had good times, he later met Spacey Nomanom and spent even more time with Spacey than he did Mark, although Rico was still amazing friends with both of them. They all lived happily until around 2015, when Spacey and Rico met Alyx Jobs - Mark chose not to be associated with another person but still was a great friend to Spacey and Rico. Alyx was experiencing some of his own troubles in his life and Rico and Spacey majorly supported Alyx through this negative period of his life. They brought him back to his better self and all were happy as friends. Rico felt fulfilled once again with his life and felt he had good people in his life to take care of him and that he could take care of too. Rico had spent the past 46 years living a stressful life but finally believed it was back on track and that his elderly life was beginning to look good and planned out effectively. - Rico was happy once again.

## During Season 1

At the start of Season 1, Rico noticed Alyx and Mandyil Hughes arguing and Alyx chasing Mandyil - Rico instantly knew something wasn’t right and rode after them on his motorbike. He lost them after a while and struggled to find them. After the car crash, Rico arrived at the scene to assist Spacey and get an Ambulance. Rico used the hook on his car to flip Alyx’s car the right way, they were all able to save Alyx and the Ambulance him to the hospital. In the meantime, Rico and Spacey went back to Rico’s caravan to let things settle down, chat about what happened and what to do going forward. They were attacked by a robber but managed to outcome the situation, later on, the two got into a fight with Mandyil and were close to losing against him but thankfully, Jason Jobs came and saved them from this - this was the first time Rico had met Jason, although Alyx had told Rico plenty about his father. Jason was arrested for saving them so Rico and Spacey quickly planned to break him out and then took their plan into action, successfully saving Alyx. Alyx later arrived at the crime scene and got rid of the police, Rico, Spacey and Jason attempted to drive with Alyx but he drove off and they fell into the road. Rico angrily shot at Alyx but Spacey jumped on Rico to stop him from escalating the situation.

Around Christmas time, Rico had problems linked to Alyx's alcoholism, Alyx stole Rico's car which upset Rico, but Spacey was there to reassure him. Together, Rico and Spacey decided to make a video on some flying boots which Spacey had found to take their minds off of Alyx. Suddenly, Spacey fell from the sky and Rico was kidnapped by some anonymous astronauts. Rico used some of his martial art skills against the astronauts but he was almost killed by one who had him at gunpoint. A drunken Alyx luckily saved Rico but Jason warned Rico that Alyx was drunk and dangerous and they all left Alyx. Christmas Day arrived and Alyx was acting bad once again, Rico and Jason invited Spacey to his home to celebrate Christmas, the 3 went to a park in their cars and celebrated their friendship. Moments later, Alyx sped past them and Spacey decided to chase after him, Rico couldn't let Spacey go alone so he eventually followed too with Jason, they all confronted Alyx at he top of a cliffside and argued with him, Spacey did most of the talking with Rico occasionally backing him up. Alyx violently pushed Spacey to his death at the bottom of the cliff. Rico shot Alyx but Alyx retaliated quickly and threatened to push Rico too. After getting down to the bottom of the cliff, Rico and Alyx had another confrontation which didn't end well, Rico was angry and in denial due to Spacey's death.

Rico reached out to Mark and created a plan on how they could kill Alyx. Rico gave Mark some strict instructions on what to do and Mark began his plan, Jason found out Rico's plan via a voice recording and a document on Rico's computer. Jason quickly confronted Rico about this and Rico was caught trying to bury Spacey's body, Rico noticed Jason watching him and chased him. The two had a confrontation and Rico was annoyed that Jason had found out but added Jason as another person for Mark to kill after Alyx. A few days later, Mark had successfully kidnapped Alyx on Rico's orders, Jason went after Rico as soon as he knew Alyx was missing, the two had another confrontation however Rico revealed too much about Mark and Alyx's whereabouts, Rico was knocked out by Jason and locked in a barn. It didn't take long for Rico to escape and fly in his plane to get Mark and Alyx from the desert, where Jason was headed, Rico lifted Mark's car with a hook from the plane to get them away from Jason and they flew to a new location. The bells rang for the beginning of 2020 and Rico felt this was the best time to finally kill Alyx, Alyx revealed some secrets about Rico which angered him more and Rico instantly ordered Mark to leave Alyx in the woods and burn it. Mark did so and Rico had one more confrontation with Jason, Mark called Rico to inform him the deed was done. Rico ordered Mark to return to him and Mark gave Rico a brief summary on how he had "killed" Alyx. Not long after, a car pulled up next to Rico and Mark - it was Jason and Alyx, Rico was angered and blamed Mark for doing the job wrong. Eventually, a big fight broke out with Jason and Mark fighting over a gun and Rico restraining Alyx. In the end, Mark was shot by Jason, leaving him dead. Rico was angry and felt like his whole world just shattered down on him - once again.

## Between Season 1 & 2

Following Mark's death, Alyx and Jason would've managed to evade Rico's anger and Rico would've been forced to forget about them. Between January - November 2020, Rico would've met his new gang, The Spanish Redemptioners. This gang consists of: Rico himself, Steve Johnson, Melanie Cortez, Roger Hughes and Jack Peer. They then would've killed the husband of some woman.

### Season 2, Episode 7 - Sadie’s Flashback

At 2AM, on 3rd November 2020, Tyrone Jones goes to the kitchen but all of a sudden, Rico and The Spanish Redemptioners raid the house and attack Tyrone, knocking him onto the floor. His wife, Sadie Jones, quickly grabs a pistol and attempts to defend Tyrone, Rico demands her to put it down and then clicks for Jack to disarm Sadie and they then fight, Tyrone tries to intervene but he is unable to. Rico continues to confront Tyrone over money and Sadie tries to reveal something but Tyrone interrupts and says that there’s no money. Rico quickly gets infuriated and shoots Tyrone in the face, murdering him. Then tells Roger and Jack that they “know what to do” Rico then leaves with the gang and leaves Sadie to sob next to Tyrone’s deceased body.

## During Season 2

Rico appears outdoors with some of his new gang, The Spanish Redemptioners. Rico's with Steve and Melanie as he happily exclaims how phase 1 of his plan is done - Rico had killed some woman's husband, later revealed to be Sadie, and now he is now going to plan the next phase. Steve questions him on the safety however Rico explains that Roger and Jack are on lookout and will kill any trespassers. Melanie then confirms with Rico that the gang'll be getting out of here, Rico says yes to her after a big sigh. Rico then has a flashback and reminisces on Mark and Spacey, plus some dramatic moments with Alyx. Rico goes into St. Lance’ to try and find more ways to get money, he looks at a bank then decides it may work. After Roger and Jack viciously come out injured after an encounter with Alyx and Billy Smith, Rico angrily confronts them and kicks Roger, shouting that he should’ve tried harder when battling. Rico has another flashback and is convinced he knows who may have caused the injuries inflicted on his gang. Later that day, Rico announces that they will be robbing the bank and they will be all setup to leave the country, his gang then applaud him. Some time later, Rico and his gang go to the bank to all get familiarised with it. Rico then discusses with Steve and Jack some deeper outcomes, although they are unaware that Jason is watching them and secretly telling Alyx. After that, Alyx sends Sadie to their camp and she gets angry when she thinks about her husband, Tyrone. She writes Rico a letter stating that she’s coming for him. Upon reading it, Rico believes that it’s from Alyx and then vowes to kill him. 10 days later, Rico goes to St. Lance’ Police Station and bribes an officer to find Alyx with an incentive of 50,000. The officer is reluctant at first but is soon convinced. He gives Rico a few locations Alyx has been spotted at but Rico is not satisfied. He then commands the officer to search through computer records for more accuracy. After an hour, the officer states that Alyx is most likely at Pretfield Woods - Rico thanks the officer and then goes to Alyx’s house, however Jason and Alyx are smart and send Billy to talk to Rico instead. Rico drives away and radios Steve to inform him of the plan, Steve is reluctant of Rico’s true intentions and questions him on what his priorities. After Rico states that he is giving an officer 50,000, Steve calls Rico crazy and ends the radio call soon after. Rico then cunningly calls Steve and idiot and drives into town - In town, Rico has a flashback about the drama involving Spacey, Mark and Alyx.

When Rico and the gang are at the bank, he asks Roger and Melanie to recap on what they found from Episode 4. they specifically talk about the CCTV. Rico then instructs Jack to go into the bank and find out some more information, Jack then asks a Bank Worker about the vault and who the manager is. Later on, Jack returns to the gang and explains what he’s found out, Rico is satisfied then plans to return later on in the day to test the alarm - that evening, Rico rappels down the bank and enters into a window, he flicks the alarm and it rings loudly. Rico hastily rushes out of the bank and climbs to the top, within 10 seconds, police sirens can already be heard. Melanie and Jack stand with binoculars from a building nearby and observe the police, after a quick arrival in 17 seconds, Rico declares that they will need a really big plan. As the heat dies down, Rico flees into an alleyway and tries to find his car. He panics but is suddenly pushed over and hits the floor, Rico looks up to see Jason and is shocked. Jason punches Rico and slams him against a dumpster. He shouts at Rico and honestly tells him that he will die because of the bank robbery. Rico doubts him and says that “I know how to rob a bank!” Jason doubts him which infuriates Rico to punch him in the face. In the heat of the moment, Jason quickly grabs a mug and smashes it across Rico’s head. Jason then grabs Rico’s neck and pushes him to the ground, sending him unconscious. Rico is then left in a horrible state. Rico is then on the warpath and orders the entire gang to go and search for Alyx and Jason. Steve finds their house and then kidnaps Billy. Back at the camp, Rico holds Billy at gunpoint and confronts him over Alyx and Jason's whereabouts. Billy refuses to give him any information which angers Rico, so he is forced to go and search for them himself. On his travels, Melanie shouts down the radio that there has been issues; Billy is gone and Steve is injured - Rico is furious and sends Jack to rescue them and get the camp back in order. Rico and Roger then rush to their house but are stopped by Ben Cepart, Ben then questions Rico on where the nearby camp is, Rico confirms that it's HIS camp ands informs Ben that they'll be expecting him. Rico and Roger then furiously burn Alyx, Jason, Sadie and Billy's house and shoot their windows, much to Rico's dismissal, they all make it out alive. The next day, Rico is yet again furious and goes to search for them again, meanwhile the officer that Rico had hired goes to Swansea to find out any information from their old homes. On Christmas Eve, Rico goes over the final plan with the gang in the snowy weather, later on Rico stands on the same cliffside where Spacey died and gets emotional. Rico then has a flashback about Spacey, promising that things will be different going forward. Christmas Day arrives and Rico explains the plan to the gang one final time, they all then drive off and Rico and Ben wish each other luck as Ben hacks into the alarm system. In the city, at exactly 12pm, the gang storm into the bank and Rico demands for everyone to get on the floor, Rico sends Steve to deal with the Bank Worker and Melanie to keep an eye on the citizens. Him, Roger and Jack go downstairs to the vault and Roger bashes it until it opens, to their surprise, Jason is waiting in there for them so Rico orders Jack and Roger to get him. Minutes later, Alyx shoots the bank alarm from a distance and it begins ringing. Rico panics under the pressure and the gang are also confused, suddenly, they hear a loud gunshot and Jack screaming. Steve then looks for a desperate escape and shoots the windows of the bank, all of the gang start jumping out as Rico kicks the doors open and fires at the police, Jason then comes running at lightning speed and knocks Rico over. Melanie saves Rico and shoots at the police, giving him the chance to escape, luckily, Melanie also makes it out. The 5 gang members then all make it to their cars but with a little amount of money.

Rico then finds Alyx and Sadie on a cliffside and he fires at them in rage, Sadie chucks a rock at Rico and leaves a big cut on his face. Rico is then even more annoyed when he finds out the gang only stole 6,180 from the bank. Him and Ben then strategically make a new plan, they plan on going to a small coastal town named 'Von Grelay' and stealing a sea plane from there on New Years Day, then fleeing to the Caribbean as initially planned. Jack then questions Rico on what to do regarding Alyx, Jason and Sadie and Rico vows to go for them first.

## Kill Count

### Fatal Murder Victims

1. Tyrone Jones (Season 2, Episode 7/3rd November 2020) - Shot him in the face after a heated argument regarding money.
2. Liam Grayson (Season 2, Episode 16/27th December 2020) - Stabbed him in the face after a heated argument due to betrayal.

### Attempted Murder Victims

1. Alyx Jobs (Season 1, Episode 6/25th December 2019) - Shot him in the stomach in shock after Spacey Nomanom’s Death.
2. Alyx Jobs (Season 1, Episode 7/25th December 2019) (**By Proxy**) - Ordered Mark Norman to be his hitman and kill Alyx Jobs.
3. Jason Jobs (Season 2, Episode 11/5th December 2020) - Burnt Jason’s house down with the intention for him to burn inside after being provoked due to Jason attacking him,
4. Alyx Jobs (Season 2, Episode 11/5th December 2020) - Burnt Alyx’s house down with the intention for him to burn inside.
5. Sadie Jones (Season 2, Episode 11/5th December 2020) - Burnt Sadie’s house down with the intention for her to burn inside.
6. Billy Smith (Season 2, Episode 11/5th December 2020) (**Unintentional**) - Burnt Billy’s house down with the intention for him to burn inside.

### Associated Murders/Deaths

1. Sadie Jones (Season 2, Episode 14/25th December 2020) (**Attempted; unsuccessful**) - Provided Billy Smith with money to hire a sniper with intention to kill her, however the sniper failed.

## Appearances

Rico Rodjey, voiced by Harley Smith has appeared in **29** episodes of Lego Life.

**(v)** denotes a voice-only appearance.

### Season 1

1. Episode 1 - Alyx's Crash (25th November 2019)
2. Episode 2 - Racers Death (26th November 2019)
3. Episode 3 - Alyx Returns (27th November 2019)
4. Episode 4 - Christmas Link-up (19th December 2019)
5. Episode 5 - Friends & Foes (24th December 2019)
6. Episode 6 - It's Christmas (25th December 2019)
7. Episode 7 - Betrayal (26th December 2019)
8. Episode 8 - The Setup (27th December 2019)
9. Episode 9 - I need you (28th December 2019)
10. Episode 10 - We're Rich Again... (29th December 2019) **(v)**
11. Episode 12 - 2020 Starts Now! (31st December 2019)
12. Episode 13 - Surprise Surprise! (1st January 2020)

### Season 2

1. Episode 1 - A New Day (14th November 2023)
2. Episode 3 - Rico Rodjey: Former Criminal (21st November 2023)
3. Episode 4 - Sight Of Dread (23rd November 2023)
4. Episode 5 - Back To The Hunt (28th November 2023)
5. Episode 6 - Memories Of All (30th November 2023)
6. Episode 7 - Sadie Jones: Backstory (5th December 2023)
7. Episode 8 - Scouting The Bank (7th December 2023)
8. Episode 9 - Old Habits (12th December 2023)
9. Episode 10 - Rivalry Unleashed (14th December 2023)
10. Episode 11 - Rivalry Unleahsed - II (19th December 2023)
11. Episode 12 - Latest Arrangements (21st December 2023)
12. Episode 13 - No Turning Back Now (24th December 2023)
13. Episode 14 - Rico’s Operation (25th December 2023)
14. Episode 15 - The Aftermath (26th December 2023)
15. Episode 16 - Action Approaching (28th December 2023)
16. Episode 17 - Suppression Against Evil - Part I (31st December 2023)