Ron Troupe

### Education

Bachelor's in Journalism, Political Science & Marketing (Starvard College & Metropolis University)

### Occupation

Political Reporter
Editorial Assistant (formerly)

### Employer

Daily Planet
Newstime Magazine (formerly)

## Background

### 1982 - 2006: Ron Troupe

By his own account, his childhood was an uneventful one. He was born & raised in the city of Freeland. His father dipped on the family shortly after his sister was born, leaving the child rearing to Ron's mother & maternal grandparents. Living on one income made Ron work hard in school to find a way to pay for college. He received stellar grades, wrote for the school's newspaper & participated in a few sports throughout the years. After graduating from high school, Ron got a journalism scholarship to the illustrious & historically black Starvard College in his hometown. He could've easily gone to Ivy University but Ron stated his reasoning to stay close to home was so that he could keep an eye on his rebellious younger sister, who had proven to give their mother quite the headache.

Living in a city known for its social tension made Ron a particularly well writer on social injustice & political issues. Though he originally planned on simply majoring in journalism, he decided to challenge himself & picked up a second major in political science. After he graduated from college, Ron still felt he needed to expand his horizons even more so he took out some federal loans & applied for some grants to go up north to get his his third Bachelor's in Marketing at Metro U.

### 2006 - 2007: Ron Troupe

Now Ron should have been able to get any job he wanted in his hometown with three degrees under his belt but the racial divide was still high. So instead of being employed by the city's top newspaper Freeland News Express, he got a job at the minor newspaper known as Newstime. But working for the mildly known newspaper did not stop Ron from become a great writer. However, Ron would hit another roadblock when Newstime's managing editor asked Ron to lay off some of his stories & to not write the expose of Freeland News Express's Editor in Chief Sam Foswell who denied him a job.

Ron refused to do so & wrote the paper, secretly printing it anyways. Though Ron got fired for going against a direct order, the paper made its way up to Metropolis & prompted a call from Perry White. After speaking for about an hour, Perry paid for Ron to fly up to Metropolis for an interview at the Daily Planet. Perry hired him on the spot, saying he recognized a lot of himself in the young man. Ron quickly was recognized as a straight-laced & levelheaded reporter. His search for the truth made him Perry's go to guy for any political & social issues plaguing the country.

### 2007 - Present: Ron Troupe

While Ron's career was soaring, his personal life began to suffer. Outside of his coworkers, he didn't have many friends & he wasn't one to frequent bars looking for ladies. Now Ron was a good looking man as he fit the stereotypical tall, dark & handsome but he was just so focused on his work. When Ron went home for the holidays, his sister set hum up with her friend named Kimberly. The two hit it off over the break, with them staying in contact after Ron went back to Metropolis & even planning trips to see each other. After dating for a few monhts, Kim ended up pregnant. Ron remained in the dark on this until Kim told him after she visited an abortion clinic to get information on all her options. Now Ron was opposed to the abortion & begged her not to rush into a decision. Once she decided to go through with the pregnancy, he began making plans to move back to Freeland but the two would hit another bump in the road. While Ron's family were quite happy about the new bundle of joy coming, Kim's were the opposite. Her father even attempted to fight Ron on more than once occasion.

Beliving Freeland was not the place for them, Kim decided to move to Metropolis to keep the family together & to place some distance from her parents. Things were fine for awhile until Ron & Kim broke up, though she remained in the city as she had come to like the area. Ron went on to date a few others (including Lucy Lane) before eventually getting back with Kimberly, with the two marrying a couple of years later.

Since then, life has been good for Ron at home & at the Daily Planet. Though he did get a new thorn in his side when sports journalist Steve Lombard started working at the paper.

## Romantic Relationships

* Lucy Lane: Girlfriend (2011)
* Kimberly Troupe: Girlfriend (2008 - 2009), (2013 - 2015); Wife (2015 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Journalism**
* **Marketing**
* **Political Science**

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He is work rivals with Steve Lombard. The two frequently clash on a personal level, leading towards an occassional antagonistic relationship.
* Every morning, he gets a tea from a coffee cart in from th Daily Planet building.
* His family is quite religious & went to church every Sunday. Ron doesn't go every Sunday still but still reguarly prays & goes when his schedule allows.

## Notes

* Ron Troupe is a slight composite with Arrowverse Jimmy Olsen's. In my personal opinion, Jimmy Olsen in the Arrowverse is the complete opposite of his original portrayal. The dorky & clumsy companion of Superman was portrayed as a tall, black & handsome chick magnet. However, I still like the character just not as Jimmy Olsen. And because Ron Troupe doesn't have much of personality background, I decided to use some of Jimmy's characteristics for Ron.