Rex

> Who ever said that dragons were always big and scary? Sometimes, they just want to keep everybody safe, even if their ability to breathe fire is a bit of a hazard. This dragon cares a lot about protecting his most valuable treasures, and that treasure is all of his friends down here.
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*This article is about the animatronic. You may be looking for his human counterpart.*

## Gallery

Rex is a Dreamworld Entertainment animatronic and a major character in the *Welcome to Dreamworld* series.

## Appearance

   Rex is a 8'5 dragon animatronic. His body is yellow and orange, with thicker limbs and a broader chest. The back of Rex's head is made up of sharp spines, and he has a short pale snout. Rex wears a shiny red visor that obscures damage on his face. While his blue left eye is intact, his right one has been removed, revealing a red LED "pupil." His large wings are made of a similar shiny material. Rex's limbs are patterned with sharp pale stripes, and his chest is designed with a sun in the lower corner.

## Personality

Rex is stern and authoritative, though only out of care for the guests at the facility. He is often caught complaining about the facility's lack of safety, such as stairs without rails or fake walls in the Madhouse.

Rex softens up significantly around Glory and cares intensely for her as the two are completely infatuated with one another.

## History

Rex was given life with the soul of Dreamworld Employee Mike. He awoke in his new body terrified and stressed and ran through the facility before finding Star Light and Ribbon Dancer. He was relieved to discover others like them and learned that Star Light used to be the founder Lewis Bright, though the other animatronic encouraged him to simply go by his animatronic name for Ribbon Dancer's sake.

Rex later discovered that the Glory animatronic had been infused with another soul and he consoled her, bringing her down from her initial panic. The two bonded over their shared desire to pursue college before Rex assured her that there were other animatronics like them. He relayed the same advice Star Light had given them, to simply go by the name of her character. The two would continue to grow even closer. As more animatronics were given life, Rex would befriend them as well. He would worry over the Triplets in particular, looking out for their safety around the Dreamworld Entertainment Facility.

Once Wiatt Nicholson was employed at the Dreamworld Entertainment Facility, Rex would befriend him.

After the building's collapse, Rex was infected with the virus, causing him to vengefully seek out any human that he thought was Sara Covetman. He followed the orders of his fellow infected animatronic, LolliPop. Eventually, Rex was called to Trampoland to capture Wiatt Nicholson, who was perceived by all virus-ridden animatronics as being Sara Covetman. His attempt to reach Wiatt was thwarted as Star Light came between the two of them.

Along with LolliPop and Cheer, Rex met a disguised Sara, Winnie, and Oliver Acrimony. When Rex questioned who Winnie was, the other animatronic introduced himself as the tenth mascot of the facility who was used for more solitary behind-the-scenes work. The group planned on using Oliver to lure "Sara" out of hiding, after which, Rex set out to patrol the facility. While doing so, he finally encountered Wiatt and attacked him. Wiatt, armed with a crowbar, ripped Rex's arm off before being able to free him of the virus. His arm was patched up using duct tape, and after a short conversation about his glasses, Winnie appeared.

Rex immediately got up to threaten Winnie, intending to protect Wiatt. Winnie explains his intentions to double-cross Litho and suggests that Wiatt releases the Collector before he runs off on his own again. Rex, along with Wiatt, moved up through the facility before confronting Sara and Cheer. The confrontation turns into a massive chaotic reunion between the different groups that have been traversing the facility, including Rex's happy reunion with Glory. After the dust settled, Rex spent his time sitting with Glory in the maintenance tunnel.

Following the facility's re-opening, Winnie wiped Rex's mind in order to ensure that Dreamworld's reintroduction to the public would go smoothly. Rex happily interacts with all the new guests and other animatronics, though his memories of his former life have started slowly returning through dreams. Following Litho's instructions, Rex spent some time moving various confidential files from the Madhouse to a safer location. He had accidentally knocked down a fake wall and, seeing it as a safety risk, headed back up to the Lobby to report the issue. While there, the files Rex was holding were stolen by Hazel.

When Wiatt Nicholson returned to the facility to confront Sara and rescue Celio Klein, he went to the Racetrack and found Cheer and Rex. Rex asked him to check on Star Light, who had apparently seemed stressed for reasons unknown. During this conversation, he also discussed his feelings for Glory.

As Wiatt began to leave the facility, he was stopped by his animatronic friends. While most of them wanted Wiatt to stick around, Star and Ribbon Dancer were adamant to have him leave. Rex warned him of the "new safety protocol" they would be forced to follow if he stayed. As the power went out and the doors locked, Star Light explained that this new protocol involved the animatronics needing to catch intruders and bring them to Sara Covetman to be killed, and suggested that Wiatt take the elevator down through the facility and find a place to hide.

Upon entering Seaventure, Wiatt discovered Rex and Glory patrolling the floor trying to find him. Rex eventually spotted Wiatt and attempted to capture him, but tripped on a cable and fell into the pool, causing him to fry out temporarily. Glory rescued him as Wiatt fleed and promised to fix him during his shift the next day.

Wiatt, who reentered the Dreamworld Entertainment Facility just after escaping with Damien Klein, Celio Klein, and Oliver Acrimony, hit an emergency alarm button to bring all the animatronics up to the lobby. Rex entered first, still prepared to take Wiatt to Sara until Star Light interjected. There was a commotion as the animatronics entered one by one and discussed the realization that they had been brainwashed to believe they were magical creatures rather than machines. Rex revealed that he had realized when he had fallen into the pool and his visor had fallen off, exposing the missing pieces of his face.

## Trivia

* Rex was primarily built in order to keep the guests sake and patrol the facility; his attachment to the Racetrack level followed once Dreamworld Entertainment decided a stronger animatronic should be present to monitor the go karts.
* Rex's blue eyes are intended to mirror Glory's orange eyes as a sign of the strong connection between the two.
* Rex's design was inspired by the Sunshine Bear Care Bear.