Ricky "Rat King" Ratigan

**Ricky Rat** is a literal rat. He was spotted for the first time in The Valley while in the middle of constructing the first of his many theme parks, **Sewageland**. Another player (Toasty Warm, in **rat-canon**) dropped down in a sewage pipe, of which he tore down a wall of in order to make his park sit alongside, and stole one of his *autographs(1)*.

**Note**: Ricky Rat is a *semi*-non canon character built for making emotional scenarios in roleplays lighter. In other words, he's an emotional support rat. He is a character disconnected from conflict and connected to every faction so anyone can encounter him anywhere if they need comedic relief.

Any moment around him can be canon to *his* lore, if not canon in main lore. Players interacting with him in **rat-canon** (*non-canon to main lore*) would be perceived as an NPC rather than one of their characters unless otherwise specified (*upon specification, would then be categorized as main canon*).

## Appearance

Ricky looks like a normal rat and is half-anthropomorphic (think more Remy than Roddy St. James). He only stands on two legs for your convenience. His fur is a gray-ish brown with flecks of lighter color tones. His eyes are a red-ish brown that only look more red by the yellow glow behind them. He has a weird ability to puff up his fur and grow to near the size of a normal human. He uses this form for intimidation.

The crown on his head is molded from real cheese and occasionally you will see spots of mold on it before he replaces it for a fresh version. He wears a white dress shirt with a red vest over it and somehow, despite being built like a rat, wears brown pants with a chain of shimmering gold hanging between two belt loops. He likes to clad himself in shiny things.

## Personality

Greedy. Deadpan. Semi-Aggressive or Passive Aggressive. Kinda guy who would threaten you for your money if you didn't just give it to him. Overall, a shady individual. But he'll put up with you if you pay him. He likes to run around and build his theme parks but he likes the money it brings him far more.

While the parks are still under construction; if you spot him and he spots you back, he'll either stare at you then run away or run straight at you tossing his park advertisements on the ground. When the parks are complete; if you spot him and he spots you back, he'll offer to sign an autograph or tell you to "take a picture and get it over with". Both of these interactions can be extended by throwing things at him or puffing up his ego.

He has set boundaries on his work hours but can be convinced to show up to birthday parties or events if you give him a little bit of cash under the table.

## Theme Parks & Attractions

### Sewageland

The first known Ricky Rat Amusement Park. Located in The Valley underneath the Spawn tower and connected to the Subway/Sewer System through a drainage pipe. First discovered by Toasty Warm (**rat-canon**). This is also where the first Ricky Rat Autograph was discovered. Sewageland is a rat exclusive water park themed around the sewage system it neighbors.

**Attractions (planned & existing) Include**:

Lazy River/Tunnel of Love, Water (Mouse) Wheel, Drain Pools & Waterslide, Hot Springs, Treasure Hunt Maze, Water Zoo (Aquarium), The *Back Room*, & the on-site Resort (separate from admission ticket cost).

### World of Beer or Beer World

The second known Ricky Rat Amusement Park. Located in The Overgrowth, it was discovered/shown to Wormwood upon offering to help with the build process. Ricky being all about cutting costs was thrilled for a free-labor opportunity. Ricky offered the autograph for this location to Wormwood as a reward to avoid any possibility of being sued (**rat-canon & main-canon**). Wormwood helps to maintain the secret of this park's location. World of Beer is a rat exclusive medieval times park themed around beer or mead. It is essentially a very large bar with drunken combat entertainment.

**Attractions (planned & existing) Include**:

Tavern Crawl, Colosseum, "Jousting" (Inchling reliant for player riding), Make Your Own Beer (ingredients provided), Sick to Spin (a minecart going in circles meant to be ridden after consuming beer; competition to see who can last longer), The *Back Room*, & on-site Resort (separate from admission ticket cost).

### Land of Cheese or Cheeselandia

The third known Ricky Rat Amusement Park. It is located in Sundries underneath the Cheese Shop on the docks. The location was revealed by Ricky Rat himself because he wanted someone to take the autograph already. The third Ricky Rat Autograph was discovered here by Cece (**rat-canon**) and the discovery led to brief combat between Cece & Morek where Cece came out the victor. Land of Cheese is a rat exclusive adventure theme park themed around cheese.

**Attractions (planned & existing) Include**:

Rick-E-Cheese, Cheese of Life, Ricky's Throne, Scavenger Hunt Quest Board (for cheese rewards), Walk the Moon, Whack-a-Rat, The Back Room, Paint the White Wool Cheese Yellow, & on-site Resort (separate from admission ticket cost).

### ?????

Name currently unknown. The fourth Ricky Rat Amusement Park said to be located in **Rattlesnake**.

**Attractions (planned & existing) Include**:

TBA

### ?????

Name currently unknown. Location currently unknown. The fifth Ricky Rat Amusement Park.

**Attractions (planned & existing) Include**:

TBA

## Canon Ricky Rat Autographs

The five autographs serve as golden tickets for the potential future, after all the rat parks are complete, where Ricky Rat makes a large scale park for the average size player. Turning in your autograph will grant you early access to this theme park, an all access tour of the rat theme parks with shrink rings included, and dinner with Ricky.

### Autograph 1

Written on a piece of paper; "Congrats, Kid. -Ricky Rat". This autograph was found in **Sewageland** by Toasty Warm (**rat-canon**).

### Autograph 2

Written on a piece of paper; "Way to go, Sport. -Ricky Rat". This autograph was found in **World of Beer** by Wormwood (**main-canon**).

### Autograph 3

Written on a piece of paper; "Nice going, little man. -Ricky Rat". This autograph was found in **Land of Cheese** by Cece (**rat-canon**).

## The Ricky Rat Corporation

Mentioned in passing. This implies that there is a separate legal sector to the Ricky Rat theme parks. In **rat-canon**, this may be utilized by sending "cease & desists" or letters suing for displaying Ricky Rat imagery without paying Ricky Rat for the "appearance". Cease & Desists would essentially just be angry faces (IE: CEASE & DESIST >:( ) scrabbled on paper in your mailbox (plus an advertisement to visit Ricky Rat Theme Parks). Suing would essentially be Ricky stealing back the stolen Ricky Rat imagery and holding it for ransom (probably a single piece of cheese or gold nugget).

The Ricky Rat operations are all *technically* illegal because of the secrecy surrounding their location and operations conducted within them so the Ricky Rat Corporation does not actually exist and is actually Ricky Rat trying to seem more important by having one.

### Mail from the RRC:

* Written in large pen across three pieces of paper in an envelope dropped into Leif's mailbox; "The Ricky Rat Corporation regrets to inform you that your house is not up to theme park standards. Ricky Rat sends his sincerest apologies. :'( -RRC"
* Fliers advertising the future opening of Ricky Rat's Theme Parks on pieces of paper; "COME TO RICKY RAT'S THEME PARKS! COMING SOON!!"
* Automatically subscribed Ricky Rat newsletter. An envelope with a piece of paper, a wheel of cheese, and a glow-berry lantern; "SPREAD THE WORD! RICKY RAT IS COMING FOR YOU SOON!"

## Rat-Canon Interactions

* Ricky Rat was working on **Sewageland** when he realized footsteps above him had stopped sharply. He looked up and waited, fears being confirmed when the sounds of dirt being disturbed escalated to a hole breaking through the roof of the drainage pipe. Toasty dropped down into the sewage and the Rat King ran away. When he got back, the iron he made his silhouette out of was still there but the *autograph(1)* was gone.
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* Ricky Rat, on break from building **Sewageland**, encountered Lem & Justin on a tour around The Valley. He joined their tour from the Spawn Tower where he revealed his crown is made of cheese to them. A fact that, at first, was met with confusion and then understanding. They traveled to the area around Leif's house where Ricky Rat generously offered his head as a donation (*after* having received gold nuggets from Lem) to Lem. Lem now owns **Ricky Rat's Head**.
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* Ricky Rat heard whispers of a funeral happening in The Valley and, for some reason, thought it was a good idea to hand out fliers advertising his park to the people who remained there afterwards. While some were off-put or disturbed by this action, others were intrigued and proceeded to follow Ricky Rat all the way to **Sewageland**, which was still under construction at the time. This gave Ricky live feedback on changes he should make as well as how he could utilize the natural area he had with a boat ride in the drainage pipe.
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* Ricky Rat encountered Wormwood down in the ruins under The Overgrowth, where he totally was not stealing anything before the other showed up. Wormwood had questions but, most of all, Wormwood had a request. They heard around that Ricky was making theme parks and asked if the rat needed any help. And Ricky Rat, being all for unpaid labor, immediately agreed. While this spoiled the location of Overgrowth's **World of Beer** for one person, a deal was made that Wormwood could take the *autograph(2)* for the location, if they so choose, as payment and keep the whole thing hush hush.
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* Ricky Rat, while running across the map delivering his spam mail, discovered Myst's house. He saw the spinning light of **The** **Lighthouse** and his little rat brain went "oooo, shiny". He had to follow the light to its source. He thoroughly explored Myst's house and found there was no way to get up to that perfect shiny yellow light. So, he came up with the next best thing. He collected all the yellow things he could find and wrote out messages carefully placed on top of cheese wheels. *"Listen, kid, it's not 'cause I like u or anythin'. Don't think you're getting special treatment. I do this for everyone. Ur totally not special..<3"* In his mind, this message is to the lighthouse like it is a real living thing but it was placed in Myst's mailbox so Myst is the receiver of this "anonymous" love letter.
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* Ricky Rat showed up late to the **Great Hearth Festival**. He wasn't planning to show up at all really as holidays have no purpose for him when people aren't spending lots of money on his business ventures which have yet to properly open and the holiday serves as a reminder for him of that short-sight. But, he did, show up. He showed up with a fishing rod and started trying to fling the people who remained into the air by climbing up the frost tree center of Sundries. This is also where is was found out that Ricky does not like being called a cat as he puffed up to his big rat form and hit the first person to call him one.
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* Ricky Rat was traveling between his parks via The Nether when a baby piglin ran up on him. Ricky did not have his armor on and his weapons were in his backpack as he was mainly transporting building materials at the time. The backpack of building materials in his hands fell on the ground and he started to run but the piglin child scooped him up like a toy and he felt humiliated. Luckily Wormwood, who had just exited the Overgrowth portal, spotted him. Wormwood rushed up and, yes, hit a child. And that is how Wormwood and Ricky met.
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* Ricky Rat was working on **Sewageland** when Morek showed up out of nowhere requesting to be hidden. Ricky could've sworn he heard the words "I'll pay you" and that was all he needed to agree to the request. He lead Morek down the romantic boat ride path to one of the side rooms and offered a door that led to a stone wall for cover. When he shut the door and turned around, there was another rat standing there in full armor. Ricky was ready to fight but the other rat spoke to him in a language only rats can understand. An offer of payment. Payment Ricky had not gotten upfront from Morek. Ricky accepted a bribe of **1 Gold Nugget** for leaving Morek to their fate.
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* Ricky Rat was watching the **Battle for the *Autograph****(3)* in **Cheeseland** when words Morek said registered to him. They wanted the autograph for a revenge plot against Ricky. Ricky declared a fight not long after the revelation. While Cece and Tush explored the park peacefully, Ricky Rat defeated Morek in battle approximately 7-8 times in total. He lost once but had a totem and then, feeling tired, he put away his totems. Their battle ended after Ricky defeated Morek two more times and then lost himself.