Rudy

Rudy is the main antagonist-turned-minor protagonist of Blue Sky's 5th feature film Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and one of the deuteragonists of the next three sequels. He is a (formerly) rogue albino Baryonyx and Buck's former archenemy who sought to kill Buck in revenge for knocking out one of his teeth, but he later puts that behind him and becomes Buck’s partner.

## Personality

As a villain, Rudy is an aggressive, devastating and bloodthirsty opponent in the eyes of Buck and the other dinosaurs. Vicious in nature (even more than his rivals), Rudy was constantly on the hunt and quick to attack others. Few creatures were brave enough to attack Rudy, though some, such as Buck and Momma, would step up to face him if forced to. As a hero, he is noble, generous, protective, selfless and kind. When he redeems, he becomes Buck’s partner and closest friend, helping him protect the Lost World and accompanying him on their adventures.

## Appearance

Rudy is a *Spinosaurus-*sized albino *Baryonyx* with red eyes and long jaws. He has sharp claws on his hands and feet as well as sharp teeth, missing one that Buck knocked out while escaping.

## History

### *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs*

Before the film takes place, Rudy attacks Buck the weasel, scratching out his right eye. He then tries to eat Buck, but before he can swallow him, Buck manages to escape the dinosaur's throat, and rockets out of the dinosaur's mouth, knocking out one of his teeth.

During the movie until the climax, Rudy was only seen in the shadows to show his evilness and massive appearance. He follows the tracks of Buck and the herd, planning to ambush them at the right moment. Buck (as well as Momma) occasionally hear his loud roars coming from the forest. Rudy manages to catch up with Sid after he is accidentally left behind by Momma. The terrified sloth is able to make his escape from Rudy's wrath by running into an obsidian river. Before walking away, Rudy stomps on the ground, causing the lava underneath to reemerge and trap Sid, only for the sloth to be saved by Buck and the possums just after falling down a lava waterfall.

At the end of the movie, once Sid is saved, Rudy ambushes Buck, Sid, Manny, Ellie, Diego, the possums, and Ellie's newborn baby Peaches inside the cave entrance they used to travel to the dinosaur world and attempts to kill them all. Buck distracts Rudy while Manny, Diego, and Sid proceed to tie the dinosaur up with vines. However, Sid accidentally trips over a vine, allowing Rudy to get back up and break free from the vines. Before Rudy is able to finish off Sid, Momma, in a timely arrival, charges into Rudy and pushes him against a rock structure and off a nearby cliff, sending him plummeting down to his apparent death. Buck is shown to feel sorrow for Rudy, because the only challenge in his life was gone. However, it is later shown that Rudy survived the fall and became remorseful of his evil deeds, and Rudy decides to declare a truce with Buck, who starts to ride him (much to Rudy's feelings of conversion and redemption).

### *Ice Age: Continental Drift*

Rudy and his new heroic ally Buck appear in *Ice Age: Continental Drift,* where Buck is seen riding Rudy by Scrat as the little squirrel descends to the Earth's core. Rudy is seen later, helping the Sub-Zero Heroes fight the Pirates and make it back home.