Rufus McCluck

> I'm your host Rufus and I am just one hot chicken!"
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> -Rufus McCluck

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**Rufus McCluck** is the former talk-show host of "Barn Talk" and later becomes an agent for the CBD under the tutelage of Wonton Soup. He earns the ranking of Standard Agent and the codename of "Blue Fury". Later on he gets exiled from the CBD for being unlicensed when he assassinates a farmer.

### Appearance

Rufus looks like a normal chicken, with orange-brownish feathers, yellow eyes, a gray-purplish beak, and a red wattle, his body is similar to Judy's in terms of shape.

### Early Life

Rufus Gallius McCluck was born as the second child of the chicken Rose McCluck and the vulture Jonathan Scavange. Rufus's older twin brother Rufavio was not very present in Rufus's life. This was because after Rose's and Jonhathan's divorce, the twins were separated. While Rose taught Rufus how to be a proper Coopland citizen, Johnathan made Rufavio into a personal warrior for the Vulture Army. Rufus was fascinated by the idea of talking and being on TV. His love of talk shows at a young age was a key contribution to the success of his own talk show, Barn Talk. As a child, Rufus was said to be selfish and arrogant, but his childhood friend Willard seemed to have a way to expose the goodness in Rufus.

### Barn Talk

Barn Talk was a talk show produced by Rufus. The show was described as being "Simple and funny". The plot of an average episode was Rufus having a conversation with a guest, and then getting into a fist fight somehow. After the first season, Willard dies when season two episode two is supposed to air for the first time. This sends Rufus into depression, and he can no longer film episodes of Barn Talk. After a huge fight with his production crew, all of the crew quits, and Rufus slowly goes bankrupt with no other sources of income. To the general public, Rufus was seen as an enigmatic figure who slowly faded from being one of Coopland's most popular celebrities, to a shut in, never to be heard from again.

### Joining the CBD

Rufus slowly lost everything he used to posses. With no way to earn money, he ended up on the streets. This had a big psychological effect on Rufus. This is the ultimate low point of Rufus's life, he owns nothing, no one recognizes him, and he can't continue his passion. After moving to an alley for the night to sleep, he overhears two CBD agents talking about the murder of Willard. The news wasn't public at the time, so the CBD couldn't risk the information getting out to soon. They kidnapped Rufus out of fear he would cause panic with the breaking news of the murder. There has only been one mass murder in the history of Coopland, the murder of the Coopland Founders. Another murder, if shown to the public too soon, would be terrible. Rufus, in an attempt to escape his life on the streets, begs Director Munchie to let him join the CBD. After being rejected, Wonton Soup endorses Rufus, and Munchie complies. Wonton endorses Rufus for mysterious reasons. We find out that Soup has been spying on Rufus, and predicted that this would happen, with Rufus broke and depressed. Soup is a naturally compassionate reindeer, so he wanted to give Rufus a chance at a better and more productive life working for the CBD.

### Kidnapped by Iago

While Rufus and Soup are eating Japanese food, we get a glimpse at the antagonists of the season. Disguised as a waitress, Cornacchio plants a bug on Rufus's and Soup's table. Soup notices the bug before he or Rufus accidentally slips up and says something important. Cornacchio, having failed her mission, reports back to Iago. Iago is the head of the Order of the Blue Fedora. When they realize that Soup won't let any information leak, Iago decides to speed up his mission and kill Rufus immediately. Using Widdle-Waddle's mind control powder, Iago flushes Rufus out of the CBD headquarters. All CBD agents were hypnotized into wanting to destroy Rufus. Iago was able to manipulate Soup and Rufus into having a fight about Rufus's lack of willpower and self-control. Soup exiles Rufus from the CBD. When Rufus is back on the streets again, Iago's goon Pollofaci kidnaps Rufus and takes him to Cracker Mansion. Iago was planning to kill Rufus by forcing him to jump into a giant frying pot of boiling oil. Soup, however, saves Rufus from certain doom. Soup is still a compassionate reindeer and thinks that Rufus deserves to be saved. This changes Rufus's view on the world and helps him become more compassionate later on.

### Fighting Iago

The agents of the CBD, except for Rufus, Soup, Judy, Munchie, and Boone are all unconscious. Rufus and Judy spend some time in the computer room, making the CBD's programming more secure. During that time, Rufus apologizes to Judy for making fun of her last name. This is Rufus's first sincere apology ever since Barn Talk crashed. Judy shares her theories and suspicions about her last name with Rufus. Soup and Boone synthesize an antidote for the mind control powder, so the rest of the CBD is up and running again. Rufus is allowed to rejoin the CBD after giving a speech about his errors, and how he wants to change. He earns the codename "Blue Fury" to honor Willard being a blue whale. Judy, Soup, Boone, and Rufus, otherwise known as the Fury Squad, set out to meet Iago at Cracker Mansion after finding a mysterious note telling them to do so. Iago activates his Alpha Suit, and proceeds to beat the Fury Squad with his superior technology. As Iago sends out a wave of mind control powder, Rufus pushes the rest of the Fury Squad out of the way to take the blow himself. As Iago gets ready to vaporize Rufus, Judy's Weaponized Turd clogs the shooter, and Soup gives the antidote to Rufus. The Squad breaks Iago's armor, and Iago calls on his goons to save him. The goons exclaim that this is worth more than they are getting paid, and they switch sides to help arrest Iago. Iago remains in the CBD containment cell until he is supposedly moved to the Coopland jail for life after being put on trial.

### Rufus at the CBD

After returning Iago to the CBD, Rufus receives the title of Standard Agent so he can go on Standard Missions with the rest of the Fury Squad. He decides to work as an international agent where he can experience the culture and wonder of the other Animal Refuges. Most notably, he goes the the New Caledonian Freefeather City to receive his own high tech Supersuit that mirrors Iago's. His Standard Missions with the Fury Squad greatly improve Rufus's skills, compassion, and the bond he has with his fellow agents.