Ronald

* FI 1a-FID 15, 17b+
* FID 16-17a

**Ronald** was a male contestant in Freedom! Island, as a member of the Jake Paulers. He remained on this team until Welcome Back, where the teams were disbanded and he was left to compete solely with his alliance-mate Ramen. Ronald outlasted Ramen and managed to make it to the final 5, but was eliminated in It's Time to Party! with 10 votes. Ronald was ALSO the highest ranking Jake Pauler in Season 1. Ronald successfully managed to beat the 3 challenges in Freedom! Frenzy, and became a contestant in Freedom! Island Deluxe, as a member of Team WAH. Ronald eventually made to the merge in Seeing Stars, playing solo until Mario Karted DELUXE, in which he joined the Red Team, alongside the show's other redheads.

Ronald is currently a member of the final 8.

## Appearance

Ronald's appearance stems from an edited picture of the character Loafer the Living Bread, from the 1996 Christian children's show *The Donut Man,* being edited to resemble the McDonalds mascot Ronald McDonald (hence the name Ronald).

Ronald has taken on many forms and transformations during his time in FI. Some notable versions include his "yelling" face, which gives him a wide open mouth with large sharp teeth and considerably red, like, way redder than the average lips. Another iconic one is his "limbs" pose, in which Ronald presents his usually hidden arms and legs (Arms are presumed stock images, legs originate from an unknown drawing, presumed to be an 80s cartoon). This transformation also alters his red hair and slightly opens his mouth. Other versions will be shown below.

Ronald has also received a fair share of "wear-and-tear" changes. Such as wearing shoes gifted to him by Ajit Pai from The Greater Escape to There's Evil Afoot, having one of Mordechai's pitchforks lodged in his hair from Pillow Fight! to Seeing Stars, and most notably having a Bob Ross style afro from Orange You Glad?, all the way through the 2 year hiatus in Glacially Paced.

## Personality

In Freedom! Island, Ronald comes off as almost ditzy, often responding to people with a dumb-sounding "okay!" and often forgoing verbal communication. Despite this, Ronald has extreme loyalty to his alliance with Ramen, attempting to peacefully (then forcefully) negotiate his elimination in As Cool as an Ice Cube, and being distraught over Ramen's elimination for at least 2 episodes onwards. Despite his dopey exterior, Ronald is not a fat head to be messed with, as he took over the island with help from Evil George in There's Evil Afoot!, and has been shown to able to eat anything (without peanuts) whole.

Freedom! Island Deluxe expands on Ronald's mysterious performance in season 1 by making him a ruthless force of nature with a vocabulary of insults that are just as sharp as his teeth, often brute-forcing his way through challenges as quickly as possible. Ronald often performs better alone that with a team, coinciding with his "lone wolf" type of personality. Ronald's ALSO rather blunt and insulting when he does speak, shooting off back-to-back beratings at whatever blundering bumflumber burst his bubble without the slightest break. Despite this, Ronald has warmed up to a few people in his time on the show, namely the meek ginger Bingo Bongo, even if he isn't the best at vocalising it beyond a simple "hmm".

## Trivia

* Every team Ronald has been on lost the first challenge it competed in.

Bout2puke • Blue Shell • Hitler • Jake Paul • Maidvelia • Nany • Ramen • **Ronald** • Steve • Waluigi**Switched:** EpicYoshi • Peanut

Avilina • Cool Cat • Hannah • Hykz • Lonelybone • Nany • **Ronald** • Steve • Waluigi • Wizz Wizz
**Switched:** Avi

Bingo • Communist Bowser • Cool Cat • **Ronald**