Rankus the Rat

> “THE TIME IS NOW, THE EGG HAS HATCHED! I’M TIRED OF EATING GOBLIN TREATS, I WANT ME SOME-A-DAT SAP!”
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> Rankus the Rat

**Rankus the Rat** is a major character and antagonist in 100 gecs lore. A rival to Dooom Shroom, Rankus is a skilled thief, usually portrayed as stealing or attempting to steal valuable items, such as magical keys or starlight sap.

## History

### gec 2 Ü (Remix) feat. Dorian Electra Music Video

Rankus has a tiny cameo in gec 2 Ü (Remix)'s music video. Towards the end of the video, a small silhouette of him can be seen on one of the icons on Laura's third of the screen, labelled "rat".

### ringtone (remix) Lyric Video

Rankus has a brief cameo near the beginning of ringtone (remix)'s lyric video, as a silhouette of his artwork from the cover of Tree of Clues along with a handful of other characters.

### Lore

Rankus has a major role in the plot of the lore tale included with Tree of Clues.

While Mewn, Gorgesus and others are preparing to drink starlight sap from the twilight fir, crucial for keeping Mewn alive, Rankus loudly barges in to steal a sip. Knowing that there won't be enough sap to go around if Rankus takes any, and unable to do anything himself due to only being there in spirit, Gorgesus orders Dooom Shroom to capture Rankus.

Dooom Shroom threatens to imprison Rankus, only for the rat to quickly beat him to death with his hammer. Dooom Shroom's brain matter leaks out of his head and into the soil beneath the tree, causing it to grow, which in turn awakens Cold Steel. A set of silver keys falls out of the tree's branches, which Rankus quickly snatches up while the faeries are distracted quickly gathering sap for Mewn and trying to keep the twilight fir's soul asleep within.

Rankus dashes forward, inserting a key into a keyhole at the tree's base, releasing its soul once and for all.

### hand crushed by a mallet (Remix) Music Video

Rankus also appears in the music video for hand crushed by a mallet (remix), which portrays an alternate tale than the main lore.

While Dooom Shroom is inspecting a magic key he found, Rankus sneaks up and snatches it right out of his hand before dashing off. Outraged, Dooom Shroom quickly gives chase, jumping down the well that Rankus fled through. Rankus slips under tables and avoids falling objects through an otherworldly storage facility, narrowly avoiding a confrontation from Cold Steel by turning invisible and using his hammer to knock over objects in an effort to hinder his pursuer.

Rankus briefly manages to escape Dooom Shroom before the mushroom man's Flute Hat picks up his scent, catching up with Rankus in an enchanted forest. Unfortunately for Dooom Shroom, it was all a trap - just as he thinks he has the rat in his clutches, Rankus imprisons him within an hourglass, and tosses his key into a boiling cauldron of sap just to spite him. Rankus does a little victory dance as Dooom Shroom tries and fails to escape and get his key back, before having enough mischief for one day and taking a nap.

## Characteristics

### Personality

Rankus is a mischievous trickster. He is a thief, and seems to have mainly selfish intentions, not caring about anyone but himself. He isn't above murder either, killing Dooom Shroom on two separate occasions.

### Physical Appearance

Rankus is a small dark grey rat with purple eyes. He is partially anthropomorphic, having opposable thumbs and being able to run on his hind legs, yet still having the general body shape and size of a rat. His hands, feet, tail, around his eyes, the inside of his ears and his bottom lip are hairless, revealing deep pink skin. He has prominent buck teeth, a bright red nose and thin white whiskers. According to the lore tale, he has badass tattoos under his fur.

### Abilities

Rankus has a large wooden "telekinetic hammer". He can make it levitate with his mind, and uses it to attack and defend himself as a tiny rat.

Rankus also has the ability to turn invisible for a short period of time. This is displayed in the hand crushed by a mallet (Remix) music video, where he uses this to hide from Cold Steel.

Rankus is also able to run remarkably fast for his stature, being able to outrun Dooom Shroom with relative ease despite being only a fraction of his size.

## Gallery

Official artwork of Rankus clinging on to Mewn.Rankus on the cover art of 1000 gecs and Tree of Clues.Rankus' model on the 100 gecs website.Rankus' hammer's model on the 100 gecs website.Rankus' icon from the gec 2 Ü (Remix) music video.Rankus' cameo in the ringtone (remix) lyric video.Rankus wearing his nightcap.Doom Shroom trapped in Rankus' hourglass trap. Higher Resolution.Up-close image of Rankus as they're escaping Doom Shroom. Eyes are widened.Up-close image of Rankus as they're escaping Doom Shroom. Eyes are narrowed.Part of the dance/? sequence at the end of "hand crushed by a mallet (Remix)". Love their face.Part of the dance/? sequence at the end of "hand crushed by a mallet (Remix)". The dance is glitchy and corrupted.Part of the dance/? sequence at the end of "hand crushed by a mallet (Remix)". They got moves.Part of the dance/? sequence at the end of "hand crushed by a mallet (Remix)". Ragdoll physics?Part of the dance/? sequence at the end of "hand crushed by a mallet (Remix)". Along with the dance, Rankus' mallet is also floating around the scene.A slightly over-exposed shot of Rankus' mallet. It's in a medieval war style and has small spiked rivets on the end of its rings.Another shot of Rankus' mallet. There's a round spiked plate on the underside of the mallet.Part of the dance/? sequence at the end of "hand crushed by a mallet (Remix)". They're almost t-posing.
## Trivia

* Rankus is not to be confused with the rat from rat fucker, who is a separate character.
* A rat that resembles Rankus can be seen in the background of the visualiser for the Discord Spooky Halloween Ringtone Remix. Whether this is actually meant to be Rankus or just a generic rat is unclear.

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200821151743if\_/https://100gecs.com/lore/gorgesus