Richard John Barron

**Richard John Barron** is a Thanager in the Industrial Pollution Department of Death Inc., and a mini-boss in *Have a Nice Death*.

## Richard John Barron

### Affiliation

Death Inc. / Industrial Pollution Department

## Description

**Richard John Barron - Actuary Thanager, Climate-Skepticism Tycoon**

The "Top Toupee", as he calls himself, was hired out of the blue in 2017. He has earned countless scribblings in company memos thanks to his flamboyant style and hardened attitude, as well as his signature rages. R.J. Barron almost immediately took over the role of the Thanager working with Mr. G. Grimes in Death Inc.'s industrial sector. This fast-talker is always trying to manipulate everyone around him: His fortune was founded on the questionable sale of bottled "clean air". This wager ended up being a great success on Earth, because he was able to find plenty of equally cynical takers to buy these empty plastic bottles.

Before being hired, Barron had spent nearly 35 years of his career making moves on the metaphorical chessboard: speculating on non-renewable energy, developing increasingly monumental space projects, and investing massively in cryptocurrency, the blackened icing on this anti-environmental cake. This guy earned the favor of elite politicians, who were persuaded that the fight for the environment was nothing but a "cheat hoax" created by evil-doers without any scrap of "true business-minded values, because they want to destroy our productivity!" Some thought it was inevitable that his solid gold golf club trophy would one day slip off a shelf and crush his skull, which is exactly what happened. Barron was then recruited to work with an even more toxic character: Gordon Grimes.

This vile old miser was made Thanager as soon as he set foot on the Hall of Eternity's doorstep. Gordon grimes demanded unique accommodations for his new associate: His lower body was removed in order to attach him to a wall of his office using a large suction cup - whose tar-like grease definitely isn't what you think it is, despite the awful smell - "That way, my dear Richard can express himself ... and you don't change a winning team; I'll be in charge of him!" declared Grimes, "The King doesn't need ministers - but a jester always comes in handy to amuse the court." Regardless, there's no question of respect in his department anyway, since Grimes now also intends to invest in cryptocurrency ... and to use his pretty puppet to understand all its pollution opportunities in a flash.

## Appearance

Richard John Barron has a normal upper part of his body, with a white button up shirt, large nose, and a pompadour haircut - however his employee hand book entry reveals that this may be a wig given his self-given nickname of "Top Toupee."

His lower half has less form and is described as "tar-like grease", attached to the wall by a suction cup, which is also seen to be flexible during his flight, as he can stretch across the stage during his attacks. His other attacks also summon fists and arms from other parts of the arena, which may mean that his lower half is also able to produce additional body parts to allow him to do so.

## Mini-Boss Battle Attacks

* **Fist Slam:** Barron summons a fist from the left wall. After a brief moment, it slams onto the ground.

* **Ceiling Punches:** Barron summons hands from the ceiling that punch the ground at various spots.
	+ This move has an alternate version that punches from the middle of the stage to the left twice, then once in front of Barron, slightly left, and in front of him once more.

* **Grabbing Swipes:** Barron slowly makes his way across the ground, swiping in front of him as he does.

* **Headbutt and Body Swing:** Barron will headbutt the ground directly in front of him, and follow up by swinging his body across the floor.

## Strategy

Barron's fight involves both slow attacks and fast attacks, some of which happen quickly and require the player to move quickly.

While his ceiling punches are slow and can be avoided by watching where the warning show up, his fist slam from the left wall requires a quick reaction to get out of the way of. Paying attention to when he raises his arms can help the player get out of the way in time.

His grabbing swipes, along with his headbutt and body swing move, can both be avoided by staying above him until they are finished. Additionally, it is possible to dash over him when he uses his swipes on the ground, as the collision on his body is temporarily removed and allows for a safe place as long as the player gets out before he comes back.