Granddaddy Ricochet

**Granddaddy Ricochet** was Ricochet Rabbit's grandfather. He was the oldest son of Great-Granddaddy Ricochet, and the father of Daddy Ricochet. He followed in his father’s footsteps and became sheriff of a small town in Texas. In his later years, he would retire to become a lawyer, and later became head of the Texas Sheriffs Association when his own father became too ill. He died two years after his father's passing.

## Personality

In contrast to his father and grandson, Ricochet II, or Rico as he was nicknamed, possessed a calm demeanor and preferred keeping to himself most of the time; those who were close to him described him as a man of few words, preferring to allow his actions to do the talking. However, when certain subjects were brought up or he felt that someone was seriously wronged, he could talk up a storm, to the point where his impassioned speeches made him look like a different person. He had a tendency to hold grudges, and it was said that if the father didn’t get you, the son will. He had an eidetic memory and paid close attention to details, although this often meant that he couldn’t see the forest for the trees.

Similar to his father, he was known to be “species blind” and had hired and befriended numerous people throughout his life, and he had no tolerance for racism or sexism, not even from his own children; this would be one of a few reasons why he and his second son, Ricochet III, would grow apart in their later years, as his son had become bigoted. He was even known to hire a few women as deputies, though he was forced to stop because the town he was sheriff in forbade women from serving. He would be responsible for blending the family, marrying a Native rabbit, and later a woman of Hispanic blood after his first wife’s murder.

He was known for being a by the book sheriff, following rules to the letter and upholding a stricter moral code than even his father, though like most of his descendants, he did have a few biases and temptations that kept him from being an exemplary sheriff—namely drinking and smoking, which he picked up to deal with the stress. Though tough on those who broke the law, he was willing to give criminals lesser sentences if they had a legitimate reason for turning to crime. Unlike his father, he was not particularly fond of vigilantes, preferring that the work of capturing criminals be left to the actual professionals.

Though he was an exceptional marksman and possessed the family gene, what truly set Grandpa Ricochet apart was his shrewdness and ingenuity in the field, as well as his knowledge of the law’s inner workings. Behind his quiet nature was a fiendish mind that could put a fox to shame, and outsmarting criminals at their own game was one of his favorite pastimes. This eventually earned him the nickname “Ricochet the Shrewd”, and during his career as a lawyer, his success rate and moral compass gave him his other nickname, “Ricochet the Just”.

## Trivia

* Some of Rico’s personality was inspired by both the author’s father and grandfather, who possess the same demeanor he does.
* He is one of the few members of the family (and the only Ricochet, for that matter) to have natural black fur with a white underbelly. According to Daddy Ricochet, this came from Reece’s side of the family, as many of her family had dark or mixed fur patterns.
* Much like his father, Granddaddy Ricochet does not appear much in the series due to being deceased during the main timeline. He does appear in The Life and Times of Ricochet Rabbit, however, as he is alive during Ricochet’s early years, and also appears a few times along with his siblings in Blazin’ Trails: Terror of the Rio Grande.