Rusty Kelpie/MultiVersus

**EXPERIMENTAL**
***RUSTY KELPIE***

 **MAGE | HORIZONTAL | BLUEY™**

**Rusty Kelpie** is a Fighter from the *Bluey* Universe in *MultiVersus*. He was released on June 11, 2023, the last confirmed Fighter to be added during the game's Open Beta phase (Aaron Mitchell was released alongside him). All Fighters revealed after Rusty will be added on launch day, most notably Ruby Gillman.

**Navigation: Rusty Kelpie**
**Fighter** • Quotes • Combos • Customization

## Origin

### Official Biography

**Current**

> 'Ello, Doctor Ladies! D'you sell crutches?
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Rusty Kelpie is the best friend of Indy and Jack Russell and your all-in-one fixy-uppy ~~scoundrel and~~ heroic seven-year-old boy. Armyman, cricketeer (he wishes to be one when he grows up), water blaster expert, being a baby for real life - you can say anything about him, he's able to do it. As a resident of the bush and with his father in the army, Rusty has naturally been trained to do the down and dirty when the going gets tough. If needed, he can even break out the motorbike - which, fun fact, has been used by the army for real life!

**Original**

> *Well, you better get good if you want to be in the army, Recruit Russell.*
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Rusty Kelpie is Bluey’s friend from the bush who has been mentioned to have motorbike riding ability... at the age of six. Seven. I don't know. Either way, his dad's in active duty with the army, and he's the middle child of Digger and Dusty - and his dad being in the army has naturally rubbed off on Rusty, who's been reading up and playing as an army captain. He's also a big fan of the sport of cricket, and is the best friend of new kid Jack Russell!

## Attacks

* Attacks
* Specials
* Passives

 *SIDE*🡆 + J
 *UP*🡅 + J
 *DOWN*🡇 + J

 *SIDE*🡆 + K
 *UP*🡅 + K
 *DOWN*🡇 + K

***PASSIVE ABILITIES***
**N/A**
Rusty starts with three sets of both ***WATER BLASTER AMMO*** and ***CRICKET BALLS***.

When an ally recieves a ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE***, they can either catch it or ***BOWL*** it back to Rusty. If they catch a projectile, the player who caught it and Rusty gains ***EMPOWERED***; if an ally ***BOWLS*** the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** and Rusty is in its trajectory, he automatically ***SWINGS*** a ***DRIVE***.

If it's an opponent and they've thrown the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** back at him, the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** can do damage to Rusty and his ***DRIVE*** will instead deal damage. If an opponent has ***BOWLED*** back the ball, Rusty can either ***DODGE*** as it passes him or ***BOWL*** it back to deal damage.

Allies who are in the trajectory of Rusty's ***WATER BLASTER*** will get their ***DEBUFFS*** ***CLEANSED***.

While Rusty plays ***CRICKET***, the ***CRICKET RULES*** will apply to all players who interact with his ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** and are eligible to score ***POINTS***:

* ***SIX AND OUT*** - When Rusty or another player hits the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** outside a playable area of the ***ARENA*** or into the ***BLAST ZONE***, they get six ***RUNS***, with which they can score ***POINTS***, and are given a ***COOLDOWN*** on ***CRICKET BALLS***. If the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** is outside the ***ARENA***, the player has to get it themselves (this does not apply if the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** is hit into the ***BLAST ZONE***).
* ***FOUR BITS*** - When Rusty or another player hits the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** - after it has bounced on the ground - into the ***BOUNDARY*** Rusty sets up, they get four ***RUNS*** with which they can score ***POINTS***.
* ***SQUARE CUT*** - If Rusty or another player purposely hits the ***CRICKET BALL PROJECTILE*** at a near right angle to them, they are granted extra ***RUNS***.

A ***RUN*** allows the player to score ***POINTS***.

Every two ***POINTS*** scored while playing ***CRICKET*** will grant a stack of ***HASTENED*** and ***EMPOWERED***, every ten ***POINTS*** scored will ***RESET THEIR COOLDOWNS***. Points will reset if Rusty of another player is ***RUNGOUT***.
## Customization

### Variants

Red Kelpie Dreams - DefaultCommander - ***RARE!***El Baron Rojo - ***RARE!***
* Late Bloomer - ***EPIC!***
* A Figure in the Fight for Freedom - ***EPIC!***
	+ Based on his appearance in *Gumball: Checkered Past* (2024); changes his animations to fit the movie
* Play for One, Play for All - ***LEGENDARY!***
	+ This Variation is based on his older self.
* Rusty Has it All - ***LEGENDARY!***
	+ Inspired by *Barbie* (2023), this Variant won't be released until the full launch.
* Peter Parker Picked a Perilously Precarious Profession - ***LEGENDARY!***
	+ Inspired by the *Spider-Verse* movies; changes his animations to fit them.

### Ringouts

* Family Legacy
* We Don't Need Anything, Bluey.
* Savior of the Flying Fortress
* Toss!

### Badges

* Rusty Wins - Tracks how many wins you've gotten with Rusty Kelpie. Quite nifty.

### Banners

* LZ
* Cricketeer

### Profile Icons

* Determined
* Let's Be Sneaky Tonight
* Taste the Rainbow

### Perks

* Swingin' Style
* Take Aim

## Trivia

* Rusty uses the commonly thrown around last name **Kelpie** (as his last name wasn't revealed yet).
* Rusty's character model is recycled from Bluey's, except for the subtle difference in color and tail.
* References, references, references!
	+ The chopper Rusty calls in is the UTH-66 Blackfoot, which has appeared in the *Metal Gear* series.