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Rad Rocket's on the roof and ready to roll. |
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Radicles X, or Rad, is the deuteragonist in the pilot Lakewood Plaza Turbo and TV series OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes. He works as a Lakewood Plaza Turbo employee with his boss being Mr. Gar.
He was voiced by Ian Jones-Quartey, who also voiced Wallow from Bravest Warriors.
Appearance[]
Radicles is a bit taller than Enid. He has a very bulky and muscular build (contrasting his psychic abilities), turquoise skin, round green hair, pointed ears, sharp teeth, light yellow scleras, and antennae. He wears light pink pants, black heeled boots, and a sleeveless blue crop top with the bottom edges torn.
Personality[]
Radicles seems to be a bit of a slacker, as he is seen sleeping on the job and moments later, deciding to take a break in the pilot. He also appears to be a bit boastful, as he shows off his special move like it takes no effort. This could either mean that he is a master at his special move or that his special move is extremely weak. He seems to look up to Mr. Gar, as he texted K.O. something about Mr. Gar being "really cool."
Abilities and Powers[]
Rad started out with a power level of 2 when K.O. first met him, but leveled up to 3 in the episode Dendy's Power (as did K.O.) and has been equal in power level to K.O. ever since. Both Rad and K.O. leveled up to 4 after the events of Dark Plaza. His power can be slowed down by his conceited attitude and by not studying what he's confronting well, using only his levitational powers and raw strength.
Physical Strength[]
Before getting his job in Gar's Bodega, Rad lacked strength. He was no match for Shannon when he first confronted her in his first work day. After Gar motivated him to use his powers freely, Rad became very strong. Now he's able to lift many heavy boxes with little effort using his telekinesis. He is presumably a great hand-to-hand fighter due to all the times he had been forced to fight Boxman's robots.
His endurance is a little doubtful, however. In "T.K.O." he was easily defeated by Turbo K.O. after the latter sent him to the orbit of the planet with a single punch, although after returning to the plaza, he could resist a little to hold back Turbo K.O. with his levitation beam. In "We Got Hacked" he suffered a strain on both of his ankles and arms while trying to escape from the glitches.
Levitation Skills[]
As shown in many episodes, Radicles possesses the power to levitate objects and living things, including himself. He can do it with a purple beam that he can summon through one of his fingers or via mind controlling, like in "Just Be a Pebble" where he was able to levitate many burritos only using his mind. This makes his power look like telekinesis, although nothing has been confirmed yet.
According to what he said in "Legends of Mr. Gar", this power seems to come from heritage, as he said that in his family everybody can do it.
The levitation beam seems to affect Rad's physical strength, as when he first used it he had difficult to lift heavy things. When something or someone is trapped by his power, it is surrounded by a purple glow and it's impossible to get free unless Rad loses his concentration. However, Turbo K.O. proves that it can be possible if the person has a bigger strength, as he could break the glow using his anger.
Special Move[]
Rad's special move is the Power Poke.
Miscellaneous Skills[]
As shown in the episode "We Messed Up", Rad can shoot different beams from his fingers, depending on what finger he's using.
- Laser: He can shoot laser beams through his index finger. The lasers can destroy anything they touch, like Carol's photo.
- Freeze: It appears he can shoot freeze beams through his middle finger.
- Marriage: The ring finger.
- Boogers: The pinkie which he apparently uses to pick his nose.
In "Plaza Prom", Rad proves to be an excellent dancer, defeating Raymond in a dance battle.
Alter-ego[]
In the episode "We've Got Fleas" Rad is turned into a were-cat after being bit by Crinkly Wrinkly. He became a cat because, according to himself, he's so clean (but it could really be because of his sensitive and loving feelings). Getting this form, Rad obtains cat-like abilities and particularities, like doing high jumps and getting curiosity. His strength and speed are assumed to increase as well. He can deliver a special move called Cat Scratch Fever, which is a powerful scratch delivered with his claws.
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Trivia[]
- Rad's power poke resembles the Finger Beam technique from the Dragon Ball series.
- Rad makes a crossover appearance in The Mighty Magiswords series finale.
- It is revealed in the episode "Let's Watch the Boxmore Show" that Rad still has a crush on Shannon, it is unknown if Shannon still feels the same way about Rad, but it is possible that she does.
- When asked about Rad's sexuality, Toby Jones just said that he is pretty fluid.[1]
- According to his voice actor Ian Jones-Quartey, Rad and Raymond are mutually attracted to each other, finding each other "hot and handsome".[2] He's also said they were supposed to develop into a rival-pairing, with "Project Ray Way" being the intended kickoff.[3]