| “ | Run, Ratchet, run! | „ |
| ~ Dallas’ most frequent quote towards Ratchet. |
Dallas Wanamaker and Juanita Alvaro are minor antagonists of the 2005 video game Ratchet: Deadlocked. They are voiced by Daran Norris and Nika Futterman, respectively.
Biography[]
Dallas Wanamaker and Juanita Alvaro are newscasters who are enslaved by Gleeman Vox so they can slander dozens of contestants. They kept praising the Exterminators, even Ace Hardlight despite that Ace Hardlight didn’t sell enough merchandise. After Ace Hardlight was defeated, Dallas and Juanita slandered Ratchet for falsely killing him even though fans liked Ratchet. As Ratchet decides to stop Gleeman Vox at the Battledome and free the people, Vox overloads the three generators on the station with the intent of killing everyone on site, including Dallas and Juanita. With Dreadzone collars now attached to their necks, the duo pleadingly begs Ratchet to save the day, becoming his fans and stopping their slander. During the commentary, Dallas mentioned he put money on Ratchet to win, much to Juanita's anger. During Vox's battle with Ratchet, Clank picked up the remaining captives in a shuttle, including the dup of announcers. As they fly away, Dallas gets into a petty fight with the Dreadzone Kids from the various commercials, much to Juanita's joy.
After the cancellation of DreadZone, Dallas and Juanita starred in a reality show which portrayed them as a married couple. Although their marriage wasn't meant to be official, Dallas switched in a real Justice of the Peace for the wedding ceremony.
Personality[]
Dallas and Juanita like to provoke and slander Ratchet and Team Darkstar. Dallas also likes to harass Juanita and lacks social skills. Sometimes, Dallas can complement Ratchet for his efforts.
Appearance[]
Dallas has green skin and antennas. He has brown hair and a blue suit. Juanita has brown hair and blue eyes.
Trivia[]
- Alternate counterparts of Juanita and Dallas appeared in the 2016 Ratchet & Clank movie and the video game based on it, with slightly altered designs and much less malicious personalities. In Rift Apart, their variants from Rivet's dimension can be seen on a screen in one of the levels, apparently still working as news anchors.
- Due to his energy, Dallas is considered by fans to be one of the most quotable Ratchet & Clank characters which helps that he talks a lot more frequently than Juanita and is voiced by Daran Norris.
