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Reggie Bender, formerly known as DVD and later known as HD-DVD, is a supporting character in the 2010-2017 Cartoon Network animated series Regular Show. He is the son of Archie the Archivist and the brother of Blu-Ray.
Joel McHale voiced him as DVD (since season 6), who also portrayed David in The Bear, David Carruthers in It's a Wonderful Knife, Evil Jeff in Community, Victor Verliezer in Milo Murphy's Law and Ultra-Humanite in Stargirl. and Trevor Devall as HD DVD (since season 8).
Biography[]
Background[]
Not much it is known that his past, but accordind to his father Archie the Archivist, that Archie left him, and his mom when he was a mini-disc and he wasn't there when his product launched and he gets converted as a fallen hero to the dark side.
Season 6[]
In Format Wars II, before being introduced, DVD badly wounded Microfich e where he would later warn the Archie, the Disc Masters and the Guardians of Obsolete Formats, about him and then dies. Later he and his army arrives and he reveals he's Archie's son. When Archie calls his son's format a cheap knock-off, DVD tries to defend his format by saying it holds more data and is portable but Archie brushes it off saying that man favors large things and size matters. DVD then summons his ally Internet, who is controlling DVD's army via Wi-Fi. Benson tries to stop DVD and his army with the Universal Remote but they don't have the device code for his format. DVD and Archie both transform into their respective format forms and once the All-Format Army arrives the battle commences.
During the battle, DVD takes down Ampex Quadruplex, another guardian, with his Alternate Ending attack. After being taken down, Archie asks why he's doing this. He tells Archie that Archie left him and his mom when he was a mini-disc and he wasn't there when his product launched and when he said his first words, which was "LaserDisc rules". After Archie apologizes and wants to make it up to him, DVD is touched but Internet kills Archie. DVD tells Internet that this wasn't part of the plan, but Internet betrays him due to being obsolete. DVD later saves the gang from one of his DVD robots and asks them for their help and even gives them the DVD device code. With their combined power, DVD and the All-Format Army takes down the Wi-Fi tower powering Internet and thus defeating it.
After the second Format War is supposedly over, DVD is last seen watching "Full Metal Impact" together with the rest of the gang, among them is Archie who is now a ghost, but is unaware that Internet is still alive and is plotting revenge.
Season 8[]
He meets them again in "Meet the Seer" alongside his sister Blu-Ray where he is now upgraded to HD-DVD and helps them fight through Planet Nielsen against Streaming (who is Internet upgraded to a stronger form) and his minions to find the Seer and they escape before the planet's destruction.
In "Cheer Up Pops" they help the park gang record the memories of their past adventures so they can always remember them.
In the eighth-season finale, they participate in the battle against Anti-Pops and Streaming, but Anti-Pops erased him and his sister.
Personality and traits[]
At first, DVD was an arrogant villainous who wanted the universal remote with his servants to attack his father, Mordecai, Rigby, Mucle Man, Hi Five Ghost and Benson. After that he was redeemed by his father, but his father dies, later he helps to the five members of the Park Gang with his own henchmen and Archie's employess to defeat the Internet.
Later in season 8 he has her sister Blu-Ray, and sometimes he mocks her as a jerk, but he has a good/bad qualities to her and the other.
Powers and Ablities[]
Like his father, DVD can transform into a crystal being and also has the same powers as Archie, although more stronger. The only difference is that DVD's form is silver and because his face is displayed, he can speak normally. Like the Guardians of Obsolete Formats, he can also understand his father's garbled language while in his Laserdisc Guardian form.
Physical appearence[]
He has white spiky hair and a peach fuzz moustache. He wears shield sunglasses. He wears a black duster coat with grey shirt, black finger-less gloves, and brown boots. He has gold earrings, one on his left ear and two on right ear.
When he transform into his DVD form, he looks exactly like Archie but his form is silver, he's shorter than Archie, he has DVD's on his hands, he can speak English in his DVD form, and his human face is shown.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed mother - mother, deceased
- Archie the Archivist - father, deceased
- Blu-Ray - sister
- Stephen - brother
- Donald - brother
- CD - adoptive brother
Allies[]
- The Park Gang:
- Mordecai
- Rigby
- Muscle Man
- Hi Five Ghost
- Benson Dunwoody
- Skips
- Pops Maellard
- Eileen Roberts
- The Seer
- Guardians of Obsolete Formats:
- Betamax
- 8-Track
- Floppy Disk
- Reel-to-Reel
- Microfiche
- Ampex Quadruplex
- Black & White
- Death
- Gary
- Guardians of Eternal Youth
Enemies[]
Trivia[]
- DVD was born as Reggie Bender and named a format DVD unlike his father who was just the guardian of the LaserDisc format and received his position from an unknown predecessor rather than actually being born and named a LaserDisc. The reason for this is uncertain, however, it is likely that his father already had the powers of the LaserDisc before Reggie's birth which resulted in Reggie inheriting said powers in a more updated form.
- Also he is similar to Carnage from Marvel comics and the film adaptation from the SSU.
- DVD’s appearance shares some similarities to Vergil from the Devil May Cry video game series from his white spiky hair to his long black coat.
External links[]
- HD DVD on the Heroes Wiki
- HD DVD on the Regular Show Wiki
