Note: This article will only focus on the future version of Mr. Ross, as his past self redeems himself and does attempt to not commit any villainous crimes.
“ | The one and only. | „ |
~ Mr. Ross' catchphrase. |
“ | Hey Rigby, remember when you ruined my state championship game? Now we're even. Ooooh! This is what you losers sound like, and nobody likes it. Ooooh! | „ |
~ Ross taunting Rigby. |
“ | I'LL BE FINISHED WHEN TIME IS ERASED, AND YOU TWO ARE DEAD!! | „ |
~ Ross to Rigby and Mordecai before their final fight. |
Mr. Ross is the main antagonist of Cartoon Network's 6th animated feature film Regular Show: The Movie. He is Rigby's arch-nemesis and former science teacher, who built a time machine in order to travel back in time and stop Rigby from ruining his volleyball game. However, the time machine was stolen by Mordecai and Rigby, so they could get into college, and blew up, causing Ross to be arrested and the machine to explode, creating a Timenado.
Years later, Ross turned into a vengeful warlord who utilized the Timenado in an effort to erase all of time, thus destroying the entire universe, as well as get revenge on Rigby.
He was voiced by Jason Mantzoukas, who also played Nadal in The Dictator, Steelbeak in Ducktales (2017), Jay Bilzerian in Big Mouth, and Scarecrow in The Lego Batman Movie.
Biography[]
When Mordecai and Rigby were still in West Anderson High School, Ross was employed as both a volleyball coach and a science teacher. During a championship volleyball match with rival school Riverdale, Rigby interrupted the game by playing his saxophone, this moment's hesitation causes Riverdale and to hit the ball and win, causing West Anderson High to lose, much to Ross' anger. At the near end of school Rigby is told by Ross that since he's failing his class he won't finish high school or attend College U like he and Mordecai planned, Rigby begs for a second chance and Ross reluctantly agrees and would pass Rigby if he hands in a school project. Rigby asks if he can get an example of what to do, Ross shows both Rigby and Mordecai his still-in-progress prototype time machine, he admits he wants to use this to make sure Riverdale does not score that final point and also to get revenge (on Rigby).
Even with this extra help Rigby receives his form in the mail and sees he didn't get that scholarship to College U, he goes to Mordecai's house before he gets there and sees whether or not he made it to College U. Rigby finds Mordecai's form and sees he did make it to College U. Not wanting their friendship to end, Rigby forges a letter saying Mordecai didn't get in. When Mordecai sees Rigby's letter, he immediately decides to use Ross' prototype time machine in order to go to the past and tell himself to get better grades (Rigby also wants to use this to get better grades since he's the one who didn't make it), During their attempt to finish the time machine Mordecai and Rigby accidentally cause an explosion blowing up the science lab and a part of the school and inadvertently causing the Timenado. Because the explosion was caused by Ross' machine and plutonium Ross is fired and sent to jail while Mordecai and Rigby get expelled with Mordecai losing his scholarship.
At some point in time, Ross resurfaces and finds a way to harness the Timenado and plans to destroy all of time. Benson, Rigby, Pops, Skips, Muscle Man and High Five Ghost become part of a group called the "Park Rangers" in order to stop Ross from interfering with what's left of time, but to no avail. At some point, Mordecai joins Ross' criminal empire after finding out that Rigby changed his scholarship letter which destroyed his future. Benson's squad group manages to reach Ross' base of operations, the Timenado and attempt to destroy it, but they are ambushed by Ross' men, killing Muscle Man, Skips, High Five Ghost and Pops in the process.
Rigby and Benson survive the first attack and Ross comes to gloat and tells the two Mordecai and Rigby actually created the Timenado. Benson and Rigby don't believe Ross at first, but Mordecai tells him that it relates to what happened at high school. Benson tells Rigby to go back into the past and stop whatever caused the Timenado and Benson blocks Ross' men to buy Rigby some time killing him in the process. Rigby manages to set the time jump in his ship, but Mordecai shoots him in the chest before he can make the jump.
Because Rigby is shot, he does not have enough time to stop the events that caused the Timenado so he goes into the present timeline to warn the groundskeepers at the park. Rigby tells the others about what's happening and that they need to stop it. Initially, it seems that the members of the group managed to stop the Timenado by smashing the time machine prototype before it's finished, but Ross watches the group from afar and makes another prototype in his former classroom. Before the Park members leave Rigby sees that a portal has formed and realizes that his younger selves are still on a plot course to complete the time machine because he still switches Mordecai's letter.
When the park members go back to the High-school to stop the younger Mordecai and Rigby, Ross and Future Mordecai are waiting for him. Ross and Future Mordecai fight against the present park rangers and distract them long enough for Young Mordecai and Rigby to create the Timenado. After the Timenado is created, Ross makes Rigby admit what happened with the College U scholarships, threatening to kill Mordecai if not. Rigby decides to read his letter to prove he was, in fact, the one not to get into College U, showing Future Mordecai why Rigby compromised his future, because he wouldn't be in it with him. Now that Ross finally has gotten his revenge he decides to shoot Mordecai anyway, thankfully Future Mordecai blocks the shot saving him. Mordecai is still angry at Rigby for betraying him and no longer believes they are friends causing him to run away in sadness with the time machine.
Mordecai and the present Park Rangers join Gene for a final showdown with Ross. The present park rangers manage to break into the Timenado once again (chronologically the first time). Rigby returns wanting to say sorry for what he did to Mordecai, only to find Mordecai held at gunpoint by Ross. Rigby and Mordecai fight against Ross who temporarily gets the better of them. As he is about to kill Mordecai, Rigby attacks only for Ross to beat him, attempting to finally get his revenge. However, the two push him off one of the bridges, causing him to break his armor and rewind collar below. After Rigby apologizes, Mordecai helps him with the plutonium to prove their friendship and carry the plutonium together. Ross comes back to life healing from his neck injury and confronts the duo. Rigby is handed a sword by his ally, Techmo and slices Ross's head off, before slapping it off his body. Despite this, Ross's rewind collar continues to activate, causing him to constantly rewind time and suffer, while his body runs away. He presumably is absorbed into the Timenado.
Appearance[]
Mr. Ross wears a neck collar that rewinds to revive himself, an armor vest and pants, knee pads, boots, metal gloves, a jacket, and has crazy hair. He looks muscular and has a chest tattoo saying "Time is on my Side".
In the past, he looks slightly muscular. He wore a black and red colored shirt, a red summer hat, black shades, red shorts, and red sneakers. And in Science, he wears reading glasses.
Personality[]
Ever since he lost the volleyball game because of Rigby's distraction, he became obsessed with having revenge on him by inventing a time machine to travel back in time to prevent his volleyball team's loss. However, when Rigby and Mordecai finished his time machine, due to Rigby's failure in school, he was sent to jail for plutonium smuggling and the destruction of the science lab.
Years later, he made Mordecai turn on Rigby to help him defeat the park rangers. However, as soon as the timenado was created, he was a traitorous individual who betrayed Mordecai by threatening to kill his present self, showing that he never cared about his failure to go to college.
After his defeat, Mordecai and Rigby told their past selves to apologize to the past Mr. Ross, which made him a really happy man.
Quotes[]
“ | Yeah, I'm Craze-o, all right. And as soon as I get my revenge, I'm gonna destroy the Earth and then just live on my sweet spaceship and watch tons of TV. I recorded the past 25 years worth, so I've got a little catching up to do. | „ |
~ Mr. Ross' plans after erasing time. |
“ | Rewind collar. And good thing too, I don't want to miss this. | „ |
~ Mr. Ross revives as he waits for the creation of the Timenado. |
“ | Past Rigby: Mr. Ross? What happened to you? Mr. Ross: Time traveling as much as I have hasn't treated me well. But it's all about to pay off. Why don't you tell Mordecai the real reason you were trying to finish my time machine? Past Mordecai: But Rigby was just helping me so we could go to College U together. Mr. Ross: Oh yeah, you don't know. Rigby never got into College U. But you did. Past Mordecai: What? Mordecai: Wait, what? Mr. Ross: Hohoho wait, Mordecai, you didn't know that? Mordecai: Rigby, what is he talking about? Rigby: I don't know, he's crazy! Mr. Ross: Oh, am I? Am I Craze-O, Rigby? Then why don't you read the "acceptance letter" you've been carrying around? Rigby: NO! I don't have to! Mr. Ross: (pushes Past Rigby out of the way, and aims a volleyball bomb at Mordecai) Read the letter. |
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~ Mr. Ross forcing Rigby to reveal the truth to Mordecai. |
“ | Mr. Ross: Huh, ouch. [Chucles] But don't worry, the sting of that lie won't last much longer. Mordecai: What? Mr. Ross: Time for the next phase of my get revenge on Rigby plan: Get rid of his best friend. |
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~ Mr. Ross preparing to kill Mordecai after Rigby's confession. |
“ | OH, COME ON! Whatever, as soon as I get back up into space, I'm gonna erase all of time, and blow up the earth anyways. | „ |
~ Ross after failing to kill Mordecai. |
“ | Mr. Ross: I've been waiting a long time for this! Rigby: I'm sorry for ruining your dumb volleyball game, okay? Just let it go, man! Mr. Ross: Let it go? Do you know what it feels like to dedicate your life to something, and then have it ruined? |
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~ Ross explaining his motivations to Rigby. |
“ | THE GAME'S NOT OVER YET, BOYS! NOW, WHO'S READY TO DIE!? | „ |
~ Mr. Ross's villainous breakdown. |
“ | Mr. Ross: What the? (Rigby slices at Ross) HA! You missed! Rigby: Did I? Mr. Ross: Uh, yeah. You did. Wait, what? Rigby: Set me up, Mordecai! (Mordecai puts his hands down, leading to Rigby jumping off them and slapping Ross's head off his body) Mr. Ross: NOOOOOOOOOOO! (dies and then rewinds) NOOOOOOOOOOO! (dies and then rewinds) NOOOOOOOOOOO! (dies and then rewinds) NOOOOOOOOOOO! (dies and then rewinds) NOOOOO, this hurts more than I thought it would... |
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~ Mr. Ross' defeat as Rigby decapitates him and hits his head into the Timenado |
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External Links[]
- Mr. Ross on the Regular Show Wiki