NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Judge Rico

Rico Dredd is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD magazine. He is the brother of Judge Joe Dredd, the strip's eponymous lead character. He is not to be confused with the character Judge Rico (described below). Judge Dredd by Mike McMahon, 2000 AD prog 2, 1977 Judge Dredd by Mike McMahon, 2000 AD prog 85, 1978 Michael (known as Mike or Mick) McMahon is a British comics artist best known for his work on 2000 AD characters such as Judge Dredd, SlÃ¡ine and ABC Warriors... Alice, a fictional character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For the 1995 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... For the 1995 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ...

Character biography

Rico Dredd (2066–2099) was the "clone brother" of Joseph Dredd, which is to say that they were both cloned from the same genetic source, in their case Chief Judge Fargo. Their growth in the cloning tanks was artificially accelerated, so that in a matter of months they emerged with the physical development of children aged five years. They also had their brains electronically induced with knowledge and training which greatly surpassed their apparent physical age, so that they could immediately begin training in law enforcement. Rico was removed from the cloning tanks twelve minutes before Joe, and so he habitually referred to Joe as his little brother (or "Little Joe"). For other uses, see clone. ... Chief Judge Eustace Fargo is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd universe. ...

At the Academy of Law Rico consistently demonstrated higher levels of skill than Joe, and he graduated at the top of their class in 2079. During his time as a cadet, he requested to join the older cadets in restoring order to the streets of Mega-City One in the immediate aftermath of the Atomic Wars of 2070. Rico and Joe served with distinction, and were personally chosen to take part in the raid on the White House to depose President Booth (who had usurped his office and had started the War). The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. The Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. ... Mega-City One is a huge fictional city-state covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ... The Atomic Wars or Great Atom War is a fictional event in the Judge Dredd universe. ...

However, after graduation Rico began engaging in criminal activities, including extortion, assault and racketeering. Joe felt that this was the result of exposure to radiation when Rico was injured on a training mission in the Cursed Earth. When Judge Kenner, Rico's former Assessing Judge, became suspicious, Rico secretly murdered him and hid the body. His activities were soon discovered by Joe, and after a possible attempt at suicide by cop he was arrested by his own brother. He received the standard sentence for corrupt judges – twenty years hard labour on the prison colony of Titan. While he was there he illicitly fathered a daughter, Vienna Dredd, with a reporter who was interviewing him. The Cursed Earth is a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Following the Atomic Wars of 2070 most of the U.S.A. became a radioactive wasteland. ... Suicide-by-cop is a suicide method in which someone deliberately acts in a threatening way towards a law enforcement officer, with the main goal of provoking a lethal response (e. ... Penal labour is a form of the unfree labour. ... Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. ... Vienna Dredd or Vienna Pasternak is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd Universe, first appearing in prog 116 of the UK comic book 2000AD. Vienna is Judge Dredds niece, the daughter of his corrupt brother Rico, and was orphaned when Dredd was forced to kill her father. ...

After serving his time on Titan, Rico returned to Mega-City One seeking revenge on Joe. Confronting him at his home, Rico challenged him to a shoot-out to settle their differences, knowing that with his superior skills he could always outdraw his brother. However he had grown used to the weaker gravity of Titan after his twenty years there. This slowed him down by a split second and allowed Joe to shoot him dead. Carrying his brother's lifeless body out into the street, Joe declined a paramedic's offer of assistance, allowing the writer, Pat Mills to conclude the story with a line from the Hollies song, "He ain't heavy - he's my brother!" Mega-City One is a huge fictional city-state covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ... Pat Mills, nicknamed the godfather of British comics, is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. ... The Hollies are an English Beat group formed in the early 1960s. ... He Aint Heavy, Hes My Brother is a song by the Hollies. ...

Appearances

Rico first appeared in "The Return of Rico" in 2000 AD prog 30 (1977), written by Pat Mills (art by Mike McMahon). The character of Rico was used in 1994 in the novel "Dread Dominion" by Stephen Marley. A year later, original author Pat Mills revisited the Rico story in progs 950 to 952. The character also occasionally recurs in flashbacks, most extensively in "Origins" (2006–2007). Pat Mills, nicknamed the godfather of British comics, is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. ... Judge Dredd by Mike McMahon, 2000 AD prog 2, 1977 Judge Dredd by Mike McMahon, 2000 AD prog 85, 1978 Michael (known as Mike or Mick) McMahon is a British comics artist best known for his work on 2000 AD characters such as Judge Dredd, SlÃ¡ine and ABC Warriors... Stephen Marley is a British author and video game designer, best known for his Chia Black Dragon series. ... Pat Mills, nicknamed the godfather of British comics, is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. ... For other use of the word, see Origin. ...

Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman Emperor Caligula, who was insane. ...

Badge

Although in the original story Rico was depicted wearing a judge's badge with the name "Dredd," some artists in later stories have erroneously drawn him with a badge labelled "Rico" as though it were his surname. This error was also included in the script to a story by writer Gordon Rennie. This is possibly based on confusion with the character Judge Rico, whose surname is Rico and whose badge therefore bears that name. Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for... Gordon Rennie is a former music journalist turned comics writer, responsible for White Trash: Moronic Inferno, as well as several comic strips for 2000 AD and novels for Warhammer Fantasy. ...

Film version

Rico was used as a villain in the 1995 Judge Dredd movie, in which Joe was played by Sylvester Stallone and Rico by Armand Assante. In this version Rico and Joe were non-identical. Judge Dredd is a 1995 action film based on the Judge Dredd strip in the British comic 2000 AD. Certain elements of the film were altered from the comic series, but it still did not find wide mainstream appeal. ... Sylvester Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... Armand Anthony Assante Jr. ...

Judge Rico

At least eight further clones of the Fargo bloodline (the judge from whom the Dredds were cloned) have been produced by the Mega City One Justice Department. The first of these to graduate was given his final street assessment by Judge Joe Dredd in 2122. His original name was Dredd, so to avoid complication at dispatch, on receiving his full eagle the clone took the surname Rico. He has no first name. Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (November 1947, Zaragoza), is a Spanish comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra. ... Chief Judge Eustace Fargo is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd universe. ...

After a short period with the traffic division in Sector 102, Rico was assigned to Sector 108, where he overcame his colleagues' resentment of his ancestry and hardline attitude, and proved himself to be a brave and resourceful judge. He has a strong bond with his clone brother Joe Dredd (although Dredd is old enough to be his father), and when the older man's living quarters were moved to the Grand Hall of Justice, Rico took over his apartment in Rowdy Yates Block. The definitive version of the current Grand Hall, designed and painted by Carlos Ezquerra. ...

While serving in Sector 102 Rico had to have his lungs replaced with artificial ones following an injury in the line of duty. Later, in the story "Blood Trails," he suffered a gunshot wound to the jaw, but has since had this replaced with a Titanium copy. General Name, Symbol, Number titanium, Ti, 22 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Standard atomic weight 47. ...

See also

Judge Kraken is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip featured in the long-running UK comic 2000 AD. Kraken was originally one of the Judda, a tribe of rogue clones of Chief Judge Fargo created by the renegade Judge Morton Judd and based beneath Ayers Rock in... Chief Judge Eustace Fargo is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd universe. ...

External links

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