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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 21, 2014 7:21:29 GMT -6
Discuss theories about Randy's background here, whether it be his family or theories further analyzing why he is who he is.
Before MU came out, there was a popular idea thrown around that he was an orphan. While possible due to the fact that no one was asking what happened to him after the events of MI, MU seems to have made it extremely unlikely due to all the stuff he had on his side of his and Mike's dorm room.
Similarly, does anyone suppose he's into vintage stuff? Back when I was on Tumblr, I once made an image comparing the design of his TV with the design of a computer for a vintage synthesizer, the synth geek I am.
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Post by conteremo on Mar 21, 2014 8:01:59 GMT -6
I think he had a good but sheltered upbringing. I'm pretty sure he had a loving mom (or grandma who raised him?), but I'm not sure if he had a dad in his life. Maybe his mom/grandma was the one who taught him to bake and be neat and tidy. He was probably teased or even bullied in school, given what he says and how he acts in MU, partly because of his blending ability and partly because of his sheltered upbringing.
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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 21, 2014 8:06:19 GMT -6
Yes, I do remember his spoken concerns about being accepted, which proves the theory many of us old-time Randall fans have been saying when it comes to his motives: that he wanted respect. He even expressed fears about looking like a joke right after we see him blend for the first time. Wouldn't surprise me at all if he was bullied, that being said, and I imagine his needing glasses didn't help that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 8:20:55 GMT -6
Honestly, I really don't have a set head canon for Randy's background. I'm open to all kinds of possibilities, though I DO have a backstory for him in the story I'm writing, which I go into further detail about later on. I can't give anything away, I'm afraid.
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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 21, 2014 8:24:10 GMT -6
...though I DO have a backstory for him in the story I'm writing, which I go into further detail about later on. I can't give anything away, I'm afraid. Completely makes sense that you can't give his backstory for your fic away yet. XD
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 8:27:25 GMT -6
Yep ^^;
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Post by myrobotlandlord on Mar 21, 2014 8:57:34 GMT -6
inhales Randy would have to have been rejected in some way by someone as a child to act the way he does in MU. The whole MIGHTY NEED to be accepted by the cool kids is fuelled by something in the past. And if you want to abide by the Disney rules Randy would have to have been an orphan to feel that kind of intense rejection. You could totally be like aaaw, he had a bad father that never was there for him ;AAA; , buuuuut (if you believe the deleted MU storyboards to be canon) Sulley is the one with father issues, or family issues blah. And you CANNOT have the same bad family relationship with two different characters, ItS NOT good storytellinngggg YELLS TO THE HEAVENNSSS sorrY, i studied storytelling/storyboarding in college//sorrysorry and ive been lectured about how Disney handles their characters I was thinking about it though and it does sound a little...uh.... WOOBIFYING? "AAAWWW RANDY WAS AN ORPHAN LET ME HOLD YOU, YOU'RE NOT A BAD PERSON SO MISTUNDERSTooD, STROKES HIS FACE, chokes and dies oN randy woobing" but not entirely, disney has made villains orphans in the past, that whole tragic backstory ding dong. it doesnt mean that theyre not bad people, it just means that something in their past slowly made them that way i.e. rejection. i GUESSSS About his belongings on his side of the room he shared with Mike: they look sort of upper classed, the patterns on the bed sheets and bags look similar to Louis Vitton etc. I actually brought this up with someone into storytelling who had these wild opinions about some characters and he thinks Randy's belongings were actually fake. He wanted to appear as if he had money; a new person; a fresh start. And I think that's all fine and dandy. Pretty sweet opinion. I originally thought Randy may have been adopted by two older monsters that he called his grandma and grandpa and they were very controlling and hated Randy doing anything too dangerous. After Randy discovers scaring the grandparents HATED IIITTTT ...and I still sort of... hang on to that leaves opinion and walks away
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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 21, 2014 9:06:47 GMT -6
Going to ignore the "woobifying" part for reasons discussed elsewhere. Though I will say that I never said I still believe that he's an orphan; on the contrary, what I did say was that MU made it unlikely. Not a bad idea when it comes to his belongings. I've heard about the bedsheets, though, as implied in the end of the first post, I'm more into the electronics aspect. XD As for the money, hard to say for me, though I will state the reality that college is expensive and that tuition fees just keep rising.
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Post by conteremo on Mar 21, 2014 9:13:01 GMT -6
Yeah, I agree, stories that woobify characters just get pretty sickening...I RPed (OCs) with someone who did that before and I admit to facepalming a lot. I think Disney could make Randy an orphan without going overboard, though, especially since the Monsters movies aren't dark and depressing or anything, more funny and bright with a bit more beneath it, some touching scenes and some minor feelings of pity. I think they handled Mike's problems without going overboard in woobification, like him not being scary enough and being rejected, and having people try to stomp on his dreams over and over again.
Yeah, I don't think Randy had an abusive father or anything. His dad could be dead, or the passive and timid "geek" sort, or whatever. Not sure! But I thought the same thing about the Sulley situation, Sulley had the father who left, and Johnny had the overbearing father, so it wouldn't be likely storywise for Randy to have daddy problems like two other characters. I think his dad being dead could clear away that problem easily, thus comes the whole orphan thing (Sorry Randy's parents!).
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Post by myrobotlandlord on Mar 21, 2014 9:15:09 GMT -6
oMMGGG tuition fees i have almost $50,000 of fees to pay and i just want to lay face down on the floor and cry
I guess (referring to my little headcanon where he gets adopted) maybe his adopted grandparents help him with the initial fees etc etc OR NOT BECAUSE THEY HATE THE IDEA OF HIM STUDYING SCARING
THERE ARE SO MANY POSSIBILITIES mdddmf,f
oK sorry i just wanted to put my opinion out there, holds face
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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 21, 2014 9:17:10 GMT -6
Yeah, I agree, stories that woobify characters just get pretty sickening...I RPed (OCs) with someone who did that before and I admit to facepalming a lot. I think Disney could make Randy an orphan without going overboard, though, especially since the Monsters movies aren't dark and depressing or anything, more funny and bright with a bit more beneath it, some touching scenes and some minor feelings of pity. I think they handled Mike's problems without going overboard in woobification, like him not being scary enough and being rejected, and having people try to stomp on his dreams over and over again. Yeah, I don't think Randy had an abusive father or anything. His dad could be dead, or the passive and timid "geek" sort, or whatever. Not sure! But I thought the same thing about the Sulley situation, Sulley had the father who left, and Johnny had the overbearing father, so it wouldn't be likely storywise for Randy to have daddy problems like two other characters. I think his dad being dead could clear away that problem easily, thus comes the whole orphan thing (Sorry Randy's parents!). Fully agree about the Randy parts, though I do feel that Mike was a tiny bit woobified in MU; friends have argued that it was to the point that his character wasn't faithful to himself in MI. But that's off-topic.
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Post by conteremo on Mar 21, 2014 9:18:21 GMT -6
I was thinking about it though and it does sound a little...uh.... WOOBIFYING? "AAAWWW RANDY WAS AN ORPHAN LET ME HOLD YOU, YOU'RE NOT A BAD PERSON SO MISTUNDERSTooD, STROKES HIS FACE, chokes and dies oN randy woobing" It depends on how the story handles it. I don't doubt that some fans would take situations like that and woobify characters because of it, going on about the sadness and wanting to give them a hug, etc, but just because some fans would react that way doesn't mean the backstory/scenario in and of itself is woobification.
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Post by polkadots on Mar 21, 2014 9:42:23 GMT -6
Honestly, I really don't have a set head canon for Randy's background. I'm open to all kinds of possibilities, though I DO have a backstory for him in the story I'm writing, which I go into further detail about later on. I can't give anything away, I'm afraid. I'm kind of the same. I'm open to various ideas really for his background. Though I have my own ideas if I can get off my ass for my current story. Overall though I will say I believe Randy cakes was home schooled until maybe middle or high school and he was SO KEEN to make friends and be popular and all that kind of thing but it did not work out there. I also like to think he was raised in a fairly religious household. A nice enough home but somewhat strict and kept him a little naive and sheltered. I am flexible with regards what type of sibling could produce Rex if he became full on canon (I love Rex, love him I hope he does become canon) but personally I like the idea of an older sister. I like to think she's bitter towards Randall though because Randall pulled a version of the 'prodigal son' on everyone- he even wasted money trying to impress people- except he never comes to his senses and comes back or even attempts to apologies. He'd have to make the first move given how things went down and well, he doesn't make that first move.
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Post by toxicdolls on Mar 21, 2014 21:33:55 GMT -6
I think Randall was raised somewhere in the country, far away from other monsters, he was raised by dotting parents and grandparents (Prob had a few siblings)He was very sheltered. Which made him naive and easily manipulated when he went to MU. also his idea of collage was all based on TV/Movies since he was home schooled, so he had it in his head that being a cool kid was the goal to have a successful collage life. Its sorta like the idea that the city changes people. Because of his limited interactions with others he never experienced losing or such a busy hectic life, and when he did lose on such a big and public scale to Sulley he over reacted and was never able to get over it.
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Post by hopefulartist on Mar 21, 2014 23:24:03 GMT -6
I have this headcanon of Randall met Sulley in an elementary private school. One of those highly established schools and students of the monster family names go there. Kind of silly?? but *shrugs*. I'm one of those who don't think he'd be an orphan. He like has this personalized custom high quality bedding like Louis Vuitton pattern. He even has little slippers which is SO SWEEET OMASG. Like he has to be like somewhat spoiled to have things like that. I am thinking his family may be rich and have a well known reputation, though not as prominent as the Sullivan or Worthington family. If I have any ideas to share in case if I did not add to the post, to be continued...
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