| “ | Caliente! | ” |
— Rikochet's Catchphrase
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Rikochet is the main protagonist of the "!Mucha Lucha!" series. He is the leader of The Three Mascaritas and hangs out with his two best friends Buena Girl and The Flea. He is a student at the Foremost World-Renowned International School of Lucha. He is a proud, hard-working, excellent pupil who dreams that he will one day achieve his ambition of becoming Luchador Supreme.
He is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui in the first two seasons and in "The Return of El Maléfico" movie. However, in the third season, he was voiced by Jason Marsden.
Description[]
"Rikochet comes from a famous Masked Wrestling family — many generations before him have worn the mask and gone on to great glory. He's a ten-year-old who eats, sleeps and dreams about Masked Wrestling and wants nothing more than to carry on the family tradition. But Rikochet is still a kid, and even though he is the most naturally gifted Masked Wrestling student to ever set foot on tierra firme, he is still learning to find his talent, focus his attention and refine his skills. What he currently lacks in refinement, he makes up for with a "never give up" attitude. He's learning to stand tall and confident, while finding his way through the perilous, sometimes extremely colorful world of Masked Wrestling."
Appearance[]
Rikochet is a short, dark-skinned wrestler with a large, egg-shaped head and a small body. His mask is mostly blue and red, with thin gray outlines and a gray star on the front, centered above his eyes. He wears a sleeveless red unitard, red wristbands with spikes, and plain gray shoes. Underneath, he has been shown to wear white briefs.
In the first season, in the episodes The Naked and the Masked and Woulda Coulda Hasbeena his hair is black, in the second and third seasons it is brown in different colors.
Personality[]
Rikochet is an ambitious, hard-working student, who cares deeply about his friends and family. Though he is generally well-behaved, he isn't immune to bad or questionable influences and has moments in the show that serve as reminders that he is still a child.
Like many kids, he sometimes needs to be reminded to clean his room, as revealed in "Pig Out". "The Naked and the Masked" implies that Rikochet has a forgetful side, as he spends most of the episode without his mask, having forgotten that he put his mask in his backpack. Even after he remembers to keep his mask on, he forgets to get dressed, showing up to school in just his mask and underwear. This forgetfulness shows up again in "Laying In Ruins", as Rikochet is revealed to have a habit of losing important things, such as his mother's cape. The episode "Mask Away" reveals a silly, more rebellious side of Rikochet, showing that he enjoys wearing nothing more than his mask and underwear.
Background[]
Under Construction!
Relationships[]
Under Construction!
Abilities[]
Signature Moves[]
- Pulverizing Pinball[1][2]
- Spinning Top[3]
- Mirror Mirror[4]
- Battling Ball of Chain[5]
- Ball Bearing of Unbalance[5]
- Rubber Buggy Bumper of Holler[6]
- Rolling Rodo[7]
- Hero Sandwich[8]
- Wrecking Ball of Honesty[9]
- Blazing Feet of Fury[10]
- Spinning Skower Power[11]
- Melody of Menace[12]
- Sonic Boom[12]
- Steak Sauce of Submission[13]
- Bowl-o-Rama Slammer[14]
- Flipping Flapjack of Fury[15]
- Sit and Slip[15]
- Hairy Knuckles Hoedown[16]
- Clobbering Catapult of Catastrophe[17]
- Boomerang of Return[17]
- Supernova Duela[18]
- Lucha Lighthouse of Submission with Buena Girl, The Flea, Megawatt, Protozoa, Zero Kelvin, and Pierre Del Fuego[19]
- Collimission of Collision with The Flea[20]
- Robot Rampage of Retribution with El Rey and Ken[21]
- Popping Whacker of Truth with Buena Girl, The Flea, Ensalada De Frutas, Penny Plutonium, Minotoro, French Twist, Private Reinhardt, El Haystack Grande, Potato Patata Jr., El Perrito, Tibor the Terrible, and Megawatt[22]
- Drumstick of Honor[23]
- Freight of Justice[24]
- Dental Drill of Destiny[24]
- Wrenching Wrench of Pain[25]
- Speedride of Strength[26]
- Gigante Blast of Honor[27]
- Rolling Tire of Pain with Buena Girl and The Flea[2]
- Lucha Bat[2]
- Bouncing Boomerang[2]
- Ball of Lead with Cindy Slam[28]
- Farewell to Arms with Buena Girl and The Flea[29]
- Friendshipping of Forgiveness[30]
- The Buenachet All-Star Falling Star Assault with Buena Girl[31]
- Ice Cube of Overconfidence[31]
- Chariot of Rapid Fire[32]
- Pulverizing Octopus with Blue Demon Jr.[33]
Sightings[]
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1A. "Back to School": | Debut | 1B. "Weight Gaining": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2A. "How Rikochet Got His Move Back": | Appears | 2B. "Heart of Lucha": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3A. "Woulda Coulda Hasbeena": | Appears | 3B. "The Anger of Cindy Slam": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4A. "The Fantastic Backpack": | Appears | 4B. "The Naked and the Masked": | Appears | |||||||||
| 5A. "Curse of the Masked Toilet": | Appears | 5B. "The Mummy with the Golden Mask": | Appears | |||||||||
| 6A. "Bring Your Dad to Lucha Day": | Appears | 6B. "Our Founder": | Appears | |||||||||
| 7A. "Tooth or Dare": | Appears | 7B. "Mask Mitzvah": | Appears | |||||||||
| 8A. "The Flea's Fighting Fish": | Appears | 8B. "La Flamencita": | Appears | |||||||||
| 9A. "Will the Real El Rey Please Stand Up?": | Appears | 9B. "The Musica Man": | Appears | |||||||||
| 10A. "Pinball Wizard": | Appears | 10B. "Not So Buena Girl": | Appears | |||||||||
| 11A. "Honor Thy Lucha": | Appears | 11B. "Chinche": | Appears | |||||||||
| 12A. "Timmy of a Thousand Masks": | Appears | 12B. "All Creatures Masked & Small": | Appears | |||||||||
| 13. "Mask-Away": | Appears | |||||||||||
| Direct-to-Video Movie | ||||||||||||
| The Return of El Maléfico: | Appears | |||||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1A. "Buena Basura": | Appears | 1B. "Shamrock 'n Roll": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2A. "The Spider and the Flea": | Appears | 2B. "The Incredible Penny Plutonium": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3A. "Dare to Lucha": | Appears | 3B. "Monkey Business": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4A. "Dawn of the... Donuts": | Appears | 4B. "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Horchata": | Appears | |||||||||
| 5A. "Banditos De Los Muertos": | Appears | 5B. "Field of Screams": | Appears | |||||||||
| 6A. "Medico Mayhem": | Appears | 6B. "Big Worm": | Appears | |||||||||
| 7A. "Slamazon and On": | Appears | 7B. "Buena on Wheels": | Appears | |||||||||
| 8A. "A Whole Lotta El Reys": | Appears | 8B. "Doomien": | Appears | |||||||||
| 9. "The Match Before Xmas": | Appears | |||||||||||
| 10. "Call of the Mild": | Appears | |||||||||||
| 11A. "Smarticus": | Appears | 11B. "Niko Sushi's Happy Battle Funtime Dome 3000!": | Mentioned | |||||||||
| 12A. "Mars Madness": | Appears | 12B. "Fears of a Clown": | Appears | |||||||||
| 13. "The Magnificent Three": | Appears | |||||||||||
Trivia[]
- Rikochet appears in every episode of the series, except in "Niko Sushi's Happy Battle Funtime Dome 3000!".
- There is only a single episode with his name in the title, that being How Rikochet Got His Move Back. However, the episode titles: The Naked and the Masked, The Musica Man, The Man from M.A.S.K, and The Brat in the Hat refer to him indirectly.
- In Portuguese, there are two other episodes with his name: "Rikochet Se Torna Homem" (Rikochet Becomes a Man) and "A Arma Secreta do Rikochet" (Rikochet's Secret Weapon), respectively they are Mask Mitzvah and The Man from M.A.S.K.
- In Spanish, there are five other episodes with his name: "Rikochet Se Convierte En Hombre" (Rikochet Becomes a Man), "No Te Rindas, Rikochet" (Don't Give Up, Rikochet), "El Arma Secreta de Rikochet" (Rikochet's Secret Weapon), "Rikochet Lucha Por Su Nombre" (Rikochet Fights For His Name) and "Rikocheticus", respectively they are Mask Mitzvah, Pinball Wizard , The Man from M.A.S.K, Shamrock 'n Roll, and Smarticus.
- The color of Rikochet's hair does not seem consistent, as it sometimes appears black, sometimes brown. A small part of his hair can be seen while he is still wearing his mask.
- In the pilot, his costume was originally purple and as a main character, his role was different from the main series.
- An Unmasked Rikochet is briefly seen in one of Rikochet's model sheet on the "The Lucha Behind the Mucha!" on Heart of Lucha! (DVD).
- His costume resembles Aero Star and Australian Suicide with similar red and blue clothing.
- In Japanese, one of the main signature moves "Pulverizing Pinball" is changed to "Battle Royal Pinball".
- In the early days before the show was pitched, he was originally known as "Torpedo".
- When voicing Rikochet, Carlos Alazraqui believed him to be squat, with a big head and really intense eyes.
- Rikochet's favorite food is custard-filled donuts.[34]
Gallery[]
Click here to visit Rikochet's Gallery!
References[]