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Rude Ralph is Henry's best friend, a former frenemy, and a supporting deuteragonist. In Series 1, Ralph was more of a frenemy with Henry than a real friend. But in Series 2–5, Ralph becomes a loyal, true friend of Henry and a deuteragonist. He is supposedly ill-mannered. On rare occasions, he appears to be Henry's enemy, although these are more or less just falling outs.
Aidan Cook voices him, and he speaks with a Northern English accent.
Description
Ralph has pale skin, a pointy nose, and neat brown hair. He wears a red jacket with a zipper, white trousers, and black shoes. In Series 4, he sometimes wears a blue jacket.
Personality
Like Henry, Ralph is mischievous, rebellious, and has the personality of a 'bad boy'. He is very rude and rarely says please or thank you. Ralph enjoys eating ice cream and farting. He, like Henry, likes eating sweets. In the song Born to Be Rude, he says, 'Yo, what's up? Your old mate is here! They call me Rude Ralph cause I was born to be rude!'. Unlike Henry, he doesn't seem to mind healthy food, as seen in "Horrid Henry and the Ice Cream Dream".
However, in Series 2, his personality appears to have mellowed. He makes more appearances in this series and develops more distinct traits from Henry. In "Horrid Henry Gets Married", it appears that he will be nice when he grows up.
While Henry certainly hates girls, Ralph doesn't seem to mind them that much, willing to chat with them, as shown in "Horrid Henry and the School Uniform" when he is talking to them about fashion, which sometimes gets him into trouble with Henry.
A major difference from Henry, who has a reputation for being horrid to the public, is that Ralph acts polite towards adults and hides his personality mostly from them.
Friendship With Henry
In the Series 1, Ralph appeared to be a close friend of Henry's, but he was still quick to desert him several times, laughing at him along with the rest of the class whenever Henry was humiliated. This example is best displayed in "Horrid Henry's Underpants", when the two briefly became enemies when Henry pulled Ralph's trousers down, along with Al and Bert, and then got massive karma at the end.
In Series 2 and later seasons, their friendship seems to be stronger; they are now best friends. They prove to have a strong bond and stand by each other. Ralph also seems to be defending Henry multiple times.
In "Horrid Henry on Trial", Ralph was Henry's defendant, helping him win the case against Peter and Margaret.
In "Horrid Henry Says Goodbye", he was the only one of Henry's friends to visit him even after his ungrateful outburst at the farewell party at not getting a game for a present (and being yelled at by his parents after) and is the only one to show any sign whatsoever of missing him. Surprisingly, Ralph would give Henry a bad present, like a Fimble snow globe, as they don't like shows that they think are for babies.
Henry and Ralph can high-five each other a lot, either as a greeting, goodbye, or (in "Horrid Henry Says Goodbye", farewell), or before and after a trick or raid has been successful (or they think it has).
It was revealed in "Horrid Henry's Horrid Heroes" that Ralph is the second-in-command of the Purple Hand Gang. Ralph is the only official member of the Purple Hand Gang who has never been fired, aside from Henry himself. Sometimes, Henry tricks him instead of being by his side.
Other Relationships
Peter
Ralph doesn't seem to like Peter or interact with him until "Horrid Henry's Horrid Heroes", where they and Henry work together to win the talent show. They were also seen together in "Horrid Henry, Ace Reporter", when they had ideas for the paper about Henry, which Henry wasn't impressed with. But their friendship gets quite close in "Horrid Henry Loses Rude Ralph".
Talents And Skills
Ralph has demonstrated many skills throughout the series.
He plays the electric guitar in "Horrid Henry's Horrid Heroes", "Horrid Henry, Rockstar!" and "Horrid Henry, Rocking the World".
He also displays slight intelligence when it comes to solving problems and helping Henry out. Especially in the episodes "Horrid Henry Delivers a Message" and "Horrid Henry the Purple Hand Gang Rules O.K!".
He displays a great interest in fashion, hinting that he wants to design clothes when he's older, something that Henry couldn't believe in "Horrid Henry, Ace Reporter". The main two episodes that hint at Ralph's interest in fashion are "Horrid Henry and the School Uniform" and "Horrid Henry, Ace Reporter".
Trivia
- Ralph is revealed to have a butler in Series 4.
- In the books, Ralph is Henry's only real friend, but in the show, their circle of friends is expanded.
- Ralph appears to have inherited more of his Dad's side than his Mum's, including his hair, looks, and possibly his personality.
- As there has been no mention or appearance of a sibling, Ralph is likely an only child.
- He has Beefy Bert's name in the German dub, but his name is "Brutaler Bert", which translates to "Brutal Bert".
- He has his very own song called ‘Born to be Rude’.
Gallery
- Main article: Rude Ralph/Gallery
Episodes Appeared
Guide to Ralph's Family
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