Randall
Cunning and sly purple lizard-like monster
Second-in-command scarer at Monsters, Inc. Insidious and always hostile toward his rival Sulley. Possesses the ability to camouflage his body color with surroundings.
Quotes
- You're not fit to tie Sullivan's shoes.
- To save the company, I'd kidnap a thousand children.
Trivia
- Randall has the ability to change his body color like a chameleon.
- Second-in-command scarer at Monsters, Inc. and rival to top scarer Sulley.
- Banished to the human world and mistaken for an alligator, exterminated.
- Pizza Planet car is parked next to Randall's house in the set.
- Personality has greatly changed since Monsters University.
- Fungus is a timid assistant with no malice.
Alternate names
Randall Boggs
Randall Boggs
Profile
- Species
- Lizard-type Monster
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Purple with 8 legs, appearance that blends into surroundings like a chameleon. Eyelids and mouth are often closed.
- Distinguishing features
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- 8 limbs
- Purple body
- Changes body color through camouflage
- Iconic items
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- Color-changing ability
- Scream Extractor
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Cunning
- Detailed personality
- Insidious and cold-hearted, jealous of top scarer Sulley and views him as a rival. Ruthless villain monster who will use any means to achieve his goals. Strongly unsociable toward humans, with intense emotional fluctuations.
- Keywords
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- Cunning
- Cold-hearted
- Vile
- Strong rival consciousness
- Insidious
- Camouflage ability
- Sly
- Talents
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- Body color camouflage ability
- Quick movements
- Scaring techniques
- Skills
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- Sneaking up
- Deceiving others
- Plotting schemes
- Operating the scream extractor
- Motivation
- To become the top scarer at Monsters, Inc. and defeat Sulley.
- Habits
- Has a habit of scheming in the shadows even outside of work.
History
- Backstory
- Lives in Monstropolis and works as a scarer at Monsters, Inc. Was mild-mannered in university days but later became cold-hearted and insidious. Collaborated with company mastermind Waternoose on scream extractor experiments. Tried to kidnap Boo for experiments but was stopped by Sulley and defeated. Ultimately banished to the human world, but later depictions show him returning to Monstropolis.
- Debut date
- November 2, 2001
- Work title
- Monsters, Inc.
- Media type
- Movie
Boo's Kidnapping Plan
- Significant event
- Boo's Kidnapping Plan
- Description
- Kidnapped human child Boo into the company as material for scream extractor experiments.
Collaboration with Waternoose's Conspiracy
- Significant event
- Collaboration with Waternoose's Conspiracy
- Description
- Engaged in secret experiments under Waternoose's instructions to solve the company's energy crisis.
Banishment to the Human World
- Significant event
- Banishment to the Human World
- Description
- Banished to the human world by Sulley and Mike, mistaken for an alligator by a family and chased.
Return to Monstropolis
- Significant event
- Return to Monstropolis
- Description
- In later works and series, has returned to Monstropolis by some means.
Relationships
Fungus
Assistant
Timid monster who serves as Randall's assistant and follows his orders.
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.: scarer
Media appearances
Monsters, Inc.
Movie / Supporting
Released in 2001
Monsters at Work
Anime / Supporting
Aired in 2021
Monsters, Inc.
Game
2002
Voice cast and creators
Aoyama Minori
- Voice actor
- Aoyama Minori
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
Steve Buscemi
- Voice actor
- Steve Buscemi
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
Pete Docter
- Creator name
- Pete Docter
- Role
- Original author
Andrew Stanton
- Creator name
- Andrew Stanton
- Role
- Writer
Daniel Gerson
- Creator name
- Daniel Gerson
- Role
- Writer
unknown
- Creator name
- unknown
- Role
- Character designer
Related goods
Randall Figure
- Item name
- Randall Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular