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

Tags

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
  • 8 limbs
  • Purple body
  • Changes body color through camouflage
Iconic items
  • 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
  • Cunning
  • Cold-hearted
  • Vile
  • Strong rival consciousness
  • Insidious
  • Camouflage ability
  • Sly
Talents
  • Body color camouflage ability
  • Quick movements
  • Scaring techniques
Skills
  • 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