Rude Ralph

Rude Ralph is Henry's best friend and a supporting character/minor antagonist in Series 1. He turned into a deuteragonist in Series 2 - 5. He is supposedly ill-mannered. Sometimes, he is shown to be Henry's enemy, althoug

Appearance
Ralph wears a red jacket with a zipper, white pants, and black shoes. He is shown to have pale skin and brown hair. In Series 4, he sometimes wears a blue jacket.

Family
Ralph's mother's first (and so far, one of two appearances) was in Horrid Henry's Sleepover. She appeared in Dad's flashback of angry parents calling him to pick Henry up after a disastrous night. She's shown to be a strict parent. Her next appearance is Horrid Henry Gets the Message when Henry asks her where Ralph is.

Ralph's father then made an appearance in Horrid Henry and the Go-Kart to help his son build a go-kart for the big race.

It's shown that Ralph appears to have inherited more of his Dad's side than his mum’s. Including hair, looks, and possible personality.

His grandfather, Wrinkly Ron, made appearances in these two episodes: Horrid Henry and the Walking Stick Gang and Horrid Henry, Rockstar.

As there have been no mention or appearance of a sibling, it's highly likely that Ralph is an only child.

Personality
Like Henry, Ralph is mischievous, rebellious, and has the personality of a "bad boy." He is very rude, and rarely says please and thank you. He enjoys eating ice cream and farting. He, like Henry, likes eating sweets, but unlike Henry, he does not seem to mind healthy food that much, as shown 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 character.

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. Ralph also has a crush on Moody Margaret, as shown in Horrid Henry Looks At Love.

A major difference to Henry, who has a reputation of being horrid to the public, Ralph acts polite towards adults and hides his personality mostly from them.

Friendship With Henry
While in the 1st series, Ralph was shown 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.

In Series 2 and later, their friendship is shown to be stronger, now best friends. They prove to have a strong bond and stand by each other. Ralph was also shown 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 to visit him after Henry's 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 to show any sign whatsoever of missing him. Surprisingly, Ralph would give Henry a bad present like something with a fimble in as they don't like shows that they think are babies.

Henry and Ralph can high five each other a lot, either as a greeting, goodbye, or (In "Horrid Henry Says's Goodbye"'s the case) farewell or before and after a trick/raid have 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 on his side.

Peter
Ralph doesn't seem to like Peter until in Horrid Henry Loses Rude Ralph when they soon play around in this episode.

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 solutions and helping Henry out. Especially in the episodes, Horrid Henry Delivers a Message and Horrid Henry, Purple Hand Gang Rules OK!. He never says please or thank you.

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.

Trivia

 * In Horrid Henry Gets Married, it is shown he will be nice when grown up.
 * Ralph is revealed to have a butler in Series 4.

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