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Ron Stoppable
Full Name: Ronald Stoppable
Alias(es): Ron
The Fearless Ferret (2.0)
Gender: Male
Age: 14 (Season 1)
15-16 (Season 2 & 3)
17-18 (Season 4)
Build: Slim
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Brown
Skin: Fair (freckled)
Hometown: Middleton
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Professional Info
Profession(s):
  High School Student
Sidekick
Ultimate Monkey Master
Smarty Mart pets department employee
Bueno Nacho employee/assistant manager (formerly)
Affiliation(s):
  Team Possible
Middleton High School
Smarty Mart
Global Justice
Pixie Scouts (honorary)
Bueno Nacho (formerly)
Relationships
Relative(s):
  Mr. Stoppable (father)
Mrs. Stoppable (mother)
Hana Stoppable (adopted sister)
Reuben Stoppable (cousin)
Mrs. Reuben Stoppable (cousin-in-law)
Shaun (cousin)
Friend(s):
  Kim Possible
Rufus
Monique
Felix Renton
Yori
Wade
Love Interest(s):
  Amelia (season 1)
Zita Flores (season 2)
Yori (seasons 2 and 3)
Kim Possible (So the Drama and season 4)
Pet(s):
  Rufus
Nemesis:
  Monkey Fist
Gill
Behind the Scenes
First Appearance:
  "Tick-Tick-Tick"
Voiced by:
  Will Friedle
Harrison Fahn (Pre-Schooler)

Ronald "Ron" Stoppable is Kim Possible's lifelong best friend and finally boyfriend, mainly serving as her faithful sidekick during missions. He is portrayed almost oppositely to Kim, typically getting low grades and tending to slacking off, and overall being shown to be less capable than her. Although note, on some very rare occasions he does seem almost as capable as Kim and he got less lazy as time went on. He is also shown to be an eccentric student with an erratic and contradictory personality. Some of his schoolmates view him as weird and odd and often refer to him as a "loser".

Appearance[]

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Ron is medium height as he was estimated to be 5'9" (5ft 9in) with a wiry build.

He has messy blond hair and brown eyes with fair skin complexion and freckles. His face is oval-shaped with a long and pointy nose.


Clothing[]

Main article: Ron's clothes

Casual Outfit[]

Ron was typically seen wearing the same outfit on a daily basis which consisted of a long-sleeve navy blue mock-turtleneck shirt under a short-sleeved red jersey, light brown cargo pants, and white sneakers. Though occasionally he worse different outfits such as a Blue Button-Up, Brown Pants and a Green Baseball Shirt, Green Pants. He wore boxer shorts under all of his outfits.

Ron's primary own personal style of clothing briefly became a fashion trend just after Kim's own look had become popular then rapidly faded. Like the KimStyle, the RonStyle was donned by men, women, and even pets, Rufus included. However, while KimStyle was her mission wear, RonStyle was his everyday apparel[1].

Ron's overall look has repeatedly been considered as lacking in fashion sense both by his peers and those highly respected in the world of fashion. He once had an encounter with the Fashion Police Officers Twill & Tweed. According to them, his sports jersey was a serious violation, but gave him half credit for having a pocket pet, which for that season were both in and hot[2].

Mission Outfit[]

On missions Ron wore a standard mission outfit of a black three-quarter sleeve mock-turtleneck shirt, grey cargo pants, brown utility belt, black or dark grey gloves, and black or dark grey sneakers.

Situational Outfits[]

Ron has several situational outfits such as cold weather gear on cold missions, his Middleton Mad Dog outfit while he was the mascot, football uniform during football games, space suit with rocket jets on the back[3] and his graduation gown[4] to name a few examples.

Personality[]

Personality-wise, Ron is the polar opposite of Kim. Like Shego, he has displayed a lack of ambition and a propensity for sarcasm towards villains like Drakken. He reacts differently from Kim in almost every situation, excels at things that she has difficulties with, and vice-versa, and sees the world in a different way. He is probably also the most diverse person, and has displayed the most contradictions/contrasts in terms of personality and capability. He also tends to overreact to change, even when they are minor.

Ron's persona consists of three primary teen comedy/drama stereotypes:

  • A "Type B" friend to a "Type A" character
  • A "bumbling sidekick"
  • A "high school underdog"

Type B personality[]

As a Type B, Ron is primarily cheerful and upbeat, is highly resistant to most forms of peer pressure, and is largely unconcerned with appearance and fads, which he considers to be shallow and transitory. Because of this, Ron frequently serves as a counterbalance to Kim's type A personality, often encouraging her to take a step back in times where her competitive nature goes into overdrive and helping her to get things into perspective when she frets over "teen issues" such as the "food chain" and what others think of her. Kim herself often performs a similar function for Ron by motivating him, encouraging him to participate in some areas, and attempting to dampen down his enthusiasm in others.

Ron's personality is defined by ego but not in such an obvious way as type A Kim. He tends to become fixated with ideas, objects, and concepts that cannot be dislodged from his mind, even after they have proven to be flawed. Early on this usually took the form of Ron disagreeing with Kim over the intentions of a villain: for example, believing that Drakken wanted to "steal Christmas"[5], or that Señor Senior, Sr. intended to create a global shortage of miniature corn dogs[6], and primarily served as the dialogue during "covert entry" scenes. However, as Ron's personality developed, this tendency became more pronounced. It was most prominent in instances such as Mad Dogs and Aliens and Grande Size Me. In the former, Ron obsesses over the fact that Jim and Tim have replaced him as the team mascot. He doesn't think they can live up to his legacy and takes it too personally, to the point where he tries to become their coach. In the latter, Ron refuses to believe that eating junk food can cause health and fitness problems. He tries to disprove it by eating nothing but Bueno Nacho meals (a play on the real world documentary Super Size Me). As a result, when his clothes start becoming tight he attributes it to shrinkage in the laundry and he attributes his shortness of breath to lack of clean air. However, when he grows in height he says it's the diet he's on, not realizing that his falling into HenchCo's Titan vat was the reason.

Ron has on occasion expressed his usually hidden arrogance, which typically results from a bout of self-confidence combined with his tendency to go overboard with things. Kim once commented that Ron is "prone to big-headiness." The statement came as a result of the sudden ego boost Ron received from learning that Global Justice wished to study him over Kim because they believed that he was the reason for Team Possible's success.

Ron has also displayed considerable bouts of jealousy, especially when he feels that he does not have Kim's undivided attention. However, all of Ron's Kim-centered jealousy is entirely restricted to the instance of Kim paying attention to others over him. He has never expressed envy over her abilities, and instead offers her encouragement in the field, showing himself to be a loyal friend and later boyfriend.

Another effect of this personality type is that Ron tends to doubt himself more often than not, making himself subservient to Kim. It is highly probable that his behavior patterns have been influenced by Kim's frequently overbearing and hyper-competitive Type A tendencies, causing him to back down as a trained response because he knows that Kim does not like to lose. Because he values Kim more than anything, Ron is willing to sacrifice anything for her, including his own potential for greatness.

Bumbling sidekick[]

As a "bumbling sidekick", Ron is typically portrayed as being extremely loyal but also clumsy and lacking in bravery. He tends to "trip over his own feet" often in a comical or socially embarrassing ways, and during missions it is common for him to comically fail to do something that Kim has done flawlessly—for example, he might ski backward down a mountain and collide with a tree just after Kim has successfully navigated the slope. He also loses his pants often on missions. Ron rarely receives any recognition for his actions helping Kim, and other people have a hard time remembering his name, even if they've met him multiple times; Dr. Drakken has referred to him as "that guy," "the boy who always loses his pants" and most notably, "the buffoon." The only villain to consistently remember Ron's name is his archenemy, Monkey Fist. This has actually earned Ron's respect, as he tells Monkey Fist[7] .

Ron's clumsiness was very pronounced, often resulting in him endangering himself or the mission, and forcing Kim to stop whatever she was currently doing to save him. However, as time progressed his skills have become more proficient and he has required rescuing much less frequently. Later on, much of his clumsiness primarily serves as comic relief and is portrayed as awkwardness rather than incompetence; he is often shown performing feats of physical skill and dexterity alongside Kim, albeit in an awkward and slightly panicked manner in contrast to Kim's usually graceful and deliberate performance. Furthermore, Ron's awkwardness occasionally worked in his favor, allowing him to accomplish things through clumsiness that neither he nor Kim could through pure skill. An example of this is when Ron's panic at discovering a scorpion in his leg enabled them to discover the entrance to Drakken's secret lair.

Another long-running trait of Ron's is his sizable list of phobias. His fear of monkeys is frequently mentioned, and he has also been shown to be pathologically fearful of insects; mechanical horses[8], triggered by an accident with a coin-operated horse ride in which he lost 2 baby teeth; garden gnomes, as a result of a gnome-related tricycle accident; and many other things. Ron was often shown panicking on missions when confronted by anything threatening or dangerous. He also had a tendency to be paranoid in some cases, an end result of his childhood phobias and bad experiences.

Despite his fears, Ron usually manages to come through in the end, and by Graduation Ron has dealt with all of them at least once, and overcome them, again, most notably his fear of monkeys. Kim's cousin Joss remarks that Ron's actions in loyally following Kim into danger despite being afraid of practically everything are a mark of true bravery.

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Ron loses his pants

Ron tends to lose his pants or even get unwittingly stripped down to his boxer shorts in some comical way. He states that this has happened so often that he is no longer embarrassed about it[9]. However, later on, he admits that he is still perturbed by the fact that this continues to happen even when he is a high school senior. Kim gives Ron a titanium-enforced belt as a "half-iversary" present, as it had been six months since they started dating, to help with "the pants thing" as it came to be known; Ron denies that he has a problem until a food cart passes him, ripping off his pants. He then admits his problem. Later on, Ron took the belt off and accidentally dropped his pants yet again, which triggered in Kim a flashback of virtually all of the times Ron lost his pants, which somewhat ironically finished healing Kim's amnesia. After the loss of his pants, Ron sometimes tends to make sarcastic comments about it, such as stating it happens "even in Japan" while at the Yamanouchi ninja school[10].

High school underdog[]

Alongside his general clumsiness, Ron does not excel in school and often appears to have difficulty grasping simple facts or concepts, even if they are spelled out to him. This is attributed to the fact he has a limited understanding of the topic or the way in which it is being discussed or that he usually does not pay attention. Due to the nature of Ron's role, it is not always clear when this is part of his permanent persona, and when it is intended purely as comic relief. Ron's problems are accentuated by his overall lack of focus, and by a tendency towards laziness which, at its most extreme, included expecting his lab partner to do all of the work on the grounds that their natural motivation to succeed would compel them to pick up his slack.

While Ron often fails to understand everyday words or euphemisms, such as the phrase "fraternal twins", Ron occasionally demonstrates a slightly more advanced vocabulary than other teens, often using longer words than a person of his age might otherwise use, and maintaining the more controlled style of speech as well as reflecting complex and unusual lines of thought that slip other people's attention, including comments on Kim's own statements and behavior. However, such observations by Ron only serve to further give other people the impression that he is odd and weird. These characteristics were particularly evident when Ron was younger; they are less prevalent, but still reasonably frequent.

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Ron also has a tendency to hold onto childhood habits and customs, often stubbornly refusing to change despite the negative reactions of others. For example, he goes out trick-or-treating at a time when most people his age would have long ceased[11]. He does not appreciate that eating nothing but Bueno Nacho food would cause him to decline in health and physique[12]. When Monique hints that he should get a job, he doesn't understand even when Monique tells him that he'd have "mad money"[13]. As is common for a underdog, Ron has a tendency to have low expectations of his performance and to set low standards for himself, both academically and socially. He lacks focus and often appears to fare poorly due to either a lack of effort and a lack of belief in his own abilities or through trying too hard and coming across as a clown.

His efforts to fit in are often hampered by the fact that he is moderately hyperactive and has a tendency to act with a pronounced level of immaturity, which has earned him a reputation as a loser among his peers. However, for the most part, Ron's type B personality means that he either does not notice this, and thus tends to embarrass those around him more than himself, or that he passes his quirks off as part of his intrinsic "Ronness" and ignores what others think. This was most evidenced when he declared his motto to "Never be normal!"[5].

Though Ron appears to become accustomed to the idea that others see him as being uncool, and usually shrugs it off, he has been known to seek acceptance from peers on several occasions usually in an attempt to be noticed by girls with varying levels of success. Two notable occasions were when he attempted to reinvent himself during a spring break trip to Florida[14] and when he tried out for school mascot as the "Middleton Mad Dog"[15]. In the case of the former, Ron has branded a loser within a day of arriving. In the case of the latter, Ron won the crowd's acceptance but managed to upset the entire cheer squad in the process. On the occasions that Ron has achieved a level of acceptance from his peers, he usually revels in it, and sometimes allows it to go to his head.

Though never directly stereotyped as being a dork/geek, he has been referred to as one on several occasions and has many typical dork/geek traits. As evidenced by his love of "cult" computer games, his occasional fascination with the science fiction and fantasy genres, and his ability to get along with Kim's geekish cousin, Larry.

Ron's personality traits were most clearly demonstrated when his school was hit by a fictional personality-guide fad known as animology, under which he is classified as being a pink sloth: a socially inept outcast and follower, who smells of overripe fruit. This, in addition to his considerable largely trivial knowledge, combined with poor social skills, inability to understand euphemisms, refusal to accept change, and the tendency for fixating on things has led some fans to suggest he has Asperger syndrome. During the school career fair, Ron was drawn toward food service.

Non-Judgemental[]

Ron had a tendency to move between different cliques and social groups without showing any undue prejudice of their various cultures.

He associated with cheerleaders such as Kim and Bonnie[16], who were the most popular girls in school, and at the same time maintained friendships with the most socially outcast nerds, Larry[17] and Ned. Ron accepted, and was accepted by, people as diverse as Monique, a social gossip and fashion guru; Wade, a super-genius shut-in; Zita, a gamer girl; and Felix, a wheelchair-bound boy. He interacted with all the above groups on a regular basis, and never appeared to judge them or their activities as more or less worthy. In his senior year, he added the high school football team to this list, having become its star running back.

Ron's noted fearlessness in approaching different people appeared to have been a result of plenty of rejection in the past, as he had developed very tough social skin and was not especially bothered by someone refusing to associate with him. He even viewed the idea of asking out virtually every girl at school, in order for him to have a date for a dance, to be an entertaining challenge rather than a problem.[5]Ron was, however, quite sensitive about his friends turning their backs on him, likely due to a bad break with his former friend Billy Bullwicky in second grade.[18]

Contrast[]

Despite usually being portrayed as being awkward, childish, distracted, and an underachiever, Ron has been shown to have hidden depth and abilities.

Among Ron's hidden talents are demonstrable creative and intellectual streaks. He wrote the song that Kim sung at the school talent contest and the "Naked Mole Rap", is a talented cook, and enjoys success in many craft-related activities, including constructing his own custom made Mad Dog head and evbe rapidly promoted to a management position during his very short-lien, trapping Gill with a net he made of lanyards, saying "Arts and Crafts is my element". He also often makes profound observations on life, society, and all kinds of logic that belie his normal portrayal as having an "uncomplicated mind", and he displayed all of the qualities needed to ved career at the Middleton Bueno Nacho. He also has a lot of other talents, such as ventriloquism or dancing, as seen in the talent show. Although this might not count as a skill, he did invent the Naco, a nacho-taco hybrid.

In addition to these talents, he sometimes undergoes periods of extreme focus or clarity, during which his personality, skills, and abilities undergo dramatic changes that allow him to perform feats that he is not usually depicted as being capable of performing. Most of these changes are in line with his role as a hero "who always comes through when the chips are down". They include:

  • Bravery: Ron was able to overcome his fears in order to take on the villain Gill singlehandedly[16][19]. Ron overcame both his sense of self-doubt and his fear of monkeys, in order to rescue Yori from Monkey Fist[10]. Upon seeing Kim in mortal danger, as well as getting a pep talk from Sensei, Ron taps into the full extent of his Mystical Monkey Powers and takes on both Warhok and Warmonga all by himself and destroys them in an amazing display of sheer bravery and heroism.
  • Agility and Sports: Ron was able to master several different extreme sport related skills that he had previously been unable to master, in order to infiltrate Drakken's lair and escape with Ray X[20] (suffering only a single trademark pants-related incident). Ron successfully evaded both Shego and a mind-controlled Kim, even maneuvering himself so that the pair would cut his bonds, and he easily defeated experienced Yamanouchi (山ノ内) ninja Fukushima in single combat. Ron tried out for the Middleton High Football Team and it was discovered that his so-called "mad running away skills" made him a natural running back[21]. In fact, he earned Middleton High's all-time rushing record by running the entire opposing team into exhaustion after just one play, which earned him the nickname "Unstoppable Stoppable". Ron protects his baby sister Hana by quickly dispatching a couple dozen of Monkey Fist's monkey ninjas, displaying impressive martial arts skills in the process, and manages to hold his own against Monkey Fist himself. While evil, Ron has shown amazing talent and skill while fighting an army of Wegos and quickly dispatching them.

Yet another instance of these abilities appear when Ron becomes the apprentice of Timothy North who believes he is the character he has been playing. As for himself as the superhero, Ron foils the plot of White Stripe after the villain incapacitates Kim.

  • Flashes of inspiration/brilliance: Ron used misdirection to lure Gill into a trap. He successfully charted a way into Drakken's lair that enabled him to avoid detection, and he showed a high level of forethought in his world domination plans and technical/mechanical talent. And he was able to successfully build a "doomsday device" out of junk parts despite in the process of doing so being extremely insecure of himself and terrified by Drakken's threats.

Biography[]

Backstory[]

Ron met Kim during their first day of preschool, right after naptime, and they have been firm friends ever since.

Many aspects of Ron's personality can be traced back to various traumatic events from his childhood that have been shown in a variety of flashbacks. The event which is often referenced was a summer that he spent in a rundown sleep away camp, called Camp Wannaweep. During his time at camp he called home so many times asking to leave that his mother eventually refused to accept his calls.

While at Wannaweep, Ron was bullied by other campers and forced to share an insect infested cabin with the camp's overactive chimpanzee mascot Bobo. Leading him to develop a pathological fear of monkeys and apes that has been frequently emphasized. It also caused a fear of insects and spiders that was less frequently emphasized.

It was also during his first summer at Wannaweep that Ron encountered fellow camper, Gil Moss, with whom he traded his slot on the swim schedule for a second slot in arts and crafts. Gil later returned as Gill, an angry mutant seeking revenge on Ron, whom he blamed for causing him to mutate (a result of spending all day swimming in the lake's polluted water).

Ron was first introduced to the freelance hero business when reclusive Upperton millionaire Mr. Paisley became trapped in his own vault. His associate, Mr. McHenry, attempted to contact Team Impossible, a group of heroes for hire, but accidentally added a 'K' thus contacting Kim Possible instead. In A Sitch in Time, during this period, Ron, Kim, Bonnie, Hope, and Tara appear about 12 or 13 years old in appearance. Kim also was shown to have braces in her flashback in Hidden Talent, when she could not hit the high notes. Ron also referred to this time period as being a preteen, around the time of their first mission or getting Rufus, who he bought the day before their first mission, as stated in a Sitch In Time, Past.

Abilities[]

Due to Ron's erratic nature he has displayed serious contradictions and/or inconsistencies in terms of his capabilities.

Culinary Abilities[]

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Ron is a talented cook, approaching chef-levels. This was likely due to practice he had when he was eight. It is one of his abilities that almost always remains at a consistently high level.

While a sophomore in high school Ron created the wildly successful and popular Naco while in the employ of Bueno Nacho. The Naco was so well received that within a short time, on the order of a week or less, he received enough money from its sales to buy Kim a jacket which would have cost two weeks' normal wages[22]. Then during his junior year of high school Ron received a $99 million royalty payment on the continued sales of the Naco up to that point in time[23].

Ron's culinary talents even earned him the role of the home economics teacher during his sophomore year of high school. Which he used to transform the home economics's room into a "world class restaurant", according to Steven Barkin. His food was so good, Mr. Barkin put Ron in charge of food services for Middleton High School. Unfortunately his tenure was cut short when the health inspector saw Rufus, a live rodent, serving food[24].

Communication with Animals[]

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Ron has demonstrated an uncanny ability to actually converse with and understand several animals. Most often, this was seen in his interactions with Rufus, although it could be argued that Rufus was already, albeit unusually, communicative with others as well. Ron has, however, also shown that he could communicate very well with other animals: Chippy the monkey ninja[25], Roachie the mutated cockroach[26], and Professor Dementor's giant dachshunds[27], to name a few.

Athleticism[]

Despite Ron's typical portrayal as being clumsy and physically ineffective, he has exhibited numerous examples of exemplary athleticism. During Ron's considerable time as Kim's sidekick, he gained experience in many of the widely varied methods of transport that she did. In particular, Ron was often seen SCUBA diving[28], skydiving[29], and mountain climbing[7]. These were usually displayed alongside and overshadowed by Kim's more skillful executions, while Ron regularly bumbled his attempts, but his proficiency was much more obvious while working alone.

Ron appeared to have a often overlooked affinity for extreme sports and related activities that even he was largely unaware of. He executed a near-perfect solo infiltration of Drakken's lair in order to retrieve Ray-X, and demonstrated a fairly high amount of skill in doing so.[20]. Also, he accidentally created the extreme sport of umbrella surfing, although he could not repeat his first spectacular performance on demand.[30]

The second time that Ron tried out for the Middleton High Football Team, it was discovered that his so-called "mad running away skills" made him a natural running back. In fact, he earned the school's all-time rushing record and ran the entire opposing team into exhaustion after just one play, which earned him the nickname "Unstoppable Stoppable". In fact, according to Kim, Ron's running allowed him to break "more [football] records than Brick ever did"[31].

Ron bragged that he never caught germs, due to the "fortress that is the Stoppable immune system". In an odd coincidence, the one time Ron did catch a cold, despite being around Kim and her brothers, who all had colds at the time, Ron caught a cold from Shego, who herself possessed superhuman endurance and resiliency. Therefore, the argument could be made that Ron only got sick because Shego was one of the few people that could successfully pass a cold onto him.[20]

The Ron Factor[]

Ron rarely received any recognition for his helping Kim, until Global Justice scientists hypothesized the true secret to Kim's success was an intangible talent/element which Ron was thought to possess which they dubbed as "The Ron Factor". It supposedly allowed him to achieve results through a series of apparently random mishaps that would otherwise require great skill to accomplish. According to Wade, The Ron Factor could have been a product of non-linear mathematical concepts, also known as Chaos Theory. Initially, Global Justice believed The Ron Factor was the secret to Team Possible's success and they researched it heavily for a short period of time, hoping to harness it themselves. They were unable to isolate it, so Global Justice eventually concluded that it did not exist, or at least that it was a "non-factor", though at the time they began researching the possible existence of "The Rufus Factor" instead.[32]

Despite Global Justice's conclusion, there was considerable evidence suggesting The Ron Factor, or as Ron once termed it "Not dumb luck, Kim. Dumb skills"[33], may have been both real and even exploitable under the proper circumstances. Shego realized that Kim was most effective as an adversary when working side by side with Ron. She then hatched a plan to separate them, thus severely hampering Kim's ability to thwart her adversaries. This separation weakened Team Possible greatly, to the point where Shego was able to take over the world[34].

Mystical Monkey Powers[]

During their first encounter with the villain Monkey Fist, Ron and Rufus were exposed to mystical energy from four jade monkey statues which imbued them with "Mystical Monkey Power". The most immediate consequence of this exposure was an instinctive, but incomplete knowledge of "Tai Sheng Pek Kwar", most commonly referred to as Monkey Kung Fu. Ron immediately proved capable of temporarily holding his own against Monkey Fist, while Rufus displayed considerably increased strength.

Oddly enough, Ron's new powers were in no way a constant occurrence in his life. They were almost entirely absent from his adventures for some time. Rufus, however, proved capable of incredible feats during this time, such as chomping through a steel grate with ease, which implied that Ron simply was not using his gifts, possibly due to his then still overwhelming fear of virtually anything monkey-related. Additionally, during the same adventure, Ron was prophesied to one day become "The Ultimate Monkey Master", and the Monkey Ninjas recognized him as their leader.

Ron was later selected to attend the Yamanouchi Ninja School in Japan, apparently because destiny linked him to it. While there, Ron was trained as a ninja, and finally began to sharpen the martial arts skills he had been given[10]. He was also introduced to the Lotus Blade, a shape shifting sword that responded to those touched by Mystical Monkey Power. Ron rescued both fellow student Yori and the stolen Lotus Blade from Monkey Fist, and channeled Mystical Monkey Power for the first time in a feat of superhuman strength.

Ron's powers were not explicitly shown again for some time. During a battle with Team Impossible, this was even commented on. Dash DaMont was surprised by Ron not fighting at all, believing Ron was supposed to be "some master of Monkey Kung Fu". Ron sheepishly replied, "You know, it's funny. It comes and goes".

Ron once again found himself aiding Yamanouchi against Monkey Fist, attempting to defend the school from an impending attack. Monkey Fist had summoned the dark avatar Yono, and desired to unite him with his counterpart, The Han, so as to obtain world dominance. This counterpart was revealed to be Hana Stoppable, Ron's adopted baby sister who had secretly been placed with his family by Yamanouchi. Ron's inadvertent teachings kept Hana safe and lead to Monkey Fist's final defeat, as had been Master Sensei's hope all along.

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Ron finally realized his fated destiny when, during his graduation from high school, Kim and Drakken were kidnaped by the Lorwardian aliens Warhok and Warmonga. Ron rescued them with Shego's help, but eventually found himself alone and overwhelmed by Warhok's strength. Warhok then threatened to separate Kim from Ron for good, which caused Ron to consciously tap into his Mystical Monkey Power for the first time. In the battle that followed, Ron displayed unsafe work environment[35]. He was also able to avoid serious harm while being pursued by both Kim and Shego at the same time. Moments after being engaged, he quickly used them to free his restrained arms which had been tied behind his back and positioned them so that the

The Lowardians proved no match for him in this state and were quickly defeated. Master Sensei recognized Ron as the Supreme Monkey Master.

Combat Skills[]

Despite Kim being the primary combatant on their missions, Ron has displayed some impressive combat skills.

Ron has repeatedly proven capable of defending himself from foes generally considered to be far superior to him in combat, such as Monkey Fist[36] and his Monkey Ninjas[37], Shego, and Kim herself during various incidents of her being mind-controlled.[38]

Ron's week spent training at the Yamanouchi Ninja School in Japan[10] resulted in noticeable increase in his offensive effectiveness, particularly in the area of martial arts, which served him well in later adventures.[39] Ron even proved capable of defeating large groups of opponents, and overwhelming the synthodrone Eric with blows that would have been fatal on a normal opponent.[40].

Ron proved to be extremely naturally resilient, and was rarely ever seriously wounded despite some major mishaps. Some more notable examples included being hurled by a super-strong Drakken[34], blasted by Shego's plasma, and being punched by the Lorwardian Warhok, whose strength far surpassed that of any human.[3] Ron's resilience was obvious even before he gained Mystical Monkey Power, though as it clearly increased his strength on occasion, presumably it had a similar impact on his already impressive resilience.

In addition to purely physical abilities, Ron has exhibited an incredible ability to win fights through situational awareness, cunning, and subterfuge. Through the usage of traps, Ron defeated Gill without having to resort to a physical confrontation[16]. Ron was able to get rid of Drakken's henchmen by exploiting their paranoia about their unsafe work environment[35]. He was also able to avoid serious harm while being pursued by both Kim and Shego at the same time. Moments after being engaged, he quickly used them to free his restrained arms which had been tied behind his back and positioned them so that they interfered with each others' efforts.[38]

Intelligence[]

Ron's intelligence has varied greatly throughout the years, most often appearing to be that of the underachieving student he typically behaved as, but sometimes far surpassing both the expectations of others and himself.

Ron was an articulate, observant child able to comprehend concepts too complex for the average children of his age[41].

While it was common for Ron's grades to be both shown and commented on as ranging from average to bad[42], Ron was still continually shown to be in the same classes as Kim[43], the class valedictorian Felix Renton, and known genius Justine Flanner. However, this may have been due in part to his usually partnering up with Kim or another Grade-A average student on major projects.[44]

Ron successfully planned a mission which retrieved Ray X from Drakken's lair while Kim was home sick[20].

Ron was able to successfully build a "doomsday device" out of junk parts despite being extremely insecure of his abilities and terrified by Drakken's threats[42].

Perhaps the most pronounced display of Ron's intelligence was when The Attitudinator caused him to temporarily turn evil. While evil, Ron created a series of increasingly sophisticated weapons, ranging from a mechanical device to fling mashed potatoes to an all terrain plasma catapult and a weather generator capable of instantly controlling the weather on a global scale. While some fans have theorized that this could be attributed to Drakken's personality transfer it was later shown that the Attitudinator could turn Ron evil without having anything to do with Drakken when Electronique used a slightly modified version to turn Ron back into his evil persona. Also, Drakken admitted that he was never able to build weapons as powerful as Ron's so it's also likely that the evil transferred gave Ron focus and direction for his inherent intelligence[45].

Equipment[]

  • Super Cycle: In Bad Boy, Ron upgraded his old tricycle to a giant motorcycle vehicle, which he used to literally crash the wedding rehearsal. Ron then use a remote to transform his vehicle into a Plasma Catapult to attack his cousin Shaun.
  • Utility Belt: When Ron first turned evil and became Zorpox, he found a belt that originally belonged to Drakken and assume he probably had no idea how to use it. It can generate an force-field/shield made of energy that is strong enough to withstand and deflect Shego's energy blast. Ron then presses a button on his belt that opens up a shark tank behind where Shego is standing and asks her if she knows that sidekicks need to know their place (this is also the only time Shego shows fear). It unknow what happen to the belt but it assuming by many fans that Ron gave this belt to Wade and it was one of the functions of Kim's battlesuit, but with a different force-field.
  • Attitudinator: After being turned good again, Ron displayed some ability of Drakken's intelligence to repair the Attitudinator and turn his cousin Shaun good.
  • Anti-Anti-Matter Bubble: In Mathter and Fervent, Mr. Possile made an anti-anti-matter bubble because he was tuned into an anti-matter being by the Mather.
  • Blue grappling hook gun
  • Scooter for low speed travel around Middleton
  • Bicycle[15]
  • Sled[46]
  • "Blaster Briefs", a pair of briefs that functioned as a rocket pack, used alongside Kim's rocket skates. Presumably Wade designed them as well, and chose briefs as opposed to skates or pants because Ron's pants were repeatedly lost or dropped during missions, so there was a high chance that his pants would get tangled up in rocket skates. The briefs eliminated this problem by blasting Ron entirely out of his pants, anyway.[29]

Although Ron was unaware of it, Wade had him microchipped at some point for tracking purposes. This was used primarily to help Kim find Ron if he went missing[15], and for some reason did not have his pager, which Wade could also track if needed.[47] Though the microchip became something of a private joke between Kim and Wade, it proved useful several times. It was hinted that Ron may, in fact, know about the microchip, or at least, suspect it[14]. While never shown on screen, Kim may have told Ron about the microchip after they became a couple.[14][45]

Relationships[]

Family[]

Ron was the only natural child of a Jewish family. His father was an actuary and his mother had an unspecified job. They later adopted a baby girl, Hana Stoppable, who became Ron's younger sister.

Several of Ron's insecurities and fears could be traced back to some fairly questionable treatment by his parents over the years. While they clearly cared about him, they repeatedly did not consider his feelings or likely reactions while they made life-altering decisions. Most notably, they had a bad habit of simply making big decisions, such as Hana's adoption, and only informing Ron either as they were happening, or after the changes had already been made, giving him no chance to adjust. This was presumably why Ron often proved extremely reluctant and resistant to unexpected changes in his normal routine.

Mother[]

Main article: Mrs. Stoppable

Mrs. Stoppable was typically portrayed as being the stricter parent, and as a result, she and Ron did not seem especially close at times. Most notably, she had very little patience for some of Ron's more pronounced personality quirks: Ron had to suffer through the horrors of Camp Wannaweep as a child was because his mother stopped accepting his frequent requests by phone to come home[16]. She also swore off helping him with school projects due to an unexplained "paper machete" incident[48], although Ron's habitual laziness where major projects were concerned was more than likely a factor. She did, however, attempt to comfort Ron when he doubted whether or not he was truly a man[49].

One possible explanation for Mrs. Stoppable's typical treatment of Ron is she may have wanted a daughter rather than a son. When Ron was eight years old she gave him a Granny Crocket Quickie-Bake Mixer and Oven set, which contributed to his excellent cooking skills[24]. For Mother's Day, rather than wanting to spend time with her son, Mrs. Stoppable instead demanded that he clean the garage in order to make her happy[50]. Indeed, Mrs. Stoppable was very pleased when she and her husband finally adopted a baby girl, Hana. In addition, she was very happy and touched when Ron showed a genuine interest in wanting to take care of and spend time with Hana[51].

Father[]

Main article: Mr. Stoppable

Although not particularly close, Ron still appeared more comfortable with his father than his mother. They did not seem to spend much time together, likely due to extremely different interests, but Mr. Stoppable was eager to be part of Ron's life, and to be seen as Ron's hero. As an actuary, Mr. Stoppable tended to give Ron fairly down-to-earth advice, though Ron was not always able to appreciate it at the time. Ron did occasionally ask him for advice, but more often went to other male role models, such as Mr. Barkin[52] or Dr. James Possible. Though rarely seen, Mr. Stoppable could be very protective of Ron, at least where villains mistreating Ron was concerned[48].

Sibling[]

Main article: Hana Stoppable

Ron's status as an only child ended during his Senior year, when his parents adopted a baby girl named Hana. Partially because Ron received no warning whatsoever of this major change, he was extremely upset and refused to accept Hana as his sister. Eventually, however, he grew to see her as part of the family, and matured into a very protective and devoted big brother[37].

Other Relatives[]

Ron also had several other relatives who made brief appearances:

  • Shaun was a bad-tempered younger cousin that took great joy in tormenting Ron and Rufus. Ron particularly dreaded getting stuck with him at family functions[45].
  • Reuben Stoppable, a cousin Ron apparently did like, at least by comparison[45].
  • Mrs. Reuben Stoppable, Reuben's bride who Ron had little interaction with. Her maiden name was Starter[45].
  • Jon Stoppable, a turn-of-the-century Middleton police constable and Ron's great-grandfather. While his exploits have been questionable mainly due to being from a shared dream[53] and a fictitious memory[23], a float of his head featured in the Middleton Pickle Days parade[52] established Jon's existence as real, if not the events of the dream.
  • Ronacus, a gladiator hero seen as a stone statue at the Tri-City Museum which supposedly could have been an ancestor of Ron's. Unfortunately details lost to time prevent establishing anything beyond a strong resemblance[53].

Pets[]

When Ron was about twelve years old, he was allowed to have a pet so long as it did not irritate his father's allergies to virtually every kind of pet hair. Ron purchased a naked mole rat, Rufus, from a Smarty Mart. Ron carried Rufus almost constantly in his pocket from then on, and considered him more a member of the family than a pet.

Friends[]

Kim Possible[]

Main article: Kim Possible

Ron met Kim in Pre-K, and the two have been best friends ever since[41]. This strong friendship was unusual for them both. Ron consistently had trouble connecting with others and girls especially, while most of Kim's friends were female presumably because boys found either her[29] or her father to be intimidating[52]. These obstacles did not apply to each other, as Ron was a constant and welcome visitor in the Possible home, and Kim was amused rather than annoyed by Ron's weirdness[41]. Their friendship survived some very serious tests, such as Kim initially siding with her fellow cheerleaders against Ron becoming their high school mascot[15], Ron falsifying a news article about Kim liking Brick Flagg in order to gain fame[54], and a brief falling out based on Ron being promoted over Kim during their time working at Bueno Nacho[22].

Through everything, even if momentarily sidetracked, Ron and Kim ultimately valued their loyalty to each other above all else. Their bond was no doubt strengthened through Ron's role as Kim's sidekick. Repeatedly having faced danger and potentially death side-by-side, Ron and Kim saved each other's lives a number of times, and came to depend on each other as partners as well as friends, which by their senior year grew to a more romantic relationship. This relationship was frequently tried by Ron's social ineptness, but had ultimately survived clear through their Graduation from high school.

Wade[]

Main article: Wade

Wade and Ron were good friends. Ron eagerly looked forward to any chance to meet Wade in person, and was always greatly disappointed when Wade canceled at the last minute[55][7]. He also enjoyed playing with Wade's gadgets, despite how often this habit backfired, due to Ron either not waiting for instructions on proper use[56], or just generally being clumsy. Wade also had no problem with helping Ron outside of missions, such as getting him and Kim a table at the exclusive Chez Couteaux[13].

Monique[]

Main article: Monique

Ron initially felt threatened by Monique. This was largely because he learned after the fact that she had met and befriended Kim. His unease grew when Kim began to spend notably less time with him to hang out with Monique, and showed an increased interest in things she had in common with Monique, but not with Ron. However, Monique and Ron eventually discovered that they had things in common as well, and Ron's unease around her vanished[57].

Because Monique filled the unique role of Kim's closest female friend, she was often the person Kim would vent to if Ron had done something notable to annoy or embarrass her. But as Ron's friend as well, this also gave Monique the chance to attempt to help him correct the behavior, even though she in turn was usually annoyed by Ron's habit of being slow to change[13].

Felix Renton[]

Main article: Felix Renton

Felix was one of the few close friends that Ron had outside of his friendship with Kim. Unlike many people, Ron did not see Felix being in a wheelchair as a handicap, and treated him essentially as he would any other friend[58]. Felix was also considerate of Ron's friendship with Kim, and the two boys generally extended an invite to her if they had made plans together[59].

Possible family[]

Main article: James Possible
Main article: Ann Possible
Main article: Jim and Tim Possible

Due to the enormous amount of time Ron spent with Kim, especially at the Possible home, he was very comfortable with her entire family. Ron was regularly present at their family dinners, events, and vacations often with neither of Kim's parents having known he was coming ahead of time, but always including him as Kim's "plus one" with ease despite that.[58] He was treated as a member of the family, and was therefore given a great deal more warmth and trust, especially where his considerable time with Kim was concerned, than any other boy would normally be given.[45][52] Ron was also a fairly frequent volunteer at both Ann's and James's workplaces, and seemed to have a vague but genuine interest in both rocket science and nursing.[60][61][47]

Mentors[]

Steven Barkin[]

Main article: Steven Barkin

Mr. Barkin's "tough but fair" policy rarely seemed to apply in his treatment of Ron, who he initially appeared to greatly dislike for no obvious reason. Ron claimed this was due to a funny look he gave Barkin in ninth grade, which Barkin himself confirmed[27]. However, it gradually became more obvious that while Barkin was indeed especially tough on Ron, this was done largely in an attempt to further educate and mold him into a more well-rounded student. Conveniently enough, Barkin having to take over nearly every class that Ron was in, and then later discovering they were colleagues at Smarty Mart[2], gave him plenty of opportunities to do so. Barkin was easily frustrated by some of Ron's bad habits, such as his tendency to ignore or forget certain school rules[37], and a certain lack of respect for Barkin's authority on some issues[12]. Their relationship eventually progressed to the point where Ron viewed Barkin as something of a mentor, and occasionally went to him for advice when troubled[49].

Master Sensei[]

Main article: Master Sensei

Though they did not spend much time together, Master Sensei of the Yamanouchi Ninja School was clearly the mentor that Ron was most relaxed around. The two shared an easy, unspoken bond of mutual respect and friendship. Beyond that, Master Sensei always believed in and encouraged Ron's hidden potential, especially when Ron himself doubted its existence[10].

Martin Smarty[]

Main article: Martin Smarty

Ron idolized Martin Smarty, both as a highly successful businessman and as the founder of Smarty Mart, Ron's favorite store. As thanks for saving him from a kidnapping attempt, Mr. Smarty gave Ron a job in the pet department at the Smarty Mart in Middleton[13]. Ron left a lasting impression as a dedicated and hard-working employee, and Mr. Smarty later introduced Ron to his son Artie in the hopes of exposing Artie to a positive role model[62].

Love Interest[]

Zita Flores[]

Main article: Zita Flores

Zita was the first girl Ron was seen dating, and was likely his first girlfriend. Ron went to great lengths to pursue and impress her, and though this repeatedly backfired, Zita seemed to genuinely like him for the most part[63]. She admitted to being annoyed that Ron considered their frequent meetings at Bueno Nacho to be dates. Worthy of note was that Kim did not consider Zita a threat to her friendship with Ron, nor were Ron and Zita regularly affectionate with each other[64]. The relationship did not seem to last long, and Ron's feelings on the matter were never mentioned. Zita was later implied to be in a relationship with Ron's best male friend Felix Renton during their high school graduation[3].

Amelia[]

Main article: Amelia

Ron's attraction to Amelia was clearly based on her being pretty and popular. Rather fittingly, those were also the only conditions under which she was attracted to Ron, and much like her feelings, those times were fleeting at best. Most notably, Ron did not exist in her eyes until he had money to spend on her[23], considerable influence within the school's social scene[54], or drastically altered his appearance to better fit in[65]. Curiously, according to Animology, Ron's pink sloth was the soulmate to Amelia's red otter[6].

Tara[]

Main article: Tara

Tara was the first girl that showed any obvious romantic interest in Ron. Ironically, everyone but Ron seemed aware of her feelings. Tara was greatly impressed by how Ron took charge and ultimately saved the entire cheer squad at Camp Wannaweep, and thanked him with a kiss on the cheek[16]. Assumedly because Ron was not aware of her crush and thus did not respond to it, Tara lost interest. Ron only learned of the missed opportunity when Kim later saw Tara with Josh Mankey, and assumed Ron would be hurt. Instead, Ron was more shocked and annoyed that no one had told him about Tara's crush[52].

Bonnie Rockwaller[]

Main article: Bonnie Rockwaller

Bonnie typically showed open disdain towards Ron, both because he was at the bottom of the school popularity food chain, and because he was Kim's best friend. Despite this, he did not seem to hold a grudge against her for the most part, and typically treated her either as a friend or a potential girlfriend, much to Bonnie's annoyance. He did, however, respect Kim's rivalry with her, and occasionally helped Kim compete with Bonnie on various stages.

Bonnie was very much aware of Ron's attraction to her, and exploited it when the situation suited her, both as a way of using Ron and angering Kim in the process. Bonnie briefly became Ron's girlfriend when she found out he was rich, though this was only as long as he bought her expensive things[23]. Bonnie also rigged the homecoming vote so she replaced Kim as queen. As Ron had seemingly been genuinely voted king, this effectively made them the "royal couple", which Bonnie took great pleasure in rubbing in Kim's face. In truth, Bonnie had only been depressed and lonely over her recent break-up with Brick Flagg, and gladly returned to insulting Ron once she found new love with Señor Senior, Junior[31].

Yori[]

Main article: Yori

Ron was attracted to Yori from the moment he first met her. He spent much of their time together trying to impress her, and while the results were mixed at best, Yori was clearly attracted to him as well.[10] Ron was not aware that Yori's feelings for him had progressed beyond friendship until Kim told him.[39] The next time they saw each other, Ron and Kim had recently begun dating, which Yori surprisingly accepted with good grace. As a result, she remained on good terms with both Ron and Kim, considering them trusted friends and dependable allies.[37]

Kim Possible[]

Main article: Kim Possible
Main article: Kim and Ron's relationship

Ron's best friend since Pre-K, next door neighbor, and sidekick. Over time their friendship became something more and they became a couple at the end of their Junior year. A result most of their classmates, whom up until the week of their Sophomore year Spirit Dance believed the pair was dating, seemed to have expected, and given the cheers when the pair made their entrance after a mission near the end of the Junior Prom, supported. They were still dating at the start of their Senior year and stayed together throughout and after their graduation.

Nemesis[]

Monkey Fist[]

Main article: Monkey Fist

Ron had a bad feeling about Lord Monty Fiske within minutes of meeting him, which Kim promptly ignored as one of Ron's usual baseless hunches. In this case, however, Ron was extremely right as Fiske would go on to become Monkey Fist[36], one of Team Possible's most dedicated and difficult foes. Monkey Fist was unique among their enemies in that he not only remembered Ron's name, but actually focused his hatred on Ron fairly consistently[25]. Likewise, Ron also hated Monkey Fist due mostly to his overwhelming fear of and discomfort around nonhuman primates and especially monkeys, which Monkey Fist both emulated and envied[60]. Ron even considered Monkey Fist to be his arch foe, and their encounters tended to be especially heated. Monkey Fist made no secret of his desire to kill Ron and those around him and Ron felt a personal responsibility to handle him whether when Kim was present or not[37]. However, aside from his first skirmish with Fiske[36] and a slap-fight[39], Ron never fought him one-on-one, usually tangling with the monkey ninjas or displaying his "mad running away skills". Ron did however (as it was hoped he would) successfully train the one to best Monkey Fist, which led to his permanent defeat.

Gill[]

Main article: Gill

Gil Moss was a bully during Ron's childhood summer stay at Camp Wannaweep. Ron was reluctant to go swimming in the lake, the waters of which he considered suspicious, and Gil was only too eager to swap places on the roster with him. Gil's constant exposure to the toxic water eventually triggered a mutation, turning him into a Black Lagoon-like humanoid "muck monster". Gil blamed his mutation on Ron and harbored a deep-seated hatred for him. Gil eventually began calling himself Gill, and devoted much of his time to planning revenge against Ron.[16] However, Gill eventually came to see his mutation as a blessing, and while he still held Ron responsible for it, he put aside much of his hatred in order to pursue the goal of turning everyone else, Ron included, into mutants like himself.[19]

Dr. Drakken[]

Main article: Dr. Drakken

Ron and Dr. Drakken had several encounters while Kim and Shego were busy fighting, and one thing almost always remained constant: Drakken could not seem to recall Ron's name no matter how often Ron reminded him. On the other hand, both Ron and Kim forgot Drakken's name within minutes of meeting him[56], so there was some room for debate on whether Drakken's failure to remember Ron was actually genuine. Though this generally annoyed Ron, he would eagerly and happily reintroduce himself when given the slightest opportunity. Drakken did at least recognize Ron on sight, and habitually referred to him as "the buffoon"[66]. Ron did eventually force Drakken to recall his name, but only the one time[40]. During the Lowardian Invasion, the two worked together and Ron allowed Drakken to ride on his back as they flew through the Lowardian Mothership, though Ron complained about it. Drakken missed Ron saving the world with his Mystical Monkey Power which Shego commented that "you had to be there" rather than explaining to Drakken.

Shego[]

Main article: Shego

As one of Kim's most frequently fought adversaries, Shego regularly ran into Ron, but considered him little more than a momentary distraction, or just as often, someone she generally captured with little effort. While Ron was clearly afraid of Shego and the harm she could potentially inflict on him, they still managed to joke around each other, sometimes even as she was attempting to hurt him. Ron considered Shego to be very attractive[56], and once even told her, "You know, in this light, you're kinda cute"[43]. Eventually, however, Ron dissuade himself of thinking Shego as attractive due to all the times she tried to hurt him and Kim[67]. However, Ron earned Shego's respect and even fear at certain points such as when he was Evil Ron or in The Future when Ron's anger over the Supreme One's destruction of Bueno Nacho made Shego actually show fear for a moment for the first time in the confrontation. After Ron saved the world using his Mystical Monkey Power, Shego was shocked and impressed, commenting that the sidekick had "stepped up Monkey Style."

Quotes[]

  • "Boo-yah!"
  • "That is sick and wrong!"
  • "This goes beyond sick and wrong it's wrong sick."
  • "That would be so cool, if it wasn't going to hurt us."

Gallery[]

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Alternate Versions[]

Ron's physical appearance like Kim has remained static not changing to represent aging. Though he does ocassionaly undergo a transformation that does change his physical appearance, but those are usually reverted. There have also also been, several different versions of Ron to represent various points in his life such as: Toddler, Pre-Teen/Tween and a Baby.

We first saw pre-k Ron in a flash back to his time at Camp Wannaweep[16], where he had to share a cabin with a tick infested chimp named Bobo, and the other campers bullied him. We also see him in a flashback to Kim and Ron first halloween together Kim was dressed as a cowboy while Ron was dressed as a Ballerina[11]. We later see him again, when Drakken, Shego, Monkey Fist and Duff Killigan used the Tempus Simia (also called the Time Monkey) to travel back in time to destroy Kim Possible's spirit. We also saw a Pre-Teen version of him as well.

We first see Baby Ron when he was aged regressed by Nanny Maim's Machine.

Evil Ron[]

Zorpoxbio

Due to a collision while Dr. Drakken was wearing Hencho's Attitudinator helmet, Ron was exposed to Drakken's evil energy. Through unspecified means, this caused Ron to become increasingly evil and eccentric, as he also took on Drakken's blue skin color and adopted the costume of the fictional comic book villain Zorpox. Evil Ron possessed in abundance several traits that Ron was also noted to have, but rarely displayed: he was a skilled strategist, incredibly talented at Tai Shing Pek Kwar Monkey Kung-Fu, and capable of building large scale doomsday devices and highly advanced technology with surprising ease. His in-depth knowledge of Kim's behavior made him one of her most dangerous foes, as he not only knew how best to stop her, but presumably that she would be equally effective if turned evil in the same manner that he was.[67]

There were two theories about Evil Ron's advanced capabilities, particularly his intelligence:

  1. When the Attitudinator transferred Drakken's badness to Ron, it also transferred a portion of his genius level intellect. This explained why Evil Ron was suddenly better with tools when Ron rarely ever showed such skill. However, this did not explain how Ron was able to repair the Attitudinator after he was reformed. It also does not explain how, as Shego observed, Ron turned out to be Drakken's superior in technological ability.
  2. Ron always had the potential to do great things, but he was repressed by his social anxiety. When he became Evil Ron, he lost his inhibitions, which enabled him to unlock his potential without fear. This was the preferred theory, as he was also unable to use his mystical monkey powers unless motivated enough to do so. Also, Ron showed a natural ability for destruction even when he was not evil, showing his talent for the dark side.

Trivia[]

  • According to the Animology Test, Ron is a Pink Sloth.
    • His "soulmate" is a Red Otter, of which Amelia is one.
  • Out of all the villains Ron has encountered and fought, including those without Kim, only five can remember his full name correctly, mainly those who have mentioned his name at least three times:
  1. Monkey Fist
  2. Gill
  3. Senor Senior Sr.
  4. Gemini
  5. Adrena Lynn
  • Only Monkey Fist and Gill, being Ron's two main enemies, remember his name full-time and never forget it at all. Not even once.
  • Most of the other villains who forget his name call him by his last name, "Stoppable", at least once.
  • Even though Drakken forgets Ron's name, he called him by his last name twice, but the second time was when Ron forced him to say one of his two names, mainly his last name, "Stoppable". But most of the time, Drakken calls Ron "sidekick", since he's obviously Kim's sidekick/best friend/boyfriend.
  • Despite forgetting Ron's name completely, Drakken once only said Ron's first and last name together. And that was the only time where he also once called him "Mr. Stoppable".
  • Shego called Ron by his first name, mainly "Ronald" and "Ronnie", but that was only when she was under the effects of the Reverse Polarizer/Attitudinator, to where she basically was not her real-self.
  • Besides his parents and Kim's father & nana/grandmother, four other people call him "Ronald":
    1. Francios, Ron's barber who gave him a new haircut once.
    2. Rabbi Kats, a guy who signed Ron's "Bar Mitzvah" certificate.
    3. Ms. Whisp, Ron's Algebra Teacher.
    4. Martin Smarty, founder of Smarty Mart and one of Ron's idol/mentors.
  • Yori and Sensei are the only people who call him "Stoppable-san".
  • Oddly enough, Kim, Gill and Bonnie are the only people calls him "Ronnie", but Gill also calls Ron a "Squeeb".
  • Fukushima called Ron an "Outsider".
  • Oddly enough, Dr. Drakken, Dr. Lurkin, Duff Killigan, and Franklin Barkin, Mr. Barkin's father, were the only four people who once called him "Mr. Stoppable".
  • His evil cousin Shaun calls him "Cousin Crybaby", but that was before Ron gave him a little "attitude adjustment" with the Attitudinator.
  • Motor Ed called Ron Kim's "Skinny Dude".
  • Gill and Shaun were the only people who took great pleasure in tormenting/bullying Ron.
  • Ron and Rufus went on five missions without Kim:
  1. Stopping Drakken from launching his Drak-Force One to take over Christmas.[68]
  2. Retrieving the Lotus Blade from Monkey Fist and Fukushima during Ron's one-week exchange student school trip in Japan.[10]
  3. Finding the rare Aurora Orchid flower in the South American amazon jungle to save Kim from disappearing from embarrassment.[9]
  4. Getting back Ray-X from Dr. Drakken while Kim was sick.[20]
  5. Finding Kim's library book, through out every villain's liar that they've traveled through before, which he misplaced.[7]

Notes[]

  • It is speculated from the episode Big Bother that Ron is 18 years old but that is not confirmed.
  • Although he was seen without them in the same episodes that Kim was seen without her's, Ron was also seen in only three other episodes without his mission clothes, not counting Part 2 of "Graduation", and were he only wore the Fearless Ferret costume in "The Fearless Ferret" episode:
    1. Virtu-Ron
    2. Mathter and Fervent
    3. The Mentor of Our Discontent
  • Ron was assisted with two missions without Kim by Wade through the use of remote-controlled "Wadebots":
  1. Finding the rare Aurora Orchid flower in the South American amazon jungle to save Kim from dissappearing from embarrassment with the first Wadebot.[9]
  2. Finding Kim's overdue library book, which Ron misplaced, throughout every villain's lair they went through, only to find out later on that Ron unexpectingly had Kim's book with him the whole time, and never took it out of his backpack [7] with the Wadebot 2.0.
  • Even though his primary fear and phobia, Ron has befriended two monkeys:
  1. Frederick the Monkey Astronaut.
  2. Chippy, a monkey ninja which betrayed Monkey Fist due to establishing a friendship with Ron.
  • Ron communicated with five animals, but only three of them were different species, that weren't Rufus:
    1. Frederick the Monkey Astronaut.
    2. Chippy the Monkey Ninja.
    3. Roachie the Mutated Cockroach.
    4. Professor Dementor's Two Mutant Dachshunds/Wiener Dogs.
    • Professor Dementor's Mutant Dachshunds/Wiener Dogs were the only animals Ron didn't spend some quality time with, despite the fact that he was able to communicate with them, what with his "Worst Squirrel Call".
  • Just like Monique is Kim's best friend of her gender, Felix Renton is Ron's best friend of his gender.
  • Ron spent more time with Felix Renton than with Kim once[59], just like Kim spent more time with Monique than with Ron once[18].
  • Outside of "Virtu-Ron", Ron was seen playing video games in only three episodes in the entire series:
  1. Motor Ed
  2. Steal Wheels
  3. Roachie
  • Ron was seen playing video games with his best male friend, Felix Renton, in the first two episodes, and later with Roachie, a mutant cockroach that Ron befriended, in the third episode.
  • Ron's pants problem happened fifteen times in the series.
  • Before his Senior year of playing football and becoming Homecoming King, Ron was popular in school five times in the series, but each time it was not because of him being his normal-self:
    1. Having his new haircut Kim gave him.
    2. Writing interesting stories in the school paper.
    3. Being muscular under the effects of the Molecular Muscle Enhancer, a ring bulit by Jack Hench.
    4. Having millions of dollars from his Bueno Nacho paycheck.
    5. Telling the truth while being under the effects of the Truth Ray.
    • His truth-telling popularity and muscular popularity, seperately, only lasted for a whole day though.
  • Ron uses his mystical monkey power mainly when fighting Monkey Fist and his monkey ninjas.
  • Ron's main quote is "Boo-yah".
  • Ron only used his monkey power against Monkey Fist, Fukushima, and Warhok & Warmonga.
  • Oddly enough, Fukushima was the only villain Ron fought and defeated alone, without Kim and Rufus.
  • Ron was the only person to finish off Warhok & Warmonga.
  • Even though Monkey Fist is his main nemesis, Ron didn't use his monkey power against him in only five out of ten episodes.
  • Ron defeated his arch-camp rival, Gill, without his monkey power.
  • Ron defeated Gill twice with.
  1. Arts and crafts along with a little help from Rufus,
  2. His Mutant-Beaver mutation along with a little help from Kim & Bonnie.
  • Ron mutated twice in the series:
    1. Beaver, to stop Gill's rampage all over Camp Gottagrin, the renamed Wannaweep, after diving into a toxic pool near a small grotto.
    2. Fifteen-feet tall monster, wanting to eat junk food everywhere in Middleton, after falling into one of Jack Hench's chemical liquids, the Titan Project, and eating a lot of junk food from Bueno Nacho.
  • Ron was the only person to get zapped/affected by the Reverse Polarizer/Attitudinator in two KP episodes. But he was only zapped/affected twice per episode.
  • Ron was the only other person to have blue skin when he was evil, like Drakken. But only for his first time though.
  • When he was evil, Ron was the only person to put Shego in her place in the series, which no one else could do. But he was basically not himself.
  • In production order, Ron has the first line in the whole series calling Rufus' name while he was looking for him in his locker.
  • Even though he had a few love interests/crushes, not counting Bonnie, Zita Flores and Kim Possible, Ron's best friend, were the only two girls Ron was seen dating, but Kim was the only one Ron was seen kissing, serveral times.
  • Ron and Kim were both seen dating one person before they starting dating each other. Ron dating Zita Flores and Kim dating Josh Mankey.
  • As much as Kim was seen dating Josh in only two episodes, Ron was seen dating Zita in only two episodes as well:
    1. Grudge Match
    2. Virtu-Ron
  • In The Ron Factor, Ron tells Dr. Director's brother, Gemini, that he is a Virgo, making Ron's birthday anywhere from August 23rd to September 22nd—and while Kim's birthday is implied sometime in May, this would imply that he is older or younger than Kim.
    • As most American schools start somewhere between August and September, and end between the end of May and start of June, it can be inferred that he is older than Kim.
  • Ron is the only one of the good guys to have been shown owning a pet, Rufus. All other pets have been owned by enemies.
  • Ron has been shown losing his pants more than 14 times during the series. Also it has been mentioned that he has lost his pants on others occasions but have not been shown. Example: the United Nation Mission that was mentioned in Mathter and Fervent
  • Ron has been kissed by more people than anyone else on the show; Tara, Yori, Bonnie Rockwaller and of course Kim. Also Kim and Bonnie are the only ones to kiss Ron on the lips.
  • His personalities are very similar to Pixar characters, Flik, Linguini, WALL-E, Mater, Dory, and Arlo.
  • Ron's tendency to lose his pants even occurs in the video game Kim Possible 3: Team Possible, where it serves as an idle animation.
  • Before the fourth season Ron is the only high school aged main character to be shown to own a vehicle.
  • In "The Ron Factor" Ron claimed to Gemini that he was a Virgo in the star signs.
  • The Stoppables live next door to the Possibles, as seen in the opening of Larry's Birthday, with only a featureless, window-less grey house-like/shed-like structure between them and which appears to be on the Possibles' property.
  • Five years before his role as , Ron's VA Will Friedle starred in the 1997 movie Trojan War, wherein his character Brad Kimble was seen in high school wearing what would become Ron's clothes. (see image in Gallery)

An older version of Ron was introduced in an interactive featurette that was included in the DVD of A Sitch in Time. Little is known about him except that he still finds time to help Kim fight evil and has a stamp collection.

Behind the Scenes[]

Voiced By[]

Ron is voiced by Will Friedle in all four seasons, who is best known and famous for playing Eric Matthews from Boy Meets World. While Harrison Fahn provided the voice for pre-k ron in part 2 of A Sitch in Time.

Gallery of Voice Actor[]

Religion[]

As a Jew, Ron is the only Kim Possible character whose religious background is specifically mentioned in the series. This is handled in a similar way to that of fellow fictional Jew Willow Rosenberg - it forms part of his character's background and mannerisms, but is not an issue addressed directly by the series.

As such, Ron does not openly partake in religious activities or discuss his religion on screen. Instead, his background is usually referenced through stereotypes and cultural references associated with Judaism in the modern United States—for example, requesting kosher meals in the school cafeteria, despite not keeping kosher in other aspects of his diet. In the episode Big Bother, during breakfast, he asked for bacon, despite pork not being a kosher meat. Likewise, in Homecoming Upset, he is seen eating a slice of pepperoni pizza.

As of the end of Season 3, the only time that his background was referenced directly was during Season 1, when teacher Steve Barkin noticed that Ron's rabbi, Rabbi Katz, had given him a Bar Mitzvah certificate but had forgotten to sign it. Afterwards, he is seen consulting with a rabbi and makes several references to different aspects of Jewish culture. However, the reference primarily serves as a MacGuffin designed to lead up to a subplot that explored traditional teenage insecurities. After Barkin's discovery, Ron is sent into a spiral of self-doubt and resorts to using technology from super-villain supplier Jack Hench to give himself huge muscles, before discovering that manhood comes from within, not from what you look like on the outside or from a piece of paper (which Rabbi Katz eventually signs). This experience suggests that Ron is not particularly devoted to or knowledgeable about Judaism, since a boy has a Bar Mitzvah and becomes a man on his thirteenth birthday, signed certificate or not. The certificate and the ceremony are just formalities.

Despite his upbringing, Ron is an active participant in the secular aspects of Christmas, which he usually spends with the Possible Family. Ron's Jewish heritage was not prominently featured in any storyline during Season 4.

Episode Appearances[]

Season 1
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
101 6 Bueno Nacho
102 4 Tick-Tick-Tick
103 13 Monkey Fist Strikes
104 9 Attack of the Killer Bebes
105 3 The New Ron
106 8 Mind Games
107 10 Royal Pain
108 17 The Twin Factor
109 18 Animal Attraction
110 15 All the News
111 2 Sink or Swim
112 7 Number One
113 1 Crush
114 19 Monkey Ninjas in Space
115 21 Low Budget
116 5 Downhill
117 11 Coach Possible
118 12 Pain King vs. Cleopatra
119 16 Kimitation Nation
120 20 Ron the Man
121 14 October 31st
Season 2
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
201 25 The Ron Factor
202 44 Partners
203 23 Grudge Match
204 30 Virtu-Ron
205 24 Two to Tutor
206 22 Naked Genius
207a 27a Rufus in Show
207b 27b Adventures in Rufus-Sitting
208 48 Motor Ed
209 31 The Fearless Ferret
210 29 The Golden Years
211 28 Job Unfair
212 38 Queen Bebe
213 26 Car Trouble
214 41 Go Team Go
215 37 A Very Possible Christmas
216 47 Mother's Day
217a 33a Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles
217b 33b Day of the Snowmen
218 34 A Sitch in Time: Present
219 35 A Sitch in Time: Past
220 36 A Sitch in Time: Future
221 39 Hidden Talent
222 40 Return to Wannaweep
223 43 Blush
224 42 The Full Monkey
225 32 Exchange
226 45 Oh Boyz
227 50 Triple S
228 49 Ron Millionaire
229 56 Showdown at the Crooked D
230 51 Rewriting History
231a 46a Sick Day
231b 46b The Truth Hurts
Season 3
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
301 52 Steal Wheels
302 53 Emotion Sickness
303 54 Bonding
304 55 Bad Boy
305 63 So the Drama, Part 1
306 64 So the Drama, Part 2
307 65 So the Drama, Part 3
308 57 Dimension Twist
309a 58a Overdue
309b 58b Roachie
310 62 And the Mole Rat Will Be CGI
311 59 Rappin' Drakken
312 61 Gorilla Fist
313 60 Team Impossible
Season 4
Production
Number
US Broadcast
Number
Episode
401 66 Ill Suited
402 70 Car Alarm
403 68 Trading Faces
404 67 The Big Job
405 71 Mad Dogs and Aliens
406 75 Fashion Victim
407 72 Grande Size Me
408 73 Clothes Minded
409 69 The Cupid Effect
410 74 Big Bother
411 76 Odds Man In
412 79 Mathter and Fervent
413 77 Stop Team Go
414a 84a Chasing Rufus
414b 84b Nursery Crimes
415 78 Cap'n Drakken
416 80 The Mentor of Our Discontent
417 81 Oh No! Yono!
418 82 Clean Slate
419 83 Homecoming Upset
420 85 Larry's Birthday
421 86 Graduation, Part 1
422 87 Graduation, Part 2

Appearances in Other Media[]

  • Movies
    • Ron made a cameo on The Santa Clause 2 in a poster.
    • Ron made a appearance in the live action Kim Possible film.

References[]

  1. Kimitation Nation
  2. a b Fashion Victim
  3. a b c Graduation, Part 2
  4. Graduation, Part 1
  5. a b c Crush
  6. a b Animal Attraction
  7. a b c d e Overdue
  8. Showdown at the Crooked D
  9. a b c Blush
  10. a b c d e f g Exchange
  11. a b October 31st
  12. a b Grande Size Me
  13. a b c d The Big Job
  14. a b c The Golden Years
  15. a b c d Attack of the Killer Bebes
  16. a b c d e f g Sink or Swim
  17. Larry's Birthday
  18. a b Pain King vs. Cleopatra
  19. a b Return to Wannaweep
  20. a b c d e Sick Day
  21. Ill Suited
  22. a b Bueno Nacho
  23. a b c d Ron Millionaire
  24. a b Two to Tutor
  25. a b The Full Monkey
  26. Roachie (episode)
  27. a b Bonding
  28. Adventures in Rufus-Sitting
  29. a b c So the Drama, Part 1
  30. Triple S
  31. a b Homecoming Upset
  32. The Ron Factor
  33. Mind Games
  34. a b A Sitch in Time: Future
  35. a b Odds Man In
  36. a b c Monkey Fist Strikes
  37. a b c d e Big Bother
  38. a b The Twin Factor
  39. a b c Gorilla Fist
  40. a b So the Drama, Part 3
  41. a b c A Sitch in Time: Past
  42. a b Naked Genius
  43. a b A Sitch in Time: Present
  44. Partners
  45. a b c d e f Bad Boy
  46. Day of the Snowmen
  47. a b The Fearless Ferret
  48. a b Mathter and Fervent
  49. a b Ron the Man
  50. Mother's Day
  51. Oh No! Yono!
  52. a b c d e Emotion Sickness
  53. a b Rewriting History
  54. a b All the News
  55. Queen Bebe
  56. a b c Tick-Tick-Tick
  57. Pain King vs. Cleopatra
  58. a b Motor Ed
  59. a b Steal Wheels
  60. a b Monkey Ninjas in Space
  61. Clean Slate
  62. The Mentor of Our Discontent
  63. Grudge Match
  64. Virtu-Ron
  65. The New Ron
  66. Go Team Go
  67. a b Stop Team Go
  68. A Very Possible Christmas
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