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Twister Rodriguez
Twister with his arms crossed
Main character

Gender

Male

Ethnicity

Latino

Hair

Orange

Physique

Spare, tallish

Default outfit

Brown/beige striped Kangol; blue tank top over gray t shirt; olive BDU cargoes; white Pumas with red stripes

Helmet

Red with attached white wings. (Probably had a job delivering flowers)

Swimwear

Light blue board shorts with white fishbone pattern

Riding stance

Regular

Family

 

Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez is one of the main characters on Rocket Power. Twister hates being called Maurice and only Violet Stimpleton and his parents can call him by his real name. He has the good fortune to be the best friend and right-hand man of Otto Rocket, and has the disadvantage of having Lars for an older brother. He was the neighborhood squid until Sam came along. His street address is 79 Ozone Street.

Appearance, dress, and equipment[]

Twister is of light complexion, with a freckled face and orange hair, the complete opposite of his brother. His predominant outfit consists of white Puma basketball shoes with red stripes, green cargo shorts, a gray tee shirt overlaid by a blue tank top, and a striped brown Kangol flat cap, worn backwards. These items are all a little too big for him, giving him a baggy, almost cone-like profile. Twister once wore a different hat in the episode Twister's Hat. He wears boxers.

Twister is also hardly ever without his camcorder he dubs the "Twist Cam"; he is always on a quest to document "the dopest footage" of all time. Twister doesn't do very well in school and he's very unorganized. 

Personality[]

Twister is the most sensitive, yet sometimes indifferent, (NOT arrogant-excuse the error) character of the entire group, most likely a result of being a younger brother. He is also noticeably the dumbest which even he admits he hates going to libraries. Lots of other episodes he says things that do not make much sense which results in every body else wondering why he said that. Even when he is not around his older brother, he was teased by the group because he was The Squid before Sam arrived and at times is worse than Sam is. Twister has other insecurities such as being named Maurice. Twister was inviting when Sam arrived, is best of friends with Otto, and is a valued coworker for Reggie's Zine since he has a camera with him all the time.

Activities[]

Twister, like Otto, is a very good surfer, skateboarder, and rollerblader. From a competition standpoint he is often in Otto's shadow, but one of the few activities he is better at than Otto is in street-luge.

Twister is a part of the school AV club and has a passion for videography and video editing.

Quirks[]

Twister otto

Twister and his best friend, Otto Rocket.

Twister is somewhat gullible and superstitious; he is often easily tricked by Lars and his friends for their enjoyment. He is extremely messy, once forgetting what the floor of his room looked like because he hadn't cleaned it in so long. He also once mowed his parents' shag rug because he "thought it would grow back." Like Sammy, he seems to have a cast iron digestive tract and will devour anything marginally edible; e.g., fish tacos with Limburger cheese. Burritos such as would be found at an AM/PM in our world are a favorite of his, as are "Freezie-freezes" (freezer pops). He has a plastic bed liner "just in case." Probably a fear that the bed-wetting he experienced as a younger child will return. 

Twister is quite knowledged in outdoor survival, due to his watching of a TV cartoon named Gung-Ho Gopher which incorporated sound, practical advice on what to do if things go wrong.

Twister seems to attract the attention of numerous girls in the show, such as Leilani Makani , MacKenzie Benders , and various "fan girls" as seen in the episode "Beach Boyz & A Girl". However, Twister becomes annoyed by the fan girls, is afraid of MacKenzie, and brushes off Leilani's crush, showing that he may not be ready for girls, just yet. Until the Cinco see Twisto episode, where he might of manned-up a bit.

Influence[]

The design of DCAU supporting character Bucky Buenaventura may have been influenced by Twister, having likewise been voiced by Ulises Cuadra and having a similar manner of speech, complexion, and hairstyle.

Production[]

The role of Twister was played by Ulises Cuadra and later by Gilbert Leal.

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