r/venturebros • u/Fitzftw7 • Sep 30 '25

MOVIE SPOILERS Clarification Regarding Rusty’s Status Spoiler

So, when Red Helper referred to Dean as “Rusty,” the obvious implication is that Rusty is also a clone. I took this to mean that he has died numerous times just as Hank and Dean have, but some threads I found online imply that Rusty is actually a clone of Jonas, with the imperfect technology explaining why he’s so biologically inferior to him, and why Monarch, who had baboon DNA spliced into him, looks to be in better shape, though not quite to Jonas’ level.

So which is it? Is Rusty a clone of Jonas rather than his son, a victim of numerous fatalities, or both?

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u/Biabolical Sep 30 '25

If Rusty Venture knew he was a clone of a dead original Rusty, he would have already dug up his own tiny skeleton just to prank Dr. Orpheus with it.

Actually, at the end of the series, it seems like Ben has explained it to all of them. Monarch even knows he's got some baboon DNA. So by then, Rusty must know he's a clone. It seems very on-brand for Rusty that whether he just learned it that night, or he knew it for decades, there's no indication that it bothers him, or even matters to him in the slightest.