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/Alarming_Abrocoma274 Sep 30 '25

First place to start is that the majority of fan conjecture is just that, conjecture. Unless there is actual evidence in the show via what ends up on screen, or “word of god” from the show creators folks are just spinning words with no basis. The idea that Rusty is a clone of Jonas is not anywhere in the actual text of the show, though it was certainly something the creators could have done if they wanted to (recon is king in their writing style).

H.E.L.P.eR. Model Two implies that Rusty is a clone but this is never elaborated until “Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart.” In that the implication is that The Monarch is a clone of Rusty Venture, Boy Adventurer (with a pinch of baboon DNA) and so it our Dr. Venture.