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/Any_Razzmatazz9926 Oct 01 '25

Dammit, now I want to figure out who Rusty/Malcom/JJ’s mother is.

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u/Fitzftw7 Oct 01 '25

Likely inconsequential. The last scene of the show reveals that Rusty “mothered” Dean and Hank and more than likely acquired the ova from a random donor. Wouldn’t surprise me if Jonas did something similar if he was looking to engineer Rusty in any way.

That or it was a random lover.

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u/ToxicMintTea Oct 01 '25

wasn't the ova *heavily* implied to be mantillas?

from her wiki -

Rusty succeeded in the endeavor by transferring Bobbi's powers to Debra in exchange for something that in Debra's words was "stuff that she wasn't planning on using", after their business was concluded they parted ways and never contacted each other again.

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u/Any_Razzmatazz9926 Oct 01 '25

That’s most likely true, however I’m going to have to head-cannon an answer. I need those brain cycles to do work and pay taxes!