Javier Rios is a character who appears in the 2013 Disney/Pixar animated feature film Monsters University.
Background[]
Personality[]
Javier is one of Johnny Worthington III's henchmen and a member of the Roar Omega Roar. He displays a 'calm kid' personality albeit being the silent member of Johnny's team. On occasions where someone yells or makes a joke, Javier usually stays quiet. He often is seen showing a frowning expression, specifically shown an expressionless disposition in most frequent occasions where he appears. However, in spite of that, Javier would make a smile on certain occasions, such as the case when he tries to play ping pong, taking part in the Oozma Kappa prank, and later during the Scare Games finals.
Physical appearance[]
Javier resembles a blue arthropod-like monster, specifically having characteristics of an insect, having four arms and two legs, as well as having four purple eyes as well as a pair of antennae. He is also capable of retreating in his shell to protect his head from getting hit, such as the case of when Mike and Sulley knock Dean Hardscrabble's scream canister where it darts around the room. Additionally, Javier makes the sound of a rattling sound with a snake-like hiss during the Scare Games rather than uttering a sound or a roar.
Appearances[]
Monsters University[]
Javier is seen competing with an opponent during a ping pong match at a house where JOX is having a party during the part where Mike and Sulley attempt to stop Archie from causing more havoc. Javier and his opponent notice Mike and Archie passing by just as Sulley tries to catch up, which Javier reacts in fright upon noticing Sulley smashing the table where Javier and his opponent are playing ping pong. Having caught Archie, Javier is then seen following alongside Johnny Worthington III and the rest of his team Roar Omega Roar and as Mike tries to join, he ends up getting mocked by the group for his harmless appearance; the group instead accepts Sulley due to him coming from a family of well-known scarers, but when they find out about Sulley's bad grades, they threaten to remove him from the group if he fails the final exam to Mike.
During the Scare Games, Javier and the rest of the RΩR team participate during the Toxicity Challenge competing with various other teams; with their skill, the RΩR have great success at the games, coming first at all challenges. However, against all odds, Oozma Kappa somehow stays in the competition after two rounds. Javier is later seen with the rest of RΩR who invite the Oozma Kappas to their fraternity house under the pretense of their efforts in the Scare Games so far, it later turns out to be a trap by RΩR to humiliate OK by taking embarrassing pictures of the group, and then proceeding to sell the picture on various products. However, while this does weaken OK's spirits, RΩR's attempts backfire as OK becomes more determined to come out on top and end up performing better and better at the Scare Games.
During the Scare Game Finals, Javier and the rest of RΩR compete with the Oozma Kappas during the last event - a scare simulator race. Throughout the finals, Javier competes with Art who ferociously hisses at the simulation child, causing him to earn a higher score but not before Art scares the child, causing his score to become lower. However, Oozma Kappa suddenly wins against RΩR, defeating Johnny's team. After Sulley realized that he tampered with the settings, Javier and the rest of Roar Omega Roar approach Sulley who attempt to make him join Johnny's team again, but not before Sulley plans to talk to Dean Hardscrabble about the tampering he did.
Although he does not make further appearances afterwards, it was later revealed during the end credits that Javier became a worker at Monsters, Inc. where he became a scarer as revealed via Scare Card.
However, it is unknown if he is still working at Monsters, Inc. due to the reversion of scream power into laughing power.
Other appearances[]
Javier and the rest of RΩRs (sans Randall) return in Party Central, where they still continue to antagonize the OKs, possibly as revenge for them outscaring them at the Scare Games and becoming even more successful than them.
Trivia[]
- In the teaser trailer for Monsters University, Javier had a rather important role where he is seen holding a flashlight directed at Mike.
- According to Javier's Scare Card, he is nicknamed "Howling" Javier Rios.
- The Season 2 Monsters at Work episode, "It's Coming From Inside the House!", makes it the first time that said nickname was mentioned onscreen.
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