Henry J. Waternoose IV, better known by his false name Roger Rogers, is a supporting character in the Disney•Pixar animated series Monsters at Work.
Background[]
Personality[]
A complete opposite to his father, Roger Rogers is shown to be a very happy-go-lucky monster who lives to please everyone. He tends to be very agreeable with everyone, especially Fritz whom he shares a closeness. He has even gotten on Duncan P. Anderson's good side. Roger is shown to be very knowledgeable about things within Monsters, Inc., to an almost obsessive degree. He is a very kind monster as he already forgives Tylor for accusing him of being a saboteur while also understanding Tylor's suspicions on him as Waternoose's son.
Despite his fun-loving personality, Roger isn't without a few temper issues as his relationship with his father is somewhat strained due to the latter's crimes. This was shown when Roger learned that someone vandalized the laugh floor, he angrily confronted his father on the phone to know if he had anything to do with it, and when his father denies this, Roger hangs up the phone in a huff, though he later learns that Randall Boggs is the true culprit.
Physical appearance[]
Roger has a squid-like appearance. He is light green and furry and possesses five steel blue tentacle-like limbs. The top of his head has fur that sticks out to emulate a hairstyle. He has five eyes, but his top right eye is noticeably out of sync with the others, not looking in the same direction, and rarely blinks.
Role in the series[]
Roger is the new MIFTer who was hired to essentially replace Tylor Tuskmon and Val Little. He first appeared in "The C.R.E.E.P. Show" where he is placed in charge of watching the MIFT office while everyone else is away. He later gets involved in "Opening Doors", where he, Fritz, Duncan, Needleman and Smitty must find a leak within the company's equipment. Roger notices that one of the keys is missing, as he was the last one to use them. He spends much of the search singing about it, while also demonstrating a surprisingly in-depth knowledge of the plant's receiving stations.
In "Lights! Camera! Chaos!", Tylor discovers that his real name is Henry J. Waternoose IV, son of Henry J. Waternoose III. Sulley reveals that he always knew this, and did not want to punish the innocent Roger for his father's crimes since Rogers is nothing like him. His photo fixation is also revealed to be for Mike's benefit, in order to make a collage to remind him of why he loves the company and everyone's name.
Trivia[]
- Roger is uniquely different from his father, but shares having multiple eyes and legs. This implies these are Waternoose's dominant genes.
- His name is a likely reference to the Battle Droids' catchphrase "Roger roger!" from the Star Wars franchise.
- It is revealed that Roger was Waternoose IV's childhood nickname.
- Roger says he is from New Squealand, a reference or even a Monster-verse equivalent to his voice actor Rhys Darby's real world birthplace: New Zealand. It is unknown if Waternoose’s family were hailed from there or just his parents at some point visited there.
- Roger has at least two hearts, as revealed in "Opening Doors". It is unknown whether this is the case for most monsters or just him.
- It is possible that his benevolent personality is a reason why Waternoose the Third does not want him in the business or at least not in on his scheme.
- Roger is currently the only MIFTer who has never been in the human world.
- He was seems to be similar that of Alfredo Linguini from Ratatouille, both being the son of the company’s owner but has ordinary job of their father’s company, but unlike him, Roger was the son of the villain.
Gallery[]
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