Monster/Mutant | |
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Species | Human/Mouse |
Gender | Male |
Fur Color | Gray |
Eye Color | Red |
Speed | Unknown |
Jumping | None |
Crushing | None |
First Appearance | Rampage (Atari Lynx Port) 1986 |
• The Video Game
When the arcade game was ported for Atari Lynx, the developers added an extra monster to take advantage of the four-player system. A fourth character was added known as Larry the Lab Rat. The story behind the monster's origin was that originally Larry was the lunchroom cashier at Scumlabs who was despised among his coworkers for being the company snitch who "ratted" them out. He, along with his fellow workers George, Lizzie and Ralph ate a lunch that had an experimental drug, which caused all four to mutate. A Scumlabs researcher must be found in order to find the antidote, but there is only enough for one monster.
This enormous rodent never showed up in any of the sequel games, but 1999's Rampage 2: Universal Tour gave us a towering mouse named Curtis, and the most recent game in the series, 2006's Rampage: Total Destruction, added a new oversized Mouse known as Rhett.
•The Film Adaptation
The film begins with Dr. Kerry Atkins (played by Marley Shelton) trying to escape a space station on which a pre-clinical trial of the Project Rampage pathogen was conducted. The vessel’s gravity has been lost and we see blood and dead bodies floating through the corridors as Atkins swims for the escape pod. However, when she gets there, her superiors inform her she won’t be going anywhere without the experimental substance. As she heads back toward the lab, we see the huge Mouse-like creature responsible for the mayhem. It may not be obvious to any but a die-hard few, but this is a nod to the fourth monster introduced in the Rampage franchise, Larry.