Ruby Red

Personal Information

Race: Human. Age: Unspecified but could be between teenage/young adult. Gender and pronouns: Female, she/her. Homeland: Gunpowder Island.

Relationships

Related: Rubens (Adoptive father), Friends: Alex/Prince Alexander, Twinkle, Agent Gene, Alien. Enemies: Sharkbeard, The Pirates.

Overview

Ruby Red (mostly just referred to as Ruby) is one of the main characters in the series. A fearsome pirate and member of the "Super 4", Ruby is notorious across the realm for her crafty antics and unyielding lust for treasure; her pirate-like qualities outweighed only by her loyalty to her friends, as Alex would put it: "She may be a pirate, but she has a good heart".

Appearance

Ruby wears brown boots and pants, with a white and red jacket; a pirate hat on her head, and an earring. She has black eyes and blue hair.

Personality

Ruby likes to act tough and fearless as she believes these are qualities that she must have (as a pirate). However, she is usually playful and silly around her friends and is caring and kind when the situation calls for it.

Abilities and Items

Ruby always carries her trusty sabre which used to belong to Rubens before he gave up being a pirate (it still has his name engraved in it). She also knows a lot about operating the cannons on Gunpowder Island although this ability isn't exclusive to her and is much more prominent among the other pirates.

Notable Relationships

The Pirates: Generally, Ruby is disliked among the pirates, as they believe that a girl like Ruby is not worthy of becoming one of them. However, Ruby consistently proves them wrong which only causes their hatred for her to grow. Rubens: Rubens adopted Ruby as a baby and having lived together for so long, they have developed a strong bond. However, Ruby's dream of becoming a pirate caused the two to argue a lot. She sometimes mentions him and talks about her upbringing in the tavern. Ruby also owns a family heirloom (a centuries old sardine) which was passed down to her (the heirloom likely being from Rubens' side of the family), before being unfortunately eaten by Alex. Sharkbeard: At first, Ruby seemed to admire and look up to Sharkbeard, becoming bewildered and excited whenever he retold his tales at sea. However, Sharkbeard became very hostile towards Ruby, claiming that "girls can't be pirates" and blaming her for Rubens' (his best swordsman) retirement from pirating. Because of this, she recognises him as her enemy and is always looking to one-up Sharkbeard and foil his dirty schemes.

Notable Relationships #2

Alex: Ruby generally gets on well with Alex, as they both excel close quarters combat due to their exceptional swordsmanship. She's also fond of his father, as he is very wealthy - and Ruby, staying true to her pirate nature, has an insatiable desire for gold. Furthermore, Alex's acute perception and awareness makes up for Ruby's reckless and impulsive behaviour which has saved her multiple times from dangerous situations. Twinkle: As with Alex, Ruby also has a good relationship with Twinkle - albeit slightly less so, as Ruby is seen on numerous occasions to get angry whenever Twinkle uses her magic powers against her. Also, as a pirate, Ruby can be caught stealing or cheating, which opposes Twinkle's good morals (as a fairy) Despite some differences between the pair, they complement each other well and remain great friends Gene: Naturally, as Gene is the most intellectual and least social of the group, Ruby finds him to be quite monotonous and arrogant most of the time. However, Gene's plethora of exciting gadgets never fail to amuse Ruby and they usually get on well whenever he isn't egotistically displaying his vast knowledge.

History

Born in an unknown location prior to the events of "Ruby, Queen of the Seas - part 1", baby Ruby is found in a basket on the shores of Gunpowder Island by a pirate named Rubens. Adopted and raised in Rubens' tavern, Ruby lived her whole life as a waitress, longing for the day she would become a true pirate. After being told by her adoptive father that this day would not come, she became determined to prove him wrong - attempting to set off with one of Sharkbeard's ships to experience adventure of her own. Before Sharkbeard could stop her, he was intercepted by none other than Rubens, who, realizing his earlier mistake, held off his former captain long enough for Ruby to make her escape and getting himself captured in the process. After a long day out at sea, Ruby eventually arrived at Kingsland, where she meets a knight by the name of Sir Ulf the Crusher, guardian of the famous treasure of Kingsland. After passing Sir Ulf's series of challenges, however, Ruby finds that there never was any treasure, meaning she won't be able to pay Sharkbeard in exchange for her father's freedom. Sympathising with her, Sir Ulf offers her a job as an apprentice knight so she may earn enough money to ransom her father which she promptly accepts.