| Red Bannon | |
|---|---|
| The Venture Bros. character | |
 Bannon in Action | |
| First appearance |
Ice Station - Impossible! |
| Last appearance |
Ice Station - Impossible! |
| Created by |
Doug Wildey |
| Voiced by |
Chris McCulloch |
| Information | |
| Full name | Roger T. Bannon |
| Aliases | Race Bannon |
| Occupation |
Bodyguard Secret Agent |
| Children | Jessie Bannon |
| Relatives |
John Bannon (father) Sarah Bannon (mother) Jade (ex-wife) |
| Nationality | American |
| Enemies |
Dr. Zin/Dr. Z Nat King Cobra and his Snakemen Toru (deceased) |
| Cause of Death |
Sideswiped by an out of control airplane |
Red Bannon was an agent of the O.S.I. and former bodyguard to Action Johnny's father on The Venture Bros.
Character History
O.S.I. and Bodyguard
Red worked for the O.S.I. for most of his life and doubled as a bodyguard to Action Johnny, his father, and a young Indian boy named Radjni. He spent his time with them on adventures or fighting the evil Dr. Z. At some unknown point Red stopped being their bodyguard and returned to the Office of Secret Intelligence.
Return to the O.S.I. and Death
He was shown to be one of the more respected members of the agency. Red continued as a field agent for countless years after returning to the agency. Red soon met his end during a fight with Snakemen over the Goliath Serum, which was said to cause whatever ingested the serum to explode within a certain amount of time. Brock Samson was the last person to speak to Red, whom told Brock to tell "Johnny that I love...". Red then died and voided his bowels, about which Brock said they never show in the movies.
Episode Appearances
Season 1
Season 3
- The Invisible Hand of Fate (flashback)
Season 7
- The Terminus Mandate (flashback)
Trivia
- Red was originally called Race Bannon in Ice Station - Impossible! and was intended to simply be the same character from Jonny Quest. However, he was renamed "Red" in Season 3 due to issues involving copyright and parody.
- On page 61 of the 2018 book Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of The Venture Bros., show co-creators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick explain that Adult Swim initially permitted them to use the name "Race Bannon" on The Venture Bros. because it was done as a parody and the network owned the rights to the character. They were asked to change Bannon's name when a Jonny Quest-type character was added to the show in Season 2, making the network nervous about their licensed characters. The show creators obliged by renaming Race to "Red" and calling the new character "Action Johnny" instead of Jonny Quest.