| The Outrider | |
|---|---|
| The Venture Bros. character | |
 | |
| First appearance |
The Better Man |
| Voiced by |
Doc Hammer |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Necromancer |
| Relatives |
Tatyana (wife) Triana Orpheus (step-daughter) |
| Notable characteristics |
Magic user Horsemanship Planar traveler |
| Alliances |
The Brimstone Assembly |
The Outrider is a minor recurring character on The Venture Bros. He is a magician and Triana Orpheus's stepfather. He is voiced by Doc Hammer.
Character History[]
He was once the student of Dr. Orpheus but was described as nothing more than a slacker who wanted power but did not want to earn it through hardwork. Because of this, he was able to find shortcuts to everything in magic and even found a way to enter the underworld. Outrider became a great sorcerer and soon became the man whom Tatyana, his teacher's wife, left for Orpheus for after Orpheus neglected her.
Though Orpheus described him as lazy, the Outrider himself stated that he sought out shortcuts because he didn't want to give up everything else in his life for power like his teacher did, allowing him to become a better husband to Tatyana than his mentor.
In his first appearance, he inflamed Orpheus' jealousy when he rescued him from a spawn that came through a portal from hell and resurrected Jefferson Twilight from the dead. The Outrider could travel between worlds, a feat that Orpheus had yet to achieve. Unfortunately, The Outrider was tricked by Torrid and became stuck in Hell which forced Orpheus to have the Order of the Triad attempt to rescue him.
With the help of cryptic advice from The Master, Orpheus discovered that Outrider's secret to this power was self trepanation and the insertion of a charmed orb in his skull. Orpheus and The Alchemist were then sent to the underworld where they met The Outrider's corporeal form, who told them they were stuck there with them. Outrider is a little annoyed at what they did to his physical body as Orpheus apologized to Outrider for being jealous of him while the latter admitted he admired Orpheus for his abilities, but wanted to find a shortcut for achieving what Orpheus did since he didn't want to sacrifice every else for magic like his mentor did. As they lamented their situation, they ended up being rescued by Jefferson Twilight, whose magic power was found to act as a bridge between worlds.
In A Very Venture Halloween, it is shown that the two are now friends which has helped him reconcile his relationship with his ex-wife, having invited them both to the Brimstone Assembly that he was hosting at the Venture Compound. During the ceremony, he and Tatyana reenact a BDSM-themed scene from Hellraiser, where he, skinless and suspended on chains by metal hooks through his shoulders, attempted to solve a Rubik's Cube while Toaster Face, an apparent cenobite, gushed about "pleasure toast". Toaster Face disappeared and the room returned to normal when The Outrider solved all six sides of the Rubik's Cube, with nearly the entire Assembly applauding. Red Mantle, however, joined Dragoon in his disgust with this trick, saying it was way too kinky for him. A visibly upset Dr. Orpheus expressed his concern that this kind of magic was happening in the home where his daughter Triana was being raised.
In Operation P.R.O.M., he and his wife are shown excitedly taking pictures of Triana as she and Dean prepare to go the Venture Brother's graduation prom. He appears at the end of the episode, attempting to chance away what he thought was a Klu Klux Klan meeting only to learn that it was Dean who came to win back Triana but Outrider tells him she is with her boyfriend. He tries to convince Dean to move on and away from Triana. In response, Dean angrily curses out Outrider.
In What Color is Your Cleansuit?, he escorts Dean back home on his horse. The Outrider requests to speak with Dr. Venture, but Dean once again curses him out. It's mentioned later on by Dr. Venture that Outrider is still calling the compound.
Episode Appearances[]
- Een, Meeny, Miney...Magic! (mentioned)