Rando

Rando
You can see tears beneath his mask... Dusty
Biography
Full Name	Dustin Armstrong
Other Name	Dusty, Rando
Race	Human
Sex	Male
Relationships	Brad Armstrong - Mentor/Adopted Father Buzzo - Fellow Student Buddy - Kidnappee/Adoptive Sister Mr. Beautiful - Friend
Affiliation	Rando Army
Role	Leader of Rando Army
Location	Various in Olathe
Gameplay
Appearances	LISA: THE PAINFUL LISA: THE JOYFUL
Mentioned	LISA: THE PAINFUL LISA: THE JOYFUL

"Fff... Fa... Fa... Fff-face... D-d-don't worry little girl... A fff-fa-face is nothing... The inside... It's... It's what matters. I... I... I Kn-know you are strong."

―Rando talking to Buddy

Background

Name: Dusty Armstrong "Rando" (Being an orphan, Rando gave himself Brad's last name.)

Fighting Art: Armstrong Style

Likes: Peace

Favorite Food: Beans and Toast

Most Hated Thing: Letting Others Down

The often unwanted star of the Armstrong Dojo. Dusty strived his whole life for Brad's approval.

Biography

Rando is first introduced as the leader of the Rando Army.

In truth, Rando is Dustin "Dusty" Armstrong, Brad's adopted son and the often unwanted star of the Armstrong Dojo before the apocalypse. He worked hard his whole life for Brad's approval, and is one of the most powerful people in Olathe.

Appearance and Personality

Rando is clad in a black mask with a red skull motif, a large black cape and red shoulder pads. Underneath his cape is a very muscular body, a testament to his martial arts powers.

He is shown as a kind, merciful leader. He doesn't tend to speak up due to his soft, quiet voice, and the stutter he's had since childhood. Because of this, he generally will whisper his orders to a close subordinate for relaying, rather than give them directly. One of the few times that he does speak is when he sees Buddy's face towards the end of the game and when talking to Brad one last time.

His Story

HEY, HOLD UP! There's SPOILERS down there, if you want to avoid them scroll until the next orange box.
Even a hint master shouldn't know the future.

-Postliminary Terry

Rando
Enemy information
Gameplay
Parameters
HP	15000	ATK	137
SP	200	DEF	62
SATK	37	AGI	40
SDEF	25	LUCK	26
Rewards
Exp	0	Mags	0
Features
HIT * 95%		Attack Element: Physical
State Resist: Fallen		Stun * 50%
Scared * 23%		Fire * 50%
Actions
Rando Bomb		Always	3
Rando Stab		Always	3
Fireball		Always	4
Rando Buster		Always	5

Rando
Enemy information
Gameplay
Parameters
HP	10000	ATK	130
SP	200	DEF	50
SATK	25	AGI	40
SDEF	25	LUCK	1
Rewards
Exp	0	Mags	0
Features
HIT * 95%		Attack Element: Physical
Collapse Effect: Boss		State Resist: Fallen
Scared * 50%		Stun * 50%
Fire * 80%
Actions
Rando Bomb		Always	3
Fireball		Always	5
Rando Buster		Always	5
Rando Stab		Always	3
Cry		Always	3

Broken Man
Enemy information
Gameplay
Parameters
HP	20000	ATK	130
SP	200	DEF	50
SATK	25	AGI	40
SDEF	25	LUCK	1
Rewards
Exp	0	Mags	0
Item Drops	1/1 chance of Karate Belt
Features
HIT * 95%		Attack Element: Physical
Collapse Effect: Boss		State Resist: Fallen
State Resist: Scared		Stun * 50%
Actions
Scratch		Always	5
Cry		Always	3
Rando Bomb		Always	3
Fireball		Always	5
Blood cough		Always	4
Rando Stab		Always	3

"Master Armstrong... Ple... Please... We don't need to.... Fff-fff-fight. She is... The future..."

―Rando, before fighting Brad

During the early minutes of the game, Brad's friends make comments regarding the founding of Buddy and that if they were to hand her over to Rando, that they would be good for life with resources. We can see early on that Rando has created a large army covering the whole of Olathe in an attempt to create order in the chaos of the wake of the White Flash.

At the end of the Area 1/2 Transition, Brad will accidentally crash his motorcycle into Rando, with the latter apologizing and giving Brad 8 Rando Rations. As Rando leaves, Brad will remark that he "can see tears underneath [Rando's] mask."

Brad enters the heart of Rando's territory, Rando Land, at the end of the game in order to finally reclaim Buddy. After Brad fights through the remnants of Rando's army, Rando himself will fight Brad as the final boss of the game.

In the downloadable content sequel Rando is revealed to have survived his confrontation with Brad at the ending of the game. When Buddy is confronted by a gang of men, Rando manages to hold them at bay long enough for a Joy mutant to attack, killing the men and allowing Rando and Buddy to escape.

Rando leads Buddy to a mountain within Rando Land to meet with 'friends.' However they are both ambushed and imprisoned by the men within. Rando's wounds are treated by the men however they are killed by Buddy for attempting to lock her away.

Rando eventually becomes a reluctant ally to Buddy, watching over her as she sleeps and engaging in fights as she attempts to kill the many leaders of Olathe in a bid to become it's leader. After Buddy kills three of the leaders Rando leaves during the night, unable to continue.

Rando is finally seen again near the end of the game, hanging to a pole by barbed wire, dangling over a large chasm as bait for Buddy. Rando reveals that he was complicit in the plan to kidnap Buddy and begs for forgiveness. At this point Buddy can either drop Rando to his death, or hold on to the barbed wire. Regardless Rando eventually falls.

Finally, as either an act of mercy or revenge for his betrayal, Buddy slits Rando's throat as he lays dying at the bottom of the chasm, killing him.

The spoilers are all done now, so you can now resume reading the rest of the article as normal.
I Hope you didn't ruin anything for yourself.

-Terr Unaware

Notes

• Rando has a very high attack value, and thus it is advised to avoid leaving on the finished boat until you are sure that you are ready.

Trivia

• During the Pain Mode ending, we see that his face has been sawn off by Buzzo when he tried to defend the Armstrong Dojo. It seems that this was punishment for Brad's lack of action and allowing of Lisa to be abused by Marty Armstrong and her subsequent suicide.
• Rando's name could also possibly be due to a minor alteration to the word "Random". This could be in reference to Dingaling not being completely sure what the character's story would be at first or the fact that he doesn't see himself as special, therefore looking at himself as a "random" man.
• Rando lacks control over his army, and his punishments are fair and humane. So it's easy to walk all over Rando. But if needed he can kick ass.
• Rando's army coined the move "Rando Bomb."
• Rando's respect started with the mask and by never talking.

Art

Photo of Hawk, the cut character who was originally going to be Rando.