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| “ | What?! Have you no honour?! No dignity?! Actions like this tarnish the Toppat name! Men, is this what really what we want out of a leader? He barged in here, took control of the Toppat Clan for himself! He's not worthy of being our leader! I say we throw him overboard! Who's with me?!
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| ― Reginald dethroning Henry after finding out that he left Ellie behind at the Wall |
Reginald Copperbottom, nicknamed Reg by RHM, in the ranks of the clan is known as Toppat Leader and Chief, is the current leader of the Toppat Clan a criminal organization, while having a lot of respect and a major antagonist in the Henry Stickmin series.
He was a Toppat of an unknown rank until eventually dethroning Terrence Suave, and acquired his top hat and placed it on top of his (inspired by former Toppat leader Sir Wilford IV). As a leader, Reginald has led the clan and organized crimes throughout the world, and became close friends with his right-hand man. Unlike the previous leader of the Toppat Clan, he genuinely wants the best for the clan, even if it means making some major sacrifices.
In most of his appearances, he is either the current leader of the Toppat Clan, or (in the pathways following "Rapidly Promoted Executive") or the second in command to Henry Stickmin (with the exception of Toppat Civil Warfare and Revenged, in which he retakes leadership and shortly dies).
He is voiced by PuffballsUnited.
Bios
- Infiltrating the Airship: The current leader of the Toppat Clan. He wears the hat of the previously dethroned leader.
- Fleeing the Complex: Seems he's been managing the Toppats in Henry's absence. He'll have to go back to being second soon.
- Completing the Mission: Being the leader of the Toppat Clan is something he takes a lot of pride in.
Profile
Appearance
Reginald wears black gloves, black shoes, and two top hats, the upper of which (the darker hat) was from the previous leader. Of the two hats, the bottom one (his original top hat) is a lighter shade of grey. He also has a brown English mustache and a golden chain necklace in the shape of a dollar symbol studded with diamonds.
Roles
Reginald appears as the main antagonist of Infiltrating the Airship, the tertiary antagonist of Fleeing the Complex, and the overall main antagonist of Completing the Mission. He is either the current leader of the Toppat Clan or second commander.
In Infiltrating the Airship, Reginald appears as:
- The main antagonist of Government Supported Private Investigator, Relentless Bounty Hunter and Pure Blooded Thief.
- The main antagonist turned deuteragonist of Rapidly Promoted Executive.
In Fleeing the Complex, Reginald appears as:
- The deuteragonist turned main antagonist of The Betrayed.
In Completing the Mission, Reginald appears as:
- The main antagonist of Stickmin Space Resort, Jewel Baron and Revenged.
- The secondary antagonist of Pardoned Pals and Toppat Civil Warfare.
- The tritagonist of Toppat King and Toppat Recruits.
- The deuteragonist of Toppat 4 Life.
Personality and Relationships
- Main article for this page/section: Reginald Copperbottom/Personality and Relationships
| “ | I gotcha Henry. You know… I could drop you right now and nobody would know… But why would I do that? I saw you out there! You put yourself on the line to save the Toppat Clan. You’ve truly earned my respect. I can’t think of a better person to lead us.
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| ― Reginald after saving Henry, shortly pondering on the possibility of retaking the title of leader |
Reginald running away from Henry on the Airship
Reginald is somewhat weak and even a coward, so he relies on trickery, manipulation and ordering the rest of the Toppats to act whenever a problem arises. He's also implied to be the one who came up with the idea of the orbital station, whereas Sven Svensson and the Right Hand Man seem to merely follow up the plans when he got captured.
Reginald, despite his cowardly tendencies, can still be dangerous in his own way. In the Betrayed ending, he managed to get rid of Henry by dropping him off the airship just in the middle of a rescue. And in the Revenged ending, he's the one who ultimately manages to kill Henry by taking him down with him by simply having a backup weapon inside his top hat. And in the Toppat Civil Warfare, Reginald managed to turn most of the clan against Henry by simply using his wits and charisma and taking advantage of a hurting Ellie. Reginald might not be the strongest fighter, but he's incredibly resourceful and cunning when it counts.
In his first two games, he didn't particularly like Henry and seemed to have only given him control over the Toppat Clan as a means of self-preservation. This is why he leaps at the chance to kill him in The Betrayed route. However, in the Toppat 4 Life and Toppat King routes, he sees how much effort Henry is willing to exert for the sake of the Toppat Clan, and so when he finds himself in a similar situation to The Betrayed ending on the latter route, Reginald not only helps Henry up, but gives him control of the Toppat Clan in earnest.
Reginald displays an overall coward like persona, relying on opportunity and betrayal rather than direct combat to achieve his ends. For example, he betrays and "kills" Henry only when Henry fails him. He also displays this tendency in the Toppat King pathway, as although he does not ultimately drop Henry and reclaim his position out of respect for his dedication to the Toppat Clan, the only time he hints at betraying Henry is when, once again, no one is watching and he has the higher ground. Throughout the Toppat King pathway, in contrast, he is shown to be very nervous around Henry and his authority, even sheepishly telling off Burt Curtis for calling him "chief" in Henry's presence and nervously looking back at Henry.
Reginald using Henry abandoning Ellie to get him dethroned
He is also very dependent on Henry as the leader, relying on him to combat the military and even trusting Henry to come back for him after he was captured. In the Toppat Civil Warfare pathway, he is only able to dethrone Henry in the presence of other clan members only by using deceit (of how Henry betrayed Ellie), rather than directly confronting him and disarming him alone. In the Revenged pathway after selecting Drop, he begs Henry not to drop him (despite doing the same to him) and show mercy, only being saved by his parachute and relying on his men to kill Henry in the cockpit.
Reginald genuinely wants the best for the Toppat Clan, even if it means making some personal sacrifices - and genuinely respects those that do the same. In Airship, he offers Henry his rank as leader as a last-ditch effort to not leave the Clan without a guide. In two of the endings of Mission, he recognizes that Henry is willing to put his life on the line for the Clan, and accepts Henry as the better leader. He might be a dirty coward, but he clearly cares for his crew and tries his best to make sure of their safety. Most notably in Pure-Blooded Thief where he tells Right Hand Man alongside the rest of the clan to retreat from the war field between them and the government as soon as the Center for Chaos Containment comes in to avoid losing more members instead of chasing after Henry who stole their ruby. Then there's the Executive/Allies route where he tells Ellie and the Right Hand Man to go to the rocket first when the government comes in to ambush them, leaving both himself and Henry to initiate the rocket launch's countdown even at the mercy of the government's helicopter.
Reginald also apparently has little self-defense or offensive technique, only able to kill or disable Henry when he has a significant advantage (ex. shooting Henry in Revenged only after he turns around, betraying Henry in The Betrayed only after he has his life in his hands). In Infiltrating the Airship in the cannon ball pathway, he runs away from Henry in fear and relies on his Right Hand Man to protect him, and he even attempts to bribe his way out by offering leadership. In Revenged, he is unable to face Henry himself, relying on his Right Hand Man to do his work for him, until he has no other option. Even then, up until the point Henry turns his back and makes himself a target, Reginald is unable to fight back. His gun is immediately disarmed by Henry and he has to resort to asking for mercy.
"I saw you out there! You put yourself on the line to save the Toppat Clan. You've truly earned my respect."
In Toppat King and all other Rapidly Promoted Executive paths of Completing the Missions, he is initially neutral towards Henry, until he proves his worth by saving the Toppat Clan, then Reginald agrees to let Henry be leader. These routes also show his more positive qualities, more specifically his loyalty to the Toppat Clan as a whole and how he genuinely wants what is best for the clan. If Henry manages to win Reginald's respect by protecting the Clan from the Government and ensuring the success of the rocket launch, Reginald is convinced that Henry is the right person to lead the Clan to greatness, openly praises him for his dedication, and accepts his leadership gracefully without any betrayal, unlike in the Betrayed ending where Henry has NOT done anything to prove himself worthy of leadership.
He's also rather impatient and easily not trusting, as he is willing to reclaim the leader position from Henry whenever he gets the chance, ignoring that Henry can be a responsible and protective leader to the clan if given the chance. This trait would cause the fall of the Toppat Clan in one path.
In the Jewel Baron path, Reginald is shown to wrathful and envious as he's desperate to stop Henry from stealing the Norwegian Emerald, as he doesn't want to lose another large jewel to him, to the point of firing his clan's strongest weapon at Henry that can atomize anything. This behavior ends up destroying the Toppat Clan in the process.
Reginald betraying Henry
In the Betrayed and Revenged paths, Reginald reveals his sadistic side, which is shown when he smiles when about to drop Henry to his death and when he laughs after he shot him.
Seeing as he is cowardly, weak and impatient, it's strange how he ended up as the Toppat Leader in the first place. However, it might be because he is a high ranking member and someone who only wants best for the Clan.
Still, despite being evil, he is still rational and has his bit of humanity.
Criminal Record
This shows Reginald's criminal record:
- Member and leader of a criminal organization.
- Overthrow of former leader Terrence Suave.
- Stealing Romanian Ruby and Norwegian Emerald.
- Attempt to steal the Tunisian Diamond with the help of the fake Mayor Gene Fredrickson.
- Illegal possession of weapons and stolen property.
- Establishing Toppat Orbital Station in Earth Orbit and raiding.
- Murders of government soldiers. (TK, Before the Events of JB, PP/TR)
- Betrayal. (The Betrayed route)
Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Reginald has killed:
- Terrence Suave (Heavily Implied)
- Henry Stickmin (TB;resurrected by Dr. Vinschpinsilstien and R)
- Several Government Soldiers (TK, Before the Events of JB, PP/TR)
Quotes
- Main article for this page/section: Reginald Copperbottom/Quotes
Trivia
- In every "Rapidly Promoted Executive" path (Including Revenged) on the first time Reginald recognizes Henry, the first word he says when he sees him is "Henry!".
- In the ending screens for the "Rapidly Promoted Executive", he doesn't look happy with Henry in charge of the Toppat Clan, which leads into Fleeing the Complex's The Betrayed ending.
- The same thing happened in Toppat King where Reginald threatened to release Henry but instead accept him because of his helpfulness to the clan by fighting directly against the Government with Right Hand Man.
- He is one of the only 3 Toppat Clan members to appear in 3 games, along with Wilhelm Krieghaus and Thomas Chestershire.
- In the Henry Stickmin Collection Developer Commentary, PuffballsUnited confirmed that he was British (though his accent already makes it partially clear).
- Reginald is the main antagonist of the entire series.
- He is smart, cunning, and has great leadership skills.
- He along with the Right Hand Man and Dmitri Johannes Petrov, have an important role as the main antagonists.
- Despite his cowardice, he has respect in the Clan. Appreciates the Toppat Clan and those who are ready to sacrifice themselves to save it or prove your loyalty.
- Can only fight when he has an advantage over the enemy.
- Compared to the other antagonists, he has the most impact due to appearing more than any other important antagonists, and because he's important in Infiltrating the Airship and Fleeing the Complex, as well as most of the paths in Completing the Mission.
- Ever since Infiltrating the Airship, Reginald has appeared as a main antagonist in at least one pathway of the games.
- However, the main antagonist of the series is simply up to debate.
- Despite his role as the main antagonist being determinant, he is the overall Big Bad of the franchise.
- He dies in almost every single CtM pathway where he is the leader, except for the Stickmin Space Resort and Toppat Recruits endings.
| Infiltrating the Airship Characters | ||
| Henry Stickmin | Captain Galeforce | Charles Calvin | Rupert Price | Reginald Copperbottom | Right Hand Man | Geoffrey Plumb | Sledge MacRush | Hanz Spearman | Ted McAdams | Felix White | Hatchman | Slice | Winston Davis | Magnus Eriksson | Floyd Winters | Derbert Daniels | Douglass Murl | Wilhelm Krieghaus | Handsome Harold | Al Kohaul | Matthew Norbert | Benjamin Bourseious | Thomas Chestershire | Oldmin | Herb Stokes | Dave Panpa | Cool Katie | Two-Ton Tony | Cuppa Joe | Terrence Suave | Sir Wilford IV | Billy G. | T.R.N.K. | Jarsh Finx | Manuel Frend | Harry Butts | Rhounda Pounda | Mr. Blanc | Mac Damper | Phlex Hamley | Nerto Kageh | Bob Hoss | Joe Hunter | Rai U. | Kent | Samuel Mundy | Jaque LeTouche | Mr. Brimley | Sammy Sorry | Nate Box | Quickdraw | Googuy | Wilson Stone | Larry Gordon | Abigail Stone | Timmy Stone | Mert Steel | Kert Steel | Mortdecai Booker | ||
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| Henry | Ellie | Charles | Reginald | RHM | Dmitri | ||
