Ronaldo Fryman

"Ronaldo Fryman" is a minor character in Steven Universe. He first appears in "Frybo," as a cameo, and has his first speaking role in "Cat Fingers". He is Peedee's older brother and Fryman's son. He works the deep fryer at Beach Citywalk Fries.

Appearance
Ronaldo has a moderately tall, thick build and skin similar in tone to that of Steven. Like the other members of the Fryman family, he has long, blond, "fry-like" hair. His hair resembles curly fries. At work, he wears an apron. Underneath this, he wears a burgundy collared shirt that he leaves untucked and tan cargo shorts that reach his knees. Additionally, he wears wrap-around sandals and glasses. In "Steven's Lion," he wore he wore a white shirt under his burgundy one which has a lot of colorful badges buttoned in his undershirt, written "KBCW" (Keep Beach City Weird). He also wore a brown fedora with silver and black headphones in the same episode. He has also been shown wearing a dark red top with flames at the bottom. In "Keep Beach City Weird," he wore a navy-green cap, a navy-green short tahari coat, digital camouflage sweater, and black gloves and boots.

History
When Ronaldo and Lars were kids, they were friends. They both decided that the Beach City lighthouse would be the perfect place for the "Beach City Explorer Club" to be located. One day, Lars carved his name into the wall, to mark territory. And, because of getting hurt, the possessed wall plank hit Lars, at this moment Ronaldo took a picture. Seeing the opportunity to report this paranormal event, Ronaldo suggests they put the image on TV for the world to see. Embarrassed, Lars rips the picture to shreds. This devastated Ronaldo, since that was the one chance for the "Beach City Explorer Club" to become known. Lars tries to explain that his reason to rip the paper was because he couldn't have anyone see it. A heated argument between Lars and Ronaldo begins. The argument ends with Lars leaving the Lighthouse, marking the ending of their friendship.

Personality
Ronaldo is a good-natured, highly excitable teenager. He is obsessed with supernatural phenomena and secret activities, like Beach City Underground Wrestling. He keeps a blog about such things called Keep Beach City Weird. He is always interested when Steven has something unusual to show people. He readily believes in things with little to no supporting evidence, such as in Steven's Lion when he assumed Steven's magical lion was invisible instead of nonexistent, and he momentarily believed Steven was pregnant.

Ronaldo is prone to being overly-enthusiastic in his research endeavors. He is always eager to share his findings with his friends, followers, and really anyone who will listen. He reveals his deepest findings with Steven the moment he asks permission to join him. It's revealed in "Keep Beach City Weird!" that while he finds Steven and the Crystal Gems cool, his greatest interest is in uncovering conspiracies and revealing the hidden truth. Pearl inadvertently suggests that this may be done out of a desire to feel more significant than he really is, and Ronaldo's reaction when his findings turn out to be unrelated seems to confirm this. He routinely asks his younger, more responsible brother Peedee to cover for him at work when he believes he's found a new lead.

Episode Appearances

 * "Frybo" (non-speaking cameo)
 * "Cat Fingers"
 * "Tiger Millionaire" (as alter-ego)
 * "Steven's Lion"
 * "Steven and the Stevens" (non-speaking cameo)
 * "Mirror Gem" (cameo)
 * "Ocean Gem"
 * "Secret Team"
 * "Keep Beach City Weird!"
 * "Garnet's Universe" (referenced via the character Ringo)
 * "Watermelon Steven"
 * "Alone Together" (cameo)
 * "Horror Club"
 * "Maximum Capacity" (mentioned)
 * "Political Power" (cameo)
 * "The Return" (cameo)
 * "Full Disclosure"

Trivia

 * His blog exists in real life and is lead by the show's staff, Keep Beach City Weird on Tumblr.
 * Ronaldo once pursued Garnet in the comics, determined that she was a model in one of the old Fashion Magazines he had found, looking much like her but with let-down hair and slightly different apparel.
 * He puts Old Bay on as many foods as he can.
 * He uses Bitcoin.
 * He is part of a community called "Planties," where he dresses up as a Ficus.
 * He dips his fries in wasabi mayo, and has been trying to get his dad to carry it in the shop.
 * Ronaldo is an Otaku, as shown by his anime review on blog.
 * According to his blog, he has a tattoo. It is unknown if he still has it or if it's gone. He listed it as one of his top 5 regrets.
 * He performed an alien autopsy on Peedee.
 * He is an activist against the use of glow sticks, thinking they are filled with ghost blood.
 * The only kind of Jazz Ronaldo appreciates comes from Korea.
 * Ronaldo is a fan of the No Home Boys series but, unlike Steven, does not dislike the No Home Boys Graphic Novel Adaptation, giving it a C+ on his blog.
 * It is revealed in "Horror Club" that he used to be childhood friends with Lars.
 * He also was unaware that Steven was friends with Lars and blamed him for the "haunting" of the lighthouse.
 * In the comics, Ronaldo and his brother Peedee form a musical duo called "Frying Saucer Landing". They both play Theremin.
 * His dad says that he can't take take care of himself. This is probably because he is to easily distracted by certain usual things.
 * This is further proven when Ronaldo is shown to sit in the backseat of the car during the evacuation.

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