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| species= Human
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| gender= Male
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| hair= Blond
|job=Doctor; Explorer; Biology teacher ([[Crystal Cove High School]])
 
 
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| job= Doctor; explorer; biology teacher (''temporarily'')<ref name="Headless">{{SDMI122}}</ref>
|family=[[Marion Spartan]] (wife)
 
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| affiliation= [[Charles Wheatlesby|Cachinga]]
|actor=[[James Patrick Stewart]]
 
 
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'''Dr. Nick Spartan''' is a jungle explorer who became a biology teacher at [[Crystal Cove High School]]. He was the hero of [[Fred Jones, Jr.]] because he had escaped from so many traps. On one mission in the Amazon he found what he thought was an ancient temple with a shrunken head. When he touched the head it spoke, and a [[Headless Creature]] appeared to haunt him.
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'''Dr. Rick Spartan''' is a jungle explorer, who worked for a time as a biology teacher at [[Crystal Cove High School]]. His long experience with escaping traps has made him the hero (and somewhat of a role model) of [[Fred Jones, Jr.]].
   
==Physical Appearance==
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==Physical appearance==
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Rick is a Caucasian male, with a short, blond buzzcut; with his lantern-jaw and muscular body, he looks like the typical man of action. He has tanned skin, suggesting he spends a lot of time out adventuring.
 
He looks like a typical lantern-jawed man of action.
 
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
He neglects the safety and comfort of his wife in favor of jungle adventures, which is what led her to create the [[Headless Creature]] in the first place.
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He neglects the safety and comfort of his wife in favor of jungle adventures, which is what led her to create the [[Headless Horror]] in the first place, and in the end, briefly leave him.
   
==Powers and Abilities==
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==Skills and abilities==
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==Early Life==
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==History==
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===Early life===
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''Insert details here.''
   
==Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated==
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===''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated''===
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====Season one====
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On one mission in the Amazon he found what he thought was an ancient temple with a shrunken head. When he touched the head it spoke, and a [[Headless Horror]] appeared to haunt him.
   
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He took a teaching position at [[Crystal Cove High School]] only as a break before his next adventure.
(''[[Attack of the Headless Horror]]'')
 
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He was haunted by the Headless Horror, who turned out to be [[Marion Spartan|his wife, Marion]], trying to make him quit the adventuring life.<ref name="Headless" />
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====Season two====
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He showed up with [[Charles Wheatlesby|Cachinga]] to fight the [[Gluten Demon]], telling a story that Marion had been carried away by giant flies. In the end, it turned out they were separated, with Marion living at her mother's house. A phone call from Rick led to the promise of reconciliation for the couple.<ref>{{SDMI219}}</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' - ''[[Attack of the Headless Horror]]''
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''
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** 122. ''[[Attack of the Headless Horror]]''
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** 219. ''[[The Devouring]]''
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
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* "A curse? This day just keeps getting better and better."
 
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'''Rick''': A curse? This day just keeps getting better and better.<br>
 
''[[Attack of the Headless Horror]]''
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==Notes/trivia==
 
* Fred Jr.'s idolization of Rick is similar to [[Fred Jones|the original Fred]]'s own idolization of [[Melbourne O'Reilly]] from ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''.
 
* He has a quasi-resemblance to [[Bruce (Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!)|Bruce]] from the ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' episode, ''[[Don't Feed the Animals]]''.
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* The character is based Doc Savage ("Doc" Spartan...), especially the film version starring Ron Ely (the character is drawn wearing the same outfit worn by Ely in the film). The Doc Savage adventures, in turn, inspired Indiana Jones.
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* The credits from his first appearance, mistakingly list him as "Nick Spartan".
   
==Notes/Trivia==
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
*Fred Jr.'s idolization of Nick is similar to the original [[Fred Jones|Fred]] own idolization of [[Melbourne O'Reilly]] from ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''.
 
*He has a quasi-resemblance to [[Bruce]] from the ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue!]]'' episode, ''[[Don't Feed The Animals]]''
 
*The character was based on Indiana Jones.
 
   
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Revision as of 14:09, 30 January 2016

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Dr. Rick Spartan is a jungle explorer, who worked for a time as a biology teacher at Crystal Cove High School. His long experience with escaping traps has made him the hero (and somewhat of a role model) of Fred Jones, Jr..

Physical appearance

Rick is a Caucasian male, with a short, blond buzzcut; with his lantern-jaw and muscular body, he looks like the typical man of action. He has tanned skin, suggesting he spends a lot of time out adventuring.

Personality

He neglects the safety and comfort of his wife in favor of jungle adventures, which is what led her to create the Headless Horror in the first place, and in the end, briefly leave him.

Skills and abilities

Insert details here.

History

Early life

Insert details here.

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Season one

On one mission in the Amazon he found what he thought was an ancient temple with a shrunken head. When he touched the head it spoke, and a Headless Horror appeared to haunt him.

He took a teaching position at Crystal Cove High School only as a break before his next adventure.

He was haunted by the Headless Horror, who turned out to be his wife, Marion, trying to make him quit the adventuring life.[1]

Season two

He showed up with Cachinga to fight the Gluten Demon, telling a story that Marion had been carried away by giant flies. In the end, it turned out they were separated, with Marion living at her mother's house. A phone call from Rick led to the promise of reconciliation for the couple.[2]

Appearances

Quotes

Rick: A curse? This day just keeps getting better and better.
Attack of the Headless Horror

Notes/trivia

References