- Not to be confused with a character with a similar name.
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Hausner also known as Ritchie is an NPC and a Whack Rat that competed in the Speedway Five-Billion.
History
Prime Empire Original Shorts
The Meaning of Victory
Ritchie is seen in an interview talking about what it would be like if he could win the Yellow Key-Tana. He soon has to compete with other racers who want the spotlight as well.
Prime Empire
The Glitch
When the Ninja and Okino were at the Forest of Discontent, Ritchie attacks Lloyd, and Richie and another Whack Rat attack the others. However, when Ritchie was tied up, Richie and the other Whack Rat escaped.
When Ritchie was questioned by Lloyd, he replies that he was ordered by Unagami to attack the Ninja. Moments later, Ritchie tells Lloyd that he can help the Ninja by showing them a shortcut, a glitch.
After Ritchie was freed and lured the Ninja to a glitch, the Red Visors ambushed the Ninja and attacked them while Ritchie escape.
The Speedway Five-Billion
At the Speedway Five-Billion, he encounters Jay and attempts to throw a torpedo attack, but failed, hitting a Chrome Dome instead.
Later, Ritchie, Richie, and another Whack Rat attacks Nya by setting the Ninja Tuner Car's engine on fire.
After, Racer Seven reached first place, Ritchie commands Richie and another Whack Rat to go after her. However, he and the other Whack Rats failed when Lloyd, Jay, and Nya collided with them.
Game Over
Richie was among the AI that were freed from Prime Empire through Unagami's Manifestation Gate. He took to terrorising the streets of Ninjago City along with his fellow Whack Rats. He was then kicked out of his Quad Bike by Zane and had it stolen.
After Unagami aired out his grievances with Milton Dyer, Ritchie, along with the other Whack Rats, decided Ninjago wasn’t for them and went back through the Gate into Prime Empire.
Appearances
LEGO Ninjago
Prime Empire Original Shorts
Season 12: Prime Empire
- 134. "The Glitch"
- 139. "The Speedway Five-Billion"
- 144. "Game Over"
Video Games
Trivia
- Like all the other racers in "The Meaning of Victory," he had his name wrong in the Ninjargon. In this case, Ritchie's name was Ratsq instead.
- calls himself Richie Which is similar sounding with Richie.
- However, it's unknown if this actually true or not, as the credits listed him as "Ritchie" and his name being spelled out as "Richie" in the official descriptions and subtitles of the episodes.
- He is named after Peter Hausner, one of Ninjago's directors.[1]
- Along with Richie, the form of Hausner is reused many times for generic members of the Whack Rats including Ritchie, making it look like there are many of him.
- However, it's unknown if Ritchie is another rat similar to Hausner or an error.
- Although, in the show, the other ones have different coloring and names, with them having a mohawk, orange hands, and purple pants while Hausner has a different ponytail, purple hands, and orange pants.
- He appears in every set that includes the Yellow Key-Tana except 71712 Empire Temple of Madness.
Gallery
In The TV Series
In Other Media