Rufus B. Hardacre

Mr. Rufus B. Hardacre (Tony Barry in both seasons of the original version and Kōichi Hashimoto in the Japanese dub) is a hotel manager and the main antagonist of the series, he hates crocodiles And to plans to get rid of them so he can build a new hotel. He was voiced by Tony Barry in both seasons of the original version and Kōichi Hashimoto in the Japanese dub.

First Appearance

 * The Noise Machine (1996)

Last Appearance

 * Year Of The Croc (1997)

Allies:

 * Ajax
 * unnamed mother
 * wresting alligator
 * Anna (formerly)

Enemies:

 * Billy
 * Kelly
 * Jazz
 * Brian
 * Melba
 * Waldo
 * Gina
 * Ol' Vern
 * Kevin
 * Anna

Relationships:
Kelly Hardacre (voiced by Mary-Anne Fahey in the original version and Naoko Matsui in the Japanese dub)

Rufus hates his own niece named Kelly.

Jazz, Brain and Gina

Rufus hates all of the crocodiles and his own niece but the three crocodiles he hates the most is Jazz, Brain and Gina.

Ajax the Cockatoo

Despite being his sidekick And having the same hatred of crocodiles and his niece, they didn’t get along very often.

Mrs. Hardacre

Unlike his niece, Rufus loves his own mother named Mrs. Hardacre possibly better then his own niece named Kelly.

Anna the Beautiful Fish

Rufus first met Anna and used her by falsely loving her to get rid of the crocodiles, but after discovering the true colors of him, she broke up with him.

Kevin the 5-year-old Boy (voiced by Junko Hori in the Japanese dub)

Not only Rufus hates crocodiles and his own niece named Kelly, he also hates children like Kevin because he always play bad pranks on him.

Trivia:
it is unknown what caused him and his niece to hate each other in the first place since the first episode of season 1 doesn’t explain How that happened.

he is the second main character to have a catchphrase, (which is “come in spinner”.) the first being Jazz.

his middle name was a mystery through out the series until the episode, Tyrannosaurus Wrecks witch is “Bumstead” by His mother.

he is very similar to Vicky from Nickelodeon‘s the Fairy OddParents Because they are both are the main antagonists of their tv series and related to a character (Tootie and Kelly) who are friends with one of the main protagonists. (Jazz and Timmy)