ROOKIE - ANIMATED PILOT
Anthony Ziello for Enki Dios
Witty and mischievous - Enki is a long-time friend of Rookie’s who has been around and grown up with him since Rookie was a child. Enki has a penchant for causing trouble and being a trickster, and encourages Rookie to come on troublesome escapades with him against Senior’s blessing most of the time. Enki is deeply loyal to Rookie and both of them have been best friends since they were young. No matter the trouble Enki got himself into, somehow he's always turned out okay- and the trouble he prefers can sometimes risk Rookie's identity being reveled, and the mission being compromised. Enki has no idea Rookie is an alien, but even if he did, he'd likely just think it was cool.
Enki has a deep love for a in-universe game called “MonsterPals” on the “GameBrick” Console. With his behavior deeply rooted in either spending time with Rookie, being intentionally chaotic/contrarian, or learning how to not be an intolerable nuisance via Senior or other adult mentors- Having never had a family of his own, Senior and Rookie often see Enki around town or breaking and entering into peoples houses to find new MonsterPals on his Gamebrick.
Rookie sometimes wishes he could find Enki a home or family, but Enki has yet to care about any of the people who tried adopting him as he grew up. Now he's an adult-? All bets are off. Enki thrives on and craves the unknown, yet as he grows with Rookie and his new friends- he comes to appreciate stability and learning how to be part of a greater community with friends he can call family.
- animation/character
- american
- hispanic/latino
- male young adult
(Enki breaks into Rookies house through the bedroom window) Sup, Rook! Sooooo whatcha up to? (Rookie shrieking for Enki to get out of his house) Just a sec. I got a tip that a brand new “silver” Beetlemon is spawning in houses now if we find and scan Colorado Potato Beetles. (Rookie explains they live in Wisconsin) Soooooo…. No Silver BettlePal? (Senior bursts in) Sup, Doc! Seen any Colorado Potato Beetles around lately? (Senior lies he saw them in the garbage 2 blocks down) Oh shit, really? OK ROOK, GOTTA BOUNCE! I'LL COME FIND YA TOMORROW!!
(Accusatory towards Senior) You lied about the Colorado Potato Beetles- (Senior tensely invites Enki inside) Booooring. Also- I don’t have ‘tea’ with liars and frauds. You’re a cheap, dirty liar, Senior Cabrera. (Senior presses the offer) Ugh, fine. You better have a good excuse for why I lost out on scanning a rare invasive beetle species. (Starts eating the leftover toast) What? The toast not for eating or something? (Senior reminisces about when Enki was smaller with Rookie) Ugh. Don’t remind me I'm an “adult” now. (chuckles) gross.
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