Rick

Rick is a main character in Subject 9 and serves as the comic's narrator. He is a young cat who finds himself captured by EXA because of his telekinetic powers.

Biography
Rick spent most of his life surviving by stealing from others. He is a master thief and is experienced in burglary, shoplifting, and pickpocketing. During a pickpocket attempt, however, he is captured by EXA agents and imprisoned in an underground research facility, where he meets the other subjects.

When he first arrives at the prison, he attempts to make conversation with the other prisoners, but they are annoyed by him. Still, he manages to learn their names and a bit of background from each of them. Rick begins planning his escape almost immediately, fiddling with the lock and camera to no avail. Eventually, he gives up and goes to sleep, but before he can rest, he is taken away for examination. He manages to glimpse the different parts of the lab, and the atrocities EXA is performing on their "patients". After his testing, he is brought back to his cell block, appearing limp. Tina, Jess, and the twins are concerned that he is injured, but Rick is just pretending, and laughs it off, to their annoyance and relief. As he is put back in his cell, he manages to pick the keys off of one of the guards.

Rick begins unlocking his cell when an alarm is triggered, not by his escape, but by events occurring in the control room in another part of the lab. The others agree to escape with him, and he frees them all. Along the way, the group is joined by Shado and Bert. Eventually they make it outside, where Rick takes them to his hideout.

That night, Rick decides to rob houses for clothes and food. He is joined by Hotty and Coldy. On the way out, he hears Sebastian muttering about green is good and red is bad. He takes this into account when they come across a green and a red house. Being mildly superstitious, Rick chooses the green house. They manage to take clothing and food, but the police arrive just as they are leaving. However, the police raid the red house and Rick and the twins escape.

Description
Rick is generally seen to be very confident in himself, even during his capture. He manages to stay positive throughout the ordeal, and tries to cheer the others up with humor, but to little avail. Rick views himself as a natural leader, and is often looking for a way to prove himself to his friends. He often flirts with Tina and Jess, who do not reciprocate his affection.