Mel Rickenbacker/2.0 and Prior

Melbert Rickenbacker is a character role-played by Spaceboy.

General Description
Melbert Rickenbacker, known as "Mel", is an old elderly citizen of Los Santos with a flair for chaos. He is a founding member of Prune Gang, and is an Affiliate of Chang Gang since April 2020.

Personality
Mel is a wily gentleman who finds himself in peculiar situations. Despite his often kind and innocent demeanor, Mel is deceptively intelligent and highly dangerous and though he is on the older side, Mel is known to be "ride or die for his homies" and has absolutely no sympathy for a "snitch bitch".

Prune Gang
Back when Mel first met Eugene Zuckerberg, they decided to form the Prune Gang. Initially, it consisted only of elderly citizens which originally included Eugene, Mel, Gladys Berry and Gordon Parks. In its golden days, Prune Gang was seen as one of the most chaotic gangs in the city and have been arrested numerous times.

The Fella
Mel was once a professional wrestler known as "The Fella". He toured the world with the Worldwide Wrestling Corporation (WWWC). He was the WWWC champion from 1975 to 1989. He tore his ACL and now wears a knee brace.

Relationships
Mel is married to Trish Baggs since March 2019. They first met on a blind date set up by Eugene. Mel became completely enamored by Trish and on the very same day, asked her if she will "take his hand and grip it with her 'firm slug' in marriage". Later, they went to the Prune Gang turf, the cemetery, for their wedding ceremony. There, they were pronounced husband and wife to the sounds of explosions.

Criminal Record
Mel has one of the worst records in the city:


 * Melrecord.PNG