Radish is a little boy living in China who accompanied Sam Wing and Elle on their journey to the Valley of Jade.
Appearance[]
Radish is a young boy about the same as as Sam Wing during the events of "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai". He has black hair and dresses in a halter top and black pants that he holds up with a rope around his waist.
Personality[]
Radish is quite an eccentric boy who is pretty much always cheerful and treats dangerous creatures and situations as a mere annoyance. He is close to a radish he named Theodore, which he carries around everywhere and treats like it's a living, sentient creature. Seeing Theodore endangered is one of the few things that can cause him to get angry.
History[]
Secrets of the Mogwai[]
Sam, Elle and Gizmo met Radish while escaping from the monsters.
Radish used to live in an orphanage, but ran away because he considered the other kids to be strange. He eventually ended up in a dark forest haunted by the Jiangxi. He made himself a shelter under an old, abandoned building, where he spend his days farming carrots.
Sam and Elle meet Radish when they too end up in the forest and have to hide from the Jiangxi. They make it to the cabin, but the monsters follow them. Sam and Elle struggle to hold the creatures out of the cabin and they are now completely surrounded. Elle falls through a hole on the floor, where she is followed by Sam. However, Elle pints out that they are not alone, upon which Radish reveals himself. He presents his best friend which is a radish he calls Theodore. The monsters break in through the door and start looking for the children.
In the cabin, the hopping monsters wait for the children to come out as Sam reads his grandfather's book and Elle asks Radish if he never thought to dig another way out. Radish says that he had a perfect life there, so he had no need to do so. He reveals that a man had called for his help calling the monsters Jiangxi, which makes Sam remember when his grandfather told him about the history of the Jiangxi and how using a talisman would freeze them right where they hop, but he needs to place it on its forehead.
The Jiangxi begin to attack the children and manage to grab hold of Theodore. Radish yells at them, telling the monsters that they could not have his friend, but he is told to let the radish go by Elle. However, Radish says that he is Radish, and his friend is Theodore. He bolts out of the house and goes after the Jiangxi, so Elle tells Sam that their new acquaintance would not make it out there. Sam looks for for the talisman and draws the symbols, going after the Jiangxi. Gizmo and Elle go after him as well.
Forcing himself to be brave, Sam was able to place a talisman on a Jiangxi's forehead.
Sam and Elle grab the Jiangxi's attention, so Radish is able to grab Theodore. The Jiangxi begin to chase them, while Gizmo calls for Radish's attention so they can take care of a few as well. Sam places a talisman on one of the Jiangxi, which makes it freeze, but he is approached by some more. Working as a team, Elle and Sam manage to place more talismans on the Jiangxi while Radish and Gizmo throw carrots at the monsters, which also allows them to place talismans on their foreheads. Eventually, all Jiangxi have talismans on their foreheads, after which Sam invites Radish to join them on their adventure. Radish asks Theodore and says that they are both in.
Sam, Elle, Gizmo, and Radish all walk until they reach the end of the forest and look down upon Ghost City. Sam is excited that his grandfather's directions were correct, but Elle gives Sam the credit he deserves for getting them through the forest.
As Sam, Radish and Elle walk with Gizmo, the latter recognizes Fengdong, which is the Ghost city, which Sam says is only a quick stop along the way to finding the key to the Valley of Jade.
As the children walk through Ghost City, Riley's ship approaches as well. Riley tells his mogwai to go because he knows the key is around there somewhere.
Gizmo guides the group, but they are all surprised when they see Greene's mogwai approaching them and starting to create chaos all over the place. Sam and Elle are very confused as to how they were approached by the mogwai, realizing that Greene may be there as well. Sam realizes that they only needed to wait until sunrise and sees Gizmo moving away discretely.
Gizmo finally makes it to a clearing, followed by Sam, Radish and Elle. Gizmo starts to sing, which makes a portal open, so they all walk inside. One of Greene's mogwai sees this and tries to follow them, to no avail.
As the children walked through the city, they were very surprised.
Sam, Elle, Radish and Gizmo see many different creatures inside the portal. Elle says that the place is creepy. Radish is delighted when his radish comes to life, introducing herself as Theodora. Gizmo calls out and points to a statue. Gizmo looks for someone, who he is told is in the tavern. Many creatures approach, surprised to see a mogwai, so the children start running.
Elle, Sam, Radish and Gizmo make it into a tavern, where they are followed by creatures that want Gizmo. However, they are protected by a woman, who Gizmo greets happily. She introduces herself as Nuwa, calling herself the goddess of creation.
Riley walks fascinated while his mogwai create chaos all over the place. Meanwhile, he is being watched by Radish, so he tells Theodora that they need to warn them. A creature tells Riley about goddess Nuwa, so he tells Claw about a new task.
The evil mogwai started wreaking havoc all over town.
The mogwai wreak havoc across town while Riley tells Elle to hand over the mogwai, saying he will forgive her if she does. Inside the tavern, Nuwa, Gizmo, Sam, and Elle hide from them. Nuwa complains that if Elle had not tried to go inside the portal, then she would not be poisoned and Gizmo would be safe at home. Elle fights off the rogue mogwai while Radish shows up, saying that he thought he and Theodora should warn them that Greene and the rest of the mogwai were there. Upon being asked how they got in, Radish reveals the tavern has a wine cellar with a door leading to the outside.
Radish with his new family
The evil mogwai keep attacking Sam and Elle, so Sam lights a fire, which scares off the rest of the mogwai. Riley still waits outside, telling his mogwai to wait until the poison takes effect because he prefers to win when he fights. However, when he sees that his mogwai are scared because of the fire Sam lit, he goes inside the tavern. He asks where his mogwai, the goddess and the children are. He believes he found Sam, but is surprised to see Radish, Theodora and some other vegetable spirits there instead, who he shoots magic at in order to push him away.
Radish remains behind in the Spirit World after Greene follows Elle and Sam to the valley of Jade, having found a new family with Theodora and the vegetable spirits.
Relationships[]
Trivia[]
- His name is taken from the word "radish" the vegetable he loves.
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