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Fergee (Judge Dredd character)
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Fergee is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd
universe, first introduced in prog 100 of the UK
comic book
2000 AD
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in the Undercity
. Setting up home near the highly polluted Ohio River
- aka the Big Smelly - he soon proved himself the 'top dog' amongst the mutants and outcasts who lived there. When Judge Dredd crashed through the city bottom in a roadliner, during the anti-Cal
rebellion, Fergee saw the Judge and his fellow rebels as intruders on his territory. He introduced himself as the King of the Big Smelly and took on Dredd in hand-to-club combat, losing.
Fergee then led Dredd back up to Mega-City One
, helping him capture a patrol-wagon, upon which Dredd appointed him an honorary Judge. He helped Dredd dispatch a group of Kleggs
who had taken over Dredd's apartment in Rowdy Yates Conapts, so that Walter the Wobot
could be enlisted to try to steal one of Cal's Judge briefing tapes.
tried to press the fatal button which would gas the entire city, Fergee charged into him and carried him off the top of the Statue of Judgement
. He fell to his death along with Cal, but Judge Dredd ensured that Fergee's sacrifice would always be remembered in Mega-City One by erecting commemorative statues of him all over the city.
Fergee's catchphrase and battlecry is Easy the Ferg!
and his full name is given as Herman Ferguson. In this version, he appears somewhat of an anti-hero and comic relief, the movie opens with Fergee returning to Mega-City One
after serving six months for illegal hacking. He is assigned to live in "Y" block, Heavenly Haven which in the middle of a Block War. Fergee tries to escape by hiding himself inside a city droid but is caught by Judge Dredd and sentenced to five years for willful sabotage and habitual offending. On the shuttle destined for the Aspen prison Fergee is seated beside Judge Dredd who has been convicted of murder. Their shuttle is downed by the Angel Gang
and the pair fight and defeat the Angel Gang. The two get back into Mega-City One and with the help of Judge Hershey
they discover a plot masterminded by Rico
to create evil clones to take over the city. During the showdown with Rico he de-activates Rico's Warbot to rescue Judge Hershey. The Warbot shoots him in the torso, but he was conscious and speaking clearly - requesting that they pull over by an automated teller machine
, in fact - as he was loaded into an ambulance at the end of the movie.
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
universe, first introduced in prog 100 of the UK
United Kingdom
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comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
2000 AD
2000 AD (comic)
2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
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Fictional character biography
Finding himself on the wrong side of the law more than once, Fergee finally sought refuge from the JudgesJudge (2000 AD)
Judge is a title held by several significant characters in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comics 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine...
in the Undercity
Undercity (Judge Dredd)
The Undercity is a part of the fictional universe featured in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD.-Background:...
. Setting up home near the highly polluted Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
- aka the Big Smelly - he soon proved himself the 'top dog' amongst the mutants and outcasts who lived there. When Judge Dredd crashed through the city bottom in a roadliner, during the anti-Cal
Judge Cal
Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman emperor Caligula, who is widely considered to have been insane...
rebellion, Fergee saw the Judge and his fellow rebels as intruders on his territory. He introduced himself as the King of the Big Smelly and took on Dredd in hand-to-club combat, losing.
Fergee then led Dredd back up to Mega-City One
Mega-City One
Mega-City One is a huge fictional city-state covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. The exact boundaries of the city depend on which artist has drawn the story...
, helping him capture a patrol-wagon, upon which Dredd appointed him an honorary Judge. He helped Dredd dispatch a group of Kleggs
Kleggs
Kleggs are alien mercenaries in the Judge Dredd comic books.A Klegg looks rather like a large man with green, scaly skin and the head and tail of an alligator or crocodile. They only take payment in meat, since they are pure carnivores...
who had taken over Dredd's apartment in Rowdy Yates Conapts, so that Walter the Wobot
Walter the Wobot
Walter is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd comic strip in British comic 2000 AD.-Fictional character biography:Walter was Judge Dredd's house robot. He is usually used in stories to provide comic relief, and he has a speech impediment which causes him to pronounce his R's as W's...
could be enlisted to try to steal one of Cal's Judge briefing tapes.
Heroism
Fergee enjoyed his new position and took his responsibilities more seriously than even Dredd could have dared hope during the final battle to depose Cal. Despite two bullet wounds in his chest, when the mad Chief JudgeChief Judge of Mega-City One
Chief Judge of Mega-City One is the title of several supporting characters in the Judge Dredd comic strip published in 2000 AD. The chief judge is dictator and head of state of Mega-City One, a fictional future city of around 400 million people in 22nd-century America...
tried to press the fatal button which would gas the entire city, Fergee charged into him and carried him off the top of the Statue of Judgement
Statue of Judgement
The Statue of Judgement is a fictional structure in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. It is a mammoth statue of a Mega-City Judge, built in Mega-City One where New York City once was, next to the Statue of Liberty. In some stories it has been called the Statue of Justice...
. He fell to his death along with Cal, but Judge Dredd ensured that Fergee's sacrifice would always be remembered in Mega-City One by erecting commemorative statues of him all over the city.
Fergee's catchphrase and battlecry is Easy the Ferg!
Film adaptation
In the 1995 film adaptation, Fergee is played by Rob SchneiderRob Schneider
Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow:...
and his full name is given as Herman Ferguson. In this version, he appears somewhat of an anti-hero and comic relief, the movie opens with Fergee returning to Mega-City One
Mega-City One
Mega-City One is a huge fictional city-state covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. The exact boundaries of the city depend on which artist has drawn the story...
after serving six months for illegal hacking. He is assigned to live in "Y" block, Heavenly Haven which in the middle of a Block War. Fergee tries to escape by hiding himself inside a city droid but is caught by Judge Dredd and sentenced to five years for willful sabotage and habitual offending. On the shuttle destined for the Aspen prison Fergee is seated beside Judge Dredd who has been convicted of murder. Their shuttle is downed by the Angel Gang
Angel Gang
The Angel Gang is a group of villains in the Judge Dredd comic strip, published in 2000 AD magazine in the UK.-History:The most infamous and feared band of thugs ever to come out of Texas City, the Angel Gang were responsible for a near endless string of crimes with one overriding common factor -...
and the pair fight and defeat the Angel Gang. The two get back into Mega-City One and with the help of Judge Hershey
Judge Hershey
Judge Barbara Hershey is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd series that appears in British comic 2000 AD. For nearly two decades she regularly appeared as Dredd's sidekick, before being promoted to become his superior: she was chief judge for nine years...
they discover a plot masterminded by Rico
Rico Dredd
Rico Dredd is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD magazine. He is the brother of Judge Joe Dredd, the strip's eponymous lead character.-Appearances:...
to create evil clones to take over the city. During the showdown with Rico he de-activates Rico's Warbot to rescue Judge Hershey. The Warbot shoots him in the torso, but he was conscious and speaking clearly - requesting that they pull over by an automated teller machine
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
, in fact - as he was loaded into an ambulance at the end of the movie.