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While Mordecai is my favorite character, Rigby is a close second. Although I do get frustrated with Rigby sometimes, I often understand where he's coming from, and when he does something worth praising, it's hard to be happy for him.

On a show whose wiki I'm a head admin for, there's a similar case with the main character and his best friend. The best friend can be a totally insensitive jerk who happens to takes a lot of things personally, but he makes up for it with heroic actions, humorous moments, and times where he has to give the sturdy advice that the main character needs. Rigby is exactly like this, although I think he's even better. Unlike the character I mentioned before, Rigby gets episodes where he develops and grows in maturity. He's still a jerk sometimes, but Rigby is earning more moments where he occasionally shows kindness, wisdom, maturity, and determination that can rival some of the other characters' moments.

There's some characters in shows who are just meant to be selfish and unfair. Rigby has never been limited to that role. He'll even fix things when he knows his actions were wrong. He may do harm to Mordecai and/or other people, but he'll also do good for them. Rigby still has a lot of growing up to do, but from hanging out with Eileen willingly to wanting to prove to everyone that he's not as ridiculous as they make him out to be, I'd say he's already moved forward impressively. I love it when I can say that the jerk with a heart of gold isn't stagnant in his character development.

Can I understand why some people aren't very fond of Rigby? Of course! Rigby being a character I uphold doesn't mean he won't scenes or episodes where he annoys me. But for me, at least, the bad outweighs the bad, and Regular Show wouldn't be as enjoyable or awesome without him. Mordecai is my favorite, but I think I wouldn't love him as much if didn't have Rigby as his friend. Rigby's rough around the edges, but he's smoothing out over time, and I love watching it happen. Long live the Year of the Rigby!