Rudy Roughknight was orphaned with the death of his adopted 'grandfather', Zepet. He came under the care of Mayor Pifer (Tallman, in the remake) of Surf Village for several years until one of the village children Tony enters the Berry Cave. When Rudy goes to find the child, he is forced to use his ARM, the Hand Cannon in order to save him. The weapon, however, scares the villagers even more than the Zombie he had defeated and Rudy is exiled for his efforts.