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Richard "Dick" Jones was the Senior Vice President of Omni Consumer Products.

The Enforcement Droid Series 209 was Jones' pet project. As a ruthless silver-haired fox and opportunist, fiercely competitive and totally amoral, Jones would do anything to eliminate any competition with him and his project, even if it meant murder.

As muscle, and to carry out any extra jobs outside of the boardroom, Dick Jones had a violent and infamous ace up his sleeve in the form of crime boss Clarence Boddicker and his band of thugs.

Biography

ED-209 failure

Jones appeared on Mediabreak, denying that OCP's mismanagement and restructuring of the Detroit Police Department was responsible for recent casualties. Jones passed the complaints from officers off as unjustified, saying, "if you can't stand the heat, you'd better stay out of the kitchen."

In the OCP boardroom, Jones gave a fantastic speech to the board during ED-209's unveiling, setting out the objectives and previous triumphs of OCP, before unveiling the machine that would keep their assets safe. Unfortunately, the demonstration quickly went horribly wrong when the ED-209 gunned down a colleague, Mr. Kinney, tearing him to pieces with its heavy machine guns. Jones simply passed the incident off as a common glitch, more concerned with his contract and status rather than the bloody corpse sprawled over the model of Delta City. The "Old Man" did not see things the same way, however, and harshly scolded him for the incident. In the momentary silence, Jones lost his momentum and Bob Morton stepped up to tell the Old Man about his RoboCop program. Despite Jones' attempts to silence the young executive, he was himself silenced by the Old Man, who was most interested in Morton's project, which managed to take off after the death of Officer Alex Murphy, who was used to create the cyborg police officer, RoboCop. Jones contributed a directive to the cyborg's psychological profile, prohibiting him from arresting a senior OCP employee.

Morton's "mistake"

Months later in the executive lounge, Jones sat in a bathroom stall while – oblivious to his presence – the younger execs Bob Morton and Walker strode in, laughing, joking and severely belittling Dick Jones as they relieved themselves. Calmly, Dick opened the stall door and revealed his presence, causing Walker to leave in a hurry before he had even finished using the bathroom. Casually, Dick approached Bob, first congratulating him, then reminiscing to Bob about the time he was a cocky young executive. Dick grabbed him by the hair, spitting threats and spite, and Bob had to physically break his hold. Dick half-grinned at Bob's show of fear before, telling him, with acute seriousness: "you'd better pray that that unholy monster of yours doesn't screw up." Dick then turned his back and left.

He soon recorded an intimidating message to be shown to Morton by Clarence Boddicker, who he had assigned to kill him.

Boddicker was later arrested by RoboCop and mentioned Dick's name to him. Boddicker called Jones while in custody Due to the cyborg's memory being permissible evidence in court, Jones merely told Clarence to keep his mouth shut and assured him the lawyers would take care of his release.

Jones then hung up and waited for RoboCop to arrive, opening the door and greeting him personally, even agreeing to be put under arrest and taken down to the precinct. RoboCop's fourth directive was activated, sending him into a mechanical spasm, slowly disabling him. A sly grin spreading over his face, Jones perched on the corner of his desk, mere inches away from the floundering machine, and gloated to him about his built-in limitations. Jones told the cyborg that he was being shut down to due to Directive Four, Jones' own addition to RoboCop's programming; "Any attempt to arrest a senior officer of OCP results in shutdown." Seeing that RoboCop was still trying to overcome the shutdown and arrest him, Jones activated an ED-209 droid, which he immediately set upon RoboCop. Jones expected the fight to be over in seconds, saying, "I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake!"

The self-satisfied, certain smile dropped from his face, however, after RoboCop managed to use the droid's heavy weaponry on itself, destroying an arm and allowing RoboCop the chance to escape. Picking up the phone, Jones called Lieutenant Hedgecock and ordered him and as many other cops he could find to the OCP headquarters to destroy RoboCop. However, the cyborg managed to escape with the assistance of Officer Anne Lewis.

Clarence was summoned to Jones' office the next morning and ordered to find and destroy the machine. Clarence, leaning in close and showing off his cut, scarred, bruised face, declined the assignment as the cyborg was simply too dangerous to tangle with, and Clarence had other ways of making money. Jones worded the proposition in a different way, making a deal with Clarence to be the sole man in charge of gambling and protection rackets, prostitution and drugs amongst the two million workers who were to construct the dream of Delta City. Clarence eventually relented and agreed and requested some vehicles, his gang, and military grade firepower. Jones smirked as he related to Clarence, "we practically are the military".

Confident that the no-nonsense Boddicker and his capable followers, equipped with anti-material weapons, would get the job done, Jones continued in his role as Senior President. A board meeting was due with the Old Man and Donald Johnson present as well as full contingent of OCP execs. Jones delivered a blistering speech on the company's future and the goals set out and related how the company was going to tackle those goals. Suddenly, RoboCop entered, battered, bloodstained, and without his helmet, revealing Murphy's face to the board, Jones realizing in dismay that Clarence had failed.

Dick jones shot — Dick Jones after he gets shot by RoboCop

The Old Man, residing with unmatched calmness in his chair, asked the Officer what he wanted, and Dick Jones began to panic as RoboCop alleged Dick Jones was a murderer, but made it clear that he could not arrest an officer of OCP. Exhibiting the same matter-of-fact relaxed nature, the Old Man asked for evidence.

Without delay, RoboCop used his data spike to play a recording of Jones admitting that he killed Bob Morton. The exposed Jones grabbed a loaded pistol from a display case and grabbed the Old Man around the neck, blurting demands and threatening to kill his hostage. Enraged at Jones, the Old Man fired the now ex-vice president, elbowing him in the stomach before slipping out of his grasp. Jones tried to shoot, but with Directive 4 now null and void, RoboCop summarily executed Jones by shooting him multiple times, causing him to stagger through the boardroom windows and fall to his death.

Behind the scenes

Jones was portrayed by Ronny Cox.

Appearances

RoboCop (1987)

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 |image = [[Image:Dick_main.jpg|250px]]
-|Character name = Dick Jones
-|full name = Richard Jones
-|aliases = Dick
 |affiliations = [[Omni Consumer Products]]
 |relations = [[Old Man]]<br>[[Bob Morton]] (formally)<br>[[Clarence Boddicker]]
-|status = '''OCP''' Senior Vice President (deceased)
 |actor = [[Ronny Cox]]
+}}'''Richard "Dick" Jones''' was the Senior Vice President of [[Omni Consumer Products]].
-|appearances = ''[[RoboCop (1987 film)|RoboCop]]''
-}}
-''"I had to kill '''[[Bob Morton]]''' because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake!"''
-: - Ever said something you later regret?
+The [[ED-209|Enforcement Droid Series 209]] was Jones' pet project. As a ruthless silver-haired fox and opportunist, fiercely competitive and totally amoral, Jones would do anything to eliminate any competition with him and his project, even if it meant murder.
-'''Dick Jones''' was the former Senior Vice President of [[OCP]] in the [[RoboCop (1987 film)|first film]] and the main antagonist throughout it's plot.
+As muscle, and to carry out any extra jobs outside of the boardroom, Dick Jones had a violent and infamous ace up his sleeve in the form of crime boss [[Clarence Boddicker]] and his [[Clarence's Gang|band of thugs]].
-==Character Overview==
-The [[ED-209|Enforcement Droid series 209]] was Jones's pet project. As a ruthless silver-haired fox and opportunist, fiercely competitive and totally amoral, Jones will do anything to eliminate any competition with him and his project, even if it means [[Bob Morton|murder]].
+==Biography==
-As muscle, and to carry out any extra jobs outside of the board room, Dick Jones had a violent and infamous ace up his sleeve in the form of crime boss [[Clarence Boddicker]] and his [[Clarence's Gang|band of thugs]].
+===ED-209 failure===
+Jones appeared on [[Mediabreak]], denying that OCP's mismanagement and restructuring of the [[Detroit Police Department]] was responsible for recent casualties. Jones passed the complaints from officers off as unjustified, saying, ''"if you can't stand the heat, you'd better stay out of the kitchen."''
+In the OCP boardroom, Jones gave a fantastic speech to the board during [[ED-209]]'s unveiling, setting out the objectives and previous triumphs of OCP, before unveiling the machine that would keep their assets safe. Unfortunately, the demonstration quickly went horribly wrong when the ED-209 gunned down a colleague, Mr. [[Kinney]], tearing him to pieces with its heavy machine guns. Jones simply passed the incident off as a common glitch, more concerned with his contract and status rather than the bloody corpse sprawled over the model of [[Delta City]]. The "[[Old Man]]" did not see things the same way, however, and harshly scolded him for the incident. In the momentary silence, Jones lost his momentum and [[Bob Morton]] stepped up to tell the Old Man about his [[RoboCop program]]. Despite Jones' attempts to silence the young executive, he was himself silenced by the Old Man, who was most interested in Morton's project, which managed to take off after the death of Officer [[Alex Murphy]], who was used to create the cyborg police officer, [[RoboCop]]. Jones contributed a directive to the cyborg's psychological profile, prohibiting him from arresting a senior OCP employee.
-===A Not So Temporary Set Back===
-''{{Quote|Dick, I'm ''very'' disappointed.|[[The Old Man]]|RoboCop (1987 film)}}''
-The first time Dick Jones appears is on [[Mediabreak]], denying that OCP's mismanagement and restructuring of the [[Detroit Police]] Force is responsible for the [[Frank Frederickson|recent casualties]]. Jones passed the complaints from officers off as unjustified: ''"if you can't stand the heat,"'' he is quoted as saying, ''"you'd better get out of the kitchen."''
+===Morton's "mistake"===
-Jones is next seen giving a fantastic speech to the OCP board during ED-209's unveiling, setting out the objectives and previous triumphs of OCP, before unveiling the machine that will keep their assets safe. Unfortunately, the demonstration quickly goes horribly wrong when the machine guns down a [[Mr. Kinney|colleague]], tearing him to pieces with its heavy machine guns. This exposes Jones's uncaring, dismissive streak and he simply passes the incident off as a common or garden glitch, more concerned with his contract and status rather than the bloody corpse sprawled over the model of [[Delta City]]. The [[Old Man]] does not see things the same way, however, and harshly scolds him for the incident. In the momentary silence, Jones loses his momentum, and Bob Morton steps up to tell the Old Man about his [[RoboCop program]]. Despite Jones attempts to silence the young exec, he was himself silenced by the Old Man, and could only look on, smoldering angrily, as Morton took the cake from under his nose.
+Months later in the executive lounge, Jones sat in a bathroom stall while &ndash; oblivious to his presence &ndash; the younger execs Bob Morton and [[Walker]] strode in, laughing, joking and severely belittling Dick Jones as they relieved themselves. Calmly, Dick opened the stall door and revealed his presence, causing Walker to leave in a hurry before he had even finished using the bathroom. Casually, Dick approached Bob, first congratulating him, then reminiscing to Bob about the time he was a cocky young executive. Dick grabbed him by the hair, spitting threats and spite, and Bob had to physically break his hold. Dick half-grinned at Bob's show of fear before, telling him, with acute seriousness: ''"you'd better pray that that unholy monster of yours doesn't screw up."'' Dick then turned his back and left.
+He soon recorded an intimidating message to be shown to Morton by [[Clarence Boddicker]], who he had assigned to kill him.
-===And you just stepped over it buddy boy...===
-The next time we catch up with Dick Jones, he is in the executive lounge, quite literally minding his own business, and quite out of sight in one of the stalls. Oblivious to his presence, the younger execs [[Bob Morton]] and [[Walker]] stride in, laughing, joking and severely belittling Dick Jones as they relieve themselves.
+Boddicker was later arrested by RoboCop and mentioned Dick's name to him. Boddicker called Jones while in custody Due to the cyborg's memory being permissible evidence in court, Jones merely told Clarence to keep his mouth shut and assured him the lawyers would take care of his release.
-Dick hears every riling detail, and is utterly disgusted, and angry beyond anyone's expectations. Calmly, he opens the door and reveals his presence, putting the fear of God into Walker, who is so shocked and fearful he zips himself up before he's even finished, ruining his suit and waddling out as fast as possible. Casually, Dick approaches Bob, who is playing it cool, washing his hands and acting as if nothing has happened. Dick lurks in his periphery, first congratulating him, then reminiscing to Bob about the time he was a cocky young exec, calling the [[Old Man]] funny names...
+Jones then hung up and waited for RoboCop to arrive, opening the door and greeting him personally, even agreeing to be put under arrest and taken down to the precinct. RoboCop's fourth directive was activated, sending him into a mechanical spasm, slowly disabling him. A sly grin spreading over his face, Jones perched on the corner of his desk, mere inches away from the floundering machine, and gloated to him about his built-in limitations. Jones told the cyborg that he was being shut down to due to Directive Four, Jones' own addition to RoboCop's programming; "Any attempt to arrest a senior officer of OCP results in shutdown." Seeing that RoboCop was still trying to overcome the shutdown and arrest him, Jones activated an ED-209 droid, which he immediately set upon RoboCop. Jones expected the fight to be over in seconds, saying, ''"I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake!"''
-Then the mood suddenly goes bad. Dick grabs him by the hair, spitting threats and spite, and Bob has to physically break his hold. Bob is flustered, anxious and breathing hard, and Dick half grins at this show of fear, before, totally regaining his calm demeanor, he tells him, with acute seriousness: ''"you'd better pray that that unholy monster of yours doesn't screw up."''
+The self-satisfied, certain smile dropped from his face, however, after RoboCop managed to use the droid's heavy weaponry on itself, destroying an arm and allowing RoboCop the chance to escape. Picking up the phone, Jones called Lieutenant [[Hedgecock]] and ordered him and as many other cops he could find to the OCP headquarters to destroy RoboCop. However, the cyborg managed to escape with the assistance of Officer [[Anne Lewis]].
-Dick then turns his back and strides out, a model of serenity, leaving Bob trembling by the sink.
+Clarence was summoned to Jones' office the next morning and ordered to find and destroy the machine. Clarence, leaning in close and showing off his cut, scarred, bruised face, declined the assignment as the cyborg was simply too dangerous to tangle with, and Clarence had other ways of making money. Jones worded the proposition in a different way, making a deal with Clarence to be the sole man in charge of gambling and protection rackets, prostitution and drugs amongst the two million workers who were to construct the dream of [[Delta City]]. Clarence eventually relented and agreed and requested some vehicles, his [[Boddicker Gang|gang]], and [[Cobra assault cannon|military grade firepower]]. Jones smirked as he related to Clarence, ''"we practically ''are'' the military".''
-Unknown to anyone at this point, the depth and passion of Jones's vehemence has not even begun to reveal itself.
+Confident that the no-nonsense Boddicker and his capable followers, equipped with anti-material weapons, would get the job done, Jones continued in his role as Senior President. A board meeting was due with the Old Man and [[Donald Johnson]] present as well as full contingent of OCP execs. Jones delivered a blistering speech on the company's future and the goals set out and related how the company was going to tackle those goals. Suddenly, RoboCop entered, battered, bloodstained, and without his helmet, revealing Murphy's face to the board, Jones realizing in dismay that Clarence had failed.
-===Hello, buddy boy...===
+[[File:Dick_jones_shot.jpg|thumb|right|Dick Jones after he gets shot by RoboCop]]
-''"Dick Jones here. I guess you're on your knees about now, begging for your life. Pathetic! You don't feel so cocky now, do you Bob? You know what the tragedy is here, Bob? We could've been friends. You wouldn't go through the proper channels. You went over my head. That hurt. But life goes on, it's an old story, the fight for love and glory, huh Bob? It's helps if you think of it as a game. Every game has a winner... and a loser. I'm cashing you out, Bob."''
+The Old Man, residing with unmatched calmness in his chair, asked the Officer what he wanted, and Dick Jones began to panic as RoboCop alleged Dick Jones was a murderer, but made it clear that he could not arrest an officer of OCP. Exhibiting the same matter-of-fact relaxed nature, the Old Man asked for evidence.
-: - '''Dick Jones''''s gleeful, gloating goodbye message to '''Bob Morton'''.
+Without delay, RoboCop used his data spike to play a recording of Jones admitting that he killed Bob Morton. The exposed Jones grabbed a loaded [[Desert Eagle|pistol]] from a display case and grabbed the Old Man around the neck, blurting demands and threatening to kill his hostage. Enraged at Jones, the Old Man fired the now ex-vice president, elbowing him in the stomach before slipping out of his grasp. Jones tried to shoot, but with Directive 4 now null and void, RoboCop summarily executed Jones by shooting him multiple times, causing him to stagger through the boardroom windows and fall to his death.
-His next appearance is merely a recorded message, cementing his cold and utterly ruthless nature. He gets [[Clarence Boddicker]] to cripple him, then play the tortured man an epitaph of sorts... a final, last-laugh message of triumph and of Dick Jones's power over him. Even though he's not present, Dick knows Clarence will do the job well, and the knowledge of Bob's anguish and torture is visible in the grim pleasure on his face as the message plays out.
+==Behind the scenes==
-===I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake.===
+Jones was portrayed by [[Ronny Cox]].
+==Appearances==
-We next find Jones, working late in the OCP Tower, frantically on the phone to one of his more useful [[Clarence Boddicker|employees]]. Clarence has not only got himself arrested, he's also been pressed into mentioning Dick Jones's name. Jones is understandably unnerved: [[RoboCop (Peter Weller)|RoboCop]]'s memory is admissible as evidence, and RoboCop is already on his way to arrest him.
+*''[[RoboCop (1987)|RoboCop]]'' (1987)
-However, cool and calculating as always, Jones merely tells Clarence to keep his mouth shut and assures him the lawyers will take care of the rest. He then hangs up, straightens himself out, and waits for RoboCop to arrive, opening the door and greeting him personally, even agreeing to be put under arrest and taken down to the precinct.
-It is then that Jones's contribution to RoboCop's psychological profile - the insidious Directive 4 - rears its head for the first time, sending RoboCop into technological spasm, slowly disabling him. A sly grin spreading over his face, Jones perches on the corner of his desk, mere inches away from the floundering machine, and gloats to him about his built-in limitations, before opening a door and revealing the towering site of ED-209, which he immediately sets upon the "malfunctioning" cyborg. Outgunned, outmatched and outmoded, Jones expects the fight to be over in seconds, and barks: ''"I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake!"''
-The self-satisfied, certain smile drops from his face, however, after RoboCop manages to use the droid's heavy weaponry on itself, destroying an arm and allowing RoboCop the chance to escape. Picking up the phone, Jones calls [[Lieutenant Hedgecock]] and orders him and as many other cops he can find to his location.
-===I guess we're gonna be friends after all, Richard.===
-Despite Directive 4 crippling him, ED-209 giving him one hell of pasting and Hedgecock and his SWAT team shooting him to bits, Dick Jones is amazed to learn that the cyborg is still functioning due to the interference of Officer Anne Lewis who successfully rescue the latter, and hiding out somewhere amongst the ruinous conurbation of Old Detroit, still carrying the evidence of Jones's deeds in his memory. A wonder in the board room and well at home on his own turf, Jones has no experience and no desire to track down and destroy the machine - but he knows a man that can.
-Clarence is summoned to his office next morning and ordered to find and destroy the machine. But Clarence, leaning in close and showing off his cut, scarred, bruised face, tells Jones to shove his offer: the machine is simply too dangerous to tangle with, and Clarence has other ways of making money.
-Jones, in typical fashion, merely eases himself into his comfortable sofa, and words the proposition in a different way: destroy RoboCop and be the sole man in charge of gambling and protection rackets, prostitution and drugs amongst the two million workers who are to construct the dream of [[Delta City]]. Back tracking towards the sofa at each enticing aspect of the deal, Clarence eventually relents, and agrees, but with a few conditions: some vehicles, his [[Boddicker Gang|boys]]... but the foremost being some [[Cobra assault cannon|military grade firepower]].
-Jones smirks as he relates to Clarence, ''"we practically ''are'' the military".''
-===Anybody tries to stop me, the old geezer gets it!===
-Confident that the no-nonsense Boddicker and his capable followers, now equipped with anti-material weapons, will get the job done, Jones continues in his role as Senior President. A board meeting is due with the [[Old Man]] and [[Donald Johnson]] present as well as full contingent of OCP execs and Jones in on the front line, the superb orator delivering a blistering speech on the company's future, and the goals set out, and is just relating how the company is going to tackle those goals when the large double doors are flung open. Everyone spins round and gasps in shock, none more so than Jones as there, striding into the room and staring at him with terminal attention, is RoboCop, battered, bloodstained, holed and helmetless. Evidently Clarence has failed to kill him, but given it a seriously good go.
-[[File:Dick_jones_shot.jpg|thumb|left|248px|Dick Jones after he gets shot by RoboCop]]
-The other execs losing their cool all around him, the Old Man, residing with unmatched calmness in his chair, asks the Officer what he wants, and Dick Jones begins to panic as RoboCop alleges Dick Jones is a murderer. Exhibiting the same matter-of-fact relaxdness, the Old Man asks for evidence.
-It is when the video of Dick Jones telling RoboCop that he killed Bob Morton is played over for the third time that Jones's world finally crumbles, and he becomes the thug he has been exposed as, grabbing the loaded [[Desert Eagle|pistol]] from the display case where it is still inexplicably kept, and grabbing the Old Man around the neck, blurting demands and threatening to kill his hostage.
-The Old Man does not like this ''at all'' and simply fires Jones, and elbows him in the stomach before slipping out of his grasp. Jones raises the pistol, but RoboCop fires first, burst after three-round burst catching him in and around his torso and the ex-Senior Vice President staggers in the gunfire, inexorably stumbling to the massive board room windows. Another volley weakens the windows and a final one pitches Jones through it. In a storm of glass and blood and wailing a long, torturous scream, Jones plummets earthward towards the harsh concrete at the base of the tower, the grizzly thump of his body meeting the ground putting an abrupt end to his screaming... and to his scheming and his orders on the Detroit police to destroy RoboCop is also put to an end.
-==Memorable Quotes==
-''"Mr. Kinney, would you come up here and give us a hand?"''
-: - '''Jones''' to the unsuspecting '''Kinney'''.
-''"I think you better do what he says, Mister Kinney."''
-:- '''Jones''' to '''Kinney''' after the latter got ordered by ED-209 to drop his weapon.
-''"I'm sure it's only a glitch. A temporary setback."''
-: - '''Jones''''s view of '''Kinney''''s death.
-''"Hello Buddy Boy! Dick Jones here. I guess you're on your knees about now, begging for your life. Pathetic. You don't feel so cocky now, do you, Bob?"''
-: - '''Dick Jones''' very accurately estimating how '''[[Bob Morton]]''' is probably acting.
-''"I'm cashing you out, Bob."''
-: - the last words '''Bob Morton''' hears.
-''"He's a cyborg, you idiot! He recorded every word you said. His memory's admissible as evidence!"''
-: - '''Jones''' to '''[[Clarence Boddicker|Clarence]]''' after the latter said that '''RoboCop''' tried to kill him.
-''"This is absurd! That... ''thing''... is a violent mechanical psychopath!"''
-: - '''Jones''' trying to justify his innocence to the board.
-''"I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake, now it's time to erase that mistake!"''
-: - '''Dick Jones''' to '''[[RoboCop (Peter Weller)|RoboCop]]''' as the latter is setting his [[ED-209]] on him. Also what is played to the board immediately prior to Jones losing the plot.
-: <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px;">"I had a guaranteed military sale with ED-209! Renovation program! Spare parts for 25 years! Who cares if it worked or not! "</span>
-''"I want a chopper! Now! We will walk to the roof very calmly. I will board the chopper with my hostage. Anyone tries to stop me, the old geezer gets it!"''
-: - '''Dick Jones''' crossing the line.
-''"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH...........!"''
-: - '''Dick Jones''' falling to his death.
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