Rex Powers

Rex Powers
“ You don't know what I got! „ ― When he gets offended or to state he is manly
Vital statistics
Names	Rex Powers, Christopher Cane
Gender	Genderless (Referred to as Male)
Race	Puppet
Occupation	Student, TV Presenter, Actor
Origin	Victorious Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot (March 27, 2010)
Alignment	Mixed
Age	13
Created By	Dan Schneider
Height	60 cm (2ft 0in)
Weight	Varies

Rex Powers is one of the characters in Victorious. He is Robbie's best friend and ventriloquist dummy, though he dislikes being called a "dummy" or "puppet." Rex is known for his bluntness and outspoken personality, often saying exactly what's on his mind. He frequently flirts with the girls at Hollywood Arts High School, with the exception of Cat, who is Robbie's love interest.

Rex is puppeteered by Matt Bennett and voiced by Jake Farrow, who is left uncredited to maintain the illusion that Robbie is voicing Rex. In the Blooptorious episode, Rex claims to be "Christopher Cane," a British actor. In the episode "Rex Dies," he gets sucked into a wind machine and is rushed to the hospital.

Aside from his abrasiveness, Rex is defined by his unrequited crush on Tori, even though she often finds him annoying. In the episode "Sleepover at Sikowitz's," Tori kisses Rex to shut him up, which delights him. His affection for Tori is so strong that he forgives her for sucking him into the Tublow Jet, while seeking revenge on Trina for much smaller offenses. He even delivers his only genuinely kind line to her, telling Tori she was too good to wait for the announcement of a new PearPhone. In contrast, Rex shows little respect for the rest of the gang, especially Jade, and often insults them without provocation. He once even told Robbie he would sell him for half a sandwich, though he does consider the others, at least the guys, to be his friends.

Christopher Cane is the fictional alter ego of Rex Powers, who appears as the host in the episode Blooptorious. With a British accent, Christopher interviews the main cast members of Victorious and presents himself as an actual actor playing the part of Rex, rather than a ventriloquist dummy.

Christopher Cane

Christopher Cane is portrayed differently from Rex in several ways. He has a British accent, is slightly larger, with longer arms that can move independently. Most notably, Christopher speaks and moves on his own without the aid of a ventriloquist, further suggesting his sentience.

A recurring joke throughout the episode is Christopher's habit of interrupting, insulting, and dismissing the people he interviews, particularly being rude to Daniella Monet and Matt Bennett. However, he treats Victoria Justice with kindness and states that he loves her.

Christopher also has a fondness for apple juice, which he humorously offers to cast members throughout the episode. All of them refuse except for Victoria Justice, but when she asks for it, Christopher claims he is out of it. At one point, he refers to the drink as "juiced apples."

Christopher Cane also appears as the host of iCarly's second blooper episode, "iBloop 2 - Electric Bloopaloo." In this episode, he shows a dislike for most of the iCarly cast, except for Gibby, whom he admires. He repeatedly tries to promote his own brand of salsa and mentions that he auditioned for the role of Spencer on iCarly.

In addition to these appearances, Christopher conducts interviews on TheSlap and has one interview on iCarly.com. In his interview with Elizabeth Gillies, it is revealed that he fancies her, as well as Victoria Justice.

Trivia

• Rex gets frustrated with stores that don't sell items in his size, prompting Robbie to take him to the Small & Short Store. On TheSlap, Rex also complained that urinals aren't made in his size.
• A different puppet was used for Rex in the Pilot and part of The Bird Scene, featuring a bigger head and no neck.
• In the promo for the Pilot (and the original cut of the episode), Rex had a different voice.
• In Freak the Freak Out, Rex seems unaware of what a ventriloquist is. When the DJ calls their performance a ventriloquist act, Rex responds with confusion.
• Rex makes a cameo in the Sam & Cat episode "#MommaGoomer," though it was cut from the scene.
• Rex has his own account on TheSlap under the username "RexAndTheCity," a play on the TV show Sex and the City, and has more followers than Robbie's account. He has even unfollowed Robbie.
• According to TheSlap:
  • Rex sleeps for 12 hours.
  • He is afraid of tofu but loves meat.
  • His grandma was recycled and is now part of an outdoor dining set.
• Jade and Trina have both torn off Rex's body parts. Jade tore off his arm in The Diddly-Bops, while Trina removed his foot in The Wood and deep-fried it.
• Tori kissed Rex in Sleepover at Sikowitz's.
• In Beggin' On Your Knees, Rex complimented Ryder Daniels's looks, saying he is "hot," and confidently responded to his friends' questioning looks by saying, "Stare all you want, I'm secure."
• While Rex dislikes being called a puppet, in iParty with Victorious, he tells Sam, "Let's see if you can beat this puppet, Puckett!" and later says it's only okay if he calls himself a puppet. In Who Did It to Trina?, Rex remarks, "No one ever suspects the puppet." Robbie also dislikes others calling Rex a puppet.
• Rex is friends with Sinjin, even though he often mocks him.
• He watches Fox News and is skeptical of global warming.
• Rex seems to date or at least socialize with female students from Northridge, as he frequently mentions them and attends their prom. In Terror on Cupcake Street, he suggests building a parade float featuring Northridge girls.
• Rex has referred to Jade as "the Wicked Witch" (Beck Falls for Tori) and "intense and scary" (A Film by Dale Squires).
• Even though Robbie controls Rex, no one ever blames Robbie for Rex's actions.
• Rex has cameo appearances in the Game Shakers episodes "Tiny Pickles" (where he runs over Matt Bennett, who guest stars) and "Lost Jacket, Falling Pigeons" as a lost and found item.
• In Locked Up!, Rex is the only one of the gang who does not end up in jail and the only item they take back with them during their escape from Yerba.
• Rex hits on Trina only once in Who Did It to Trina?, where he was about to mention his two favorite things about her.
• It's suggested that Robbie's low self-esteem might be expressed through Rex, as Rex constantly insults him.
• Rex mistakenly thinks Robbie had a Bat Mitzvah (for girls) instead of a Bar Mitzvah (for boys).
• Rex often mocks the group's problems.
• He celebrates Hanukkah with Robbie.
• Rex created the persona "Christopher Cane" to host the interview show in Blooptorious and iCarly's blooper episode iBloop 2 - Electric Bloopaloo.
• Rex appears to need the bathroom frequently.
• He has his own video segment on TheSlap called "Rex Sings," where he sings songs, usually Tori's, claiming his voice is better, often with Sinjin dancing in the background.
• In the Pilot, Rex is shown to be more than an average ventriloquist's dummy, with a picture showing his back torn open and his body stuffed. In later episodes, he becomes a standard dummy with a hollow torso.
• Rex is hinted to be self-aware, occasionally moving without anyone holding him.
• Despite his fondness for Tori and his disrespect for Jade, Rex is the only member of the gang to take Jade's side in The Great Ping Pong Scam.
• Rex has the most absences in Season 4, even more than Trina.
• According to Matt Bennett in a 2021 Twitch stream, at least three Rex dolls were used during filming. Two were regular Rex dolls, and one was a stunt doll with a non-functioning mouth.
• In the same stream, it was revealed that in the opening scene of Survival of the Hottest, when Rex was squirted with sunscreen, the paint on that Rex doll's face was permanently damaged, making it unusable for future scenes.