Rodrick Heffley

Rodrick presents himself as an older teenager who prefers to spend his time with his band, Löded Diper, rather than focusing on his studies. His rebellious nature, carefree attitude, and constant search for fun. Like Greg, Rodrick is explained as having no real talents; he's only good at a few things, namely playing the drums. He would rather sleep than do anything else. He is also noted for his love of heavy metal music. Rodrick is the lead drummer for a band called Twisted Celebs, a band of the same genre of music. Their lead singer is a man whom Rodrick's parents fear he will become: Bill Walter, a 35-year-old high school dropout who is unemployed and still lives with his parents. Rodrick is extremely lazy and inactive when it comes to school, which explains where Greg gets his laziness from. Greg believes Rodrick is lazy and unintelligent in every other area, although there are clues to the contrary. Rodrick is clearly not the smartest in his family, as he barely makes an effort in school and constantly asks his parents to do his work for him. Although Rodrick is portrayed this way, he is actually quite manipulative and clever at tricking other people. Greg says that Rodrick is a terrible speller, and is said to be completely ignorant of how to use any electronic devices (though this may be more manipulation to get things done for him; he is clearly seen using a music player in Rodrick's Law and a cell phone in Dog Days, and in The Ugly Truth he is shown uploading pictures online and is seen using a music player once again in Bad Luck). Rodrick did terrible in elementary and middle school. The only reason Rodrick is doing slightly better in high school is because he cheats by having his dad do all his work for him.