The Ultimate Guide to Decoding The Venture Bros Movie Finale

Summary

The revelation in The Venture Bros. movie unveils the true identity of Hank and Dean's mother, leaving them with a profound sense of disappointment in their quest for a nurturing maternal figure.

Contrary to popular belief, the Monarch and Rusty Venture are not blood-related siblings but rather clones, and their animosity toward each other persists even after this truth comes to light.

The characters in the movie remain unchanged and unresolved, leaving the future of the show uncertain.

Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Venture Bros: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart. The highly anticipated movie finally reveals the answers to the biggest mysteries in The Venture Bros. series. Taking place shortly after the events of the Season 7 finale, the film follows Hank Venture as he goes on the run and attempts to uncover the truth behind his mother's identity. Meanwhile, Dean, along with two members of the Order of the Triad, embarks on a journey to locate his missing twin brother.

How Dean & Hank's Long-Awaited Mother Reveal Changes The Story

- The remainder of The Venture Bros. cast is focused on addressing the conflict posed by Mantilla, a new supervillain. Mantilla's company, Arch, poses a significant threat to the delicate balance that exists between the established professional antagonist unions and the super-scientists and costumed heroes they antagonize. Additionally, Mantilla directs their attention towards The Monarch in their latest efforts to recruit new members while The Monarch is simultaneously engaged in disproving a blood test that suggests a familial connection to his sworn nemesis, Dr. Rusty Venture. With a complex reality comparable to that of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart" tackles the challenge of resolving The Venture Bros' numerous mysteries, ultimately delivering a thrilling conclusion.

Hank traces his steps to the Caring Hands Second Chance Ranch, a haven for animals turned into "sidekicks and hench-beasts" by their villainous counterparts. Fueled by the belief that the ranch's founder, the retired actress Bobbie St. Simone, is his birth mother, Hank embarks on this solitary lead. During a chance encounter with The Action Man in The Venture Bros. season 7 finale, a fragile hint of this connection was revealed. Warmly embracing Hank at her ranch, St. Simone dispels his assumption, yet willingly shares captivating revelations about the intricate origins of Hank and Dean.

Bobbie St. Simone briefly engaged in a relationship with Jonas Venture, Hank's grandfather, who granted her the ability to become invisible. She was then recruited by Jonas as a spy for the US government, with the intention of infiltrating the community of costumed villains. However, Bobbie went against these plans when she fell in love with Force Majeure, Jonas Venture's archenemy who was a supervillain. When Force Majeure was killed by another villain, Bobbie went into hiding with their daughter, Debbie. Eventually, she sought assistance from Rusty Venture, Jonas' son.

The rest of the story is later explained by Bobbie St. Simone's daughter, Mantilla, who reveals herself to be the villain Mantilla. Mantilla recounts her past relationship with The Monarch, explaining why they broke up. During this conversation with Dr. Mrs. The Monarch (also known as Sheila), Mantilla reveals her family's history of villainy. Rusty Venture agreed to pass on Bobbie St. Simone's invisibility powers to Mantilla in exchange for something Mantilla hadn't planned on using. It is heavily implied that this item was the eggs used to create the first clones of Hank and Dean. However, Hank and Dean themselves remain completely unaware of their true origins.

Are The Monarch & Rusty Brothers? Venture Bros. Movie Twist Explained

In the season 7 premiere of The Venture Bros., a fan theory suggesting that The Monarch and Rusty Venture were brothers was hinted at. A flashback revealed that The Monarch's parents sought help from Jonas Venture due to their difficulties conceiving. It was strongly implied that Jonas may have had an affair with The Monarch's mother or used his sperm to artificially inseminate her. Ultimately, in the series finale, it was revealed with a twist that the mortal enemies were indeed blood relatives.

The final answer to this question came in the closing moments of The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart. Rusty Venture voluntarily donated his blood to save The Monarch's life, and through a conclusive test, it was determined that the two men were not brothers, but clones. This mirrored the concept of Ben Reilly and Peter Parker in Marvel Comics. Ben, a former geneticist who worked for Jonas Venture, confirmed this fact. He explained that besides The Monarch receiving a small amount of baboon DNA to cure his premature baldness, he and Rusty were essentially the same person. Interestingly, The Monarch was more disturbed by the revelation of being his arch-enemy's brother than by the fact that they were in fact clones.

What The Venture Bros. Movie Post-Credits Scene Means

The post-credit scene of The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart takes us back in time, long before the series began. In this brief scene, we see a young Rusty Venture, just after his meeting with Bobbie St. Simone and Debbie. He is seen sketching plans for the hover-bikes that his sons would later pilot in the first episode of The Venture Bros. In the background, his loyal robot HELPER is seen preparing a twin-size cradle, indicating that the clones are nearing completion. To our surprise, Rusty is revealed to be wearing a large artificial womb, bringing Hank and Dean's story full circle.

The Venture Bros. Movie Changes Nothing & The Story Continues

In spite of the unfolding events, none of the characters in The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart experience any profound change. The Monarch briefly contemplates abandoning his life of villainy, but ultimately decides to persist out of sheer spite. To mock Rusty Venture, he instructs his unseen wife to lower his pants as he struggles to remain upright. Similarly, the mystery surrounding Hank and Dean's mother remains unresolved, as Rusty Venture dismisses it as inconsequential, much like his own ignorance regarding his mother's identity.

What Next For The Main Venture Bros. Characters?

What The Venture Bros. Movie Ending Really Means

The future of The Venture Bros characters remains uncertain. The movie concludes with the show returning to its original state, having the Venture family reunited and stationed in their Manhattan skyscraper on the site of the former Venture Industries compound. Additionally, The Monarch and his family are poised to engage in a conflict with them. However, due to the cancellation of The Venture Bros. in 2020 and the apparent lack of interest in adult animation from Warner Bros. Discovery, it is highly unlikely that the adventures of these characters will ever experience a revival or continue.

The theme of "beautiful sublime failure" permeates The Venture Bros. movie, as declared by Doc Hammer, one of the show's co-creators. The characters in the movie do not undergo genuine transformation or development, and any accomplishments they stumble upon are accidental and completely contradictory to their actual objectives. Rusty Venture remains entangled in his father's legacy of maltreatment without freeing himself from it. Hank and Dean are unable to find the nurturing mother they long for. The Monarch discovers that he embodies everything he despises and continues to harbor hatred. In The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, there exists no profound significance, merely a reflection of the absurdity found within its world.