Ron's Gone Wrong - Characters & Cast

His primary motivation is to overcome his profound loneliness and find a genuine friend. He desperately wants to escape the isolation of the recess bench and be accepted by his peers.

Barney begins as a lonely, socially awkward middle-schooler who believes a B*Bot is the solution to his problems. Initially frustrated by Ron's defects, he tries to force Ron to conform. Through their adventures, Barney's focus shifts from wanting to fit in to valuing Ron's unique personality. He evolves from being self-absorbed in his own loneliness to understanding that friendship is a two-way street, ultimately risking everything to save his friend and sharing Ron's gift of chaotic friendship with the world.

Initially, his motivation is a corrupted, literal interpretation of his purpose: "make friends for Barney." This leads him to hilariously inappropriate actions. As he bonds with Barney, his motivation becomes simpler and more profound: to be Barney's friend and protect him.

Ron starts as a malfunctioning appliance, a literal "Best Friend Out of the Box" with none of the intended programming. His arc is one of learning and development, but not towards becoming a 'correct' B*Bot. Instead, guided by Barney, he develops a unique, quirky, and fiercely loyal personality. He evolves from a source of chaos into a true friend who understands sacrifice, culminating in his willingness to be dispersed into the cloud to help all children find friendships as real as his.

His motivation is to see his invention fulfill its original purpose: to foster real, meaningful friendships, not just to generate profit and data.

Marc is the young, hoodie-wearing CEO of Bubble who created the B*Bots with the genuine intention of helping children connect. He starts as a figurehead who has lost control of his creation to corporate interests (personified by Andrew). When he discovers Ron, he recognizes the potential for a more authentic form of connection that his algorithm failed to create. His arc is about reclaiming the original, positive vision for his technology, ultimately helping Barney share Ron's flawed-but-better code with the world.

His motivation is purely financial and control-oriented. He wants to maintain the integrity of the B*Bot network for maximum profit and data exploitation, viewing children as consumers rather than people.

Andrew is the COO of Bubble and serves as the film's primary antagonist. He has no developmental arc; he is consistently driven by profit, data collection, and control. He sees Ron not as a breakthrough but as a dangerous glitch that threatens the company's brand and bottom line. His attempts to destroy Ron escalate throughout the film, revealing his complete disregard for the well-being of children in favor of commercial success. He is ultimately outsmarted and exposed by Marc.