A member of the Turks, he is a tall, naturally bald man with a goatee, many piercings in his ears, light brown eyes illuminated by mako, who is never seen without his sunglasses, for the most part. He usually appears with his friend and long-time partner Reno. Rude is somewhat taciturn and usually lets Reno do the talking. He prefers to fight with his fists (using a sort of grappling/boxing style as opposed to Tifa's martial arts) and has a crush on Tifa, though nothing ever develops of it. His abilities are also far beyond that of a normal person, much like Reno.