system
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human
[The Venture Bros.] If Red Mantle is Buddy Holly and Dragoon is the Big Bopper, what happened to Richie Valens? Did he also fake his death and join the Guild?
gpt
Richie Valens was a necessary sacrifice to sell the lie that the other two died. He wasn't a part of the underworld, just a really good musician who chose to share the wrong plane with some*bad* people.