Fatz Geronimo

Fatz Geronimo is the keyboard-playing gorilla in The Rock-afire Explosion. According to the 1984 "Senior Citizens" showtape, Fatz was born and raised at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Early years
Fatz's earliest incarnation was as Fats Gorilla in the Wolf Pack 5. This version of Fatz played a piano rather than a keyboard. When The Rock-afire Explosion was developed, his name was changed to Fatz, and the piano was replaced with a keyboard (later called the "Tune Machine"), though he had a smaller role in showtapes. According to a 1982 survey, he was the most popular character in most age groups, which led to him having a bigger role in showtapes. He later became the leader of the Colander Head Movement. He later began to make announcements and adopted Antioch as his pet.

Cyberstar
During the Cyberstar years, near the end of the Rock-afire's tenure at ShowBiz Pizza, Fatz's role dwindled once again, yet he became the master of ceremonies in addition to the keyboardist.

Concept Unification
During Concept Unification, which occurred at most ShowBiz Pizza locations between 1990 and 1992, Fatz's strong center-stage presence was kept intact and assigned to Mr. Munch, who his animatronic reworked into during the conversion. His keyboard was also kept intact except for the "Rock-afire" front panel, which was changed.

It should be noted that, on the Concept Unification Prototype stage, Fatz's animatronic was originally going to become Pasqually and that his animatronic would have been moved to Stage Left.

Fan Redesign
In 2007, Fatz was redesigned by artist and fan Jenn Waitt for use in a new restaurant that was slated to open in the country of Jordan. This new version was altered at the customer's request, as they wanted a friendlier, less intimidating version, so he was redesigned with pale skin and light brown fur - making him a monkey instead of a gorilla. He was given the name "J-Fatz" (short for "Jordan Fatz"). The show was never delivered to the customer and the restaurant, J-Fatz's Pizza, never materialized; however, J-Fatz did receive a short cameo in the 2011 film Just Go with It and played with an orange kangaroo along with three other Rock-afire characters, Beach Bear, Dook LaRue, and Mitzi Mozzarella.

J-Fatz appeared at Fright Fest 2018 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.