This article focuses on the Pop'n Music 6 character, Roku. If you are looking for the Pop'n Music 10 CS character, see Genroku.
Roku is one of the characters of Pop'n Music 6.
Personality
Unlike some characters, Roku is mostly silent or stoic. He is a samurai having his own jeopardy in Japan. Most likely, he seems to be stealthy with a smirk and writes the kanji form of what he sees, hears, or has been. Roku always keeps his headphones on his neck.
Appearance
Hip Rock
Roku appears with cerulean-colored hair that was formed into sharp and double-splitting sections. He wears a white robe with black sections, red headphones around his neck, black circle centered in his robe, and sandals. He wields a katana and a paintbrush tipped with black paint. He then has black piercings to his earlobe and the upper ears. Roku's original sprite will make appearance in 火風陸空 from Pop'n Music Lapistoria.
His 3P color palette is confirmed in Hip Rock 3.5 from Pop'n Music 18 Sengoku Retsuden.
Hip Rock 2
Roku wears a black robe with black and red sections. His headphones stays the same on his neck. He accessorized himself with his red parasol and his hair was a little wax out during the song.
Hip Rock 3
Roku wears the same robe as Hip Rock, but changes the details. Roku accessorized himself with a purple and white spider-themed kimono; however, his headphones, sword, and sandals changed to purple. His hair does not wax out, but raised crooked, after the wax was replaced.
Hip Rock 4
His robe was red and the sections were dark red. He wore a teal scarf that reaches his thighs, a white leg bracelet, black laces on his weight, and red sandals. His sword was red and his headphones remained the same as Hip Rock. His cyan hair was cleansing into straight parts.
Hip Rock 5
Roku was evolved into Sengoku Retsuden as his robe turned yellow and black. He has purple sections, and purple sandals from Hip Rock 3. Part of his sword turned yellow and earrings were back in place to his ears. His hair was partly waxed out and one of the parts of the hair remained crooked.
Cameos
Roku rarely make a few cameos in category icons, such as the Pop'n 6 category in Pop'n Music 12 Iroha and the NET category in TUNE STREET. Roku also makes animation cameos in Pop'n Xmas's animation once, and Shinobianko's FEVER! animation. Both his category and animation cameos have numbers that are tied.
NET Self
| Attack | Eat this! (くらえ！ Karae!?) |
| Damage | Give up! (やるな！ Yaruna!?) |
| GOOD Play | Place rong~ (位栄～ Kurai sakae~?) |
| BAD Play | Crap! (ちっ！ Chii!?) |
| WIN | Yes, it's game! (勝負あり！ Shoubuari?) |
| LOSE | Hmph! (ふん！ Fun!?) |
Etymology
Roku (六?)-The name was translated as "six" in Japanese, thus Pop'n Music 6's release and the birthmark on his chest.
Roku's name is changed as Loku (로쿠?) in Pop'n Music Mobile (To be pronounce closely to his original Japanese name).
Trivia
- Roku's hobby, iai, is the art of quickly drawing one's sword, slicing down their opponent, and sheathing it immediately afterwards.
- Vaguely, Roku's original hairstyle is almost identical to Wolverine's hairstyle from the X-Men.
- In Pop'n Music 18 Sengoku Retsuden, Roku's 2P palette of Pop'n Music 15 ADVENTURE slightly bears some colors to Gintoki Sakata from Gin Tama, which can be an anime license.
- When taking his robe off, Roku is seen having a panda tattoo on his whole back, as of his regular WIN animation in Pop'n Music 6.
- Roku makes his debut in Amamo's video in GUITAR FREAKS 9thMIX and drummania 8thMIX.
- Roku's birthdate is identical to Castle's.
- The month of June represents Roku's name and Pop'n Music 6's release, while the ninth day represents his second appearance of Pop'n Music 9.
- Roku is one of the several characters who have number etymologies for their names.
- Uno, from Pop'n Music FEVER! and the Miracle 4, is the number 1.
- Anne, from Pop'n Music Sunny Park and the Magical 4, is the number 1.
- One, from Sunny Park, has the same number.
- 2st, from Pop'n Music 10 and the Miracle 4, is the number 2.
- The last and unknown tribute from the Magical 4, who represents Africa, is the number 2. She will later make a debut probably in Pop'n Music Lapistoria.
- Waka-san, from Pop'n Music 12 Iroha and the Miracle 4, is the number 3.
- San, from Pop'n Music 20 fantasia is the number 3.
- Force, from Pop'n Music 9 and the Miracle 4, is the number 4.
- Quattro, from Pop'n Music 19 TUNE STREET and the Magical 4, is the number 4.
- Yon, from Iroha, is the number 4 in Japanese translation.
- One of the characters of the group, Goshichi, from Pop'n Music 18 Sengoku Retsuden, is the number 5.
- Roku, from Pop'n Music 6, is the number 6.
- Nana, from Pop'n Music 7, is the number 7.
- One of the characters of the group, Goshichi, from Sengoku Retsuden, is the number 7.
- According to shio, Roku's name was coined by pop'n music director saito.
Gallery
Animations
Profile
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Screenshots
| pop'n music 6 characters | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | BAMBOO | Mary | Mimi | Nyami | the KING |
| Returning Rival Characters | BOY | DiNO | PEPPER |
| New Rival Characters | Green | Higurashi | Hone | Jessica | KIKA | May | MEBAE | OTOKO-MAN | Pino | 六 | rolly | TRAN | W.B. ROSE | Yard the 6th | YUN |
| Hidden Characters | Mimi | Nyami | WARUDOC | YURI*chan |
| pop'n music 12 いろは characters | |
|---|---|
| Default Roster | |
| Playable Characters | Mimi | Nyami |
| Returning Characters | HONE | MAKOTO | MZD | PATTY | 六 | SUMIKO'73 |
| New Characters | BERRY | CHIZURU | ドミー＆ソラー | flow flow | EITO | HAJIME | HANAO | Justice★ | KIKYO | Mamoru-kun | MELL | マッスル増田 | Nazuna&Suzuna | NICE GUY | Ryusei☆Honey | SASUGA MOGAMI | SHISHIWAKA | TangTang | YON |
| New Hidden Characters | GOEMON | WAKA-san |
| ポップン秘伝忍法帖 | |
| Spring | CECIL | HIPOPO&TAMAYO | MEBAE | おしゃれずきん | Poet |
| Summer | AYA | HOSHIO | PAL | Ruri | SARASA | TOBY-S | TRAN |
| Autumn | HAMANOV | Jean | MAGOJIROU | pretty | SHOLLKEE | Smile | USAO-kun |
| Winter | Jean | MILK | Mr.SOBACCO | おんなのこ | YODO=DOZEN |
| Shinobi | シノビアンコ |
| pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE characters | |
|---|---|
| Default Roster | |
| Returning Characters | JUDY | KRAFT? | Mary | Mimi | MISAKI | Mr. KK | MZD | Nina | Nyami | Poet | 六 |
| New Characters | チェリリー＆スージー | CoCoo | DIAMANTE | DJ TSUYOSHI | GITA-KEN | INARI | KANOKO | Mark | みっちゃん | MIRAI YUMENO | Nadi | なつ坊 | OJ TSUYOSHI | Parrot | SiRiUS | taoxiang | Tsubaki | YOUJIROU | yululu |
| Hidden Crossover Characters | HANEMANN | Simon Belmondo |
| Characters for ee'MALL 2nd avenue | Mary | 鬼-BE |
| New Roster for ee'MALL 2nd avenue | IA-RAMSE | NICKEY | パンチ先輩 |
| わくわくミミニャミ探検隊 Songs | |
| Returning Characters | flow flow | Hone | Mr.B.BONE | MZD | shalah | Silvia | Zizz |
| CS Transplant Characters | 智羅 | 深川ふなを | 文彦さん | Kili | SUMIRE |
| New Characters | fili | hannes | 星のひと | lithos | madam RAGORA | micro | ookami-boy | Roco*Moco | ∑ | SUPERモグー | TITICACA | WELL-DONE | Zusin | ? |
| pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 characters | |
|---|---|
| Default Roster | |
| Playable Characters | ALT | Annie | EN MOEYO | ERIKA | KIKYO | LuLu | MAKOTO | Mimi | MZD | Nyami | RIE♥chan | 六 | SASUGA MOGAMI | SHOKO | Silvia | sunny | Timer | TSUYOSHI | Yuli |
| New Characters | BENI | CHIKING | DEXTOR | GOSHICHI | KAGAMI | KANENOBU | Kicoro | mint | Ralph Belmondo | SUZUHIME |
| CS Transplant Characters | みここ | Prince of Falena | YANARY |
| Hidden Characters | AYAME | Scarecrows |
| めざせ天下統一！ ポップン風雲録 | |
| Returning Characters | HIKARU | Murasaki | MZD | 六 |
| CS Transplant Characters | MIYABI-san | TECHNO STARS | 内田一門 | |
| New Characters | DAI | GIZIRI | hanico | HITORI | Kivy | コクウ | KUNIOSHI | 黒太ちゃん | MASAMUNE | m.c.H.T | M-M-G☆ | 弐ノ丸 | N.NAGA | ぺるりさん | R.Q | SHISHITUGU | たぬちよ | 山吹 | YAYAKO |
| Special Unlocks | |
| Internet Ranking Unlocks | 月風魔 | 蔵ノ助 | SANAE♥chan | TRAN |
| portable Characters | NINON | SUMIRE |