Roll (Mega Man)

Roll (Japanese: ロール, Hepburn: Rooru) is a fictional gynoid in the Mega Man video game series and its spin-offs. A housekeeper robot who acts as a little sister to Mega Man, she was built by the genius scientist Dr. Thomas Light, and parallels Astro Boy 's Uran. Her name forms a "rock and roll" pun with Rockman, who is called Mega Man in Western territories.

In the original series, Roll is a supporting character who operates in-game shops and was not designed for combat. However, she has been depicted with more agency in various spin-off titles, such as in Mega Man NT Warrior, where Roll.EXE has a teenage appearance and is MegaMan.EXE's girlfriend, and in Mega Man Legends, where she is the female lead, Roll Caskett.

Her prominence in the series has increased over time, with the remake Mega Man Powered Up making her a playable character. Fans have also frequently modified previous games in the series to insert her as the main character.