Roll.EXE
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| Game series | Mega Man Battle Network series |
| First game | Mega Man Battle Network |
| Creator(s) | Keiji Inafune |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | Lenore Zann (EXE) Sharon Alexander (Axess) |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | Masako Jou |
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| Classification | Navi |
| Weapon(s) | Heart Slash, Roll Whip, Roll Arrow, Battle Chips |
| Loyalty | Mayl Sakurai |
Roll.EXE (ロール Rōru?) is a fictional character in the Mega Man Battle Network series of video games by Capcom and the MegaMan NT Warrior (Rockman EXE) anime and manga. Her design is based on Roll of the original Mega Man series. In the anime, she is voiced by Lenore Zann (EXE) and Sharon Alexander (Axess) in the English version, and Masako Jou in the original version of the series.
[edit] History
In the Battle Network series, Roll is the NetNavi of Mayl Sakurai (Maylu in the English anime and manga, Meiru Sakurai in the Japanese version), a childhood friend and next-door neighbor of protagonist, Lan Hikari (Netto Hikari). Roll is dressed in pink, with a yellow holographic headband (which serves a variety of functions), and a ponytail. Roll's Navi mark is a heart, which can be found on her chest as well as in Mayl's hairpiece. Although Roll is a good combatant in her own right, she is considered a weaker NetNavi in terms of power (compared to MegaMan.EXE), largely due to her kind and gentle nature - a trait reflected in Maylu herself.
The heart motif unique to Roll is also emphasized in the appearances of her attacks; in the games, her NaviChip attacks opponents then recovers MegaMan's hitpoints by giving him a giant heart, while in the anime, her main attack, "Roll Blast" (Heart Slash) consists of throwing a wave of hypnotizing hearts at opponents. In the games, she can also hover over hazardous obstacles, electrocute viruses with her antennae, recover damage done to herself or others, and launch "Roll Arrows" by transforming one of her arms into a crossbow. As an opponent, Roll can use these same techniques (with the exception of healing herself), and can also summon viruses.
In the anime, during Axess, Maylu performs Cross Fusion with Roll, but discovers it to have only been a dream. In Stream, she would truly gain the ability through use of the "Rush Synchro Chip," though much footage was recycled from the previous series (leading the way for minor continuity goofs in the process).
[edit] Personality
Roll is a kind and gentle Navi, who never falters in the face of adversity. She is determined to aid her friends whenever possible, and because of her operator's relationship with Lan, Roll is often seen flirting with MegaMan. She is also the object of affection for GutsMan, similar to how Dex Ogreon (Dekao Oyama) is attracted to Maylu. Roll does, however, become jealous easily. When MegaMan falls for Aki in the original EXE, Roll reacts quickly in anger. She and Meddy (Medi) rival for MegaMan's affections in Stream.
