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Roy
Roy (ロイ Roy) is the son of Marquess Eliwood of Lycia's House Pherae. In the Great Movement of Bern, he was entrusted with the leadership of Pherae's army in opposing the invading Kingdom of Bern in lieu of Eliwood's illness, later becoming the leader of the Lycian army as a whole following the death of Hector of Ostia, and ultimately assuming command of the Etrurian army. He sought to assist Bern's Princess Guinivere in finding a peaceful resolution to the war, to prevent King Zephiel's ambitions of exterminating humans and returning Elibe to the rule of dragons.
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“ | I have faith in mankind. I will not lose to a man who has lost faith in his people and even in himself! | ” | — Roy, to Zephiel |
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Roy is the main character of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, also appearing briefly as a child in the extended epilogue of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and as a bonus character in Fire Emblem Awakening. He is also a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Biography
Roy was born in the year 985, five years after his father Eliwood defeated Nergal at the Dragon's Gate; his mother is not canonically identified, but in the gameplay of Blazing Sword she can potentially be Lyn, Ninian or Fiora. During his upbringing, he was wet-nursed by the Pheraen knight Rebecca, and her son Wolt is considered his milk brother. At the age of ten, he and Eliwood traveled to Ostia to meet with Hector, Eliwood's old friend, and Roy was there introduced to Hector's daughter Lilina, and the two became close friends.
Five years afterward, at the onset of the Great Movement of Bern, Roy was in Ostia studying under the tutelage of Cecilia, the Mage General of Etruria. During his studies, he was summoned home by Eliwood, who had fallen ill while Lilina was visiting; when he arrived back in Pherae, the region was under siege by a bandit mob led by Damas, with Eliwood and Lilina barricaded inside the castle. With the assistance of his retinue of Pheraen knights, Roy subdued the bandits and reclaimed Pherae. Once there, he was tasked with leading the Pheraen army to join with the rest of the Lycian armies to oppose Bern's impending threat, owing to Eliwood being too ill to do it himself.
Before heading to Araphen to join with the rest of the armies, on Eliwood's instruction Roy headed to the Lycia/Bern border to meet with a mercenary band led by Deke, hired by Eliwood to bolster Roy's ranks. During this meeting, he was approached by Elen, who implored him to save her mistress from captivity in the nearby Bern fortress. Roy challenged the Bern unit stationed at the castle and its master Rude and won, rescuing the noblewoman. The noblewoman revealed to Roy her identity as Guinivere, the princess of Bern and younger sister of King Zephiel. Guinivere had fled Bern in the hopes of meeting a Lycian representative in a bid to bring the war to a peaceful end. Roy agreed to assist her in this goal and allowed her to join his army.
En route to Araphen, news reached Roy that Araphen had already been attacked by a Bern army led by Brunnya and Narcian, decimating the League's army. By the time he arrived, the bulk of Bern's army had already pulled out, leaving an occupational guard in Araphen; Roy defeated the occupation force, only to find a severely wounded Hector. Even a warrior of Hector's talent had been overwhelmed by the raw power of dragons, Bern's secret weapon, and with his last words Hector warned Roy of the dragons in Bern's service and entrusted him with the leadership of the Lycian army in his stead, then died from his wounds.
Roy's next destination was Ostia, to recover a weapon capable of fighting dragons and protect Lilina. On his way, he was forced to fight against traitorous Lycian forces who sought an alliance with Bern in light of the imminent collapse of the League. After defeating Lord Erik of Laus and the Thrian advisor Wagner, Roy arrived in Ostia only to find it in the midst of a coup d'etat. A rebellion led by the Ostian knights Devias and Leygance had seized control of Ostia, allied with Bern and taken Lilina hostage, opposed only by an Ilian mercenary band under Hector's employ. With the assistance of the Ilian mercenaries - Zelots, Trec and Noah - Roy challenged the rebellion and, for the first time in the city's history, successfully invaded Castle Ostia to defeat Leygance and rescue Lilina. His victory was short-lived, however, with the arrival of a Bern unit headed by Narcian, saved at the last minute only by the arrival of Cecilia and Perceval from Etruria, who placed Lycia under Etrurian protection and drove Narcian out.
The Etrurian assistance came with a cost, with the Lycian army - now headed by Roy - indebted to them for their protection. On Etruria's orders, Roy's army was sent away from Lycia to the Western Isles, an Etrurian colony, to fight the encroaching bandit infestation. Cecilia informed him that the decision to deploy Roy came not from the Etrurian king or military, but from the Isles' governor Arcard and royal advisor Roartz, without anyone else's involvement; Guinivere was left in Cecilia's care during Roy's campaign. While initially determined to complete his set task as quickly as possible, as he progressed Roy instead learned of the abuse and enslavement of the people of the Isles at the hands of corrupt Etrurian governors, including Arcard, all to fuel the Etrurian mining industry in the region. Roy elected to lead the army on a different mission in the Isles: to defeat the Etrurian occupation and free its people, earning the support and aid of mercenaries and the resistance movement led by Ekhidna along the way, and receiving another advisor: Elphin of the resistance. At the Isles' capital, Jutes, Roy's army fought a Bernese unit as Arcard fled the Isles, defeating a dragon left behind to defend the capital by the Bernese commander Freya.
Upon capturing Jutes, Roy received news that a coup d'état had broken out in Etruria, under the leadership of Roartz and Arcard. Of the Etrurian army, only Cecilia has escaped being forced to serve the Revolutionaries and even she was now cornered with Guinivere in a castle in Missur. When Roy arrived to rescue her, she was confronting King Zephiel himself, who quickly overpowered and defeated her, seizing her castle for himself and finding Guinivere. After Zephiel's departure, Guinivere was to be taken back to Bern by Milady, her bodyguard, but instead the two rejoined Roy's army at Guinivere's insistence. Roy led his army to recapture the castle and save Cecilia, defeating its defender Freya; at the castle after the battle, he found Cecilia and Sophia, who had been tending to Cecilia's injuries. On Sophia's advice, Roy led his army into the Nabata desert to find Arcadia, which was under attack by Bern. Afterward, Roy led a march on Aquleia, the Etrurian capital, and defeated Bern's General Narcian and freed Etruria from the Revolutionaries' grasp with the assistance of the Elimine Church's influence.
The collapse of their coup d'état forced Roartz and Arcard to flee Etruria to find shelter with Bern's army. With King Mordred and the three Etrurian generals now in support of him, the Lycian and Etrurian armies merged into the single "Etrurian Army" with Roy as its commander. The united army's first mission was to liberate Ilia and Sacae, other nations already conquered by Bern. During the campaign, Roy confronted Roartz and Arcard - now reluctantly commanding small Bern armies - and challenged traitorous forces within both nations, the Djute tribe of Sacae and a faction of Ilian mercenaries; along the way, Guinivere related to him stories of Zephiel's history, his conflict with their father Desmond and how those events ultimately twisted him into deep-seated distrust of mankind.
With the rest of Elibe free, all that remained was Bern itself. Roy led the Etrurian army in an attack on the Shrine of Seals, defeating Murdock and Galle of the Wyvern Generals. There, he used the Fire Emblem entrusted to him by Guinivere to unlock the Binding Blade, and was "chosen" by the blade as its new wielder to finish the war. With the Binding Blade in hand, the Etrurian army stormed the Bern palace, defended by Zephiel himself. Upon unlocking the throne room with the Fire Emblem, Roy confronted Zephiel, making one last bid to reason with Zephiel and convince him to end the war. His efforts at negotiation proved useless with Zephiel determined to stay his course, and in a final battle Zephiel was defeated by Roy and the Etrurian army.
If all of the Divine Weapons of Elibe came together in the Bern throne room after Zephiel's defeat, Zephiel's former sword, the Eckesachs, reacted to their presence in Roy's army and emitted a light beam pointing to the Dragon Temple, the last bastion of Bern's army and the hiding place of the Demon Dragon, Idenn. Roy led a final charge on the Dragon Temple, first defeating the final Wyvern General, Brunnya, then invading its interior and learning the true history of the Scouring from Jahn, the sole surviving true Manakete. Between Jahn's tale and the concerns of Fae, Roy realized he could not kill Idenn; instead, Hartmut's sword in hand, he resolved to restore Idenn's lost heart.
With the war over at last, Roy attended the coronation of Guinivere as the new Queen of Bern, then returned to Pherae to rebuild the war-ravaged region. If he reaches an A support with Shanna, Sue, Lalum, Cecilia, or Sophia, he married her and the couple rules together over Pherae. If he reaches an A support with Lilina, the two married and united Lycia into a single kingdom.
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Starting stats and growth rates
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Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Mov | Weapon level |
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Great Lord | +4 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +0 | +2 | +5 | +2 | +1 | +150 |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Role
Roy appears briefly in the extended epilogue of Blazing Sword, which takes place five years before the events of Fuuin no Tsurugi; here, his first meeting with Lilina is depicted. This epilogue is not available in the European version of the game.
Fire Emblem Awakening
Role
Two versions of Roy are playable as bonus units in Awakening: a free one through SpotPass as part of the Binding Blade character set, and a paid one from the DLC chapter package Champions of Yore 2.
Roy also appears as an enemy in six DLC chapters, and as a neutral unit in Rogues & Redeemers 1 and Smash Brethren 1.
As with several other legacy characters in Awakening, there is a unique weapon named for Roy available through the Barracks or event tiles: Roy's Blade.
Starting stats and growth rates
Playable, DLC SpotPass Enemy, DLC CoY3 NPC, DLC SB1 NPC, DLC R&R1
Reclassing options
Promotion stat gains
Archer Barbarian Cavalier Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Fighter Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Priest Tactician Thief
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Sniper | +4 | +2 | +1 | +4 | +3 | +0 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -- |
Bow Knight | +8 | +3 | +0 | +2 | +4 | +0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | Template:Sword3DS E |
Skill set
Personality and character
Roy is a quite competent leader and warrior. Despite his young age, he manages to lead an ever growing army and gain people's trust wherever he goes. Idealistic and loyal, he is commited to protect those in need and fight for the right causes, even if this means fighting against old bonds. He is also understanding of people's desires and reasons, and feels that a victory obtained by sacrificing people is not a true victory.[3] Although his knights try to keep him away from the front lines, Roy refuses to, stating that the only way he can understand people and fight for them is to experience their hardships.[4]
Through Lilina and Wolt's conversations about Roy, though, the player can see a different side of him. According to Lilina, Roy is somewhat clumsy.[5] He tends to doubt his competence, heavily relying in Marcus and Merlinus' experience and support, and from what it is seen in Shanna's supports, he has trouble keeping himself in good spirits.[6]
Roy values friendship and family greatly. In his supports with Wolt, Roy shows he does not care about their social status, for he sees the archer as a brother and not as a vassal.[7] He maintains a close relationship with Cecilia, his former teacher, and Lilina, his childhood friend, but is also friendly towards new people, such as Sue and Sophia. He is also not very good at handling women, and he is especially flustered by Lalum's forwardness.[8]
Supports
Fuuin no Tsurugi
- Main article:
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Awakening
As a bonus unit, neither version of Roy is capable of supporting anyone.
Endings
Roy, Young Lion
Short: Returned home and worked to rebuild Pherae.
Long: Roy returned home to rebuild the lands in Lycia that were trampled on during the war. Although both Etruria and Bern offered him high-ranking positions in their courts, he never accepted any of them. Still, people always seemed to like him, and he left behind many legends during the course of his life.
Roy and Shanna
Shanna gave up the path of the Pegasus Knight and went to Pherae with Roy, where they married. Rebuilding the battered land was a painful process, but her cheerful personality encouraged many people to rise up and help lead Lycia to prosperity again.
Roy and Sue
Sue accompanied Roy to Lycia, where she married him and became the mistress of Pherae. However, she never could cast away her love for nature, and her behavior sometimes troubled those around her, who were not familiar with Sacaean culture.
Roy and Lilina
After returning home, Lilina became the marquess of Ostia, and married Roy a short while later. Together, Roy and Lilina united the Lycia Alliance and created the Kingdom of Lycia, a peaceful nation blessed with prosperity and harmony.
Roy and Lalum
Lalum accompanied Roy to Pherae, where they married. Many voiced their discontent at bringing in a woman of unknown origins into the family, but Lalum's perseverence and unbending will earned her respect. She then proceeded to live happily with Roy.
Roy and Cecilia
Cecilia accompanied Roy to Pherae, where she helped rebuild the battered land. She eventually married Roy, continuing to offer him close support and aid as the duchess of Pherae.
Roy and Sophia
Sophia accompanied Roy to Pherae, where they married. Although she was never very talkative, her wise decisions played a major role in the reconstruction of Lycia.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | I won't give up! I have the sword of Hartmut, who pitied you and did not kill you! Everyone, leave the final blow to me! | ” | — Roy, in the Final Chapter of Fuuin no Tsurugi. |
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“ | I have to believe in our cause. I cannot let doubt weaken me! | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Champions of Yore 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | Why would I surrender, even if I have my doubts? And more importantly... Who in the world is "the Vaike"? | ” | — Roy, when fighting Vaike, as an enemy in Champions of Yore 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | I have to end this for Lilina's sake. | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Champions of Yore 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | Why would you pick a fight with me? You have no chance of winning. | ” | — Roy, when fighting Vaike, as an enemy in Champions of Yore 3 in Awakening. |
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“ | I don't care how strong you are. It's not strong enough! | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Smash Brethren 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | This land is ours! Return to your own world, invader! | ” | — Roy, when fighting a male Avatar, as an enemy in Smash Brethren 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | Where did you COME from? | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Smash Brethren 3 in Awakening. |
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“ | Why do you trouble this land? You have your own realm! | ” | — Roy, when fighting a male Avatar, as an enemy in Smash Brethren 3 in Awakening. |
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“ | I will prevail—for those who guided me here, and for all who fight with me today! | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Rogues and Redeemers 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | I don't know about that, but I want this victory more than you do. | ” | — Roy, when fighting a male Avatar, as an enemy in Rogues and Redeemers 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | This is our realm. I won't let you just do as you please with it! | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Rogues and Redeemers 3 in Awakening. |
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Death quote
“ | Everyone... I'm sorry... | ” | — Roy in Fuuin no Tsurugi. |
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“ | I should have...believed harder... | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Champions of Yore 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | Agh... Lilina deserves...better... | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Champions of Yore 3 in Awakening. |
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“ | The rest...is in the visitors' hands... | ” | — Roy, as a NPC in Smash Brethren 1 in Awakening. |
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“ | Nngh...I thought I had more...in me... | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Smash Brethren 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | I underestimated your valor, outsiders... | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Smash Brethren 3 in Awakening. |
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“ | I'm sorry I couldn't...see us through this... | ” | — Roy, as a NPC in Rogues and Redeemers 1 in Awakening. |
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“ | Nngh... The others deserved...better from me... | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Rogues and Redeemers 2 in Awakening. |
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“ | You will be stopped...if not by my hand...then by another's... | ” | — Roy, as an enemy in Rogues and Redeemers 3 in Awakening. |
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Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Melee
This article or section is a short summary of Roy. SmashWiki features a more in-depth article. |
In his debut appearance in any game, Roy is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, wielding the Binding Blade. He is unlocked through using Marth to complete Classic or All-Star Mode without using a continue, or by playing 900 matches in VS Mode. He is a "clone" character of Marth, meaning they share many similar attacks and similar poses; compared to Marth, Roy is lighter but slower, his attacks are more powerful the closer the foe is to Roy himself, and some of attacks use fire. In competitive environments, Roy is viewed as inferior to Marth.
Roy was originally placed in Melee at the request of Intelligent Systems in order to act as a promotion for the then-upcoming Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. During the Japanese development, Marth and Roy were intended to remain exclusive to the Japanese version and be removed from international releases of the game, owing to their then irrelevance to international audiences; however, the localization teams came to like the two and instead chose to leave both characters in the game, both still speaking Japanese to reflect their Japan-only status.[9][10] In the international releases of the game, the positive reception of both characters among international audiences is widely credited as being the catalyst for Nintendo's international subsidiaries to commence localizing and releasing future installments in the Fire Emblem series in the United States, Europe and other nations.
Trophies
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Roy is no longer playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with Ike replacing him as the second Fire Emblem series representative alongside Marth. While it is possible that Roy was removed due to no longer being relevant as a recent main character of a game, it is also possible that he was intended to be included and was cut solely because of time constraints disallowing him to be finished for a timely release of the game. Through hacking, unused remnants of character data and an empty unused victory fanfare file have been found hidden within the game's data, suggesting the latter scenario.
Roy's sole representation in the completed game is as a sticker.
Trivia
- Roy is the only Fire Emblem series main character in the series whose father survives the entire course of his starring game. In contrast, most main characters witness their father's death, while Marth, Celica, Seliph and Leif's fathers are already dead.
- Roy and Leif are the youngest lords in the series; in their main games, both of them are 15 years old.
Gallery
Fire Emblem series
Artwork of Roy from Fuuin no Tsurugi.
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Artwork of Roy from Fuuin no Tsurugi.
Artwork of Roy from Awakening.
Roy's portrait in Fuuin no Tsurugi.
Roy's portrait in Blazing Sword.
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Roy receiving the Binding Blade in Fuuin no Tsurugi.
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Roy battling Zephiel in Fuuin no Tsurugi.
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Roy confronting the Demon Dragon in Fuuin no Tsurugi.
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Roy and Lilina's first meeting in Fuuin no Tsurugi.
Roy and Lilina's first meeting in Blazing Sword.
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Non-canon
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Roy |
A masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Irish and Gaelic ruadh, "red". It is often connected to the French roi, "king".[11] |
Spanish |
Roy |
As above. |
French |
Roy |
As above. |
German |
Roy |
As above. |
Italian |
Roy |
As above. |
References
- ↑ Inferred based on Roy's age in the extended epilogue of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, set 15 years after the main game.
- ↑ Anime News Network: Jun FUKUYAMA
- ↑ "Roy: I'm not rushing. I won't try anything impossible. But we must move as quickly as we can.
Cecilia: Why?
Roy: The quicker we move, the more people in need we can reach. Right?
Cecilia: ...Yes, that's true.
Roy: We are fighting to win this war. However, if we focus only on winning and ignore those people needing help, is that a true victory?" — Roy and Cecilia's B support, Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi - ↑ "Roy: But I don't think anyone would listen to me if I only keep myself safe and start telling people what to do.
Lance: That's not true!
Roy: I'm not particularly smart, and I don't have much charisma, either. So I have to gain trust by experiencing the pain that everyone else is..." — Roy and Lance's B support, Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi - ↑ "Lilina: It's about Roy... What do you think about him?
Bors: Well... I think he has grown splendidly well to be a wise and caring leader to us all.
Lilina: But the Roy I know would have mismatched buttons on his suit, and he wouldn't be able to do one dance step properly... So I always thought I had to take care of him." — Lilina and Bors' B support, Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi - ↑ "Roy: No. I was just thinking that you always seem so...free of worries.
Shanna: Hey! ...Are you making fun of me?
Roy: No! I'm envious.
Shanna: ...I still think I'm being made fun of.
Roy: No, I'm not making fun of you. You see, I have to always show people that I'm happy and confident because I'm the leader. But I often get depressed or become worried. Oh, I wanted to ask you, is there some kind of tip that you can give me to stay happy like that?" — Roy and Shanna's C support, Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi - ↑ "Roy: Wolt!
Wolt: Master Roy, is something wrong?
Roy: ...Just call me Roy. We grew up like brothers, you know." — Roy and Wolt's C support, Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi - ↑ "Lalum: Roy...? Are you...trying to avoid me?
Roy: Ah... N-No! Not at all.
Lalum: Yes you are. As soon as I came, you stepped back. You're already prepared to dodge.
Roy: Y-You're imagining things.
Lalum: Your eyes are wandering...
Roy: S-So..." — Roy and Lalum's A support, Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi - ↑ 速報スマブラ拳!!: ロイ (Japanese)
- ↑ 速報スマブラ拳!!: マルス (Japanese)
- ↑ Behind the Name: Roy
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