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Roger
| Roger | |
|---|---|
 Legend of Mana Remaster artwork  Legend of Mana artwork | |
| First appearance | Legend of Mana (1999) |
| Latest appearance | Legend of Mana Remaster (2021) |
| Faction | Diggers |
| Role | Support |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Human |
| Voice actor(s) | Taiki Yamashita (Anime) |
Roger is a supporting character in Legend of Mana and a recurring character in the Mana series.
Background[edit]
55 years of age, Roger is one who has deluded himself into believing that he has found divinity in his pet dog Putty, thereafter orchestrating the formation of a cult around Putty. This cult also involves the Dudbears, whose simple-mindedness were exploited by Roger and thereafter corrupted into an witless worship of Putty.
History[edit]
Legend of Mana[edit]
- “He met his true fate when he found divinity within his pet dog, Putty, while working as a miner with Dudbears. Since then he has become a man of faith.”
- —In-game Encyclopedia
Roger's motto is "Work like a dog!".
Where's Putty?[edit]
Putty has been kidnapped by the Pirate Penguins, believing the Diggers will be not threat to them without their revered idol. They escape before the Dudbears guarding the dog wake up, enraging Roger who storms in hearing about his beloved dog crying for help. He blames the protagonist for this and orders him to retrieve His Graciousness. The main character finds the precious pup inside a barrel in the hold of the SS Buccaneer, but he immediately escapes the vessel. He is later found near the beach of Polpota Harbor, with Roger spotting him and telling him to don't hold back and cry his heart out.
Diddle Kidnapped!?[edit]
Roger and his Dudbear disciples has established the St. Mana Church of Domina the above-ground settlement of the Diggers as it was previously abandoned. The religious organization are preparing an expedition to the White Forest and are in need of more manpower. Meanwhile, Diddle tells Capella he doesn't really care about life anymore, but the monkey warns him that a shadole may catch him for thinking that. Diddle states that fun doesn't last long and it feels like he doesn't exist once they're gone. He'd like to make someone happy. A Dudbear suddently makes his entrance and kidnaps Diddle. Cappella runs to his rescue.
The main character ventures into The White Forest and follows the Dudbears directions until they find Diddle next to Roger. He orders his lackey dudbears to keep digging until there's nothing left but a big large hole. Should monsters attack Roger claims Diddle will put them to sleep with his musical talent. Capella manages to find his partner, who is surprised to see him there. Diddle says he's happy to help the Diggers out, but the juggler reminds him they are dangerous bad guys. Roger comes back to fetch Diddle, making Capella panic, but the gruff man states he's not bad. The Diggers try to make people happy but they sometimes end up hurting people in the process. However, the monkey is still not conviced, stating he is probably lying. The dudbears return in a frazzle, alerting their master of a fightening monster nearby. The protagonist defeats the threat, but the Diggers all ran away, proving Capella's point they were up to no good. Diddle replies that it doesn't matter since he had fun.
The Treasure Map[edit]
A fellow crewmen tells Ramtieger the Captain wants him in his office. Cap'n Tusk tells of a treasure map hidden in the Mekiv Caverns, and that he must get his flippers on it before the Diggers. He mandates the hero to search for the treasure map inside the cave while the Penguins go ahead. There he finds Roger, head of the Diggers, berating his dudbear crew for losing the map. Helped by the Pirate Penguins, the main character must now find each of the Dudbears holding a piece of the map scattered around the caverns. After retrieving all the pieces in time, Cap'n Tusk congratulates the hero on the SS Buccaneer.
Buried Treasure[edit]
The SS Buccaneer has docked on the coast of Madora Beach, as women are know to sunbathe with their tops unlaced. There, one of the pirate penguins inform the captain the Dudbears have already found the place, but Tusk reminds his crewmen they badger creatures are known for their greed. He orders the protagonist to use 15 Halo Coins to make distract them. After bribing them with money, the hero finds treasure on a secret beach, but Roger stops him, claiming the booty for the Diggers. The main character gives some Halo Coins to his lackeys, who take the gold and grab their boss away from the treasure boxes. Cap'n Tusk rewards them with a single ore.
Gilbert: Resume for Love[edit]
Gilbert has been turned to stone by Kathinja and sold to the Diggers in the Ulkan Mines, believing the statue might lessen the frequency of cave-ins. While searching for him, the protagnist can find Roger's book of poems and read it. it reads at such: "Twinkle twinkle, little star, why do you twinkle the way you do? Are you laughing because you're just too happy? Or is the cold wind makes you shiver?" Roger will immediately catch the eavesdropper in the act, telling them not to read his poem without permission. Speaking to him again will trigger a tremor, which prompts Roger to orders the dudbears out the mines.
General information[edit]
Physical appearance[edit]
Personality[edit]
Sporting a brutish, ape-ish countenance, Roger is defined by a personality that matches; a shining example of the stereotypical brawny man who is severely deficient in terms of intelligence, he can be observed to, in all his appearances, display a remarkable ineptness in infusing sensibility into the ridiculous decisions that he makes. The most obvious example illustrating this fact is that of his deifying his pet dog Putty, thereafter spinning off a religious cult around the animal, one that sees it being disturbingly worshiped by both its master and the Dudbears alike.
Further worsening one's impression of Roger is the fact that he has been portrayed to be quite the tyrant in his treatment of the Dudbears; seeing them as nothing more than indispensable pawns slaving for him, he treats them with little dignity and respect as he makes it a point to drum the virulent concept of "salvation through labor" into their heads and forcefully recruiting them into his cult.
Trivia[edit]
Roger's lips were lightened in the remastered version, a more subtle but similar change to Hamson's beard which might have been done to prevent racist stereotype accusations. His earrings were also removed.
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Roger.
Roger encyclopedia entry
Roger portrait
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