Rollgirl

19:09 May 10, 2010

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English term or phrase: Rollgirl

The character Mega Man's original name is Rockman in Japanese. I'm looking for a similar translation for Rollgirl. Roll as in Rock & Roll.

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Roll (ロール)

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rollgirl Roll (ロール)

Explanation:
Roll

Roll (ロール, Rōru)
is a female robot designed for housekeeping instead of fighting. She is the younger female counterpart of Mega Man (formerly known as Rock, a pun on the term rock and roll), and plays a supporting role in the games. Roll first appears very briefly during the ending of the very first game of the series. Her name was never mentioned until Mega Man 3, marking her return, where her entry in Dr. Light's robot list is shown during the ending. It is likely that Mega Girl, in the Captain N: The Game Master cartoon, is Roll.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mega_Man_characters

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To Asker:

I checked the character in Mega Man site. (as well as at Wiki)
But ROLL is the only one female character I found who is named after Rock & Roll.

http://www.mmhp.net/Original/Characters.html

"ROLL
Roll is another household robot constructed by Dr. Light and is Mega Man’s sister. Her name is designed to match Mega Man’s (Rock and Roll). "

---If you specify the version of MEGA MAN in which you found the character named ROLLGIRL, you may find the original Japanese name of it,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mega_Man_characters
http://www.metal-r.us/forums/games-gadgets/10039-megaman-roc...
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/01/who-changed-rockmans-name-...

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mega_Man_characters

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Asker: I see your translation is for Roll, but I'm looking for Rollgirl.

Asker: That's correct. But I was referencing Roll from Rockman so that it was clear that it was that was what kind of roll I was referring to as there are different kinds of rolls (ie. dinner roll) and doubted they all used the same word. But the term that I do need is Rollgirl. I appreciate your help.

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