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"Selfless duty calls you to sacrifice your own spiritual needs and do whatever it takes to protect the World." |
Roku was a previous incarnation of the Vessel of Ragnarok, born into a Clan of Dragon Hunters. He was the Vessel immediately preceding Kuruk Uchiha and was succeded by Seireitou Hyuga.
Roku was a wise and merciful Vessel with good intentions. However, he himself admitted that he was indecisive. Roku's old friendship with the previous leader of the Feudal Lands, Sozin Kuroashi, which became increasingly strained, prevented him from halting Sozin's imperial ambitions. This directly caused his death. Thus, he was unable to prevent The War, which could have been stopped after Unagi's time. He regards this as a massive failure on his part. Seireitou inherited the burden of rectifying the war-torn world. Roku firmly believed Seireitou was destined to redeem him.
Techniques[]
- Heaven's Seal (Up to Lv.5)
- God Level Mastery of Sennin Arts and Kaioshin Arts
Innate Ability[]
Bio[]
In his youth, Roku and Sozin were best friends and even shared the same birthday, which they celebrated together. By the time they were teenagers, they were both likely Sennin Art Masters, given Roku's secret status as the Vessel of Ragnarok, and the Royal Family's natural affinity for their element.
At the party celebrating their sixteenth birthdays, Roku is told by the Sages that he is the Vessel, and the two friends are forced to separate as Roku goes to master the four bending elements.
Twelve years after leaving his country for his Vessel journey, Roku has become a fully-realized Vessel. He returns to the Feudal Lands to reunite with his friend Sozin, who has since become Emperor. Roku winds up marrying his childhood sweetheart, Ta Min, with Sozin taking the position of his best man. At the wedding, Sozin asks to speak with Roku in private. He begins telling Roku that he has been thinking hard about the state of the world, and that the Feudal Lands is going through a period of great prosperity. He proposes to Roku that together, the two of them could spread this wealth to the world by expanding the empire. Roku is horrified by this proposition, and tells Sozin that the Seven Continents are meant to be kept separate and that he should not think of this again. In the following years, Roku and Ta Min had a child, though nothing else about this child is revealed.
At least twenty years later, however, Roku discovers that Sozin has gone ahead with his plan, and set up colonies in the 5 Great Nations. He confronts his old friend, and commands him to stop his aggression, which Sozin replies that loyalty lies with him and the Feudal Lands. When Roku declines this, it leads Sozin to attack him. The two engage in a battle, with Roku easily overpowering his old friend and finally destroying most of the palace and defeating Sozin. He decides to spare Sozin's life for the sake of their past friendship, but not before warning him never to move forward with his plans again, or it would result in his "permanent end".
Twenty-five years later, Roku's home island is consumed in a volcanic eruption so massive that Sozin can see and feel it from a hundred miles away at the palace. Roku attempts to contain the destruction, using his Bending and even going into the Ragnarok State; however, the awesome power of the volcano proves to be too powerful, even for the Vessel. At that moment, Sozin flies in on his dragon to assist his old friend. The two use their Bending to try to contain the lava flow, but are hindered by poisonous gases, which eventually overwhelm Roku, leaving him lying on the ground and begging for his old friend's help. Sozin suddenly realizes, however, that Roku's death would allow him to fulfill his plans, and leaves his old friend to die along with his dragon Ran, who curls up with Roku as he is engulfed in a pyroclastic flow. Twelve years later, Sozin continues The War. However near his death, Sozin regrets leaving Roku, his former best friend, to die.