Roule

Roule is a small, skinny boy with blond hair and dark eyes, thin brows, long lower lashes, a little nose, and a broad grin. His outfit pairs a teal jacket and matching striped hat, both accented in pale yellow, with an orange brim and goggles, an orange neckerchief, puffy brown pants, buckled brown shoes, yellow socks, and a dark red waist sash. He carries a dagger on his left hip and lugs a big green backpack.

On the surface Roule plays the stoic, prickly child, hiding his feelings from strangers and hating to owe anyone a debt, pirates least of all. Beneath that front lives a real sense of childlike wonder, sparked by the scenery of the Sky Islands. He is brash, talking back with sarcasm to people far older and stronger and acting unafraid of those who threaten him. As he gains confidence that bluster becomes genuine courage, and he proves willing to lie even to a foe as dangerous as Admiral Kizaru in order to protect his friends. His guiding ambition is to become the world's greatest adventurer and chart the entire globe, a resolve that embarrasses him whenever others acknowledge it, at least until his bond with Law teaches him to accept the praise.

Roule's father had set out to map all of Jewel Island, only to be killed by the Marines in the war over the Floating Island and falsely branded a liar who conspired with pirates after he found its Dyna Stones. The boy took up mapmaking to finish what his father started. When Law sought information about the Sky Islands, Roule tried to ambush him, tripped, and ended up sharing a cannon launch and then a blimp ride up to the Floating Island. Repeatedly he stormed off alone and repeatedly Law saved him, using Shambles to swap him out of danger, until Roule finally confessed his dream and led Law toward the hidden Sky Prison.

Inside the prison Roule discovered a cache of Dyna Stones before the pair fled a swarm of Marines and robots, leaping off the side and falling to Jail Island, where his map slipped from his bag. After a stop in Sogyoku Town, he tracked the lost map to Kuzan at the Eastern Beach; Law fought the former admiral to win it back, and a grateful Roule began addressing him by name. The relationship soured when Law spirited the two of them out of the naval base and left Jeanne to be arrested by Kizaru, leading Roule to brand him a heartless pirate and tear his own map to shreds. The two reconciled once Law spoke to him about his father, and together they hatched a plan to free Jeanne by swapping the two with Law's powers. Roule played along as bait, deceived both a naval officer and Kizaru, defended his father's honor, and lured the admiral into a trap by leaping from a crane so Law could strike with his Gamma Knife. With Jeanne saved, Nami repaired the map, and Law challenged Roule to claim it back only after he had become the world's greatest adventurer.