Rock Volnatto (rok voul-nat)
CHARACTER PROFILE

CHARACTER PROFILE
Full Name:  Rock Volnatto
Japanese:  ロック・ヴォルナット
Other Names:  Megaman
The Blue One
Blue Boy
Affiliation:  Casquet Family
Main Role:  Digouter (Main Diver)
Age:  Early-Mid Teens
Eye Color:  Green
Hair Color:  Chestnut Brown
Image Color:  Blue
Blood Type:  HALC-B
Notable Skills: 
Digouting
Combat Skills (Middle-ranged)
Weapons/Tools of choice: 
"RockBuster"
Digouter Armor
Various Weapons
Likes: 
Being helpful to others
His adoptive family
Energy Drinks
Dislikes: 
Inaction/Irresponsibility
Needles *
Rock is a character and the main protagonist of Rockman DASH Legends (RMDL). A Digouter trained from a young age by Barell and Roll of the Casquet Family, Rock serves as their Main Diver as they travel all over Terra in search of the Great Legacy.


Character History
Over ten years prior to the events of the game, Rock was found by Barell during an investigation. Appearing to have been abandoned with only a small robotic monkey found beside him, Barell took it upon himself to raise the child as part of his own family.

Under the Casquet Family, Rock received training under Barell's guidance to become a Digouter. During his training, he has shown great physical strength and athletic performance for his size and age. Because of this, Barell has entrusted Rock to be their family's Main Diver, which Rock has gladly accepted.

When he and Roll first met, she suddenly called him by the name "Rock"; though it was just a playful gesture, he gladly accepted his new name and was hence known as such from then on.


Personality
Rock has an energetic personality with a strong initative when it comes to getting things accomplished. Though raised and heavily exposed to Digout influences from the Casquets, Rock himself has very little interest in fame and riches, and instead does his Digouts not just out of family obligation, but for the thrill of adventure itself.

On the other hand, his eagerness contributes to him being needlessly selfless on occasions; a trait which sometimes causes him to cause/take more damage than necessary, and also causes concern for his foster family.


Skills & Abilities
As a Digouter, Rock's main ability is his great athletic endurance. Despite being somewhat inexperienced, many years of prior training has made Rock capable of overcoming large threats and improbable odds by his use of a combination of physical agility and quick wits to fight, even without his Digouter Armor.

When equipped with his Digouter Armor, Rock gains access to a middle-ranged Buster weapon that he has dubbed the Rockbuster. Unlike standard firearms, the Rockbuster allows Rock to fight enemies from a moderate distance without any ammunition restrictions, thus making him a very powerful force.

On the other hand, the added firepower and defense provided by his equipment has given him more leverage in focusing on defeating immediate threats, which occasionally leaves him open to incoming attacks in his blind spot. This effectively accumulates to general recklessness in combat, which leaves his equipment beaten up or even damaged much to Roll's chargin.


Trivia
  • The spelling for Rock's surname "Volnatto" is based on the DASH 2 (for PS & PSP) manual.




Author's Notes
The decision to not follow the English naming convention for Rock's given name was because it was unable to imagine "Megaman" as a natural name of any kind, even by Halcyon Days standards. Even if it is arguable that Roll was the one who named him based on a video game character she liked, it would have remained a nickname at best.

On the other hand, I consider the English name "Megaman" to be much better than the idea of using "Mega" as his actual name in the same way "Mega Man Powered Up" does for obvious reasons.