What is Lucky Roux's role in the Red Hair Pirates?
As a senior officer of the Red Hair Pirates, Lucky Roux exerts authority over lower-ranked crew members. He is a skilled combatant, employing a unique Self-Bowling fighting style, leveraging his large physique. Despite his size, he has demonstrated stealth, notably when he approached a mountain bandit undetected. Besides his combat duties, he also serves as the cook for the crew.
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Why is Lucky Roux always seen eating a rack of meat?
In the One Piece series, Lucky Roux is consistently portrayed with a rack of meat, a characteristic element of his design. His round physique and perpetual eating are his defining traits. His appearance, including his dietary habits, has stayed consistent despite changes in the crew.
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Despite the serious situations, why is Lucky Roux always seen smiling?
Lucky Roux, part of the Red Hair Pirates, consistently displays a cheerful demeanor, irrespective of the situation's intensity. His constant smile is noticeable even during high-stakes events like Shanks' clash with Whitebeard, marking him as a distinct character in One Piece.
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Has Lucky Roux's appearance changed over the years?
Lucky Roux, part of Shanks Le Roux's crew, is recognized for his round body and constant eating. He consistently wears goggles and a yellow coat draped like a cape, a dark green sash, and fur-lined green shoes. His look has seen minor changes over time, including a blue bandana during the 'Believe' arc. He is also featured in the live-action series of One Piece.
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Appearance[]
Lucky Roux has a round body shape, and he is always seen eating a rack of meat. He is shown wearing goggles over his eyes at all times. Out of the entire crew, he appears to have changed the least over the years and shows little in the way of aging. In every appearance, Roux is smiling happily no matter how serious the situation is, such as Shanks clashing with Whitebeard.
He wears a green t-shirt with white vertical stripes on it, paired by a matching bandanna on his head, short white pants (beige in the anime) with a dark green sash around his waist, and green shoes with fur around the ankles. He has a yellow coat draped over his shoulders like a cape, with a fur-lined collar and red epaulets with black stripes on them.
Roux appears to be a very fun-loving pirate who is often seen hanging around another one of Shanks' crew members, Yasopp. He seems to be one of Shanks's most trusted crew members, as he is always seen when the Red Hair Pirates are featured, usually when something crucial happens. He shares this trait with Benn Beckman and Yasopp. He is the first person to actually kill someone in One Piece and sets the stage for the series: A pirate's life is a dangerous one.
He has a very large appetite, and, in the manga, he is seen drinking a whole barrel of sake by himself in the background while the crew was at the bar Makino worked in.[1] He is almost always shown with a large grin even during the war, holding a large rack of meat in at least one hand, except for one scene in Episode 316, where he is holding onto a rail without any sign of meat.
As a Senior Officer of the Red Hair Pirates, Lucky Roux has authority over lower-ranking members of the crew and is a powerful combatant. He was marked as a very notorious pirate by the World Government and Marines.[8]
Roux fights by utilizing his girth to his advantage, using a style called Self-Bowling (自分ボーリング,Jibun Bōringu?). He is capable of curling himself into a ball and then rolling or being tossed around by an ally.[4] Despite his round body, Lucky Roux was able to sneak up on a mountain bandit without being noticed.[9] The muscles in his legs are very strong and surprisingly flexible.[4]
Lucky Roux was first seen in Luffy's past amongst Shanks' crew. He joined in with his crew's fun while they were bragging about a pirate's life in front of Luffy. He was next seen supporting his captain when a bandit pulled a pistol on him and threatened to kill him by killing the bandit first.[9]
East Blue Saga[]
Loguetown Arc[]
Lucky Roux was present when Dracule Mihawk informed his former rival about Luffy's up-and-coming, something that surprised him. The crew threw another party, despite being already worn out by the last one.[12]
Sky Island Saga[]
Jaya Arc[]
When Rockstar came back from Whitebeard, Lucky Roux was with Shanks and the others. He asked Shanks what he planned on doing, since Whitebeard had ripped up his letter.[13]
Water 7 Saga[]
Post-Enies Lobby Arc[]
Roux, Yasopp, and Beckman watch as their captain clashes with Whitebeard.
Lucky Roux watched on as Shanks encountered Whitebeard.[14]
Summit War Saga[]
Marineford Arc[]
His crew intercepted Kaidou, and it can be assumed that he helped in this interception.[15] Upon the Red Hair Pirates arriving at Marineford, he stood alongside Shanks and the rest of the crew. He asked Shanks if he wanted to see Luffy again for the first time in ten years, with food in his mouth.[16][17]
Post-War Arc[]
Lucky Roux attended Ace and Whitebeard's funeral somewhere in the New World.[18]
During the Timeskip[]
During the timeskip, the Red Hair Pirates fought against the Kid Pirates and the battle cost Kid his left forearm.[19]
Wano Country Saga[]
Wano Country Arc[]
Lucky Roux was on Red Force with the rest of the crew, in the waters surrounding Wano Country. He was excited to finally get to see Luffy after so long and was surprised and dismayed when his captain expressed disinterest. When Shanks reminded him of a recent problem in their territory, Roux remembered that some follower of Luffy's had been burning the Red Hair Pirates flags and replacing them with Straw Hat Pirates flags. Shanks asked how meeting Luffy would make him look after that and Roux reluctantly accepted his captain's decision.[20] When Shanks stopped AdmiralRyokugyu by using Supreme King Haki, Lucky Roux remarked that Shanks should not use it without a warning as it knocked out the newcomers of the crew, but Shanks ignored his advise.[21]
The following events are non-canon, and therefore not considered part of the canon story.
One Piece Film: Red[]
Uta organized a concert on Elegia in order to realize her dream of performing for the whole world. Roux was present during the concert.[22]
Concludes non-canon section.
Final Saga[]
Egghead Arc[]
Lucky Roux accompanied the rest of the Red Hair Pirates as they took Marco back to Sphinx.[23] The crew then made it to Elbaph and met the Giant Warrior Pirates.[24] He was later seen helping the rest of the crew prepare for battle against the Kid Pirates.[25]
Elbaph Arc[]
The crew then went to Gartel Island to confront Bartolomeo and the Barto Club for their actions on the island and burning down their flag.[26]
Lucky Roux seems to have been the end product of redrawing of a previous fat member of Shanks' crew who appeared in the Romance Dawn in several panels. Notably, Lucky Roux appears in a panel that itself is a repeat from the original Romance Dawn, also in the same part the human chain when the crew is dancing about a pirate's life, he also has mirrored pose that is identical to the original fat crew member from the original Romance Dawn.
The fat member of Shanks' crew from Romance Dawn V.1...
...and Lucky Roux from the final version.
Translation and Dub Issues[]
Sources have remained inconsistent on whether his name should be romanized as Roux or Roo:
Databook Red, the first "professional" romanization, uses Roo.[28]
In the 4Kids-dubbed anime, Lucky Roux's pistol was recolored and accompanied with rewritten dialogue ("When he wakes up, tell him it was a cap gun") as well as a softer sound effect to imply he had not actually killed Higuma's underling, but merely caused the bandit to pass out from fright. However, the pistol's firing animation and smoke-trail were left unedited.
It is likely that his name is a reference to Lucky Luke, a fictional cowboy (gunfighter) from the "Lucky Luke" Franco-Belgian comic book, created by Morris de Bevere. Lucky Luke is known as "The man who shoots faster than his shadow".
Furthermore, "Roux" means "Redhead" in French, fitting with his captain's epithet.
Lucky Roux also happens to resemble another pirate from the manga Space Pirate Captain Harlock, the character Yattaran.
Lucky Roux appeared shorter than Shanks in their first appearance in Romance Dawn Arc, but he appeared taller than Shanks when they went to Marineford, currently measuring 42cm taller than his captain.[2]
Lucky Roux is the first character shown killing someone in-story (discounting Gold Roger's executioners).
↑One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 55Chapter 533 (p. 3) and Episode 434, A Marine report states that the Red Hair Pirates and Kaidou have gotten into a dispute.
