This article focuses on the Pop'n Music Sunny Park character, Retsu. If your are looking for the game title, see Pop'n Music 18 Sengoku Retsuden.
- "Unless you "purify", the everyday life you desire will never return..."
- ―Character Introduction[1]
Retsu, as stylized as RETSU, is one of the characters of pop'n music Sunny Park. The element he controls is fire, and he is part of the Tsugidoka!. In the succeeding pop'n music game, pop'n music ラピストリア, he is implied to be the protagonist, as his lapis, the red faceted gem, is featured prominently in the logo and the opening animation.
Profile
The ignorant, fire-manipulating student Retsu has a fondness for fighting games and trashing everything that he hates the most. Retsu is cheerful, happy-go-lucky and very loyal to his friends, even MZD. He gets really excited as his hand starts bursting into flames when he's happy about something, but nothing makes him happier than hanging with his friends or going on adventures, making most of his days with fiery optimism. He also has a pet crow, enjoys playing fighting games and eating hot snacks.
He tends to make impulsive decisions that can be rushed and reckless; when Rinka confides that she may be being stalked, and that her stalker is listening in, Retsu immediately runs off to fight him without thinking of the dangers. He also seems to be emotionally volatile; in the story "Crossroads", it's revealed that he bases a lot of his worth off his ability to purify and his role as a "hero." When he loses his purification powers, he becomes unstable, lashing out at his friends and eventually, under Jade's influence, losing control of himself entirely.
Like the rest of the Tsugidoka! gang, he has a strong sense of justice, using his fire manipulation to protect the innocent from evil.
History
Character Information
- "Departing using the crimson lapis, he arrived at Lapistoria. In his hands rests the flame of purification that opens up fate itself!"
- ―Lapistoria Character Introduction[2]
Appearance
SCARLET
Retsu is sincerely introduced as a redhead boy with red eyes and short hair. He wears a blue-colored uniform: a dark blue jacket with powder blue highlights, pants, and black-white shoes. Underneath Retsu's jacket is his white shirt, and what's hanging on his pants is a black-orange belt. Retsu summons a crow on his shoulder mainly.
According to Retsu's 2P color palette, his re-coloring resembles a water element; however, he seems to be a blue fire thematic. Retsu's hair changes to gray instead of red, and his eyes are mainly cerulean. His entire uniform, except his shirt, is colored black with yellow jacket highlights. Retsu's shoes are lightly tinted to a darker color of blue. His 2P color palette has been confirmed in Spiegel.
煌 -灼熱の裁き-
Retsu doesn't seem to have a new attire, but his appearance only shows his white dress shirt, with blue stripes on the sleeves, and a blue shirt underneath. His tennis shoes are black with red laces and now wears a wristband matching his belt, worn on his right wrist, also adding an additional silver chain.
Retsu's 2P has dark skin, blonde hair and black eyes. His shirt is black with white, thin accents on each sleeve and a red undershirt underneath, matching his crow, wristband and belt. He has white pants and red tennis shoes with part of them remaining the same. Retsu's lapis is colored yellow instead of his original color scheme. His palette is confirmed in 暴レ焔.
BLAZE∞BREEZE
Retsu dons a red shirt reading "Jouka" (浄化 meaning "purification"?), a nod to his Fate Purification abilities, along with a white shirt tied around his waist. He wears a paler pair of jeans, and swaps out his shoes for a pair of black high-tops with warm accents. He no longer wears the chain with his belt, which has been slightly changed.
Retsu's 2P has dark skin, with cyan hair and eyes. His shirt also turns a light blue, with the tied one becoming black. His pants are recolored an indigo blue. His shoes are now white with blue highlights and yellow soles. His belt is white and blue.
Cameos
Retsu always appears on every Tsugidoka character's FEVER!, Lose, and Win animations.
In Lapistoria, Retsu, along with Hiumi and Rinka, appear on Albireo's Lose animation. Retsu also makes a cameo in Miyu's Miss animation, talking to Hiumi.
In one of Fuga's stories, The Identity of the School Doctor...?, he is shown wearing sportswear, such as a white shirt with light blue highlights, and blue pants.
In Pop'n Music peace, Fuga appears alongside Retsu in his portrait and animations.
NET Self
| Attack | Fate Purification!! (運命浄化！！ Unmei jouka!!?) |
| Damage | Damn that hurts (痛ェなくそッ Ite~na kusoo?) |
| GOOD Play | Go!! (いけるッ！！ Ikeroo!!?) |
| BAD Play | Oh my gosh... (やべぇ…ッ Yabee...?) |
| WIN | It's just as I said. (言った通りだ Itta tourida?) |
| LOSE | I don't believe it... (信じねぇ… Shinjine~...?) |
Trivia
General
- Retsu's birthdate is identical to Smoke's.
- Retsu is the only Tsugidoka! character to:
- have red eyes, instead of blue.
- not represent his own season; both Retsu and Fuga are born in the fall.
- have his 2P color palette portrait nonidentical to his original palette; if you select 暴レ焔, albeit his animations remain unchanged.
- not have his ability named after his song title; instead, "Fate Purification" (運命浄化 unmei jouka?) is named after the line from 紅焔.
- Retsu represents PON, a BEMANI song artist and current Pop'n Music director.
- ( ｀゜▽゜´)ノ炎 means that Retsu receives his own emoticon in the Pop'n Music Twitter page.
- Retsu shares the red jewel with Reimu Hakurei and Aka Dokyou no Mikoto.
Characters in Retsu's Animations
- So far, there are characters who appear in Retsu's animations:
- Fuga, Hiumi, and Rinka together appear in Retsu's FEVER!, LOSE, and WIN animations. (Sunny Park & ラピストリア, only appearing in his FEVER! for the latter)
- Fuga also appears in Retsu's portrait, GREAT, MISS, FEVER!, WIN, FEVER! WIN and LOSE animations. (Peace)
- Hiumi and Rinka also make their respective cameos in Retsu's FEVER!, LOSE, and FEVER! WIN animations. (Peace)
- Akane makes a cameo in Retsu's FEVER! Win animation in pop'n music ラピストリア.
- Fuga, Hiumi, and Rinka together appear in Retsu's FEVER!, LOSE, and WIN animations. (Sunny Park & ラピストリア, only appearing in his FEVER! for the latter)
References
- Hiiragichou, the location of the liquor store where Retsu and his grandma Akane live, is a real location in Kyoto, Japan. This indicates that Lapistoria, and Pop'n World by extension, are connected to or based off of real life locations.
Etymology
- "Retsu" (烈?) is an alternate kanji for the word "hageshii" (激しい?), an adjective meaning "intense; extreme; fierce." **Incidentally, 烈 is also the first character in the word "resshi" (烈士?), meaning "hero", referring to his status as a hero and protagonist.
Gallery
Portraits
Animations
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