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Nature's wrath manifested as the Ancient Monarch of Tarabak.
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Rohanna (ロハナ Rohana) is a plant Titan who inhabits Tarabak Island in the 2022 video game GigaBash. First discovered by the modern world in 1960, Rohanna is the embodiment of nature itself. She has gained a cult of followers who worship and help to defend her in exchange for shelter and food. She frequently vies for territory with fellow Titans Skorak and Rawa.
Name
Rohanna's name was inspired by numerous subjects. "Roh" in Malay translates to "spirit", to represent Malaysia, and "hana" translates to flower in Japanese, in order to represent Japanese kaiju. The extra "n" in "hana" was added to make the spelling more unique, and to prevent confusion with Rohana, one of the project managers of GigaBash, for "Rohana" is a common name for girls in Malaysia.[2][3]
Description
First sighted in 1960, Rohanna inhabits the island of Tarabak, and rules over some of its people. However, her history with humanity dates back to the first few centuries of human civilization on Tarabak Island. In those ancient times, the people of Tarabak were under the reign of Rawa, the Dragon King, who defeated all other titans who challenged his dominance, protecting the people in return for sacrifices of Violet Elixir, processed from mined crystals of Giga Energy. One day, however, displeased with the Dragon King's tyranny and the human corruption that stemmed from it, some of the natives planned for his downfall, achieved by poisoning his elixir with the toxins of Skorak, who then ate him from the inside out before claiming his skull as a trophy and shell.
With Rawa's death, Tarabak fell into civil war between those who remained loyal to Rawa (who would eventually be revived by some of his loyalists from his severed nose horn), and those who flocked to their new overlord, Skorak. However, others escaped to the lands west of Dragon's Crossing, the largest river of the island. Clambering over thick thorn walls, they found a paradise of lush vegetation, ruled over by the titan they eventually came to known as Queen Rohanna. Rather than punishing them for trespassing her lands, Rohanna instead blessed the famished, tired humans with fruit and forest canopies to shelter them from the cold, relentless rain. All she required in return was their absolute allegiance and the avoidance of eating forbidden fruit, terms the refugees gladly accepted and swore by.
Rohanna is the sole ruler of her domain, known as the Verdant Empire,[4][5] which is kept constantly protected by plant monsters, among them, small creatures known as Pikki Pears and massive golems known as the Royal Wardens. The humans under her reign adapted, using spears of thorns and vines, and adorning their faces with exotic war paint. Tarabak Island's three titans, along with their cults, are constantly in battle. As a result of Rawa burning her left arm in one of these violent encounters, Rohanna regrew it into a larger, deadlier form compared to her right arm.[6] Rohanna is also known to take loyalty seriously, as smelling the scent of a rival titan on a person is enough for her to decide the execution of the individual in question.
Despite the constant wars that ravage the island, Rohanna is known to occasionally venture and rampage outside of Tarabak, especially when her "children", the Pikki Pears, are captured and killed.
Development
Rohanna's aesthetic was inspired by the Sang Kelembai giantess of Malay folklore, tigers (Malaysia's national animal, used for the patterns on her S-Class form), and the bunga raya (Malaysia's national flower), for Rohanna is meant to represent Malaysia as a whole. Rohanna's cryptid reference is further demonstrated in her "corrupted" or "monstrous" left arm.[7] Some of her attacks that created dynamic plant growth and the AI of Pikki the Pear and the Royal Warden proved particularly challenging to get right due to the game's variety of environments.[8]
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Early concepts for Rohanna's design.
Design
Rohanna resembles a feminine humanoid body with plant features. Her head is pink and like that of a rose, and she as two slit patterns on her head that resemble eyes, Around her neck sprouts a large, pink flower that extends above her head. She has a thin, green torso that extends outwards into multiple pink petal that form a dress-like shape. Her right arm is shaped like that of a vine, and goes from being green to a bright pink halfway through. Her left arm consists of multiple tangles of large thorns and vines. Finally, she has four, root like legs that go from sticking straight up vertically to sticking straight out horizontally. In her S-Class form, her eyes glow a bright blue and her green colorations glow. Her arms are longer and more overgrown and the petals located around her neck and waist have grown longer and larger. The petals around her neck and on top of her head are now patterned with tiger-like stripes.
The smaller plant minion she summons is called Pikki the Pear. Pikkis are round and pear-shaped, and have stubby arms and legs that lack any fingers or toes. While their body is green, they have pink spikes on top of their heads, and a single, blue eye in the center of their bodies. Like Rohanna herself, this eye appears to lack any actual sight organs.
The large behemoth-like plant minions Rohanna summons are called Royal Wardens. The Wardens are made of tangles of thick vines and thorns, with the thorns being pink compared to their green bodies. They lack a defined head, and their arms extend out from each side of their six glowing, green eyes. The arms are very long and end in huge, fist-like structures that are especially thorn-covered. Their backs are covered in large, pink thorns and their legs are stump-like and short in comparison to the rest of their bodies.
Personality
She is described as being calm and composed, unless anyone or thing becomes a threat to her or her creations. She becomes extremely violent to anyone who shows themselves to be an aggressor.
History
- GigaBash (2022) - Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
Legend of Luana Island
As Gorogong lumbered through Tarabak Island in search of his Giga Crystal, he was intercepted by Rohanna, who whiped him a few times before roaring a challenge. As the Titans battled, they were interrupted by Skorak, who threw his shell at them both and joined in on the battle. Eventually, Gorogong managed to defeat both Rohanna and Skorak, winning the worship of both Titans' cult followers.
Woolley's Misadventures
At a secret power station near Death Canyon, Woolley and many Pikis were captured and attached to a multitude of electrical contraptions. As a person was reaching towards a power switch, red lights flashed and roots grew through the control panel and throughout the room. More roots and thorns grew through and destroyed the main generator, releasing the Pikis and Woolley. Rohanna burst from the ground, just in time to see Woolley accidentally trip and fall on one of the Pikis, crushing and killing it. Rohanna, enraged by this, engaged in battle against the yetis. As Woolley was holding his own, Rohanna burrowed over and destroyed a power plant, releasing the Giga Energy inside and and transforming into her S-Class form. Several desert subspecies of yetis ran forward to defend Woolley, only to be smacked away. The yetis and Woolley all made an escape from the power station and Rohanna.
The Knight in Lightning Armor
As Thundatross' pilot Yuuki waited for his father in the Otoma Tech building, Rohanna attacked the Kimura District in Tokyo. Yuuki is deployed in Thundatross to battle Rohanna, engaging in a fight and coming out on top.
Abilities
Physical abilities
Rohanna is able to use her long tendrils to her advantage and whip her enemies.
Burrowing
Rohanna can burrow through the ground to quickly travel from place to place.
Regeneration
According to writer Gerald Yong, Rohanna lost an arm during a battle with Rawa, which she was able to regrow in a matter of days. However, her regeneration was hampered due to Rawa's Etheral Flame damaging her on a molecular level. He elaborated that she would have healed quicker had she been in possession of Giga Energy.[6]
Plant growth
Rohanna is able to grow tendrils of thorny vines, fruit, and other plant life. She is able to summon massive thorns or create giant clubs with this ability.
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Rohanna grows thorns
Minion creation
Rohanna possesses the ability to create small minions, known as Piki the Pear, and large, lumbering behemoths known as Royal Wardens.
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A Royal Warden slams its fists into Gorogong.
S-Class
After gathering a sufficient amount of Giga Energy, Rohanna achieves peak power to grow to massive proportions, gaining great power and enhanced abilities. Giga Energy is gathered through dealing damage to other Titans, or gathering it from the surrounding environment.
Gallery
Concept art
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Early Rohanna concepts
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Rohanna S-Class concept art
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Trivia
- Rohanna is the only original female Titan in GigaBash.
References
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