Rockhopper

Rockhopper is one of fifteen participants in the killing game from Penguinronpa. His talent is the **Ultimate Pirate**.

He was murdered by Paige in Chapter 2.

## Appearance

Rockhopper is a red penguin with a black beard and eyebrows and a black pirate hat with a yellow trim. The front of his hat depicts the Jolly Roger symbol with a puffle replacing the usual skull.

## Personality

Rockhopper is generally a jovial and friendly character. He seems to have a slightly closer connection to Aunt Arctic and Gary, and his and Sensei's shared older age compared to most of the characters also give them a connection. Rockhopper often speaks in typical pirate's expressions and calls the others "hearties" or "maties." He shows care and love for his puffle Yarr, but he also shows confidence in Yarr's strength and resilience. When it comes to most of Monobert's terms such as the "killing game" and the "traitor," Rockhopper is the one to express confusion over it.

## History

### Main Story

#### Prologue

He first appears along with the other eleven penguins in the Coffee Shop. He encourages Agent and Rookie to take Aunt Arctic's offer on coffee, but only Rookie accepts the offer. He introduces himself and his talent as the Ultimate Pirate before informing the gathered penguins of his unrecalled return to Club Penguin and the disappearance of both Yarr and his ship. Although Paige worries about Yarr's disappearance, Rockhopper assures her that Yarr is "a tough little landlubber."

Once Monobert appears at the Snow Forts and introduces the killing game, Rockhopper expresses confusion and shock at said killing game.

#### Chapter 1

When Rockhopper arrives at the Snow Forts on the first day, he expresses confusion over the reveal of a traitor. After Monobert leaves, Rockhopper joins Gary and Aunt Arctic to investigate the island, and the trio discover forcefields around the island's perimeter. The next day, he arrives at the Coffee Shop with the others but leaves after the argument due to how their noise overwhelms him. He is not seen again until the investigation the next day.

During the investigation, he is briefly seen in the Book Room alongside Sensei. He attempts to relate with Sensei due to their older age compared to Rookie and Agent, but Sensei dismisses this by informing him of his status as the elder of the two by many years. During the trial, he informs Agent that their alibi of staying with Klutzy was not a strong one due to Klutzy's inability to speak and suspicion.

#### Chapter 2

At the beginning of Chapter Two, Rockhopper expresses concern for a devastated Rookie following Sensei's death before the group decides to split up to search the island. Once they reunite, Rockhopper informs Paige that the Pet Shop was open but absent of puffles, and doing so causes him to mention how much he misses Yarr.

The next night, Rockhopper agrees with Rookie's idea of hosting a party at the Lighthouse. Once the majority of the cast attends the party, Rockhopper comments about how great and special this party is compared to previous ones. However, the party takes a turn for the worse when a recording of the Sleepy Song forces everyone asleep, and Cadence and Franky lead the cast to find Rockhopper dead in the Ice Rink.

During the trial, it is revealed that out of despair for the risk of the puffles in the New World dying, Paige chose Rockhopper as the next victim due to his connection with Yarr. After she organized the Sleepy Song to put everyone to sleep, she took Rockhopper's sleeping body and strapped it to the remote control jet pack. She flew his body over to the Ice Rink, and his hat fell off on the Beacon in the process. His body crashed into the Ice Rink, and the impact of the jet pack exploded the rink and killed him. A knife also ended up in his body due to Cadence—wielding a knife at the time—panicking and sticking it in his body, though this served as a red herring of the murder weapon.

### Bonus Content

#### Penguinronpa Halloween Special (2020)

Rory mentions Rockhopper and asks if he would get a new sprite due to the non-canon situation, but Aunt Arctic debunks this idea due to Rockhopper's supposed presence at the Fair a month before.

#### Penguinronpa Holiday Special (2020)

Rockhopper serves as one of the main stars of the special, as he contributes to the conflict with his missing status and his desire for a third sprite. After the special's main cast confront Tofu, the world begins to fall apart at the concept of a third sprite for Rockhopper. By the end, Rockhopper appreciates his two sprites and adds that he can use his smiling sprite to help others to smile.

#### Penguinronpa Halloween Special (2021)

When Skip the Bellhop travels to the plot of Penguinronpa Holiday Special (2020), Skip makes a remark about Rockhopper's trivial absence and calls him a "low-sprite-having pirate." Jeff the Ref almost leaks his importance to the Holiday Special but cuts himself off at Skip's referring to the whistle as "[their] whistle." In the end credits, Rockhopper is credited alongside Sensei as the "emotional support old guys with really great beards." They are seen wearing costumes of each other.

#### Penguinronpa Holiday Special (2021) — 12 Days of Penguinronpa

Rockhopper appears on the second day to ask Agent, Dot, and Klutzy about the song that they are singing, and he also points out Sam's suspicious and unfocused behavior. He joins in to add the second lyric "Two Rockhopper Sprites."

## Trivia

* Currently, Rockhopper possesses the lowest amount of sprites in the whole Penguinronpa universe, having only two sprites. Thus it has become a recurring joke in non-canon material to reference Rockhopper's two sprites.
	+ This has also been referenced in the first Two Lies One Truth (2L1T) that Tofu has done. One of the options states that Rockhopper will receive a third sprite, though whether that statement is a truth or a lie is unknown.
	+ During a Q+A starring Jeff the Ref, Tofu stated to Jeff, "I know it'd be kind of lame for a non-canon character to have more sprites than Rockhopper... But it'd also be incredibly funny."
* Rockhopper wishes that he could have gotten a few final words or a chance to fight back before his death, though he is not angry at his fate due to the ensured safety of Yarr.
* In the canon Penguinronpa universe, Rockhopper does not know what a sprite is.
* When asked about if he committed tax fraud, Rockhopper does not give an answer.
* He seems to prefer Fish Dish pizzas.
* He is fond of Bambadee and wishes he could have gone on more adventures with him.
* He is familiar with the term "meme" but does not understand them, namely the "party rockers/party rock is" joke.
* He shows favor for Jet Pack Guy due to his "good taste in color," referring to their identical feather colors.
* In the Mario Day special (3/10/2022), Rockhopper is seen in the background of the fourth slide running away from Wario with gold coins in his flippers.