Roboji

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***This article contains spoilers for*AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative *from this point on.Proceed with caution!***

## Name

### Alias

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* Shoma's robot
* One-wheeled robot

## Personal Status

### Associates

* Shoma Enda (creator)
* Robota (predecessor)

### Appears in

* AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

**Roboji** (ロボ次, *Roboji*), is a robot in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative*.

It is a one-wheeled robot created by Shoma Enda. It is the successor to Robota that Shoma made after Robota was stolen from his home.

## Design

Roboji has a white, egg-shaped body that is attached to a single, large wheel. The wheel keeps balance with the use of gyroscopic technology and self-stabilization. It has two arms leading down to disproportionately large hands which hang close to the ground. The hands and fingers are shown to be capable of full motion, though perhaps not to the same level of dexterity as a human. The top half of Roboji's body contains its "eye": a glowing light ringed by three concentric glowing circles, encased in a thin black circle. The inner light is green, the two innermost circles are blue, and the outermost circle is yellow.

Roboji wears a yellow cap with an "R" emblazoned on the left side. Roboji has the cap on sideways, with the brim facing to the right, so that the R faces forward. The cap slightly obscures the top of Roboji's eye. Roboji also wears a denim apron with two top straps that loop above Roboji's arms and are tied behind Roboji's back, and two lower straps that come under the arms and also wrap around the back. The apron has a single large pocket on the front and a white, stitched nametag that reads ロボ次 in scrawled handwriting.

Roboji appears to improve upon the abilities of its predecessor: not only is it shown capable of carrying a human being, as it carried Kuruto Ryuki in the epilogue of *nirvanA Initiative*, but it also carried six thermite bombs on its back. Its dexterity is also shown in the Grand Finale dance, as it performs with the same speed and grace as all of the human dancers.

## Story

After Robota was taken from the Enda household by Amame Doi, Shoma set to work creating a replacement for it. This replacement, called Roboji, was first seen in Births when Mizuki Date, Bibi, Kaname Date, and Kuruto Ryuki arrived at the Enda household to confront Amame about killing Uru Somezuki. When Mizuki pointed out the robot, Shoma got distracted from the tense situation for a moment and talked about how Roboji was stronger and could hold more weight than Robota. Amame agreed to go to ABIS with the detectives, leaving Roboji at the house alongside Ryuki, Shoma, and Gen Ishiyagane.

Ryuki realized that the thermite bombs Shoma had made would be essential to stop the Nirvana Initiative, so the group loaded Roboji up with the thermite and made their way to the Stadium where the Initiative was taking place. The thermite would be needed to burn up the TC-PERGE attached to a ballistic missile in the center of the Stadium, but an electromagnetic shield and a large group of enemies stood in the way of the protagonists. Shoma and Roboji held back as the rest of the group carved a path towards the rocket to try and break its shield. When the rocket went off anyway, Bibi took the thermite bombs from Roboji and set off after the rocket. After the rocket was safely destroyed, Roboji could be seen celebrating alongside Shoma.

In the epilogue, Mizuki and Bibi arrived at the Stadium looking for a "present" that Boss had left them. Roboji appeared at one of the stadium entrances, carrying a large present above its head. It dropped the present next to Mizuki and Bibi at the center of the stadium and stood to the side as Ryuki burst forth from the box. Afterwards, Roboji danced alongside everyone else in the Grand Finale.

## Gallery

Concept artwork for Robota, which shares the same general design as RobojiRoboji standing with Shoma as he prepares to detonate the thermiteRoboji celebrating with ShomaAI Sight of Roboji carrying Ryuki into the StadiumRoboji dancing with Shoma in the Grand FinaleRoboji posing with everyone in the Grand Finale
## Trivia

### Etymology

* The "robot" part of "Roboji" of course comes from it being a robot. The -ji comes from 次, a kanji meaning "second in rank"-as Shoma explains, he named it that way due to Roboji being the second robot that he'd made after Robota.

### General

* Roboji's cap and denim apron are similar in design to Gen Ishiyagane's clothing. This is possibly intentional on Shoma's part as his sister, Amame, is very close with Gen.
* While a remote control was required to control Robota, Roboji does not appear to have the same limitation, as it is shown in multiple scenes to move fluidly on its own without anyone appearing to hold a remote. This also implies some level of artificial intelligence on Roboji's part, as it's shown celebrating and dancing when appropriate to the situation.

## Navigation

 Locations | **Tokyo**
*Chiyoda District*: Police Headquarters (Boss's Office, Psync Room, Interrogation Room) • Sunfish Pocket • Sekiba High
*Chuo District*: Horadori Institute of Genetics (Underground, Hostage Room) • Naixatloz Japan Branch (President's Office, Cathedral)
*Koto District*: Harbor Warehouse District • Date Residence
*Minato District*: Studio Dvaita • Aioen Orphanage • Ikume Shrine • Kumakura Office • Sejima Residence • Central Hospital
*Shibuya District*: Lemniscate Entertainment Offices • Yoyagi Park
*Shinagawa/Kabasaki District*: Matsushita Diner • Sagan Residence • Enda Residence • Kabasaki Chemical Plant
*Shinjuku District*: Golden Yokocho (Marble, Brahman World Cuisine) • Misetan Department Store • Tokyo National Stadium
**Side Ryuki:**
Dispossessed • Anyone Imagines • Ought to Know • Nothing to Be Done • Go • Farewell
**Komeji and Shoma Route:** Joy for Anguish • I Found Me • Past Its Ken
**Explosion Route:** Smiles for Tears • Well-Known • The Mind of God • Not All A Dream • She Was the Universe
**閭｡陜ｶ荵句､｢邱ｨ Route:** 遐ｴ邯ｻ逋ｾ蜃ｺ • All This Happened, More or Less
**Side Mizuki:**
Alone • Pass Mildly Away • End Where I Begun • Traveler • Left Behind • The Expense of Spirit
**Gen and Amame Route:** All Living Things • Of Arms and Of Man • Who's There • All That We Are
**Kizuna and Lien Route:** Bid the Soldiers Shoot • Sweet Silent Thought
**Resolution Route:** Hell • Visions • In Truth • Births • The End of Craving • Braver Than All Flowers